A new contest record
697.0512
highest overall ever cooked here
697.0512 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 668.4456 PIGGY D'S BBQ set in 2013.
- old record 668.4456
- set 2013 by PIGGY D'S BBQ
Smokin In Mesquite BBQ Championship 2014
Apr 26–27, 2014 · Mesquite, NV
BIG B'S DOWN-N-DIRTY BBQ won Grand Champion at the Smokin In Mesquite BBQ Championship on April 26, 2014 in Mesquite, NV, scoring 697.0512 in a field of 51 teams. WOODHOUSE BARBECUE took Reserve Grand Champion with 683.3484. Category winners: Chicken — LEFT COAST Q (178.2972); Pork Ribs — BIG B'S DOWN-N-DIRTY BBQ (175.4056); Pork — PORTERHOUSE BBQ (179.4400); Brisket — SLAP YO' DADDY BBQ (176.5600). This is the 2nd of 4 editions of this contest on record; the 2013 edition was won by PIGGY D'S BBQ; the next was held in 2015.
The contest at a glance (read off the scored boards)
How the field scored
Overall totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.
596.95
median 651.34
697.05 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 178.30
- Pork Ribs 175.41
- Pork 179.44
- Brisket 176.56
129.62
179.44
Winning score by edition
What it has taken to win here, 2013 to 2016 — this edition picked out.
Entries
51
4 judged meats
Top score
697.0512
Winning margin
13.7028
GC over RC
Field average
649.93
596.95697.05
median 651.34 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
2.2512 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
673.6684
596.95697.05
10th place overall
Field spread
100.1032
winner to last place
Double threats
2
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 46%
beats 54% of 4723 Master Series wins in the data
Came back for more
37%
20 of 54 teams from the previous edition returned
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.67 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,557
avg power rating going in · stronger than 44% of contests
Storylines (5 found in this contest's numbers)
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
A statement win
13.7028
points clear of the field
Wider than 95% of the 4,722 championships in the data
The champion won by 13.7028 points — a wider margin than 95% of championships in the data.
Photo finishes
Tie
closest of 12 calls decided inside half a point
Chicken places 2–3: BURNIN AND LOOTIN and LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ tied on 177.1428 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 2–3: CANCERSUCKSCHICAGO.COM and BIG B'S DOWN-N-DIRTY BBQ tied on 177.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 8–9: WOODHOUSE BARBECUE and SWIMMIN IN SMOKE tied on 169.1084 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
- Chicken 2–3 · tie
- Pork 2–3 · tie
- Pork 8–9 · tie
- Brisket 1–2 · tie
How the title was won
3 of 4
meats called to the stage
BIG B'S DOWN-N-DIRTY BBQ took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was chicken at 19th.
- Chicken 19th
- Pork Ribs 1st
- Pork 3rd
- Brisket 2nd
A contest record in brisket
176.5600
best brisket ever cooked here
SLAP YO' DADDY BBQ turned in 176.5600 in brisket — past the 172.5716 that had stood across 1 earlier editions.
- old best 172.5716
- across 1 past editions
Score curves (score by finishing position — steep cliffs mean a spread field, flat lines a knife fight)
Category showdown (top / average / median score per meat)
Score distribution
Biggest rating movers (power-rating points won and lost at this contest)
Did form hold? (pre-contest rating vs overall finish — ratings called it if the dots climb to the right)
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31, 2013 | Mesquite, NV | Mesquite, NV | 54 | 668.4456 | PIGGY D'S BBQ | RIDGE ROUTE BOYS BBQ |
| Apr 26, 2014 ← this one | Mesquite, NV | Mesquite, NV 89027 | 51 | 697.0512 | BIG B'S DOWN-N-DIRTY BBQ | WOODHOUSE BARBECUE |
| May 2, 2015 | Mesquite, NV | Mesquite, NV 89027 | 41 | 693.7376 | SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ | MAR-B-QUE'S BBQ |
| May 6, 2016 | Mesquite, NV | Mesquite, NV 89027 | 35 | 695.3368 | CLARK CREW BBQ | PORTERHOUSE BBQ |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.2972 | 173.1544 | 171.9656 |
| Pork Ribs | 175.4056 | 173.1544 | 169.1316 |
| Pork | 179.4400 | 173.1200 | 168.5600 |
| Brisket | 176.5600 | 174.2856 | 169.1428 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
51 entries · top 697.0512 · median 651.3372
Chicken
51 entries · top 178.2972 · median 165.0856
Pork Ribs
51 entries · top 175.4056 · median 162.2856
Pork
51 entries · top 179.4400 · median 164
Brisket
51 entries · top 176.5600 · median 162.8344