A new contest record
686.2288
highest overall ever cooked here
686.2288 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 670.8578 JACKED UP BBQ set in 2013.
- old record 670.8578
- set 2013 by JACKED UP BBQ
Naptown barBAYq Contest & Music Festival 2014
May 2–3, 2014 · Annapolis, MD
3 EYZ BBQ won Grand Champion at the Naptown barBAYq Contest & Music Festival on May 2, 2014 in Annapolis, MD, scoring 686.2288 in a field of 59 teams. LO' -N- SLO' BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 683.3600. Category winners: Chicken — LO' -N- SLO' BBQ (180.0000); Pork Ribs — EGGSTRA POINT BBQ (173.1428); Pork — LO' -N- SLO' BBQ (173.1428); Brisket — 3 EYZ BBQ (174.8572). This is the 2nd of 2 editions of this contest on record; the 2013 edition was won by JACKED UP BBQ.
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.
278.78
median 627.81
686.23 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 180 🔥
- Pork Ribs 173.14
- Pork 173.14
- Brisket 174.86
129.10
180
Entries
59
4 judged meats
Top score
686.2288
Winning margin
2.8688
GC over RC
Field average
624.41
278.78686.23
median 627.81 · last place to winner
Tightest race
Brisket
1.7372 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
665.0628
278.78686.23
10th place overall
Field spread
407.4520
winner to last place
Double threats
6
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 80%
beats 20% of 4715 Master Series wins in the data
Came back for more
49%
26 of 53 teams from the previous edition returned
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.68 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,525
avg power rating going in · stronger than 18% of contests
Storylines (8 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.
Photo finishes
Tie
closest of 10 calls decided inside half a point
Chicken places 1–2: LO' -N- SLO' BBQ and 3 EYZ BBQ tied on 180.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 9–10: APORKALYPSE NOW and NOTHING BUTT SMOKE PSCA tied on 165.7144 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 2–3: APORKALYPSE NOW and LO' -N- SLO' BBQ tied on 173.1428 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
- Chicken 1–2 · tie
- Pork Ribs 9–10 · tie
- Brisket 2–3 · tie
- Brisket 4–5 · tie
A double category winner
2
category wins in a day
LO' -N- SLO' BBQ won Chicken, Pork — a double.
- Chicken 1st
- Pork 1st
How the title was won
3 of 4
meats called to the stage
3 EYZ BBQ took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork ribs at 28th.
- Chicken 2nd
- Pork Ribs 28th
- Pork 4th
- Brisket 1st
A contest record in chicken
180.0000
best chicken ever cooked here
LO' -N- SLO' BBQ turned in 180.0000 in chicken — past the 173.1430 that had stood across 1 earlier editions.
- old best 173.1430
- across 1 past editions
Back to defend
1
past champions back in the field
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: JACKED UP BBQ (won 2013).
- JACKED UP BBQ · 2013
One of the big ones
59
teams on the grounds
Bigger than 91% of the 5,469 contests in the data
59 teams — bigger than 91% of the 5,469 contests in the data.
A perfect score on the table
2
perfect 180s
2 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
- LO' -N- SLO' BBQ · Chicken
- 3 EYZ BBQ · Chicken
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 3, 2013 | Annapolis, MD | Annapolis, MD | 55 | 670.8578 | JACKED UP BBQ | 3 EYZ BBQ |
| May 2, 2014 ← this one | Annapolis, MD | Annapolis, MD 21401 | 59 | 686.2288 | 3 EYZ BBQ | LO' -N- SLO' BBQ |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180 | 171.9884 | 169.1084 |
| Pork Ribs | 173.1428 | 169.1316 | 165.7144 |
| Pork | 173.1428 | 168.5944 | 165.7372 |
| Brisket | 174.8572 | 173.1200 | 166.8456 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
59 entries · top 686.2288 · median 627.8056
Chicken
59 entries · top 180 · median 157.1200 · 🔥 perfect 180
Pork Ribs
59 entries · top 173.1428 · median 158.2512
Pork
58 entries · top 173.1428 · median 160.5256
Brisket
58 entries · top 174.8572 · median 154.2742