BBQ Jamboree

2014-05-09 – 2014-05-10 · Fredericksburg, VA · 📍 Fredericksburg, VA 22401

Grand Champion: APORKALYPSE NOW (662.2172) · 64 teams

Reserve Champion: 🥈 CASUAL SMOKERS

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APORKALYPSE NOW

662.2172 · Master Series — Overall

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CASUAL SMOKERS

658.3536 · Master Series — Overall

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PAVONE BROTHERS BBQ

657.6688 · Master Series — Overall

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.

545.09 median 621.86 662.22 🏆

How the meats cooked

Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.

Chicken 173.73
Pork Ribs 173.14
Pork 173.14
Brisket 169.70

113.69 173.73

Winning score by edition

What it has taken to win here, 2013 to 2021 — this edition picked out.

Entries

4 judged meats · 1 ancillary

Top score

662.2172

Winning margin

3.8636

GC over RC

Field average

618.47

545.09662.22

median 621.86 · last place to winner

Perfect 180s

Tightest race

Pork Ribs

4.5600 pts across the top 5

Top-10 cutoff

644.0228

545.09662.22

10th place overall

Field spread

117.1316

winner to last place

Most consistent

CASUAL SMOKERS

avg finish 9.75 across 4 meats

Double threats

teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Chicken

won by 2.3084 pts — MAN VS. PIG

How hot was the win?

Top 98%

beats 2% of 4707 Master Series wins in the data

Came back for more

51%

30 of 59 teams from the previous edition returned

Form held

Strong

ρ = -0.61 between pre-contest rating and finish

Field strength

1518

avg power rating going in · stronger than 12% of contests

Top-rated in the field

3 EYZ BBQ

rated 1730 pre-contest

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.

Photo finishes

Tie closest of 9 calls decided inside half a point

Chicken places 5–6: ADAM'S RIB MIDLAND, VA and APORKALYPSE NOW tied on 168.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 2–3: JD'S SMOKIN MISFITS and FRED VEGAS SMOKERS tied on 172.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 9–10: BEERBEQUE and CHICKS IN CHARGE tied on 159.9772 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.

Chicken 5–6 · tie
Pork 2–3 · tie
Brisket 9–10 · tie
Chicken 3–4 · 0.0116

How the title was won

3 of 4 meats called to the stage

APORKALYPSE NOW took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork ribs at 38th.

Chicken 6th
Pork Ribs 38th
Pork 1st
Brisket 4th

A contest record in chicken

173.7256 best chicken ever cooked here

MAN VS. PIG turned in 173.7256 in chicken — past the 169.1426 that had stood across 1 earlier editions.

old best 169.1426
across 1 past editions

Back to defend

1 past champions back in the field

Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: BEERBEQUE (won 2013).

BEERBEQUE · 2013

One of the big ones

64 teams on the grounds

Bigger than 94% of the 5,410 contests in the data

64 teams made this a bigger field than 94% of every contest tracked.

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)

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
2013-05-10	Fredericksburg, VA	Fredericksburg, VA	60	662.2854	BEERBEQUE	HOG-IT-UP BBQ
2014-05-09 ← this one	Fredericksburg, VA	Fredericksburg, VA 22401	64	662.2172	APORKALYPSE NOW	CASUAL SMOKERS
2015-05-08	Fredericksburg, VA	Fredericksburg, VA 22408	65	688.5028	CHIX, SWINE & BOVINE BBQ	OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE
2016-05-13	Fredericksburg, VA	Fredericksburg, VA	72	695.9772	3 EYZ BBQ	LIFE IS GOOD BUT BBQ IS BETTER
2019-05-03	Fredericksburg, VA	2400 Airport Ave	34	695.9656	Pullin My Money Muscle	WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ
2019-05-04	Fredericksburg, VA	2400 Airport Ave	33	704.5488	BBQData.com	REDNECK SCIENTIFIC
2020-05-08	Fredericksburg, VA	—	—	—	—	—
2021-06-11	Fredericksburg, VA	2400 Airport Ave	30	695.9084	Wolf's Revenge BBQ	UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT

What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)

Category	1st	5th	10th
Chicken	173.7256	168.0000	164.5256
Pork Ribs	173.1428	168.5828	166.2740
Pork	173.1428	168.5600	165.6800
Brisket	169.7028	163.3828	159.9772

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series

Overall

64 entries · top 662.2172 · median 621.8628

#	Team	Score
1	APORKALYPSE NOW	662.2172
2	CASUAL SMOKERS	658.3536
3	PAVONE BROTHERS BBQ	657.6688
4	FRED VEGAS SMOKERS	654.9256
5	ROCK'S MONEY PIT BBQ	652.0000
6	MAN VS. PIG	650.6968
7	MAKIN BACON BBQ	650.2740
8	3 EYZ BBQ	650.1944
9	PEPPER MONKEY BBQ	649.6912
10	FREE RANGE BBQ	644.0228
11	DIZZY PIG	643.3832
12	BONE TO BARK BBQ	642.7424
13	BEERBEQUE	642.1488
14	BLACK CAT BBQ	642.1028
15	WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	641.6000
16	Old Towne Pit Qrew	640.5028
17	Hogback Mountain BBQ	635.9768
18	JD'S SMOKIN MISFITS	635.8168
19	ALQUEMY - VA	635.3372
20	OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE	633.0284
21	SERIAL GRILLER	633.0060
22	APPLEWAY BBQ	632.9824
23	HOG-IT-UP BBQ	632.3656
24	NEW REVOLUTION Q	631.8512
25	PIEDMONT PIT BBQ	631.3028
26	BBQ NURD'S	628.1144
27	RED WAX BBQ	627.8060
28	HAMBONES BY THE FIRE	627.3372
29	SPARKY'S BBQ	626.7660
30	POKE N SMOKE	623.8512
31	ADAM'S RIB MIDLAND, VA	622.7656
32	LYIN' PIGS	622.1028
33	CHICKS IN CHARGE	621.6228
34	FIRE FIGHTING BBQ TEAM	621.1772
35	LIFE IS GOOD BUT BBQ IS BETTER	620.9944
36	GRAND SLAM BBQ	619.3028
37	JAM'N HAMS	617.0400
38	THE PIG'S EAR	616.5144
39	BUCKNER BROTHERS BBQ	616.4004
40	SPECIAL ED'S BBQ	613.7140
41	SMOKETASTIC BBQ	613.1316
42	SWEET N SASSY BBQ COMPANY	613.0516
43	LIL WILL'S LONE STAR QUE	612.4912
44	HEAVENLY HOGS BBQ COMPANY	610.6856
45	SMOKIN FOR FUN	608.3768
46	TARHEEL SMOKERS	606.6968
47	ANOTHER PIG BITES THE DUST	606.1712
48	PIG PICKERS	603.3832
49	MCSHIN FOUNDATION ALUMNI BBQ TEAM	603.3828
50	BROWNCOATS BBQ	602.2056
51	TAILWIND BBQ	602.1028
52	RACK TIME	592.9712
53	Smokin' It Up BBQ	591.3148
54	Plum Crazy for Bar-B-Q	589.6456
55	GRILLING FOR A CURE	589.5772
56	Smokin' Hogs	589.5660
57	Jersey Joe's BBQ	578.1484
58	SHELLBACK BBQ	575.9888
59	HOGSHINERS	575.0400
60	BACON'S BBQ	574.2284
61	Ron's Meat Can't be Beat	567.3940
62	SMOKEY ANDERSON BBQ	564.9600
63	Halligan Smoking Team	556.9480
64	SMOKIN DEEZE THAANGS	545.0856

Chicken

64 entries · top 173.7256 · median 156.5658

#	Team	Score
1	MAN VS. PIG	173.7256
2	PAVONE BROTHERS BBQ	171.4172
3	NEW REVOLUTION Q	170.2744
4	LIFE IS GOOD BUT BBQ IS BETTER	170.2628
5	ADAM'S RIB MIDLAND, VA	168.0000
6	APORKALYPSE NOW	168.0000
7	MAKIN BACON BBQ	166.8456
8	FREE RANGE BBQ	166.2856
9	BLACK CAT BBQ	164.5372
10	TARHEEL SMOKERS	164.5256
11	CASUAL SMOKERS	163.9884
12	BONE TO BARK BBQ	163.3828
13	FRED VEGAS SMOKERS	161.7372
14	WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	161.7144
15	3 EYZ BBQ	161.1428
16	DIZZY PIG	161.1200
17	SERIAL GRILLER	161.0972
18	SPECIAL ED'S BBQ	160.0112
19	OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE	159.9544
20	HEAVENLY HOGS BBQ COMPANY	159.4284
21	APPLEWAY BBQ	159.4056
22	CHICKS IN CHARGE	158.8800
23	PIEDMONT PIT BBQ	158.8572
24	BBQ NURD'S	158.2972
25	Old Towne Pit Qrew	158.2628
26	HOG-IT-UP BBQ	158.2400
27	HAMBONES BY THE FIRE	158.2172
28	POKE N SMOKE	157.6800
29	LIL WILL'S LONE STAR QUE	157.6684
30	BACON'S BBQ	157.1656
31	ALQUEMY - VA	157.0856
32	SWEET N SASSY BBQ COMPANY	156.5716
33	Hogback Mountain BBQ	156.5600
34	Smokin' It Up BBQ	156.5600
35	SPARKY'S BBQ	155.9772
36	SMOKIN FOR FUN	155.9312
37	THE PIG'S EAR	155.3600
38	FIRE FIGHTING BBQ TEAM	154.2972
39	JAM'N HAMS	154.2860
40	SMOKIN DEEZE THAANGS	154.2628
41	GRAND SLAM BBQ	154.2628
42	ANOTHER PIG BITES THE DUST	154.2628
43	Jersey Joe's BBQ	153.6684
44	RED WAX BBQ	153.6112
45	ROCK'S MONEY PIT BBQ	151.9656
46	Smokin' Hogs	151.9544
47	GRILLING FOR A CURE	151.4172
48	BEERBEQUE	151.3944
49	PEPPER MONKEY BBQ	150.8800
50	MCSHIN FOUNDATION ALUMNI BBQ TEAM	150.8228
51	BUCKNER BROTHERS BBQ	150.2976
52	Plum Crazy for Bar-B-Q	150.2512
53	JD'S SMOKIN MISFITS	150.2056
54	SMOKETASTIC BBQ	149.0856
55	TAILWIND BBQ	149.0628
56	SHELLBACK BBQ	144.5484
57	LYIN' PIGS	143.9428
58	BROWNCOATS BBQ	143.4056
59	SMOKEY ANDERSON BBQ	142.2744
60	PIG PICKERS	142.2744
61	Ron's Meat Can't be Beat	141.7028
62	HOGSHINERS	141.6228
63	RACK TIME	138.2284
64	Halligan Smoking Team	137.6912

Pork Ribs

64 entries · top 173.1428 · median 157.6856

#	Team	Score
1	PEPPER MONKEY BBQ	173.1428
2	CASUAL SMOKERS	170.9028
3	BEERBEQUE	170.2744
4	LYIN' PIGS	169.1200
5	ROCK'S MONEY PIT BBQ	168.5828
6	BLACK CAT BBQ	168.0000
7	DIZZY PIG	167.4632
8	JAM'N HAMS	166.8228
9	FRED VEGAS SMOKERS	166.3200
10	BONE TO BARK BBQ	166.2740
11	PAVONE BROTHERS BBQ	165.7372
12	MAN VS. PIG	165.6800
13	Hogback Mountain BBQ	164.5484
14	BROWNCOATS BBQ	162.8572
15	PIEDMONT PIT BBQ	162.2400
16	ALQUEMY - VA	161.7144
17	HAMBONES BY THE FIRE	161.7144
18	MAKIN BACON BBQ	161.7028
19	Old Towne Pit Qrew	161.1544
20	JD'S SMOKIN MISFITS	161.0856
21	NEW REVOLUTION Q	159.9656
22	HOG-IT-UP BBQ	159.9428
23	FREE RANGE BBQ	159.4744
24	SERIAL GRILLER	159.4288
25	RED WAX BBQ	159.4060
26	APPLEWAY BBQ	159.3828
27	SPARKY'S BBQ	158.8800
28	3 EYZ BBQ	158.8344
29	SMOKETASTIC BBQ	158.2860
30	OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE	158.2628
31	THE PIG'S EAR	157.7144
32	POKE N SMOKE	157.6912
33	WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	157.6800
34	ANOTHER PIG BITES THE DUST	157.1428
35	SHELLBACK BBQ	156.6172
36	LIL WILL'S LONE STAR QUE	156.0116
37	LIFE IS GOOD BUT BBQ IS BETTER	155.9544
38	APORKALYPSE NOW	155.3944
39	SMOKIN FOR FUN	155.3828
40	ADAM'S RIB MIDLAND, VA	154.2856
41	Plum Crazy for Bar-B-Q	153.1544
42	Ron's Meat Can't be Beat	153.1428
43	TARHEEL SMOKERS	152.5600
44	MCSHIN FOUNDATION ALUMNI BBQ TEAM	151.4172
45	GRILLING FOR A CURE	151.3944
46	BUCKNER BROTHERS BBQ	150.7772
47	BBQ NURD'S	150.2628
48	HOGSHINERS	150.2400
49	SWEET N SASSY BBQ COMPANY	149.6800
50	FIRE FIGHTING BBQ TEAM	149.1200
51	GRAND SLAM BBQ	148.0000
52	SMOKEY ANDERSON BBQ	147.3600
53	PIG PICKERS	146.8460
54	SPECIAL ED'S BBQ	145.7144
55	Smokin' Hogs	145.1088
56	TAILWIND BBQ	143.9428
57	Smokin' It Up BBQ	143.3832
58	CHICKS IN CHARGE	142.8000
59	HEAVENLY HOGS BBQ COMPANY	139.3372
60	SMOKIN DEEZE THAANGS	138.8572
61	RACK TIME	136.5028
62	Jersey Joe's BBQ	130.2288
63	Halligan Smoking Team	126.2284
64	BACON'S BBQ	125.6572

Pork

64 entries · top 173.1428 · median 157.9772

#	Team	Score
1	APORKALYPSE NOW	173.1428
2	JD'S SMOKIN MISFITS	172.0000
3	FRED VEGAS SMOKERS	172.0000
4	FREE RANGE BBQ	169.1428
5	FIRE FIGHTING BBQ TEAM	168.5600
6	APPLEWAY BBQ	168.5484
7	PEPPER MONKEY BBQ	167.4056
8	MAKIN BACON BBQ	166.2972
9	PAVONE BROTHERS BBQ	166.2744
10	GRAND SLAM BBQ	165.6800
11	WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	165.1428
12	DIZZY PIG	164.5600
13	HAMBONES BY THE FIRE	164.5256
14	SMOKETASTIC BBQ	162.8916
15	ROCK'S MONEY PIT BBQ	162.8572
16	MCSHIN FOUNDATION ALUMNI BBQ TEAM	162.2972
17	BBQ NURD'S	161.7828
18	3 EYZ BBQ	161.6572
19	ALQUEMY - VA	161.1200
20	CASUAL SMOKERS	160.6056
21	RACK TIME	160.5600
22	PIG PICKERS	160.5484
23	BEERBEQUE	160.5028
24	HEAVENLY HOGS BBQ COMPANY	159.9884
25	CHICKS IN CHARGE	159.9656
26	PIEDMONT PIT BBQ	159.9428
27	THE PIG'S EAR	159.4628
28	SPECIAL ED'S BBQ	158.8684
29	RED WAX BBQ	158.8228
30	NEW REVOLUTION Q	158.8112
31	Hogback Mountain BBQ	158.2628
32	SPARKY'S BBQ	158.2516
33	Old Towne Pit Qrew	157.7028
34	BUCKNER BROTHERS BBQ	157.6456
35	BLACK CAT BBQ	156.5028
36	BROWNCOATS BBQ	155.9656
37	ADAM'S RIB MIDLAND, VA	154.7656
38	HOG-IT-UP BBQ	154.2400
39	SERIAL GRILLER	153.0972
40	POKE N SMOKE	152.5600
41	BONE TO BARK BBQ	152.5256
42	Plum Crazy for Bar-B-Q	152.0228
43	TAILWIND BBQ	151.9428
44	GRILLING FOR A CURE	150.8228
45	ANOTHER PIG BITES THE DUST	150.2628
46	LYIN' PIGS	150.2400
47	MAN VS. PIG	150.2056
48	HOGSHINERS	149.6572
49	JAM'N HAMS	149.1084
50	SWEET N SASSY BBQ COMPANY	147.9544
51	Smokin' It Up BBQ	147.4172
52	Smokin' Hogs	147.4056
53	LIFE IS GOOD BUT BBQ IS BETTER	146.7772
54	OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE	145.1084
55	LIL WILL'S LONE STAR QUE	144.5828
56	SMOKIN FOR FUN	143.3828
57	BACON'S BBQ	142.8456
58	TARHEEL SMOKERS	142.2628
59	Halligan Smoking Team	139.3828
60	SMOKIN DEEZE THAANGS	138.2740
61	SHELLBACK BBQ	138.2628
62	Jersey Joe's BBQ	138.2628
63	Ron's Meat Can't be Beat	133.1084
64	SMOKEY ANDERSON BBQ	125.6800

Brisket

64 entries · top 169.7028 · median 153.6514

#	Team	Score
1	OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE	169.7028
2	ROCK'S MONEY PIT BBQ	168.5944
3	3 EYZ BBQ	168.5600
4	APORKALYPSE NOW	165.6800
5	Old Towne Pit Qrew	163.3828
6	CASUAL SMOKERS	162.8568
7	MAN VS. PIG	161.0856
8	BONE TO BARK BBQ	160.5600
9	BEERBEQUE	159.9772
10	CHICKS IN CHARGE	159.9772
11	HOG-IT-UP BBQ	159.9428
12	SERIAL GRILLER	159.3828
13	SWEET N SASSY BBQ COMPANY	158.8456
14	LYIN' PIGS	158.8000
15	PEPPER MONKEY BBQ	158.2628
16	BBQ NURD'S	157.7716
17	RACK TIME	157.6800
18	BUCKNER BROTHERS BBQ	157.6800
19	TAILWIND BBQ	157.1544
20	WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	157.0628
21	Hogback Mountain BBQ	156.6056
22	Jersey Joe's BBQ	155.9884
23	RED WAX BBQ	155.9660
24	POKE N SMOKE	155.9200
25	MAKIN BACON BBQ	155.4284
26	ALQUEMY - VA	155.4172
27	FRED VEGAS SMOKERS	154.8684
28	PAVONE BROTHERS BBQ	154.2400
29	LIL WILL'S LONE STAR QUE	154.2284
30	PIG PICKERS	153.7144
31	SMOKIN FOR FUN	153.6800
32	SPARKY'S BBQ	153.6572
33	Halligan Smoking Team	153.6456
34	BLACK CAT BBQ	153.0628
35	JD'S SMOKIN MISFITS	152.5256
36	HEAVENLY HOGS BBQ COMPANY	151.9316
37	GRAND SLAM BBQ	151.3600
38	PIEDMONT PIT BBQ	150.2628
39	DIZZY PIG	150.2400
40	SMOKEY ANDERSON BBQ	149.6456
41	FIRE FIGHTING BBQ TEAM	149.2000
42	FREE RANGE BBQ	149.1200
43	SPECIAL ED'S BBQ	149.1200
44	BACON'S BBQ	148.5600
45	LIFE IS GOOD BUT BBQ IS BETTER	148.0000
46	TARHEEL SMOKERS	147.3484
47	JAM'N HAMS	146.8228
48	ADAM'S RIB MIDLAND, VA	145.7144
49	APPLEWAY BBQ	145.6456
50	Smokin' Hogs	145.0972
51	ANOTHER PIG BITES THE DUST	144.5028
52	THE PIG'S EAR	143.9772
53	Smokin' It Up BBQ	143.9544
54	HAMBONES BY THE FIRE	142.8800
55	SMOKETASTIC BBQ	142.8684
56	NEW REVOLUTION Q	142.8000
57	BROWNCOATS BBQ	139.9772
58	Ron's Meat Can't be Beat	139.4400
59	MCSHIN FOUNDATION ALUMNI BBQ TEAM	138.8456
60	SHELLBACK BBQ	136.5604
61	GRILLING FOR A CURE	135.9428
62	Plum Crazy for Bar-B-Q	134.2172
63	HOGSHINERS	133.5200
64	SMOKIN DEEZE THAANGS	113.6916

Ancillary categories

Run by the organizers alongside the sanctioned contest. These are judged on their own terms and do not count toward the overall score, so they're kept out of the meat stats above.

Master Series — Sauce

53 entries · top 169.7028 · median 155.3484

#	Team	Score
1	Bone Doctor Original	169.7028
2	SERIAL GRILLER	169.1200
3	This Will Rock Que	167.4056
4	GRAND SLAM BBQ	166.8228
5	Pride of Davey Jones	166.2856
6	Lyin' Pigs SC#2	166.2628
7	LYIN' PIGS	166.2628
8	Serial Griller SC#2	165.6684
9	Bone Doctor Heat	163.9312
10	Heavenly Hogs BBQ SC#2	163.4400
11	PEPPER MONKEY BBQ	162.8688
12	SWEET N SASSY BBQ COMPANY	162.8456
13	MAN VS. PIG	162.8228
14	APORKALYPSE NOW	162.2628
15	SPARKY'S BBQ	161.6456
16	Sweet N' Sassy BBQ Co. SC#2	161.1200
17	HOGSHINERS	161.0740
18	Another Pig Bites the Dust SC#2	160.5140
19	ANOTHER PIG BITES THE DUST	159.9656
20	HEAVENLY HOGS BBQ COMPANY	159.9428
21	Bone Doctor Sweet	158.8456
22	Bookie's	158.8228
23	Tiger Que	157.7028
24	BACON'S BBQ	156.5484
25	Smooth's Smoke House	156.0228
26	The Kure"ious Monkey	155.3484
27	Infidel's BBQ SC#2	155.3484
28	Scratch Batch	154.8456
29	Smooth's Smoke House SC#2	154.8344
30	SHELLBACK BBQ	154.8112
31	Heavenly Hogs SC#3	154.8112
32	Bacon's BBQ SC#2	154.8112
33	Halligan Smoking Team SC#3	153.7028
34	Gaskin's Sweet	153.1428
35	Cousin Pete	153.1428
36	Ron's Meat Can't be Beat SC#2	152.5600
37	Gaskin's Hot	152.5256
38	SPECIAL ED'S BBQ	152.5140
39	Ron's Meat Can't be Beat	151.9884
40	SMOKEY ANDERSON BBQ	151.9884
41	Halligan Smoking Team SC#4	150.8684
42	Smokin' Hogs	150.7656
43	King Neptune's	150.2972
44	Smokin' It Up BBQ	150.2284
45	BBQ NURD'S	148.5140
46	BUCKNER BROTHERS BBQ	146.8000
47	SMOKIN FOR FUN	146.1940
48	Halligan Smoking Team	145.1312
49	Halligan Smoking Team SC#2	143.9656
50	Smoking Cherry Bomb	142.7768
51	RACK TIME	141.6456
52	Rack Time SC#2	137.0856
53	Special Ed's SC#2	121.1084

BBQ Jamboree

The contest at a glance (read off the scored boards)

How the field scored

How the meats cooked

Winning score by edition

Entries

Top score

Winning margin

Field average

Perfect 180s

Tightest race

Top-10 cutoff

Field spread

Most consistent

Double threats

Widest winning margin

How hot was the win?

Came back for more

Form held

Field strength

Top-rated in the field

Storylines (5 found in this contest's numbers)

Photo finishes

How the title was won

A contest record in chicken

Back to defend

One of the big ones

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 →

What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series

Overall

Chicken

Pork Ribs

Pork

Brisket

Ancillary categories

Master Series — Sauce