A statement win
13.1540
points clear of the field
Wider than 94% of the 4,714 championships in the data
The champion won by 13.1540 points — a wider margin than 94% of championships in the data.
Table Rock & Ribs
May 16–17, 2014 · Kimberling City, MO
HOG TIDE BAR-B-QUE won Grand Champion at the Table Rock & Ribs on May 16, 2014 in Kimberling City, MO, scoring 696.5140 in a field of 18 teams. SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 683.3600. Category winners: Chicken — HOG TIDE BAR-B-QUE (175.4400); Pork Ribs — HOG TIDE BAR-B-QUE (180.0000); Pork — SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ (174.8456); Brisket — SLEEPY HOLLOW (175.4056).
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.
591.28
median 656.17
696.51 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 175.44
- Pork Ribs 180 🔥
- Pork 174.85
- Brisket 175.41
137.68
180
Entries
18
4 judged meats
Top score
696.5140
Winning margin
13.1540
GC over RC
Field average
648.66
591.28696.51
median 656.17 · last place to winner
Tightest race
Chicken
4.6172 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
654.1484
591.28696.51
10th place overall
Field spread
105.2344
winner to last place
Double threats
6
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 48%
beats 52% of 4715 Master Series wins in the data
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.71 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,541
avg power rating going in · stronger than 30% 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.
Photo finishes
Tie
closest of 5 calls decided inside half a point
Pork Ribs places 9–10: BRO B QUE SMOKIN TEAM and Cast Iron Catering tied on 158.8344 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 2–3: RAVERBAACS BBQ edged HOG TIDE BAR-B-QUE by 0.0116. Pork Ribs places 3–4: COUNTRYSIDE BBQ PRO SHOP edged GETTIN' BASTED by 0.0228.
- Pork Ribs 9–10 · tie
- Brisket 2–3 · 0.0116
- Pork Ribs 3–4 · 0.0228
- Pork 4–5 · 0.0228
A double category winner
2
category wins in a day
HOG TIDE BAR-B-QUE won Chicken, Pork Ribs — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
- Chicken 1st
- Pork Ribs 1st
How the title was won
4 of 4
meats called to the stage
HOG TIDE BAR-B-QUE took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 2 outright wins — their weakest board was pork at 3rd.
- Chicken 1st
- Pork Ribs 1st
- Pork 3rd
- Brisket 3rd
A perfect score on the table
1
perfect 180s
1 perfect 180 was scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
- HOG TIDE BAR-B-QUE · Pork Ribs
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)
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 175.4400 | 170.8228 | 161.6456 |
| Pork Ribs | 180 | 172 | 158.8344 |
| Pork | 174.8456 | 167.3828 | 163.4056 |
| Brisket | 175.4056 | 168.5372 | 161.1088 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
18 entries · top 696.5140 · median 656.1654
Chicken
18 entries · top 175.4400 · median 161.6628
Pork Ribs
18 entries · top 180 · median 158.8344 · 🔥 perfect 180
Pork
18 entries · top 174.8456 · median 163.7142
Brisket
18 entries · top 175.4056 · median 161.4058