A first Grand Championship
6
tracked contests to get there
This was MISS PIGGY'S U.K.'s first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 6th tracked contest.
Q on the Canal 2
May 24–25, 2014 · Snarestone Leicestershire, United Kingdom
MISS PIGGY'S U.K. won Grand Champion at the Q on the Canal 2 on May 24, 2014 in Snarestone Leicestershire, UK, scoring 665.7372 in a field of 12 teams. Seaside smokers NL took Reserve Grand Champion with 660.0916. Category winners: Chicken — Invicta bbq uk (171.4172); Pork Ribs — ROKENDE REGAHS (169.7372); Pork — MISS PIGGY'S U.K. (165.1656); Brisket — MISS PIGGY'S U.K. (176.0000).
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.
577.17
median 617.94
665.74 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 171.42
- Pork Ribs 169.74
- Pork 165.17
- Brisket 176
131.37
176
Entries
12
4 judged meats · 3 ancillary
Top score
665.7372
Winning margin
5.6456
GC over RC
Field average
614.13
577.17665.74
median 617.94 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork
7.4972 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
585.0520
577.17665.74
10th place overall
Field spread
88.5716
winner to last place
Double threats
6
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 98%
beats 2% of 4715 Master Series wins in the data
Form held
Weak
ρ = 0.3 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,501
avg power rating going in · stronger than 1% 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 rookie on the podium
2nd
at their first tracked contest
Seaside smokers NL finished 2nd overall in the first contest the data has them cooking at all.
Photo finishes
0.0228
closest of 6 calls decided inside half a point
Chicken places 4–5: BBQ BARONS UK edged ROKENDE REGAHS by 0.0228. Pork places 1–2: MISS PIGGY'S U.K. edged BBQGURU.NL by 0.0228. Pork Ribs places 9–10: Cadet Q uk edged Invicta bbq uk by 0.0340.
- Chicken 4–5 · 0.0228
- Pork 1–2 · 0.0228
- Pork Ribs 9–10 · 0.0340
- Pork Ribs 8–9 · 0.0344
A double category winner
2
category wins in a day
MISS PIGGY'S U.K. won Pork, Brisket — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
- Pork 1st
- Brisket 1st
How the title was won
4 of 4
meats called to the stage
MISS PIGGY'S U.K. took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 2 outright wins — their weakest board was pork ribs at 5th.
- Chicken 3rd
- Pork Ribs 5th
- Pork 1st
- Brisket 1st
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 | 171.4172 | 155.9656 | 144.5712 |
| Pork Ribs | 169.7372 | 155.4172 | 145.7032 |
| Pork | 165.1656 | 157.6684 | 150.2628 |
| Brisket | 176 | 154.2400 | 141.1428 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
12 entries · top 665.7372 · median 617.9428
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MISS PIGGY'S U.K. | |
| 2 | Seaside smokers NL | |
| 3 | Smokey bandits NL | |
| 4 | ROKENDE REGAHS | |
| 5 | Invicta bbq uk | |
| 6 | BBQGURU.NL | |
| 7 | BBQ BARONS UK | |
| 8 | Jorvik Vikings uk | |
| 9 | Swann dogs   jon | |
| 10 | Hobo low uk | |
| 11 | Mos eisley smokers | |
| 12 | Cadet Q uk |
Chicken
12 entries · top 171.4172 · median 152.5658
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Invicta bbq uk | |
| 2 | Seaside smokers NL | |
| 3 | MISS PIGGY'S U.K. | |
| 4 | BBQ BARONS UK | |
| 5 | ROKENDE REGAHS | |
| 6 | Smokey bandits NL | |
| 7 | Hobo low uk | |
| 8 | Cadet Q uk | |
| 9 | BBQGURU.NL | |
| 10 | Jorvik Vikings uk | |
| 11 | Swann dogs   jon | |
| 12 | Mos eisley smokers |
Pork Ribs
12 entries · top 169.7372 · median 152.2800
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ROKENDE REGAHS | |
| 2 | Seaside smokers NL | |
| 3 | BBQGURU.NL | |
| 4 | Hobo low uk | |
| 5 | MISS PIGGY'S U.K. | |
| 6 | Smokey bandits NL | |
| 7 | BBQ BARONS UK | |
| 8 | Swann dogs   jon | |
| 9 | Cadet Q uk | |
| 10 | Invicta bbq uk | |
| 11 | Jorvik Vikings uk | |
| 12 | Mos eisley smokers |
Pork
12 entries · top 165.1656 · median 156.0456
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MISS PIGGY'S U.K. | |
| 2 | BBQGURU.NL | |
| 3 | Smokey bandits NL | |
| 4 | Seaside smokers NL | |
| 5 | Swann dogs   jon | |
| 6 | Invicta bbq uk | |
| 7 | ROKENDE REGAHS | |
| 8 | BBQ BARONS UK | |
| 9 | Jorvik Vikings uk | |
| 10 | Mos eisley smokers | |
| 11 | Hobo low uk | |
| 12 | Cadet Q uk |
Brisket
12 entries · top 176 · median 151.4572
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MISS PIGGY'S U.K. | |
| 2 | Smokey bandits NL | |
| 3 | Seaside smokers NL | |
| 4 | BBQ BARONS UK | |
| 5 | Mos eisley smokers | |
| 6 | Jorvik Vikings uk | |
| 7 | BBQGURU.NL | |
| 8 | ROKENDE REGAHS | |
| 9 | Invicta bbq uk | |
| 10 | Cadet Q uk | |
| 11 | Swann dogs   jon | |
| 12 | Hobo low uk |
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 — Dessert
7 entries · top 163.9656 · median 153.6916
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jorvik Vikings uk | |
| 2 | Smokey bandits NL | |
| 3 | Mos eisley smokers | |
| 4 | Swann dogs   jon | |
| 5 | BBQGURU.NL | |
| 6 | MISS PIGGY'S U.K. | |
| 7 | ROKENDE REGAHS |
Master Series — Sauce
9 entries · top 162.8572 · median 154.8228
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swann dogs   jon | |
| 2 | BBQGURU.NL | |
| 3 | MISS PIGGY'S U.K. | |
| 4 | ROKENDE REGAHS | |
| 5 | Smokey bandits NL | |
| 6 | Invicta bbq uk | |
| 7 | Jorvik Vikings uk | |
| 8 | Seaside smokers NL | |
| 9 | Cadet Q uk |
Master Series — Surf And Turf
3 entries · top 165.1428 · median 158.2400
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smokey bandits NL | |
| 2 | ROKENDE REGAHS | |
| 3 | MISS PIGGY'S U.K. |