A first Grand Championship
1
title in the data
This was THE PIT CLUB's first Grand Championship in the data.
Italian Barbecue Championship
Jun 14–15, 2014 · Perugia Italy
THE PIT CLUB won Grand Champion at the Italian Barbecue Championship on June 14, 2014 in Perugia Italy,, scoring 648.6172 in a field of 8 teams. BARBECUE COMPANION took Reserve Grand Champion with 641.1544. Category winners: Chicken — SPQR GRILLERS - I MARCHESI DEL GRILL (169.2116); Pork Ribs — THE PIT CLUB (166.3200); Pork — MAD FOR BBQ (169.1428); Brisket — BBQ ITALIA (165.7484).
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.
614.15
median 635.63
648.62 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 169.21
- Pork Ribs 166.32
- Pork 169.14
- Brisket 165.75
147.97
169.21
Entries
8
4 judged meats
Top score
648.6172
Winning margin
7.4628
GC over RC
Field average
634.48
614.15648.62
median 635.63 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Brisket
5.1884 pts across the top 5
Field spread
34.4688
winner to last place
Double threats
7
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 100%
beats 0% of 4714 Master Series wins in the data
Field strength
1,500
avg power rating going in
Storylines (4 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
1st
at their first tracked contest
THE PIT CLUB finished 1st overall in the first contest the data has them cooking at all.
Photo finishes
Tie
closest of 3 calls decided inside half a point
Pork places 7–8: LITTLE BEAR'S BBQ & SMOKE and BBQ ITALIA tied on 152.5484 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 7–8: GRILLER INSTINCT edged LITTLE BEAR'S BBQ & SMOKE by 0.0568. Brisket places 3–4: GRILLER INSTINCT edged BARBECUE COMPANION by 0.0684.
- Pork 7–8 · tie
- Pork Ribs 7–8 · 0.0568
- Brisket 3–4 · 0.0684
How the title was won
4 of 4
meats called to the stage
THE PIT CLUB took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was chicken at 8th.
- Chicken 8th
- Pork Ribs 1st
- Pork 2nd
- Brisket 2nd
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)
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 169.2116 | 155.3944 | — |
| Pork Ribs | 166.3200 | 157.6800 | — |
| Pork | 169.1428 | 157.0856 | — |
| Brisket | 165.7484 | 160.5600 | — |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
8 entries · top 648.6172 · median 635.6286
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | THE PIT CLUB | |
| 2 | BARBECUE COMPANION | |
| 3 | SPQR GRILLERS - I MARCHESI DEL GRILL | |
| 4 | MAD FOR BBQ | |
| 5 | SOUTHERN BBQ WARS TEAM | |
| 6 | BBQ ITALIA | |
| 7 | GRILLER INSTINCT | |
| 8 | LITTLE BEAR'S BBQ & SMOKE |
Chicken
8 entries · top 169.2116 · median 155.6914
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SPQR GRILLERS - I MARCHESI DEL GRILL | |
| 2 | BARBECUE COMPANION | |
| 3 | BBQ ITALIA | |
| 4 | LITTLE BEAR'S BBQ & SMOKE | |
| 5 | MAD FOR BBQ | |
| 6 | SOUTHERN BBQ WARS TEAM | |
| 7 | GRILLER INSTINCT | |
| 8 | THE PIT CLUB |
Pork Ribs
8 entries · top 166.3200 · median 158.2744
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | THE PIT CLUB | |
| 2 | MAD FOR BBQ | |
| 3 | SOUTHERN BBQ WARS TEAM | |
| 4 | SPQR GRILLERS - I MARCHESI DEL GRILL | |
| 5 | BBQ ITALIA | |
| 6 | BARBECUE COMPANION | |
| 7 | GRILLER INSTINCT | |
| 8 | LITTLE BEAR'S BBQ & SMOKE |
Pork
8 entries · top 169.1428 · median 157.3942
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MAD FOR BBQ | |
| 2 | THE PIT CLUB | |
| 3 | SPQR GRILLERS - I MARCHESI DEL GRILL | |
| 4 | GRILLER INSTINCT | |
| 5 | SOUTHERN BBQ WARS TEAM | |
| 6 | BARBECUE COMPANION | |
| 7 | LITTLE BEAR'S BBQ & SMOKE | |
| 8 | BBQ ITALIA |
Brisket
8 entries · top 165.7484 · median 162.2858
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BBQ ITALIA | |
| 2 | THE PIT CLUB | |
| 3 | GRILLER INSTINCT | |
| 4 | BARBECUE COMPANION | |
| 5 | SOUTHERN BBQ WARS TEAM | |
| 6 | LITTLE BEAR'S BBQ & SMOKE | |
| 7 | SPQR GRILLERS - I MARCHESI DEL GRILL | |
| 8 | MAD FOR BBQ |