A new contest record
693.6916
highest overall ever cooked here
693.6916 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 684.5714 ROUGHNECKS BBQ set in 2013.
- old record 684.5714
- set 2013 by ROUGHNECKS BBQ
Ol' Glory BBQ Bash 2014
Jun 20–21, 2014 · Fredonia, KS
SMOKEAHOLICS won Grand Champion at the Ol' Glory BBQ Bash on June 20, 2014 in Fredonia, KS, scoring 693.6916 in a field of 42 teams. BUTCHER BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 691.9084. Category winners: Chicken — SMOKE 'N' RUB (178.8800); Pork Ribs — WHISKEY PIT BBQ COMPANY (180.0000); Pork — GREAT PLAINS BBQ (178.2972); Brisket — CLARK CREW BBQ (177.7028). This is the 2nd of 2 editions of this contest on record; the 2013 edition was won by ROUGHNECKS 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.
590.69
median 668.52
693.69 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 178.88
- Pork Ribs 180 🔥
- Pork 178.30
- Brisket 177.70
128.51
180
Entries
42
4 judged meats
Top score
693.6916
Winning margin
1.7832
GC over RC
Field average
661.44
590.69693.69
median 668.52 · last place to winner
Tightest race
Pork
2.8800 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
679.3484
590.69693.69
10th place overall
Field spread
103.0060
winner to last place
Double threats
4
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 58%
beats 42% of 4715 Master Series wins in the data
Came back for more
39%
12 of 31 teams from the previous edition returned
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.73 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,557
avg power rating going in · stronger than 43% 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.
An upset on the books
20-in-100
shot on pre-contest ratings
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 80 times in 100
Smoke-A-Holics came in rated below the field's top team, HOG TIDE BAR-B-QUE, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 20-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
- champion 1560
- top seed 1799
Won without a category win
3 of 4
meats called to the stage
SMOKEAHOLICS won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 3 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.
- Chicken 21st
- Pork Ribs 2nd
- Pork 6th
- Brisket 7th
A first Grand Championship
21
tracked contests to get there
This was SMOKEAHOLICS's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 21st tracked contest.
Photo finishes
Tie
closest of 9 calls decided inside half a point
Chicken places 9–10: LAZY BACON BBQ and ROUGHNECKS BBQ tied on 170.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 2–3: SMOKEAHOLICS and SOPHISTICATED REDNECKS tied on 178.2972 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 8–9: INDIAN TERRITORY SMOKE and SMOKE 'N' RUB tied on 173.1428 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
- Chicken 9–10 · tie
- Pork Ribs 2–3 · tie
- Pork 8–9 · tie
- Chicken 7–8 · 0.0116
A contest record in pork
178.2972
best pork ever cooked here
GREAT PLAINS BBQ turned in 178.2972 in pork — past the 176.5714 that had stood across 1 earlier editions.
- old best 176.5714
- across 1 past editions
Back to defend
1
past champions back in the field
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: ROUGHNECKS BBQ (won 2013).
- ROUGHNECKS BBQ · 2013
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.
- WHISKEY PIT BBQ COMPANY · 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)
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 14, 2013 | Fredonia, KS | Fredonia, KS | 31 | 684.5714 | ROUGHNECKS BBQ | JP CUSTOM SMOKE |
| Jun 20, 2014 ← this one | Fredonia, KS | Fredonia, KS 66736 | 42 | 693.6916 | SMOKEAHOLICS | BUTCHER BBQ |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.8800 | 173.7028 | 170.8572 |
| Pork Ribs | 180 | 176.5828 | 174.8572 |
| Pork | 178.2972 | 175.4172 | 172.5600 |
| Brisket | 177.7028 | 174.2972 | 169.7028 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
42 entries · top 693.6916 · median 668.5200
Chicken
42 entries · top 178.8800 · median 166.5486
Pork Ribs
42 entries · top 180 · median 167.9830 · 🔥 perfect 180
Pork
42 entries · top 178.2972 · median 167.4228
Brisket
42 entries · top 177.7028 · median 165.4056