A first Grand Championship
14
tracked contests to get there
This was BIG BROTHERS BBQ's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 14th tracked contest.
6th Annual Auburn Hills Barbecue Cook-Off
Jun 20–21, 2014 · Auburn Hills, MI
BIG BROTHERS BBQ won Grand Champion at the 6th Annual Auburn Hills Barbecue Cook-Off on June 20, 2014 in Auburn Hills, MI, scoring 679.9428 in a field of 31 teams. THE REAL SMOKIN ACES took Reserve Grand Champion with 676.5372. Category winners: Chicken — BIG BROTHERS BBQ (176.0000); Pork Ribs — THE REAL SMOKIN ACES (174.8572); Pork — WOODPILE BBQ SHACK (175.4056); Brisket — THE REAL SMOKIN ACES (177.1772).
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.
440.98
median 642.77
679.94 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 176
- Pork Ribs 174.86
- Pork 175.41
- Brisket 177.18
133.67
177.18
Entries
31
4 judged meats
Top score
679.9428
Winning margin
3.4056
GC over RC
Field average
634.85
440.98679.94
median 642.77 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Chicken
4.0116 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
662.2172
440.98679.94
10th place overall
Field spread
238.9604
winner to last place
Double threats
4
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 90%
beats 10% of 4715 Master Series wins in the data
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.7 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,528
avg power rating going in · stronger than 20% of contests
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.
Photo finishes
Tie
closest of 9 calls decided inside half a point
Chicken places 3–4: Detroit Pigskin Barbeque and JAMBRIE SMOKE BBQ tied on 172.0228 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 9–10: OMG-BBQ-TX and B & R SMOKE tied on 166.2400 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 8–9: iBQ'n and OMG-BBQ-TX tied on 162.8456 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
- Chicken 3–4 · tie
- Chicken 9–10 · tie
- Pork Ribs 8–9 · tie
- Chicken 2–3 · 0.0116
A double category winner
2
category wins in a day
THE REAL SMOKIN ACES won Pork Ribs, Brisket — a double.
- Pork Ribs 1st
- Brisket 1st
How the title was won
4 of 4
meats called to the stage
BIG BROTHERS BBQ took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork ribs at 7th.
- Chicken 1st
- Pork Ribs 7th
- Pork 7th
- Brisket 7th
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 | 176 | 171.9884 | 166.2400 |
| Pork Ribs | 174.8572 | 166.3088 | 162.8116 |
| Pork | 175.4056 | 169.7600 | 166.8800 |
| Brisket | 177.1772 | 172 | 166.2400 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
31 entries · top 679.9428 · median 642.7656
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BIG BROTHERS BBQ | |
| 2 | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES | |
| 3 | SMOKIN' IN THE D | |
| 4 | iBQ'n | |
| 5 | BILLY G SMOKE SHACK | |
| 6 | WOODPILE BBQ SHACK | |
| 7 | YELLOW RIVER BBQ | |
| 8 | MOTLEY QUE CREW | |
| 9 | Team Lockhart's | |
| 10 | DIVA Q | |
| 11 | Giggly Pig BBQ Team | |
| 12 | JAMBRIE SMOKE BBQ | |
| 13 | AWW HELL | |
| 14 | Detroit Pigskin Barbeque | |
| 15 | LET'S GET SAUCED | |
| 16 | SMOLDERING Q | |
| 17 | Too Thin To Win | |
| 18 | OMG-BBQ-TX | |
| 19 | WANDERING MARINERS Q | |
| 20 | MAC ATTACK BBQ | |
| 21 | 40 CALIBER BBQ | |
| 22 | Stinky D's BBQ | |
| 23 | PB&J's BBQ Team | |
| 24 | MAIZE N QUE | |
| 25 | WHA' DA BADA BBQ | |
| 26 | HOLY SMOKERS MI | |
| 27 | B & R SMOKE | |
| 28 | B & B BACKYARD BBQ | |
| 29 | SOP BBQ | |
| 30 | Mac Dog BBQ | |
| 31 | Patio Pounders |
Chicken
31 entries · top 176 · median 164
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BIG BROTHERS BBQ | |
| 2 | SMOLDERING Q | |
| 3 | Detroit Pigskin Barbeque | |
| 4 | JAMBRIE SMOKE BBQ | |
| 5 | BILLY G SMOKE SHACK | |
| 6 | PB&J's BBQ Team | |
| 7 | iBQ'n | |
| 8 | YELLOW RIVER BBQ | |
| 9 | OMG-BBQ-TX | |
| 10 | B & R SMOKE | |
| 11 | WOODPILE BBQ SHACK | |
| 12 | WANDERING MARINERS Q | |
| 13 | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES | |
| 14 | Stinky D's BBQ | |
| 15 | SMOKIN' IN THE D | |
| 16 | LET'S GET SAUCED | |
| 17 | Team Lockhart's | |
| 18 | Too Thin To Win | |
| 19 | DIVA Q | |
| 20 | HOLY SMOKERS MI | |
| 21 | B & B BACKYARD BBQ | |
| 22 | 40 CALIBER BBQ | |
| 23 | Giggly Pig BBQ Team | |
| 24 | MAC ATTACK BBQ | |
| 25 | MAIZE N QUE | |
| 26 | AWW HELL | |
| 27 | MOTLEY QUE CREW | |
| 28 | Patio Pounders | |
| 29 | WHA' DA BADA BBQ | |
| 30 | SOP BBQ | |
| 31 | Mac Dog BBQ |
Pork Ribs
31 entries · top 174.8572 · median 158.2516
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES | |
| 2 | BILLY G SMOKE SHACK | |
| 3 | SMOKIN' IN THE D | |
| 4 | LET'S GET SAUCED | |
| 5 | MAC ATTACK BBQ | |
| 6 | MOTLEY QUE CREW | |
| 7 | BIG BROTHERS BBQ | |
| 8 | iBQ'n | |
| 9 | OMG-BBQ-TX | |
| 10 | Team Lockhart's | |
| 11 | Giggly Pig BBQ Team | |
| 12 | AWW HELL | |
| 13 | WOODPILE BBQ SHACK | |
| 14 | Too Thin To Win | |
| 15 | 40 CALIBER BBQ | |
| 16 | JAMBRIE SMOKE BBQ | |
| 17 | WHA' DA BADA BBQ | |
| 18 | YELLOW RIVER BBQ | |
| 19 | DIVA Q | |
| 20 | WANDERING MARINERS Q | |
| 21 | PB&J's BBQ Team | |
| 22 | B & B BACKYARD BBQ | |
| 23 | SMOLDERING Q | |
| 24 | MAIZE N QUE | |
| 25 | B & R SMOKE | |
| 26 | HOLY SMOKERS MI | |
| 27 | Stinky D's BBQ | |
| 28 | Patio Pounders | |
| 29 | Detroit Pigskin Barbeque | |
| 30 | Mac Dog BBQ | |
| 31 | SOP BBQ |
Pork
31 entries · top 175.4056 · median 161.1428
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WOODPILE BBQ SHACK | |
| 2 | SMOKIN' IN THE D | |
| 3 | MOTLEY QUE CREW | |
| 4 | YELLOW RIVER BBQ | |
| 5 | Too Thin To Win | |
| 6 | iBQ'n | |
| 7 | BIG BROTHERS BBQ | |
| 8 | LET'S GET SAUCED | |
| 9 | DIVA Q | |
| 10 | MAIZE N QUE | |
| 11 | WANDERING MARINERS Q | |
| 12 | JAMBRIE SMOKE BBQ | |
| 13 | Team Lockhart's | |
| 14 | BILLY G SMOKE SHACK | |
| 15 | Giggly Pig BBQ Team | |
| 16 | Detroit Pigskin Barbeque | |
| 17 | WHA' DA BADA BBQ | |
| 18 | 40 CALIBER BBQ | |
| 19 | HOLY SMOKERS MI | |
| 20 | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES | |
| 21 | AWW HELL | |
| 22 | SMOLDERING Q | |
| 23 | SOP BBQ | |
| 24 | OMG-BBQ-TX | |
| 25 | B & R SMOKE | |
| 26 | PB&J's BBQ Team | |
| 27 | MAC ATTACK BBQ | |
| 28 | B & B BACKYARD BBQ | |
| 29 | Stinky D's BBQ | |
| 30 | Mac Dog BBQ | |
| 31 | Patio Pounders |
Brisket
30 entries · top 177.1772 · median 159.9828
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES | |
| 2 | DIVA Q | |
| 3 | MOTLEY QUE CREW | |
| 4 | Team Lockhart's | |
| 5 | AWW HELL | |
| 6 | YELLOW RIVER BBQ | |
| 7 | BIG BROTHERS BBQ | |
| 8 | iBQ'n | |
| 9 | Detroit Pigskin Barbeque | |
| 10 | Stinky D's BBQ | |
| 11 | SMOKIN' IN THE D | |
| 12 | WOODPILE BBQ SHACK | |
| 13 | Giggly Pig BBQ Team | |
| 14 | BILLY G SMOKE SHACK | |
| 15 | SMOLDERING Q | |
| 16 | MAC ATTACK BBQ | |
| 17 | 40 CALIBER BBQ | |
| 18 | OMG-BBQ-TX | |
| 19 | PB&J's BBQ Team | |
| 20 | WANDERING MARINERS Q | |
| 21 | SOP BBQ | |
| 22 | JAMBRIE SMOKE BBQ | |
| 23 | Too Thin To Win | |
| 24 | WHA' DA BADA BBQ | |
| 25 | LET'S GET SAUCED | |
| 26 | MAIZE N QUE | |
| 27 | HOLY SMOKERS MI | |
| 28 | Mac Dog BBQ | |
| 29 | B & B BACKYARD BBQ | |
| 30 | B & R SMOKE |