A first Grand Championship
11
tracked contests to get there
This was PORK BUTT PARADISE's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 11th tracked contest.
Rock'N RibFest 2015
Jun 20–21, 2015 · Merrimack, NH
PORK BUTT PARADISE won Grand Champion at the Rock'N RibFest 2015 on June 20, 2015 in Merrimack, NH, scoring 676.5372 in a field of 16 teams. SQUEALING FOR VENGEANCE took Reserve Grand Champion with 655.4972. Category winners: Chicken — SQUEALING FOR VENGEANCE (163.4860); Pork Ribs — PORK BUTT PARADISE (170.8344); Pork — PORK BUTT PARADISE (178.3200); Brisket — THE DEVINE SWINE (171.4172).
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.
462.90
median 629.75
676.54 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 163.49
- Pork Ribs 170.83
- Pork 178.32
- Brisket 171.42
130.23
178.32
Entries
16
4 judged meats · 5 ancillary
Top score
676.5372
Winning margin
21.0400
GC over RC
Field average
615.45
462.90676.54
median 629.75 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Chicken
3.5088 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
626.7544
462.90676.54
10th place overall
Field spread
213.6344
winner to last place
Double threats
6
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 93%
beats 7% of 4715 Master Series wins in the data
Form held
Moderate
ρ = -0.47 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,503
avg power rating going in · stronger than 3% of contests
Storylines (6 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 statement win
21.0400
points clear of the field
Wider than 99% of the 4,714 championships in the data
The champion won by 21.0400 points — a wider margin than 99% of championships in the data.
A rookie on the podium
2nd
at their first tracked contest
SQUEALING FOR VENGEANCE finished 2nd overall in the first contest the data has them cooking at all.
Photo finishes
0.0004
closest of 7 calls decided inside half a point
Chicken places 7–8: BEANTOWN SMOKERS edged T-Roy's by 0.0004. Brisket places 2–3: DIESEL SMOKE BBQ edged SQUEALING FOR VENGEANCE by 0.0112. Brisket places 4–5: PORK BUTT PARADISE edged A Mazie Q by 0.0112.
- Chicken 7–8 · 0.0004
- Brisket 2–3 · 0.0112
- Brisket 4–5 · 0.0112
- Chicken 9–10 · 0.0116
A double category winner
2
category wins in a day
PORK BUTT PARADISE won Pork Ribs, Pork — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
- Pork Ribs 1st
- Pork 1st
How the title was won
4 of 4
meats called to the stage
PORK BUTT PARADISE took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 2 outright wins — their weakest board was chicken at 4th.
- Chicken 4th
- Pork Ribs 1st
- Pork 1st
- Brisket 4th
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 | 163.4860 | 159.9772 | 154.2512 |
| Pork Ribs | 170.8344 | 163.4060 | 152.5600 |
| Pork | 178.3200 | 161.7144 | 156.5256 |
| Brisket | 171.4172 | 166.8344 | 157.6800 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
16 entries · top 676.5372 · median 629.7488
Chicken
16 entries · top 163.4860 · median 154.8742
Pork Ribs
16 entries · top 170.8344 · median 155.3942
Pork
16 entries · top 178.3200 · median 160.2458
Brisket
15 entries · top 171.4172 · median 163.4172
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 — Beef Tips
7 entries · top 161.0972 · median 146.8116
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | A Mazie Q | |
| 2 | UP IN YOUR GRILL | |
| 3 | BEANTOWN SMOKERS | |
| 4 | Mr. C's Smoking and Grilling | |
| 5 | SMOKIN BULLDOGS | |
| 6 | RIVERSIDE BARBEQUE COMPANY | |
| 7 | Joe Lunch Meat |
Master Series — Chicken Wings
6 entries · top 161.1200 · median 147.1200
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | A Mazie Q | |
| 2 | SMOKIN BULLDOGS | |
| 3 | RIVERSIDE BARBEQUE COMPANY | |
| 4 | BEANTOWN SMOKERS | |
| 5 | UP IN YOUR GRILL | |
| 6 | Mr. C's Smoking and Grilling |
Master Series — Hamburger
7 entries · top 161.1656 · median 148.5488
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | UP IN YOUR GRILL | |
| 2 | A Mazie Q | |
| 3 | BEANTOWN SMOKERS | |
| 4 | Mr. C's Smoking and Grilling | |
| 5 | Joe Lunch Meat | |
| 6 | RIVERSIDE BARBEQUE COMPANY | |
| 7 | SMOKIN BULLDOGS |
Master Series — Nebs
7 entries · top 643.9088 · median 583.3368
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | A Mazie Q | |
| 2 | UP IN YOUR GRILL | |
| 3 | BEANTOWN SMOKERS | |
| 4 | SMOKIN BULLDOGS | |
| 5 | RIVERSIDE BARBEQUE COMPANY | |
| 6 | Mr. C's Smoking and Grilling | |
| 7 | Joe Lunch Meat |
Master Series — Salmon
6 entries · top 161.6800 · median 155.6684
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | A Mazie Q | |
| 2 | BEANTOWN SMOKERS | |
| 3 | UP IN YOUR GRILL | |
| 4 | RIVERSIDE BARBEQUE COMPANY | |
| 5 | SMOKIN BULLDOGS | |
| 6 | Mr. C's Smoking and Grilling |