A new contest record
679.4168
highest overall ever cooked here
679.4168 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 676.0572 TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI set in 2014.
- old record 676.0572
- set 2014 by TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI
Grillin' in Grafton 2015
Jun 26–27, 2015 · Grafton, WI
TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI won Grand Champion at the Grillin' in Grafton on June 26, 2015 in Grafton, WI, scoring 679.4168 in a field of 33 teams. FAT ANDY'S BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 669.1540. Category winners: Chicken — Risky Brisket (174.8572); Pork Ribs — T-MAC SMOKIN (172.0344); Pork — QUE THE SMOKE (172.0000); Brisket — TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI (175.4400). This is the 3rd of 5 editions of this contest on record; the 2014 edition was won by TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI; the next was held in 2016.
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.
482.23
median 647.35
679.42 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 174.86
- Pork Ribs 172.03
- Pork 172
- Brisket 175.44
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175.44
Winning score by edition
What it has taken to win here, 2013 to 2017 — this edition picked out.
Entries
33
4 judged meats
Top score
679.4168
Winning margin
10.2628
GC over RC
Field average
639.76
482.23679.42
median 647.35 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Chicken
2.3088 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
660.4800
482.23679.42
10th place overall
Field spread
197.1880
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
Came back for more
56%
18 of 32 teams from the previous edition returned
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.62 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,544
avg power rating going in · stronger than 33% 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.
Back-to-back
2 in a row
editions of this contest
TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI won here last time out too — 2 straight editions of this contest.
- 2014
- 2015
A statement win
10.2628
points clear of the field
Wider than 88% of the 4,714 championships in the data
The champion won by 10.2628 points — a wider margin than 88% of championships in the data.
A dynasty in the making
4×
wins at this contest
4 of 5 tracked editions
TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI has won this contest 4 times across its 5 tracked editions.
- 2014
- 2015
- 2016
- 2017
Photo finishes
Tie
closest of 12 calls decided inside half a point
Chicken places 8–9: Croix Valley Sauces and TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI tied on 167.9884 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 7–8: BRINGIN' THE HEAT and BUCKAROO BBQ tied on 166.2972 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 7–8: A FINE SWINE and 5 FINGER BBQ tied on 166.8228 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
- Chicken 8–9 · tie
- Pork Ribs 7–8 · tie
- Pork 7–8 · tie
- Pork 8–9 · tie
How the title was won
3 of 4
meats called to the stage
TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork ribs at 13th.
- Chicken 9th
- Pork Ribs 13th
- Pork 2nd
- Brisket 1st
A contest record in brisket
175.4400
best brisket ever cooked here
TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI turned in 175.4400 in brisket — past the 172.5716 that had stood across 2 earlier editions.
- old best 172.5716
- across 2 past editions
Back to defend
1
past champions back in the field
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI (won 2014).
- TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI · 2014
This contest's own records (2 in the KCBS record book)
Records held by every edition of this contest put together, not just this one afternoon.
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 28, 2013 | Grafton, WI | Grafton, WI | 33 | 667.4290 | QU SMOKIN KREWE | FIREWISE BBQ |
| Jun 27, 2014 | Grafton, WI | Grafton, WI | 32 | 676.0572 | TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI | T-MAC SMOKIN |
| Jun 26, 2015 ← this one | Grafton, WI | Grafton, WI 53024 | 33 | 679.4168 | TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI | FAT ANDY'S BBQ |
| Jul 1, 2016 | Grafton, WI | Grafton, WI 53024 | 29 | 675.4172 | TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI | A MOTLEY QUE |
| Jun 30, 2017 | Graffton, WI | Centennial Park | 27 | 659.9088 | TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI | LEGENDS OF SMOKE - TEAM RED ARROW |
| Jun 29, 2018 | Grafton, WI | — | — | — | — | — |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 174.8572 | 172.5484 | 167.4056 |
| Pork Ribs | 172.0344 | 166.8916 | 165.7028 |
| Pork | 172 | 167.4400 | 166.2628 |
| Brisket | 175.4400 | 170.2972 | 165.6800 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
33 entries · top 679.4168 · median 647.3484
Chicken
33 entries · top 174.8572 · median 162.2628
Pork Ribs
33 entries · top 172.0344 · median 163.9544
Pork
33 entries · top 172 · median 161.6800
Brisket
33 entries · top 175.4400 · median 160.5372