A first Grand Championship
2
tracked contests to get there
This was FAT DAD'S BBQ's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 2nd tracked contest.
Battle of the Bones 2015
Jun 26–27, 2015 · Central Point, OR
FAT DAD'S BBQ won Grand Champion at the Battle of the Bones on June 26, 2015 in Central Point, OR, scoring 681.6684 in a field of 25 teams. THE CALIFORNIA GRILL BILLIES took Reserve Grand Champion with 675.9200. Category winners: Chicken — FAT DAD'S BBQ (178.8572); Pork Ribs — PEPPER PAPPY BBQ CO (171.4400); Pork — FAT DAD'S BBQ (172.5484); Brisket — APPETITES BARBEQUE (176.0344). This is the 2nd of 2 editions of this contest on record; the 2014 edition was won by MOVIN' THE CHAINS.
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.
599.26
median 633.76
681.67 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 178.86
- Pork Ribs 171.44
- Pork 172.55
- Brisket 176.03
138.25
178.86
Entries
25
4 judged meats
Top score
681.6684
Winning margin
5.7484
GC over RC
Field average
638.97
599.26681.67
median 633.76 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
4.0344 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
655.8284
599.26681.67
10th place overall
Field spread
82.4116
winner to last place
Double threats
7
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 87%
beats 13% of 4715 Master Series wins in the data
Came back for more
73%
11 of 15 teams from the previous edition returned
Form held
Moderate
ρ = -0.4 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,506
avg power rating going in · stronger than 5% of contests
Storylines (7 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 7 calls decided inside half a point
Pork Ribs places 4–5: FAT DAD'S BBQ and THE CALIFORNIA GRILL BILLIES tied on 167.4056 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 7–8: 4 MY 4 SONS BBQ and SMOKIN GOOD BBQ tied on 164.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 4–5: THE RIB MAFIA and ROGUE CAVEMAN Q tied on 167.4056 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
- Pork Ribs 4–5 · tie
- Pork Ribs 7–8 · tie
- Brisket 4–5 · tie
- Brisket 7–8 · 0.0116
A double category winner
2
category wins in a day
FAT DAD'S BBQ won Chicken, Pork — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
- Chicken 1st
- Pork 1st
How the title was won
4 of 4
meats called to the stage
FAT DAD'S BBQ took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 2 outright wins — their weakest board was brisket at 7th.
- Chicken 1st
- Pork Ribs 4th
- Pork 1st
- Brisket 7th
A contest record in chicken
178.8572
best chicken ever cooked here
FAT DAD'S BBQ turned in 178.8572 in chicken — past the 176.0000 that had stood across 1 earlier editions.
- old best 176.0000
- across 1 past editions
Back to defend
1
past champions back in the field
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: MOVIN' THE CHAINS (won 2014).
- MOVIN' THE CHAINS · 2014
They keep coming back
73%
of last edition’s field returned
11 of 15 teams from 2014-06-20 came back
11 of the 15 teams that cooked the previous edition came back for this one — a contest people put on the calendar.
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 21, 2013 | Central Point, OR | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jun 20, 2014 | Central Point, OR | Central Point, OR 97502 | 15 | 698.2284 | MOVIN' THE CHAINS | Fat Dads |
| Jun 26, 2015 ← this one | Central Point, OR | Central Point, OR 97502 | 25 | 681.6684 | FAT DAD'S BBQ | THE CALIFORNIA GRILL BILLIES |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.8572 | 172 | 164.5600 |
| Pork Ribs | 171.4400 | 167.4056 | 163.4056 |
| Pork | 172.5484 | 168 | 163.9772 |
| Brisket | 176.0344 | 167.4056 | 161.0856 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
25 entries · top 681.6684 · median 633.7600
Chicken
25 entries · top 178.8572 · median 163.4172
Pork Ribs
25 entries · top 171.4400 · median 161.6800
Pork
25 entries · top 172.5484 · median 161.1540
Brisket
25 entries · top 176.0344 · median 159.3712