A first Grand Championship
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title in the data
This was Da Snapper Crew's first Grand Championship in the data.
Smokin' Hot BBQ Nassau
Jun 26–27, 2015 · Nassau Bahams
Da Snapper Crew won Grand Champion at the Smokin' Hot BBQ Nassau on June 26, 2015 in Nassau Bahams,, scoring 620.1824 in a field of 17 teams. Da Pit Boys took Reserve Grand Champion with 614.7544. Category winners: Chicken — Da Gone fishin Group (177.7028); Pork Ribs — Star Grillers (173.7600); Pork — Flaming Hot Boys (171.4400); Brisket — Da Snapper Crew (169.7372).
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.
444.07
median 593.11
620.18 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 177.70
- Pork Ribs 173.76
- Pork 171.44
- Brisket 169.74
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177.70
Entries
17
4 judged meats · 1 ancillary
Top score
620.1824
Winning margin
5.4280
GC over RC
Field average
582.55
444.07620.18
median 593.11 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork
9.7144 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
591.9200
444.07620.18
10th place overall
Field spread
176.1140
winner to last place
Double threats
4
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 100%
beats 0% of 4715 Master Series wins in the data
Form held
Weak
ρ = 0.2 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,501
avg power rating going in · stronger than 1% 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.
A rookie on the podium
1st
at their first tracked contest
Da Snapper Crew finished 1st overall in the first contest the data has them cooking at all.
Photo finishes
0.0572
closest of 2 calls decided inside half a point
Chicken places 6–7: Da Pit Boys edged Sun Pigs by 0.0572. Brisket places 7–8: Hot Grillers edged Meat Police by 0.1260.
- Chicken 6–7 · 0.0572
- Brisket 7–8 · 0.1260
How the title was won
3 of 4
meats called to the stage
Da Snapper Crew took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was chicken at 13th.
- Chicken 13th
- Pork Ribs 8th
- Pork 3rd
- Brisket 1st
In the record book (1 in the KCBS record book)
What happened at this contest that stands in the all-time KCBS record book. A gold line is a record nobody has beaten.
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 | 177.7028 | 158.2628 | 140.6172 |
| Pork Ribs | 173.7600 | 153.0856 | 142.8000 |
| Pork | 171.4400 | 161.7256 | 153.7256 |
| Brisket | 169.7372 | 152.0116 | 135.9088 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
17 entries · top 620.1824 · median 593.1088
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Da Snapper Crew | |
| 2 | Da Pit Boys | |
| 3 | K and J | |
| 4 | EZ Lite Mudder Sic Grillers | |
| 5 | Da Gone fishin Group | |
| 6 | Pirates Pub | |
| 7 | Meat Police | |
| 8 | Star Grillers | |
| 9 | Smoking Hot Ventures | |
| 10 | The Bootleggers | |
| 11 | Sun Pigs | |
| 12 | Flaming Hot Boys | |
| 13 | Bahama Bar B King | |
| 14 | Crazy Ques | |
| 15 | Charilie & Da Boys | |
| 16 | Hot Grillers | |
| 17 | CHMI Student Jr. Team |
Chicken
17 entries · top 177.7028 · median 143.4400
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Da Gone fishin Group | |
| 2 | CHMI Student Jr. Team | |
| 3 | Meat Police | |
| 4 | Smoking Hot Ventures | |
| 5 | Crazy Ques | |
| 6 | Da Pit Boys | |
| 7 | Sun Pigs | |
| 8 | Star Grillers | |
| 9 | Bahama Bar B King | |
| 10 | K and J | |
| 11 | EZ Lite Mudder Sic Grillers | |
| 12 | The Bootleggers | |
| 13 | Da Snapper Crew | |
| 14 | Flaming Hot Boys | |
| 15 | Hot Grillers | |
| 16 | Charilie & Da Boys | |
| 17 | Pirates Pub |
Pork Ribs
17 entries · top 173.7600 · median 143.4172
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Star Grillers | |
| 2 | Pirates Pub | |
| 3 | Hot Grillers | |
| 4 | EZ Lite Mudder Sic Grillers | |
| 5 | Da Gone fishin Group | |
| 6 | Bahama Bar B King | |
| 7 | K and J | |
| 8 | Da Snapper Crew | |
| 9 | Da Pit Boys | |
| 10 | Smoking Hot Ventures | |
| 11 | Flaming Hot Boys | |
| 12 | Sun Pigs | |
| 13 | Meat Police | |
| 14 | The Bootleggers | |
| 15 | Charilie & Da Boys | |
| 16 | Crazy Ques | |
| 17 | CHMI Student Jr. Team |
Pork
17 entries · top 171.4400 · median 154.8572
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Flaming Hot Boys | |
| 2 | K and J | |
| 3 | Da Snapper Crew | |
| 4 | Charilie & Da Boys | |
| 5 | Sun Pigs | |
| 6 | Pirates Pub | |
| 7 | Da Pit Boys | |
| 8 | EZ Lite Mudder Sic Grillers | |
| 9 | The Bootleggers | |
| 10 | Bahama Bar B King | |
| 11 | Da Gone fishin Group | |
| 12 | Star Grillers | |
| 13 | Meat Police | |
| 14 | Crazy Ques | |
| 15 | Smoking Hot Ventures | |
| 16 | CHMI Student Jr. Team | |
| 17 | Hot Grillers |
Brisket
17 entries · top 169.7372 · median 141.6572
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Da Snapper Crew | |
| 2 | Da Pit Boys | |
| 3 | The Bootleggers | |
| 4 | Smoking Hot Ventures | |
| 5 | K and J | |
| 6 | EZ Lite Mudder Sic Grillers | |
| 7 | Hot Grillers | |
| 8 | Meat Police | |
| 9 | Pirates Pub | |
| 10 | Flaming Hot Boys | |
| 11 | Charilie & Da Boys | |
| 12 | Crazy Ques | |
| 13 | Sun Pigs | |
| 14 | Star Grillers | |
| 15 | CHMI Student Jr. Team | |
| 16 | Bahama Bar B King | |
| 17 | Da Gone fishin Group |
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 — Hamburger
9 entries · top 176.0228 · median 151.4628
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Bootleggers | |
| 2 | Smoking Hot Ventures | |
| 3 | Pirates Pub | |
| 4 | Bahama Bar B King | |
| 5 | Da Gone fishin Group | |
| 6 | K and J | |
| 7 | Meat Police | |
| 8 | Crazy Ques | |
| 9 | Da Pit Boys |