A first Grand Championship
12
tracked contests to get there
This was SMOKIN BOYS AND HOT GRILLS's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 12th tracked contest.
Fatboys Canadian Capital Classic BBQ Competition
Aug 8–9, 2015 · Ottawa, ON · CANADA
SMOKIN BOYS AND HOT GRILLS won Grand Champion at the Fatboys Canadian Capital Classic BBQ Competition on August 8, 2015 in Ottawa, ON, scoring 642.3320 in a field of 22 teams. BLACKSTRAP BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 636.0340. Category winners: Chicken — HEAVY D BBQ (169.7828); Pork Ribs — SMOKIN BOYS AND HOT GRILLS (164.5944); Pork — BLACKSTRAP BBQ (170.8456); Brisket — GALLOWAY'S HELLFIRE BBQ (168.6172).
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.
566.65
median 607.65
642.33 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 169.78
- Pork Ribs 164.59
- Pork 170.85
- Brisket 168.62
133.04
170.85
Entries
22
4 judged meats
Top score
642.3320
Winning margin
6.2980
GC over RC
Field average
607.84
566.65642.33
median 607.65 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Chicken
7.5200 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
609.1544
566.65642.33
10th place overall
Field spread
75.6804
winner to last place
Double threats
5
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 = -0.14 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,526
avg power rating going in · stronger than 19% of contests
Storylines (3 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 4 calls decided inside half a point
Pork Ribs places 5–6: SMOLDERING ASHHOLES and THE GOOD CUE CREW tied on 154.8800 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 5–6: HEAVY D BBQ edged Amberwood BBQ by 0.0112. Pork places 8–9: Smokin'Stogies BBQ edged GOOD SMOKE BBQ by 0.0232.
- Pork Ribs 5–6 · tie
- Brisket 5–6 · 0.0112
- Pork 8–9 · 0.0232
- Brisket 3–4 · 0.0456
How the title was won
4 of 4
meats called to the stage
SMOKIN BOYS AND HOT GRILLS took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was chicken at 7th.
- Chicken 7th
- Pork Ribs 1st
- Pork 7th
- Brisket 2nd
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 | 169.7828 | 162.2628 | 155.3828 |
| Pork Ribs | 164.5944 | 154.8800 | 147.4288 |
| Pork | 170.8456 | 162.8228 | 154.8572 |
| Brisket | 168.6172 | 155.4400 | 150.2628 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
22 entries · top 642.3320 · median 607.6456
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKIN BOYS AND HOT GRILLS | |
| 2 | BLACKSTRAP BBQ | |
| 3 | GALLOWAY'S HELLFIRE BBQ | |
| 4 | Amberwood BBQ | |
| 5 | LA PORKSTRA NOSTRA | |
| 6 | SIBLING RIVALRY | |
| 7 | THE GOOD CUE CREW | |
| 8 | HOUSE OF Q | |
| 9 | GOOD SMOKE BBQ | |
| 10 | HEAVY D BBQ | |
| 11 | TRANQUIL CARNIVORES | |
| 12 | SMOLDERING ASHHOLES | |
| 13 | JACK9 BBQ | |
| 14 | AUBRY'S BAR-B-QUE | |
| 15 | Smokin'Stogies BBQ | |
| 16 | RUSTY'S BBQ | |
| 17 | FATTY MAC BARBECUE | |
| 18 | SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS | |
| 19 | P&R Sweet Heat | |
| 20 | PIGSTART MY HEART | |
| 21 | BLOWIN' SMOKE | |
| 22 | BIG DOG BBQ CANADA |
Chicken
22 entries · top 169.7828 · median 154.2514
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HEAVY D BBQ | |
| 2 | LA PORKSTRA NOSTRA | |
| 3 | THE GOOD CUE CREW | |
| 4 | GALLOWAY'S HELLFIRE BBQ | |
| 5 | GOOD SMOKE BBQ | |
| 6 | SIBLING RIVALRY | |
| 7 | SMOKIN BOYS AND HOT GRILLS | |
| 8 | TRANQUIL CARNIVORES | |
| 9 | Amberwood BBQ | |
| 10 | RUSTY'S BBQ | |
| 11 | HOUSE OF Q | |
| 12 | BLACKSTRAP BBQ | |
| 13 | SMOLDERING ASHHOLES | |
| 14 | AUBRY'S BAR-B-QUE | |
| 15 | BLOWIN' SMOKE | |
| 16 | FATTY MAC BARBECUE | |
| 17 | Smokin'Stogies BBQ | |
| 18 | SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS | |
| 19 | PIGSTART MY HEART | |
| 20 | P&R Sweet Heat | |
| 21 | BIG DOG BBQ CANADA | |
| 22 | JACK9 BBQ |
Pork Ribs
22 entries · top 164.5944 · median 147.1316
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKIN BOYS AND HOT GRILLS | |
| 2 | BLACKSTRAP BBQ | |
| 3 | PIGSTART MY HEART | |
| 4 | LA PORKSTRA NOSTRA | |
| 5 | SMOLDERING ASHHOLES | |
| 6 | THE GOOD CUE CREW | |
| 7 | GOOD SMOKE BBQ | |
| 8 | SIBLING RIVALRY | |
| 9 | HOUSE OF Q | |
| 10 | JACK9 BBQ | |
| 11 | GALLOWAY'S HELLFIRE BBQ | |
| 12 | Amberwood BBQ | |
| 13 | FATTY MAC BARBECUE | |
| 14 | Smokin'Stogies BBQ | |
| 15 | P&R Sweet Heat | |
| 16 | TRANQUIL CARNIVORES | |
| 17 | RUSTY'S BBQ | |
| 18 | AUBRY'S BAR-B-QUE | |
| 19 | BIG DOG BBQ CANADA | |
| 20 | BLOWIN' SMOKE | |
| 21 | HEAVY D BBQ | |
| 22 | SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS |
Pork
22 entries · top 170.8456 · median 153.6972
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BLACKSTRAP BBQ | |
| 2 | HOUSE OF Q | |
| 3 | AUBRY'S BAR-B-QUE | |
| 4 | RUSTY'S BBQ | |
| 5 | Amberwood BBQ | |
| 6 | JACK9 BBQ | |
| 7 | SMOKIN BOYS AND HOT GRILLS | |
| 8 | Smokin'Stogies BBQ | |
| 9 | GOOD SMOKE BBQ | |
| 10 | P&R Sweet Heat | |
| 11 | FATTY MAC BARBECUE | |
| 12 | SIBLING RIVALRY | |
| 13 | BIG DOG BBQ CANADA | |
| 14 | TRANQUIL CARNIVORES | |
| 15 | SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS | |
| 16 | GALLOWAY'S HELLFIRE BBQ | |
| 17 | LA PORKSTRA NOSTRA | |
| 18 | SMOLDERING ASHHOLES | |
| 19 | THE GOOD CUE CREW | |
| 20 | BLOWIN' SMOKE | |
| 21 | HEAVY D BBQ | |
| 22 | PIGSTART MY HEART |
Brisket
22 entries · top 168.6172 · median 149.1486
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GALLOWAY'S HELLFIRE BBQ | |
| 2 | SMOKIN BOYS AND HOT GRILLS | |
| 3 | TRANQUIL CARNIVORES | |
| 4 | JACK9 BBQ | |
| 5 | HEAVY D BBQ | |
| 6 | Amberwood BBQ | |
| 7 | SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS | |
| 8 | BLACKSTRAP BBQ | |
| 9 | SIBLING RIVALRY | |
| 10 | SMOLDERING ASHHOLES | |
| 11 | Smokin'Stogies BBQ | |
| 12 | THE GOOD CUE CREW | |
| 13 | FATTY MAC BARBECUE | |
| 14 | LA PORKSTRA NOSTRA | |
| 15 | AUBRY'S BAR-B-QUE | |
| 16 | P&R Sweet Heat | |
| 17 | BLOWIN' SMOKE | |
| 18 | HOUSE OF Q | |
| 19 | PIGSTART MY HEART | |
| 20 | RUSTY'S BBQ | |
| 21 | GOOD SMOKE BBQ | |
| 22 | BIG DOG BBQ CANADA |