A statement win
10.3084
points clear of the field
Wider than 88% of the 4,714 championships in the data
The champion won by 10.3084 points — a wider margin than 88% of championships in the data.
Bass & BBQ at the Forrest Wood Cup Day 1
Aug 21–22, 2015 · Hot Springs, AR
GETTIN' BASTED won Grand Champion at the Bass & BBQ at the Forrest Wood Cup Day 1 on August 21, 2015 in Hot Springs, AR, scoring 699.3484 in a field of 19 teams. SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 689.0400. Category winners: Chicken — GETTIN' BASTED (180.0000); Pork Ribs — ROUX 165 BBQ (174.2744); Pork — BRITISH BULLDOG BBQ (175.4172); Brisket — GETTIN' BASTED (178.8572).
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.
621.60
median 672.41
699.35 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 180 🔥
- Pork Ribs 174.27
- Pork 175.42
- Brisket 178.86
145.12
180
Entries
19
4 judged meats
Top score
699.3484
Winning margin
10.3084
GC over RC
Field average
669.17
621.60699.35
median 672.41 · last place to winner
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
2.8572 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
672.4112
621.60699.35
10th place overall
Field spread
77.7480
winner to last place
Double threats
6
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 37%
beats 63% of 4715 Master Series wins in the data
Form held
Moderate
ρ = -0.56 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,622
avg power rating going in · stronger than 89% of contests
Storylines (5 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 10 calls decided inside half a point
Pork Ribs places 3–4: BBQR'S DELIGHT and SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ tied on 171.9772 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 5–6: BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO and OKLAHOMA JOE'S SERIOUS QUE tied on 171.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 7–8: NCOGNITO COOKERS and OKLAHOMA JOE'S SERIOUS QUE tied on 170.8228 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
- Pork Ribs 3–4 · tie
- Pork Ribs 5–6 · tie
- Pork 7–8 · tie
- Pork 8–9 · tie
A double category winner
2
category wins in a day
GETTIN' BASTED won Chicken, Brisket — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
- Chicken 1st
- Brisket 1st
How the title was won
4 of 4
meats called to the stage
GETTIN' BASTED took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 2 outright wins — their weakest board was pork ribs at 9th.
- Chicken 1st
- Pork Ribs 9th
- Pork 6th
- Brisket 1st
A perfect score on the table
1
perfect 180s
1 perfect 180 was scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
- GETTIN' BASTED · Chicken
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 | 180 | 173.1200 | 168.5372 |
| Pork Ribs | 174.2744 | 171.4172 | 167.9772 |
| Pork | 175.4172 | 172 | 168.5600 |
| Brisket | 178.8572 | 172.5600 | 169.6684 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
19 entries · top 699.3484 · median 672.4112
Chicken
19 entries · top 180 · median 168.5372 · 🔥 perfect 180
Pork Ribs
19 entries · top 174.2744 · median 167.9772
Pork
19 entries · top 175.4172 · median 168.5600
Brisket
19 entries · top 178.8572 · median 169.6684