A statement win
10.1828
points clear of the field
Wider than 87% of the 4,742 championships in the data
The champion won by 10.1828 points — a wider margin than 87% of championships in the data.
Grillstock
2015-09-05 – 2015-09-06 · London, · UNITED KINGDOM · 📍 London,
Grand Champion: BUNCH OF SWINES (665.0512) · 26 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 DR. EVIL BBQ
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.
566.17
median 617.15
665.05 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 174.88
- Pork Ribs 176.62
- Pork 175.42
- Brisket 177.70
112.49
177.70
Entries
26
4 judged meats
Top score
665.0512
Winning margin
10.1828
GC over RC
Field average
613.72
566.17665.05
median 617.15 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Brisket
8.5256 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
625.7488
566.17665.05
10th place overall
Field spread
98.8800
winner to last place
Double threats
4
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 98%
beats 2% of 4707 Master Series wins in the data
Form held
Moderate
ρ = -0.34 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1504
avg power rating going in · stronger than 3% 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.
A rookie on the podium
2nd
at their first tracked contest
DR. EVIL BBQ finished 2nd overall in the first contest the data has them cooking at all.
Photo finishes
Tie
closest of 7 calls decided inside half a point
Pork Ribs places 6–7: Bullet Brothers and ROKENDE REGAHS tied on 162.8800 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 4–5: British Bulldog edged Priscilla Queen of the Firepit by 0.0112. Chicken places 2–3: Hammer & Tongs edged ROKENDE REGAHS by 0.0112.
- Pork Ribs 6–7 · tie
- Chicken 4–5 · 0.0112
- Chicken 2–3 · 0.0112
- Pork 7–8 · 0.0228
A double category winner
2
category wins in a day
BUNCH OF SWINES won Chicken, Brisket — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
- Chicken 1st
- Brisket 1st
How the title was won
2 of 4
meats called to the stage
BUNCH OF SWINES took the title on 2 calls from 4 meats, with 2 outright wins — their weakest board was pork ribs at 12th.
- Chicken 1st
- Pork Ribs 12th
- Pork 12th
- Brisket 1st
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-09-05 ← this one | London, | London, | 26 | 665.0512 | BUNCH OF SWINES | DR. EVIL BBQ |
| 2025-09-12 | Moore, OK | 1903 NE 12th Street | 23 | 702.2400 | Razorracks | BULL IN THE RING |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 174.8800 | 165.7144 | 162.2744 |
| Pork Ribs | 176.6172 | 164.5828 | 155.9428 |
| Pork | 175.4172 | 165.1544 | 160.5256 |
| Brisket | 177.7028 | 169.1772 | 159.9888 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
26 entries · top 665.0512 · median 617.1544
Chicken
26 entries · top 174.8800 · median 155.6972
Pork Ribs
26 entries · top 176.6172 · median 151.4000
Pork
26 entries · top 175.4172 · median 157.9998
Brisket
26 entries · top 177.7028 · median 151.3884