A first Grand Championship
22
tracked contests to get there
This was BUTTRUB.COM's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 22nd tracked contest.
Bohemian Bluegrass & BBQ
2015-09-12 – 2015-09-13 · Naplavka, Prague, · CZECH REPUBLIC · 📍 Naplavka, Prague,
Grand Champion: BUTTRUB.COM (674.8456) · 13 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 MISS PIGGY'S U.K.
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.
591.95
median 635.90
674.85 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 176.00
- Pork Ribs 170.30
- Pork 177.14
- Brisket 173.15
134.83
177.14
Entries
13
4 judged meats
Top score
674.8456
Winning margin
9.7716
GC over RC
Field average
634.39
591.95674.85
median 635.90 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
9.1772 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
622.2172
591.95674.85
10th place overall
Field spread
82.8912
winner to last place
Double threats
8
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 93%
beats 7% of 4707 Master Series wins in the data
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.69 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1542
avg power rating going in · stronger than 31% 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 statement win
9.7716
points clear of the field
Wider than 87% of the 4,742 championships in the data
The champion won by 9.7716 points — a wider margin than 87% of championships in the data.
Photo finishes
0.0112
closest of 3 calls decided inside half a point
Brisket places 8–9: Grillkunst edged BRIGBOYS BBQ TEAM by 0.0112. Brisket places 3–4: BUTTRUB.COM edged BBQ LONGHORN RANCH HANDS by 0.0116. Pork places 8–9: Sticky D's edged BALDICUE by 0.0344.
- Brisket 8–9 · 0.0112
- Brisket 3–4 · 0.0116
- Pork 8–9 · 0.0344
A double category winner
2
category wins in a day
MISS PIGGY'S U.K. won Chicken, Pork Ribs — a double.
- Chicken 1st
- Pork Ribs 1st
How the title was won
4 of 4
meats called to the stage
BUTTRUB.COM took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was chicken at 6th.
- Chicken 6th
- Pork Ribs 4th
- Pork 1st
- Brisket 3rd
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 | 176.0000 | 163.9884 | 155.9888 |
| Pork Ribs | 170.2972 | 161.1200 | 151.9772 |
| Pork | 177.1428 | 162.8228 | 153.7144 |
| Brisket | 173.1544 | 163.4172 | 149.7028 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
13 entries · top 674.8456 · median 635.8968
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BUTTRUB.COM | |
| 2 | MISS PIGGY'S U.K. | |
| 3 | BUNCH OF SWINES | |
| 4 | BBQ LONGHORN RANCH HANDS | |
| 5 | SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ | |
| 6 | LETZQ | |
| 7 | Sticky D's | |
| 8 | BALDICUE | |
| 9 | ROKENDE REGAHS | |
| 10 | Grillkunst | |
| 11 | BRIGBOYS BBQ TEAM | |
| 12 | SALZBURGER STIERGRILLER | |
| 13 | No Name BBQ Team |
Chicken
13 entries · top 176.0000 · median 159.3712
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MISS PIGGY'S U.K. | |
| 2 | SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ | |
| 3 | Grillkunst | |
| 4 | BBQ LONGHORN RANCH HANDS | |
| 5 | BALDICUE | |
| 6 | BUTTRUB.COM | |
| 7 | Sticky D's | |
| 8 | SALZBURGER STIERGRILLER | |
| 9 | No Name BBQ Team | |
| 10 | BUNCH OF SWINES | |
| 11 | LETZQ | |
| 12 | ROKENDE REGAHS | |
| 13 | BRIGBOYS BBQ TEAM |
Pork Ribs
13 entries · top 170.2972 · median 160.0344
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MISS PIGGY'S U.K. | |
| 2 | BUNCH OF SWINES | |
| 3 | LETZQ | |
| 4 | BUTTRUB.COM | |
| 5 | ROKENDE REGAHS | |
| 6 | Sticky D's | |
| 7 | BBQ LONGHORN RANCH HANDS | |
| 8 | Grillkunst | |
| 9 | SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ | |
| 10 | BRIGBOYS BBQ TEAM | |
| 11 | BALDICUE | |
| 12 | No Name BBQ Team | |
| 13 | SALZBURGER STIERGRILLER |
Pork
13 entries · top 177.1428 · median 161.1084
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BUTTRUB.COM | |
| 2 | LETZQ | |
| 3 | ROKENDE REGAHS | |
| 4 | SALZBURGER STIERGRILLER | |
| 5 | BRIGBOYS BBQ TEAM | |
| 6 | MISS PIGGY'S U.K. | |
| 7 | BUNCH OF SWINES | |
| 8 | Sticky D's | |
| 9 | BALDICUE | |
| 10 | No Name BBQ Team | |
| 11 | BBQ LONGHORN RANCH HANDS | |
| 12 | SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ | |
| 13 | Grillkunst |
Brisket
13 entries · top 173.1544 · median 156.5256
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BUNCH OF SWINES | |
| 2 | SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ | |
| 3 | BUTTRUB.COM | |
| 4 | BBQ LONGHORN RANCH HANDS | |
| 5 | BALDICUE | |
| 6 | Sticky D's | |
| 7 | MISS PIGGY'S U.K. | |
| 8 | Grillkunst | |
| 9 | BRIGBOYS BBQ TEAM | |
| 10 | LETZQ | |
| 11 | ROKENDE REGAHS | |
| 12 | SALZBURGER STIERGRILLER | |
| 13 | No Name BBQ Team |