A first Grand Championship
1
title in the data
This was RIDDLEQ'S's first Grand Championship in the data.
Baseball & BBQ Cookoff
Apr 11–12, 2015 · Hoofddorp, Netherlands · NETHERLANDS
RIDDLEQ'S won Grand Champion at the Baseball & BBQ Cookoff on April 11, 2015 in Hoofddorp Netherlands,, scoring 666.8228 in a field of 33 teams. LETZQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 664.6516. Category winners: Chicken — RIDDLEQ'S (174.8456); Pork Ribs — BR.BQ (USA) (172.0344); Pork — BBQ+ (171.4056); Brisket — Bunch of Swines (UK) (173.1084).
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.
470.16
median 626.73
666.82 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 174.85
- Pork Ribs 172.03
- Pork 171.41
- Brisket 173.11
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174.85
Entries
33
4 judged meats
Top score
666.8228
Winning margin
2.1712
GC over RC
Field average
622.27
470.16666.82
median 626.73 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Brisket
4.5368 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
643.9544
470.16666.82
10th place overall
Field spread
196.6628
winner to last place
Double threats
5
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 98%
beats 2% of 4715 Master Series wins in the data
Form held
Weak
ρ = -0.15 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,504
avg power rating going in · stronger than 4% 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
RIDDLEQ'S finished 1st overall in the first contest the data has them cooking at all.
Photo finishes
0.0112
closest of 9 calls decided inside half a point
Brisket places 4–5: THE BLAZIN' BARRELS NL edged ALLSEASONED DUTCH BBQ TEAM by 0.0112. Chicken places 3–4: LETZQ edged Southern Dutch BBQ (NL) by 0.0116. Pork Ribs places 9–10: THE BLAZIN' BARRELS NL edged Bunch of Swines (UK) by 0.0116.
- Brisket 4–5 · 0.0112
- Chicken 3–4 · 0.0116
- Pork Ribs 9–10 · 0.0116
- Brisket 9–10 · 0.0116
How the title was won
3 of 4
meats called to the stage
RIDDLEQ'S took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was brisket at 15th.
- Chicken 1st
- Pork Ribs 3rd
- Pork 6th
- Brisket 15th
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 | 174.8456 | 166.8800 | 162.2856 |
| Pork Ribs | 172.0344 | 164.6288 | 162.2972 |
| Pork | 171.4056 | 166.8456 | 162.8572 |
| Brisket | 173.1084 | 168.5716 | 162.2740 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
33 entries · top 666.8228 · median 626.7316
Chicken
33 entries · top 174.8456 · median 158.2512
Pork Ribs
33 entries · top 172.0344 · median 158.2856
Pork
33 entries · top 171.4056 · median 158.2856
Brisket
32 entries · top 173.1084 · median 157.1544