A rookie on the podium
3rd
at their first tracked contest
BBQ LONGHORN RANCH HANDS finished 3rd overall in the first contest the data has them cooking at all.
Barbecue Bulls Championship 2015
Apr 30 – May 1, 2015 · Salzburg, Austria, Germany · GERMANY
BUNCH OF SWINES won Grand Champion at the Barbecue Bulls Championship 2015 on April 30, 2015 in Salzburg, Austria,, scoring 680.5144 in a field of 12 teams. IQ - NETHERLANDS took Reserve Grand Champion with 674.8916. Category winners: Chicken — BBQ4ALL DEFENDERS (177.1428); Pork Ribs — IQ - NETHERLANDS (172.5944); Pork — BBQ LONGHORN RANCH HANDS (172.5828); Brisket — BUNCH OF SWINES (174.3088). This is the 1st of 2 editions of this contest on record; the next was held in 2016.
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.
498.89
median 635.13
680.51 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 177.14
- Pork Ribs 172.59
- Pork 172.58
- Brisket 174.31
20
177.14
Entries
12
4 judged meats
Top score
680.5144
Winning margin
5.6228
GC over RC
Field average
626.43
498.89680.51
median 635.13 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
11.4288 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
611.3368
498.89680.51
10th place overall
Field spread
181.6228
winner to last place
Double threats
6
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 89%
beats 11% of 4715 Master Series wins in the data
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.63 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,512
avg power rating going in · stronger than 8% 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
0.0116
decided the closest call
Pork Ribs places 1–2: IQ - NETHERLANDS edged BBQ LONGHORN RANCH HANDS by 0.0116.
- Pork Ribs 1–2 · 0.0116
How the title was won
4 of 4
meats called to the stage
BUNCH OF SWINES took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork at 4th.
- Chicken 3rd
- Pork Ribs 3rd
- Pork 4th
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 30, 2015 ← this one | Salzburg, Austria | Salzburg, Austria, | 12 | 680.5144 | BUNCH OF SWINES | IQ - NETHERLANDS |
| Apr 23, 2016 | Salzburg, Austria | Puch Urstein | 16 | 684.5604 | BALDICUE | BBQ LONGHORN RANCH HANDS |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 177.1428 | 165.1428 | 153.6456 |
| Pork Ribs | 172.5944 | 161.1656 | 151.9772 |
| Pork | 172.5828 | 161.1316 | 149.1428 |
| Brisket | 174.3088 | 158.8572 | 147.3828 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
12 entries · top 680.5144 · median 635.1260
Chicken
12 entries · top 177.1428 · median 162.8456
Pork Ribs
12 entries · top 172.5944 · median 159.4400
Pork
12 entries · top 172.5828 · median 159.4230
Brisket
12 entries · top 174.3088 · median 154