A statement win
23.5200
points clear of the field
Wider than 100% of the 4,714 championships in the data
The champion won by 23.5200 points — a wider margin than 100% of championships in the data.
Naptown barBAYq Contest and Music Festival 2015
May 1–2, 2015 · Annapolis, MD
3 EYZ BBQ won Grand Champion at the Naptown barBAYq Contest and Music Festival on May 1, 2015 in Annapolis, MD, scoring 704.5828 in a field of 64 teams. CHIX, SWINE & BOVINE BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 681.0628. Category winners: Chicken — PORK BARREL BBQ (175.4400); Pork Ribs — 3 EYZ BBQ (176.5828); Pork — 3 EYZ BBQ (179.4400); Brisket — Sauce This BBQ (176.0000). 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.
553.55
median 638.82
704.58 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 175.44
- Pork Ribs 176.58
- Pork 179.44
- Brisket 176
119.83
179.44
Entries
64
4 judged meats
Top score
704.5828
Winning margin
23.5200
GC over RC
Field average
635.03
553.55704.58
median 638.82 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Chicken
2.2856 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
665.6228
553.55704.58
10th place overall
Field spread
151.0288
winner to last place
Double threats
3
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 15%
beats 85% of 4715 Master Series wins in the data
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.69 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,541
avg power rating going in · stronger than 30% 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 13 calls decided inside half a point
Chicken places 4–5: GUZZY-Q and PAVONE BROTHERS BBQ tied on 173.1544 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 8–9: HERE PIGGY PIGGY BBQ and LIFE IS GOOD BUT BBQ IS BETTER tied on 168.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 3–4: CHIX, SWINE & BOVINE BBQ and 3 EYZ BBQ tied on 174.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
- Chicken 4–5 · tie
- Pork Ribs 8–9 · tie
- Brisket 3–4 · tie
- Chicken 5–6 · 0.0116
A double category winner
2
category wins in a day
3 EYZ BBQ won Pork Ribs, Pork — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
- Pork Ribs 1st
- Pork 1st
How the title was won
4 of 4
meats called to the stage
3 EYZ BBQ took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 2 outright wins — their weakest board was brisket at 4th.
- Chicken 2nd
- Pork Ribs 1st
- Pork 1st
- Brisket 4th
One of the big ones
64
teams on the grounds
Bigger than 93% of the 5,469 contests in the data
64 teams — bigger than 93% of the 5,469 contests in the data.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1, 2015 ← this one | Annapolis, MD | Annapolis, MD 21401 | 64 | 704.5828 | 3 EYZ BBQ | CHIX, SWINE & BOVINE BBQ |
| May 6, 2016 | Annapolis, MD | Annapolis, MD | 51 | 684.4912 | BIG UGLY'S BBQ - MD | ASTRO PIGS BBQ |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 175.4400 | 173.1544 | 170.8800 |
| Pork Ribs | 176.5828 | 169.1200 | 167.9772 |
| Pork | 179.4400 | 169.1428 | 166.8572 |
| Brisket | 176 | 173.1544 | 170.2628 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
64 entries · top 704.5828 · median 638.8172
Chicken
64 entries · top 175.4400 · median 160.8456
Pork Ribs
64 entries · top 176.5828 · median 158.5314
Pork
64 entries · top 179.4400 · median 159.3772
Brisket
64 entries · top 176 · median 160.5370