A statement win
15.3484
points clear of the field
Wider than 96% of the 4,714 championships in the data
The champion won by 15.3484 points — a wider margin than 96% of championships in the data.
Smoke by the River 2015
May 2–3, 2015 · Brugg, Switzerland · SWITZERLAND
MISS PIGGY'S U.K. won Grand Champion at the Smoke by the River on May 2, 2015 in Brugg,, scoring 691.4056 in a field of 20 teams. BBQ4All took Reserve Grand Champion with 676.0572. Category winners: Chicken — MISS PIGGY'S U.K. (176.5944); Pork Ribs — MISS PIGGY'S U.K. (172.5828); Pork — MISS PIGGY'S U.K. (175.4056); Brisket — BUNCH OF SWINES (178.3200). 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.
148.61
median 637.91
691.41 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 176.59
- Pork Ribs 172.58
- Pork 175.41
- Brisket 178.32
135.93
178.32
Entries
20
4 judged meats · 3 ancillary
Top score
691.4056
Winning margin
15.3484
GC over RC
Field average
613.37
148.61691.41
median 637.91 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
5.6800 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
641.1084
148.61691.41
10th place overall
Field spread
542.8000
winner to last place
Double threats
6
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 66%
beats 34% of 4715 Master Series wins in the data
Form held
Weak
ρ = -0.19 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,512
avg power rating going in · stronger than 9% 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 hat-trick of category wins
3
category wins in a day
MISS PIGGY'S U.K. won Chicken, Pork Ribs, Pork — a hat-trick, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
- Chicken 1st
- Pork Ribs 1st
- Pork 1st
A rookie on the podium
3rd
at their first tracked contest
BBQ TEAM EXTREME finished 3rd overall in the first contest the data has them cooking at all.
Photo finishes
0.0232
closest of 5 calls decided inside half a point
Pork Ribs places 4–5: BEER & BONES edged SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ by 0.0232. Pork places 6–7: Bison BBQ edged Feur & Flamme by 0.0344. Brisket places 4–5: LETZQ edged ROKENDE REGAHS by 0.0460.
- Pork Ribs 4–5 · 0.0232
- Pork 6–7 · 0.0344
- Brisket 4–5 · 0.0460
- Chicken 2–3 · 0.0688
How the title was won
4 of 4
meats called to the stage
MISS PIGGY'S U.K. took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 3 outright wins — their weakest board was brisket at 6th.
- Chicken 1st
- Pork Ribs 1st
- Pork 1st
- Brisket 6th
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 2, 2015 ← this one | Brugg | Brugg, | 20 | 691.4056 | MISS PIGGY'S U.K. | BBQ4All |
| Apr 30, 2016 | Brugg, Switzerland | Brugg , CH | 20 | 681.7028 | BBQ LONGHORN RANCH HANDS | MISS PIGGY'S U.K. |
| Apr 29, 2017 | Cazis | — | — | — | — | — |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 176.5944 | 170.2972 | 161.1316 |
| Pork Ribs | 172.5828 | 166.9028 | 161.1312 |
| Pork | 175.4056 | 163.4400 | 160.0112 |
| Brisket | 178.3200 | 167.9884 | 155.4172 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
20 entries · top 691.4056 · median 637.9140
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MISS PIGGY'S U.K. | |
| 2 | BBQ4All | |
| 3 | BBQ TEAM EXTREME | |
| 4 | LETZQ | |
| 5 | BUNCH OF SWINES | |
| 6 | SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ | |
| 7 | GECKO BBQ | |
| 8 | ROKENDE REGAHS | |
| 9 | Dragon BBQ | |
| 10 | Bison BBQ | |
| 11 | Feur & Flamme | |
| 12 | Smoke'n'Fire BBQ Team | |
| 13 | Team Rinderwahn | |
| 14 | BARBE Q OF SWITZERLAND | |
| 15 | FOUR STAR BBQ | |
| 16 | BEER & BONES | |
| 17 | BABY BRUZZLER | |
| 18 | B-APE-CUE | |
| 19 | Good Old BBQ Team | |
| 20 | Dalton's Bar-B-Q Catering |
Chicken
20 entries · top 176.5944 · median 161.1316
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MISS PIGGY'S U.K. | |
| 2 | BBQ TEAM EXTREME | |
| 3 | LETZQ | |
| 4 | SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ | |
| 5 | BBQ4All | |
| 6 | BUNCH OF SWINES | |
| 7 | Team Rinderwahn | |
| 8 | Bison BBQ | |
| 9 | ROKENDE REGAHS | |
| 10 | GECKO BBQ | |
| 11 | Smoke'n'Fire BBQ Team | |
| 12 | BABY BRUZZLER | |
| 13 | Feur & Flamme | |
| 14 | B-APE-CUE | |
| 15 | Dragon BBQ | |
| 16 | BARBE Q OF SWITZERLAND | |
| 17 | FOUR STAR BBQ | |
| 18 | Dalton's Bar-B-Q Catering | |
| 19 | Good Old BBQ Team | |
| 20 | BEER & BONES |
Pork Ribs
19 entries · top 172.5828 · median 161.1312
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MISS PIGGY'S U.K. | |
| 2 | LETZQ | |
| 3 | BBQ TEAM EXTREME | |
| 4 | BEER & BONES | |
| 5 | SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ | |
| 6 | BBQ4All | |
| 7 | Team Rinderwahn | |
| 8 | GECKO BBQ | |
| 9 | Dragon BBQ | |
| 10 | ROKENDE REGAHS | |
| 11 | Feur & Flamme | |
| 12 | BARBE Q OF SWITZERLAND | |
| 13 | Bison BBQ | |
| 14 | Smoke'n'Fire BBQ Team | |
| 15 | BUNCH OF SWINES | |
| 16 | FOUR STAR BBQ | |
| 17 | B-APE-CUE | |
| 18 | Good Old BBQ Team | |
| 19 | BABY BRUZZLER |
Pork
19 entries · top 175.4056 · median 160.0112
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MISS PIGGY'S U.K. | |
| 2 | BUNCH OF SWINES | |
| 3 | BBQ4All | |
| 4 | Dragon BBQ | |
| 5 | GECKO BBQ | |
| 6 | Bison BBQ | |
| 7 | Feur & Flamme | |
| 8 | BBQ TEAM EXTREME | |
| 9 | SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ | |
| 10 | LETZQ | |
| 11 | Smoke'n'Fire BBQ Team | |
| 12 | FOUR STAR BBQ | |
| 13 | Team Rinderwahn | |
| 14 | ROKENDE REGAHS | |
| 15 | BABY BRUZZLER | |
| 16 | BEER & BONES | |
| 17 | BARBE Q OF SWITZERLAND | |
| 18 | Good Old BBQ Team | |
| 19 | B-APE-CUE |
Brisket
19 entries · top 178.3200 · median 155.4172
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BUNCH OF SWINES | |
| 2 | BBQ4All | |
| 3 | BBQ TEAM EXTREME | |
| 4 | LETZQ | |
| 5 | ROKENDE REGAHS | |
| 6 | MISS PIGGY'S U.K. | |
| 7 | GECKO BBQ | |
| 8 | Dragon BBQ | |
| 9 | SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ | |
| 10 | Bison BBQ | |
| 11 | Smoke'n'Fire BBQ Team | |
| 12 | Feur & Flamme | |
| 13 | Good Old BBQ Team | |
| 14 | BARBE Q OF SWITZERLAND | |
| 15 | BABY BRUZZLER | |
| 16 | FOUR STAR BBQ | |
| 17 | BEER & BONES | |
| 18 | B-APE-CUE | |
| 19 | Team Rinderwahn |
Ancillary categories
Run by the organizers alongside the sanctioned contest. These are judged on their own terms and do not count toward the overall score, so they're kept out of the meat stats above.
Master Series — Dessert
16 entries · top 178.2972 · median 168.2628
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BABY BRUZZLER | |
| 2 | BBQ4All | |
| 3 | BBQ TEAM EXTREME | |
| 4 | SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ | |
| 5 | BUNCH OF SWINES | |
| 6 | LETZQ | |
| 7 | Bison BBQ | |
| 8 | GECKO BBQ | |
| 9 | Team Rinderwahn | |
| 10 | Smoke'n'Fire BBQ Team | |
| 11 | Feur & Flamme | |
| 12 | BEER & BONES | |
| 13 | Good Old BBQ Team | |
| 14 | FOUR STAR BBQ | |
| 15 | BARBE Q OF SWITZERLAND | |
| 16 | B-APE-CUE |
Master Series — Hamburger
16 entries · top 173.7600 · median 164.2972
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | FOUR STAR BBQ | |
| 2 | LETZQ | |
| 3 | BBQ4All | |
| 4 | Smoke'n'Fire BBQ Team | |
| 5 | Feur & Flamme | |
| 6 | GECKO BBQ | |
| 7 | Bison BBQ | |
| 8 | BBQ TEAM EXTREME | |
| 9 | BUNCH OF SWINES | |
| 10 | Good Old BBQ Team | |
| 11 | SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ | |
| 12 | Team Rinderwahn | |
| 13 | BABY BRUZZLER | |
| 14 | BEER & BONES | |
| 15 | BARBE Q OF SWITZERLAND | |
| 16 | B-APE-CUE |
Master Series — Sauce
17 entries · top 173.1084 · median 160.5600
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BABY BRUZZLER | |
| 2 | LETZQ | |
| 3 | GECKO BBQ | |
| 4 | SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ | |
| 5 | BARBE Q OF SWITZERLAND | |
| 6 | Bison BBQ | |
| 7 | BUNCH OF SWINES | |
| 8 | Dragon BBQ | |
| 9 | FOUR STAR BBQ | |
| 10 | BBQ4All | |
| 11 | Good Old BBQ Team | |
| 12 | Team Rinderwahn | |
| 13 | Feur & Flamme | |
| 14 | Smoke'n'Fire BBQ Team | |
| 15 | BBQ TEAM EXTREME | |
| 16 | BEER & BONES | |
| 17 | B-APE-CUE |