Won without a category win
4 of 4
meats called to the stage
DIVA Q won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 4 calls from 4 boards, best of them 3rd. Consistency beat fireworks.
- Chicken 3rd
- Pork Ribs 3rd
- Pork 6th
- Brisket 3rd
Pile of Bones BBQ Championship
Jun 13–14, 2015 · Regina, Saskatchewan Canada, Canada · CANADA
DIVA Q won Grand Champion at the Pile of Bones BBQ Championship on June 13, 2015 in Regina, Saskatchewan Canada,, scoring 658.8460 in a field of 22 teams. DR. NORDY'S BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 655.9656. Category winners: Chicken — GRILLBILLY BBQ (174.3316); Pork Ribs — TEAM EATAPEDIA (173.7372); Pork — DR. NORDY'S BBQ (174.8456); Brisket — DR. NORDY'S BBQ (167.4400).
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.
543.29
median 617.69
658.85 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 174.33
- Pork Ribs 173.74
- Pork 174.85
- Brisket 167.44
114.22
174.85
Entries
22
4 judged meats · 1 ancillary
Top score
658.8460
Winning margin
2.8804
GC over RC
Field average
606.82
543.29658.85
median 617.69 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork
6.2856 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
623.9656
543.29658.85
10th place overall
Field spread
115.5548
winner to last place
Double threats
5
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 99%
beats 1% of 4715 Master Series wins in the data
Form held
Moderate
ρ = -0.56 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,529
avg power rating going in · stronger than 21% 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
Tie
closest of 3 calls decided inside half a point
Pork Ribs places 5–6: DR. NORDY'S BBQ and Gettin' Sauced BBQ -CA tied on 162.2972 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 9–10: BEAR B QUE and SAUCY DAWG BBQ tied on 153.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 7–8: The Devil Made Me Q It edged Bad Azz BBQ by 0.4916.
- Pork Ribs 5–6 · tie
- Brisket 9–10 · tie
- Pork Ribs 7–8 · 0.4916
A double category winner
2
category wins in a day
DR. NORDY'S BBQ won Pork, Brisket — a double.
- Pork 1st
- 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)
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 174.3316 | 162.8340 | 156.0116 |
| Pork Ribs | 173.7372 | 162.2972 | 156.5600 |
| Pork | 174.8456 | 168.5600 | 154.8800 |
| Brisket | 167.4400 | 156.5372 | 153.1200 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
22 entries · top 658.8460 · median 617.6918
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | DIVA Q | |
| 2 | DR. NORDY'S BBQ | |
| 3 | Bad Azz BBQ | |
| 4 | TEAM EATAPEDIA | |
| 5 | BIGG SMOAK BBQ | |
| 6 | Gettin' Sauced BBQ -CA | |
| 7 | The Devil Made Me Q It | |
| 8 | ROCKY MOUNTAIN SMOKERS | |
| 9 | HOUSE OF Q | |
| 10 | ARROWHEAD NORTH BBQ | |
| 11 | SAUCY DAWG BBQ | |
| 12 | GRILLBILLY BBQ | |
| 13 | Tailgator's BBQ | |
| 14 | Bordertown Bar-B-Que | |
| 15 | Rub Me Tender Crew | |
| 16 | BEAR B QUE | |
| 17 | Bushwakker Brew 'n Q | |
| 18 | DUGZAPIG | |
| 19 | KERRAZY BBQ | |
| 20 | K & T BBQ | |
| 21 | Saucy Sows | |
| 22 | Smoke of Art |
Chicken
22 entries · top 174.3316 · median 153.1028
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GRILLBILLY BBQ | |
| 2 | TEAM EATAPEDIA | |
| 3 | DIVA Q | |
| 4 | Tailgator's BBQ | |
| 5 | ROCKY MOUNTAIN SMOKERS | |
| 6 | BIGG SMOAK BBQ | |
| 7 | Bad Azz BBQ | |
| 8 | The Devil Made Me Q It | |
| 9 | ARROWHEAD NORTH BBQ | |
| 10 | HOUSE OF Q | |
| 11 | Bordertown Bar-B-Que | |
| 12 | Gettin' Sauced BBQ -CA | |
| 13 | DUGZAPIG | |
| 14 | DR. NORDY'S BBQ | |
| 15 | BEAR B QUE | |
| 16 | SAUCY DAWG BBQ | |
| 17 | Bushwakker Brew 'n Q | |
| 18 | Saucy Sows | |
| 19 | K & T BBQ | |
| 20 | KERRAZY BBQ | |
| 21 | Rub Me Tender Crew | |
| 22 | Smoke of Art |
Pork Ribs
22 entries · top 173.7372 · median 154.2630
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | TEAM EATAPEDIA | |
| 2 | SAUCY DAWG BBQ | |
| 3 | DIVA Q | |
| 4 | BIGG SMOAK BBQ | |
| 5 | DR. NORDY'S BBQ | |
| 6 | Gettin' Sauced BBQ -CA | |
| 7 | The Devil Made Me Q It | |
| 8 | Bad Azz BBQ | |
| 9 | ROCKY MOUNTAIN SMOKERS | |
| 10 | ARROWHEAD NORTH BBQ | |
| 11 | HOUSE OF Q | |
| 12 | Tailgator's BBQ | |
| 13 | BEAR B QUE | |
| 14 | Smoke of Art | |
| 15 | Saucy Sows | |
| 16 | K & T BBQ | |
| 17 | GRILLBILLY BBQ | |
| 18 | DUGZAPIG | |
| 19 | KERRAZY BBQ | |
| 20 | Bordertown Bar-B-Que | |
| 21 | Rub Me Tender Crew | |
| 22 | Bushwakker Brew 'n Q |
Pork
22 entries · top 174.8456 · median 151.3714
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | DR. NORDY'S BBQ | |
| 2 | Rub Me Tender Crew | |
| 3 | Bad Azz BBQ | |
| 4 | HOUSE OF Q | |
| 5 | BIGG SMOAK BBQ | |
| 6 | DIVA Q | |
| 7 | Gettin' Sauced BBQ -CA | |
| 8 | ARROWHEAD NORTH BBQ | |
| 9 | The Devil Made Me Q It | |
| 10 | GRILLBILLY BBQ | |
| 11 | ROCKY MOUNTAIN SMOKERS | |
| 12 | Bordertown Bar-B-Que | |
| 13 | TEAM EATAPEDIA | |
| 14 | KERRAZY BBQ | |
| 15 | Smoke of Art | |
| 16 | SAUCY DAWG BBQ | |
| 17 | Bushwakker Brew 'n Q | |
| 18 | Tailgator's BBQ | |
| 19 | Saucy Sows | |
| 20 | DUGZAPIG | |
| 21 | K & T BBQ | |
| 22 | BEAR B QUE |
Brisket
22 entries · top 167.4400 · median 150.2800
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | DR. NORDY'S BBQ | |
| 2 | Bad Azz BBQ | |
| 3 | DIVA Q | |
| 4 | Gettin' Sauced BBQ -CA | |
| 5 | Bordertown Bar-B-Que | |
| 6 | TEAM EATAPEDIA | |
| 7 | The Devil Made Me Q It | |
| 8 | ROCKY MOUNTAIN SMOKERS | |
| 9 | BEAR B QUE | |
| 10 | SAUCY DAWG BBQ | |
| 11 | BIGG SMOAK BBQ | |
| 12 | ARROWHEAD NORTH BBQ | |
| 13 | Bushwakker Brew 'n Q | |
| 14 | Tailgator's BBQ | |
| 15 | HOUSE OF Q | |
| 16 | Rub Me Tender Crew | |
| 17 | GRILLBILLY BBQ | |
| 18 | DUGZAPIG | |
| 19 | KERRAZY BBQ | |
| 20 | K & T BBQ | |
| 21 | Smoke of Art | |
| 22 | Saucy Sows |
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 — Chef'S Challenge
16 entries · top 171.4744 · median 148.8572
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | KERRAZY BBQ | |
| 2 | ARROWHEAD NORTH BBQ | |
| 3 | ROCKY MOUNTAIN SMOKERS | |
| 4 | HOUSE OF Q | |
| 5 | Rub Me Tender Crew | |
| 6 | Gettin' Sauced BBQ -CA | |
| 7 | DUGZAPIG | |
| 8 | BEAR B QUE | |
| 9 | DIVA Q | |
| 10 | Smoke of Art | |
| 11 | Tailgator's BBQ | |
| 12 | Saucy Sows | |
| 13 | SAUCY DAWG BBQ | |
| 14 | GRILLBILLY BBQ | |
| 15 | K & T BBQ | |
| 16 | The Devil Made Me Q It |