A statement win
16.0568
points clear of the field
Wider than 97% of the 4,742 championships in the data
The champion won by 16.0568 points — a wider margin than 97% of championships in the data.
Bryant's Buzzin' BBQ Bash
2015-09-25 – 2015-09-26 · Bryant, AR · 📍 Bryant , AR 70200
Grand Champion: LOTTA BULL BBQ (693.6912) · 16 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 BBQR'S DELIGHT
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.
596.48
median 653.91
693.69 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 174.88
- Pork Ribs 174.26
- Pork 173.11
- Brisket 175.44
119.38
175.44
Winning score by edition
What it has taken to win here, 2015 to 2017 — this edition picked out.
Entries
16
4 judged meats
Top score
693.6912
Winning margin
16.0568
GC over RC
Field average
654.44
596.48693.69
median 653.91 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
2.8456 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
650.7772
596.48693.69
10th place overall
Field spread
97.2108
winner to last place
Double threats
5
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 58%
beats 42% of 4707 Master Series wins in the data
Form held
Moderate
ρ = -0.55 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1526
avg power rating going in · stronger than 18% 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
Chicken places 6–7: BBQR'S DELIGHT and BAD TO THE BONE TOO tied on 169.7144 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 2–3: SOUTHERN KRUNK BBQ SOCIETY and Righteous Smoke tied on 173.1772 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 3–4: Righteous Smoke edged LOTTA BULL BBQ by 0.0344.
- Chicken 6–7 · tie
- Pork Ribs 2–3 · tie
- Pork Ribs 3–4 · 0.0344
How the title was won
4 of 4
meats called to the stage
LOTTA BULL BBQ took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was chicken at 4th.
- Chicken 4th
- Pork Ribs 4th
- Pork 2nd
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-09-25 ← this one | Bryant, AR | Bryant , AR 70200 | 16 | 693.6912 | LOTTA BULL BBQ | BBQR'S DELIGHT |
| 2016-09-23 | Bryant, AR | Bryant, AR | 25 | 683.9772 | NCOGNITO COOKERS | DAD'S GRILLIN CREW |
| 2017-09-29 | Bryant, AR | 6401 Boone RD | 19 | 689.6228 | 501 BBQ | SURVIVOR-QUE |
| 2018-09-28 | Bryant, AR | — | — | — | — | — |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 174.8800 | 170.3200 | 161.7600 |
| Pork Ribs | 174.2628 | 171.4172 | 165.1200 |
| Pork | 173.1084 | 169.7028 | 164.0000 |
| Brisket | 175.4400 | 168.0000 | 157.6456 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
16 entries · top 693.6912 · median 653.9086
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LOTTA BULL BBQ | |
| 2 | BBQR'S DELIGHT | |
| 3 | DAD'S GRILLIN CREW | |
| 4 | SOUTHERN KRUNK BBQ SOCIETY | |
| 5 | Righteous Smoke | |
| 6 | Tater 2 | |
| 7 | Smokey Pig BBQ | |
| 8 | RACK RUBBERS OF ARKANSAS | |
| 9 | Q-aholic | |
| 10 | BAD TO THE BONE TOO | |
| 11 | SUPER SWINE | |
| 12 | CHICK'N BUTTS BBQ | |
| 13 | LOOSE MEAT BBQ | |
| 14 | Red Hog BBQ | |
| 15 | HOLY SMOKE | |
| 16 | Devil's Smoke |
Chicken
16 entries · top 174.8800 · median 166.2800
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Q-aholic | |
| 2 | DAD'S GRILLIN CREW | |
| 3 | RACK RUBBERS OF ARKANSAS | |
| 4 | LOTTA BULL BBQ | |
| 5 | SOUTHERN KRUNK BBQ SOCIETY | |
| 6 | BBQR'S DELIGHT | |
| 7 | BAD TO THE BONE TOO | |
| 8 | Tater 2 | |
| 9 | HOLY SMOKE | |
| 10 | Smokey Pig BBQ | |
| 11 | Righteous Smoke | |
| 12 | CHICK'N BUTTS BBQ | |
| 13 | SUPER SWINE | |
| 14 | Red Hog BBQ | |
| 15 | Devil's Smoke | |
| 16 | LOOSE MEAT BBQ |
Pork Ribs
16 entries · top 174.2628 · median 167.9714
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BBQR'S DELIGHT | |
| 2 | SOUTHERN KRUNK BBQ SOCIETY | |
| 3 | Righteous Smoke | |
| 4 | LOTTA BULL BBQ | |
| 5 | SUPER SWINE | |
| 6 | Red Hog BBQ | |
| 7 | Smokey Pig BBQ | |
| 8 | Tater 2 | |
| 9 | CHICK'N BUTTS BBQ | |
| 10 | Q-aholic | |
| 11 | DAD'S GRILLIN CREW | |
| 12 | RACK RUBBERS OF ARKANSAS | |
| 13 | BAD TO THE BONE TOO | |
| 14 | Devil's Smoke | |
| 15 | LOOSE MEAT BBQ | |
| 16 | HOLY SMOKE |
Pork
16 entries · top 173.1084 · median 165.6970
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | DAD'S GRILLIN CREW | |
| 2 | LOTTA BULL BBQ | |
| 3 | Righteous Smoke | |
| 4 | LOOSE MEAT BBQ | |
| 5 | Devil's Smoke | |
| 6 | BBQR'S DELIGHT | |
| 7 | HOLY SMOKE | |
| 8 | Tater 2 | |
| 9 | Smokey Pig BBQ | |
| 10 | SUPER SWINE | |
| 11 | SOUTHERN KRUNK BBQ SOCIETY | |
| 12 | BAD TO THE BONE TOO | |
| 13 | Q-aholic | |
| 14 | RACK RUBBERS OF ARKANSAS | |
| 15 | Red Hog BBQ | |
| 16 | CHICK'N BUTTS BBQ |
Brisket
16 entries · top 175.4400 · median 163.6914
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LOTTA BULL BBQ | |
| 2 | LOOSE MEAT BBQ | |
| 3 | CHICK'N BUTTS BBQ | |
| 4 | SOUTHERN KRUNK BBQ SOCIETY | |
| 5 | Righteous Smoke | |
| 6 | DAD'S GRILLIN CREW | |
| 7 | BBQR'S DELIGHT | |
| 8 | BAD TO THE BONE TOO | |
| 9 | RACK RUBBERS OF ARKANSAS | |
| 10 | Smokey Pig BBQ | |
| 11 | Tater 2 | |
| 12 | SUPER SWINE | |
| 13 | Red Hog BBQ | |
| 14 | Q-aholic | |
| 15 | HOLY SMOKE | |
| 16 | Devil's Smoke |