A first Grand Championship
35
tracked contests to get there
This was WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 35th tracked contest.
Smoking In The Foothills Barbecue Competition and Festival 2015
Oct 16–17, 2015 · Lenoir, NC
WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ won Grand Champion at the Smoking In The Foothills Barbecue Competition and Festival on October 16, 2015 in Lenoir, NC, scoring 709.1200 in a field of 37 teams. SAUCED! BBQ TEAM took Reserve Grand Champion with 705.1772. Category winners: Chicken — REDNECK SCIENTIFIC (178.8572); Pork Ribs — SMOKE ON THIS (177.1544); Pork — WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ (178.8572); Brisket — WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ (180.0000). This is the 1st of 3 editions of this contest on record; the next was held in 2017.
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.
583.85
median 667.92
709.12 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 178.86
- Pork Ribs 177.15
- Pork 178.86
- Brisket 180 🔥
135.35
180
Winning score by edition
What it has taken to win here, 2015 to 2018 — this edition picked out.
Entries
37
4 judged meats · 2 ancillary
Top score
709.1200
Winning margin
3.9428
GC over RC
Field average
662.15
583.85709.12
median 667.92 · last place to winner
Tightest race
Chicken
2.8228 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
680.4684
583.85709.12
10th place overall
Field spread
125.2684
winner to last place
Double threats
4
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 5%
beats 95% of 4714 Master Series wins in the data
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.75 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,572
avg power rating going in · stronger than 56% of contests
Storylines (6 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 dynasty in the making
2×
wins at this contest
2 of 3 tracked editions
WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ has won this contest 2 times across its 3 tracked editions.
- 2015
- 2017
Photo finishes
Tie
closest of 11 calls decided inside half a point
Chicken places 2–3: WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ and Q-FACTOR tied on 177.1428 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 4–5: SAUCED! BBQ TEAM and CHECKERED PIG tied on 173.7144 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 7–8: CAROLINA SMOKIN JOHN'S BBQ and WHO CARES BBQ tied on 173.1316 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
- Chicken 2–3 · tie
- Pork Ribs 4–5 · tie
- Pork Ribs 7–8 · tie
- Pork 7–8 · tie
A double category winner
2
category wins in a day
WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ won Pork, Brisket — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
- Pork 1st
- Brisket 1st
How the title was won
4 of 4
meats called to the stage
WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 2 outright wins — their weakest board was pork ribs at 9th.
- Chicken 2nd
- Pork Ribs 9th
- Pork 1st
- Brisket 1st
A perfect score on the table
2
perfect 180s
2 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
- WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ · Brisket
- SAUCED! BBQ TEAM · Brisket
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 16, 2015 ← this one | Lenoir, NC | Lenoir, NC 28645 | 37 | 709.1200 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | SAUCED! BBQ TEAM |
| Oct 20, 2017 | Lenoir, NC | Harper Avenue | 39 | 690.2172 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | REDNECK SCIENTIFIC |
| Oct 19, 2018 | Lenoir, NC | Harper Avenue | 35 | 699.3600 | SMOKE CENTRAL BBQ | ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.8572 | 176.0344 | 171.9656 |
| Pork Ribs | 177.1544 | 173.7144 | 172.5716 |
| Pork | 178.8572 | 174.2628 | 171.4284 |
| Brisket | 180 | 176.5600 | 170.8572 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
37 entries · top 709.1200 · median 667.9200
Chicken
37 entries · top 178.8572 · median 167.3828
Pork Ribs
37 entries · top 177.1544 · median 165.6916
Pork
37 entries · top 178.8572 · median 167.9656
Brisket
37 entries · top 180 · median 164.5600 · 🔥 perfect 180
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 — Backyard Chicken
13 entries · top 173.7028 · median 158.2056
Master Series — Backyard Ribs
13 entries · top 174.2744 · median 155.9884