A first Grand Championship
4
tracked contests to get there
This was SMOKING BAD BBQ TEAM's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 4th tracked contest.
Rugby Sound BBQ Competition
Jun 25–26, 2016 · Parabiago, Italy · ITALY · 📍 Via Carso
SMOKING BAD BBQ TEAM won Grand Champion at the Rugby Sound BBQ Competition on June 25, 2016 in Parabiago, IT at Via Carso, scoring 696.5828 in a field of 15 teams. STICKY FINGERS BARBECUE TEAM took Reserve Grand Champion with 688.5144. Category winners: Chicken — SMOKE'N'FIRE BBQ TEAM (176.6172); Pork Ribs — SMOKING BAD BBQ TEAM (173.1656); Pork — SMOKING BAD BBQ TEAM (178.8572); Brisket — STICKY FINGERS BARBECUE TEAM (178.8572).
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.
609.62
median 666.83
696.58 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 176.62
- Pork Ribs 173.17
- Pork 178.86
- Brisket 178.86
142.80
178.86
Entries
15
4 judged meats
Top score
696.5828
Winning margin
8.0684
GC over RC
Field average
667.24
609.62696.58
median 666.83 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
1.7256 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
662.2516
609.62696.58
10th place overall
Field spread
86.9604
winner to last place
Double threats
6
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 46%
beats 54% of 4714 Master Series wins in the data
Form held
Moderate
ρ = -0.38 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,506
avg power rating going in · stronger than 4% of contests
Storylines (4 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 6 calls decided inside half a point
Chicken places 8–9: SMOKING BAD BBQ TEAM and GRILLKUNST tied on 169.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 1–2: SMOKING BAD BBQ TEAM and BBQ4ALL INTERNATIONAL tied on 178.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 9–10: HOT MONKEYS TEAM and GRILLER INSTINCT tied on 165.0856 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
- Chicken 8–9 · tie
- Pork 1–2 · tie
- Pork 9–10 · tie
- Pork Ribs 3–4 · 0.0228
A double category winner
2
category wins in a day
SMOKING BAD BBQ TEAM 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
SMOKING BAD BBQ TEAM took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 2 outright wins — their weakest board was chicken at 8th.
- Chicken 8th
- Pork Ribs 1st
- Pork 1st
- Brisket 2nd
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 | 176.6172 | 171.9884 | 168.0228 |
| Pork Ribs | 173.1656 | 171.4400 | 167.3944 |
| Pork | 178.8572 | 169.1772 | 165.0856 |
| Brisket | 178.8572 | 169.1316 | 160.5372 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
15 entries · top 696.5828 · median 666.8344
Chicken
15 entries · top 176.6172 · median 169.1200
Pork Ribs
15 entries · top 173.1656 · median 168.5372
Pork
15 entries · top 178.8572 · median 165.1084
Brisket
15 entries · top 178.8572 · median 164.5716