A new contest record
684.5604
highest overall ever cooked here
684.5604 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 680.5144 BUNCH OF SWINES set in 2015.
- old record 680.5144
- set 2015 by BUNCH OF SWINES
Barbecue Bulls Championship 2016
Apr 23–24, 2016 · Salzburg, Austria · AUSTRIA · 📍 Puch Urstein
BALDICUE won Grand Champion at the Barbecue Bulls Championship 2016 on April 23, 2016 in Salzburg Austria, AT at Puch Urstein, scoring 684.5604 in a field of 16 teams. BBQ LONGHORN RANCH HANDS took Reserve Grand Champion with 680.6060. Category winners: Chicken — BBQ LONGHORN RANCH HANDS (173.1544); Pork Ribs — GRILLKUNST (178.8800); Pork — BALDICUE (174.8572); Brisket — BALDICUE (174.8572). This is the 2nd of 2 editions of this contest on record; the 2015 edition was won by BUNCH OF SWINES.
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.
605.87
median 641.70
684.56 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 173.15
- Pork Ribs 178.88
- Pork 174.86
- Brisket 174.86
137.63
178.88
Entries
16
4 judged meats
Top score
684.5604
Winning margin
3.9544
GC over RC
Field average
649.07
605.87684.56
median 641.70 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Brisket
3.4056 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
639.9652
605.87684.56
10th place overall
Field spread
78.6860
winner to last place
Double threats
7
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 82%
beats 18% of 4715 Master Series wins in the data
Came back for more
33%
4 of 12 teams from the previous edition returned
Form held
Weak
ρ = -0.22 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,518
avg power rating going in · stronger than 12% of contests
Storylines (7 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.
An upset on the books
24-in-100
shot on pre-contest ratings
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 76 times in 100
BALDICUE came in rated below the field's top team, MISS PIGGY'S U.K., and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 24-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
- champion 1491
- top seed 1687
A first Grand Championship
3
tracked contests to get there
This was BALDICUE's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 3rd tracked contest.
Photo finishes
Tie
closest of 7 calls decided inside half a point
Brisket places 1–2: BALDICUE and GRILLKUNST tied on 174.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 2–3: BOHEMIAN BBQ edged MISS PIGGY'S U.K. by 0.0116. Pork places 1–2: BALDICUE edged MISS PIGGY'S U.K. by 0.0116.
- Brisket 1–2 · tie
- Pork Ribs 2–3 · 0.0116
- Pork 1–2 · 0.0116
- Pork Ribs 4–5 · 0.0228
A double category winner
2
category wins in a day
BALDICUE 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
BALDICUE took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 2 outright wins — their weakest board was chicken at 8th.
- Chicken 8th
- Pork Ribs 5th
- Pork 1st
- Brisket 1st
A contest record in pork ribs
178.8800
best pork ribs ever cooked here
GRILLKUNST turned in 178.8800 in pork ribs — past the 172.5944 that had stood across 1 earlier editions.
- old best 172.5944
- across 1 past editions
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 30, 2015 | Salzburg, Austria | Salzburg, Austria, | 12 | 680.5144 | BUNCH OF SWINES | IQ - NETHERLANDS |
| Apr 23, 2016 ← this one | Salzburg, Austria | Puch Urstein | 16 | 684.5604 | BALDICUE | BBQ LONGHORN RANCH HANDS |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 173.1544 | 166.8684 | 158.2628 |
| Pork Ribs | 178.8800 | 173.1316 | 162.2744 |
| Pork | 174.8572 | 164.0456 | 159.4400 |
| Brisket | 174.8572 | 171.4516 | 160.4912 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
16 entries · top 684.5604 · median 641.7026
Chicken
16 entries · top 173.1544 · median 161.1600
Pork Ribs
16 entries · top 178.8800 · median 165.4744
Pork
16 entries · top 174.8572 · median 161.1142
Brisket
16 entries · top 174.8572 · median 161.9942