A statement win
11.9888
points clear of the field
Wider than 92% of the 4,714 championships in the data
The champion won by 11.9888 points — a wider margin than 92% of championships in the data.
5th Annual Valley Veteran's BBQ Competition
May 20–21, 2016 · Valley, NE
PORKY BUTTS BBQ won Grand Champion at the 5th Annual Valley Veteran's BBQ Competition on May 20, 2016 in Valley, NE, scoring 694.8116 in a field of 42 teams. SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 682.8228. Category winners: Chicken — PORKY BUTTS BBQ (178.8572); Pork Ribs — PORKY BUTTS BBQ (176.5600); Pork — HOT GRILL ON GRILL ACTION (175.4172); Brisket — WOODWARD BARBEQUE (177.1544).
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.
576.43
median 647.06
694.81 🏆
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 176.56
- Pork 175.42
- Brisket 177.15
129.68
178.86
Entries
42
4 judged meats
Top score
694.8116
Winning margin
11.9888
GC over RC
Field average
645.31
576.43694.81
median 647.06 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork
2.8572 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
670.7084
576.43694.81
10th place overall
Field spread
118.3772
winner to last place
Double threats
4
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 55%
beats 45% of 4715 Master Series wins in the data
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.69 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,537
avg power rating going in · stronger than 27% 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 9 calls decided inside half a point
Chicken places 8–9: HOT SAUCE HOPPE'S BBQ and TATTOO BOB'S BAR-B-Q tied on 170.2856 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 5–6: PORK PATROL BBQ and SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ tied on 170.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 6–7: WOODWARD BARBEQUE edged KEEP CALM AND BLAZE ON by 0.0116.
- Chicken 8–9 · tie
- Brisket 5–6 · tie
- Chicken 6–7 · 0.0116
- Pork 7–8 · 0.0116
A double category winner
2
category wins in a day
PORKY BUTTS BBQ won Chicken, Pork Ribs — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
- Chicken 1st
- Pork Ribs 1st
How the title was won
3 of 4
meats called to the stage
PORKY BUTTS BBQ took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 2 outright wins — their weakest board was brisket at 12th.
- Chicken 1st
- Pork Ribs 1st
- Pork 3rd
- Brisket 12th
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 | 178.8572 | 171.9656 | 169.1428 |
| Pork Ribs | 176.5600 | 170.2744 | 168 |
| Pork | 175.4172 | 172.5600 | 170.2856 |
| Brisket | 177.1544 | 170.2628 | 165.6800 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
42 entries · top 694.8116 · median 647.0570
Chicken
42 entries · top 178.8572 · median 164.8400
Pork Ribs
42 entries · top 176.5600 · median 163.7086
Pork
42 entries · top 175.4172 · median 164.5372
Brisket
42 entries · top 177.1544 · median 159.0970