A first Grand Championship
18
tracked contests to get there
This was BEHIND BBQ's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 18th tracked contest.
Conquer The Grill 2016
Jun 3–4, 2016 · Coudersport, PA · 📍 Third St
BEHIND BBQ won Grand Champion at the Conquer The Grill on June 3, 2016 in Coudersport, PA at Third St, scoring 670.8572 in a field of 18 teams. SHACK'S Q took Reserve Grand Champion with 655.3832. Category winners: Chicken — BEHIND BBQ (169.7372); Pork Ribs — BEHIND BBQ (171.4172); Pork — PINE CREEK BAR-B-QUE CO (169.7256); Brisket — SMOKIN' WEAD BBQ (175.4628). This is the 1st of 2 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.
573.62
median 627.33
670.86 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 169.74
- Pork Ribs 171.42
- Pork 169.73
- Brisket 175.46
136.51
175.46
Entries
18
4 judged meats
Top score
670.8572
Winning margin
15.4740
GC over RC
Field average
624.09
573.62670.86
median 627.33 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
6.8228 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
626.8116
573.62670.86
10th place overall
Field spread
97.2340
winner to last place
Double threats
5
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 96%
beats 4% of 4715 Master Series wins in the data
Form held
Moderate
ρ = -0.44 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,498
avg power rating going in · stronger than 0% of contests
Storylines (5 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 statement win
15.4740
points clear of the field
Wider than 97% of the 4,714 championships in the data
The champion won by 15.4740 points — a wider margin than 97% of championships in the data.
Photo finishes
Tie
closest of 9 calls decided inside half a point
Pork Ribs places 4–5: CHILLIN N GRILLIN BBQ COMPANY and BUTT UP OR SHUT UP tied on 164.5944 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 3–4: POT BELLY BBQ edged CHILLIN N GRILLIN BBQ COMPANY by 0.0116. Brisket places 2–3: MORT'S MEAT MAFIA edged CHILLIN N GRILLIN BBQ COMPANY by 0.0116.
- Pork Ribs 4–5 · tie
- Pork 3–4 · 0.0116
- Brisket 2–3 · 0.0116
- Pork 6–7 · 0.0228
A double category winner
2
category wins in a day
BEHIND 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
4 of 4
meats called to the stage
BEHIND BBQ took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 2 outright wins — their weakest board was brisket at 4th.
- Chicken 1st
- Pork Ribs 1st
- Pork 2nd
- Brisket 4th
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 3, 2016 ← this one | Coudersport, PA | Third St | 18 | 670.8572 | BEHIND BBQ | SHACK'S Q |
| Jun 2, 2017 | Coudersport, PA | Third St | 12 | 679.9432 | PEACE LOVE & SMOKINESS | THREE DOGS BBQ |
| Jun 1, 2018 | Coudersport, PA | — | — | — | — | — |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 169.7372 | 161.1544 | 157.1312 |
| Pork Ribs | 171.4172 | 164.5944 | 161.1200 |
| Pork | 169.7256 | 162.8344 | 156.5600 |
| Brisket | 175.4628 | 162.2744 | 151.4056 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
18 entries · top 670.8572 · median 627.3256
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BEHIND BBQ | |
| 2 | SHACK'S Q | |
| 3 | SMOKIN' WEAD BBQ | |
| 4 | CHILLIN N GRILLIN BBQ COMPANY | |
| 5 | MORT'S MEAT MAFIA | |
| 6 | BUTT UP OR SHUT UP | |
| 7 | PINE CREEK BAR-B-QUE CO | |
| 8 | BUFFALO MEATHEADS | |
| 9 | Bones N Banter | |
| 10 | BEER TIME BBQ | |
| 11 | POT BELLY BBQ | |
| 12 | BROTHER'S IN SMOKE | |
| 13 | HAWKEYEBBQ | |
| 14 | COMIN' IN HOT BBQ | |
| 15 | MAD WOLFE BBQ | |
| 16 | Mobile Fresca | |
| 17 | E & D Pork Pullers | |
| 18 | T&B BBQ |
Chicken
18 entries · top 169.7372 · median 157.4228
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BEHIND BBQ | |
| 2 | BEER TIME BBQ | |
| 3 | MORT'S MEAT MAFIA | |
| 4 | SHACK'S Q | |
| 5 | BUFFALO MEATHEADS | |
| 6 | SMOKIN' WEAD BBQ | |
| 7 | BUTT UP OR SHUT UP | |
| 8 | POT BELLY BBQ | |
| 9 | CHILLIN N GRILLIN BBQ COMPANY | |
| 10 | Mobile Fresca | |
| 11 | BROTHER'S IN SMOKE | |
| 12 | MAD WOLFE BBQ | |
| 13 | PINE CREEK BAR-B-QUE CO | |
| 14 | HAWKEYEBBQ | |
| 15 | E & D Pork Pullers | |
| 16 | Bones N Banter | |
| 17 | COMIN' IN HOT BBQ | |
| 18 | T&B BBQ |
Pork Ribs
18 entries · top 171.4172 · median 161.1372
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BEHIND BBQ | |
| 2 | COMIN' IN HOT BBQ | |
| 3 | SHACK'S Q | |
| 4 | CHILLIN N GRILLIN BBQ COMPANY | |
| 5 | BUTT UP OR SHUT UP | |
| 6 | Bones N Banter | |
| 7 | SMOKIN' WEAD BBQ | |
| 8 | BROTHER'S IN SMOKE | |
| 9 | HAWKEYEBBQ | |
| 10 | PINE CREEK BAR-B-QUE CO | |
| 11 | MORT'S MEAT MAFIA | |
| 12 | BEER TIME BBQ | |
| 13 | POT BELLY BBQ | |
| 14 | BUFFALO MEATHEADS | |
| 15 | MAD WOLFE BBQ | |
| 16 | T&B BBQ | |
| 17 | Mobile Fresca | |
| 18 | E & D Pork Pullers |
Pork
18 entries · top 169.7256 · median 157.1428
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PINE CREEK BAR-B-QUE CO | |
| 2 | BEHIND BBQ | |
| 3 | POT BELLY BBQ | |
| 4 | CHILLIN N GRILLIN BBQ COMPANY | |
| 5 | BUTT UP OR SHUT UP | |
| 6 | MORT'S MEAT MAFIA | |
| 7 | SHACK'S Q | |
| 8 | BUFFALO MEATHEADS | |
| 9 | BROTHER'S IN SMOKE | |
| 10 | COMIN' IN HOT BBQ | |
| 11 | Bones N Banter | |
| 12 | HAWKEYEBBQ | |
| 13 | BEER TIME BBQ | |
| 14 | SMOKIN' WEAD BBQ | |
| 15 | T&B BBQ | |
| 16 | E & D Pork Pullers | |
| 17 | MAD WOLFE BBQ | |
| 18 | Mobile Fresca |
Brisket
18 entries · top 175.4628 · median 151.4226
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKIN' WEAD BBQ | |
| 2 | MORT'S MEAT MAFIA | |
| 3 | CHILLIN N GRILLIN BBQ COMPANY | |
| 4 | BEHIND BBQ | |
| 5 | SHACK'S Q | |
| 6 | BUFFALO MEATHEADS | |
| 7 | Bones N Banter | |
| 8 | BUTT UP OR SHUT UP | |
| 9 | PINE CREEK BAR-B-QUE CO | |
| 10 | MAD WOLFE BBQ | |
| 11 | HAWKEYEBBQ | |
| 12 | BEER TIME BBQ | |
| 13 | Mobile Fresca | |
| 14 | POT BELLY BBQ | |
| 15 | BROTHER'S IN SMOKE | |
| 16 | E & D Pork Pullers | |
| 17 | COMIN' IN HOT BBQ | |
| 18 | T&B BBQ |