A razor-thin finish
1.0856
points between champion and reserve
Closer than 85% of the 4,710 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 1.0856 points — closer than 85% of every championship in the data.
- SAUCE THIS BBQ
- 412Q
Brew, Barbecue & Oysters Too!
Sep 23–24, 2016 · Cape Charles, VA · 📍 14yh St. & Philadelphia Av
Sauce This BBQ won Grand Champion at the Brew, Barbecue & Oysters Too! on September 23, 2016 in Cape Charles, VA at 14yh St. & Philadelphia Av, scoring 679.3600 in a field of 22 teams. 412Q took Reserve Grand Champion with 678.2744. Category winners: Chicken — 4:20 Q (173.1200); Pork Ribs — 4:20 Q (174.8572); Pork — Sauce This BBQ (178.8572); Brisket — 412Q (176.5600).
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.
552.37
median 636.41
679.36 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 173.12
- Pork Ribs 174.86
- Pork 178.86
- Brisket 176.56
130.78
178.86
Entries
22
4 judged meats · 3 ancillary
Top score
679.3600
Winning margin
1.0856
GC over RC
Field average
634.93
552.37679.36
median 636.41 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Chicken
7.9772 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
642.7088
552.37679.36
10th place overall
Field spread
126.9940
winner to last place
Double threats
6
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 90%
beats 10% of 4711 Master Series wins in the data
Form held
Moderate
ρ = -0.56 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,544
avg power rating going in · stronger than 33% 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 3–4: KIRBBQ and DON'T KNOW JACK BBQ tied on 167.9772 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 4–5: Sauce This BBQ edged DIRTY BUTT BOYS by 0.0228. Chicken places 7–8: BARBEQUETHIS edged COLONIAL EMBERS by 0.0232.
- Chicken 3–4 · tie
- Brisket 4–5 · 0.0228
- Chicken 7–8 · 0.0232
- Pork Ribs 7–8 · 0.0344
A double category winner
2
category wins in a day
4:20 Q won Chicken, Pork Ribs — a double.
- Chicken 1st
- Pork Ribs 1st
How the title was won
4 of 4
meats called to the stage
Sauce This BBQ took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork ribs at 7th.
- Chicken 2nd
- Pork Ribs 7th
- Pork 1st
- 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)
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 173.1200 | 165.1428 | 160 |
| Pork Ribs | 174.8572 | 165.7028 | 159.3716 |
| Pork | 178.8572 | 170.8228 | 164 |
| Brisket | 176.5600 | 166.2400 | 160 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
22 entries · top 679.3600 · median 636.4114
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sauce This BBQ | |
| 2 | 412Q | |
| 3 | 4:20 Q | |
| 4 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | |
| 5 | COLONIAL EMBERS | |
| 6 | BARBEQUETHIS | |
| 7 | DIRTY BUTT BOYS | |
| 8 | DON'T KNOW JACK BBQ | |
| 9 | ASTRO PIGS BBQ | |
| 10 | KIRBBQ | |
| 11 | SMOKIN' UP SUMPIN | |
| 12 | FIRESIDE ALCHEMY | |
| 13 | PULLING ON MY PORK BBQ TEAM | |
| 14 | BIKER BBQ | |
| 15 | BIG DOG BBQ VA | |
| 16 | Tau's HardWood BBQ | |
| 17 | HOLDIN' MY BBQ | |
| 18 | Sweet Sistas BBQ | |
| 19 | JAM'N HAMS | |
| 20 | TRIBAL SMOKERS | |
| 21 | J.T. AND THE BBQ 3 | |
| 22 | CHUBBY ROB'S BBQ |
Chicken
22 entries · top 173.1200 · median 158.2284
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4:20 Q | |
| 2 | Sauce This BBQ | |
| 3 | KIRBBQ | |
| 4 | DON'T KNOW JACK BBQ | |
| 5 | 412Q | |
| 6 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | |
| 7 | BARBEQUETHIS | |
| 8 | COLONIAL EMBERS | |
| 9 | SMOKIN' UP SUMPIN | |
| 10 | BIKER BBQ | |
| 11 | ASTRO PIGS BBQ | |
| 12 | FIRESIDE ALCHEMY | |
| 13 | DIRTY BUTT BOYS | |
| 14 | TRIBAL SMOKERS | |
| 15 | Tau's HardWood BBQ | |
| 16 | J.T. AND THE BBQ 3 | |
| 17 | HOLDIN' MY BBQ | |
| 18 | Sweet Sistas BBQ | |
| 19 | PULLING ON MY PORK BBQ TEAM | |
| 20 | JAM'N HAMS | |
| 21 | BIG DOG BBQ VA | |
| 22 | CHUBBY ROB'S BBQ |
Pork Ribs
22 entries · top 174.8572 · median 157.6914
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4:20 Q | |
| 2 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | |
| 3 | COLONIAL EMBERS | |
| 4 | PULLING ON MY PORK BBQ TEAM | |
| 5 | FIRESIDE ALCHEMY | |
| 6 | 412Q | |
| 7 | Sauce This BBQ | |
| 8 | BARBEQUETHIS | |
| 9 | KIRBBQ | |
| 10 | BIG DOG BBQ VA | |
| 11 | ASTRO PIGS BBQ | |
| 12 | JAM'N HAMS | |
| 13 | Sweet Sistas BBQ | |
| 14 | DIRTY BUTT BOYS | |
| 15 | DON'T KNOW JACK BBQ | |
| 16 | SMOKIN' UP SUMPIN | |
| 17 | Tau's HardWood BBQ | |
| 18 | BIKER BBQ | |
| 19 | TRIBAL SMOKERS | |
| 20 | HOLDIN' MY BBQ | |
| 21 | J.T. AND THE BBQ 3 | |
| 22 | CHUBBY ROB'S BBQ |
Pork
22 entries · top 178.8572 · median 162.0114
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sauce This BBQ | |
| 2 | BARBEQUETHIS | |
| 3 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | |
| 4 | 412Q | |
| 5 | DIRTY BUTT BOYS | |
| 6 | COLONIAL EMBERS | |
| 7 | SMOKIN' UP SUMPIN | |
| 8 | ASTRO PIGS BBQ | |
| 9 | FIRESIDE ALCHEMY | |
| 10 | 4:20 Q | |
| 11 | PULLING ON MY PORK BBQ TEAM | |
| 12 | BIG DOG BBQ VA | |
| 13 | DON'T KNOW JACK BBQ | |
| 14 | BIKER BBQ | |
| 15 | JAM'N HAMS | |
| 16 | Tau's HardWood BBQ | |
| 17 | KIRBBQ | |
| 18 | HOLDIN' MY BBQ | |
| 19 | TRIBAL SMOKERS | |
| 20 | Sweet Sistas BBQ | |
| 21 | CHUBBY ROB'S BBQ | |
| 22 | J.T. AND THE BBQ 3 |
Brisket
22 entries · top 176.5600 · median 159.6742
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 412Q | |
| 2 | BIG DOG BBQ VA | |
| 3 | DON'T KNOW JACK BBQ | |
| 4 | Sauce This BBQ | |
| 5 | DIRTY BUTT BOYS | |
| 6 | 4:20 Q | |
| 7 | Tau's HardWood BBQ | |
| 8 | ASTRO PIGS BBQ | |
| 9 | HOLDIN' MY BBQ | |
| 10 | COLONIAL EMBERS | |
| 11 | BIKER BBQ | |
| 12 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | |
| 13 | SMOKIN' UP SUMPIN | |
| 14 | PULLING ON MY PORK BBQ TEAM | |
| 15 | KIRBBQ | |
| 16 | Sweet Sistas BBQ | |
| 17 | BARBEQUETHIS | |
| 18 | J.T. AND THE BBQ 3 | |
| 19 | FIRESIDE ALCHEMY | |
| 20 | JAM'N HAMS | |
| 21 | TRIBAL SMOKERS | |
| 22 | CHUBBY ROB'S BBQ |
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 — Amateur
5 entries · top 338.2972 · median 322.2284
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SOUTH BOWIE SMOKE | |
| 2 | JOHNSON FAMILY BBQ | |
| 3 | DIRTY POSSUM BBQ | |
| 4 | SMOKEY DOG BBQ | |
| 5 | WELSH MOUNTAIN BBQ |
Master Series — Amateur Chicken
5 entries · top 169.1544 · median 164.5256
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | JOHNSON FAMILY BBQ | |
| 2 | SOUTH BOWIE SMOKE | |
| 3 | DIRTY POSSUM BBQ | |
| 4 | SMOKEY DOG BBQ | |
| 5 | WELSH MOUNTAIN BBQ |
Master Series — Amateur Ribs
5 entries · top 172.0572 · median 157.7144
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SOUTH BOWIE SMOKE | |
| 2 | JOHNSON FAMILY BBQ | |
| 3 | WELSH MOUNTAIN BBQ | |
| 4 | DIRTY POSSUM BBQ | |
| 5 | SMOKEY DOG BBQ |