A statement win
10.9836
points clear of the field
Wider than 90% of the 4,710 championships in the data
The champion won by 10.9836 points — a wider margin than 90% of championships in the data.
3rd Ruhrpott BBQ 2016
Sep 24–25, 2016 · Waltrop NRW, Germany · GERMANY
BUNCH OF SWINES won Grand Champion at the 3rd Ruhrpott BBQ 2016 on September 24, 2016 in Waltrop NRW, DE, scoring 696.6404 in a field of 67 teams. DRAGON BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 685.6568. Category winners: Chicken — BUNCH OF SWINES (177.7144); Pork Ribs — BUNCH OF SWINES (173.7372); Pork — BBQ WIESEL (177.1428); Brisket — DE FILOUS (180.0000).
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.
574.21
median 642.26
696.64 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 177.71
- Pork Ribs 173.74
- Pork 177.14
- Brisket 180 🔥
129.65
180
Entries
67
4 judged meats · 2 ancillary
Top score
696.6404
Winning margin
10.9836
GC over RC
Field average
639.13
574.21696.64
median 642.26 · last place to winner
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
1.7256 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
664.6400
574.21696.64
10th place overall
Field spread
122.4344
winner to last place
Double threats
3
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 46%
beats 54% of 4711 Master Series wins in the data
Form held
Moderate
ρ = -0.46 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,526
avg power rating going in · stronger than 18% of contests
Storylines (6 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
0.0112
closest of 10 calls decided inside half a point
Pork Ribs places 7–8: BIG BOYS BBQ NL edged BBQ WIESEL by 0.0112. Pork Ribs places 8–9: BBQ WIESEL edged DRAGON BBQ by 0.0116. Chicken places 3–4: LETZQ edged IRON BBQ by 0.0228.
- Pork Ribs 7–8 · 0.0112
- Pork Ribs 8–9 · 0.0116
- Chicken 3–4 · 0.0228
- Pork 5–6 · 0.0228
A double category winner
2
category wins in a day
BUNCH OF SWINES 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
BUNCH OF SWINES took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 2 outright wins — their weakest board was pork at 5th.
- Chicken 1st
- Pork Ribs 1st
- Pork 5th
- Brisket 5th
One of the big ones
67
teams on the grounds
Bigger than 94% of the 5,462 contests in the data
67 teams — bigger than 94% of the 5,462 contests in the data.
A perfect score on the table
1
perfect 180s
1 perfect 180 was scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
- DE FILOUS · Brisket
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 | 177.7144 | 172.5828 | 170.8228 |
| Pork Ribs | 173.7372 | 172.0116 | 169.7372 |
| Pork | 177.1428 | 172.0228 | 170.2744 |
| Brisket | 180 | 173.1660 | 169.1772 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
67 entries · top 696.6404 · median 642.2628
Chicken
67 entries · top 177.7144 · median 162.2856
Pork Ribs
67 entries · top 173.7372 · median 160.6172
Pork
67 entries · top 177.1428 · median 159.3712
Brisket
67 entries · top 180 · median 159.4172 · 🔥 perfect 180
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 — Chef'S Choice
67 entries · top 180 · median 167.4056 · 🔥 perfect 180
Master Series — Sausage
40 entries · top 173.2000 · median 158.3086
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | turnpike | |
| 2 | Passion BBQ | |
| 3 | BACKCORNER BBQ | |
| 4 | BM Grils & Smokers | |
| 5 | Wild West BBQ | |
| 6 | SERIAL GRILLAZ(NL) | |
| 7 | SCHLUCHTENGRILLER BBQ | |
| 8 | DE FILOUS | |
| 9 | BBQ Seidel | |
| 10 | BACKYARD BBQ TEAM HOLLAND | |
| 11 | WHITE SQUIRREL BBQ | |
| 12 | IRON BBQ | |
| 13 | BBQ Bro's | |
| 14 | DE VLIEGENDE HOLLANDER BBQ-TEAM | |
| 15 | SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ | |
| 16 | Laurentius | |
| 17 | VIKING BBQ | |
| 18 | LETZQ | |
| 19 | DRAGON BBQ | |
| 20 | ZWARTE HAND | |
| 21 | CHILICHEF | |
| 22 | Smoking Cowboys | |
| 23 | BBQ WIESEL | |
| 24 | FLAMING PIG BBQ (SE) | |
| 25 | TJOPPIE DOPPIE BBQ TEAM | |
| 26 | LOW AND SLOW MEISTER | |
| 27 | TEAM BBQ SHOP LIMBURG | |
| 28 | FIRE, SMOKE & FLAVOR | |
| 29 | Beat The Meat | |
| 30 | Baerl B Q | |
| 31 | GRILLFLAEMMKES | |
| 32 | Grillteam-Heek e.V. | |
| 33 | Mc Slims BBQ | |
| 34 | ACHTERHOEK BROILERS | |
| 35 | Die GourMonds | |
| 36 | Buurman & Buurman | |
| 37 | THE SMOKIN' PORKETEERS | |
| 38 | BBQ-Outcooker | |
| 39 | Heart-Attack-BBQ | |
| 40 | AFTER THE SMOKE IS GONE |