A statement win
14.9144
points clear of the field
Wider than 96% of the 4,710 championships in the data
The champion won by 14.9144 points — a wider margin than 96% of championships in the data.
San Francisco BBQ Festival BBQ Competition
Oct 21–22, 2016 · San Francisco, CA · 📍 3rd st. and Terry Francisco Blvd
RIDGE ROUTE BOYS BBQ won Grand Champion at the San Francisco BBQ Festival BBQ Competition on October 21, 2016 in San Francisco, CA at 3rd st. and Terry Francisco Blvd, scoring 693.1316 in a field of 38 teams. TOO ASHAMED TO NAME took Reserve Grand Champion with 678.2172. Category winners: Chicken — SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ (171.9656); Pork Ribs — RIDGE ROUTE BOYS BBQ (175.4516); Pork — RIDGE ROUTE BOYS BBQ (174.8572); Brisket — RIDGE ROUTE BOYS BBQ (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.
243.89
median 630.75
693.13 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 171.97
- Pork Ribs 175.45
- Pork 174.86
- Brisket 177.15
103.91
177.15
Entries
38
4 judged meats
Top score
693.1316
Winning margin
14.9144
GC over RC
Field average
614.23
243.89693.13
median 630.75 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
2.2972 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
666.7312
243.89693.13
10th place overall
Field spread
449.2460
winner to last place
Double threats
6
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 60%
beats 40% of 4711 Master Series wins in the data
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.72 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,541
avg power rating going in · stronger than 30% 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.
A hat-trick of category wins
3
category wins in a day
RIDGE ROUTE BOYS BBQ won Pork Ribs, Pork, Brisket — a hat-trick, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
- Pork Ribs 1st
- Pork 1st
- Brisket 1st
Photo finishes
Tie
closest of 11 calls decided inside half a point
Chicken places 3–4: BOWLING OVER PIGS and Smokey and the Pirate tied on 169.6800 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 3–4: Pops BBQ 22 and Smokey and the Pirate tied on 174.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 8–9: TOO ASHAMED TO NAME edged SON OF SMOKE by 0.0116.
- Chicken 3–4 · tie
- Pork Ribs 3–4 · tie
- Pork 8–9 · 0.0116
- Chicken 7–8 · 0.0116
How the title was won
3 of 4
meats called to the stage
RIDGE ROUTE BOYS BBQ took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 3 outright wins — their weakest board was chicken at 14th.
- Chicken 14th
- Pork Ribs 1st
- Pork 1st
- Brisket 1st
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 | 171.9656 | 169.1084 | 166.2400 |
| Pork Ribs | 175.4516 | 173.1544 | 170.8456 |
| Pork | 174.8572 | 170.2628 | 166.2628 |
| Brisket | 177.1544 | 169.6916 | 163.4056 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
38 entries · top 693.1316 · median 630.7488
Chicken
36 entries · top 171.9656 · median 161.1258
Pork Ribs
38 entries · top 175.4516 · median 163.0970
Pork
37 entries · top 174.8572 · median 158.8116
Brisket
37 entries · top 177.1544 · median 153.1200