A first Grand Championship
21
tracked contests to get there
This was Q'N CANUCKS's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 21st tracked contest.
Craze Fest
Jun 3–4, 2017 · Georgina, ON · CANADA
Q'N CANUCKS won Grand Champion at the Craze Fest on June 3, 2017 in Georgina, ON, scoring 665.0744 in a field of 17 teams. TEAM EATAPEDIA took Reserve Grand Champion with 660.5484. Category winners: Chicken — Cousin's Catering and BBQ (173.1772); Pork Ribs — Q+BREW (172.0572); Pork — Q'N CANUCKS (170.8684); Brisket — JACK9 BBQ (168.5600).
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.
567.23
median 639.92
665.07 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 173.18
- Pork Ribs 172.06
- Pork 170.87
- Brisket 168.56
130.22
173.18
Entries
17
4 judged meats · 5 ancillary
Top score
665.0744
Winning margin
4.5260
GC over RC
Field average
636.22
567.23665.07
median 639.92 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Chicken
5.2000 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
639.3144
567.23665.07
10th place overall
Field spread
97.8400
winner to last place
Double threats
5
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 98%
beats 2% of 4714 Master Series wins in the data
Form held
Moderate
ρ = -0.55 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,517
avg power rating going in · stronger than 11% of contests
Storylines (3 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 4 calls decided inside half a point
Brisket places 5–6: TEAM EATAPEDIA edged Q'N CANUCKS by 0.0112. Brisket places 1–2: JACK9 BBQ edged BOYMEETSGRILL by 0.0116. Pork Ribs places 1–2: Q+BREW edged HELLBENT BBQ by 0.0228.
- Brisket 5–6 · 0.0112
- Brisket 1–2 · 0.0116
- Pork Ribs 1–2 · 0.0228
- Pork 2–3 · 0.0228
How the title was won
4 of 4
meats called to the stage
Q'N CANUCKS took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was chicken at 7th.
- Chicken 7th
- Pork Ribs 6th
- Pork 1st
- Brisket 6th
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 | 173.1772 | 167.9772 | 161.1428 |
| Pork Ribs | 172.0572 | 166.8572 | 153.7144 |
| Pork | 170.8684 | 163.9884 | 158.8000 |
| Brisket | 168.5600 | 161.1084 | 157.1428 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
17 entries · top 665.0744 · median 639.9200
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Q'N CANUCKS | |
| 2 | TEAM EATAPEDIA | |
| 3 | JACK9 BBQ | |
| 4 | TRANQUIL CARNIVORES | |
| 5 | Q+BREW | |
| 6 | HANGING BELLIES BBQ | |
| 7 | DELIVERING SMOKE BBQ | |
| 8 | HELLBENT BBQ | |
| 9 | MEAN MOE'S BBQ | |
| 10 | WHISKEY'N'CLEAVERS | |
| 11 | HEART OF GOLD BBQ | |
| 12 | BOYMEETSGRILL | |
| 13 | Cousin's Catering and BBQ | |
| 14 | SHOP BOYS BBQ | |
| 15 | SIBLING RIVALRY | |
| 16 | Stuttering John's Smokehouse | |
| 17 | JUAN A B SMOKIN |
Chicken
17 entries · top 173.1772 · median 164.5944
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cousin's Catering and BBQ | |
| 2 | JACK9 BBQ | |
| 3 | MEAN MOE'S BBQ | |
| 4 | Q+BREW | |
| 5 | WHISKEY'N'CLEAVERS | |
| 6 | TEAM EATAPEDIA | |
| 7 | Q'N CANUCKS | |
| 8 | HEART OF GOLD BBQ | |
| 9 | Stuttering John's Smokehouse | |
| 10 | SIBLING RIVALRY | |
| 11 | TRANQUIL CARNIVORES | |
| 12 | HANGING BELLIES BBQ | |
| 13 | BOYMEETSGRILL | |
| 14 | HELLBENT BBQ | |
| 15 | SHOP BOYS BBQ | |
| 16 | DELIVERING SMOKE BBQ | |
| 17 | JUAN A B SMOKIN |
Pork Ribs
17 entries · top 172.0572 · median 162.3200
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Q+BREW | |
| 2 | HELLBENT BBQ | |
| 3 | WHISKEY'N'CLEAVERS | |
| 4 | TRANQUIL CARNIVORES | |
| 5 | HANGING BELLIES BBQ | |
| 6 | Q'N CANUCKS | |
| 7 | SHOP BOYS BBQ | |
| 8 | DELIVERING SMOKE BBQ | |
| 9 | TEAM EATAPEDIA | |
| 10 | MEAN MOE'S BBQ | |
| 11 | Stuttering John's Smokehouse | |
| 12 | BOYMEETSGRILL | |
| 13 | JACK9 BBQ | |
| 14 | SIBLING RIVALRY | |
| 15 | Cousin's Catering and BBQ | |
| 16 | HEART OF GOLD BBQ | |
| 17 | JUAN A B SMOKIN |
Pork
17 entries · top 170.8684 · median 161.1428
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Q'N CANUCKS | |
| 2 | JACK9 BBQ | |
| 3 | TEAM EATAPEDIA | |
| 4 | DELIVERING SMOKE BBQ | |
| 5 | SIBLING RIVALRY | |
| 6 | MEAN MOE'S BBQ | |
| 7 | HANGING BELLIES BBQ | |
| 8 | HEART OF GOLD BBQ | |
| 9 | TRANQUIL CARNIVORES | |
| 10 | HELLBENT BBQ | |
| 11 | SHOP BOYS BBQ | |
| 12 | BOYMEETSGRILL | |
| 13 | Q+BREW | |
| 14 | Cousin's Catering and BBQ | |
| 15 | WHISKEY'N'CLEAVERS | |
| 16 | Stuttering John's Smokehouse | |
| 17 | JUAN A B SMOKIN |
Brisket
17 entries · top 168.5600 · median 157.6800
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | JACK9 BBQ | |
| 2 | BOYMEETSGRILL | |
| 3 | TRANQUIL CARNIVORES | |
| 4 | Q+BREW | |
| 5 | TEAM EATAPEDIA | |
| 6 | Q'N CANUCKS | |
| 7 | DELIVERING SMOKE BBQ | |
| 8 | HEART OF GOLD BBQ | |
| 9 | HANGING BELLIES BBQ | |
| 10 | Cousin's Catering and BBQ | |
| 11 | MEAN MOE'S BBQ | |
| 12 | WHISKEY'N'CLEAVERS | |
| 13 | HELLBENT BBQ | |
| 14 | SIBLING RIVALRY | |
| 15 | Stuttering John's Smokehouse | |
| 16 | SHOP BOYS BBQ | |
| 17 | JUAN A B SMOKIN |
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 — British Inspired Beef
6 entries · top 177.2000 · median 161.6686
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HELLBENT BBQ | |
| 2 | JUAN A B SMOKIN | |
| 3 | WHISKEY'N'CLEAVERS | |
| 4 | Cousin's Catering and BBQ | |
| 5 | JACK9 BBQ | |
| 6 | SIBLING RIVALRY |
Master Series — British Inspired Side Dish
5 entries · top 174.2628 · median 171.4056
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SIBLING RIVALRY | |
| 2 | Cousin's Catering and BBQ | |
| 3 | HELLBENT BBQ | |
| 4 | JACK9 BBQ | |
| 5 | WHISKEY'N'CLEAVERS |
Master Series — Craze Fest Grilling Event
8 entries · top 678.8456 · median 658.6858
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HELLBENT BBQ | |
| 2 | Cousin's Catering and BBQ | |
| 3 | JACK9 BBQ | |
| 4 | SIBLING RIVALRY | |
| 5 | WHISKEY'N'CLEAVERS | |
| 6 | MEAN MOE'S BBQ | |
| 7 | HEART OF GOLD BBQ | |
| 8 | JUAN A B SMOKIN |
Master Series — Dessert
7 entries · top 177.7144 · median 176.5600
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HELLBENT BBQ | |
| 2 | SIBLING RIVALRY | |
| 3 | Cousin's Catering and BBQ | |
| 4 | WHISKEY'N'CLEAVERS | |
| 5 | HEART OF GOLD BBQ | |
| 6 | JACK9 BBQ | |
| 7 | MEAN MOE'S BBQ |
Master Series — Wild Game
6 entries · top 171.4056 · median 164.2400
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MEAN MOE'S BBQ | |
| 2 | Cousin's Catering and BBQ | |
| 3 | WHISKEY'N'CLEAVERS | |
| 4 | JACK9 BBQ | |
| 5 | SIBLING RIVALRY | |
| 6 | HELLBENT BBQ |