A statement win
13.0512
points clear of the field
Wider than 93% of the 4,742 championships in the data
The champion won by 13.0512 points — a wider margin than 93% of championships in the data.
*Tunes, Brews & BBQ's
2018-09-14 – 2018-09-15 · Penn Yan, NY · 📍 2370 Old Route 14A
Grand Champion: PRIORVILLE BBQ (674.1944) · 14 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 MORT'S MEAT MAFIA
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.
560.35
median 641.02
674.19 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 173.17
- Pork Ribs 168.56
- Pork 166.30
- Brisket 169.12
130.23
173.17
Entries
14
4 judged meats
Top score
674.1944
Winning margin
13.0512
GC over RC
Field average
630.79
560.35674.19
median 641.02 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork
4.0344 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
626.3088
560.35674.19
10th place overall
Field spread
113.8404
winner to last place
Double threats
7
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 94%
beats 6% of 4707 Master Series wins in the data
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.63 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1561
avg power rating going in · stronger than 47% 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 7 calls decided inside half a point
Chicken places 6–7: PULLIN' MY MONEY MUSCLE and KISS MY BBQ tied on 166.8228 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 2–3: KISS MY BBQ edged PRIORVILLE BBQ by 0.0228. Pork places 1–2: MORT'S MEAT MAFIA edged KISS MY BBQ by 0.0344.
- Chicken 6–7 · tie
- Pork 2–3 · 0.0228
- Pork 1–2 · 0.0344
- Pork 4–5 · 0.0344
A double category winner
2
category wins in a day
PRIORVILLE BBQ won Pork Ribs, Brisket — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
- Pork Ribs 1st
- Brisket 1st
How the title was won
4 of 4
meats called to the stage
PRIORVILLE BBQ took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 2 outright wins — their weakest board was chicken at 3rd.
- Chicken 3rd
- Pork Ribs 1st
- Pork 3rd
- 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 | 173.1660 | 168.5372 | 165.1316 |
| Pork Ribs | 168.5600 | 163.4172 | 155.9544 |
| Pork | 166.2972 | 162.2628 | 155.9316 |
| Brisket | 169.1200 | 162.8572 | 146.2972 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
14 entries · top 674.1944 · median 641.0230
Chicken
14 entries · top 173.1660 · median 166.5486
Pork Ribs
14 entries · top 168.5600 · median 160.8686
Pork
14 entries · top 166.2972 · median 160.5372
Brisket
14 entries · top 169.1200 · median 154.5200