A statement win
9.6688
points clear of the field
Wider than 86% of the 4,714 championships in the data
The champion won by 9.6688 points — a wider margin than 86% of championships in the data.
Pure Q
Jul 7–8, 2018 · Bellerive, Tasmania, Australia · AUSTRALIA · 📍 Blundstone Arena 15 Derwent Street
FASTLANE BBQ CREW won Grand Champion at the Pure Q on July 7, 2018 in Bellerive,Tasmania, at Blundstone Arena 15 Derwent Street, scoring 657.6000 in a field of 10 teams. Wolf Pit BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 647.9312. Category winners: Chicken — FASTLANE BBQ CREW (168.5828); Pork Ribs — Wolf Pit BBQ (170.8800); Pork — BIG BOY BBQ Australia (165.7028); Brisket — Turnspit Dogs (166.8456).
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.
578.71
median 615.38
657.60 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 168.58
- Pork Ribs 170.88
- Pork 165.70
- Brisket 166.85
129.62
170.88
Entries
10
4 judged meats
Top score
657.6000
Winning margin
9.6688
GC over RC
Field average
616.47
578.71657.60
median 615.38 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Chicken
5.7256 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
578.7088
578.71657.60
10th place overall
Field spread
78.8912
winner to last place
Double threats
7
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 99%
beats 1% of 4715 Master Series wins in the data
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.76 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,513
avg power rating going in · stronger than 9% 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
0.0116
closest of 4 calls decided inside half a point
Chicken places 4–5: The Smoking Devils edged Turnspit Dogs by 0.0116. Pork Ribs places 5–6: BIG BOY BBQ Australia edged Turnspit Dogs by 0.0116. Chicken places 1–2: FASTLANE BBQ CREW edged FULL BOAR BBQ by 0.0344.
- Chicken 4–5 · 0.0116
- Pork Ribs 5–6 · 0.0116
- Chicken 1–2 · 0.0344
- Pork Ribs 7–8 · 0.0572
How the title was won
4 of 4
meats called to the stage
FASTLANE BBQ CREW took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork at 3rd.
- Chicken 1st
- Pork Ribs 2nd
- Pork 3rd
- Brisket 3rd
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 | 168.5828 | 162.8572 | 149.6800 |
| Pork Ribs | 170.8800 | 151.4060 | 143.9544 |
| Pork | 165.7028 | 152.0572 | 138.2400 |
| Brisket | 166.8456 | 147.4288 | 129.6228 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
10 entries · top 657.6000 · median 615.3828
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | FASTLANE BBQ CREW | |
| 2 | Wolf Pit BBQ | |
| 3 | BIG BOY BBQ Australia | |
| 4 | Turnspit Dogs | |
| 5 | FULL BOAR BBQ | |
| 6 | Rub It Up Smokehouse | |
| 7 | The Smoking Devils | |
| 8 | Bro Law BBQ | |
| 9 | McQue Smokers | |
| 10 | The Black Pig BBQ |
Chicken
10 entries · top 168.5828 · median 162.2686
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | FASTLANE BBQ CREW | |
| 2 | FULL BOAR BBQ | |
| 3 | Rub It Up Smokehouse | |
| 4 | The Smoking Devils | |
| 5 | Turnspit Dogs | |
| 6 | Wolf Pit BBQ | |
| 7 | BIG BOY BBQ Australia | |
| 8 | Bro Law BBQ | |
| 9 | The Black Pig BBQ | |
| 10 | McQue Smokers |
Pork Ribs
10 entries · top 170.8800 · median 151.4002
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wolf Pit BBQ | |
| 2 | FASTLANE BBQ CREW | |
| 3 | Rub It Up Smokehouse | |
| 4 | Bro Law BBQ | |
| 5 | BIG BOY BBQ Australia | |
| 6 | Turnspit Dogs | |
| 7 | FULL BOAR BBQ | |
| 8 | The Smoking Devils | |
| 9 | McQue Smokers | |
| 10 | The Black Pig BBQ |
Pork
10 entries · top 165.7028 · median 151.7316
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BIG BOY BBQ Australia | |
| 2 | Wolf Pit BBQ | |
| 3 | FASTLANE BBQ CREW | |
| 4 | The Smoking Devils | |
| 5 | McQue Smokers | |
| 6 | FULL BOAR BBQ | |
| 7 | The Black Pig BBQ | |
| 8 | Turnspit Dogs | |
| 9 | Rub It Up Smokehouse | |
| 10 | Bro Law BBQ |
Brisket
10 entries · top 166.8456 · median 146.2800
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turnspit Dogs | |
| 2 | BIG BOY BBQ Australia | |
| 3 | FASTLANE BBQ CREW | |
| 4 | Wolf Pit BBQ | |
| 5 | FULL BOAR BBQ | |
| 6 | Rub It Up Smokehouse | |
| 7 | The Smoking Devils | |
| 8 | Bro Law BBQ | |
| 9 | McQue Smokers | |
| 10 | The Black Pig BBQ |