A statement win
9.1544
points clear of the field
Wider than 85% of the 4,713 championships in the data
The champion won by 9.1544 points — a wider margin than 85% of championships in the data.
BBQ Gives Back-IV (DAY 2)
Mar 23–24, 2019 · Urbanna, VA · 📍 679 Browns Lane · State championship
Prize money: $10,500
GOOD SMOKE BBQ won Grand Champion at the BBQ Gives Back-IV (DAY 2) on March 23, 2019 in Urbanna, VA at 679 Browns Lane, scoring 699.9544 in a field of 52 teams. OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE took Reserve Grand Champion with 690.8000. Category winners: Chicken — OLD COLONY SMOKEHOUSE (179.4400); Pork Ribs — SAUCED! BBQ TEAM (176.5944); Pork — UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT (177.1428); Brisket — GOOD SMOKE BBQ (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.
585.73
median 661.03
699.95 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 179.44
- Pork Ribs 176.59
- Pork 177.14
- Brisket 180 🔥
127.41
180
Entries
52
4 judged meats
Top score
699.9544
Winning margin
9.1544
GC over RC
Field average
657.28
585.73699.95
median 661.03 · last place to winner
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
2.3088 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
681.6228
585.73699.95
10th place overall
Field spread
114.2284
winner to last place
Prize money
$10,500
on the line
Double threats
3
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 33%
beats 67% of 4714 Master Series wins in the data
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.79 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,655
avg power rating going in · stronger than 97% of contests
Storylines (5 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 stacked field
1655
average power rating going in
Stronger than 97% of every rated contest
The field averaged a 1655 power rating going in — stronger than 97% of every contest tracked.
- top seed WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ (1967)
- 52 rated teams
Photo finishes
Tie
closest of 14 calls decided inside half a point
Chicken places 5–6: SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS and Sauce This BBQ tied on 175.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 7–8: PIGGIN' WHISKEY and 3N1 Q tied on 175.4056 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 9–10: SMOKIN SKULLIES and CONVICTED PIGS BBQ tied on 171.9656 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
- Chicken 5–6 · tie
- Chicken 7–8 · tie
- Pork Ribs 9–10 · tie
- Pork 6–7 · tie
How the title was won
3 of 4
meats called to the stage
GOOD SMOKE BBQ took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was chicken at 14th.
- Chicken 14th
- Pork Ribs 6th
- Pork 3rd
- Brisket 1st
A perfect score on the table
2
perfect 180s
2 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
- GOOD SMOKE BBQ · Brisket
- WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ · 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 | 179.4400 | 175.4172 | 174.2628 |
| Pork Ribs | 176.5944 | 174.2856 | 171.9656 |
| Pork | 177.1428 | 172.5944 | 171.9656 |
| Brisket | 180 | 176 | 170.8572 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
52 entries · top 699.9544 · median 661.0342
Chicken
52 entries · top 179.4400 · median 169.1144
Pork Ribs
52 entries · top 176.5944 · median 164.8344
Pork
52 entries · top 177.1428 · median 165.1028
Brisket
52 entries · top 180 · median 164.5372 · 🔥 perfect 180