514 BBQ
2019-06-15 – 2019-06-16 · Saint-Léonard, QC · CANADA · 📍 Entrepot des viandes
Reps: CRAIG MAIDENS, HEATHER MAIDENS
Grand Champion: Millers Backyard BBQ (681.1088) · 23 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 WHAT THE PORK?
Entries
23
4 judged meats
Top score
681.1088
Winning margin
7.9548
GC over RC
Field average
638.78
median 636.47
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Chicken
2.8916 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
638.2288
10th place overall
Field spread
80.1492
winner to last place
Double threats
6
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 95%
beats 5% of 1951 Master Series wins in the data
Traveled in
70%
of the 23 teams with a home region came from outside QC
Form held
Moderate
ρ = -0.56 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1509
avg power rating going in · stronger than 13% of contests
Storylines
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
MILLER'S BACKYARD BBQ took the Grand Championship home to NY.
🧹 A double category winner
MILLER'S BACKYARD BBQ won Chicken, Pork Ribs — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
📸 Photo finishes
Chicken places 4–5: SIBLING RIVALRY edged PIRATESBBQ by 0.0228. Pork places 8–9: NORTH POLE BBQ TEAM edged WALLY BBQ by 0.0228. Pork Ribs places 7–8: WALLY BBQ edged Stubborn Grillers by 0.0344.
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)
Where the field came from (home regions on file)
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 172.0116 | 169.1200 | 162.8456 |
| Pork Ribs | 174.8572 | 163.9884 | 156.5600 |
| Pork | 176.0000 | 166.8344 | 163.9772 |
| Brisket | 173.1200 | 163.4400 | 159.4172 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
23 entries · top 681.1088 · median 636.4684
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MILLER'S BACKYARD BBQ | |
| 2 | WHAT THE PORK? | |
| 3 | SMOKIN BOYS AND HOT GRILLS | |
| 4 | PIRATESBBQ | |
| 5 | NORTH POLE BBQ TEAM | |
| 6 | WALLY BBQ | |
| 7 | PRIME BBQ- | |
| 8 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 9 | Sugar Daddy Bacon BBQ Team | |
| 10 | FAT TIGER BBQ | |
| 11 | BBQ a La Maison | |
| 12 | HEAVY D BBQ | |
| 13 | SIBLING RIVALRY | |
| 14 | Dan & Sons | |
| 15 | Daddy n Ladies BBQ | |
| 16 | Lords Of The Ribs | |
| 17 | BOYMEETSGRILL | |
| 18 | Q+BREW | |
| 19 | Saint BBQ | |
| 20 | Alpha Barbecue | |
| 21 | Stubborn Grillers | |
| 22 | Rubyque BBQ | |
| 23 | SHOP BOYS BBQ |
Chicken
23 entries · top 172.0116 · median 160.5944
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MILLER'S BACKYARD BBQ | |
| 2 | WALLY BBQ | |
| 3 | WHAT THE PORK? | |
| 4 | SIBLING RIVALRY | |
| 5 | PIRATESBBQ | |
| 6 | PRIME BBQ- | |
| 7 | HEAVY D BBQ | |
| 8 | FAT TIGER BBQ | |
| 9 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 10 | Sugar Daddy Bacon BBQ Team | |
| 11 | Daddy n Ladies BBQ | |
| 12 | BBQ a La Maison | |
| 13 | Alpha Barbecue | |
| 14 | NORTH POLE BBQ TEAM | |
| 15 | SMOKIN BOYS AND HOT GRILLS | |
| 16 | Dan & Sons | |
| 17 | Saint BBQ | |
| 18 | Q+BREW | |
| 19 | SHOP BOYS BBQ | |
| 20 | BOYMEETSGRILL | |
| 21 | Rubyque BBQ | |
| 22 | Lords Of The Ribs | |
| 23 | Stubborn Grillers |
Pork Ribs
23 entries · top 174.8572 · median 154.9144
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MILLER'S BACKYARD BBQ | |
| 2 | SMOKIN BOYS AND HOT GRILLS | |
| 3 | PIRATESBBQ | |
| 4 | NORTH POLE BBQ TEAM | |
| 5 | WHAT THE PORK? | |
| 6 | Sugar Daddy Bacon BBQ Team | |
| 7 | WALLY BBQ | |
| 8 | Stubborn Grillers | |
| 9 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 10 | HEAVY D BBQ | |
| 11 | BBQ a La Maison | |
| 12 | Daddy n Ladies BBQ | |
| 13 | Alpha Barbecue | |
| 14 | Saint BBQ | |
| 15 | Lords Of The Ribs | |
| 16 | PRIME BBQ- | |
| 17 | FAT TIGER BBQ | |
| 18 | Rubyque BBQ | |
| 19 | SIBLING RIVALRY | |
| 20 | BOYMEETSGRILL | |
| 21 | Dan & Sons | |
| 22 | Q+BREW | |
| 23 | SHOP BOYS BBQ |
Pork
23 entries · top 176.0000 · median 161.1200
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WHAT THE PORK? | |
| 2 | MILLER'S BACKYARD BBQ | |
| 3 | PIRATESBBQ | |
| 4 | Lords Of The Ribs | |
| 5 | SMOKIN BOYS AND HOT GRILLS | |
| 6 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 7 | BBQ a La Maison | |
| 8 | NORTH POLE BBQ TEAM | |
| 9 | WALLY BBQ | |
| 10 | HEAVY D BBQ | |
| 11 | Saint BBQ | |
| 12 | Q+BREW | |
| 13 | BOYMEETSGRILL | |
| 14 | FAT TIGER BBQ | |
| 15 | Sugar Daddy Bacon BBQ Team | |
| 16 | PRIME BBQ- | |
| 17 | Stubborn Grillers | |
| 18 | SIBLING RIVALRY | |
| 19 | Dan & Sons | |
| 20 | Alpha Barbecue | |
| 21 | Daddy n Ladies BBQ | |
| 22 | SHOP BOYS BBQ | |
| 23 | Rubyque BBQ |
Brisket
23 entries · top 173.1200 · median 159.3944
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | NORTH POLE BBQ TEAM | |
| 2 | PRIME BBQ- | |
| 3 | SMOKIN BOYS AND HOT GRILLS | |
| 4 | WALLY BBQ | |
| 5 | WHAT THE PORK? | |
| 6 | PIRATESBBQ | |
| 7 | Dan & Sons | |
| 8 | Q+BREW | |
| 9 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 10 | FAT TIGER BBQ | |
| 11 | Lords Of The Ribs | |
| 12 | BOYMEETSGRILL | |
| 13 | MILLER'S BACKYARD BBQ | |
| 14 | Stubborn Grillers | |
| 15 | Sugar Daddy Bacon BBQ Team | |
| 16 | Rubyque BBQ | |
| 17 | BBQ a La Maison | |
| 18 | SHOP BOYS BBQ | |
| 19 | Daddy n Ladies BBQ | |
| 20 | Saint BBQ | |
| 21 | SIBLING RIVALRY | |
| 22 | HEAVY D BBQ | |
| 23 | Alpha Barbecue |