A statement win
25.1660
points clear of the field
Wider than 100% of the 4,722 championships in the data
The champion won by 25.1660 points — a wider margin than 100% of championships in the data.
BBQ Battle Finland 2019
Jun 15–16, 2019 · Tampere, Finland · FINLAND
Reps: Io Team
ROKENDE REGAHS won Grand Champion at the BBQ Battle Finland on June 15, 2019 in Tampere, 33840, scoring 683.3716 in a field of 23 teams. Clean Smoke BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 658.2056. Category winners: Chicken — Hot Scandinavian BBQ Boys (175.4400); Pork Ribs — Northern Lights BBQ (170.9028); Pork — ROKENDE REGAHS (175.4172); Brisket — ROKENDE REGAHS (170.8344). This is the 1st of 2 editions of this contest on record; the next was held in 2022.
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.
563.71
median 628.01
683.37 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 175.44
- Pork Ribs 170.90
- Pork 175.42
- Brisket 170.83
122.06
175.44
Entries
23
4 judged meats · 2 ancillary
Top score
683.3716
Winning margin
25.1660
GC over RC
Field average
625.97
563.71683.37
median 628.01 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
4.6284 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
637.0628
563.71683.37
10th place overall
Field spread
119.6576
winner to last place
Double threats
5
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 85%
beats 15% of 4723 Master Series wins in the data
Form held
Weak
ρ = -0.27 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,507
avg power rating going in · stronger than 5% 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
0.0228
closest of 4 calls decided inside half a point
Pork places 8–9: Texas BBQ edged Sweaty Hogs by 0.0228. Pork places 5–6: Hot Scandinavian BBQ Boys edged Finnish Smoke Signal by 0.0228. Pork Ribs places 2–3: Sweaty Hogs edged ROKENDE REGAHS by 0.0460.
- Pork 8–9 · 0.0228
- Pork 5–6 · 0.0228
- Pork Ribs 2–3 · 0.0460
- Pork Ribs 6–7 · 0.0460
A double category winner
2
category wins in a day
ROKENDE REGAHS won Pork, Brisket — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
- Pork 1st
- Brisket 1st
How the title was won
4 of 4
meats called to the stage
ROKENDE REGAHS took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 2 outright wins — their weakest board was chicken at 3rd.
- Chicken 3rd
- Pork Ribs 3rd
- Pork 1st
- 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)
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 15, 2019 ← this one | Tampere | Tampere, 33840 | 23 | 683.3716 | Rokende Regahs | Clean Smoke BBQ |
| Jun 18, 2022 | Tampere | — | — | — | — | — |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 175.4400 | 164.5372 | 161.0972 |
| Pork Ribs | 170.9028 | 166.2744 | 158.8456 |
| Pork | 175.4172 | 163.9884 | 161.1428 |
| Brisket | 170.8344 | 163.4400 | 155.9656 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
23 entries · top 683.3716 · median 628.0116
Chicken
23 entries · top 175.4400 · median 158.8344
Pork Ribs
23 entries · top 170.9028 · median 157.6800
Pork
23 entries · top 175.4172 · median 157.1428
Brisket
23 entries · top 170.8344 · median 155.9428
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.
Ancillary — Poppamies Challenge
14 entries · top 180 · median 159.1372 · 🔥 perfect 180
Ancillary — Vegem Challenge
12 entries · top 170.2972 · median 157.9600