A statement win
12.5948
points clear of the field
Wider than 93% of the 4,713 championships in the data
The champion won by 12.5948 points — a wider margin than 93% of championships in the data.
Celtic Smoke at Dalriana Festival Of Music & Food
Jul 13–14, 2019 · Glenarm, Billobo, Ireland · IRELAND · 📍 Glenarm Castle
Reps: Io Team
WHITE SQUIRREL BBQ won Grand Champion at the Celtic Smoke at Dalriana Festival Of Music & Food on July 13, 2019 in Glenarm, Billobo, at Glenarm Castle, scoring 669.1088 in a field of 10 teams. UNCLE TONY'S COCKNEY Q took Reserve Grand Champion with 656.5140. Category winners: Chicken — WHITE SQUIRREL BBQ (170.8572); Pork Ribs — WHITE SQUIRREL BBQ (170.2744); Pork — BUTTRUB.COM (164.0000); Brisket — Angus & Oink (166.2744).
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.
513.71
median 623.06
669.11 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 170.86
- Pork Ribs 170.27
- Pork 164
- Brisket 166.27
20
170.86
Entries
10
4 judged meats · 3 ancillary
Top score
669.1088
Winning margin
12.5948
GC over RC
Field average
614.28
513.71669.11
median 623.06 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork
3.4972 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
513.7148
513.71669.11
10th place overall
Field spread
155.3940
winner to last place
Double threats
6
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 97%
beats 3% of 4714 Master Series wins in the data
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.68 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,563
avg power rating going in · stronger than 49% 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
Chicken places 3–4: BUTTRUB.COM edged ROKENDE REGAHS by 0.0228. Pork places 4–5: UNCLE TONY'S COCKNEY Q edged ROKENDE REGAHS by 0.0228. Pork Ribs places 4–5: ROKENDE REGAHS edged BUTTRUB.COM by 0.0344.
- Chicken 3–4 · 0.0228
- Pork 4–5 · 0.0228
- Pork Ribs 4–5 · 0.0344
- Pork 6–7 · 0.0344
A double category winner
2
category wins in a day
WHITE SQUIRREL BBQ won Chicken, Pork Ribs — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
- Chicken 1st
- Pork Ribs 1st
How the title was won
4 of 4
meats called to the stage
WHITE SQUIRREL BBQ took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 2 outright wins — their weakest board was pork at 2nd.
- Chicken 1st
- Pork Ribs 1st
- Pork 2nd
- Brisket 2nd
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 | 170.8572 | 163.3828 | 144.5828 |
| Pork Ribs | 170.2744 | 163.9428 | 117.1428 |
| Pork | 164 | 160.5028 | 20 |
| Brisket | 166.2744 | 159.3828 | 123.9772 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
10 entries · top 669.1088 · median 623.0570
Chicken
10 entries · top 170.8572 · median 162.5486
Pork Ribs
10 entries · top 170.2744 · median 162.2514
Pork
10 entries · top 164 · median 159.1200
Brisket
10 entries · top 166.2744 · median 156.2514
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 — Lamb
6 entries · top 165.1316 · median 154.5086
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Angus & Oink | |
| 2 | Keep 'er Lit | |
| 3 | Smoke Troopers | |
| 4 | UNCLE TONY'S COCKNEY Q | |
| 5 | Pork Not Poitics | |
| 6 | Great Northern Larder |
Ancillary — Salmon
7 entries · top 175.4744 · median 155.3712
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Angus & Oink | |
| 2 | Smoke Troopers | |
| 3 | UNCLE TONY'S COCKNEY Q | |
| 4 | Great Northern Larder | |
| 5 | Keep 'er Lit | |
| 6 | Pork Not Poitics | |
| 7 | Smokin Yankees BBQ Belfast |
Ancillary — Steak
7 entries · top 173.7716 · median 158.2856
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | UNCLE TONY'S COCKNEY Q | |
| 2 | ROKENDE REGAHS | |
| 3 | Keep 'er Lit | |
| 4 | Angus & Oink | |
| 5 | Great Northern Larder | |
| 6 | Smoke Troopers | |
| 7 | Pork Not Poitics |