A new contest record
679.9656
highest overall ever cooked here
679.9656 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 667.5088 DBQ set in 2018.
- old record 667.5088
- set 2018 by DBQ
The Chidlow BBQ Festival 2019
Sep 14–15, 2019 · Chidlow, Australia · AUSTRALIA · 📍 4 Thomas Street
Reps: Garth Welsh, Karina Rumens
BIG BOY BBQ Australia won Grand Champion at The Chidlow BBQ Festival 2019 on September 14, 2019 in Chidlow, 6558 at 4 Thomas Street, scoring 679.9656 in a field of 17 teams. Molly s Bbq Smoke House took Reserve Grand Champion with 678.2628. Category winners: Chicken — Smokin Steve's BBQ (177.7028); Pork Ribs — BIG BOY BBQ Australia (174.8572); Pork — Sandgroper BBQ (171.4628); Brisket — Ribs n Pigs BBQ (174.3200). This is the 2nd of 2 editions of this contest on record; the 2018 edition was won by DBQ.
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.
484.03
median 660.63
679.97 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 177.70
- Pork Ribs 174.86
- Pork 171.46
- Brisket 174.32
146.87
177.70
Entries
17
4 judged meats · 1 ancillary
Top score
679.9656
Winning margin
1.7028
GC over RC
Field average
640.28
484.03679.97
median 660.63 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork
5.1772 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
660.6172
484.03679.97
10th place overall
Field spread
195.9312
winner to last place
Double threats
5
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 89%
beats 11% of 4711 Master Series wins in the data
Came back for more
30%
7 of 23 teams from the previous edition returned
Form held
Weak
ρ = -0.01 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,510
avg power rating going in · stronger than 7% 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 first Grand Championship
14
tracked contests to get there
This was Big Boy BBQ Australia's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 14th tracked contest.
Photo finishes
0.0116
closest of 6 calls decided inside half a point
Chicken places 7–8: Outagas edged Rib Racks BBQ by 0.0116. Pork places 1–2: Sandgroper BBQ edged BIG BOY BBQ Australia by 0.0228. Brisket places 3–4: Rib Racks BBQ edged BIG BOY BBQ Australia by 0.0344.
- Chicken 7–8 · 0.0116
- Pork 1–2 · 0.0228
- Brisket 3–4 · 0.0344
- Pork Ribs 3–4 · 0.0572
How the title was won
3 of 4
meats called to the stage
BIG BOY BBQ Australia took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was chicken at 13th.
- Chicken 13th
- Pork Ribs 1st
- Pork 2nd
- Brisket 4th
A contest record in pork
171.4628
best pork ever cooked here
Sandgroper BBQ turned in 171.4628 in pork — past the 169.1428 that had stood across 1 earlier editions.
- old best 169.1428
- across 1 past editions
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 15, 2018 | Chidlow, Wa | 4 Thomas Street | 23 | 667.5088 | DBQ | Perth BBQ School Varsity |
| Sep 14, 2019 ← this one | Chidlow | 4 Thomas Street | 17 | 679.9656 | Big Boy BBQ Australia | Molly s Bbq Smoke House |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 177.7028 | 169.6684 | 165.7256 |
| Pork Ribs | 174.8572 | 169.1772 | 162.3316 |
| Pork | 171.4628 | 166.2856 | 161.1656 |
| Brisket | 174.3200 | 168.0228 | 162.8116 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
17 entries · top 679.9656 · median 660.6284
Chicken
16 entries · top 177.7028 · median 166.5314
Pork Ribs
16 entries · top 174.8572 · median 166
Pork
17 entries · top 171.4628 · median 164.5484
Brisket
17 entries · top 174.3200 · median 164.5600
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 — Sausage
12 entries · top 173.1200 · median 161.4056