A first Grand Championship
1
title in the data
This was The Bovine Technicians's first Grand Championship in the data.
Sunshine Coast BBQ Championships
Oct 25–26, 2019 · Palmview, Australia · AUSTRALIA · 📍 Aussie World
Reps: Scott Coleman · Prize money: $8,250
The Bovine Technicians won Grand Champion at the Sunshine Coast BBQ Championships on October 25, 2019 in Palmview, Su Qld 4553 at Aussie World, scoring 666.2284 in a field of 26 teams. SMOKE N DAGGERS BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 664.5368. Category winners: Chicken — The Charcoal Project (179.4400); Pork Ribs — The Bovine Technicians (171.9884); Pork — The Bovine Technicians (176.0116); Brisket — Brissie Basters (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.
160.54
median 645.46
666.23 🏆
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 171.99
- Pork 176.01
- Brisket 180 🔥
134.78
180
Entries
26
4 judged meats
Top score
666.2284
Winning margin
1.6916
GC over RC
Field average
618.17
160.54666.23
median 645.46 · last place to winner
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
5.1428 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
650.9028
160.54666.23
10th place overall
Field spread
505.6916
winner to last place
Prize money
$8,250
on the line
Double threats
4
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 98%
beats 2% of 4714 Master Series wins in the data
Form held
Weak
ρ = -0.17 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,498
avg power rating going in · stronger than 0% of contests
Storylines (6 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 rookie on the podium
1st
at their first tracked contest
The Bovine Technicians finished 1st overall in the first contest the data has them cooking at all.
Photo finishes
Tie
closest of 7 calls decided inside half a point
Pork places 3–4: Grilling In the Name Of and Blue Bird Crew tied on 171.4400 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 9–10: HIGHLAND Q edged Drunk on smoke by 0.0112. Pork places 6–7: SMOKE N DAGGERS BBQ edged 3rd Degree Burns by 0.0112.
- Pork 3–4 · tie
- Pork Ribs 9–10 · 0.0112
- Pork 6–7 · 0.0112
- Brisket 9–10 · 0.0112
A double category winner
2
category wins in a day
The Bovine Technicians won Pork Ribs, Pork — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
- Pork Ribs 1st
- Pork 1st
How the title was won
3 of 4
meats called to the stage
The Bovine Technicians took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 2 outright wins — their weakest board was brisket at 19th.
- Chicken 8th
- Pork Ribs 1st
- Pork 1st
- Brisket 19th
A perfect score on the table
1
perfect 180s
1 perfect 180 was scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
- Brissie Basters · 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 | 166.8572 | 161.7028 |
| Pork Ribs | 171.9884 | 166.8456 | 165.1544 |
| Pork | 176.0116 | 166.2856 | 159.9884 |
| Brisket | 180 | 165.7028 | 162.8572 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
26 entries · top 666.2284 · median 645.4572
Chicken
26 entries · top 179.4400 · median 160.0058
Pork Ribs
25 entries · top 171.9884 · median 160.0232
Pork
25 entries · top 176.0116 · median 157.7140
Brisket
25 entries · top 180 · median 160.0116 · 🔥 perfect 180