A first Grand Championship
11
tracked contests to get there
This was Rollin Smoke BBQ's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 11th tracked contest.
Northeast Beerbq Festival
Jan 24–25, 2020 · Bundalong, Vic, Australia · AUSTRALIA · 📍 7419 Murray Valley Hwy
Reps: Peta McManus, Scott Coleman
Rollin Smoke BBQ won Grand Champion at the Northeast Beerbq Festival on January 24, 2020 in Bundalong, Vic, 3730 at 7419 Murray Valley Hwy, scoring 687.9884 in a field of 10 teams. Big Smoke BBQ Australia took Reserve Grand Champion with 685.7144. Category winners: Chicken — Rollin Smoke BBQ (177.1772); Pork Ribs — Smokeface Grillahs - Australia (178.8800); Pork — Natural Born Grillers (178.8572); Brisket — Big Smoke BBQ Australia (178.2972).
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.
628.43
median 676.53
687.99 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 177.18
- Pork Ribs 178.88
- Pork 178.86
- Brisket 178.30
145.66
178.88
Entries
10
4 judged meats
Top score
687.9884
Winning margin
2.2740
GC over RC
Field average
669.04
628.43687.99
median 676.53 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Chicken
8.0228 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
628.4344
628.43687.99
10th place overall
Field spread
59.5540
winner to last place
Double threats
7
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 76%
beats 24% of 4714 Master Series wins in the data
Form held
Weak
ρ = -0.28 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,519
avg power rating going in · stronger than 13% of contests
Storylines (3 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
0.0116
closest of 5 calls decided inside half a point
Chicken places 7–8: Smokeface Grillahs - Australia edged Basting Bros BBQ by 0.0116. Chicken places 3–4: GAME OF BONES AUSTRALIA edged The King and His Q by 0.0228. Pork Ribs places 4–5: Rollin Smoke BBQ edged BOOGIE CHILLIN' BARBECUE by 0.0228.
- Chicken 7–8 · 0.0116
- Chicken 3–4 · 0.0228
- Pork Ribs 4–5 · 0.0228
- Brisket 5–6 · 0.0228
How the title was won
4 of 4
meats called to the stage
Rollin Smoke BBQ took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork ribs at 4th.
- Chicken 1st
- Pork Ribs 4th
- Pork 4th
- Brisket 4th
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 | 177.1772 | 169.1544 | 165.1428 |
| Pork Ribs | 178.8800 | 168.5372 | 145.6572 |
| Pork | 178.8572 | 169.7372 | 154.8344 |
| Brisket | 178.2972 | 163.9656 | 155.3600 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
10 entries · top 687.9884 · median 676.5314
Chicken
10 entries · top 177.1772 · median 168.2858
Pork Ribs
10 entries · top 178.8800 · median 167.9830
Pork
10 entries · top 178.8572 · median 169.7200
Brisket
10 entries · top 178.2972 · median 163.9542