Zero 2 Hero BBQ Challenge
2020-09-18 – 2020-09-19 · Bunbury, 6230 · AUSTRALIA · 📍 Bunbury, 6230
Reps: KARINA RUMENS, ROB STEVENS
Grand Champion: RIBS N PIGS BBQ (674.8344) · 11 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 Smokin Genius
Entries
11
4 judged meats
Top score
674.8344
Winning margin
15.3944
GC over RC
Field average
631.39
median 638.82
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Chicken
5.7372 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
590.1940
10th place overall
Field spread
105.7940
winner to last place
Double threats
7
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 98%
beats 2% of 1951 Master Series wins in the data
Form held
Weak
ρ = -0.21 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1506
avg power rating going in · stronger than 9% of contests
Storylines
💪 A statement win
The champion won by 15.3944 points — a wider margin than 97% of championships in the data.
🧹 A double category winner
Ribs n Pigs BBQ won Chicken, Pork — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
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)
Where the field came from (home regions on file)
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 173.1200 | 167.3828 | 151.3712 |
| Pork Ribs | 173.7372 | 160.5828 | 149.0972 |
| Pork | 177.7144 | 159.3828 | 141.6796 |
| Brisket | 172.5600 | 163.4172 | 138.8228 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
11 entries · top 674.8344 · median 638.8224
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ribs n Pigs BBQ | |
| 2 | Smokin Genius | |
| 3 | Smokin Steve's BBQ | |
| 4 | Outagas BBQ | |
| 5 | Molly s Bbq Smoke House | |
| 6 | BIG BOS BBQ | |
| 7 | GTD BBQ CREW | |
| 8 | THE SMOKIN HOT JAGRD EDGE | |
| 9 | CUMBIA BBQ TEAM | |
| 10 | RARE BEARS | |
| 11 | GLENS ANGELS |
Chicken
11 entries · top 173.1200 · median 163.4172
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ribs n Pigs BBQ | |
| 2 | Smokin Genius | |
| 3 | Smokin Steve's BBQ | |
| 4 | GTD BBQ CREW | |
| 5 | Outagas BBQ | |
| 6 | THE SMOKIN HOT JAGRD EDGE | |
| 7 | CUMBIA BBQ TEAM | |
| 8 | Molly s Bbq Smoke House | |
| 9 | RARE BEARS | |
| 10 | BIG BOS BBQ | |
| 11 | GLENS ANGELS |
Pork Ribs
11 entries · top 173.7372 · median 158.8344
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BIG BOS BBQ | |
| 2 | CUMBIA BBQ TEAM | |
| 3 | GTD BBQ CREW | |
| 4 | Smokin Genius | |
| 5 | Ribs n Pigs BBQ | |
| 6 | Molly s Bbq Smoke House | |
| 7 | Smokin Steve's BBQ | |
| 8 | Outagas BBQ | |
| 9 | GLENS ANGELS | |
| 10 | THE SMOKIN HOT JAGRD EDGE | |
| 11 | RARE BEARS |
Pork
11 entries · top 177.7144 · median 158.8000
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ribs n Pigs BBQ | |
| 2 | Smokin Genius | |
| 3 | Outagas BBQ | |
| 4 | Molly s Bbq Smoke House | |
| 5 | Smokin Steve's BBQ | |
| 6 | THE SMOKIN HOT JAGRD EDGE | |
| 7 | RARE BEARS | |
| 8 | GTD BBQ CREW | |
| 9 | GLENS ANGELS | |
| 10 | CUMBIA BBQ TEAM | |
| 11 | BIG BOS BBQ |
Brisket
11 entries · top 172.5600 · median 157.7028
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BIG BOS BBQ | |
| 2 | Smokin Steve's BBQ | |
| 3 | Outagas BBQ | |
| 4 | Molly s Bbq Smoke House | |
| 5 | Ribs n Pigs BBQ | |
| 6 | Smokin Genius | |
| 7 | GTD BBQ CREW | |
| 8 | THE SMOKIN HOT JAGRD EDGE | |
| 9 | CUMBIA BBQ TEAM | |
| 10 | RARE BEARS | |
| 11 | GLENS ANGELS |