A first Grand Championship
8
tracked contests to get there
This was RIBS N PIGS BBQ's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 8th tracked contest.
Zero 2 Hero BBQ Challenge
Sep 18–19, 2020 · Bunbury, Australia · AUSTRALIA
Reps: Karina Rumens, Rob Stevens
Ribs n Pigs BBQ won Grand Champion at the Zero 2 Hero BBQ Challenge on September 18, 2020 in Bunbury, 6230, scoring 674.8344 in a field of 11 teams. Smokin Genius took Reserve Grand Champion with 659.4400. Category winners: Chicken — Ribs n Pigs BBQ (173.1200); Pork Ribs — BIG BOS BBQ (173.7372); Pork — Ribs n Pigs BBQ (177.7144); Brisket — BIG BOS BBQ (172.5600).
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.
569.04
median 638.82
674.83 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 173.12
- Pork Ribs 173.74
- Pork 177.71
- Brisket 172.56
124.50
177.71
Entries
11
4 judged meats
Top score
674.8344
Winning margin
15.3944
GC over RC
Field average
631.39
569.04674.83
median 638.82 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Chicken
5.7372 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
590.1940
569.04674.83
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 94%
beats 6% of 4711 Master Series wins in the data
Form held
Weak
ρ = -0.2 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,506
avg power rating going in · stronger than 5% 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.
A statement win
15.3944
points clear of the field
Wider than 96% of the 4,710 championships in the data
The champion won by 15.3944 points — a wider margin than 96% of championships in the data.
A double category winner
2
category wins in a day
Ribs n Pigs BBQ won Chicken, Pork — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
- Chicken 1st
- Pork 1st
How the title was won
4 of 4
meats called to the stage
Ribs n Pigs BBQ took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 2 outright wins — their weakest board was pork ribs at 5th.
- Chicken 1st
- Pork Ribs 5th
- Pork 1st
- Brisket 5th
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 | 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 |