A statement win
10.8340
points clear of the field
Wider than 89% of the 4,710 championships in the data
The champion won by 10.8340 points — a wider margin than 89% of championships in the data.
GrillBillies BBQ Shootout
Jun 4–5, 2021 · Wendell, NC · 📍 36 N. Pine St · State championship
Reps: Alan Rothrock, Doug Reid · Prize money: $5,200
WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ won Grand Champion at the GrillBillies BBQ Shootout on June 4, 2021 in Wendell, NC at 36 N. Pine St, scoring 701.6684 in a field of 18 teams. MUTTLEY CREW BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 690.8344. Category winners: Chicken — ELITE BBQ SMOKERS (178.8572); Pork Ribs — WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ (179.4400); Pork — GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ (177.1544); Brisket — WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ (174.8572).
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.
615.33
median 677.35
701.67 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 178.86
- Pork Ribs 179.44
- Pork 177.15
- Brisket 174.86
135.92
179.44
Entries
18
4 judged meats
Top score
701.6684
Winning margin
10.8340
GC over RC
Field average
670.90
615.33701.67
median 677.35 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Brisket
2.2972 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
675.3256
615.33701.67
10th place overall
Field spread
86.3428
winner to last place
Prize money
$5,200
on the line
Double threats
6
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 27%
beats 73% of 4711 Master Series wins in the data
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.83 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,635
avg power rating going in · stronger than 92% 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 stacked field
1635
average power rating going in
Stronger than 92% of every rated contest
The field averaged a 1635 power rating going in — stronger than 92% of every contest tracked.
- top seed WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ (1903)
- 18 rated teams
Photo finishes
Tie
closest of 11 calls decided inside half a point
Chicken places 7–8: HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY and POKE N SMOKE tied on 171.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 9–10: REDMULE'S BBQ and SOUTHERN Q COMPETITION COOK TEAM tied on 170.8228 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 5–6: BANGIN' BBQ and MUTTLEY CREW BBQ tied on 171.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
- Chicken 7–8 · tie
- Chicken 9–10 · tie
- Pork Ribs 5–6 · tie
- Chicken 2–3 · 0.0116
A double category winner
2
category wins in a day
WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ won Pork Ribs, Brisket — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
- Pork Ribs 1st
- Brisket 1st
How the title was won
4 of 4
meats called to the stage
WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 2 outright wins — their weakest board was pork at 6th.
- Chicken 5th
- Pork Ribs 1st
- Pork 6th
- Brisket 1st
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 | 178.8572 | 175.4056 | 170.8228 |
| Pork Ribs | 179.4400 | 171.4172 | 170.2628 |
| Pork | 177.1544 | 172 | 166.8228 |
| Brisket | 174.8572 | 172.5600 | 162.8228 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
18 entries · top 701.6684 · median 677.3544
Chicken
18 entries · top 178.8572 · median 170.8228
Pork Ribs
18 entries · top 179.4400 · median 170.2686
Pork
18 entries · top 177.1544 · median 167.0970
Brisket
18 entries · top 174.8572 · median 163.6856