A first Grand Championship
1
title in the data
This was Nobody puts Baby Backs in the corner's first Grand Championship in the data.
Brew N Que - LITE EDITION
Oct 21–22, 2022 · Brigadoon, Australia · AUSTRALIA · 📍 303 Cathedral Ave
Reps: Karina Rumens, Rob Stevens
Nobody puts Baby Backs in the corner won Grand Champion at the Brew N Que - LITE EDITION on October 21, 2022 in Brigadoon, 6010 at 303 Cathedral Ave, scoring 679.4400 in a field of 15 teams. Blue Mist BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 670.8572. Category winners: Chicken — Nobody puts Baby Backs in the corner (176.0344); Pork Ribs — Nobody puts Baby Backs in the corner (174.8800); Pork — Blue Mist BBQ (173.7372); Brisket — GRILLA WARFARE BBQ (174.8800).
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.
619.36
median 645.15
679.44 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 176.03
- Pork Ribs 174.88
- Pork 173.74
- Brisket 174.88
136.54
176.03
Entries
15
4 judged meats
Top score
679.4400
Winning margin
8.5828
GC over RC
Field average
648.95
619.36679.44
median 645.15 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Chicken
6.8916 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
642.3316
619.36679.44
10th place overall
Field spread
60.0804
winner to last place
Double threats
7
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 90%
beats 10% of 4711 Master Series wins in the data
Form held
Weak
ρ = -0.22 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,501
avg power rating going in · stronger than 2% 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 rookie on the podium
1st
at their first tracked contest
Nobody puts Baby Backs in the corner finished 1st overall in the first contest the data has them cooking at all.
Photo finishes
0.0112
closest of 8 calls decided inside half a point
Chicken places 8–9: CUMBIA BBQ TEAM edged Smoke & Dagger BBQ by 0.0112. Brisket places 2–3: Rib Racks BBQ edged Firestarter by 0.0112. Pork Ribs places 6–7: Pit Bull Smokers edged San Lorenzo BBQ by 0.0116.
- Chicken 8–9 · 0.0112
- Brisket 2–3 · 0.0112
- Pork Ribs 6–7 · 0.0116
- Pork Ribs 8–9 · 0.0228
A double category winner
2
category wins in a day
Nobody puts Baby Backs in the corner won Chicken, Pork Ribs — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
- Chicken 1st
- Pork Ribs 1st
How the title was won
3 of 4
meats called to the stage
Nobody puts Baby Backs in the corner took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 2 outright wins — their weakest board was brisket at 12th.
- Chicken 1st
- Pork Ribs 1st
- Pork 3rd
- Brisket 12th
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 | 176.0344 | 169.1428 | 162.8688 |
| Pork Ribs | 174.8800 | 166.8112 | 161.7144 |
| Pork | 173.7372 | 164.5828 | 158.8228 |
| Brisket | 174.8800 | 163.4972 | 160.5372 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
15 entries · top 679.4400 · median 645.1544
Chicken
15 entries · top 176.0344 · median 164.5484
Pork Ribs
15 entries · top 174.8800 · median 162.2972
Pork
15 entries · top 173.7372 · median 160.6172
Brisket
15 entries · top 174.8800 · median 162.2972