A first Grand Championship
16
tracked contests to get there
This was Rusty's Smoke BBQ's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 16th tracked contest.
Stuttering John's Smokehouse BBQ Competition
Jun 17–18, 2023 · Seagrave, ON · CANADA · 📍 21300 Simcoe St
Reps: Craig Maidens, Heather Maidens
RUSTY'S SMOKE BBQ won Grand Champion at the Stuttering John's Smokehouse BBQ Competition on June 17, 2023 in Seagrave, ON at 21300 Simcoe St, scoring 671.8624 in a field of 15 teams. SMOKIN BOYS AND HOT GRILLS took Reserve Grand Champion with 661.7144. Category winners: Chicken — CycloneBBQ (171.9656); Pork Ribs — SMOKIN BOYS AND HOT GRILLS (171.4400); Pork — CycloneBBQ (170.2628); Brisket — RUSTY'S SMOKE BBQ (174.2628).
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.
301.66
median 629.70
671.86 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 171.97
- Pork Ribs 171.44
- Pork 170.26
- Brisket 174.26
125.04
174.26
Entries
15
4 judged meats
Top score
671.8624
Winning margin
10.1480
GC over RC
Field average
611.17
301.66671.86
median 629.70 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork
4.5828 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
621.6576
301.66671.86
10th place overall
Field spread
370.2052
winner to last place
Double threats
6
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 96%
beats 4% of 4711 Master Series wins in the data
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.73 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,532
avg power rating going in · stronger than 23% 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 statement win
10.1480
points clear of the field
Wider than 88% of the 4,710 championships in the data
The champion won by 10.1480 points — a wider margin than 88% of championships in the data.
Photo finishes
0.0228
closest of 5 calls decided inside half a point
Brisket places 7–8: CycloneBBQ edged HASHTAG BBQ by 0.0228. Pork Ribs places 1–2: SMOKIN BOYS AND HOT GRILLS edged RUSTY'S SMOKE BBQ by 0.0344. Pork places 2–3: PISTOL PACKIN' PIGGIES edged MEAN MOE'S BBQ by 0.0344.
- Brisket 7–8 · 0.0228
- Pork Ribs 1–2 · 0.0344
- Pork 2–3 · 0.0344
- Brisket 8–9 · 0.0344
A double category winner
2
category wins in a day
CycloneBBQ won Chicken, Pork — a double.
- Chicken 1st
- Pork 1st
How the title was won
4 of 4
meats called to the stage
RUSTY'S SMOKE BBQ took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was chicken at 7th.
- Chicken 7th
- Pork Ribs 2nd
- Pork 5th
- 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 | 171.9656 | 165.7144 | 156.5376 |
| Pork Ribs | 171.4400 | 164.5256 | 154.2972 |
| Pork | 170.2628 | 165.6800 | 155.4172 |
| Brisket | 174.2628 | 158.2516 | 150.8456 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
15 entries · top 671.8624 · median 629.7024
Chicken
15 entries · top 171.9656 · median 159.9888
Pork Ribs
15 entries · top 171.4400 · median 161.0972
Pork
14 entries · top 170.2628 · median 161.7086
Brisket
14 entries · top 174.2628 · median 155.3942