A statement win
12.5828
points clear of the field
Wider than 92% of the 4,742 championships in the data
The champion won by 12.5828 points — a wider margin than 92% of championships in the data.
Fire in the Valley at Valleyfest 2023 - Smoke Masters
2023-08-05 – 2023-08-06 · Chew Magna, Near Bristol, BS40 8SZ · UNITED KINGDOM · 📍 Valleyfest, Denny Lane
Reps: ANGELA FISHLOCK, MARK FISHLOCK
Grand Champion: White Squirrel BBQ (674.8344) · 8 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 BUNCH OF SWINES
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.
586.07
median 613.30
674.83 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 175.47
- Pork Ribs 172.59
- Pork 174.86
- Brisket 163.42
134.79
175.47
Entries
8
4 judged meats
Top score
674.8344
Winning margin
12.5828
GC over RC
Field average
622.43
586.07674.83
median 613.30 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Chicken
11.5088 pts across the top 5
Field spread
88.7660
winner to last place
Double threats
6
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 93%
beats 7% of 4707 Master Series wins in the data
Form held
Moderate
ρ = -0.59 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1575
avg power rating going in
Storylines (3 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 hat-trick of category wins
3
category wins in a day
WHITE SQUIRREL BBQ won Pork Ribs, Pork, Brisket — a hat-trick, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
- Pork Ribs 1st
- Pork 1st
- Brisket 1st
How the title was won
4 of 4
meats called to the stage
WHITE SQUIRREL BBQ took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 3 outright wins — their weakest board was chicken at 5th.
- Chicken 5th
- Pork Ribs 1st
- Pork 1st
- 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 | 175.4744 | 163.9656 | — |
| Pork Ribs | 172.5944 | 157.7256 | — |
| Pork | 174.8572 | 149.7144 | — |
| Brisket | 163.4172 | 141.6688 | — |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
8 entries · top 674.8344 · median 613.3028
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WHITE SQUIRREL BBQ | |
| 2 | BUNCH OF SWINES | |
| 3 | OldManMooreBBQ | |
| 4 | Wonkey Donkeys | |
| 5 | Braaibery & Querruption | |
| 6 | Kamado BONO | |
| 7 | Northwest BBQ | |
| 8 | The Barkness |
Chicken
8 entries · top 175.4744 · median 165.1372
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BUNCH OF SWINES | |
| 2 | OldManMooreBBQ | |
| 3 | Wonkey Donkeys | |
| 4 | Northwest BBQ | |
| 5 | WHITE SQUIRREL BBQ | |
| 6 | Braaibery & Querruption | |
| 7 | Kamado BONO | |
| 8 | The Barkness |
Pork Ribs
8 entries · top 172.5944 · median 158.8800
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WHITE SQUIRREL BBQ | |
| 2 | Braaibery & Querruption | |
| 3 | BUNCH OF SWINES | |
| 4 | OldManMooreBBQ | |
| 5 | Wonkey Donkeys | |
| 6 | The Barkness | |
| 7 | Northwest BBQ | |
| 8 | Kamado BONO |
Pork
8 entries · top 174.8572 · median 152.8228
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WHITE SQUIRREL BBQ | |
| 2 | OldManMooreBBQ | |
| 3 | BUNCH OF SWINES | |
| 4 | Wonkey Donkeys | |
| 5 | Kamado BONO | |
| 6 | The Barkness | |
| 7 | Braaibery & Querruption | |
| 8 | Northwest BBQ |
Brisket
8 entries · top 163.4172 · median 142.2974
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WHITE SQUIRREL BBQ | |
| 2 | BUNCH OF SWINES | |
| 3 | Kamado BONO | |
| 4 | OldManMooreBBQ | |
| 5 | Northwest BBQ | |
| 6 | Braaibery & Querruption | |
| 7 | The Barkness | |
| 8 | Wonkey Donkeys |