Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series)(JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY)
2023-10-13 – 2023-10-14 · Lynchburg, TN · 📍 Wiseman Park
Reps: CAROLYN WELLS, CHARLIE BRINZA, ROXANNE GOULD
Grand Champion: Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit (699.4056) · 81 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 B'Mackin BBQ
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Tightest race
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🪒 A razor-thin finish
The Grand Championship was decided by 1.1540 points — closer than 79% of every championship in the data.
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit took the Grand Championship home to NJ.
📸 Photo finishes
Chicken places 1–2: SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA and Heavy Smoke BBQ tied on 177.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 5–6: WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ and HOT DADDY'S BBQ tied on 175.4056 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 6–7: HOT DADDY'S BBQ and Mispillion Meat Works tied on 175.4056 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
🛡️ Back to defend
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: Heavy Smoke BBQ (won 2022).
🏟️ A stacked field
The field averaged a 1648 power rating going in — stronger than 99% of every contest tracked.
Score curves (score by finishing position — steep cliffs mean a spread field, flat lines a knife fight)
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Did form hold? (pre-contest rating vs overall finish — ratings called it if the dots climb to the right)
Where the field came from (home regions on file)
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-10-25 | Lynchburg, TN | 97 | 693.1200 | COOL SMOKE | A BOY & HIS BBQ | |
| 2022-10-14 | Lynchburg, TN | Wiseman Park | 83 | 703.4056 | Heavy Smoke BBQ | GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ |
| 2023-10-13 ← this one | Lynchburg, TN | Wiseman Park | 81 | 699.4056 | Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit | B'Mackin BBQ |
| 2024-10-11 | Lynchburg, TN | Wiseman Park | 87 | 702.8228 | Scuffletown Smokers | JANKY LEG BBQ |
| 2025-10-10 | Lynchburg, TN | Wiseman Park | 90 | 710.8684 | Kings BBQ Team | — |
| 2026-10-09 | Lynchburg, TN | — | — | — | — | — |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 177.7028 | 175.4056 | 174.8456 |
| Pork Ribs | 180.0000 | 177.7144 | 175.4288 |
| Pork | 178.8800 | 176.5716 | 174.8572 |
| Brisket | 178.8572 | 177.7028 | 176.5828 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
81 entries · top 699.4056 · median 679.3600
Chicken
81 entries · top 177.7028 · median 168.5256
Pork Ribs
81 entries · top 180.0000 · median 171.4172 · 🔥 perfect 180
Pork
81 entries · top 178.8800 · median 169.7028
Brisket
81 entries · top 178.8572 · median 169.7028
Ancillary categories
Run by the organizers alongside the sanctioned contest. These are judged on their own terms and do not count toward the overall score, so they're kept out of the meat stats above.
Ancillary — Chef'S Choice / Homeland
35 entries · top 180.0000 · median 171.4056 · 🔥 perfect 180
Ancillary — Dessert
50 entries · top 180.0000 · median 175.4172 · 🔥 perfect 180
Ancillary — Sauce
69 entries · top 178.2972 · median 169.6912