35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Invitational

Oct 2–5, 2014 · Kansas City, MO

🥇

SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA

701.7028 · Master Series — Overall

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DIRT ROAD BBQ

700.5716 · Master Series — Overall

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DR. NORDY'S BBQ

700 · Master Series — Overall

SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA won Grand Champion at the 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Invitational on October 2, 2014 in Kansas City, MO, scoring 701.7028 in a field of 165 teams. DIRT ROAD BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 700.5716. Category winners: Chicken — LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ (180.0000); Pork Ribs — Bar-B-Que Commanders (178.8572); Pork — MEADOW VALLEY BBQ CO. (180.0000); Brisket — ROCK'S MONEY PIT BBQ (180.0000).

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.

373.09 median 670.29 701.70 🏆

How the meats cooked

Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.

Chicken 180 🔥
Pork Ribs 178.86
Pork 180 🔥
Brisket 180 🔥

20 180

Entries

165

4 judged meats

Top score

701.7028

Winning margin

1.1312

GC over RC

Field average

666.27

373.09701.70

median 670.29 · last place to winner

Perfect 180s

7 🔥

ROCK'S MONEY PIT BBQ (Brisket), LUCKY'S Q (Brisket), SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA (Brisket) + 4 more

Tightest race

Brisket

1.1200 pts across the top 5

Top-10 cutoff

691.3944

373.09701.70

10th place overall

Field spread

328.6172

winner to last place

Most consistent

DR. NORDY'S BBQ

avg finish 19.75 across 4 meats

Double threats

teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Pork

won by 0.5600 pts — MEADOW VALLEY BBQ CO.

How hot was the win?

Top 26%

beats 74% of 4723 Master Series wins in the data

Storylines (6 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 razor-thin finish

1.1312 points between champion and reserve

Closer than 82% of the 4,722 championships in the data

The Grand Championship was decided by 1.1312 points — closer than 82% of every championship in the data.

SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA
DIRT ROAD BBQ

Won without a category win

2 of 4 meats called to the stage

SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 2 calls from 4 boards, best of them 3rd. Consistency beat fireworks.

Chicken 46th
Pork Ribs 47th
Pork 3rd
Brisket 3rd

A day of perfect scores

7 perfect 180s

7 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.

ROCK'S MONEY PIT BBQ · Brisket
LUCKY'S Q · Brisket
SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA · Brisket

A knife fight at the top

4.0572 points across the top five

First to fifth in the overall standings covered just 4.0572 points.

1st SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA
2nd DIRT ROAD BBQ
3rd DR. NORDY'S BBQ
4th Uncle Kenny's Take-Away
5th ONE2BBQ

Photo finishes

Tie closest of 21 calls decided inside half a point

Chicken places 1–2: LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ and JAESTAR BBQ tied on 180.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 2–3: JAESTAR BBQ and BIG T'Z Q CRU tied on 180.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 9–10: HOG TIDE BAR-B-QUE and GETTIN' SAUCED tied on 177.1428 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.

Chicken 1–2 · tie
Chicken 2–3 · tie
Chicken 9–10 · tie
Pork Ribs 1–2 · tie

One of the big ones

165 teams on the grounds

Bigger than 99% of the 5,482 contests in the data

165 teams — bigger than 99% of the 5,482 contests in the data.

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)

What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)

Category	1st	5th	10th
Chicken	180	178.8572	177.1428
Pork Ribs	178.8572	177.7144	176.5600
Pork	180	177.7144	176
Brisket	180	178.8800	178.2972

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series

Overall

165 entries · top 701.7028 · median 670.2860

#	Team	Score
1	SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA	701.7028
2	DIRT ROAD BBQ	700.5716
3	DR. NORDY'S BBQ	700
4	Uncle Kenny's Take-Away	699.3828
5	ONE2BBQ	697.6456
6	BIG BROTHERS BBQ	694.2856
7	TRUEBUD BBQ	694.2744
8	GETTIN' BASTED	691.4400
9	GETTIN' SAUCED	691.4056
10	CHIX, SWINE & BOVINE BBQ	691.3944
11	BIG T'Z Q CRU	691.3600
12	BUNCH OF SWINES	690.8000
13	JP CUSTOM SMOKE	690.3088
14	BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO	690.2976
15	SONS OF BUTCHERS	689.6456
16	Smokin Hot J's	689.1200
17	PORK PULLIN PLOWBOYS	689.0856
18	MEADOW VALLEY BBQ CO.	688.5260
19	ST. LOUIS BLACK IRON BBQ	688.5260
20	PITMAKER - BBQ INNOVATION	687.4172
21	IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ	687.4172
22	HOG TIDE BAR-B-QUE	687.3712
23	RIPPEL-QUE	686.7656
24	Bar-B-Que Commanders	686.2516
25	PRAIRIE SMOKE & SPICE BBQ	686.2404
26	GQUE	685.6800
27	WILDCATTERS Q CREW	685.0856
28	SMOKEAHOLICS	685.0744
29	REDNECK SCIENTIFIC	685.0628
30	SPITFIRE	684.5484
31	PORK PATROL BBQ	683.9540
32	GILLY'S BBQ	683.9200
33	LITTLE PIG TOWN BBQ	683.4172
34	BRUTUS AND COMPANY	683.3828
35	Mama and Papa Joe's BBQ	682.7884
36	PIGSKIN BBQ	682.7768
37	TIPPYCANOE BBQ CREW	682.2284
38	LUCKY'S Q	682.2056
39	JAESTAR BBQ	681.6340
40	THE PIT CREW BBQ OF AZ	681.1656
41	HAROLD'S HOT MEAT SMOKERS	681.0972
42	CLARK CREW BBQ	680.5484
43	A BOY & HIS BBQ	679.9772
44	SMOKE THIS BBQ MO	679.9312
45	SHIGGIN & GRINNIN	679.9084
46	WHISKEY PIT BBQ COMPANY	679.3828
47	PITMASTERIQ BBQ	679.3828
48	JO-BAWB'S BBQ	679.3828
49	BOOTYQUE	679.3372
50	BUTCHER BBQ	679.3140
51	PORKETEERS	677.6228
52	e2BBQ	677.6116
53	SMOOTH SMOKE	677.1428
54	iBQ'n	677.0628
55	DIZZY PIG	676.5944
56	LAKE HOUSE BBQ	676.5032
57	SMOKIN MO'S BBQ	676.4684
58	PALMETTO PITMASTERS	675.3828
59	The DIM Fiefelmann Cookers	675.3600
60	R BUTTS R SMOKIN	674.8000
61	BIG POPPA SMOKERS	674.7884
62	QUAU	674.7428
63	Did It Again	674.2744
64	BEERBEQUE	674.2744
65	BLAZEN BBQ	674.2740
66	TWISTED PITSTERS	674.2400
67	PORKY MCBEEF AND THE CLUCKERS	674.2400
68	ROCK'S MONEY PIT BBQ	674.1944
69	Pitts and Spitts #2	673.6800
70	CHECKERED PIG	673.6000
71	HOGLINE	673.0632
72	SMOKERS WILD	673.0628
73	K.C. CAN CREW	672.5028
74	Bringing the Heat	671.9200
75	TENACIOUS Q	671.8968
76	BIG BOB GIBSON BAR-B-Q	671.8628
77	MOTLEY QUE CREW	671.3600
78	UNDER THE RADAR	671.3252
79	CAVEMAN CUISINE	671.3028
80	A FINE SWINE	671.2680
81	COOL SMOKE	670.7656
82	Priorville	670.7428
83	LOTTA BULL BBQ	670.2860
84	SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ	670.1828
85	APORKALYPSE NOW	670.1600
86	LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ	670.1368
87	THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ	669.6456
88	BLAZIN' BLUES BBQ	669.6344
89	4 LEGS UP BBQ	669.0628
90	PORK BARREL BBQ	669.0628
91	SMOKEHOUSE 72	668.6400
92	RUBBING BUTTS BBQ KS	668.5832
93	HOGZ GONE WILD GA	668.4796
94	TEXAS PEPPER JELLY	668.4688
95	MOVIN' THE CHAINS	667.8856
96	Lucky Dawgs' BBQ	667.8512
97	MASTERQUE	666.7884
98	WOODWARD BARBEQUE	666.7772
99	THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE	666.2632
100	SMOKIN O BBQ	666.2288
101	BIG WIGS BBQ	666.1944
102	Ghost River Smoke-A-Holics	666.1940
103	4:20 Q	665.6112
104	WORTH SMOKIN' BBQ	665.0396
105	Smokey and the Pirate	664.5484
106	CHICKHOOVENSWINE BBQ	663.9200
107	THE REAL SMOKIN ACES	663.8968
108	THE SMOKE HUNTERS	663.3828
109	SMOKIN TRIGGERS	663.3712
110	IT'LL DO BBQ	663.3372
111	SWEET BEAVER BBQ	663.2568
112	Brothers Chillin & Grillin BBQ Cooking Team	662.2632
113	COUNTY LINE SMOKERS	662.2172
114	Code 3 Spices	662.1024
115	PJ's Smokehouse	661.5996
116	SMOKE N BABES BBQ	661.0168
117	GOT SMOKE BAR-B-QUE	661.0056
118	SMOKE ON WHEELS	660.4456
119	BAD BONES BBQ	659.9088
120	Buckshot BBQ	659.8856
121	BUTLER'S BACKDRAFT BBQ	659.3600
122	3 GUYS WITH WOOD	659.3488
123	GOOD SMOKE BBQ	659.3028
124	HOUSE OF Q	658.8916
125	THE SMOKING HILLS	658.7200
126	TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI	658.2060
127	HIGH DESERT HOLY SMOKE BBQ	657.1428
128	CLARK KENT SUPER SMOKERS	656.4456
129	WOODHOUSE BARBECUE	655.9084
130	THE BLUE BLOODS	655.2452
131	BURNIN BOBS BUTTS N BONES	654.2516
132	TATTOO BOB'S BAR-B-Q	654.2052
133	FRONT DOOR GANG	652.5488
134	NICKLE BOYS BBQ	651.3140
135	KC SMOKE DAWGS	651.2800
136	Taste Like More	650.7656
137	NAUGHTY NURSES BBQ	650.1488
138	SMOKIN T'S	649.5200
139	CIRCLE R COOKERS	649.0744
140	MEAT MITCH	649.0176
141	BBQ-buds	648.5032
142	OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE	647.8856
143	VICIOUS SMOKE	647.3256
144	Boss Hog BBQ	645.6912
145	GIVE IT TO GOD	644.4568
146	SEDALIA MASTERBASTERS	644.0460
147	LA PASADITA	643.9548
148	MIDNIGHT SMOKERS	643.2684
149	Sons of Barbecue	642.7544
150	Double Barrel Cookers ll	642.7200
151	BURNT TO PERFECTION	641.7144
152	JUST FOR FUN	641.7140
153	Not So Bad Cookers	639.8628
154	JET COATINGS - MONKEY STYLE	638.8340
155	STOP, DROP AND ROLL BBQ	637.1888
156	B.S. Cookers	636.4456
157	Fishing Eagles	634.1256
158	ROCK BOTTOM BBQ	627.2228
159	OPEN FLUE BBQ	626.0912
160	JUNIORS UP IN SMOKE	625.5884
161	Shake 'n Bake	625.0400
162	Double Barrel Cookers I	620.4572
163	TEXAS WARPIG BBQ	617.1088
164	HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB	604.3540
165	JET STREAM	373.0856

Chicken

165 entries · top 180 · median 168.5256 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ	180 🔥
2	JAESTAR BBQ	180 🔥
3	BIG T'Z Q CRU	180 🔥
4	DIRT ROAD BBQ	179.4400
5	HOGLINE	178.8572
6	BIG BROTHERS BBQ	177.7600
7	BUTLER'S BACKDRAFT BBQ	177.7372
8	JP CUSTOM SMOKE	177.7144
9	HOG TIDE BAR-B-QUE	177.1428
10	GETTIN' SAUCED	177.1428
11	Pitts and Spitts #2	176.5944
12	GETTIN' BASTED	176.5944
13	CHECKERED PIG	176.5600
14	WILDCATTERS Q CREW	176
15	MEADOW VALLEY BBQ CO.	175.4288
16	TRUEBUD BBQ	175.4172
17	A FINE SWINE	175.4056
18	PORK PATROL BBQ	175.4056
19	SONS OF BUTCHERS	174.8572
20	HAROLD'S HOT MEAT SMOKERS	174.8572
21	PORKY MCBEEF AND THE CLUCKERS	174.8456
22	DR. NORDY'S BBQ	174.8456
23	Smokin Hot J's	174.2972
24	B.S. Cookers	174.2972
25	K.C. CAN CREW	174.2972
26	CLARK CREW BBQ	174.2856
27	PORKETEERS	174.2744
28	Uncle Kenny's Take-Away	174.2628
29	RIPPEL-QUE	174.2628
30	CLARK KENT SUPER SMOKERS	173.7372
31	PITMAKER - BBQ INNOVATION	173.7144
32	THE REAL SMOKIN ACES	173.7028
33	SPITFIRE	173.7028
34	PRAIRIE SMOKE & SPICE BBQ	173.1544
35	SMOKERS WILD	173.1428
36	Bringing the Heat	173.1200
37	ONE2BBQ	173.1200
38	SMOOTH SMOKE	173.1200
39	ST. LOUIS BLACK IRON BBQ	173.1200
40	CAVEMAN CUISINE	172.5600
41	PORK PULLIN PLOWBOYS	172.5600
42	R BUTTS R SMOKIN	172.5484
43	Bar-B-Que Commanders	172.0116
44	GQUE	172
45	MASTERQUE	172
46	SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA	172
47	Code 3 Spices	171.9884
48	HOGZ GONE WILD GA	171.9656
49	A BOY & HIS BBQ	171.4516
50	PORK BARREL BBQ	171.4288
51	KC SMOKE DAWGS	171.4288
52	LAKE HOUSE BBQ	171.4288
53	LITTLE PIG TOWN BBQ	171.4172
54	COUNTY LINE SMOKERS	171.4172
55	PITMASTERIQ BBQ	171.4056
56	BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO	171.4056
57	PIGSKIN BBQ	171.4056
58	LUCKY'S Q	171.4056
59	TWISTED PITSTERS	170.8456
60	THE PIT CREW BBQ OF AZ	170.8344
61	SMOKIN O BBQ	170.8344
62	BOOTYQUE	170.8228
63	GILLY'S BBQ	170.8228
64	SMOKEHOUSE 72	170.2856
65	RUBBING BUTTS BBQ KS	170.2744
66	Mama and Papa Joe's BBQ	170.2628
67	SMOKEAHOLICS	170.2628
68	BRUTUS AND COMPANY	170.2628
69	JET STREAM	170.2628
70	e2BBQ	170.2628
71	REDNECK SCIENTIFIC	169.7028
72	GIVE IT TO GOD	169.7028
73	TIPPYCANOE BBQ CREW	169.7028
74	BUNCH OF SWINES	169.7028
75	BIG POPPA SMOKERS	169.6684
76	CHIX, SWINE & BOVINE BBQ	169.6684
77	The DIM Fiefelmann Cookers	169.1428
78	SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ	169.1200
79	SHIGGIN & GRINNIN	169.1200
80	iBQ'n	169.1200
81	LOTTA BULL BBQ	168.5828
82	Brothers Chillin & Grillin BBQ Cooking Team	168.5600
83	BIG BOB GIBSON BAR-B-Q	168.5256
84	BIG WIGS BBQ	168
85	WOODWARD BARBEQUE	167.9772
86	COOL SMOKE	167.9656
87	SMOKE THIS BBQ MO	167.9656
88	SEDALIA MASTERBASTERS	167.4400
89	THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE	167.4172
90	MIDNIGHT SMOKERS	167.4056
91	TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI	167.4056
92	STOP, DROP AND ROLL BBQ	167.4056
93	APORKALYPSE NOW	167.3944
94	BLAZIN' BLUES BBQ	167.3828
95	SMOKIN MO'S BBQ	167.3712
96	FRONT DOOR GANG	166.8688
97	DIZZY PIG	166.8456
98	Lucky Dawgs' BBQ	166.8228
99	SMOKIN TRIGGERS	166.2972
100	SMOKE N BABES BBQ	166.2856
101	VICIOUS SMOKE	166.2856
102	CHICKHOOVENSWINE BBQ	166.2744
103	4 LEGS UP BBQ	166.2628
104	WHISKEY PIT BBQ COMPANY	166.2628
105	3 GUYS WITH WOOD	166.2628
106	Priorville	166.2400
107	IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ	165.7372
108	Taste Like More	165.7144
109	BLAZEN BBQ	165.7140
110	WORTH SMOKIN' BBQ	165.7028
111	QUAU	165.6800
112	Not So Bad Cookers	165.6800
113	PJ's Smokehouse	165.6684
114	BURNIN BOBS BUTTS N BONES	165.1544
115	HIGH DESERT HOLY SMOKE BBQ	165.1428
116	GOOD SMOKE BBQ	165.1316
117	4:20 Q	165.1084
118	MOTLEY QUE CREW	165.1084
119	THE BLUE BLOODS	165.1084
120	UNDER THE RADAR	165.0968
121	SWEET BEAVER BBQ	164.5256
122	BUTCHER BBQ	164.5256
123	Ghost River Smoke-A-Holics	164.5256
124	TATTOO BOB'S BAR-B-Q	163.9884
125	OPEN FLUE BBQ	163.9656
126	Fishing Eagles	163.9656
127	Double Barrel Cookers I	163.4288
128	BAD BONES BBQ	163.3944
129	LA PASADITA	162.8572
130	GOT SMOKE BAR-B-QUE	162.8112
131	ROCK BOTTOM BBQ	162.8000
132	WOODHOUSE BARBECUE	162.3084
133	Smokey and the Pirate	162.2744
134	BURNT TO PERFECTION	162.2744
135	Double Barrel Cookers ll	162.2744
136	PALMETTO PITMASTERS	162.2744
137	JO-BAWB'S BBQ	162.2744
138	NAUGHTY NURSES BBQ	162.2400
139	THE SMOKING HILLS	162.2400
140	THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ	162.2284
141	Buckshot BBQ	161.6684
142	JUST FOR FUN	161.1772
143	HOUSE OF Q	161.1544
144	Did It Again	161.1428
145	MEAT MITCH	161.1316
146	BBQ-buds	161.0972
147	MOVIN' THE CHAINS	161.0856
148	SMOKIN T'S	159.9544
149	TENACIOUS Q	158.8456
150	TEXAS PEPPER JELLY	158.8116
151	Shake 'n Bake	158.2972
152	THE SMOKE HUNTERS	158.2744
153	BEERBEQUE	158.2744
154	NICKLE BOYS BBQ	157.7028
155	SMOKE ON WHEELS	157.1200
156	Boss Hog BBQ	156.6172
157	HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB	155.9540
158	Sons of Barbecue	155.9428
159	ROCK'S MONEY PIT BBQ	155.9316
160	TEXAS WARPIG BBQ	155.4400
161	JUNIORS UP IN SMOKE	155.3828
162	IT'LL DO BBQ	154.8000
163	JET COATINGS - MONKEY STYLE	150.8340
164	OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE	150.2400
165	CIRCLE R COOKERS	147.9656

Pork Ribs

165 entries · top 178.8572 · median 167.4056

#	Team	Score
1	Bar-B-Que Commanders	178.8572
2	RIPPEL-QUE	178.8572
3	THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ	178.2972
4	CHIX, SWINE & BOVINE BBQ	177.7372
5	SMOKEAHOLICS	177.7144
6	QUAU	177.7144
7	LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ	177.7028
8	CLARK CREW BBQ	176.5828
9	IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ	176.5716
10	REDNECK SCIENTIFIC	176.5600
11	MOVIN' THE CHAINS	176
12	BOOTYQUE	176
13	BLAZEN BBQ	175.4516
14	SPITFIRE	175.4400
15	ONE2BBQ	174.8572
16	WILDCATTERS Q CREW	174.8572
17	SMOKE THIS BBQ MO	174.8572
18	A FINE SWINE	174.8456
19	JO-BAWB'S BBQ	174.2856
20	DIRT ROAD BBQ	174.2744
21	PORK PULLIN PLOWBOYS	174.2628
22	DR. NORDY'S BBQ	173.7372
23	LITTLE PIG TOWN BBQ	173.7372
24	HOGLINE	173.7260
25	Smokin Hot J's	173.7028
26	BUTCHER BBQ	173.7028
27	Mama and Papa Joe's BBQ	173.1544
28	OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE	173.1544
29	UNDER THE RADAR	173.1428
30	PALMETTO PITMASTERS	173.1428
31	TIPPYCANOE BBQ CREW	173.1200
32	BUNCH OF SWINES	173.1200
33	TENACIOUS Q	173.1200
34	IT'LL DO BBQ	172.5944
35	PRAIRIE SMOKE & SPICE BBQ	172.5716
36	SMOKE ON WHEELS	172.5600
37	SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ	172.0116
38	4:20 Q	172
39	GILLY'S BBQ	172
40	GQUE	171.9772
41	TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI	171.9772
42	Double Barrel Cookers ll	171.9772
43	Did It Again	171.4400
44	TWISTED PITSTERS	171.4400
45	PITMAKER - BBQ INNOVATION	171.4400
46	iBQ'n	171.4172
47	SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA	171.4056
48	GETTIN' SAUCED	171.4056
49	SMOOTH SMOKE	170.8916
50	JP CUSTOM SMOKE	170.8916
51	BUTLER'S BACKDRAFT BBQ	170.8572
52	Priorville	170.8456
53	SMOKERS WILD	170.8344
54	ST. LOUIS BLACK IRON BBQ	170.8344
55	HOGZ GONE WILD GA	170.8228
56	Smokey and the Pirate	170.2972
57	ROCK'S MONEY PIT BBQ	170.2972
58	BIG BROTHERS BBQ	170.2628
59	Uncle Kenny's Take-Away	170.2628
60	SONS OF BUTCHERS	170.2628
61	APORKALYPSE NOW	170.2628
62	B.S. Cookers	170.2628
63	Boss Hog BBQ	169.7144
64	BLAZIN' BLUES BBQ	169.7144
65	SHIGGIN & GRINNIN	169.6800
66	MOTLEY QUE CREW	169.6800
67	WOODHOUSE BARBECUE	169.6800
68	e2BBQ	169.1316
69	A BOY & HIS BBQ	169.1200
70	The DIM Fiefelmann Cookers	169.1200
71	WHISKEY PIT BBQ COMPANY	169.1200
72	GOOD SMOKE BBQ	169.1084
73	DIZZY PIG	168.5944
74	HIGH DESERT HOLY SMOKE BBQ	168.0344
75	LOTTA BULL BBQ	168
76	TRUEBUD BBQ	167.9772
77	4 LEGS UP BBQ	167.9772
78	LUCKY'S Q	167.9772
79	Code 3 Spices	167.9656
80	BIG POPPA SMOKERS	167.4172
81	SMOKIN MO'S BBQ	167.4172
82	R BUTTS R SMOKIN	167.4172
83	HOG TIDE BAR-B-QUE	167.4056
84	THE REAL SMOKIN ACES	167.4056
85	THE PIT CREW BBQ OF AZ	166.9028
86	SMOKEHOUSE 72	166.8800
87	HOUSE OF Q	166.8572
88	THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE	166.8572
89	RUBBING BUTTS BBQ KS	166.8344
90	3 GUYS WITH WOOD	166.8344
91	BRUTUS AND COMPANY	166.8228
92	Lucky Dawgs' BBQ	166.8228
93	HAROLD'S HOT MEAT SMOKERS	166.8228
94	BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO	166.2860
95	PORK PATROL BBQ	166.2856
96	PORK BARREL BBQ	166.2856
97	LAKE HOUSE BBQ	166.2744
98	MEADOW VALLEY BBQ CO.	166.2628
99	K.C. CAN CREW	166.2628
100	SMOKIN O BBQ	166.2516
101	WORTH SMOKIN' BBQ	165.7256
102	MASTERQUE	165.7144
103	BIG T'Z Q CRU	165.6800
104	BIG BOB GIBSON BAR-B-Q	165.6800
105	SMOKIN TRIGGERS	165.6684
106	PIGSKIN BBQ	165.1084
107	PITMASTERIQ BBQ	164.5716
108	BBQ-buds	164.5716
109	COOL SMOKE	164.5600
110	CHECKERED PIG	164.5372
111	COUNTY LINE SMOKERS	164.0228
112	GETTIN' BASTED	164
113	Buckshot BBQ	163.9544
114	THE SMOKING HILLS	163.3828
115	Bringing the Heat	162.8572
116	JET STREAM	162.8228
117	KC SMOKE DAWGS	162.8112
118	TEXAS PEPPER JELLY	162.8000
119	LA PASADITA	162.3088
120	BAD BONES BBQ	162.2744
121	BIG WIGS BBQ	162.2400
122	PORKETEERS	162.2400
123	CLARK KENT SUPER SMOKERS	162.2284
124	JET COATINGS - MONKEY STYLE	161.7144
125	WOODWARD BARBEQUE	161.6800
126	Ghost River Smoke-A-Holics	161.6684
127	THE SMOKE HUNTERS	161.6684
128	Taste Like More	161.6684
129	GOT SMOKE BAR-B-QUE	161.6572
130	JUST FOR FUN	161.1428
131	PORKY MCBEEF AND THE CLUCKERS	161.1316
132	JAESTAR BBQ	161.1084
133	NICKLE BOYS BBQ	161.0740
134	JUNIORS UP IN SMOKE	160.5944
135	SMOKE N BABES BBQ	160.5256
136	SWEET BEAVER BBQ	160.5256
137	PJ's Smokehouse	160.5028
138	SEDALIA MASTERBASTERS	160.0228
139	CIRCLE R COOKERS	159.3944
140	Sons of Barbecue	158.8572
141	Not So Bad Cookers	158.8572
142	STOP, DROP AND ROLL BBQ	158.8344
143	BEERBEQUE	158.8228
144	CAVEMAN CUISINE	158.7884
145	TATTOO BOB'S BAR-B-Q	158.2628
146	CHICKHOOVENSWINE BBQ	158.2400
147	THE BLUE BLOODS	157.6340
148	NAUGHTY NURSES BBQ	157.1088
149	Double Barrel Cookers I	157.1084
150	MEAT MITCH	157.0860
151	VICIOUS SMOKE	156.5144
152	SMOKIN T'S	155.9428
153	Pitts and Spitts #2	155.4172
154	Brothers Chillin & Grillin BBQ Cooking Team	155.4060
155	GIVE IT TO GOD	154.8000
156	BURNT TO PERFECTION	154.2972
157	Fishing Eagles	154.2516
158	FRONT DOOR GANG	154.2400
159	OPEN FLUE BBQ	153.6800
160	MIDNIGHT SMOKERS	153.1200
161	TEXAS WARPIG BBQ	152.5372
162	Shake 'n Bake	152.5144
163	BURNIN BOBS BUTTS N BONES	146.8344
164	ROCK BOTTOM BBQ	142.8112
165	HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB	126.7660

Pork

165 entries · top 180 · median 167.4744 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	MEADOW VALLEY BBQ CO.	180 🔥
2	PORK PULLIN PLOWBOYS	179.4400
3	SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA	178.2972
4	BEERBEQUE	178.2972
5	GOT SMOKE BAR-B-QUE	177.7144
6	CHIX, SWINE & BOVINE BBQ	177.1544
7	Uncle Kenny's Take-Away	176.5600
8	DR. NORDY'S BBQ	176.5600
9	BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO	176.0116
10	TEXAS PEPPER JELLY	176
11	PRAIRIE SMOKE & SPICE BBQ	175.4172
12	PORK PATROL BBQ	175.4172
13	TRUEBUD BBQ	174.8572
14	R BUTTS R SMOKIN	174.8572
15	LITTLE PIG TOWN BBQ	174.8456
16	THE SMOKE HUNTERS	174.2856
17	SMOKIN T'S	174.2744
18	BIG BROTHERS BBQ	174.2628
19	REDNECK SCIENTIFIC	174.2628
20	DIRT ROAD BBQ	174.2628
21	GETTIN' BASTED	173.7028
22	ST. LOUIS BLACK IRON BBQ	173.7028
23	PALMETTO PITMASTERS	173.1428
24	PORKY MCBEEF AND THE CLUCKERS	173.1200
25	BIG T'Z Q CRU	173.1200
26	SMOKE N BABES BBQ	173.1084
27	CHICKHOOVENSWINE BBQ	172.5828
28	BUNCH OF SWINES	172.5600
29	Brothers Chillin & Grillin BBQ Cooking Team	172.5600
30	WILDCATTERS Q CREW	172.5484
31	GQUE	172
32	HAROLD'S HOT MEAT SMOKERS	172
33	TENACIOUS Q	171.9656
34	ONE2BBQ	171.9656
35	SWEET BEAVER BBQ	171.9656
36	THE PIT CREW BBQ OF AZ	171.4400
37	BOOTYQUE	171.4288
38	BAD BONES BBQ	171.4172
39	PIGSKIN BBQ	171.4172
40	BIG BOB GIBSON BAR-B-Q	171.4172
41	LAKE HOUSE BBQ	171.4056
42	SMOKE THIS BBQ MO	171.4056
43	iBQ'n	170.8456
44	THE REAL SMOKIN ACES	170.8456
45	TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI	170.8344
46	K.C. CAN CREW	170.8344
47	ROCK BOTTOM BBQ	170.8344
48	GETTIN' SAUCED	170.8344
49	THE SMOKING HILLS	170.8228
50	CIRCLE R COOKERS	170.2972
51	CAVEMAN CUISINE	170.2744
52	JO-BAWB'S BBQ	170.2628
53	IT'LL DO BBQ	170.2628
54	BIG POPPA SMOKERS	169.7256
55	4 LEGS UP BBQ	169.7028
56	IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ	169.7028
57	A BOY & HIS BBQ	169.7028
58	Ghost River Smoke-A-Holics	169.6800
59	WOODHOUSE BARBECUE	169.6800
60	Lucky Dawgs' BBQ	169.6800
61	COOL SMOKE	169.6800
62	FRONT DOOR GANG	169.1428
63	Priorville	169.1200
64	TIPPYCANOE BBQ CREW	169.1200
65	SMOKE ON WHEELS	169.1084
66	Mama and Papa Joe's BBQ	169.1084
67	RUBBING BUTTS BBQ KS	168.5944
68	PJ's Smokehouse	168.5944
69	Smokey and the Pirate	168.5828
70	LOTTA BULL BBQ	168.5716
71	Did It Again	168.5600
72	Bar-B-Que Commanders	168.5600
73	SMOKEAHOLICS	168.5372
74	COUNTY LINE SMOKERS	168.5372
75	HOGZ GONE WILD GA	168.5256
76	OPEN FLUE BBQ	168.5256
77	PITMASTERIQ BBQ	168
78	BRUTUS AND COMPANY	168
79	GILLY'S BBQ	167.9656
80	ROCK'S MONEY PIT BBQ	167.9656
81	PORK BARREL BBQ	167.9656
82	NICKLE BOYS BBQ	167.9656
83	SMOKEHOUSE 72	167.4744
84	BLAZEN BBQ	167.4400
85	MOTLEY QUE CREW	167.4288
86	WHISKEY PIT BBQ COMPANY	167.4172
87	HOUSE OF Q	167.4172
88	TWISTED PITSTERS	167.4172
89	SMOKIN MO'S BBQ	167.4172
90	SHIGGIN & GRINNIN	167.4056
91	PORKETEERS	167.4056
92	Fishing Eagles	167.4056
93	Pitts and Spitts #2	167.3828
94	APORKALYPSE NOW	167.3828
95	MASTERQUE	166.8456
96	GOOD SMOKE BBQ	166.8228
97	THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ	166.8228
98	JAESTAR BBQ	166.8228
99	Smokin Hot J's	166.8228
100	SONS OF BUTCHERS	166.8228
101	HIGH DESERT HOLY SMOKE BBQ	166.8228
102	QUAU	166.2628
103	WORTH SMOKIN' BBQ	166.2284
104	PITMAKER - BBQ INNOVATION	165.7028
105	3 GUYS WITH WOOD	165.7028
106	HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB	165.6912
107	MEAT MITCH	165.6800
108	SPITFIRE	165.6800
109	UNDER THE RADAR	165.6800
110	NAUGHTY NURSES BBQ	165.6684
111	DIZZY PIG	165.1544
112	SMOOTH SMOKE	164.5828
113	THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE	164.5716
114	JUNIORS UP IN SMOKE	164.5484
115	Taste Like More	164.5372
116	HOG TIDE BAR-B-QUE	164.5256
117	MIDNIGHT SMOKERS	164.5256
118	MOVIN' THE CHAINS	163.9772
119	HOGLINE	163.9656
120	JET COATINGS - MONKEY STYLE	163.4400
121	VICIOUS SMOKE	163.4172
122	BIG WIGS BBQ	163.3944
123	Bringing the Heat	163.3828
124	BURNIN BOBS BUTTS N BONES	163.3828
125	WOODWARD BARBEQUE	162.8572
126	Sons of Barbecue	162.8344
127	JP CUSTOM SMOKE	162.8228
128	THE BLUE BLOODS	162.8228
129	LUCKY'S Q	162.8228
130	Not So Bad Cookers	162.8000
131	BBQ-buds	162.2628
132	TATTOO BOB'S BAR-B-Q	162.2284
133	BUTCHER BBQ	162.2284
134	CLARK CREW BBQ	161.1544
135	SEDALIA MASTERBASTERS	161.1544
136	SMOKERS WILD	161.0856
137	SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ	161.0856
138	Buckshot BBQ	160.5600
139	SMOKIN TRIGGERS	160.5256
140	e2BBQ	160.5144
141	The DIM Fiefelmann Cookers	159.9428
142	LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ	159.9312
143	CHECKERED PIG	159.3944
144	4:20 Q	159.3828
145	Boss Hog BBQ	158.8684
146	TEXAS WARPIG BBQ	158.2744
147	BUTLER'S BACKDRAFT BBQ	158.2628
148	RIPPEL-QUE	158.2400
149	BURNT TO PERFECTION	158.2400
150	Double Barrel Cookers I	157.1200
151	BLAZIN' BLUES BBQ	156.5256
152	OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE	155.9428
153	KC SMOKE DAWGS	155.9428
154	Shake 'n Bake	154.2512
155	CLARK KENT SUPER SMOKERS	153.0628
156	A FINE SWINE	153.0512
157	B.S. Cookers	151.9656
158	SMOKIN O BBQ	150.8456
159	LA PASADITA	150.7772
160	Code 3 Spices	150.1828
161	GIVE IT TO GOD	147.9540
162	STOP, DROP AND ROLL BBQ	146.9144
163	Double Barrel Cookers ll	146.2056
164	JUST FOR FUN	145.1084
165	JET STREAM	20

Brisket

165 entries · top 180 · median 167.3828 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	ROCK'S MONEY PIT BBQ	180 🔥
2	LUCKY'S Q	180 🔥
3	SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA	180 🔥
4	BURNIN BOBS BUTTS N BONES	178.8800
5	BEERBEQUE	178.8800
6	JP CUSTOM SMOKE	178.8800
7	BUTCHER BBQ	178.8572
8	HOG TIDE BAR-B-QUE	178.2972
9	BRUTUS AND COMPANY	178.2972
10	Uncle Kenny's Take-Away	178.2972
11	SMOKIN O BBQ	178.2972
12	SONS OF BUTCHERS	177.7028
13	e2BBQ	177.7028
14	ONE2BBQ	177.7028
15	The DIM Fiefelmann Cookers	177.1544
16	GETTIN' BASTED	177.1428
17	BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO	176.5944
18	WHISKEY PIT BBQ COMPANY	176.5828
19	PITMAKER - BBQ INNOVATION	176.5600
20	TRUEBUD BBQ	176.0228
21	BLAZIN' BLUES BBQ	176.0116
22	DIZZY PIG	176
23	BUNCH OF SWINES	175.4172
24	RIPPEL-QUE	175.4056
25	IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ	175.4056
26	PITMASTERIQ BBQ	175.4056
27	DR. NORDY'S BBQ	174.8572
28	PIGSKIN BBQ	174.8456
29	Smokin Hot J's	174.2972
30	JUST FOR FUN	174.2856
31	Pitts and Spitts #2	174.2856
32	WOODWARD BARBEQUE	174.2628
33	SMOKIN MO'S BBQ	174.2628
34	PORKETEERS	173.7028
35	JAESTAR BBQ	173.7028
36	SHIGGIN & GRINNIN	173.7028
37	Buckshot BBQ	173.7028
38	Did It Again	173.1316
39	GILLY'S BBQ	173.1316
40	CHECKERED PIG	173.1084
41	DIRT ROAD BBQ	172.5944
42	JO-BAWB'S BBQ	172.5600
43	BIG WIGS BBQ	172.5600
44	BIG T'Z Q CRU	172.5600
45	Bringing the Heat	172.5600
46	GETTIN' SAUCED	172.0228
47	BIG BROTHERS BBQ	172
48	GIVE IT TO GOD	172
49	THE PIT CREW BBQ OF AZ	171.9884
50	Code 3 Spices	171.9656
51	CIRCLE R COOKERS	171.4172
52	SMOKIN TRIGGERS	170.8800
53	ST. LOUIS BLACK IRON BBQ	170.8688
54	TEXAS PEPPER JELLY	170.8572
55	Ghost River Smoke-A-Holics	170.3200
56	TIPPYCANOE BBQ CREW	170.2856
57	Mama and Papa Joe's BBQ	170.2628
58	TATTOO BOB'S BAR-B-Q	169.7256
59	SPITFIRE	169.7256
60	GQUE	169.7028
61	A BOY & HIS BBQ	169.7028
62	THE BLUE BLOODS	169.6800
63	CAVEMAN CUISINE	169.6800
64	THE SMOKE HUNTERS	169.1544
65	MOTLEY QUE CREW	169.1428
66	4:20 Q	169.1200
67	SMOKEAHOLICS	168.5600
68	COOL SMOKE	168.5600
69	OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE	168.5484
70	SMOOTH SMOKE	168.5484
71	CLARK CREW BBQ	168.5256
72	LA PASADITA	168.0116
73	SMOKERS WILD	168
74	BIG POPPA SMOKERS	167.9772
75	A FINE SWINE	167.9656
76	TENACIOUS Q	167.9656
77	SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ	167.9656
78	THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE	167.4172
79	CLARK KENT SUPER SMOKERS	167.4172
80	HAROLD'S HOT MEAT SMOKERS	167.4172
81	UNDER THE RADAR	167.4056
82	LAKE HOUSE BBQ	167.3944
83	WORTH SMOKIN' BBQ	167.3828
84	BURNT TO PERFECTION	166.9028
85	PORK PATROL BBQ	166.8456
86	CHIX, SWINE & BOVINE BBQ	166.8344
87	MEADOW VALLEY BBQ CO.	166.8344
88	PJ's Smokehouse	166.8340
89	Bar-B-Que Commanders	166.8228
90	MOVIN' THE CHAINS	166.8228
91	CHICKHOOVENSWINE BBQ	166.8228
92	PALMETTO PITMASTERS	166.8228
93	BIG BOB GIBSON BAR-B-Q	166.2400
94	SWEET BEAVER BBQ	166.2400
95	Brothers Chillin & Grillin BBQ Cooking Team	165.7372
96	SMOKE THIS BBQ MO	165.7028
97	IT'LL DO BBQ	165.6800
98	iBQ'n	165.6800
99	BLAZEN BBQ	165.6684
100	PORKY MCBEEF AND THE CLUCKERS	165.1428
101	NAUGHTY NURSES BBQ	165.1316
102	LOTTA BULL BBQ	165.1316
103	APORKALYPSE NOW	165.1200
104	MEAT MITCH	165.1200
105	Sons of Barbecue	165.1200
106	4 LEGS UP BBQ	165.1200
107	PRAIRIE SMOKE & SPICE BBQ	165.0972
108	QUAU	165.0856
109	NICKLE BOYS BBQ	164.5716
110	Priorville	164.5372
111	TWISTED PITSTERS	164.5372
112	REDNECK SCIENTIFIC	164.5372
113	Lucky Dawgs' BBQ	164.5256
114	STOP, DROP AND ROLL BBQ	164.0344
115	SMOKEHOUSE 72	164
116	HOUSE OF Q	163.4628
117	LITTLE PIG TOWN BBQ	163.4172
118	Smokey and the Pirate	163.3940
119	PORK BARREL BBQ	163.3828
120	RUBBING BUTTS BBQ KS	162.8800
121	JET COATINGS - MONKEY STYLE	162.8456
122	BAD BONES BBQ	162.8228
123	PORK PULLIN PLOWBOYS	162.8228
124	FRONT DOOR GANG	162.2972
125	THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ	162.2972
126	THE SMOKING HILLS	162.2744
127	Double Barrel Cookers ll	162.2628
128	MASTERQUE	162.2284
129	WILDCATTERS Q CREW	161.6800
130	SMOKE ON WHEELS	161.6572
131	VICIOUS SMOKE	161.1084
132	K.C. CAN CREW	161.1084
133	KC SMOKE DAWGS	161.0972
134	SMOKE N BABES BBQ	161.0972
135	BOOTYQUE	161.0856
136	BBQ-buds	160.5716
137	3 GUYS WITH WOOD	160.5488
138	Boss Hog BBQ	160.4912
139	Shake 'n Bake	159.9772
140	R BUTTS R SMOKIN	159.9772
141	SMOKIN T'S	159.3484
142	Taste Like More	158.8456
143	GOT SMOKE BAR-B-QUE	158.8228
144	GOOD SMOKE BBQ	158.2400
145	COUNTY LINE SMOKERS	158.2400
146	MIDNIGHT SMOKERS	158.2172
147	HOGZ GONE WILD GA	157.1656
148	HIGH DESERT HOLY SMOKE BBQ	157.1428
149	HOGLINE	156.5144
150	HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB	155.9428
151	SEDALIA MASTERBASTERS	155.4288
152	WOODHOUSE BARBECUE	154.2400
153	Not So Bad Cookers	152.5256
154	LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ	152.5028
155	BUTLER'S BACKDRAFT BBQ	152.5028
156	THE REAL SMOKIN ACES	151.9428
157	TEXAS WARPIG BBQ	150.8572
158	ROCK BOTTOM BBQ	150.7772
159	Fishing Eagles	148.5028
160	TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI	147.9888
161	JUNIORS UP IN SMOKE	145.0628
162	Double Barrel Cookers I	142.8000
163	B.S. Cookers	139.9200
164	OPEN FLUE BBQ	139.9200
165	JET STREAM	20

35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Invitational

The contest at a glance (read off the scored boards)

How the field scored

How the meats cooked

Entries

Top score

Winning margin

Field average

Perfect 180s

Tightest race

Top-10 cutoff

Field spread

Most consistent

Double threats

Widest winning margin

How hot was the win?

Storylines (6 found in this contest's numbers)

A razor-thin finish

Won without a category win

A day of perfect scores

A knife fight at the top

Photo finishes

One of the big ones

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

What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series

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Chicken

Pork Ribs

Pork

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