Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) 2014

Oct 24–25, 2014 · Lynchburg, TN

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IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ

694.7884 · Master Series — Overall

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CHIX, SWINE & BOVINE BBQ

693.1312 · Master Series — Overall

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TRUEBUD BBQ

691.3484 · Master Series — Overall

IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ won Grand Champion at the Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) on October 24, 2014 in Lynchburg, TN, scoring 694.7884 in a field of 92 teams. CHIX, SWINE & BOVINE BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 693.1312. Category winners: Chicken — LO' -N- SLO' BBQ (179.4400); Pork Ribs — Organizer Portal (177.7028); Pork — FIRE DOWN BELOW (180.0000); Brisket — PORKETEERS (180.0000). This is the 1st of 5 editions of this contest on record; the next was held in 2015.

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.

572.38 median 666.23 694.79 🏆

How the meats cooked

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

Chicken 179.44
Pork Ribs 177.70
Pork 180 🔥
Brisket 180 🔥

138.18 180

Winning score by edition

What it has taken to win here, 2014 to 2018 — this edition picked out.

Entries

4 judged meats · 3 ancillary

Top score

694.7884

Winning margin

1.6572

GC over RC

Field average

662.02

572.38694.79

median 666.23 · last place to winner

Perfect 180s

2 🔥

PORKETEERS (Brisket), FIRE DOWN BELOW (Pork)

Tightest race

Pork Ribs

1.1428 pts across the top 5

Top-10 cutoff

683.3484

572.38694.79

10th place overall

Field spread

122.4116

winner to last place

Most consistent

IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ

avg finish 15 across 4 meats

Double threats

teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Pork

won by 2.2972 pts — FIRE DOWN BELOW

How hot was the win?

Top 55%

beats 45% of 4711 Master Series wins in the data

Form held

Moderate

ρ = -0.49 between pre-contest rating and finish

Field strength

1,616

avg power rating going in · stronger than 86% of contests

Top-rated in the field

IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ

rated 1871 pre-contest

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

1.6572 points between champion and reserve

Closer than 76% of the 4,710 championships in the data

The Grand Championship was decided by 1.6572 points — closer than 76% of every championship in the data.

IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ
CHIX, SWINE & BOVINE BBQ

Won without a category win

1 of 4 meats called to the stage

IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 1 call from 4 boards, best of them 3rd. Consistency beat fireworks.

Chicken 23rd
Pork Ribs 11th
Pork 23rd
Brisket 3rd

A dynasty in the making

2× wins at this contest

2 of 5 tracked editions

COOL SMOKE has won this contest 2 times across its 5 tracked editions.

2015
2016

Photo finishes

Tie closest of 14 calls decided inside half a point

Chicken places 8–9: DEGUELLO BBQ and TRUEBUD BBQ tied on 175.4056 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 2–3: CHIX, SWINE & BOVINE BBQ and R BUTTS R SMOKIN tied on 177.1428 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 2–3: FIRE DANCER BBQ and Sizzlin Bones BBQ tied on 177.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.

Chicken 8–9 · tie
Pork Ribs 2–3 · tie
Pork 2–3 · tie
Pork 6–7 · tie

One of the big ones

92 teams on the grounds

Bigger than 98% of the 5,462 contests in the data

92 teams — bigger than 98% of the 5,462 contests in the data.

A perfect score on the table

2 perfect 180s

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

PORKETEERS · Brisket
FIRE DOWN BELOW · Pork

This contest's own records (1 in the KCBS record book)

Records held by every edition of this contest put together, not just this one afternoon.

#6 🧱 Deepest contest 96 average field across every edition · 5 editions · biggest 102 · Oct 26, 2018

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)

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)

This contest over the years full contest page →

Date	Where	Venue	Teams	High score	Grand Champion	Reserve Champion
Oct 24, 2014 ← this one	Lynchburg, TN	Lynchburg, TN 37352	92	694.7884	IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ	CHIX, SWINE & BOVINE BBQ
Oct 23, 2015	Lynchburg, TN	Lynchburg, TN 37352	93	698.2516	COOL SMOKE	PARROTHEAD SMOKERS
Oct 21, 2016	Lynchburg, TN	Wiseman Park	96	701.1084	COOL SMOKE	PIGSKIN BBQ
Oct 27, 2017	Lynchburg, TN	Wiseman Park	95	708.0684	ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE	TheAmericanDreamBBQTeam
Oct 26, 2018	Lynchburg, TN	Wiseman Park	102	700.5372	BUTCHER BBQ	IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ

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

Category	1st	5th	10th
Chicken	179.4400	176.5716	174.8800
Pork Ribs	177.7028	176.5600	174.2628
Pork	180	177.1428	174.2972
Brisket	180	177.7028	175.4172

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series

Overall

92 entries · top 694.7884 · median 666.2340

#	Team	Score
1	IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ	694.7884
2	CHIX, SWINE & BOVINE BBQ	693.1312
3	TRUEBUD BBQ	691.3484
4	BIG BOB GIBSON BAR-B-Q	690.8344
5	Bar-B-Que Commanders Cook Team	689.6916
6	Organizer Portal	689.6572
7	PALMETTO SMOKEHOUSE	688.5944
8	Under the Radar	686.2624
9	BIG BROTHERS BBQ	683.9424
10	LO' -N- SLO' BBQ	683.3484
11	QUAU	682.8112
12	BUTCHER BBQ	682.7768
13	PORKETEERS	682.1944
14	SWIGGIN PIG	681.7484
15	PIGSKIN BBQ	680.5140
16	SMOKE N BABES BBQ	680.4912
17	DIZZY PIG	679.9888
18	RED EYED SMOKERS	679.8972
19	The Meat Sweats *	677.6800
20	PARROTHEAD SMOKERS	677.6228
21	FOWL BUTT BBQ	677.0168
22	Drilling And Grilling BBQ Team	676.4912
23	COOL SMOKE	675.9428
24	PORK BARREL BBQ	675.9084
25	FIRE DANCER BBQ	675.3712
26	SMOKIN ACES	675.3480
27	GONEHOGGIN.COM	674.7884
28	BIG T'Z Q CRU	674.7428
29	BLAZEN BBQ	674.2512
30	APORKALYPSE NOW	674.2512
31	3 Eyz BBQ	674.1940
32	QUE AND A HALF MEN	671.3372
33	ACK-QUE	670.7772
34	WINE COUNTRY Q	670.6968
35	CAN U SMELL MY PITS BBQ	670.1708
36	THE SMOKING HILLS	669.6684
37	JACKED UP BBQ	669.5768
38	JO-BAWB'S BBQ	669.0512
39	TheAmericanDreamBBQTeam	668.5484
40	KILLER HOGS	668.4684
41	GOOD SMOKE BBQ	667.8744
42	BIG PAPA'S COUNTRY KITCHEN	667.8624
43	House Of Q *	667.8512
44	Prarie Smoke & Spice *	667.3028
45	TEXAS PEPPER JELLY	666.8800
46	Bunch Of Swines *	666.8340
47	Blackstrap BBQ *	665.6340
48	SPITFIRE	664.9824
49	Findley's Barbecue	664.4568
50	THE BLUE BLOODS	663.9312
51	ONE2BBQ	663.8740
52	The DIM Fiefelmann Cookers	663.3484
53	iQ The Netherlands *	663.3484
54	DIGGIN QUE-GA	663.3140
55	Rogue Hog BBQ	662.8228
56	ONE SLICE AT A TIME	662.1484
57	FIRE DOWN BELOW	661.0856
58	TENACIOUS Q	661.0852
59	BRUTUS AND COMPANY	659.9312
60	Smokin' Hoggz BBQ	659.8968
61	MOVIN THE CHAINS BBQ	659.8856
62	Pappy Q	659.8852
63	DEGUELLO BBQ	659.3596
64	THE CELTIC PIG	658.2168
65	T-MAC SMOKIN	658.1828
66	Sizzlin Bones BBQ	658.1484
67	WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS	657.0396
68	LONESTAR SMOKE RANGERS	656.5484
69	Tattoo Bob's Bar-B-Q	654.7428
70	KNIFE PORK AND SPOON	654.1712
71	CHARCOAL LOUNGERS	653.6572
72	BBQ PIT STOP	653.6456
73	BBQ+ *	653.5424
74	BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE	651.8852
75	Barbacoa Puerto Rico *	650.7884
76	Smokey and the Pirate	649.6000
77	Grill-Ueli Team Switzerland *	647.9200
78	Braai-B-Que South Africa *	647.8512
79	BBQ4All *	646.1484
80	WE B SMOKIN	644.5140
81	R BUTTS R SMOKIN	643.8740
82	FATBACKS BBQ AND RIB SHACK	640.4228
83	Flaming Pig BBQ *	634.1368
84	Swinefellows *	633.5652
85	HIGH DESERT HOLY SMOKE BBQ	632.9940
86	The European Allstar Barbecue Team *	624.9712
87	Sieben Schwaben *	611.1880
88	Gone Fish'n *	607.1996
89	BBQ Team Smokeitall *	606.0912
90	Salzburger Barbecue Bulls *	604.9936
91	The Wild Geese *	579.9084
92	Polish BBQ Kings *	572.3768

Chicken

92 entries · top 179.4400 · median 167.9884

#	Team	Score
1	LO' -N- SLO' BBQ	179.4400
2	DIZZY PIG	177.7144
3	QUAU	177.1428
4	SWIGGIN PIG	176.6172
5	BIG BOB GIBSON BAR-B-Q	176.5716
6	COOL SMOKE	176.5600
7	GONEHOGGIN.COM	176
8	DEGUELLO BBQ	175.4056
9	TRUEBUD BBQ	175.4056
10	BIG BROTHERS BBQ	174.8800
11	Rogue Hog BBQ	174.8800
12	Drilling And Grilling BBQ Team	174.8572
13	FIRE DANCER BBQ	174.8456
14	TheAmericanDreamBBQTeam	174.2628
15	RED EYED SMOKERS	174.2628
16	PARROTHEAD SMOKERS	174.2628
17	Smokey and the Pirate	173.7028
18	PALMETTO SMOKEHOUSE	173.1544
19	APORKALYPSE NOW	172.5600
20	CHARCOAL LOUNGERS	172.0116
21	KILLER HOGS	171.9772
22	Tattoo Bob's Bar-B-Q	171.9772
23	IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ	171.9656
24	THE SMOKING HILLS	171.4400
25	BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE	171.4056
26	Organizer Portal	170.8572
27	FATBACKS BBQ AND RIB SHACK	170.8228
28	JACKED UP BBQ	170.8112
29	Bar-B-Que Commanders Cook Team	170.2972
30	BLAZEN BBQ	170.2856
31	R BUTTS R SMOKIN	170.2744
32	iQ The Netherlands *	169.7256
33	House Of Q *	169.7028
34	SPITFIRE	169.6912
35	Bunch Of Swines *	169.1428
36	LONESTAR SMOKE RANGERS	169.1200
37	Grill-Ueli Team Switzerland *	169.1200
38	THE BLUE BLOODS	168.5600
39	The Meat Sweats *	168.5600
40	PORK BARREL BBQ	168.5484
41	Under the Radar	168.5484
42	PORKETEERS	168.5372
43	FOWL BUTT BBQ	168.5256
44	ONE SLICE AT A TIME	168.5256
45	TEXAS PEPPER JELLY	168.0228
46	CHIX, SWINE & BOVINE BBQ	168.0228
47	SMOKIN ACES	167.9540
48	ACK-QUE	166.8456
49	The DIM Fiefelmann Cookers	166.8456
50	FIRE DOWN BELOW	166.8228
51	SMOKE N BABES BBQ	166.8228
52	BUTCHER BBQ	166.8228
53	Smokin' Hoggz BBQ	166.2856
54	3 Eyz BBQ	166.2628
55	MOVIN THE CHAINS BBQ	166.2512
56	BBQ PIT STOP	165.7028
57	Sizzlin Bones BBQ	165.6800
58	Blackstrap BBQ *	165.1772
59	TENACIOUS Q	165.1428
60	GOOD SMOKE BBQ	165.0972
61	JO-BAWB'S BBQ	164
62	CAN U SMELL MY PITS BBQ	163.9656
63	BRUTUS AND COMPANY	163.9656
64	BIG T'Z Q CRU	163.9540
65	WINE COUNTRY Q	163.9428
66	Barbacoa Puerto Rico *	163.4056
67	T-MAC SMOKIN	163.3940
68	DIGGIN QUE-GA	163.3828
69	Pappy Q	163.3712
70	PIGSKIN BBQ	162.8228
71	ONE2BBQ	162.8112
72	WE B SMOKIN	162.2856
73	THE CELTIC PIG	161.6912
74	KNIFE PORK AND SPOON	161.6800
75	BBQ+ *	161.0856
76	Flaming Pig BBQ *	160.5140
77	BBQ4All *	159.3484
78	HIGH DESERT HOLY SMOKE BBQ	158.2284
79	Braai-B-Que South Africa *	158.2168
80	Findley's Barbecue	157.7028
81	QUE AND A HALF MEN	157.6916
82	Sieben Schwaben *	157.0968
83	Prarie Smoke & Spice *	157.0856
84	Swinefellows *	155.9428
85	BIG PAPA'S COUNTRY KITCHEN	154.7884
86	Salzburger Barbecue Bulls *	154.2512
87	WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS	150.7768
88	Polish BBQ Kings *	150.2284
89	BBQ Team Smokeitall *	148.5028
90	The European Allstar Barbecue Team *	147.8968
91	The Wild Geese *	142.2628
92	Gone Fish'n *	141.0628

Pork Ribs

92 entries · top 177.7028 · median 168.2686

#	Team	Score
1	Organizer Portal	177.7028
2	CHIX, SWINE & BOVINE BBQ	177.1428
3	R BUTTS R SMOKIN	177.1428
4	ONE SLICE AT A TIME	176.5716
5	BBQ+ *	176.5600
6	BLAZEN BBQ	176.0344
7	QUE AND A HALF MEN	176
8	Bar-B-Que Commanders Cook Team	175.4172
9	BUTCHER BBQ	175.4056
10	BIG PAPA'S COUNTRY KITCHEN	174.2628
11	IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ	174.2628
12	BIG BOB GIBSON BAR-B-Q	173.1428
13	Prarie Smoke & Spice *	173.1316
14	The Meat Sweats *	172.6172
15	APORKALYPSE NOW	172.5828
16	RED EYED SMOKERS	172.5716
17	TRUEBUD BBQ	172.5600
18	WE B SMOKIN	172.5600
19	KILLER HOGS	172
20	GOOD SMOKE BBQ	171.9888
21	JO-BAWB'S BBQ	171.9772
22	BIG T'Z Q CRU	171.9772
23	Findley's Barbecue	171.9772
24	Blackstrap BBQ *	171.9656
25	SPITFIRE	171.9656
26	Pappy Q	171.4172
27	LO' -N- SLO' BBQ	171.4056
28	THE BLUE BLOODS	171.4056
29	CHARCOAL LOUNGERS	170.8572
30	3 Eyz BBQ	170.8456
31	PIGSKIN BBQ	170.8456
32	QUAU	170.8228
33	SMOKE N BABES BBQ	170.8228
34	FIRE DOWN BELOW	170.3200
35	Sizzlin Bones BBQ	170.2856
36	BIG BROTHERS BBQ	170.2512
37	SWIGGIN PIG	169.7256
38	GONEHOGGIN.COM	169.6912
39	FOWL BUTT BBQ	169.6684
40	PARROTHEAD SMOKERS	169.1428
41	BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE	169.1200
42	BRUTUS AND COMPANY	168.5600
43	WINE COUNTRY Q	168.5600
44	ACK-QUE	168.5488
45	FIRE DANCER BBQ	168.5484
46	Smokey and the Pirate	168.5372
47	WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS	168
48	Under the Radar	167.9884
49	CAN U SMELL MY PITS BBQ	167.9656
50	T-MAC SMOKIN	167.4288
51	COOL SMOKE	167.4172
52	DEGUELLO BBQ	166.8800
53	PALMETTO SMOKEHOUSE	166.2972
54	The DIM Fiefelmann Cookers	166.2516
55	DIZZY PIG	166.2516
56	TheAmericanDreamBBQTeam	165.7028
57	Braai-B-Que South Africa *	165.1544
58	PORKETEERS	164.5372
59	Swinefellows *	164.5256
60	Bunch Of Swines *	164.5256
61	SMOKIN ACES	163.4056
62	THE CELTIC PIG	162.8456
63	TENACIOUS Q	162.8456
64	JACKED UP BBQ	162.8228
65	TEXAS PEPPER JELLY	162.2628
66	ONE2BBQ	162.2400
67	DIGGIN QUE-GA	162.2284
68	BBQ PIT STOP	161.7144
69	Smokin' Hoggz BBQ	161.0856
70	Drilling And Grilling BBQ Team	160.5372
71	Grill-Ueli Team Switzerland *	159.9656
72	House Of Q *	159.9544
73	THE SMOKING HILLS	159.9428
74	BBQ4All *	159.4516
75	iQ The Netherlands *	159.3828
76	KNIFE PORK AND SPOON	158.8456
77	LONESTAR SMOKE RANGERS	158.2972
78	Tattoo Bob's Bar-B-Q	158.2744
79	FATBACKS BBQ AND RIB SHACK	157.7028
80	PORK BARREL BBQ	157.6572
81	Gone Fish'n *	157.6456
82	The European Allstar Barbecue Team *	156.5144
83	Sieben Schwaben *	153.0856
84	BBQ Team Smokeitall *	152.5372
85	Barbacoa Puerto Rico *	151.9656
86	Rogue Hog BBQ	151.3828
87	Flaming Pig BBQ *	151.3828
88	MOVIN THE CHAINS BBQ	150.2516
89	HIGH DESERT HOLY SMOKE BBQ	149.6572
90	The Wild Geese *	144.5600
91	Salzburger Barbecue Bulls *	142.2400
92	Polish BBQ Kings *	138.8000

Pork

92 entries · top 180 · median 165.9656 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	FIRE DOWN BELOW	180 🔥
2	FIRE DANCER BBQ	177.7028
3	Sizzlin Bones BBQ	177.7028
4	BIG BOB GIBSON BAR-B-Q	177.1772
5	PIGSKIN BBQ	177.1428
6	House Of Q *	175.4056
7	SMOKIN ACES	175.4056
8	PALMETTO SMOKEHOUSE	175.4056
9	Under the Radar	174.8800
10	THE SMOKING HILLS	174.2972
11	JO-BAWB'S BBQ	174.2628
12	CHIX, SWINE & BOVINE BBQ	173.7028
13	DIZZY PIG	172.6172
14	PORK BARREL BBQ	172.5600
15	iQ The Netherlands *	172.5600
16	SWIGGIN PIG	172
17	CAN U SMELL MY PITS BBQ	171.9884
18	TENACIOUS Q	171.9884
19	GOOD SMOKE BBQ	171.9656
20	Rogue Hog BBQ	171.4172
21	BIG PAPA'S COUNTRY KITCHEN	170.8456
22	ACK-QUE	170.8228
23	IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ	170.8228
24	APORKALYPSE NOW	170.2972
25	HIGH DESERT HOLY SMOKE BBQ	170.2512
26	BUTCHER BBQ	169.7256
27	THE BLUE BLOODS	169.6912
28	RED EYED SMOKERS	169.6800
29	Bar-B-Que Commanders Cook Team	169.1316
30	PORKETEERS	169.1200
31	BLAZEN BBQ	168.5828
32	Barbacoa Puerto Rico *	168.5600
33	KILLER HOGS	168.5600
34	WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS	168.5600
35	The DIM Fiefelmann Cookers	168.5600
36	Findley's Barbecue	168.5484
37	WINE COUNTRY Q	168.5256
38	QUE AND A HALF MEN	167.9772
39	TEXAS PEPPER JELLY	166.8800
40	Grill-Ueli Team Switzerland *	166.8572
41	The European Allstar Barbecue Team *	166.8456
42	Drilling And Grilling BBQ Team	166.8340
43	Flaming Pig BBQ *	166.8228
44	TRUEBUD BBQ	166.8228
45	LONESTAR SMOKE RANGERS	166.2856
46	FOWL BUTT BBQ	166.2284
47	SMOKE N BABES BBQ	165.7028
48	T-MAC SMOKIN	165.6800
49	Braai-B-Que South Africa *	165.6684
50	QUAU	164.5828
51	ONE2BBQ	164.5600
52	BIG T'Z Q CRU	164.5372
53	MOVIN THE CHAINS BBQ	164.5256
54	SPITFIRE	163.9772
55	THE CELTIC PIG	163.9656
56	BIG BROTHERS BBQ	163.4056
57	Organizer Portal	163.3828
58	The Meat Sweats *	163.3828
59	Bunch Of Swines *	162.8456
60	Sieben Schwaben *	162.8228
61	3 Eyz BBQ	162.8228
62	LO' -N- SLO' BBQ	162.8000
63	DIGGIN QUE-GA	162.2856
64	BBQ PIT STOP	162.2628
65	BBQ Team Smokeitall *	162.2512
66	BBQ4All *	162.2400
67	JACKED UP BBQ	162.2400
68	KNIFE PORK AND SPOON	162.2400
69	COOL SMOKE	161.6684
70	Smokin' Hoggz BBQ	161.0856
71	GONEHOGGIN.COM	160.5372
72	ONE SLICE AT A TIME	159.9312
73	Prarie Smoke & Spice *	159.3828
74	Pappy Q	158.2512
75	PARROTHEAD SMOKERS	158.2172
76	BRUTUS AND COMPANY	156.5256
77	Gone Fish'n *	156.5256
78	Blackstrap BBQ *	156.5256
79	DEGUELLO BBQ	155.9656
80	TheAmericanDreamBBQTeam	154.8456
81	Salzburger Barbecue Bulls *	154.8340
82	R BUTTS R SMOKIN	154.8112
83	BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE	153.1084
84	Tattoo Bob's Bar-B-Q	153.0856
85	Smokey and the Pirate	152.5372
86	FATBACKS BBQ AND RIB SHACK	151.9428
87	BBQ+ *	149.0512
88	CHARCOAL LOUNGERS	147.3828
89	Swinefellows *	145.6912
90	Polish BBQ Kings *	143.9768
91	WE B SMOKIN	143.9656
92	The Wild Geese *	142.2400

Brisket

92 entries · top 180 · median 166.5484 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	PORKETEERS	180 🔥
2	MOVIN THE CHAINS BBQ	178.8572
3	IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ	177.7372
4	Organizer Portal	177.7144
5	Prarie Smoke & Spice *	177.7028
6	PORK BARREL BBQ	177.1428
7	SMOKE N BABES BBQ	177.1428
8	TRUEBUD BBQ	176.5600
9	PARROTHEAD SMOKERS	176
10	DIGGIN QUE-GA	175.4172
11	BIG BROTHERS BBQ	175.4056
12	Under the Radar	174.8456
13	Bar-B-Que Commanders Cook Team	174.8456
14	BIG T'Z Q CRU	174.2744
15	ONE2BBQ	174.2628
16	Drilling And Grilling BBQ Team	174.2628
17	3 Eyz BBQ	174.2628
18	CHIX, SWINE & BOVINE BBQ	174.2628
19	PALMETTO SMOKEHOUSE	173.7372
20	TheAmericanDreamBBQTeam	173.7372
21	JACKED UP BBQ	173.7028
22	The Meat Sweats *	173.1200
23	FOWL BUTT BBQ	172.5944
24	Blackstrap BBQ *	171.9656
25	Smokin' Hoggz BBQ	171.4400
26	Tattoo Bob's Bar-B-Q	171.4056
27	KNIFE PORK AND SPOON	171.4056
28	BRUTUS AND COMPANY	170.8800
29	BUTCHER BBQ	170.8228
30	Bunch Of Swines *	170.3200
31	COOL SMOKE	170.2972
32	QUAU	170.2628
33	TEXAS PEPPER JELLY	169.7144
34	THE CELTIC PIG	169.7144
35	PIGSKIN BBQ	169.7028
36	LO' -N- SLO' BBQ	169.7028
37	WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS	169.7028
38	WINE COUNTRY Q	169.6684
39	QUE AND A HALF MEN	169.6684
40	SMOKIN ACES	168.5828
41	GONEHOGGIN.COM	168.5600
42	BIG PAPA'S COUNTRY KITCHEN	167.9656
43	Swinefellows *	167.4056
44	Barbacoa Puerto Rico *	166.8572
45	Pappy Q	166.8456
46	BBQ+ *	166.8456
47	CAN U SMELL MY PITS BBQ	166.2512
48	Findley's Barbecue	166.2284
49	WE B SMOKIN	165.7028
50	Rogue Hog BBQ	165.1428
51	BBQ4All *	165.1084
52	ACK-QUE	164.5600
53	THE SMOKING HILLS	163.9884
54	BBQ PIT STOP	163.9656
55	BIG BOB GIBSON BAR-B-Q	163.9428
56	CHARCOAL LOUNGERS	163.4056
57	SWIGGIN PIG	163.4056
58	DIZZY PIG	163.4056
59	RED EYED SMOKERS	163.3828
60	LONESTAR SMOKE RANGERS	162.8456
61	House Of Q *	162.7884
62	The DIM Fiefelmann Cookers	161.6912
63	iQ The Netherlands *	161.6800
64	T-MAC SMOKIN	161.6800
65	DEGUELLO BBQ	161.1084
66	TENACIOUS Q	161.1084
67	FATBACKS BBQ AND RIB SHACK	159.9544
68	SPITFIRE	159.3484
69	BLAZEN BBQ	159.3484
70	GOOD SMOKE BBQ	158.8228
71	Braai-B-Que South Africa *	158.8116
72	JO-BAWB'S BBQ	158.8112
73	APORKALYPSE NOW	158.8112
74	BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE	158.2512
75	ONE SLICE AT A TIME	157.1200
76	KILLER HOGS	155.9312
77	Flaming Pig BBQ *	155.4172
78	HIGH DESERT HOLY SMOKE BBQ	154.8572
79	Smokey and the Pirate	154.8228
80	THE BLUE BLOODS	154.2744
81	FIRE DANCER BBQ	154.2744
82	The European Allstar Barbecue Team *	153.7144
83	Salzburger Barbecue Bulls *	153.6684
84	Grill-Ueli Team Switzerland *	151.9772
85	Gone Fish'n *	151.9656
86	The Wild Geese *	150.8456
87	Sizzlin Bones BBQ	144.4800
88	FIRE DOWN BELOW	143.9428
89	BBQ Team Smokeitall *	142.8000
90	R BUTTS R SMOKIN	141.6456
91	Polish BBQ Kings *	139.3716
92	Sieben Schwaben *	138.1828

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.

Master Series — Dessert

48 entries · top 180 · median 173.7200 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE	180 🔥
2	Bar-B-Que Commanders Cook Team	180 🔥
3	PALMETTO SMOKEHOUSE	180 🔥
4	PORKETEERS	180 🔥
5	SMOKE N BABES BBQ	180 🔥
6	Smokin' Hoggz BBQ	180 🔥
7	3 Eyz BBQ	180 🔥
8	TENACIOUS Q	179.4400
9	GOOD SMOKE BBQ	178.8800
10	SWIGGIN PIG	178.2972
11	APORKALYPSE NOW	178.2972
12	T-MAC SMOKIN	177.7372
13	TheAmericanDreamBBQTeam	177.7144
14	KILLER HOGS	177.7028
15	JACKED UP BBQ	177.7028
16	CAN U SMELL MY PITS BBQ	175.4056
17	BLAZEN BBQ	174.8800
18	IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ	174.8800
19	Organizer Portal	174.8456
20	Swinefellows *	174.8456
21	Prarie Smoke & Spice *	174.2744
22	THE SMOKING HILLS	174.2744
23	TRUEBUD BBQ	174.2628
24	Findley's Barbecue	174.2628
25	iQ The Netherlands *	173.1772
26	QUE AND A HALF MEN	173.1200
27	The European Allstar Barbecue Team *	173.1200
28	GONEHOGGIN.COM	172.5484
29	The DIM Fiefelmann Cookers	171.4172
30	Bunch Of Swines *	171.4172
31	BBQ Team Smokeitall *	170.8228
32	BBQ4All *	170.8228
33	House Of Q *	170.3200
34	Braai-B-Que South Africa *	170.2512
35	FIRE DANCER BBQ	169.6800
36	THE BLUE BLOODS	169.6800
37	Blackstrap BBQ *	167.4056
38	BIG PAPA'S COUNTRY KITCHEN	167.3828
39	DIGGIN QUE-GA	165.7144
40	Smokey and the Pirate	165.7028
41	Salzburger Barbecue Bulls *	165.6800
42	BBQ+ *	164.5372
43	PORK BARREL BBQ	164.5256
44	Polish BBQ Kings *	163.9312
45	Sieben Schwaben *	161.6912
46	Grill-Ueli Team Switzerland *	160.4912
47	LO' -N- SLO' BBQ	155.9200
48	SMOKIN ACES	152.5028

Master Series — Home Cookin' For The Homeland/Cook'S Choice

40 entries · top 178.2972 · median 167.3942

#	Team	Score
1	Prarie Smoke & Spice *	178.2972
2	QUE AND A HALF MEN	178.2972
3	GOOD SMOKE BBQ	177.7028
4	Braai-B-Que South Africa *	177.7028
5	JACKED UP BBQ	175.4056
6	Salzburger Barbecue Bulls *	175.4056
7	BBQ Team Smokeitall *	174.2628
8	PORKETEERS	174.2628
9	GONEHOGGIN.COM	173.1200
10	Organizer Portal	173.1084
11	BRUTUS AND COMPANY	172.5600
12	DIZZY PIG	171.9884
13	Grill-Ueli Team Switzerland *	171.9884
14	Smokey and the Pirate	171.9772
15	Smokin' Hoggz BBQ	170.2744
16	House Of Q *	170.2744
17	BBQ+ *	169.7372
18	3 Eyz BBQ	169.7256
19	T-MAC SMOKIN	167.9772
20	BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE	167.9656
21	Flaming Pig BBQ *	166.8228
22	The Meat Sweats *	166.2628
23	THE BLUE BLOODS	165.7028
24	SMOKIN ACES	165.6800
25	The DIM Fiefelmann Cookers	165.0972
26	DIGGIN QUE-GA	164
27	BIG PAPA'S COUNTRY KITCHEN	163.9428
28	Polish BBQ Kings *	163.9428
29	LO' -N- SLO' BBQ	162.2516
30	BBQ4All *	161.0856
31	Gone Fish'n *	160.5256
32	Blackstrap BBQ *	158.8228
33	CAN U SMELL MY PITS BBQ	158.2056
34	Barbacoa Puerto Rico *	158.2056
35	Findley's Barbecue	157.7028
36	The Wild Geese *	155.9656
37	iQ The Netherlands *	154.8000
38	Bunch Of Swines *	153.6688
39	Sieben Schwaben *	150.8228
40	The European Allstar Barbecue Team *	149.6684

Master Series — Jack Daniel'S Sauce

77 entries · top 178.8800 · median 167.4056

#	Team	Score
1	BIG BOB GIBSON BAR-B-Q	178.8800
2	GOOD SMOKE BBQ	177.1428
3	QUAU	176.5828
4	BUTCHER BBQ	176.0344
5	Prarie Smoke & Spice *	175.4056
6	BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE	174.8800
7	JACKED UP BBQ	174.8572
8	BLAZEN BBQ	174.8456
9	CHARCOAL LOUNGERS	174.2628
10	FIRE DOWN BELOW	173.7028
11	DIGGIN QUE-GA	173.1200
12	PARROTHEAD SMOKERS	172
13	DEGUELLO BBQ	171.4172
14	SPITFIRE	170.8800
15	iQ The Netherlands *	170.8572
16	3 Eyz BBQ	170.8456
17	FIRE DANCER BBQ	170.8456
18	Flaming Pig BBQ *	170.3200
19	Bar-B-Que Commanders Cook Team	170.2744
20	TheAmericanDreamBBQTeam	170.2628
21	Grill-Ueli Team Switzerland *	169.7372
22	Blackstrap BBQ *	169.7028
23	MOVIN THE CHAINS BBQ	169.7028
24	IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ	169.7028
25	House Of Q *	169.1428
26	PORKETEERS	169.1428
27	DIZZY PIG	169.1084
28	The European Allstar Barbecue Team *	169.1084
29	Organizer Portal	168.5828
30	TENACIOUS Q	168.5828
31	Sieben Schwaben *	168.5712
32	Pappy Q	168.5600
33	ONE SLICE AT A TIME	168.5600
34	Smokin' Hoggz BBQ	168.5600
35	Polish BBQ Kings *	168.5484
36	TRUEBUD BBQ	168.5484
37	QUE AND A HALF MEN	167.9884
38	SMOKE N BABES BBQ	167.9540
39	PALMETTO SMOKEHOUSE	167.4056
40	BIG T'Z Q CRU	166.8800
41	PORK BARREL BBQ	166.8456
42	RED EYED SMOKERS	166.8456
43	BIG PAPA'S COUNTRY KITCHEN	166.8228
44	Gone Fish'n *	166.2972
45	Salzburger Barbecue Bulls *	166.2628
46	Bunch Of Swines *	166.2284
47	Barbacoa Puerto Rico *	165.7372
48	COOL SMOKE	165.7028
49	Findley's Barbecue	165.1084
50	CAN U SMELL MY PITS BBQ	165.0856
51	Swinefellows *	164
52	CHIX, SWINE & BOVINE BBQ	163.9540
53	GONEHOGGIN.COM	163.4056
54	THE BLUE BLOODS	162.8456
55	SWIGGIN PIG	161.6340
56	BBQ4All *	161.1200
57	TEXAS PEPPER JELLY	161.1200
58	BRUTUS AND COMPANY	160.5256
59	Drilling And Grilling BBQ Team	159.9656
60	KNIFE PORK AND SPOON	158.8572
61	The Meat Sweats *	158.8456
62	LO' -N- SLO' BBQ	158.8228
63	THE CELTIC PIG	158.2400
64	Under the Radar	158.2284
65	BBQ Team Smokeitall *	158.2056
66	Braai-B-Que South Africa *	157.6684
67	FOWL BUTT BBQ	157.1084
68	T-MAC SMOKIN	155.9884
69	WINE COUNTRY Q	155.9540
70	The DIM Fiefelmann Cookers	155.3828
71	APORKALYPSE NOW	155.3828
72	Smokey and the Pirate	154.8572
73	The Wild Geese *	153.7144
74	BBQ PIT STOP	151.4056
75	PIGSKIN BBQ	149.7028
76	THE SMOKING HILLS	149.0856
77	BBQ+ *	137.0628

Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) 2014

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

How the field scored

How the meats cooked

Winning score by edition

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?

Form held

Field strength

Top-rated in the field

Storylines (6 found in this contest's numbers)

A razor-thin finish

Won without a category win

A dynasty in the making

Photo finishes

One of the big ones

A perfect score on the table

This contest's own records (1 in the KCBS record book)

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)

This contest over the years full contest page →

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

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series

Overall

Chicken

Pork Ribs

Pork

Brisket

Ancillary categories

Master Series — Dessert

Master Series — Home Cookin' For The Homeland/Cook'S Choice

Master Series — Jack Daniel'S Sauce