7th Annual KCBS World Invitational Ribs (Friday, May 23, 2025)
2025-05-23 · Lebanon, TN · 📍 James E. Ward Agricultural Center (Wilson County Fairgrounds)
Grand Champion: Scuffletown Smokers (177.7028) · 55 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 Rough Cut Q
Entries
55
1 judged meat
Top score
177.7028
Winning margin
Tie
identical totals — KCBS tiebreaker
Field average
169.13
median 169.69
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
1.1428 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
174.2856
10th place overall
Field spread
29.1656
winner to last place
How hot was the win?
Top 54%
beats 46% of 2987 Pork Ribs wins in the data
Storylines
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS took the Grand Championship home to IN.
📸 Photo finishes
Pork Ribs places 1–2: SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS and Rough Cut Q tied on 177.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 4–5: T & S BBQ and Kings BBQ Team tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 6–7: MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ and MEMPHIS ORIGINAL BBQ tied on 176.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
Score curves (score by finishing position — steep cliffs mean a spread field, flat lines a knife fight)
Score distribution
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pork Ribs | 177.7028 | 176.5600 | 174.2856 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Masters Series Single Meat
Pork Ribs
55 entries · top 177.7028 · median 169.6916