7th Annual KCBS World Invitational Anything Molasses (Friday, May 23, 2025)
May 23, 2025 · Lebanon, TN · 📍 James E. Ward Agricultural Center (Wilson County Fairgrounds)
The 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational Anything Molasses (Friday, May 23, 2025) is a Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) sanctioned barbecue contest held on May 23, 2025 in Lebanon, TN at James E. Ward Agricultural Center (Wilson County Fairgrounds).
The contest at a glance (read off the scored boards)
Entries
48
1 side category, no meats
Top score
178.8572
Winning margin
Tie
identical totals — KCBS tiebreaker
Field average
159.58
Anything Grandma'S Molasses · median 160.55 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Ancillary — Anything Grandma'S Molasses
1.1428 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
173.1316
10th place in Anything Grandma'S Molasses
Field spread
52.6392
winner to last place
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anything Grandma'S Molasses | 178.8572 | 177.7144 | 173.1316 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Ancillary categories
This contest judged side dishes only — no meats and no overall — so these boards are the contest, and the figures and charts above are read off them.
Ancillary — Anything Grandma'S Molasses
48 entries · top 178.8572 · median 160.5548