Oct 2–3, 2015 · Kansas City, MO
THE SMOKING HILLS won Grand Champion at the 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Invitational on October 2, 2015 in Kansas City, MO, scoring 707.9888 in a field of 187 teams. PELLET ENVY took Reserve Grand Champion with 700.0000. Category winners: Chicken — R BUTTS R SMOKIN (179.4400); Pork Ribs — CONTAGIOUS Q (180.0000); Pork — LITTLE PIG TOWN BBQ (180.0000); Brisket — CHICKEN BUTT BBQ UTAH (180.0000).
Overall totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
THE SMOKING HILLS won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 3 calls from 4 boards, best of them 3rd. Consistency beat fireworks.
5 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
Chicken places 1–2: R BUTTS R SMOKIN and SMOKIN ACES tied on 179.4400 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 2–3: SMOKIN ACES and KISS MY RACK tied on 179.4400 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 5–6: IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ and TIPPYCANOE BBQ CREW tied on 178.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
Bigger than 99% of the 5,462 contests in the data
187 teams — bigger than 99% of the 5,462 contests in the data.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 179.4400 | 178.8572 | 177.7028 |
| Pork Ribs | 180 | 177.7144 | 177.1772 |
| Pork | 180 | 177.7144 | 176.5600 |
| Brisket | 180 | 177.7028 | 177.1428 |
187 entries · top 707.9888 · median 674.3088
187 entries · top 179.4400 · median 169.7144
187 entries · top 180 · median 167.9888 · 🔥 perfect 180
187 entries · top 180 · median 168.5600 · 🔥 perfect 180
187 entries · top 180 · median 169.1200 · 🔥 perfect 180