7th Annual KCBS World Invitational (Saturday, May 24, 2025)
2025-05-24 · Lebanon, TN
Reps: CAROLYN WELLS, CHARLIE BRINZA, DAVE ROGERS, DAVID BURSTEIN, EUGENE WICKHAM, JEANNE TITUS, PEG ROGERS, SARAH WICKHAM
Grand Champion: Meat Me In St. Louis (705.6800) · 106 teams
Entries
Top score
Winning margin
Field average
Perfect 180s
Tightest race
Top-10 cutoff
Field spread
Double threats
How hot was the win?
Field strength
Storylines
⚖️ Decided by a tiebreaker
The top two teams finished on identical totals — the Grand Championship came down to the KCBS tiebreaker rules.
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
MEAT ME IN ST. LOUIS took the Grand Championship home to MO.
🔥 A day of perfect scores
14 perfect 180s were scored at this contest.
🏟️ A stacked field
The field averaged a 1663 power rating going in — stronger than 100% of every contest tracked.
🃏 An upset on the books
MEAT ME IN ST. LOUIS came in rated below the field's top team, GETTIN' BASTED, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 21-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
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
This contest over the years
| Date | Where | Teams | High score | Grand Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-05-24 ← this one | Lebanon, TN | 106 | 705.6800 | Meat Me In St. Louis |
| 2025-05-25 | Lebanon, TN | 70 | 707.3828 | Scuffletown Smokers |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Ancillary — Cocktail
24 entries · top 180.0000 · median 171.4114 · 🔥 perfect 180
Ancillary — Dessert
22 entries · top 180.0000 · median 176.5658 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LOCAL YOKELS BBQ | |
| 2 | Electro-Que-ted | |
| 3 | MUNNY'S STOVE | |
| 4 | BrewsCue | |
| 5 | JANKY LEG BBQ | |
| 6 | COOL HAND QUE | |
| 7 | Menke Boys BBQ | |
| 8 | Bear's Den BBQ | |
| 9 | Leaning Jowler BBQ | |
| 10 | T & S BBQ | |
| 11 | Yardogs BBQ | |
| 12 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 13 | BAD ROOSTER BBQ | |
| 14 | 1Bite Stand | |
| 15 | Deviant Smoke | |
| 16 | PUDDLEDUCK BBQ | |
| 17 | 931 BBQ | |
| 18 | Big Reds Backyard BBQ | |
| 19 | Shark Q | |
| 20 | Sailor Nicks BBQ | |
| 21 | Pullin Out the Butts BBQ | |
| 22 | Goudas Barbecue |
Kids-Q — Junior q burger
7 entries · top 176.5600 · median 174.2628
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brooklyn Moody | |
| 2 | Gracelynn Owensby | |
| 3 | Brayden McNeils | |
| 4 | Rylie Fischer | |
| 5 | Sebastian Schuetz | |
| 6 | Courtney Ford | |
| 7 | Bailey Johnson |
Kids-Q — Junior q steak
7 entries · top 177.7028 · median 170.8228
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rylie Fischer | |
| 2 | Bailey Johnson | |
| 3 | Brayden McNeils | |
| 4 | Sebastian Schuetz | |
| 5 | Brooklyn Moody | |
| 6 | Courtney Ford | |
| 7 | Gracelynn Owensby |
Kids-Q — Kids q burger
13 entries · top 177.7144 · median 174.2744
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sarah Smith | |
| 2 | Sarah McKee | |
| 3 | Autumn Cox | |
| 4 | Cooper Yagel | |
| 5 | Hayes Kirkpatrick | |
| 6 | Reagan Stoffer | |
| 7 | Alexis Garcia | |
| 8 | Jameson Boutaugh | |
| 9 | Aurora Chappell | |
| 10 | Konnor Williams | |
| 11 | Aubrey Ransom | |
| 12 | Xavier Garcia | |
| 13 | Liam Copeland |
Kids-Q — Kids q dessert
13 entries · top 178.8572 · median 173.1200
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hayes Kirkpatrick | |
| 2 | Liam Copeland | |
| 3 | Autumn Cox | |
| 4 | Konnor Williams | |
| 5 | Cooper Yagel | |
| 6 | Xavier Garcia | |
| 7 | Jameson Boutaugh | |
| 8 | Aurora Chappell | |
| 9 | Alexis Garcia | |
| 10 | Aubrey Ransom | |
| 11 | Sarah Smith | |
| 12 | Reagan Stoffer | |
| 13 | Sarah McKee |
Master Series — Brisket
106 entries · top 180.0000 · median 170.8286 · 🔥 perfect 180
Master Series — Chicken
106 entries · top 180.0000 · median 171.9828 · 🔥 perfect 180
Master Series — Overall
106 entries · top 705.6800 · median 685.8914
Master Series — Pork
106 entries · top 180.0000 · median 170.8458 · 🔥 perfect 180
Master Series — Pork Ribs
106 entries · top 178.8572 · median 171.9772