May 25, 2025 · Lebanon, TN · 📍 James E. Ward Agricultural Center (Wilson County Fairgrounds)
Reps: Carolyn Wells, Charlie Brinza, Dave Rogers, David Burstein, Eugene Wickham, Jeanne Titus, Peg Rogers, Sarah Wickham
SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS won Grand Champion at the 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational (Sunday, May 25, 2025) on May 25, 2025 in Lebanon, TN at James E. Ward Agricultural Center (Wilson County Fairgrounds), scoring 707.3828 in a field of 70 teams. ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN took Reserve Grand Champion with 706.2400. Category winners: Chicken — BLUE CHIP BBQ (180.0000); Pork Ribs — LOCAL YOKELS BBQ (180.0000); Pork — SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS (180.0000); Brisket — FRED VEGAS SMOKERS (180.0000). The Backyard Series standings were won by Electro-Que-ted with 357.7144. This is the 2nd of 2 editions of this contest on record; the 2025 edition was won by Meat Me In St. Louis.
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.
Closer than 81% of the 4,710 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 1.1428 points — closer than 81% of every championship in the data.
707.3828 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 705.6800 Meat Me In St. Louis set in 2025.
9 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
First to fifth in the overall standings covered just 3.4284 points.
Master Series — Chicken places 1–2: BLUE CHIP BBQ and Bears Backyard Q tied on 180.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Chicken places 2–3: Bears Backyard Q and THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE tied on 180.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Chicken places 4–5: COCAMOKE SMOKE BBQ and ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN tied on 178.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS took the title on 2 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was chicken at 43rd.
LOCAL YOKELS BBQ turned in 180.0000 in pork ribs — past the 178.8572 that had stood across 1 earlier editions.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: Meat Me In St. Louis (won 2025).
Bigger than 95% of the 5,462 contests in the data
70 teams — bigger than 95% of the 5,462 contests in the data.
90 of 106 teams from 2025-05-24 came back
90 of the 106 teams that cooked the previous edition came back for this one — a contest people put on the calendar.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 24, 2025 | Lebanon, TN | James E. Ward Agricultural Center (Wilson County Fairgrounds) | 106 | 705.6800 | Meat Me In St. Louis | SmokinGhost BBQ |
| May 25, 2025 ← this one | Lebanon, TN | James E. Ward Agricultural Center (Wilson County Fairgrounds) | 70 | 707.3828 | Scuffletown Smokers | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Master Series — Chicken | 180 | 178.8572 | 177.7028 |
| Master Series — Pork Ribs | 180 | 177.7144 | 177.7028 |
| Master Series — Pork | 180 | 177.7144 | 175.4288 |
| Master Series — Brisket | 180 | 177.7028 | 176.5600 |
| Backyard Series — Chicken | 180 | 177.7028 | 175.4056 |
| Backyard Series — Pork Ribs | 178.8572 | 177.7144 | 176 |
70 entries · top 707.3828 · median 691.6342
70 entries · top 180 · median 173.1258 · 🔥 perfect 180
70 entries · top 180 · median 173.1142 · 🔥 perfect 180
70 entries · top 180 · median 172.8400 · 🔥 perfect 180
70 entries · top 180 · median 172.5486 · 🔥 perfect 180
42 entries · top 357.7144 · median 343.9428
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Electro-Que-ted | |
| 2 | HICKORY HANGOVER | |
| 3 | PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q | |
| 4 | NORALA BBQ TEAM | |
| 5 | Big James Kitchen | |
| 6 | Yardogs BBQ | |
| 7 | Furlongs Smoke & Seafood | |
| 8 | Buckshot's BBQ | |
| 9 | Goudas Barbecue | |
| 10 | 1Bite Stand | |
| 11 | Small Batch BBQ - TN | |
| 12 | 931 BBQ | |
| 13 | Deviant Smoke | |
| 14 | LEE LA Q | |
| 15 | Rough Cut Q | |
| 16 | T & S BBQ | |
| 17 | Smokey Bees BBQ - MS | |
| 18 | BBQ Pit Bros | |
| 19 | Must B Smokin' Somethin' BBQ Team | |
| 20 | E SQUARED BBQ | |
| 21 | Rudes BBQ | |
| 22 | Oink N' Doink BBQ | |
| 23 | Skinny Pig BBQ | |
| 24 | T-Dawg BBQ | |
| 25 | Dogpatch Q | |
| 26 | Shmack Q | |
| 27 | Bushwood BBQ | |
| 28 | Rollin Smoke BBQ | |
| 29 | Big Reds Backyard BBQ | |
| 30 | Bastian's Barbecue Co. | |
| 31 | HOLY SMOKIN!!! | |
| 32 | Bentley Que | |
| 33 | Bucking Knockout | |
| 34 | NO LOOKIN' COOKIN' | |
| 35 | Piggy's Kin | |
| 36 | Sugba Smokehouse | |
| 37 | Say My Name BBQ | |
| 38 | Uncle Dubby's Backyard BBQ | |
| 39 | Too Sauced Guys Bar-B-Que | |
| 40 | Leaning Jowler BBQ | |
| 41 | Pullin Out the Butts BBQ | |
| 42 | Mike's Backyard BBQ |
42 entries · top 180 · median 171.9656 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | T-Dawg BBQ | |
| 2 | PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q | |
| 3 | Electro-Que-ted | |
| 4 | NORALA BBQ TEAM | |
| 5 | Smokey Bees BBQ - MS | |
| 6 | HICKORY HANGOVER | |
| 7 | Big James Kitchen | |
| 8 | Furlongs Smoke & Seafood | |
| 9 | Small Batch BBQ - TN | |
| 10 | Goudas Barbecue | |
| 11 | LEE LA Q | |
| 12 | Skinny Pig BBQ | |
| 13 | Yardogs BBQ | |
| 14 | Deviant Smoke | |
| 15 | Oink N' Doink BBQ | |
| 16 | 1Bite Stand | |
| 17 | NO LOOKIN' COOKIN' | |
| 18 | Rudes BBQ | |
| 19 | T & S BBQ | |
| 20 | Big Reds Backyard BBQ | |
| 21 | Rollin Smoke BBQ | |
| 22 | Buckshot's BBQ | |
| 23 | Bastian's Barbecue Co. | |
| 24 | BBQ Pit Bros | |
| 25 | Pullin Out the Butts BBQ | |
| 26 | Shmack Q | |
| 27 | E SQUARED BBQ | |
| 28 | Sugba Smokehouse | |
| 29 | Bushwood BBQ | |
| 30 | Rough Cut Q | |
| 31 | Piggy's Kin | |
| 32 | Say My Name BBQ | |
| 33 | HOLY SMOKIN!!! | |
| 34 | 931 BBQ | |
| 35 | Leaning Jowler BBQ | |
| 36 | Bentley Que | |
| 37 | Must B Smokin' Somethin' BBQ Team | |
| 38 | Too Sauced Guys Bar-B-Que | |
| 39 | Bucking Knockout | |
| 40 | Dogpatch Q | |
| 41 | Uncle Dubby's Backyard BBQ | |
| 42 | Mike's Backyard BBQ |
42 entries · top 178.8572 · median 171.9772
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Buckshot's BBQ | |
| 2 | Electro-Que-ted | |
| 3 | HICKORY HANGOVER | |
| 4 | 931 BBQ | |
| 5 | Yardogs BBQ | |
| 6 | Big James Kitchen | |
| 7 | Dogpatch Q | |
| 8 | 1Bite Stand | |
| 9 | Must B Smokin' Somethin' BBQ Team | |
| 10 | Furlongs Smoke & Seafood | |
| 11 | Rough Cut Q | |
| 12 | Bucking Knockout | |
| 13 | Goudas Barbecue | |
| 14 | Deviant Smoke | |
| 15 | NORALA BBQ TEAM | |
| 16 | PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q | |
| 17 | T & S BBQ | |
| 18 | BBQ Pit Bros | |
| 19 | E SQUARED BBQ | |
| 20 | Small Batch BBQ - TN | |
| 21 | Rudes BBQ | |
| 22 | Bentley Que | |
| 23 | Uncle Dubby's Backyard BBQ | |
| 24 | LEE LA Q | |
| 25 | Shmack Q | |
| 26 | HOLY SMOKIN!!! | |
| 27 | Oink N' Doink BBQ | |
| 28 | Bushwood BBQ | |
| 29 | Rollin Smoke BBQ | |
| 30 | Bastian's Barbecue Co. | |
| 31 | Big Reds Backyard BBQ | |
| 32 | Mike's Backyard BBQ | |
| 33 | Skinny Pig BBQ | |
| 34 | Too Sauced Guys Bar-B-Que | |
| 35 | Smokey Bees BBQ - MS | |
| 36 | Piggy's Kin | |
| 37 | NO LOOKIN' COOKIN' | |
| 38 | Say My Name BBQ | |
| 39 | Sugba Smokehouse | |
| 40 | Leaning Jowler BBQ | |
| 41 | T-Dawg BBQ | |
| 42 | Pullin Out the Butts BBQ |