Won without a category win
1 of 4
meats called to the stage
913 BBQ won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 1 call from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.
- Chicken 55th
- Pork Ribs 26th
- Pork 17th
- Brisket 2nd
37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (INVITATIONAL) 2016
Oct 28–29, 2016 · Kansas City, KS · 📍 400 Speedway BLVD
913 BBQ won Grand Champion at the 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (INVITATIONAL) on October 28, 2016 in Kansas City, KS at 400 Speedway BLVD, scoring 705.0740 in a field of 180 teams. SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 702.2400. Category winners: Chicken — LITTLE PIG TOWN BBQ (179.4400); Pork Ribs — BIG BROTHERS BBQ (180.0000); Pork — QUETOPIA (178.8572); Brisket — TIPPYCANOE BBQ CREW (180.0000). This is the 1st of 2 editions of this contest on record; the next was held in 2016.
The contest at a glance (read off the scored boards)
How the field scored
Overall totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.
610.19
median 677.02
705.07 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 179.44
- Pork Ribs 180 🔥
- Pork 178.86
- Brisket 180 🔥
138.27
180
Entries
180
4 judged meats
Top score
705.0740
Winning margin
2.8340
GC over RC
Field average
675.14
610.19705.07
median 677.02 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
5 🔥
Tightest race
Chicken
0.5828 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
696.5832
610.19705.07
10th place overall
Field spread
94.8792
winner to last place
Double threats
1
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 15%
beats 85% of 4711 Master Series wins in the data
Storylines (5 found in this contest's numbers)
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
A day of perfect scores
5
perfect 180s
5 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
- TIPPYCANOE BBQ CREW · Brisket
- 913 BBQ · Brisket
- SWEET SMOKE Q FLORIDA · Brisket
A knife fight at the top
4.5024
points across the top five
First to fifth in the overall standings covered just 4.5024 points.
- 1st 913 BBQ
- 2nd SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ
- 3rd QUAU
- 4th FIRE DANCER BBQ
- 5th HOG TIDE BAR-B-QUE
Photo finishes
Tie
closest of 23 calls decided inside half a point
Chicken places 1–2: LITTLE PIG TOWN BBQ and SIN CIRCLE BBQ tied on 179.4400 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 2–3: SIN CIRCLE BBQ and JIGGY PIGGY tied on 179.4400 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 3–4: JIGGY PIGGY and BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE tied on 179.4400 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
- Chicken 1–2 · tie
- Chicken 2–3 · tie
- Chicken 3–4 · tie
- Chicken 8–9 · tie
One of the big ones
180
teams on the grounds
Bigger than 99% of the 5,462 contests in the data
180 teams — bigger than 99% of the 5,462 contests in the data.
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 full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 28, 2016 ← this one | Kansas City, KS | 400 Speedway BLVD | 180 | 705.0740 | 913 BBQ | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ |
| Oct 29, 2016 | Kansas City, KS | 400 Speedway BLVD | 557 | 706.3084 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | MONTANA OUTLAW BBQ |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 179.4400 | 178.8572 | 177.7144 |
| Pork Ribs | 180 | 178.8572 | 177.7028 |
| Pork | 178.8572 | 176.5600 | 176 |
| Brisket | 180 | 178.8572 | 177.7144 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
180 entries · top 705.0740 · median 677.0226
Chicken
180 entries · top 179.4400 · median 170.8572
Pork Ribs
180 entries · top 180 · median 168.5372 · 🔥 perfect 180
Pork
180 entries · top 178.8572 · median 168.5600
Brisket
180 entries · top 180 · median 168.5544 · 🔥 perfect 180