8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: Wells Cup, Cocktail Ancillary, Dessert Ancillary (Saturday, May 23, 2026)
2026-05-23 · Lebanon, TN
Reps: CAROLYN WELLS, CHARLIE BRINZA, DAVE ROGERS, DAVID BURSTEIN, EUGENE WICKHAM, JEANNE TITUS, PEG ROGERS, SARAH WICKHAM
Grand Champion: Kings BBQ Team (711.4172) · 117 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
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
Kings BBQ Team took the Grand Championship home to GA.
🔥 A day of perfect scores
34 perfect 180s were scored at this contest.
🏟️ A stacked field
The field averaged a 1658 power rating going in — stronger than 99% of every contest tracked.
🃏 An upset on the books
Kings BBQ Team came in rated below the field's top team, ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 34-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
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Ancillary — Dessert
32 entries · top 180.0000 · median 174.8514 · 🔥 perfect 180
Ancillary — Jack daniels cocktail
45 entries · top 180.0000 · median 171.4400 · 🔥 perfect 180
Master Series — Brisket
117 entries · top 180.0000 · median 170.8112 · 🔥 perfect 180
Master Series — Chicken
117 entries · top 180.0000 · median 173.1084 · 🔥 perfect 180
Master Series — Overall
117 entries · top 711.4172 · median 684.5028
Master Series — Pork
117 entries · top 180.0000 · median 171.4056 · 🔥 perfect 180
Master Series — Pork Ribs
117 entries · top 180.0000 · median 171.9656 · 🔥 perfect 180