Sep 14–15, 2018 · Kansas City, KS · 📍 400 Speedway Blvd
BUNCH OF SWINES won Grand Champion at the 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (INVITATIONAL) on September 14, 2018 in Kansas City, KS at 400 Speedway Blvd, scoring 705.1200 in a field of 164 teams. ONE2BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 704.0232. Category winners: Chicken — QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N (180.0000); Pork Ribs — 4 LEGS UP BBQ (180.0000); Pork — WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ (180.0000); Brisket — DIRT ROAD BBQ (180.0000). This is the 1st of 2 editions of this contest on record; the next was held in 2018.
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 84% of the 4,722 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 1.0968 points — closer than 84% of every championship in the data.
BUNCH OF SWINES won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 1 call from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.
5 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 4.0228 points.
Chicken places 2–3: PORKY BUTTS BBQ and BIG DADDY G'S BBQ tied on 178.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 5–6: Fergolicious BBQ and MUTTLEY CREW BBQ tied on 177.7144 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 6–7: MUTTLEY CREW BBQ and BIG POPPA SMOKERS tied on 177.7144 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
Bigger than 99% of the 5,482 contests in the data
164 teams — bigger than 99% of the 5,482 contests in the data.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 14, 2018 ← this one | Kansas City, KS | 400 Speedway Blvd | 164 | 705.1200 | BUNCH OF SWINES | ONE2BBQ |
| Sep 15, 2018 | Kansas City, KS | 400 Speedway Blvd | 467 | 706.8344 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | BUTCHER BBQ |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180 | 177.7144 | 177.7028 |
| Pork Ribs | 180 | 178.2972 | 177.7028 |
| Pork | 180 | 178.8572 | 177.7028 |
| Brisket | 180 | 177.7144 | 177.7028 |
164 entries · top 705.1200 · median 681.6514
164 entries · top 180 · median 171.4056 · 🔥 perfect 180
163 entries · top 180 · median 169.1428 · 🔥 perfect 180
162 entries · top 180 · median 170.8514 · 🔥 perfect 180
164 entries · top 180 · median 170.8400 · 🔥 perfect 180