8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: Master Series Invitational and the Backyard Series Invitational (Sunday, May 24, 2026)

2026-05-24 · Lebanon, TN

Reps: CAROLYN WELLS, CHARLIE BRINZA, DAVE ROGERS, DAVID BURSTEIN, EUGENE WICKHAM, JEANNE TITUS, PEG ROGERS, SARAH WICKHAM

Grand Champion: WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ (710.8344) · 82 teams

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Leaning Jowler BBQ

356.5944 · Backyard Series — Overall

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PUDDLEDUCK BBQ

354.2744 · Backyard Series — Overall

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Must B Smokin' Somethin' BBQ Team

354.2628 · Backyard Series — Overall

Entries

6 categories

Top score

356.5944

Winning margin

2.3200

GC over RC

Field average

343.14

median 343.94

Perfect 180s

20 🔥

Tightest race

Chicken

0.0000 pts across the top 5

Top-10 cutoff

350.2628

what a walk cost here

Field spread

29.8516

winner to last place

Most consistent

WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ

avg finish 15.50 across 4 meats

Double threats

teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Pork Ribs

won by 1.1544 pts — PUDDLEDUCK BBQ

How hot was the win?

Top 77%

beats 23% of 2715 overall wins in the data

Field strength

1670

avg power rating going in · stronger than 100% of contests

Top-rated in the field

ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN

rated 1914 pre-contest

Storylines

🧳 Out-of-towners took the title

WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ took the Grand Championship home to IA.

🔥 A day of perfect scores

20 perfect 180s were scored at this contest.

🏟️ A stacked field

The field averaged a 1670 power rating going in — stronger than 100% of every contest tracked.

🃏 An upset on the books

WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 31-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)

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Backyard Series — Chicken

47 entries · top 180.0000 · median 173.1084 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	Leaning Jowler BBQ	180.0000 🔥
2	Must B Smokin' Somethin' BBQ Team	180.0000 🔥
3	Rollin Smoke BBQ	178.8572
4	1Bite Stand	178.8572
5	The Swine Doctor's BBQ	177.7372
6	LEE LA Q	177.7028
7	Wee Daddy's BBQ	176.5716
8	Clean Smoke BBQ Team	176.5600
9	FIRE & SHINE BBQ	176.5600
10	Electro-Que-ted	176.5600
11	Bentley Que	176.5600
12	SmoQued On Main St	175.4288
13	PUDDLEDUCK BBQ	175.4172
14	Big James Kitchen	175.4056
15	Say My Name BBQ	174.8456
16	East Bow Que	174.2628
17	Two Pigs And A Smoker	174.2628
18	Too Sauced Guys Bar-B-Que	173.7028
19	Big Reds Backyard BBQ	173.1316
20	Dogpatch Q	173.1200
21	PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q	173.1200
22	Rudes BBQ	173.1200
23	NORALA BBQ TEAM	173.1084
24	Armstrong Smoke & Co.	173.1084
25	All About the Wood	172.5716
26	Smokey Bees BBQ - MS	172.5600
27	Blue Falcon	172.0000
28	Uncle Dubby's Backyard BBQ	171.9772
29	Shmack Q	171.9656
30	WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ	171.9656
31	E SQUARED BBQ	170.8344
32	Cluckin’ Crazy BBQ	170.8344
33	Fire Pig	170.2628
34	SMOKIN E'S BBQ	169.6684
35	HORMONAL ESCAPE COMPETITION BBQ	169.1316
36	Sky High BBQ	169.1200
37	Capt. Blue BBQ	168.5372
38	1909 Mountain Smoke	168.5372
39	SASSY SMOKE BBQ	167.9656
40	Marty Party BBQ	166.8228
41	All Smoked Up BBQ	166.2284
42	Smoky J's BBQ	165.6800
43	Bastian's Barbecue Co.	165.1088
44	Tame the Flame BBQ	163.9544
45	Castleton Q	163.3828
46	Pullin Out the Butts BBQ	162.8000
47	When Pigs Fly Family BBQ	157.0628

Backyard Series — Overall

47 entries · top 356.5944 · median 343.9428

#	Team	Score
1	Leaning Jowler BBQ	356.5944
2	PUDDLEDUCK BBQ	354.2744
3	Must B Smokin' Somethin' BBQ Team	354.2628
4	Electro-Que-ted	353.7144
5	Rollin Smoke BBQ	353.1316
6	Wee Daddy's BBQ	351.9888
7	1Bite Stand	351.9888
8	LEE LA Q	350.8572
9	Clean Smoke BBQ Team	350.8228
10	Smokey Bees BBQ - MS	350.2628
11	Big Reds Backyard BBQ	349.7032
12	Bentley Que	349.6916
13	FIRE & SHINE BBQ	349.6684
14	Armstrong Smoke & Co.	349.6684
15	WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ	348.5372
16	PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q	348.5372
17	Two Pigs And A Smoker	346.2744
18	Fire Pig	346.2628
19	Rudes BBQ	346.2400
20	Big James Kitchen	346.2284
21	Say My Name BBQ	345.7028
22	Uncle Dubby's Backyard BBQ	345.0972
23	Shmack Q	343.9428
24	NORALA BBQ TEAM	343.9428
25	The Swine Doctor's BBQ	343.4172
26	1909 Mountain Smoke	342.8116
27	HORMONAL ESCAPE COMPETITION BBQ	342.2632
28	SmoQued On Main St	342.2516
29	Capt. Blue BBQ	341.6572
30	East Bow Que	341.0856
31	Blue Falcon	340.5372
32	All About the Wood	339.9660
33	Marty Party BBQ	339.9428
34	Too Sauced Guys Bar-B-Que	339.3828
35	E SQUARED BBQ	338.2288
36	Bastian's Barbecue Co.	337.0744
37	All Smoked Up BBQ	337.0628
38	Tame the Flame BBQ	335.9316
39	SMOKIN E'S BBQ	335.9200
40	Dogpatch Q	334.2172
41	SASSY SMOKE BBQ	333.1088
42	Cluckin’ Crazy BBQ	331.9316
43	Sky High BBQ	331.9200
44	Castleton Q	329.0744
45	Smoky J's BBQ	328.5028
46	Pullin Out the Butts BBQ	327.3716
47	When Pigs Fly Family BBQ	326.7428

Backyard Series — Pork Ribs

47 entries · top 178.8572 · median 172.0116

#	Team	Score
1	PUDDLEDUCK BBQ	178.8572
2	Smokey Bees BBQ - MS	177.7028
3	Electro-Que-ted	177.1544
4	Leaning Jowler BBQ	176.5944
5	WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ	176.5716
6	Big Reds Backyard BBQ	176.5716
7	Armstrong Smoke & Co.	176.5600
8	Fire Pig	176.0000
9	PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q	175.4172
10	Wee Daddy's BBQ	175.4172
11	1909 Mountain Smoke	174.2744
12	Rollin Smoke BBQ	174.2744
13	Must B Smokin' Somethin' BBQ Team	174.2628
14	Clean Smoke BBQ Team	174.2628
15	LEE LA Q	173.1544
16	Bentley Que	173.1316
17	HORMONAL ESCAPE COMPETITION BBQ	173.1316
18	1Bite Stand	173.1316
19	Rudes BBQ	173.1200
20	Uncle Dubby's Backyard BBQ	173.1200
21	Capt. Blue BBQ	173.1200
22	Marty Party BBQ	173.1200
23	FIRE & SHINE BBQ	173.1084
24	Two Pigs And A Smoker	172.0116
25	Shmack Q	171.9772
26	Tame the Flame BBQ	171.9772
27	Bastian's Barbecue Co.	171.9656
28	Say My Name BBQ	170.8572
29	All Smoked Up BBQ	170.8344
30	NORALA BBQ TEAM	170.8344
31	Big James Kitchen	170.8228
32	When Pigs Fly Family BBQ	169.6800
33	Blue Falcon	168.5372
34	E SQUARED BBQ	167.3944
35	All About the Wood	167.3944
36	SmoQued On Main St	166.8228
37	East Bow Que	166.8228
38	SMOKIN E'S BBQ	166.2516
39	Castleton Q	165.6916
40	Too Sauced Guys Bar-B-Que	165.6800
41	The Swine Doctor's BBQ	165.6800
42	SASSY SMOKE BBQ	165.1432
43	Pullin Out the Butts BBQ	164.5716
44	Smoky J's BBQ	162.8228
45	Sky High BBQ	162.8000
46	Dogpatch Q	161.0972
47	Cluckin’ Crazy BBQ	161.0972

Master Series — Brisket

82 entries · top 180.0000 · median 173.1200 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	JANKY LEG BBQ	180.0000 🔥
2	SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ	180.0000 🔥
3	Phantom Smoke & BBQ	180.0000 🔥
4	SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS	179.4400
5	FRED VEGAS SMOKERS	178.8572
6	RAZORRACKS	178.8572
7	Sailor Nicks BBQ	178.8572
8	Butts-N-Racks BBQ	178.8572
9	SMOKE THIS BBQ MO	178.2972
10	IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ	177.7144
11	Rowdy Pig	177.7028
12	Kermit's Ex	176.5716
13	Buckeye Blue Smoke BBQ	176.5600
14	WHEN PIGS DIE	176.5600
15	WOOD HOOK BBQ	176.5600
16	TEAM CRAWFORD	176.5600
17	ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN	176.5600
18	The Pitfather BBQ	176.5600
19	HEFTY LEFTY BBQ	175.4400
20	Colorado Bulldawg BBQ	175.4172
21	BAD ROOSTER BBQ	175.4172
22	MUTTLEY CREW BBQ	175.4172
23	Can Country Outlaw BBQ	175.4056
24	GETTIN' BASTED	175.4056
25	Take It Easy BBQ	175.4056
26	SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA	174.8456
27	OnlyCans Competition BBQ	174.2744
28	FIRE DANCER BBQ	174.2744
29	HOME FARM BBQ	174.2744
30	Smoked & Furious	174.2744
31	CANYON RIDERS BBQ	174.2744
32	BLIND HOG BBQ	174.2628
33	Glamping Grillers	174.2628
34	BrewsCue	174.2628
35	OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE	174.2628
36	Bad Influence BBQ - MO	174.2628
37	SIN CIRCLE BBQ	174.2628
38	BLUE CHIP BBQ	173.7028
39	CHUNKY BBQ	173.7028
40	Kith n' Kin	173.1316
41	HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ	173.1200
42	HOT COLE'S BBQ	173.1200
43	Rankin County BBQ Company	173.1200
44	Heavy Smoke BBQ	173.1084
45	Mulkey's BBQ	173.1084
46	BEER TIME BBQ	172.5600
47	WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ	171.9772
48	Shiggin aint easy	171.9772
49	TRIPLE H BBQ	171.9656
50	Byg's BBQ	171.9656
51	LOCAL YOKELS BBQ	170.8456
52	SMOKIN SKULLIES	170.8344
53	MAN MEAT BBQ	170.8228
54	BULL IN THE RING	170.8228
55	MUDVILLE BBQ	170.8228
56	THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE	169.6800
57	Aussie TongMasters	169.6800
58	ZIPS BBQ	169.6800
59	Kings BBQ Team	169.6684
60	Eleven Thirteen Q	169.6684
61	BBQ Maestros	169.6684
62	Blue Smoke Q	169.1200
63	COCAMOKE SMOKE BBQ	168.5600
64	SUSQUEHANNA SMOKERS	168.5372
65	MEAT ME IN ST. LOUIS	167.3944
66	HIGH ON THE HAWG	167.3944
67	SWIG-N-PIG	167.3828
68	Smoky Cotte	167.3828
69	WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	167.3828
70	Squealin N Dealin BBQ	166.8344
71	PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ	166.2400
72	MAYA JANE BBQ CO.	165.0856
73	WE WILL ROCK QUE	165.0856
74	PAPA'S PIT CREW	165.0856
75	BBQ WorX	163.9544
76	MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ	163.9312
77	The King and His Q	163.3828
78	MUNNY'S STOVE	162.8000
79	ALPINE SMOKE WORKS	161.1084
80	SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS	160.5256
81	Bourbon & Blues BBQ	160.5028
82	Ferro Fogo Barbecue Team	159.3716

Master Series — Chicken

82 entries · top 180.0000 · median 174.2744 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ	180.0000 🔥
2	SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS	180.0000 🔥
3	ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN	180.0000 🔥
4	CHUNKY BBQ	180.0000 🔥
5	HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ	180.0000 🔥
6	SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS	180.0000 🔥
7	Squealin N Dealin BBQ	180.0000 🔥
8	SWIG-N-PIG	178.8572
9	BAD ROOSTER BBQ	178.8572
10	Kermit's Ex	178.8572
11	PAPA'S PIT CREW	178.8572
12	The Pitfather BBQ	178.8572
13	HOME FARM BBQ	178.2972
14	Eleven Thirteen Q	177.7144
15	Shiggin aint easy	177.7144
16	MAYA JANE BBQ CO.	177.7028
17	ZIPS BBQ	177.7028
18	BLIND HOG BBQ	177.7028
19	COCAMOKE SMOKE BBQ	177.1544
20	TEAM CRAWFORD	177.1428
21	WOOD HOOK BBQ	176.5716
22	WHEN PIGS DIE	176.5716
23	MUNNY'S STOVE	176.5600
24	ALPINE SMOKE WORKS	176.5600
25	BrewsCue	176.5600
26	Take It Easy BBQ	176.0000
27	BEER TIME BBQ	176.0000
28	JANKY LEG BBQ	175.4288
29	OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE	175.4172
30	Colorado Bulldawg BBQ	175.4172
31	Smoked & Furious	175.4172
32	Blue Smoke Q	175.4172
33	MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ	175.4172
34	Buckeye Blue Smoke BBQ	175.4056
35	BBQ Maestros	175.4056
36	MUTTLEY CREW BBQ	175.4056
37	Phantom Smoke & BBQ	174.8572
38	SUSQUEHANNA SMOKERS	174.2856
39	HEFTY LEFTY BBQ	174.2744
40	TRIPLE H BBQ	174.2744
41	THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE	174.2744
42	BLUE CHIP BBQ	174.2744
43	IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ	174.2744
44	OnlyCans Competition BBQ	174.2628
45	HOT COLE'S BBQ	174.2628
46	Heavy Smoke BBQ	174.2628
47	Kings BBQ Team	174.2628
48	SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ	174.2628
49	Sailor Nicks BBQ	174.2628
50	CANYON RIDERS BBQ	174.2628
51	RAZORRACKS	173.1200
52	SMOKIN SKULLIES	173.1200
53	PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ	173.1200
54	Smoky Cotte	173.1200
55	Bourbon & Blues BBQ	173.1084
56	Mulkey's BBQ	173.1084
57	Glamping Grillers	173.1084
58	MAN MEAT BBQ	173.1084
59	SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA	171.9772
60	SMOKE THIS BBQ MO	171.9772
61	FIRE DANCER BBQ	171.9772
62	LOCAL YOKELS BBQ	171.9656
63	The King and His Q	171.4172
64	MUDVILLE BBQ	170.8456
65	GETTIN' BASTED	170.8228
66	WE WILL ROCK QUE	170.2744
67	Byg's BBQ	169.6916
68	Rankin County BBQ Company	169.6800
69	Rowdy Pig	168.5256
70	MEAT ME IN ST. LOUIS	168.5256
71	WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	168.5256
72	BULL IN THE RING	168.5140
73	SIN CIRCLE BBQ	167.3828
74	Kith n' Kin	167.3828
75	BBQ WorX	166.2400
76	FRED VEGAS SMOKERS	166.2284
77	Bad Influence BBQ - MO	165.6684
78	Ferro Fogo Barbecue Team	165.1428
79	Can Country Outlaw BBQ	165.0972
80	Butts-N-Racks BBQ	165.0856
81	Aussie TongMasters	163.9428
82	HIGH ON THE HAWG	162.8116

Master Series — Overall

82 entries · top 710.8344 · median 693.6344

#	Team	Score
1	WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ	710.8344
2	Phantom Smoke & BBQ	707.9772
3	JANKY LEG BBQ	707.4060
4	SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ	707.3944
5	WHEN PIGS DIE	706.2860
6	IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ	706.2516
7	Sailor Nicks BBQ	706.2284
8	SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS	705.6800
9	ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN	705.0856
10	Buckeye Blue Smoke BBQ	703.9544
11	GETTIN' BASTED	703.9312
12	BLIND HOG BBQ	703.9312
13	CHUNKY BBQ	703.3944
14	BAD ROOSTER BBQ	702.8232
15	The Pitfather BBQ	702.8000
16	HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ	702.2516
17	Shiggin aint easy	701.6572
18	SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA	701.0972
19	Take It Easy BBQ	701.0856
20	OnlyCans Competition BBQ	700.5260
21	Kermit's Ex	700.5260
22	BrewsCue	700.5028
23	MAN MEAT BBQ	700.4912
24	BLUE CHIP BBQ	699.9660
25	Smoked & Furious	699.3832
26	COCAMOKE SMOKE BBQ	698.8228
27	HEFTY LEFTY BBQ	698.2400
28	WOOD HOOK BBQ	698.2172
29	SWIG-N-PIG	698.2172
30	Squealin N Dealin BBQ	697.6916
31	Kings BBQ Team	697.0740
32	Mulkey's BBQ	697.0396
33	SMOKE THIS BBQ MO	696.5376
34	Blue Smoke Q	696.5144
35	RAZORRACKS	695.9200
36	LOCAL YOKELS BBQ	694.7884
37	MUTTLEY CREW BBQ	694.7656
38	FRED VEGAS SMOKERS	694.7656
39	TEAM CRAWFORD	694.2056
40	Can Country Outlaw BBQ	693.6344
41	Colorado Bulldawg BBQ	693.6344
42	MUNNY'S STOVE	693.6344
43	Smoky Cotte	693.6228
44	OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE	693.0744
45	Byg's BBQ	692.4800
46	TRIPLE H BBQ	692.4684
47	Rankin County BBQ Company	691.9316
48	MUDVILLE BBQ	691.3600
49	Butts-N-Racks BBQ	691.3372
50	Kith n' Kin	690.7888
51	Eleven Thirteen Q	690.1828
52	BBQ Maestros	689.6112
53	MEAT ME IN ST. LOUIS	689.0284
54	ZIPS BBQ	689.0168
55	HOME FARM BBQ	687.9200
56	HOT COLE'S BBQ	687.9088
57	SMOKIN SKULLIES	687.9088
58	BEER TIME BBQ	687.9084
59	The King and His Q	687.3600
60	SIN CIRCLE BBQ	686.7428
61	BULL IN THE RING	686.7312
62	PAPA'S PIT CREW	686.7312
63	Glamping Grillers	686.7312
64	ALPINE SMOKE WORKS	686.2056
65	WE WILL ROCK QUE	686.1944
66	Heavy Smoke BBQ	686.1712
67	FIRE DANCER BBQ	685.6460
68	SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS	685.6228
69	WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	685.6000
70	MAYA JANE BBQ CO.	685.5884
71	CANYON RIDERS BBQ	683.3028
72	Rowdy Pig	681.5884
73	PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ	681.0056
74	SUSQUEHANNA SMOKERS	679.3256
75	THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE	677.5656
76	Bad Influence BBQ - MO	668.4456
77	HIGH ON THE HAWG	667.8860
78	BBQ WorX	663.8172
79	Aussie TongMasters	663.2800
80	MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ	662.1256
81	Bourbon & Blues BBQ	661.4852
82	Ferro Fogo Barbecue Team	652.4116

Master Series — Pork