KCBS World Invitational Barbeque Championship
2019-02-08 – 2019-02-09 · Little Rock, AR · 📍 2600 Howard ST · State championship
Prize money: $35,000.00
Grand Champion: HEAVY SMOKE STL (703.9656) · 92 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ
Entries
Top score
Winning margin
Field average
Tightest race
Top-10 cutoff
Field spread
Prize money
Double threats
How hot was the win?
Traveled in
Form held
Field strength
Storylines
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
HEAVY SMOKE STL took the Grand Championship home to TN.
📸 Photo finishes
Chicken places 3–4: iBQ'n and PIGGIN' WHISKEY tied on 178.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 5–6: Heavy Smoke BBQ and LA PASADITA tied on 177.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 6–7: LA PASADITA and ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN tied on 177.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
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
Biggest rating movers (power-rating points won and lost at this contest)
Did form hold? (pre-contest rating vs overall finish — ratings called it if the dots climb to the right)
Where the field came from (home regions on file)
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180.0000 | 177.7028 | 176.5600 |
| Pork Ribs | 179.4400 | 177.1544 | 173.1428 |
| Pork | 180.0000 | 176.5600 | 175.4056 |
| Brisket | 178.3200 | 176.5600 | 175.4400 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
92 entries · top 703.9656 · median 673.6514
Chicken
92 entries · top 180.0000 · median 170.8228 · 🔥 perfect 180
Pork Ribs
92 entries · top 179.4400 · median 166.8400
Pork
92 entries · top 180.0000 · median 168.2800 · 🔥 perfect 180
Brisket
92 entries · top 178.3200 · median 168.5256
Ancillary categories
Run by the organizers alongside the sanctioned contest. These are judged on their own terms and do not count toward the overall score, so they're kept out of the meat stats above.
Ancillary — Cabo Wabo
9 entries · top 177.7028 · median 169.6684
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PRIME BBQ- | |
| 2 | PEACE LOVE & SMOKINESS | |
| 3 | WEQ4U | |
| 4 | BUNCH OF BUTTS | |
| 5 | DAD'S GRILLIN CREW | |
| 6 | #MIDNIGHT SMOKERS | |
| 7 | BOOMERANG BBQ | |
| 8 | THREE HOG NIGHT SMOKERS | |
| 9 | BILLY RAY BBQ |
Ancillary — Dessert
18 entries · top 180.0000 · median 173.1142 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | B' MACKIN BBQ | |
| 2 | WEQ4U | |
| 3 | PIGGIN' WHISKEY | |
| 4 | UNFAMOUS DAVE'S | |
| 5 | BOOMERANG BBQ | |
| 6 | SMELLAQUE | |
| 7 | T-MAC SMOKIN | |
| 8 | LOCAL YOKELS BBQ | |
| 9 | CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO. | |
| 10 | BIG BLUE QUE | |
| 11 | B-S BBQ OUTLAWS | |
| 12 | RAZORRACKS | |
| 13 | THREE HOG NIGHT SMOKERS | |
| 14 | SURVIVOR-QUE | |
| 15 | UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT | |
| 16 | DIVINE SWINE | |
| 17 | PETIE'S SMOKIN PITS BBQ | |
| 18 | EXTRA MILE BBQ |
Kids-Q — Kid'S Que (11-15)
2 entries · top 180.0000 · median 172.8400 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CAVEMAN CUISINE-C | |
| 2 | CAVEMAN'S CUISINE-B |
Kids-Q — Kid'S Que (6-10)
3 entries · top 176.0000 · median 174.2628
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | J'S DIVINE SWINE | |
| 2 | M'S GETTIN BASTED | |
| 3 | Z'S RUB MY RACK |
Ancillary — Sauce
29 entries · top 178.2972 · median 167.4516
Ancillary — Steak
45 entries · top 178.8800 · median 167.4056