UMB Smokin Vault BBQ Contest(Invitational Competitor's Series)
2019-05-03 – 2019-05-04 · Kansas City, MO · 📍 American Royal
Reps: CAROLYN WELLS
Grand Champion: MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ (687.3828) · 16 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 SUPERSWINE
Entries
Top score
Winning margin
Field average
Perfect 180s
Tightest race
Top-10 cutoff
Field spread
Double threats
How hot was the win?
Traveled in
Form held
Field strength
Storylines
🧹 A double category winner
SUPERSWINE won Pork Ribs, Pork — a double.
📸 Photo finishes
Brisket places 4–5: PARK AVENUE PORK and MEN OF ERIN tied on 163.9656 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 4–5: MEN OF ERIN edged VOODOO STILL SAUCED by 0.0112. Chicken places 2–3: MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ edged PARK AVENUE PORK by 0.0228.
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 | 178.8800 | 169.1428 | 161.1316 |
| Pork Ribs | 175.4400 | 170.2744 | 159.3828 |
| Pork | 178.8572 | 165.1200 | 158.8572 |
| Brisket | 170.2744 | 163.9656 | 153.6572 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Competitor Series
Overall
16 entries · top 687.3828 · median 645.5884
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 2 | SUPERSWINE | |
| 3 | DRUM DADDY BBQ | |
| 4 | PARK AVENUE PORK | |
| 5 | VOODOO STILL SAUCED | |
| 6 | MEN OF ERIN | |
| 7 | PORKIN THE PIG | |
| 8 | GAME OF BONES | |
| 9 | FAT CAT BBQ | |
| 10 | SMOKE-A-HOLICS | |
| 11 | TOMBSTONE Q | |
| 12 | GRILLE BILLIES | |
| 13 | MILWAUKEE BREW CREW | |
| 14 | BUBBYQ | |
| 15 | TAILGATE WARRIORS | |
| 16 | DOWN SOUTH BBQ |
Chicken
16 entries · top 178.8800 · median 164.2858
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | DRUM DADDY BBQ | |
| 2 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 3 | PARK AVENUE PORK | |
| 4 | VOODOO STILL SAUCED | |
| 5 | PORKIN THE PIG | |
| 6 | SUPERSWINE | |
| 7 | GAME OF BONES | |
| 8 | MILWAUKEE BREW CREW | |
| 9 | SMOKE-A-HOLICS | |
| 10 | TAILGATE WARRIORS | |
| 11 | MEN OF ERIN | |
| 12 | FAT CAT BBQ | |
| 13 | DOWN SOUTH BBQ | |
| 14 | GRILLE BILLIES | |
| 15 | TOMBSTONE Q | |
| 16 | BUBBYQ |
Pork Ribs
16 entries · top 175.4400 · median 160.8114
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SUPERSWINE | |
| 2 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 3 | GRILLE BILLIES | |
| 4 | MEN OF ERIN | |
| 5 | VOODOO STILL SAUCED | |
| 6 | PORKIN THE PIG | |
| 7 | FAT CAT BBQ | |
| 8 | TOMBSTONE Q | |
| 9 | DRUM DADDY BBQ | |
| 10 | SMOKE-A-HOLICS | |
| 11 | PARK AVENUE PORK | |
| 12 | GAME OF BONES | |
| 13 | BUBBYQ | |
| 14 | TAILGATE WARRIORS | |
| 15 | MILWAUKEE BREW CREW | |
| 16 | DOWN SOUTH BBQ |
Pork
16 entries · top 178.8572 · median 160.5428
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SUPERSWINE | |
| 2 | PARK AVENUE PORK | |
| 3 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 4 | VOODOO STILL SAUCED | |
| 5 | DRUM DADDY BBQ | |
| 6 | TOMBSTONE Q | |
| 7 | FAT CAT BBQ | |
| 8 | BUBBYQ | |
| 9 | GAME OF BONES | |
| 10 | MEN OF ERIN | |
| 11 | PORKIN THE PIG | |
| 12 | SMOKE-A-HOLICS | |
| 13 | MILWAUKEE BREW CREW | |
| 14 | DOWN SOUTH BBQ | |
| 15 | GRILLE BILLIES | |
| 16 | TAILGATE WARRIORS |
Brisket
16 entries · top 170.2744 · median 156.2400
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 2 | GAME OF BONES | |
| 3 | DRUM DADDY BBQ | |
| 4 | PARK AVENUE PORK | |
| 5 | MEN OF ERIN | |
| 6 | SUPERSWINE | |
| 7 | FAT CAT BBQ | |
| 8 | PORKIN THE PIG | |
| 9 | TOMBSTONE Q | |
| 10 | SMOKE-A-HOLICS | |
| 11 | MILWAUKEE BREW CREW | |
| 12 | VOODOO STILL SAUCED | |
| 13 | TAILGATE WARRIORS | |
| 14 | GRILLE BILLIES | |
| 15 | BUBBYQ | |
| 16 | DOWN SOUTH BBQ |
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 — Sausage
10 entries · top 177.1428 · median 166.5714
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | DRUM DADDY BBQ | |
| 2 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 3 | VOODOO STILL SAUCED | |
| 4 | GRILLE BILLIES | |
| 5 | MEN OF ERIN | |
| 6 | TOMBSTONE Q | |
| 7 | MILWAUKEE BREW CREW | |
| 8 | BUBBYQ | |
| 9 | FAT CAT BBQ | |
| 10 | TAILGATE WARRIORS |