40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST
2019-09-12 – 2019-09-15 · Kansas City, KS · State championship
Reps: DENNIS POLSON, FORREST BRUCE, KIM COLLIER, LARRY HADLEY, LINDA POLSON, MARK COLLIER, MIKE LAKE, SCOTT GRINSTEAD, STEVE GRINSTEAD, THERESA LAKE · Prize money: $68,425.00
Grand Champion: RIO Valley Meat BBQ (704.0000) · 468 teams
Entries
Top score
Winning margin
Field average
Perfect 180s
Tightest race
Top-10 cutoff
Field spread
Prize money
Double threats
How hot was the win?
Field strength
Storylines
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
Rio Valley Meat BBQ took the Grand Championship home to TX.
🔥 A day of perfect scores
23 perfect 180s were scored at this contest.
🃏 An upset on the books
Rio Valley Meat BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, BOOMERANG BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 35-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
135 entries · top 180.0000 · median 173.1200 · 🔥 perfect 180
Ancillary — Sausage
250 entries · top 180.0000 · median 165.1486 · 🔥 perfect 180
Ancillary — Turkey
218 entries · top 178.8572 · median 167.4286
Master Series — Brisket
465 entries · top 179.4400 · median 163.9544
Master Series — Chicken
465 entries · top 180.0000 · median 165.6800 · 🔥 perfect 180
Master Series — Overall
468 entries · top 704.0000 · median 660.2228
Master Series — Pork
466 entries · top 180.0000 · median 165.1772 · 🔥 perfect 180
Master Series — Pork Ribs
467 entries · top 178.8800 · median 165.6800
Open Comp — Baked beans
148 entries · top 180.0000 · median 164.5256 · 🔥 perfect 180
Open Comp — Overall
157 entries · top 521.1772 · median 491.3140
Open Comp — Potatoes
127 entries · top 180.0000 · median 166.8572 · 🔥 perfect 180
Open Comp — Vegetable
128 entries · top 179.4400 · median 166.0000