40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- INVITATIONAL 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: $37,965.00
Grand Champion: Mudville BBQ (706.2516) · 135 teams
Entries
Top score
Winning margin
Field average
Perfect 180s
Tightest race
Top-10 cutoff
Field spread
Prize money
How hot was the win?
Field strength
Storylines
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
MUDVILLE BBQ took the Grand Championship home to CA.
🔥 A day of perfect scores
9 perfect 180s were scored at this contest.
🃏 An upset on the books
MUDVILLE BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, BOOMERANG BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 26-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 ↗
Master Series — Brisket
135 entries · top 180.0000 · median 170.8228 · 🔥 perfect 180
Master Series — Chicken
135 entries · top 180.0000 · median 171.9656 · 🔥 perfect 180
Master Series — Overall
135 entries · top 706.2516 · median 683.3484
Master Series — Pork
135 entries · top 180.0000 · median 169.7144 · 🔥 perfect 180
Master Series — Pork Ribs
135 entries · top 180.0000 · median 170.2628 · 🔥 perfect 180