The Finals
2019-11-29 – 2019-11-30 · Sao Paulo, · BRAZIL · 📍 Sao Paulo,
Reps: WAYNE LOHMAN, WILLIAM GAGE
Grand Champion: Churras de Patrao (660.0572) · 16 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 The Storm
Entries
Top score
Winning margin
Field average
Perfect 180s
Tightest race
Top-10 cutoff
Field spread
Double threats
How hot was the win?
Field strength
Storylines
💪 A statement win
The champion won by 19.5544 points — a wider margin than 99% of championships in the data.
🧹 A double category winner
Barbudos BBQ won Pork, Brisket — a double.
📸 Photo finishes
Master Series — Brisket places 5–6: Joco's BBQ and The Storm tied on 154.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Pork places 6–7: Save the Meat edged Porto Cardon BBQ by 0.0116. Master Series — Pork Ribs places 7–8: Save the Meat edged Expreso BBQ 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)
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Master Series — Chicken | 177.1544 | 164.5600 | 157.6684 |
| Master Series — Pork Ribs | 168.0000 | 162.2744 | 154.2972 |
| Master Series — Pork | 173.7372 | 155.9428 | 150.2512 |
| Master Series — Brisket | 162.2512 | 154.8572 | 146.8456 |
| Backyard Series — Chicken | 172.5828 | 158.2284 | — |
| Backyard Series — Pork Ribs | 165.1428 | 156.0344 | — |
| Backyard Series — Pork | 173.1772 | 160.0228 | — |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
16 entries · top 660.0572 · median 624.4970
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Churras de Patrao | |
| 2 | The Storm | |
| 3 | Joco's BBQ | |
| 4 | The Monios | |
| 5 | Bom de Brasa La Fogatta BBQ | |
| 6 | Bruttus Burger | |
| 7 | Expreso BBQ | |
| 8 | Save the Meat | |
| 9 | Barbudos BBQ | |
| 10 | Meat Seven BBQ | |
| 11 | Komburger | |
| 12 | Churrasco feito em casa | |
| 13 | Veropa BBQ | |
| 14 | Porto Cardon BBQ | |
| 15 | Juca BBQ | |
| 16 | Os Caras BBQ |
Chicken
16 entries · top 177.1544 · median 160.8972
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bruttus Burger | |
| 2 | Churras de Patrao | |
| 3 | Joco's BBQ | |
| 4 | Save the Meat | |
| 5 | The Storm | |
| 6 | Expreso BBQ | |
| 7 | The Monios | |
| 8 | Meat Seven BBQ | |
| 9 | Juca BBQ | |
| 10 | Bom de Brasa La Fogatta BBQ | |
| 11 | Veropa BBQ | |
| 12 | Barbudos BBQ | |
| 13 | Churrasco feito em casa | |
| 14 | Porto Cardon BBQ | |
| 15 | Os Caras BBQ | |
| 16 | Komburger |
Pork Ribs
16 entries · top 168.0000 · median 155.9886
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joco's BBQ | |
| 2 | Churras de Patrao | |
| 3 | The Storm | |
| 4 | Bom de Brasa La Fogatta BBQ | |
| 5 | Komburger | |
| 6 | Bruttus Burger | |
| 7 | Save the Meat | |
| 8 | Expreso BBQ | |
| 9 | The Monios | |
| 10 | Meat Seven BBQ | |
| 11 | Porto Cardon BBQ | |
| 12 | Churrasco feito em casa | |
| 13 | Veropa BBQ | |
| 14 | Os Caras BBQ | |
| 15 | Barbudos BBQ | |
| 16 | Juca BBQ |
Pork
16 entries · top 173.7372 · median 151.6742
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barbudos BBQ | |
| 2 | The Monios | |
| 3 | Churras de Patrao | |
| 4 | Bom de Brasa La Fogatta BBQ | |
| 5 | The Storm | |
| 6 | Save the Meat | |
| 7 | Porto Cardon BBQ | |
| 8 | Komburger | |
| 9 | Veropa BBQ | |
| 10 | Expreso BBQ | |
| 11 | Bruttus Burger | |
| 12 | Os Caras BBQ | |
| 13 | Meat Seven BBQ | |
| 14 | Joco's BBQ | |
| 15 | Juca BBQ | |
| 16 | Churrasco feito em casa |
Brisket
16 entries · top 162.2512 · median 152.0286
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barbudos BBQ | |
| 2 | Bom de Brasa La Fogatta BBQ | |
| 3 | Churras de Patrao | |
| 4 | The Monios | |
| 5 | Joco's BBQ | |
| 6 | The Storm | |
| 7 | Expreso BBQ | |
| 8 | Meat Seven BBQ | |
| 9 | Churrasco feito em casa | |
| 10 | Save the Meat | |
| 11 | Bruttus Burger | |
| 12 | Juca BBQ | |
| 13 | Komburger | |
| 14 | Os Caras BBQ | |
| 15 | Veropa BBQ | |
| 16 | Porto Cardon BBQ |
Backyard Series
Overall
8 entries · top 658.2972 · median 646.0056
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | O REI DOS DEFUMADOS | |
| 2 | Equipe Paulista da Fumaca | |
| 3 | Norte BBQ | |
| 4 | TERRA DA FUMACA | |
| 5 | BBQ-SP SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 6 | Ranch & Pitts BBQ | |
| 7 | O MERCADOR | |
| 8 | DIRTY CREW |
Chicken
8 entries · top 172.5828 · median 158.2628
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Equipe Paulista da Fumaca | |
| 2 | BBQ-SP SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 3 | O REI DOS DEFUMADOS | |
| 4 | TERRA DA FUMACA | |
| 5 | Ranch & Pitts BBQ | |
| 6 | Norte BBQ | |
| 7 | O MERCADOR | |
| 8 | DIRTY CREW |
Pork Ribs
8 entries · top 165.1428 · median 156.5600
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | O REI DOS DEFUMADOS | |
| 2 | Norte BBQ | |
| 3 | TERRA DA FUMACA | |
| 4 | O MERCADOR | |
| 5 | DIRTY CREW | |
| 6 | Equipe Paulista da Fumaca | |
| 7 | Ranch & Pitts BBQ | |
| 8 | BBQ-SP SMOKEHOUSE |
Pork
8 entries · top 173.1772 · median 161.7200
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BBQ-SP SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 2 | Norte BBQ | |
| 3 | TERRA DA FUMACA | |
| 4 | O REI DOS DEFUMADOS | |
| 5 | Equipe Paulista da Fumaca | |
| 6 | Ranch & Pitts BBQ | |
| 7 | O MERCADOR | |
| 8 | DIRTY CREW |
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.
Backyard Series — Backyard Beef
8 entries · top 166.3428 · median 162.0228
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Equipe Paulista da Fumaca | |
| 2 | TERRA DA FUMACA | |
| 3 | O REI DOS DEFUMADOS | |
| 4 | DIRTY CREW | |
| 5 | Norte BBQ | |
| 6 | Ranch & Pitts BBQ | |
| 7 | O MERCADOR | |
| 8 | BBQ-SP SMOKEHOUSE |
Ancillary — Lamb
16 entries · top 171.4628 · median 154.8170
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Meat Seven BBQ | |
| 2 | Komburger | |
| 3 | Bruttus Burger | |
| 4 | The Monios | |
| 5 | Expreso BBQ | |
| 6 | Churras de Patrao | |
| 7 | Juca BBQ | |
| 8 | Joco's BBQ | |
| 9 | Bom de Brasa La Fogatta BBQ | |
| 10 | Porto Cardon BBQ | |
| 11 | Save the Meat | |
| 12 | Veropa BBQ | |
| 13 | Churrasco feito em casa | |
| 14 | The Storm | |
| 15 | Os Caras BBQ | |
| 16 | Barbudos BBQ |