32nd Annual Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series)(JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY)
2021-10-08 – 2021-10-09 · Lynchburg, TN · 📍 Wiseman Park
Reps: CAROLYN WELLS, CHARLIE BRINZA
Grand Champion: Gettin' Basted (703.4172) · 70 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 SLAPS BBQ
Entries
Top score
Winning margin
Field average
Tightest race
Top-10 cutoff
Field spread
Double threats
How hot was the win?
Traveled in
Form held
Field strength
Storylines
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
GETTIN' BASTED took the Grand Championship home to MO.
📸 Photo finishes
Chicken places 4–5: RAZORRACKS and Salt City Barbecue tied on 177.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 6–7: B-S BBQ OUTLAWS and UNDER THE RADAR tied on 176.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 8–9: ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN and CC's Country BBQ tied on 175.4400 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
🏟️ A stacked field
The field averaged a 1632 power rating going in — stronger than 98% of every contest tracked.
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 | 175.4056 |
| Pork Ribs | 178.8572 | 176.0572 | 174.8800 |
| Pork | 178.8800 | 176.0228 | 174.2628 |
| Brisket | 178.2972 | 176.5600 | 174.8800 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
70 entries · top 703.4172 · median 677.8968
Chicken
70 entries · top 180.0000 · median 169.7028 · 🔥 perfect 180
Pork Ribs
70 entries · top 178.8572 · median 171.4170
Pork
69 entries · top 178.8800 · median 169.6800
Brisket
70 entries · top 178.2972 · median 169.1256
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 — Chef'S Choice
16 entries · top 180.0000 · median 175.1486 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | RIO VALLEY MEAT BBQ | |
| 2 | Warpig Smokehouse | |
| 3 | THE BBQ BUS | |
| 4 | TEXAS OIL DUST | |
| 5 | UTAH BBQ COMPANY | |
| 6 | SWEET BAYOU BBQ | |
| 7 | Mid-Coast Cookers | |
| 8 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 9 | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | |
| 10 | SMOKECRAFT - MD | |
| 11 | Central City BBQ | |
| 12 | Nice Racks | |
| 13 | B-S BBQ OUTLAWS | |
| 14 | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
| 15 | 40 Below BBQ | |
| 16 | Wackadoo BBQ |
Ancillary — Dessert
34 entries · top 180.0000 · median 175.4056 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 2 | Grey Street BBQ | |
| 3 | PALMETTO PITMASTERS | |
| 4 | MAD MUTT'S BBQ | |
| 5 | TRIPLE H BBQ | |
| 6 | Nice Racks | |
| 7 | YOUR BEHIND BBQ | |
| 8 | THE BBQ BUS | |
| 9 | TEXAS OIL DUST | |
| 10 | T-MAC SMOKIN | |
| 11 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 12 | RIO VALLEY MEAT BBQ | |
| 13 | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
| 14 | ROOFTOP BBQ | |
| 15 | LUCKY'S Q | |
| 16 | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | |
| 17 | PIGGIN' WHISKEY | |
| 18 | PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ | |
| 19 | CLARK CREW BBQ | |
| 20 | Wackadoo BBQ | |
| 21 | Mid-Coast Cookers | |
| 22 | Uncle Bubs BBQ llc | |
| 23 | SWEET BAYOU BBQ | |
| 24 | RAZORRACKS | |
| 25 | 40 Below BBQ | |
| 26 | B-S BBQ OUTLAWS | |
| 27 | Warpig Smokehouse | |
| 28 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 29 | TWO KRACKERS KOOKIN’ | |
| 30 | SMOKECRAFT - MD | |
| 31 | CROOKED PIGS | |
| 32 | The Pig's Pajamas BBQ | |
| 33 | Central City BBQ | |
| 34 | MIDNIGHT BURN |
Ancillary — Sauce
50 entries · top 178.8800 · median 171.9942
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grey Street BBQ | |
| 2 | Wackadoo BBQ | |
| 3 | Poppa Pig | |
| 4 | REDNECK SCIENTIFIC | |
| 5 | 3N1 Q | |
| 6 | Uncle Bubs BBQ llc | |
| 7 | TEXAS OIL DUST | |
| 8 | COOL SMOKE | |
| 9 | CLARK CREW BBQ | |
| 10 | LUCKY'S Q | |
| 11 | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | |
| 12 | HIGH i QUE | |
| 13 | BLUE CHIP BBQ | |
| 14 | CC's Country BBQ | |
| 15 | TOP GUN BARBECUE | |
| 16 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 17 | Q-BONES BBQ | |
| 18 | THE BBQ BUS | |
| 19 | GLAZED AND INFUSED NEW JERSEY BBQ | |
| 20 | The Pig's Pajamas BBQ | |
| 21 | UTAH BBQ COMPANY | |
| 22 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 23 | FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY | |
| 24 | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ | |
| 25 | MAD MUTT'S BBQ | |
| 26 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 27 | RIO VALLEY MEAT BBQ | |
| 28 | 40 Below BBQ | |
| 29 | SPITFIRE | |
| 30 | ROOFTOP BBQ | |
| 31 | PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ | |
| 32 | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 33 | B-S BBQ OUTLAWS | |
| 34 | GRILLIN' BEAVERS | |
| 35 | PIGGIN' WHISKEY | |
| 36 | YOUR BEHIND BBQ | |
| 37 | SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS | |
| 38 | T-MAC SMOKIN | |
| 39 | Central City BBQ | |
| 40 | Warpig Smokehouse | |
| 41 | Nice Racks | |
| 42 | BIG RAZ BBQ | |
| 43 | MIDNIGHT BURN | |
| 44 | HOT WACHULA'S | |
| 45 | TRIPLE H BBQ | |
| 46 | OWENS BBQ | |
| 47 | SMOKECRAFT - MD | |
| 48 | NECTAR OF THE HOGS | |
| 49 | SWEET BAYOU BBQ | |
| 50 | Mid-Coast Cookers |