3rd Annual KCBS World Invitational - Master Invitational
2021-11-13 – 2021-11-14 · Shawnee, OK
Reps: KAREN JANE WILLIAMS, RALPH WILLIAMS, SCOTT GRINSTEAD, STEVE GRINSTEAD
Grand Champion: FERGOLICIOUS BBQ (706.8228) · 92 teams
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 razor-thin finish
The Grand Championship was decided by 1.0856 points — closer than 85% of every championship in the data.
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
Fergolicious BBQ took the Grand Championship home to KS.
🔥 A day of perfect scores
7 perfect 180s were scored at this contest.
🏟️ A stacked field
The field averaged a 1644 power rating going in — stronger than 99% of every contest tracked.
🃏 An upset on the books
Fergolicious BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, GETTIN' BASTED, 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
92 entries · top 178.8800 · median 171.9656
Master Series — Chicken
92 entries · top 180.0000 · median 173.1200 · 🔥 perfect 180
Master Series — Overall
92 entries · top 706.8228 · median 688.7826
Master Series — Pork
92 entries · top 180.0000 · median 171.9656 · 🔥 perfect 180
Master Series — Pork Ribs
92 entries · top 180.0000 · median 173.1142 · 🔥 perfect 180