Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series)(JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY)

2022-10-14 – 2022-10-15 · Lynchburg, TN · 📍 Wiseman Park

Reps: CAROLYN WELLS, CHARLIE BRINZA, ROXANNE GOULD

Grand Champion: Heavy Smoke BBQ (703.4056) · 83 teams

Reserve Champion: 🥈 GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ

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Heavy Smoke BBQ

703.4056 · Master Series — Overall

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GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ

702.3428 · Master Series — Overall

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Shiggin aint easy

701.1088 · Master Series — Overall

The contest at a glance (read off the scored boards)

How the field scored

Overall totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.

635.82 median 674.79 703.41 🏆

How the meats cooked

Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.

Chicken 180.00 🔥
Pork Ribs 180.00 🔥
Pork 180.00 🔥
Brisket 180.00 🔥

151.36 180.00

Winning score by edition

What it has taken to win here, 2013 to 2025 — this edition picked out.

Entries

4 judged meats · 3 ancillary

Top score

703.4056

Winning margin

1.0628

GC over RC

Field average

674.43

635.82703.41

median 674.79 · last place to winner

Perfect 180s

5 🔥

SLAPS BBQ (Brisket), JANKY LEG BBQ (Chicken), RJs Smokehouse (Pork) + 2 more

Tightest race

Pork Ribs

2.2628 pts across the top 5

Top-10 cutoff

691.9660

635.82703.41

10th place overall

Field spread

67.5884

winner to last place

Most consistent

Heavy Smoke BBQ

avg finish 10.00 across 4 meats

Double threats

teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Chicken

won by 2.2972 pts — JANKY LEG BBQ

How hot was the win?

Top 19%

beats 81% of 4707 Master Series wins in the data

Came back for more

4 of 97 teams from the previous edition returned

Storylines (8 found in this contest's numbers)

Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.

A razor-thin finish

1.0628 points between champion and reserve

Closer than 85% of the 4,742 championships in the data

The Grand Championship was decided by 1.0628 points — closer than 85% of every championship in the data.

Heavy Smoke BBQ
GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ

A new contest record

703.4056 highest overall ever cooked here

703.4056 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 693.1200 COOL SMOKE set in 2013.

old record 693.1200
set 2013 by COOL SMOKE

Won without a category win

3 of 4 meats called to the stage

Heavy Smoke BBQ won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 3 calls from 4 boards, best of them 3rd. Consistency beat fireworks.

Chicken 10th
Pork Ribs 3rd
Pork 19th
Brisket 8th

A day of perfect scores

5 perfect 180s

5 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.

SLAPS BBQ · Brisket
JANKY LEG BBQ · Chicken
RJs Smokehouse · Pork

Photo finishes

Tie closest of 14 calls decided inside half a point

Chicken places 3–4: Vallee A/C Cold Smoke and TIRE SMOKE BBQ tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 4–5: TIRE SMOKE BBQ and 4 LEGS UP BBQ tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 5–6: 4 LEGS UP BBQ and Organizer Portal tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.

Chicken 3–4 · tie
Chicken 4–5 · tie
Chicken 5–6 · tie
Chicken 6–7 · tie

A contest record in pork

180.0000 best pork ever cooked here

RJs Smokehouse turned in 180.0000 in pork — past the 176.5600 that had stood across 1 earlier editions.

old best 176.5600
across 1 past editions

One of the big ones

83 teams on the grounds

Bigger than 98% of the 5,410 contests in the data

83 teams made this a bigger field than 98% of every contest tracked.

The contest returns

9 yrs since the last edition

This contest was away for 9 years — the previous tracked edition ran on 2013-10-25.

previous edition 2013-10-25

This contest's own records (1 in the KCBS record book)

Records held by every edition of this contest put together, not just this one afternoon.

#9 🧱 Deepest contest 88 average field across every edition · 5 editions · biggest 97 · 10 Oct 2025

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)

This contest over the years full contest page →

Date	Where	Venue	Teams	High score	Grand Champion	Reserve Champion
2013-10-25	Lynchburg, TN	Lynchburg, TN	97	693.1200	COOL SMOKE	A BOY & HIS BBQ
2022-10-14 ← this one	Lynchburg, TN	Wiseman Park	83	703.4056	Heavy Smoke BBQ	GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ
2023-10-13	Lynchburg, TN	Wiseman Park	81	699.4056	Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit	B'Mackin BBQ
2024-10-11	Lynchburg, TN	Wiseman Park	87	702.8228	Scuffletown Smokers	JANKY LEG BBQ
2025-10-10	Lynchburg, TN	Wiseman Park	90	710.8684	Kings BBQ Team	—
2026-10-09	Lynchburg, TN	—	—	—	—	—

What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)

Category	1st	5th	10th
Chicken	180.0000	176.5600	175.4400
Pork Ribs	180.0000	177.7372	176.0000
Pork	180.0000	176.5828	174.8456
Brisket	180.0000	176.0000	174.8800

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series

Overall

83 entries · top 703.4056 · median 674.7884

#	Team	Score
1	Heavy Smoke BBQ	703.4056
2	GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ	702.3428
3	Shiggin aint easy	701.1088
4	4 LEGS UP BBQ	697.0856
5	SLAPS BBQ	697.0628
6	JANKY LEG BBQ	696.5600
7	Organizer Portal	694.2628
8	SWINE LIFE	693.0740
9	GETTIN' BASTED	692.5368
10	SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ	691.9660
11	Blues Hog	690.8456
12	WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	690.2400
13	D’Qued Barbeque	689.0972
14	Vallee A/C Cold Smoke	687.9196
15	Sharpe's Woodshed	687.3600
16	PIGGIN' WHISKEY	686.8340
17	TRIPLE H BBQ	685.6456
18	Brisket Butts	684.5140
19	Pirates of Bar B Que Bay	684.4568
20	FROZEN TOQUE BBQ	683.3600
21	CROOKED PIGS	682.2172
22	TIRE SMOKE BBQ	681.7028
23	Phoenix BBQ	681.6800
24	YSB BBQ	681.6800
25	LOCAL YOKELS BBQ	681.0744
26	Holy Smokers BBQ	679.4284
27	BIG POPPA SMOKERS	679.3600
28	3N1 Q	679.3140
29	SHIGGIN & GRINNIN	679.3024
30	East Texas Smokers	678.7656
31	GIRLS CAN GRILL	678.7312
32	LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ	678.2284
33	Rogue Hog BBQ	677.7256
34	LC BBQ	677.6112
35	BOHEMIAN BBQ	677.0172
36	The Pig's Pajamas BBQ	676.5028
37	Drilling And Grilling BBQ Team	676.4912
38	MCADOO HEIGHTS BBQ	675.9424
39	SUNCITY BBQ SZEGED	675.8968
40	Kickin Ashes	675.3828
41	IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ	675.3140
42	SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA	674.7884
43	Fergolicious BBQ	674.7428
44	RUSTY'S BBQ	674.2856
45	Oakalla Que	673.7260
46	Justice BBQ	673.6456
47	TOP GUN BARBECUE	673.6340
48	HOGLINE	673.6224
49	MONTANA OUTLAW BBQ	673.0856
50	Son of a Boar BBQ	673.0396
51	PUREBBQ	672.4340
52	SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ	672.0000
53	Hide-A-Way Ranch Cookers	671.8852
54	RJs Smokehouse	670.1712
55	BnB BBQ	669.6116
56	UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT	669.5768
57	CHUNKY BBQ	669.1312
58	THE HOG MAFIA	668.5256
59	SmokinGhost BBQ	667.8972
60	Churras de Patrao	666.7316
61	LAST CALL HEROES BBQ	666.2284
62	Small Axe BBQ	666.2168
63	BBQ WIESEL	665.0056
64	INSANE SWINE BBQ	664.5028
65	Stoake-D-Fire.Com	664.4800
66	AMERICAN HEROES BBQ	663.3828
67	BIG BOOTS BBQ	663.3484
68	BBQ TEAM SMOKE IT ALL	663.3144
69	Petie's Smokin Pits BBQ	662.7196
70	Bleacher Bums BBQ	661.5884
71	SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS	661.0396
72	Kith n' Kin	661.0284
73	Twisted L BBQ - Williamson Co. Go Texan	660.5484
74	Smoke N' Ash BBQ	659.8744
75	COOKLOUNGE BBQ	658.8112
76	Barbecoa BBQ Team	653.5656
77	Clean Smoke BBQ	652.4456
78	Polish Bbq KING@- Smoker	650.7544
79	Uncle Tony's Cockney Q	649.4736
80	16 Mesh BBQ	647.9540
81	All You Can Smoke BBQ Team	647.8856
82	Ribs n Pigs BBQ	646.1024
83	Polish BBQ Mafia	635.8172

Chicken

83 entries · top 180.0000 · median 168.5256 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	JANKY LEG BBQ	180.0000 🔥
2	Pirates of Bar B Que Bay	177.7028
3	Vallee A/C Cold Smoke	176.5600
4	TIRE SMOKE BBQ	176.5600
5	4 LEGS UP BBQ	176.5600
6	Organizer Portal	176.5600
7	Shiggin aint easy	176.5600
8	GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ	176.0572
9	Blues Hog	175.4400
10	Heavy Smoke BBQ	175.4400
11	Holy Smokers BBQ	175.4172
12	THE HOG MAFIA	175.4172
13	East Texas Smokers	175.4172
14	Son of a Boar BBQ	174.8572
15	Phoenix BBQ	174.8456
16	BnB BBQ	174.2972
17	BIG BOOTS BBQ	174.2856
18	UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT	174.2628
19	SLAPS BBQ	173.1200
20	IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ	173.1084
21	Twisted L BBQ - Williamson Co. Go Texan	172.6172
22	AMERICAN HEROES BBQ	172.5600
23	BOHEMIAN BBQ	172.5600
24	The Pig's Pajamas BBQ	172.5600
25	16 Mesh BBQ	172.0228
26	SWINE LIFE	172.0000
27	CROOKED PIGS	171.9888
28	FROZEN TOQUE BBQ	171.9772
29	LC BBQ	171.9656
30	MONTANA OUTLAW BBQ	171.4628
31	CHUNKY BBQ	170.8800
32	Drilling And Grilling BBQ Team	170.8456
33	LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ	170.8456
34	Sharpe's Woodshed	170.8228
35	TOP GUN BARBECUE	170.8112
36	Polish Bbq KING@- Smoker	170.2972
37	Brisket Butts	170.2856
38	D’Qued Barbeque	169.1200
39	SmokinGhost BBQ	168.5600
40	LOCAL YOKELS BBQ	168.5600
41	COOKLOUNGE BBQ	168.5484
42	WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	168.5256
43	GETTIN' BASTED	168.0228
44	Oakalla Que	168.0000
45	TRIPLE H BBQ	167.9656
46	PUREBBQ	167.9656
47	Kickin Ashes	167.4400
48	Hide-A-Way Ranch Cookers	167.4056
49	GIRLS CAN GRILL	167.3828
50	Petie's Smokin Pits BBQ	166.8228
51	YSB BBQ	166.8228
52	SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA	166.2744
53	BBQ TEAM SMOKE IT ALL	166.2284
54	Churras de Patrao	165.7144
55	HOGLINE	165.6912
56	3N1 Q	165.6800
57	SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ	165.6800
58	Rogue Hog BBQ	165.1772
59	MCADOO HEIGHTS BBQ	165.1200
60	SHIGGIN & GRINNIN	165.1084
61	SUNCITY BBQ SZEGED	165.1084
62	Fergolicious BBQ	165.0856
63	Clean Smoke BBQ	165.0856
64	Justice BBQ	164.5716
65	Stoake-D-Fire.Com	164.5256
66	Kith n' Kin	163.9656
67	PIGGIN' WHISKEY	163.4056
68	BBQ WIESEL	163.3828
69	Barbecoa BBQ Team	162.8344
70	RUSTY'S BBQ	162.8228
71	BIG POPPA SMOKERS	162.8228
72	Small Axe BBQ	162.2972
73	RJs Smokehouse	162.2400
74	Smoke N' Ash BBQ	162.2400
75	SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ	161.7372
76	SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS	161.1084
77	All You Can Smoke BBQ Team	158.2400
78	Uncle Tony's Cockney Q	158.1824
79	Polish BBQ Mafia	155.9544
80	LAST CALL HEROES BBQ	155.3828
81	INSANE SWINE BBQ	154.8228
82	Ribs n Pigs BBQ	153.6456
83	Bleacher Bums BBQ	151.9428

Pork Ribs

83 entries · top 180.0000 · median 170.8228 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	LAST CALL HEROES BBQ	180.0000 🔥
2	Bleacher Bums BBQ	180.0000 🔥
3	Heavy Smoke BBQ	179.4400
4	Brisket Butts	178.8572
5	Organizer Portal	177.7372
6	WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	177.1544
7	LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ	177.1428
8	3N1 Q	176.5600
9	Fergolicious BBQ	176.5600
10	BIG POPPA SMOKERS	176.0000
11	FROZEN TOQUE BBQ	175.4172
12	Kickin Ashes	175.4172
13	Son of a Boar BBQ	175.4056
14	GETTIN' BASTED	175.4056
15	Oakalla Que	174.8916
16	Shiggin aint easy	174.8572
17	TRIPLE H BBQ	174.8456
18	PIGGIN' WHISKEY	174.8456
19	Rogue Hog BBQ	174.2972
20	GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ	174.2628
21	JANKY LEG BBQ	174.2628
22	SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ	173.7144
23	MCADOO HEIGHTS BBQ	173.1428
24	Blues Hog	173.1428
25	BOHEMIAN BBQ	173.1316
26	SmokinGhost BBQ	173.1200
27	SLAPS BBQ	173.1200
28	Vallee A/C Cold Smoke	173.1200
29	Churras de Patrao	173.1200
30	BBQ TEAM SMOKE IT ALL	172.5716
31	4 LEGS UP BBQ	172.5600
32	SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA	172.0228
33	YSB BBQ	172.0000
34	Justice BBQ	171.9772
35	SWINE LIFE	171.9656
36	SHIGGIN & GRINNIN	171.9656
37	Stoake-D-Fire.Com	171.4172
38	Sharpe's Woodshed	171.4172
39	SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS	170.8572
40	Holy Smokers BBQ	170.8572
41	THE HOG MAFIA	170.8456
42	RJs Smokehouse	170.8228
43	SUNCITY BBQ SZEGED	170.8228
44	Pirates of Bar B Que Bay	170.2628
45	D’Qued Barbeque	170.2628
46	INSANE SWINE BBQ	170.2628
47	CROOKED PIGS	170.2628
48	Small Axe BBQ	169.7028
49	Kith n' Kin	169.6800
50	LOCAL YOKELS BBQ	169.6800
51	COOKLOUNGE BBQ	169.1656
52	TIRE SMOKE BBQ	169.1428
53	LC BBQ	169.1084
54	16 Mesh BBQ	168.5484
55	BBQ WIESEL	168.5372
56	RUSTY'S BBQ	168.0000
57	SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ	167.4172
58	HOGLINE	167.4172
59	Smoke N' Ash BBQ	167.4172
60	Clean Smoke BBQ	166.8800
61	TOP GUN BARBECUE	166.3200
62	East Texas Smokers	166.2400
63	Phoenix BBQ	165.6800
64	Drilling And Grilling BBQ Team	165.1316
65	PUREBBQ	165.0856
66	The Pig's Pajamas BBQ	163.9656
67	Hide-A-Way Ranch Cookers	163.9656
68	Twisted L BBQ - Williamson Co. Go Texan	163.9428
69	MONTANA OUTLAW BBQ	162.8344
70	UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT	162.8228
71	CHUNKY BBQ	162.2628
72	GIRLS CAN GRILL	162.2400
73	BnB BBQ	162.2400
74	AMERICAN HEROES BBQ	161.7256
75	All You Can Smoke BBQ Team	161.6800
76	Petie's Smokin Pits BBQ	161.6684
77	Polish Bbq KING@- Smoker	161.1316
78	BIG BOOTS BBQ	161.0972
79	IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ	159.9772
80	Uncle Tony's Cockney Q	158.8000
81	Barbecoa BBQ Team	158.8000
82	Ribs n Pigs BBQ	155.9428
83	Polish BBQ Mafia	151.3716

Pork

83 entries · top 180.0000 · median 169.7028 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	RJs Smokehouse	180.0000 🔥
2	BIG POPPA SMOKERS	177.7028
3	GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ	177.1772
4	CHUNKY BBQ	176.5828
5	JANKY LEG BBQ	176.5828
6	Blues Hog	176.0228
7	4 LEGS UP BBQ	175.4172
8	Smoke N' Ash BBQ	175.4056
9	PIGGIN' WHISKEY	175.4056
10	GETTIN' BASTED	174.8456
11	Rogue Hog BBQ	174.2856
12	SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ	174.2744
13	Shiggin aint easy	174.2744
14	YSB BBQ	173.7372
15	SWINE LIFE	173.7028
16	SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ	173.7028
17	Sharpe's Woodshed	173.1544
18	WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	173.1428
19	Heavy Smoke BBQ	173.1084
20	Polish BBQ Mafia	173.1084
21	GIRLS CAN GRILL	173.1084
22	Kickin Ashes	172.5484
23	AMERICAN HEROES BBQ	171.9772
24	INSANE SWINE BBQ	171.9772
25	FROZEN TOQUE BBQ	171.9656
26	Phoenix BBQ	171.4516
27	MCADOO HEIGHTS BBQ	171.4284
28	SUNCITY BBQ SZEGED	171.4284
29	UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT	171.4172
30	BnB BBQ	171.4056
31	Hide-A-Way Ranch Cookers	171.4056
32	RUSTY'S BBQ	170.8800
33	D’Qued Barbeque	170.8572
34	SHIGGIN & GRINNIN	170.8228
35	SLAPS BBQ	170.8228
36	HOGLINE	170.8112
37	Organizer Portal	170.2628
38	MONTANA OUTLAW BBQ	170.2628
39	3N1 Q	170.2512
40	Oakalla Que	169.7488
41	THE HOG MAFIA	169.7256
42	BBQ WIESEL	169.7028
43	TOP GUN BARBECUE	169.1200
44	TRIPLE H BBQ	169.1200
45	Fergolicious BBQ	169.1084
46	PUREBBQ	168.5372
47	IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ	167.9656
48	Polish Bbq KING@- Smoker	167.9656
49	TIRE SMOKE BBQ	167.4400
50	CROOKED PIGS	167.4172
51	BIG BOOTS BBQ	167.4056
52	BBQ TEAM SMOKE IT ALL	167.4056
53	Drilling And Grilling BBQ Team	167.4056
54	Pirates of Bar B Que Bay	167.3828
55	Kith n' Kin	166.8572
56	East Texas Smokers	166.8456
57	SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA	166.8228
58	Ribs n Pigs BBQ	166.2628
59	Twisted L BBQ - Williamson Co. Go Texan	165.7484
60	Petie's Smokin Pits BBQ	165.7028
61	Stoake-D-Fire.Com	165.1428
62	LOCAL YOKELS BBQ	165.1200
63	The Pig's Pajamas BBQ	165.0972
64	BOHEMIAN BBQ	165.0856
65	LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ	164.0000
66	Brisket Butts	163.9656
67	Vallee A/C Cold Smoke	163.9540
68	Justice BBQ	163.9540
69	Small Axe BBQ	163.4056
70	Barbecoa BBQ Team	163.3940
71	Churras de Patrao	162.8000
72	Son of a Boar BBQ	162.2284
73	SmokinGhost BBQ	161.6684
74	COOKLOUNGE BBQ	161.1428
75	SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS	161.1084
76	Holy Smokers BBQ	160.5712
77	LC BBQ	160.5372
78	Uncle Tony's Cockney Q	160.5256
79	LAST CALL HEROES BBQ	158.8800
80	All You Can Smoke BBQ Team	158.8112
81	Clean Smoke BBQ	157.6572
82	Bleacher Bums BBQ	157.6456
83	16 Mesh BBQ	154.2972

Brisket

83 entries · top 180.0000 · median 169.1084 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	SLAPS BBQ	180.0000 🔥
2	D’Qued Barbeque	178.8572
3	SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ	178.2972
4	LOCAL YOKELS BBQ	177.7144
5	GIRLS CAN GRILL	176.0000
6	LC BBQ	176.0000
7	Shiggin aint easy	175.4172
8	Heavy Smoke BBQ	175.4172
9	SWINE LIFE	175.4056
10	The Pig's Pajamas BBQ	174.8800
11	GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ	174.8456
12	Vallee A/C Cold Smoke	174.2856
13	IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ	174.2628
14	GETTIN' BASTED	174.2628
15	TRIPLE H BBQ	173.7144
16	PIGGIN' WHISKEY	173.1772
17	Justice BBQ	173.1428
18	Drilling And Grilling BBQ Team	173.1084
19	Holy Smokers BBQ	172.5828
20	RUSTY'S BBQ	172.5828
21	4 LEGS UP BBQ	172.5484
22	CROOKED PIGS	172.5484
23	Bleacher Bums BBQ	172.0000
24	LAST CALL HEROES BBQ	171.9656
25	Sharpe's Woodshed	171.9656
26	Uncle Tony's Cockney Q	171.9656
27	WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	171.4172
28	SHIGGIN & GRINNIN	171.4056
29	Brisket Butts	171.4056
30	PUREBBQ	170.8456
31	Small Axe BBQ	170.8112
32	East Texas Smokers	170.2628
33	Ribs n Pigs BBQ	170.2512
34	Phoenix BBQ	169.7028
35	HOGLINE	169.7028
36	Organizer Portal	169.7028
37	SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA	169.6684
38	All You Can Smoke BBQ Team	169.1544
39	SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ	169.1428
40	YSB BBQ	169.1200
41	Pirates of Bar B Que Bay	169.1084
42	Hide-A-Way Ranch Cookers	169.1084
43	TIRE SMOKE BBQ	168.5600
44	Barbecoa BBQ Team	168.5372
45	SUNCITY BBQ SZEGED	168.5372
46	MONTANA OUTLAW BBQ	168.5256
47	Petie's Smokin Pits BBQ	168.5256
48	SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS	167.9656
49	INSANE SWINE BBQ	167.4400
50	TOP GUN BARBECUE	167.3828
51	3N1 Q	166.8228
52	MCADOO HEIGHTS BBQ	166.2512
53	Blues Hog	166.2400
54	BOHEMIAN BBQ	166.2400
55	LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ	166.2400
56	JANKY LEG BBQ	165.7144
57	Churras de Patrao	165.0972
58	SmokinGhost BBQ	164.5488
59	FROZEN TOQUE BBQ	164.0000
60	Fergolicious BBQ	163.9888
61	Rogue Hog BBQ	163.9656
62	Stoake-D-Fire.Com	163.3944
63	BBQ WIESEL	163.3828
64	BIG POPPA SMOKERS	162.8344
65	Clean Smoke BBQ	162.8228
66	BnB BBQ	161.6688
67	Oakalla Que	161.0856
68	UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT	161.0740
69	BIG BOOTS BBQ	160.5600
70	Son of a Boar BBQ	160.5484
71	Kith n' Kin	160.5256
72	Kickin Ashes	159.9772
73	COOKLOUNGE BBQ	159.9544
74	CHUNKY BBQ	159.4056
75	Twisted L BBQ - Williamson Co. Go Texan	158.2400
76	AMERICAN HEROES BBQ	157.1200
77	BBQ TEAM SMOKE IT ALL	157.1088
78	RJs Smokehouse	157.1084
79	Polish BBQ Mafia	155.3828
80	Smoke N' Ash BBQ	154.8116
81	16 Mesh BBQ	153.0856
82	THE HOG MAFIA	152.5372
83	Polish Bbq KING@- Smoker	151.3600

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 Choice/ Homeland

37 entries · top 180.0000 · median 171.4056 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	LC BBQ	180.0000 🔥
2	Kickin Ashes	180.0000 🔥
3	Oakalla Que	180.0000 🔥
4	Holy Smokers BBQ	179.4400
5	BOHEMIAN BBQ	178.8572
6	TIRE SMOKE BBQ	177.7028
7	FROZEN TOQUE BBQ	177.1544
8	Polish Bbq KING@- Smoker	176.5716
9	SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ	176.5600
10	Brisket Butts	176.5600
11	RUSTY'S BBQ	176.5600
12	Hide-A-Way Ranch Cookers	175.4172
13	Phoenix BBQ	174.8572
14	AMERICAN HEROES BBQ	174.3316
15	GIRLS CAN GRILL	174.2628
16	YSB BBQ	173.1772
17	Twisted L BBQ - Williamson Co. Go Texan	173.1084
18	Stoake-D-Fire.Com	171.4172
19	Son of a Boar BBQ	171.4056
20	THE HOG MAFIA	170.8228
21	Churras de Patrao	170.2856
22	Pirates of Bar B Que Bay	169.7144
23	SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA	169.1200
24	BBQ WIESEL	168.5828
25	East Texas Smokers	168.5372
26	PUREBBQ	166.8112
27	All You Can Smoke BBQ Team	166.2400
28	SUNCITY BBQ SZEGED	165.1428
29	SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS	165.1428
30	GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ	165.0972
31	16 Mesh BBQ	164.5256
32	BBQ TEAM SMOKE IT ALL	163.9428
33	Polish BBQ Mafia	160.5484
34	Vallee A/C Cold Smoke	159.9312
35	COOKLOUNGE BBQ	159.4056
36	Ribs n Pigs BBQ	158.2628
37	Justice BBQ	156.0000

Ancillary — Dessert

54 entries · top 180.0000 · median 174.0000 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	Pirates of Bar B Que Bay	180.0000 🔥
2	RUSTY'S BBQ	180.0000 🔥
3	PIGGIN' WHISKEY	180.0000 🔥
4	MCADOO HEIGHTS BBQ	180.0000 🔥
5	IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ	180.0000 🔥
6	Holy Smokers BBQ	180.0000 🔥
7	JANKY LEG BBQ	180.0000 🔥
8	Phoenix BBQ	179.4400
9	Hide-A-Way Ranch Cookers	178.8572
10	Organizer Portal	178.8572
11	East Texas Smokers	177.7144
12	LOCAL YOKELS BBQ	177.7028
13	Drilling And Grilling BBQ Team	177.7028
14	SWINE LIFE	177.7028
15	Petie's Smokin Pits BBQ	177.7028
16	THE HOG MAFIA	177.7028
17	WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	177.7028
18	Son of a Boar BBQ	177.7028
19	TIRE SMOKE BBQ	177.1428
20	Shiggin aint easy	176.5600
21	Vallee A/C Cold Smoke	176.0000
22	LC BBQ	175.4172
23	PUREBBQ	175.4172
24	AMERICAN HEROES BBQ	175.4056
25	Smoke N' Ash BBQ	175.4056
26	SLAPS BBQ	174.8572
27	SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ	174.2972
28	CHUNKY BBQ	173.7028
29	Stoake-D-Fire.Com	173.7028
30	FROZEN TOQUE BBQ	173.7028
31	HOGLINE	173.1428
32	16 Mesh BBQ	173.1200
33	Churras de Patrao	173.1084
34	TRIPLE H BBQ	172.5600
35	GIRLS CAN GRILL	172.5484
36	BBQ TEAM SMOKE IT ALL	171.4400
37	Brisket Butts	171.4056
38	GETTIN' BASTED	171.4056
39	4 LEGS UP BBQ	170.8916
40	Twisted L BBQ - Williamson Co. Go Texan	170.8228
41	GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ	170.2744
42	Justice BBQ	169.7028
43	All You Can Smoke BBQ Team	169.6916
44	Ribs n Pigs BBQ	169.1200
45	BBQ WIESEL	168.5256
46	Kickin Ashes	167.4056
47	LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ	167.3828
48	SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA	166.8456
49	YSB BBQ	166.2284
50	BOHEMIAN BBQ	165.1200
51	Clean Smoke BBQ	163.3828
52	Polish Bbq KING@- Smoker	162.7884
53	Polish BBQ Mafia	160.4912
54	The Pig's Pajamas BBQ	148.4228

Ancillary — Sauce

74 entries · top 179.4400 · median 170.8170

#	Team	Score
1	Phoenix BBQ	179.4400
2	BBQ TEAM SMOKE IT ALL	178.8572
3	Smoke N' Ash BBQ	177.7372
4	LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ	177.7028
5	Stoake-D-Fire.Com	177.7028
6	Barbecoa BBQ Team	177.7028
7	3N1 Q	177.1428
8	Son of a Boar BBQ	177.1428
9	WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	177.1428
10	D’Qued Barbeque	177.1428
11	Heavy Smoke BBQ	176.0000
12	MCADOO HEIGHTS BBQ	176.0000
13	SmokinGhost BBQ	176.0000
14	TRIPLE H BBQ	175.4056
15	Holy Smokers BBQ	174.9144
16	HOGLINE	174.2856
17	Justice BBQ	174.2856
18	SHIGGIN & GRINNIN	173.7028
19	Polish Bbq KING@- Smoker	173.1428
20	SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ	173.1428
21	Ribs n Pigs BBQ	173.1084
22	Fergolicious BBQ	172.5484
23	Small Axe BBQ	172.5484
24	Vallee A/C Cold Smoke	172.5484
25	CHUNKY BBQ	172.0000
26	AMERICAN HEROES BBQ	172.0000
27	BIG BOOTS BBQ	172.0000
28	Pirates of Bar B Que Bay	171.9884
29	JANKY LEG BBQ	171.9884
30	GIRLS CAN GRILL	171.9772
31	SWINE LIFE	171.4400
32	CROOKED PIGS	171.4056
33	SLAPS BBQ	171.4056
34	IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ	171.4056
35	LOCAL YOKELS BBQ	170.8572
36	Oakalla Que	170.8456
37	UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT	170.8228
38	East Texas Smokers	170.8112
39	PUREBBQ	170.8112
40	LAST CALL HEROES BBQ	170.2744
41	LC BBQ	169.7372
42	Kith n' Kin	169.7256
43	TOP GUN BARBECUE	169.7028
44	BBQ WIESEL	169.6912
45	Blues Hog	169.1428
46	Organizer Portal	169.1200
47	BOHEMIAN BBQ	169.1084
48	TIRE SMOKE BBQ	168.5828
49	Polish BBQ Mafia	168.5600
50	SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA	168.5600
51	Hide-A-Way Ranch Cookers	168.5484
52	PIGGIN' WHISKEY	168.5484
53	THE HOG MAFIA	168.5256
54	The Pig's Pajamas BBQ	168.0000
55	RJs Smokehouse	167.9772
56	Petie's Smokin Pits BBQ	166.8572
57	GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ	166.8572
58	SUNCITY BBQ SZEGED	166.3200
59	Churras de Patrao	165.7028
60	Twisted L BBQ - Williamson Co. Go Texan	165.7028
61	Brisket Butts	165.6684
62	Kickin Ashes	165.6684
63	Drilling And Grilling BBQ Team	165.1772
64	Uncle Tony's Cockney Q	165.1772
65	COOKLOUNGE BBQ	164.0000
66	SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS	163.9428
67	FROZEN TOQUE BBQ	163.9312
68	GETTIN' BASTED	162.8572
69	Sharpe's Woodshed	162.7884
70	YSB BBQ	162.3200
71	Shiggin aint easy	160.5600
72	Clean Smoke BBQ	160.5140
73	All You Can Smoke BBQ Team	157.1428
74	16 Mesh BBQ	154.7884

Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series)(JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY)

The contest at a glance (read off the scored boards)

How the field scored

How the meats cooked

Winning score by edition

Entries

Top score

Winning margin

Field average

Perfect 180s

Tightest race

Top-10 cutoff

Field spread

Most consistent

Double threats

Widest winning margin

How hot was the win?

Came back for more

Storylines (8 found in this contest's numbers)

A razor-thin finish

A new contest record

Won without a category win

A day of perfect scores

Photo finishes

A contest record in pork

One of the big ones

The contest returns

This contest's own records (1 in the KCBS record book)

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

This contest over the years full contest page →

What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series

Overall

Chicken

Pork Ribs

Pork

Brisket

Ancillary categories

Ancillary — Chef Choice/ Homeland

Ancillary — Dessert

Ancillary — Sauce