Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series)(JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY)
2022-10-14 – 2022-10-15 · Lynchburg, TN
Reps: CAROLYN WELLS, CHARLIE BRINZA, ROXANNE GOULD
Grand Champion: Heavy Smoke BBQ (703.4056) · 83 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 1.0628 points — closer than 86% of every championship in the data.
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
Heavy Smoke BBQ took the Grand Championship home to MO.
🔥 A day of perfect scores
15 perfect 180s were scored at this contest.
🏟️ A stacked field
The field averaged a 1625 power rating going in — stronger than 97% of every contest tracked.
🃏 An upset on the books
Heavy Smoke BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, GETTIN' BASTED, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 34-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
This contest over the years
| Date | Where | Teams | High score | Grand Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-10-25 | 97 | 693.1200 | COOL SMOKE | |
| 2022-10-14 ← this one | Lynchburg, TN | 83 | 703.4056 | Heavy Smoke BBQ |
| 2023-10-13 | Lynchburg, TN | 81 | 699.4056 | Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit |
| 2024-10-11 | Lynchburg, TN | 87 | 702.8228 | Scuffletown Smokers |
| 2025-10-10 | Lynchburg, TN | 90 | 710.8684 | Kings BBQ Team |
| 2026-10-09 | Lynchburg, TN | — | — | — |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Ancillary — Chef choice/ homeland
37 entries · top 180.0000 · median 171.4056 · 🔥 perfect 180
Ancillary — Dessert
54 entries · top 180.0000 · median 174.0000 · 🔥 perfect 180
Ancillary — Sauce
74 entries · top 179.4400 · median 170.8170
Master Series — Brisket
83 entries · top 180.0000 · median 169.1084 · 🔥 perfect 180
Master Series — Chicken
83 entries · top 180.0000 · median 168.5256 · 🔥 perfect 180
Master Series — Overall
83 entries · top 703.4056 · median 674.7884
Master Series — Pork
83 entries · top 180.0000 · median 169.7028 · 🔥 perfect 180
Master Series — Pork Ribs
83 entries · top 180.0000 · median 170.8228 · 🔥 perfect 180