A day of perfect scores
4
perfect 180s
4 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
- Smoked & Furious · Brisket
- MAN MEAT BBQ · Brisket
- Smoked & Furious · Chicken
5th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN
Aug 11–12, 2023 · Mayetta, KS · 📍 Prairie Band Casino RV Park
Reps: Bunny Tuttle, Carolyn Wells, Dave Rogers, Larry Hadley, Larry Voth, Lynda Voth, Peg Rogers, Rich Tuttle
Smoked & Furious won Grand Champion at the 5th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN on August 11, 2023 in Mayetta, KS at Prairie Band Casino RV Park, scoring 717.7144 in a field of 90 teams. MAN MEAT BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 711.4172. Category winners: Chicken — Smoked & Furious (180.0000); Pork Ribs — ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN (179.4400); Pork — PETIE'S SMOKIN PITS BBQ (180.0000); Brisket — Smoked & Furious (180.0000).
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.
617.01
median 685.05
717.71 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 180 🔥
- Pork Ribs 179.44
- Pork 180 🔥
- Brisket 180 🔥
146.22
180
Entries
90
4 judged meats · 2 ancillary
Top score
717.7144
Winning margin
6.2972
GC over RC
Field average
681.59
617.01717.71
median 685.05 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
4 🔥
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
0.5828 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
698.2056
617.01717.71
10th place overall
Field spread
100.7084
winner to last place
Double threats
2
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 0%
beats 100% of 4714 Master Series wins in the data
Storylines (5 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.
Photo finishes
Tie
closest of 21 calls decided inside half a point
Chicken places 3–4: SLAPS BBQ and Damn Fine Beef & Swine tied on 178.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 5–6: Smokey Bees BBQ - MS and Smoke Buster MO tied on 178.2972 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 7–8: AMERICAN FIRE BBQ and Lucky Shoes BBQ tied on 177.7144 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
- Chicken 3–4 · tie
- Chicken 5–6 · tie
- Chicken 7–8 · tie
- Chicken 9–10 · tie
A double category winner
2
category wins in a day
Smoked & Furious won Chicken, Brisket — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
- Chicken 1st
- Brisket 1st
How the title was won
4 of 4
meats called to the stage
Smoked & Furious took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 2 outright wins — their weakest board was pork ribs at 5th.
- Chicken 1st
- Pork Ribs 5th
- Pork 5th
- Brisket 1st
One of the big ones
90
teams on the grounds
Bigger than 98% of the 5,468 contests in the data
90 teams — bigger than 98% of the 5,468 contests in the data.
In the record book (2 in the KCBS record book)
What happened at this contest that stands in the all-time KCBS record book. A gold line is a record nobody has beaten.
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
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180 | 178.2972 | 177.7028 |
| Pork Ribs | 179.4400 | 178.8572 | 176.5716 |
| Pork | 180 | 178.8572 | 176.5716 |
| Brisket | 180 | 177.7028 | 176 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
90 entries · top 717.7144 · median 685.0456
Chicken
90 entries · top 180 · median 171.9656 · 🔥 perfect 180
Pork Ribs
90 entries · top 179.4400 · median 171.9830
Pork
90 entries · top 180 · median 171.9772 · 🔥 perfect 180
Brisket
90 entries · top 180 · median 169.9828 · 🔥 perfect 180
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 — 360 Vodka Cocktail Contest
42 entries · top 180 · median 175.4114 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Big Daddy and the Butt Rubbers | |
| 2 | ALL FORKED UP FOR Q | |
| 3 | ALL FIRED UP BBQ | |
| 4 | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
| 5 | HESSHOGS | |
| 6 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 7 | Mercer BBQ | |
| 8 | WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ | |
| 9 | Big Ten Bones | |
| 10 | UP FROM THE PITS BBQ | |
| 11 | PIGGIN' WHISKEY | |
| 12 | Hicks from the Sticks BBQ | |
| 13 | MAD MUTT'S BBQ | |
| 14 | Bourbon & Blues BBQ | |
| 15 | Smokey Bees BBQ - MS | |
| 16 | Dr. Squealgood BBQ | |
| 17 | GO HAM BBQ | |
| 18 | Ahh Townley BBQ | |
| 19 | Cooters N Smoke | |
| 20 | Q66 | |
| 21 | Breaking Slabs BBQ | |
| 22 | WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ | |
| 23 | COMING IN HOT STL | |
| 24 | PORKY BUTTS BBQ | |
| 25 | Brisket Butts | |
| 26 | Shark Q | |
| 27 | JANKY LEG BBQ | |
| 28 | Lucky Shoes BBQ | |
| 29 | Barking Dog BBQ | |
| 30 | HEIFERS, BUTTS, & CLUCKS BBQ | |
| 31 | WRECKING CREW BBQ | |
| 32 | Swine-O-Licious BBQ | |
| 33 | TRIPLE H BBQ | |
| 34 | T-Dawg BBQ | |
| 35 | FINGER LEIKAM GOOD | |
| 36 | Stone Cold Grillers | |
| 37 | Cameron Q | |
| 38 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 39 | CAMP RUN AMUK BBQ | |
| 40 | SONS OF A BRISKET | |
| 41 | KC MEAT SWEATS | |
| 42 | Leaning Jowler BBQ |
Turkey Smoke Series — Turkey Smoke
50 entries · top 178.8800 · median 167.4228
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PIGGIN' WHISKEY | |
| 2 | SONS OF A BRISKET | |
| 3 | WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ | |
| 4 | MEAT'S MY MISTRESS | |
| 5 | Q66 | |
| 6 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 7 | PORKY BUTTS BBQ | |
| 8 | FINGER LEIKAM GOOD | |
| 9 | Hillbilly Style BBQ | |
| 10 | SMOKEY GQ | |
| 11 | Summa Dat Que | |
| 12 | M Squared Smokin' Q | |
| 13 | PARTS 'R' SMOKIN | |
| 14 | BEER DART BBQ | |
| 15 | Compete BBQ Team | |
| 16 | Lucky Shoes BBQ | |
| 17 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 18 | ALL FIRED UP BBQ | |
| 19 | Brisket Butts | |
| 20 | Breaking Slabs BBQ | |
| 21 | DAWGS BBQ | |
| 22 | Mercer BBQ | |
| 23 | GO HAM BBQ | |
| 24 | MAD MUTT'S BBQ | |
| 25 | WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ | |
| 26 | Big Ten Bones | |
| 27 | Damn Yankee Texas Barbeque | |
| 28 | RUM N' SMOKE BBQ | |
| 29 | RUB MY RACK | |
| 30 | TOPEKA BBQ SHOP | |
| 31 | Hicks from the Sticks BBQ | |
| 32 | LC BBQ | |
| 33 | Brinkerhoff BBQ | |
| 34 | COMING IN HOT STL | |
| 35 | Damn Fine Beef & Swine | |
| 36 | Cooters N Smoke | |
| 37 | AWESOME RACKS COOKIN CREW | |
| 38 | THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE | |
| 39 | Damn It's Good BBQ | |
| 40 | PETIE'S SMOKIN PITS BBQ | |
| 41 | PIRATES OF BAR-B-QUE BAY | |
| 42 | Bourbon & Blues BBQ | |
| 43 | HESSHOGS | |
| 44 | T-Dawg BBQ | |
| 45 | Shark Q | |
| 46 | UP FROM THE PITS BBQ | |
| 47 | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
| 48 | Ahh Townley BBQ | |
| 49 | Leaning Jowler BBQ | |
| 50 | COCAMOKE SMOKE BBQ |