A day of perfect scores
8
perfect 180s
8 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
- SHIGGIN & GRINNIN · Brisket
- TRIPLE H BBQ · Brisket
- RAZORRACKS · Brisket
5th Annual KCBS World Invitational - MASTER SERIES INVITATIONAL
Aug 12–13, 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
MAN MEAT BBQ won Grand Champion at the 5th Annual KCBS World Invitational - MASTER SERIES INVITATIONAL on August 12, 2023 in Mayetta, KS at Prairie Band Casino RV Park, scoring 708.5256 in a field of 62 teams. JANKY LEG BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 706.8228. Category winners: Chicken — MAN MEAT BBQ (180.0000); Pork Ribs — Cow Creek BBQ (178.8572); Pork — LOCAL YOKELS BBQ (180.0000); Brisket — SHIGGIN & GRINNIN (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.
676.42
median 693.94
708.53 🏆
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 178.86
- Pork 180 🔥
- Brisket 180 🔥
163.94
180
Entries
62
4 judged meats
Top score
708.5256
Winning margin
1.7028
GC over RC
Field average
693.29
676.42708.53
median 693.94 · last place to winner
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
1.1200 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
700.5028
676.42708.53
10th place overall
Field spread
32.1028
winner to last place
Double threats
3
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 6%
beats 94% of 4715 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.
A knife fight at the top
3.4284
points across the top five
First to fifth in the overall standings covered just 3.4284 points.
- 1st MAN MEAT BBQ
- 2nd JANKY LEG BBQ
- 3rd TRIPLE H BBQ
- 4th GETTIN' BASTED
- 5th PORKY BUTTS BBQ
Photo finishes
Tie
closest of 25 calls decided inside half a point
Chicken places 1–2: MAN MEAT BBQ and GETTIN' BASTED tied on 180.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 3–4: IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ and Heavy Smoke BBQ tied on 178.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 4–5: Heavy Smoke BBQ and SONS OF A BRISKET tied on 178.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
- Chicken 1–2 · tie
- Chicken 3–4 · tie
- Chicken 4–5 · tie
- Chicken 5–6 · tie
How the title was won
3 of 4
meats called to the stage
MAN MEAT BBQ took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was brisket at 36th.
- Chicken 1st
- Pork Ribs 9th
- Pork 5th
- Brisket 36th
One of the big ones
62
teams on the grounds
Bigger than 93% of the 5,469 contests in the data
62 teams — bigger than 93% of the 5,469 contests in the data.
In the record book (1 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 | 178.8572 | 177.7028 |
| Pork Ribs | 178.8572 | 177.7372 | 176.5600 |
| Pork | 180 | 178.8572 | 176.5600 |
| Brisket | 180 | 178.8572 | 177.7028 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
62 entries · top 708.5256 · median 693.9374
Chicken
62 entries · top 180 · median 175.4056 · 🔥 perfect 180
Pork Ribs
62 entries · top 178.8572 · median 173.1200
Pork
62 entries · top 180 · median 171.9656 · 🔥 perfect 180
Brisket
62 entries · top 180 · median 173.4114 · 🔥 perfect 180