Most perfect 180s at one contest

Some tables run hot. At these contests the judges handed out flawless cards all afternoon.

23 180s handed out in a day

Set 20 Mar 2026
How shared by 23 teams in a field of 125
Standing held outright
Scope national, and available by state on the record book

The top 25

#	Contest	180s handed out in a day	Set
1	Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship shared by 23 teams in a field of 125	23	20 Mar 2026
2	8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: Wells Cup, Cocktail Ancillary, Dessert Ancillary (Saturday, May 23, 2026) shared by 19 teams in a field of 117	22	23 May 2026
3	8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: Master Series Invitational and the Backyard Series Invitational (Sunday, May 24, 2026) shared by 18 teams in a field of 82	20	24 May 2026
4	6th Annual KCBS World Invitational - MASTER SERIES INVITATIONAL shared by 15 teams in a field of 81	19	25 May 2024
5	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest shared by 18 teams in a field of 487	18	27 Sep 2023
6	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest shared by 18 teams in a field of 401	18	5 Nov 2025
7	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - INVITATIONAL CONTEST shared by 14 teams in a field of 249	16	29 Sep 2022
8	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest shared by 14 teams in a field of 169	15	30 Oct 2024
9	Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival shared by 12 teams in a field of 54	14	5 Sep 2020
10	4th Annual KCBS World Invitational - MASTER SERIES INVITATIONAL shared by 13 teams in a field of 61	14	12 Nov 2022
11	38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) shared by 12 teams in a field of 407	13	1 Sep 2017
12	36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open shared by 11 teams in a field of 606	12	3 Oct 2015
13	Smokin on the Osage (Day 2) shared by 10 teams in a field of 33	12	20 Jul 2024
14	Smokin on the Route shared by 12 teams in a field of 27	12	26 Jul 2024
15	Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) shared by 11 teams in a field of 95	11	27 Oct 2017
16	Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series) (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) shared by 11 teams in a field of 90	11	10 Oct 2025
17	39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) shared by 10 teams in a field of 467	10	15 Sep 2018
18	Second Annual KCBS World Invitational Barbeque Competition shared by 10 teams in a field of 94	10	13 Nov 2020
19	9th Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship - Day 2 shared by 9 teams in a field of 27	10	2 Apr 2022
20	8th Annual Jimmy Jam BBQ Slam & Car Show shared by 9 teams in a field of 43	10	4 Jan 2024
21	6th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN shared by 9 teams in a field of 118	10	24 May 2024
22	Smoke on the Falls shared by 6 teams in a field of 36	10	3 Apr 2026
23	Covington World's Oldest Barbeque Contest shared by 8 teams in a field of 25	10	29 May 2026
24	40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- INVITATIONAL CONTEST shared by 9 teams in a field of 135	9	12 Sep 2019
25	Firelake BBQ Cook Off-Day 2 shared by 9 teams in a field of 58	9	24 Oct 2020

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