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The 40th annual American Royal World Series of BBQ The 40th annual American Royal World Series of BBQ is officially in the books, and the Minnesota BBQ Society was very well represented! A huge congrat- ulations to all that attended and those that heard their name called! Here is a run down of the performance on Day 1, The American Royal Invita- tional where our teams went up against 135 teams from around the world! All of whom qualified for the Invita- tional by winning at least on Grand Championship in the last year. RUB MY RACK BBQ - 5th Overall Shiggin' & Grinnin' Championship BBQ Team - 9th Overall Aces High BBQ - 20th Overall Lucky 19 Sauce Company - 11th Chicken Aces High BBQ - 19th Place Chicken Rub My Rack BBQ - 23rd Place Chicken Shiggin’ & Grinnin’ - 21st Place Ribs Rub My Rack - 14th Place Pork Smokey and His Bandits - 15th Place Pork Lucky's Q - 22nd Place Pork Shiggin’ & Grinnin’ - 5th Place Brisket Rub My Rack - 5th Place Overall Shiggin' & Grinnin' - 1st Place Pork Hogline - 10th Place Brisket Rub My Rack BBQ - 13th Place Brisket Here is how the MBS teams faired in the open against 468 teams from 9 coun- tries and 38 states! Last Call Heroes Championship BBQ Team Reserve Grand Champion Over- all!!!! Shiggin’ & Grinnin’ - 1st Place Pork!!! Gavin McGlaun (Lucky’s Q) – Kid’s Q Grand Champion!!! Big Smoak BBQ - 18th Overall Smokey and his Bandits Competi- tion BBQ - 16th Overall Lucky 19 Sauce Company - 9th Place Chicken Big Smoak BBQ – 25th Place Chicken Rub My Rack BBQ - 20th Place Ribs Smokey and His Bandits - 14th Lucky 19 Sauce Company #MNBBQCrew Brisket Winners - Lucky 19 Sauce Company, Croix Valley Sauces, Hogline Smokey and his Bandits 15th Place Pork BarbecueNews.com - 16 OCTOBER 2019 Photos Courtesy of Aaron Bourdage Place Pork Big Smoak BBQ - 19th Place Pork Lucky 19 Sauce Company - 8th Place Brisket Croix Valley Sauces - 9th Place Brisket Hogline - 15th Place Brisket City Slickers BBQ – 30th Overall