Everything You Need to Know About the Weird World of Competition BBQ - Smoke Point: The Competition

Top pitmasters from around the world compete at the American Royal World Series of Barbecue in Kansas City, Kansas, for a chance to win $15,000 and the grand champion trophy. Meet Phil "The Grill" Johnson from Phoenix, Arizona, who's competing for the fifth year in a row, and Jim and Katie Osborn, the winners of the Australia barbecue championship. Watch them face off in the world's biggest barbecue contest.
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Credits:
Producer: Connor Reid, Jay Simms
Director: Connor Reid, Murilo Ferreira, Jay Simms
Camera: Murilo Ferreira, Carla Francescutti, Devonte Brown, Jay Simms
Production Assistant: Bryna Vogel
Editor: Howie Burbidge
Executive Producer: Stephen Pelletteri
Supervising Producer, Operations: Stefania Orrù
Supervising Producer, Development: Gabriella Lewis
Audience Engagement: Frances Dumlao
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[@Bongz187]

The aroma in the venue must be something else

[@mentat1341]

I fond a legit slow smoked bbq place in Puerto Vallarta and since I live here, I've never been happier. Not sure if they are winning any competitions, but I love it. Shout out Puerquillo!

[@kvai-gon7488]

How unusual and delicious everything looks. Very good video.

[@GregPolkinghorne]

Holy crap a wild Jim and Katie appear! Great work guys! Doing Aussie BBQ proud.

[@YourBehindBBQ]

The only contest that is a MUST attend! Nice work Boys!

[@gab.lab.martins]

Imagine if one of them decided to put carolina reaper or pepper X in their sauce. They would obviously get disqualified, maybe even banned, but everyone else after them wouldn't be able to be judged.

[@jermainejones2972]

😂

[@darveyp]

Yep I'm here to say I'm Blown Away about them sprinkling MSG on the chicken right before turning it in

[@marquezterry4987]

Right?? Feels like it’s lowkey cheating to me 😂😂

[@oilconsultant9138]

Jay Z? So he had a good brisket 20 years ago and still tryin to play the game

[@mastercheif878]

Obviously from his score LOL

[@jmunny7496]

One bite, everybody knows the rules.

[@georgewbushcenterforintell147]

Remember when Homer woke up and started eating slices of all American processed cheese with mr burns suctioned cupped to the ceiling?

[@PaddyMcMe]

Pepperidge Farm Remembers.

[@MrRozzi20]

12:37 they used a celcius energy drink to add flavor.....uhhhhhh what???

[@Audard]

yeah and?

[@Camilo19832001]

Anything can be used for flavoring, i use root beer sometimes for ribs.

[@correctionalofficer4lockdo763]

@@Camilo19832001 Red Bull?

[@Camilo19832001]

@@correctionalofficer4lockdo763 try it and let me know how it goes

[@mastercheif878]

LOL both of them placed horribly. Talked up their game like crazy until the final end with the scores

[@philt6843]

Why does the Aussie guy speak in questions?

[@xnitropunkx]

That is an embarrassing self title

[@Raul_Gillette]

This video was like GRAH! 🍗🍖🥩

[@bobbiedeleon4845]

Texas style brisket rules! Salt, pepper, brisket, a smoker and skill, that's it and it can't be beat! 💯

[@llow1170]

What kind of smokers are these? Anyone know?

[@houlester]

Seems like it would be luck to win this event. You’re at the mercy of like 4 judges. Throw the dice.

[@PelletEnvy]

Six judges per category, not four, so 24 judges for the 4 meat categories. Nearly impossible, right? In 2022, the same team won the Invitational on Saturday, then turned around and won the Open on Sunday. Luck may play a role, but skill plays a big, big part in your success on the circuit.

[@N0noy1989]

@@PelletEnvy and that team placed low this year if I'm not mistaken.

[@MattRowland]

The top teams would disagree with you. And it's 6 judges. Not 4.

[@nurlagrande]

@pelletenvy typical murikkkan logic

[@niccolotonini239]

How judge know wich box is from wich person ?🤷🏼‍♂️😂

[@RobGradyVO]

"What Australians call MaryLands, and Americans call Quarters" god I love Australian English.

[@CruxalYT]

The war in the comments between the people who are put off by this level of over engineering when it comes to bbq vs the nerds that actively follow this scene and defend it fervently is cracking me up.

[@LinkOmega1]

I hope none of the food went to waste considering they only take one bite.

[@MattRowland]

After judging it, we bag up the left overs on our judges sheet and take them home. Extras in the box that are not judged are eaten by contest volunteers.

[@LinkOmega1]

@@MattRowland Awesome

[@fitty1182]

I wonder how many bites the judges take of each of the items I dont think it has ever been mentioned in any of these episodes

[@maxkakos5129]

@fitty1182 one bite for each item 0:09

[@lobomarin5459]

They do... they take 1 bite, they say it at the start of the video

[@FishyMango]

They're allowed to take as many as they want

[@gab.lab.martins]

One, because if you take two bites of each piece, you end up vomiting. It's way too much meat.

[@ktktktktktktkt]

@@maxkakos5129 guys... I'm pretty sure it's just bad sarcasm... it's really not so much of an issue that it needed to be pointed out.

[@pamelanadel3787]

It looks delicious. But with all of the seasonings, do you ever taste the meat?! Sometimes less is best. I would love to taste their hard earned meal. 👍

[@isaacjohnson7006]

bbq is a style of cooking designed to impart flavor on otherwise tough or cheap cuts of meat. Pork shoulder and brisket are notably tough cuts of meat. Chicken is almost always the cheapest meat.

[@jbrtn]

JayZ of BBQ using boxed chicken stock at a world-level competition is a joke.

[@mentat1341]

The standard is HIGH if you are invoking Jay-Z. I agree with this guy. This video could stand to be another 7 minutes long while we watch him make stock.

[@shibasurfing]

Or if he’s allowed to bring boxed stock, why not bring homemade instead? Bizarre.

[@ManixT00]

He didn't even remove the silver skin from the underside of the ribs. I thought that was basic BBQ rib knowledge

[@Panster7]

505 teams ??? Jeez

[@johnyoung2702]

It's weird, everyone is basically doing the same thing

[@Kevin-rk4qu]

I wonder how much more likely you are to win if you spend $$$$ on really high quality meat

[@Andy-qr9uk]

iunno... looking at the majority of judges there... i really wouldnt trust their taste buds or their abiity to judge flavor lol

[@MattRowland]

Spoken like someone who has never judged a BBQ competition.

[@Booshay__]

Wait didn’t I just watch this? Or was that on BA?

[@ExceptionalLibra]

I saw one the other day too. It was about different contestants.

[@imperator708]

been 3 separate channels in the last 2 weeks done the same vid but with different participants@@ExceptionalLibra

[@robertpalmer3166]

Jay Z? So he's going to win brisket of the year and then cry because he didn't win restaurant of the year?

[@chefbrooklyn5140]

@robertpalmer. You have a right to your opinion. But until you walk in someone shoes don't complain and lastly not Jay , but his daughter Blue got more money then you and your WHOLE FAMILY #FACTS

[@robertpalmer3166]

Money can buy neither happiness, smarts, or class. FACTS!@@chefbrooklyn5140

[@chefbrooklyn5140]

@robertpalmer3166 2 things one your broke and 2 stop wearing that cologne called stupidity 🙄

[@erickbel3]

Daaaaaaaaym

[@fitzanderson1980]

If your restaurant is the best, then what? Clown

[@capone_rd_809]

I wonder what qualifies these judges, or can anyone walk off the street and sign up to be a judge for BBQ

[@jaeger6846]

does anyone come to this competition with MSG 😮?

[@mentat1341]

Oddly MSG is not a thing in bbq

[@thinge4me]

16:14, he's sprinkling Accent, which is MSG

[@Ivo--]

@@mentat1341 Of course it is. It's just hidden in rubs, sauces, brines, etc.

[@darveyp]

​Not necessarily. If you make any sauces and rubs from scratch with regular Raw ingredients, it's unlikely you formed msg. Now if you introduce sauces that are already pre-made it's another story ​@Ivo--

[@darveyp]

But yeah I came to this comment because I was blown away to see them sprinkling Accent on the chicken right before turning it in. That is wild. That's on a whole nother level then it being inside of a tier two or three ingredient

[@Trentberkeley86]

So what’s that mean? You’re in the top 50?

[@zevenenzeta]

Jay z of bbq now here's a dinner with Jay z I'll have instead

[@fullmetalmisery]

why wierd?

[@Littlestraincloud]

The hate in this comment section is insane 😂

[@mtc402002]

He always says he's the Jay Z of barbecue what do he think saying that makes him good?

[@Audard]

So JayZ of BBQ came 5th back in 2016. 8 Years later he comes 363rd. It would seem like this dude is slippin in quality but the biggest issue seems to be the judges. Over 500 teams and the judges take one bite and have their own preference on tastes which affects their marking. This seems like a complete waste of time being that their is a massive luck factor.

[@TGreen89]

Ok BBQ Joe Budden

[@sammay8270]

Going for some kind of record for consecutive videos of recycled content. But honestly- this isn’t even the best BBQ competition. It’s the best single BBQ bite competition. There’s a difference.

[@YouTubetail]

😂

[@shibasurfing]

TIL many folks don’t like barbecue and yet spend their time watching barbecue videos and commenting on them. Strange.

[@kamotetops1572]

"many folks don’t like barbecue" - Who? (Aside from vegans)

[@nurlagrande]

We don’t like americans

[@nurlagrande]

Talking bout over seasoning meat like they’re talking about quantum science💀

[@dappergenesis822]

Didn’t I just watch this a week or so ago?

[@N0noy1989]

Different teams.

[@mhsj]

I never seen food so utterly over seasoned - soak, inject, rub, soak, bacon grease, butter up, spray, apple juice ... ALL on one poor piece of meat. There is no way the original flavour of the meat is left. I like the people in the doco but it seems to me that every over anxiety, every over performance stress, results in yet another seasoning. Is seasoning BBQ the new expression of Modern angst????

[@nurlagrande]

They’re murikkkans what do you expect 😂 the crazy thing is they think they’re doing amazing giving themselves prizes!

[@jamesayers1481]

Lol is this your first encounter with bbq?

[@UKMC2390]

Apple taste on bbq? Good luck with that. Better with spice or honey.

[@MandoHalrissian]

Ya'll some real dumdums if you can't tell this video is about different competitors

[@Descentperson4213]

noticed that the best barbecue in America is not even here. They basically don't need the recognition/validation that this competition gives, they only care about their customers and fan base.. that is the only validation they need.

[@SH-eb2ds]

Grease and butter make everything good. Americans way of cooking, more fat and grease

[@Suhkuna]

why did you guys repost this... shake my head

[@jmunny7496]

That Australian brisket is so lean I bet it was dry as a bone.

[@jscbmx21]

It came 39th overall so mustn’t have been too bad?

[@rabiulhussain1083]

Most American thing I've ever scene. Please check on your health

[@MattRowland]

The guy trimming the money muscle and separating it before cooking it should have been DQ'ed.

[@nurlagrande]

You a weirdo bro and seeing as you work here I’ll take it that everyone there is a massive, overgrown, sodium filled weirdo

[@garyzimmerman6316]

Why?

[@Hello_its_me_mario]

Phil did to much. Keep it simple.

[@lobomarin5459]

1st

[@Mogamishu]

First what? First to spam the comments? First to be desperate for attention? First with nothing to contribute? Are you 12 years old? What a sad tragic existence

[@blesstyou]

NOOO IM SECONDDDD SECONDDDD WIAT NO IM THIRD THIRDDDDD

[@lobomarin5459]

@@Mogamishu first to help support this channel by helping them with the algorithm of likes and comments... you must be very jaded and frustrated huh?

[@lobomarin5459]

@@blesstyou gotta be faster next time!

[@adrianharwell5496]

so you picked the worst people to follow

[@Dug159]

Jay Z of bbq? Soo…. Barely half as good as the white boy is what your saying?

[@markb.265]

Pork can never be the best barbecue I've ever eaten.

[@correctionalofficer4lockdo763]

Lost points with claiming to be the Jay-Z of the circuit! Should've chosen Johnny Cash instead! Rap is crap!

[@0nlyCF]

Looks pretty wasteful

[@nurlagrande]

Typical murikkkan activities

[@bump9812]

chill the f out with this bbq series. how many more videos u are you guys going to drag this out to be

[@curtisthorburn6536]

Facts

[@nurlagrande]

Salt, inject, butter, fat, salt, inject sheesh yh you enjoy broski 🤢

[@bodyandsoulinconstanttrans9190]

not so interresting for me like your videos usually are