At the American Royal World Series of Barbecue, each judge eats over two pounds of meat during the scoring process. To become one of the over 200 certified judges, volunteers of the Kansas City Barbecue Society go through an intense training and testing process. Find out what it takes to pick the winner of the largest barbecue contest in the world.

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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: Christian Moreno

Executive Producer: Stephen Pelletteri
Supervising Producer, Operations: Stefania Orrù
Supervising Producer, Development: Gabriella Lewis
Audience Engagement: Frances Dumlao
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