Mar 28–29, 2025 · St. Robert, MO · 📍 114 J.H. Williamson Drive · State championship
Reps: Charlie Brinza, Jeanne Titus · Prize money: $4,450
Glamping Grillers won Grand Champion at the Kickin' It Route 66 Barbecue Challenge (Day 1) on March 28, 2025 in St. Robert, MO at 114 J.H. Williamson Drive, scoring 715.4288 in a field of 27 teams. JANKY LEG BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 711.9888. Category winners: Chicken — Glamping Grillers (180.0000); Pork Ribs — SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ (180.0000); Pork — MAN MEAT BBQ (180.0000); Brisket — JANKY LEG BBQ (180.0000). The Backyard Series standings were won by Rudes BBQ with 346.2516. This is the 1st of 7 editions of this contest on record; the next was held in 2025.
Overall totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
What it has taken to win here, 2025 to 2026 — this edition picked out.
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 82 times in 100
Glamping Grillers came in rated below the field's top team, SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 18-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
7 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
Master Series — Chicken places 1–2: Glamping Grillers and Take It Easy BBQ tied on 180.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Chicken places 2–3: Take It Easy BBQ and FINGER LEIKAM GOOD tied on 180.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Chicken places 4–5: Summa Dat Que and WE WILL ROCK QUE tied on 178.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
Glamping Grillers took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork ribs at 6th.
What happened at this contest that stands in the all-time KCBS record book. A gold line is a record nobody has beaten.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 28, 2025 ← this one | St. Robert, MO | 114 J.H. Williamson Drive | 27 | 715.4288 | Glamping Grillers | JANKY LEG BBQ |
| Mar 29, 2025 | St. Robert, MO | 114 J.H. Williamson Drive | 25 | 702.8116 | Janky Leg BBQ | Can Country Outlaw BBQ |
| Mar 29, 2025 | St. Robert, MO | 114 J.H. Williamson Drive | 15 | 180 | Shake 'n Bake BBQ | — |
| Mar 27, 2026 | St. Robert, MO | 114 J.H. Williamson Drive | 26 | 707.3828 | Kermit's Ex | Crossed Rifles BBQ |
| Mar 28, 2026 | St. Robert, MO | 114 J.H. Williamson Drive | 12 | 178.8572 | 1Bite Stand | — |
| Mar 26, 2027 | St. Robert, MO | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mar 27, 2027 | St. Robert, MO | — | — | — | — | — |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Master Series — Chicken | 180 | 178.8572 | 177.7028 |
| Master Series — Pork Ribs | 180 | 177.7372 | 174.2860 |
| Master Series — Pork | 180 | 178.8572 | 173.1200 |
| Master Series — Brisket | 180 | 176.5944 | 175.4056 |
| Backyard Series — Chicken | 177.7144 | 167.3944 | 162.8116 |
| Backyard Series — Pork Ribs | 178.8572 | 167.9772 | 153.6228 |
27 entries · top 715.4288 · median 691.9200
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Glamping Grillers | |
| 2 | JANKY LEG BBQ | |
| 3 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 4 | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ | |
| 5 | Can Country Outlaw BBQ | |
| 6 | Kermit's Ex | |
| 7 | Take It Easy BBQ | |
| 8 | BrewsCue | |
| 9 | SMOKE THIS BBQ MO | |
| 10 | SOUTHINURMOUTH | |
| 11 | FINGER LEIKAM GOOD | |
| 12 | MY 3 SONS BARBEQUE MO | |
| 13 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 14 | WOOD HOOK BBQ | |
| 15 | QUE U | |
| 16 | Summa Dat Que | |
| 17 | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
| 18 | Smoke This Drink That BBQ | |
| 19 | TAILGATE GUYS BBQ | |
| 20 | THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE | |
| 21 | WE WILL ROCK QUE | |
| 22 | Rub Me Raw BBQ | |
| 23 | Big D's BBQ | |
| 24 | Dr. Smoke | |
| 25 | SMOKIN' BUTTS | |
| 26 | All Up In Smoke | |
| 27 | Smokin'45 BBQ |
27 entries · top 180 · median 174.2628 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Glamping Grillers | |
| 2 | Take It Easy BBQ | |
| 3 | FINGER LEIKAM GOOD | |
| 4 | Summa Dat Que | |
| 5 | WE WILL ROCK QUE | |
| 6 | Can Country Outlaw BBQ | |
| 7 | BrewsCue | |
| 8 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 9 | Smoke This Drink That BBQ | |
| 10 | JANKY LEG BBQ | |
| 11 | WOOD HOOK BBQ | |
| 12 | SMOKE THIS BBQ MO | |
| 13 | Kermit's Ex | |
| 14 | SOUTHINURMOUTH | |
| 15 | MY 3 SONS BARBEQUE MO | |
| 16 | THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE | |
| 17 | TAILGATE GUYS BBQ | |
| 18 | All Up In Smoke | |
| 19 | Rub Me Raw BBQ | |
| 20 | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ | |
| 21 | Dr. Smoke | |
| 22 | QUE U | |
| 23 | Smokin'45 BBQ | |
| 24 | Big D's BBQ | |
| 25 | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
| 26 | SMOKIN' BUTTS | |
| 27 | MAN MEAT BBQ |
27 entries · top 180 · median 173.1428 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ | |
| 2 | SMOKE THIS BBQ MO | |
| 3 | Smoke This Drink That BBQ | |
| 4 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 5 | MY 3 SONS BARBEQUE MO | |
| 6 | Glamping Grillers | |
| 7 | BrewsCue | |
| 8 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 9 | SMOKIN' BUTTS | |
| 10 | JANKY LEG BBQ | |
| 11 | WE WILL ROCK QUE | |
| 12 | SOUTHINURMOUTH | |
| 13 | TAILGATE GUYS BBQ | |
| 14 | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
| 15 | Can Country Outlaw BBQ | |
| 16 | FINGER LEIKAM GOOD | |
| 17 | QUE U | |
| 18 | Take It Easy BBQ | |
| 19 | Kermit's Ex | |
| 20 | Rub Me Raw BBQ | |
| 21 | Summa Dat Que | |
| 22 | All Up In Smoke | |
| 23 | Dr. Smoke | |
| 24 | WOOD HOOK BBQ | |
| 25 | Big D's BBQ | |
| 26 | Smokin'45 BBQ | |
| 27 | THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE |
27 entries · top 180 · median 172.5600 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 2 | JANKY LEG BBQ | |
| 3 | Kermit's Ex | |
| 4 | Glamping Grillers | |
| 5 | THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE | |
| 6 | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ | |
| 7 | Can Country Outlaw BBQ | |
| 8 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 9 | WOOD HOOK BBQ | |
| 10 | QUE U | |
| 11 | Big D's BBQ | |
| 12 | FINGER LEIKAM GOOD | |
| 13 | BrewsCue | |
| 14 | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
| 15 | TAILGATE GUYS BBQ | |
| 16 | Take It Easy BBQ | |
| 17 | SOUTHINURMOUTH | |
| 18 | MY 3 SONS BARBEQUE MO | |
| 19 | SMOKE THIS BBQ MO | |
| 20 | Summa Dat Que | |
| 21 | Smoke This Drink That BBQ | |
| 22 | SMOKIN' BUTTS | |
| 23 | Rub Me Raw BBQ | |
| 24 | Dr. Smoke | |
| 25 | All Up In Smoke | |
| 26 | WE WILL ROCK QUE | |
| 27 | Smokin'45 BBQ |
27 entries · top 180 · median 170.8228 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | JANKY LEG BBQ | |
| 2 | Glamping Grillers | |
| 3 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 4 | Take It Easy BBQ | |
| 5 | Kermit's Ex | |
| 6 | Can Country Outlaw BBQ | |
| 7 | WHEN PIGS DIE | |
| 8 | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ | |
| 9 | QUE U | |
| 10 | SMOKE THIS BBQ MO | |
| 11 | SOUTHINURMOUTH | |
| 12 | WOOD HOOK BBQ | |
| 13 | BrewsCue | |
| 14 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 15 | MY 3 SONS BARBEQUE MO | |
| 16 | Dr. Smoke | |
| 17 | Summa Dat Que | |
| 18 | THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE | |
| 19 | Rub Me Raw BBQ | |
| 20 | FINGER LEIKAM GOOD | |
| 21 | WE WILL ROCK QUE | |
| 22 | Big D's BBQ | |
| 23 | TAILGATE GUYS BBQ | |
| 24 | All Up In Smoke | |
| 25 | SMOKIN' BUTTS | |
| 26 | Smokin'45 BBQ | |
| 27 | Smoke This Drink That BBQ |
12 entries · top 346.2516 · median 336.7828
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rudes BBQ | |
| 2 | HESSHOGS | |
| 3 | E SQUARED BBQ | |
| 4 | Too Sauced BBQ | |
| 5 | Wapatui Smokers | |
| 6 | HORMONAL ESCAPE COMPETITION BBQ | |
| 7 | Pork-N-Go | |
| 8 | Hillbilly Bar B Q | |
| 9 | Really Damn Delicious BBQ | |
| 10 | BULLS SMOKIN BBQ | |
| 11 | Rocket BBQ | |
| 12 | Kingdom BBQ |
12 entries · top 177.7144 · median 167.1028
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | E SQUARED BBQ | |
| 2 | HORMONAL ESCAPE COMPETITION BBQ | |
| 3 | Too Sauced BBQ | |
| 4 | HESSHOGS | |
| 5 | Rudes BBQ | |
| 6 | Pork-N-Go | |
| 7 | BULLS SMOKIN BBQ | |
| 8 | Hillbilly Bar B Q | |
| 9 | Rocket BBQ | |
| 10 | Really Damn Delicious BBQ | |
| 11 | Wapatui Smokers | |
| 12 | Kingdom BBQ |
12 entries · top 178.8572 · median 167.6858
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rudes BBQ | |
| 2 | HESSHOGS | |
| 3 | Wapatui Smokers | |
| 4 | Too Sauced BBQ | |
| 5 | Really Damn Delicious BBQ | |
| 6 | Pork-N-Go | |
| 7 | E SQUARED BBQ | |
| 8 | HORMONAL ESCAPE COMPETITION BBQ | |
| 9 | Hillbilly Bar B Q | |
| 10 | BULLS SMOKIN BBQ | |
| 11 | Kingdom BBQ | |
| 12 | Rocket BBQ |