Kickin' It Route 66 Barbecue Challenge
2026-03-27 – 2026-03-28 · St. Robert, MO · State championship
Reps: CHARLIE BRINZA, JEANNE TITUS · Prize money: $5,600.00
Grand Champion: Kermit's Ex (707.3828) · 26 teams
Entries
26
6 categories
Top score
354.2744
Winning margin
2.2744
GC over RC
Field average
342.59
median 346.24
Perfect 180s
5 🔥
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
1.7144 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
344.5140
what a walk cost here
Field spread
44.5940
winner to last place
Prize money
$5,600.00
on the line
Double threats
6
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 80%
beats 20% of 2715 overall wins in the data
Field strength
1600
avg power rating going in · stronger than 91% of contests
Storylines
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
Kermit's Ex took the Grand Championship home to AR.
🔥 A day of perfect scores
5 perfect 180s were scored at this contest.
🏟️ A stacked field
The field averaged a 1600 power rating going in — stronger than 91% of every contest tracked.
🃏 An upset on the books
Kermit's Ex came in rated below the field's top team, GETTIN' BASTED, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 28-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
Score curves (score by finishing position — steep cliffs mean a spread field, flat lines a knife fight)
Category showdown (top / average / median score per meat)
Score distribution
This contest over the years
| Date | Where | Teams | High score | Grand Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-03-28 | St. Robert, MO | 27 | 715.4288 | Glamping Grillers |
| 2025-03-29 | St. Robert, MO | 25 | 702.8116 | Janky Leg BBQ |
| 2025-03-29 | St. Robert, MO | 15 | 180.0000 | Shake 'n Bake BBQ |
| 2026-03-27 ← this one | St. Robert, MO | 26 | 707.3828 | Kermit's Ex |
| 2026-03-28 | St. Robert, MO | 12 | 178.8572 | 1Bite Stand |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Backyard Series — Chicken
17 entries · top 178.8572 · median 173.7028
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HORMONAL ESCAPE COMPETITION BBQ | |
| 2 | Two Pigs And A Smoker | |
| 3 | Smoke Til Ya Broke | |
| 4 | SmoQued On Main St | |
| 5 | Pork-N-Go | |
| 6 | Poppin Smoke BBQ | |
| 7 | RobbieQ | |
| 8 | Smoked By The Brooks | |
| 9 | Wapatui Smokers | |
| 10 | Alaska BBQ Mann | |
| 11 | Flame Forged BBQ | |
| 12 | E SQUARED BBQ | |
| 13 | BBQ MIKE | |
| 14 | Too Sauced BBQ | |
| 15 | SadieQ | |
| 16 | Hillbilly Bar-B-Q | |
| 17 | T Dubbz Craft BBQ |
Backyard Series — Overall
17 entries · top 354.2744 · median 346.2400
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HORMONAL ESCAPE COMPETITION BBQ | |
| 2 | Wapatui Smokers | |
| 3 | RobbieQ | |
| 4 | Pork-N-Go | |
| 5 | Two Pigs And A Smoker | |
| 6 | Poppin Smoke BBQ | |
| 7 | SmoQued On Main St | |
| 8 | Alaska BBQ Mann | |
| 9 | Flame Forged BBQ | |
| 10 | BBQ MIKE | |
| 11 | Smoke Til Ya Broke | |
| 12 | E SQUARED BBQ | |
| 13 | Smoked By The Brooks | |
| 14 | SadieQ | |
| 15 | Too Sauced BBQ | |
| 16 | Hillbilly Bar-B-Q | |
| 17 | T Dubbz Craft BBQ |
Backyard Series — Pork Ribs
17 entries · top 178.2972 · median 173.1084
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wapatui Smokers | |
| 2 | SadieQ | |
| 3 | RobbieQ | |
| 4 | Pork-N-Go | |
| 5 | HORMONAL ESCAPE COMPETITION BBQ | |
| 6 | Flame Forged BBQ | |
| 7 | Poppin Smoke BBQ | |
| 8 | BBQ MIKE | |
| 9 | Alaska BBQ Mann | |
| 10 | SmoQued On Main St | |
| 11 | Two Pigs And A Smoker | |
| 12 | E SQUARED BBQ | |
| 13 | Smoked By The Brooks | |
| 14 | Too Sauced BBQ | |
| 15 | Smoke Til Ya Broke | |
| 16 | Hillbilly Bar-B-Q | |
| 17 | T Dubbz Craft BBQ |
Master Series — Brisket
26 entries · top 180.0000 · median 174.2628 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rowdy Pig | |
| 2 | Kermit's Ex | |
| 3 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 4 | OnlyCans Competition BBQ | |
| 5 | Bourbon & Blues BBQ | |
| 6 | Cities Edge BBQ | |
| 7 | Can Country Outlaw BBQ | |
| 8 | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ | |
| 9 | SMOKE THIS BBQ MO | |
| 10 | Take It Easy BBQ | |
| 11 | BIGG SMOAK BBQ | |
| 12 | 1Bite Stand | |
| 13 | Crossed Rifles BBQ | |
| 14 | Dr. Smoke | |
| 15 | Bocephus BBQ | |
| 16 | Three Stooges Barbeque | |
| 17 | Ambition Que | |
| 18 | JANKY LEG BBQ | |
| 19 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 20 | O.G. BANDITS | |
| 21 | MY 3 SONS BARBEQUE MO | |
| 22 | Summa Dat Que | |
| 23 | BULLS SMOKIN BBQ | |
| 24 | Sidetrack BBQ | |
| 25 | 573 Smokehouse | |
| 26 | T Dubbz Craft BBQ 2 |
Master Series — Chicken
26 entries · top 180.0000 · median 173.1258 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | O.G. BANDITS | |
| 2 | OnlyCans Competition BBQ | |
| 3 | Cities Edge BBQ | |
| 4 | JANKY LEG BBQ | |
| 5 | Crossed Rifles BBQ | |
| 6 | Take It Easy BBQ | |
| 7 | 1Bite Stand | |
| 8 | Sidetrack BBQ | |
| 9 | Dr. Smoke | |
| 10 | BIGG SMOAK BBQ | |
| 11 | Rowdy Pig | |
| 12 | Kermit's Ex | |
| 13 | Summa Dat Que | |
| 14 | Ambition Que | |
| 15 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 16 | Bocephus BBQ | |
| 17 | Three Stooges Barbeque | |
| 18 | Can Country Outlaw BBQ | |
| 19 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 20 | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ | |
| 21 | MY 3 SONS BARBEQUE MO | |
| 22 | Bourbon & Blues BBQ | |
| 23 | SMOKE THIS BBQ MO | |
| 24 | 573 Smokehouse | |
| 25 | BULLS SMOKIN BBQ | |
| 26 | T Dubbz Craft BBQ 2 |
Master Series — Overall
26 entries · top 707.3828 · median 693.6342
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kermit's Ex | |
| 2 | Crossed Rifles BBQ | |
| 3 | OnlyCans Competition BBQ | |
| 4 | Cities Edge BBQ | |
| 5 | 1Bite Stand | |
| 6 | Can Country Outlaw BBQ | |
| 7 | BIGG SMOAK BBQ | |
| 8 | Rowdy Pig | |
| 9 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 10 | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ | |
| 11 | Bourbon & Blues BBQ | |
| 12 | JANKY LEG BBQ | |
| 13 | O.G. BANDITS | |
| 14 | Three Stooges Barbeque | |
| 15 | Take It Easy BBQ | |
| 16 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 17 | Bocephus BBQ | |
| 18 | SMOKE THIS BBQ MO | |
| 19 | Ambition Que | |
| 20 | Dr. Smoke | |
| 21 | Summa Dat Que | |
| 22 | MY 3 SONS BARBEQUE MO | |
| 23 | Sidetrack BBQ | |
| 24 | BULLS SMOKIN BBQ | |
| 25 | 573 Smokehouse | |
| 26 | T Dubbz Craft BBQ 2 |
Master Series — Pork
26 entries · top 180.0000 · median 173.9886 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1Bite Stand | |
| 2 | Can Country Outlaw BBQ | |
| 3 | JANKY LEG BBQ | |
| 4 | Kermit's Ex | |
| 5 | Crossed Rifles BBQ | |
| 6 | Bourbon & Blues BBQ | |
| 7 | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ | |
| 8 | O.G. BANDITS | |
| 9 | Cities Edge BBQ | |
| 10 | Three Stooges Barbeque | |
| 11 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 12 | OnlyCans Competition BBQ | |
| 13 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 14 | BIGG SMOAK BBQ | |
| 15 | Rowdy Pig | |
| 16 | MY 3 SONS BARBEQUE MO | |
| 17 | Take It Easy BBQ | |
| 18 | SMOKE THIS BBQ MO | |
| 19 | Bocephus BBQ | |
| 20 | Ambition Que | |
| 21 | T Dubbz Craft BBQ 2 | |
| 22 | Summa Dat Que | |
| 23 | Dr. Smoke | |
| 24 | BULLS SMOKIN BBQ | |
| 25 | Sidetrack BBQ | |
| 26 | 573 Smokehouse |
Master Series — Pork Ribs
26 entries · top 177.7144 · median 171.9830
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Crossed Rifles BBQ | |
| 2 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 3 | OnlyCans Competition BBQ | |
| 4 | Bocephus BBQ | |
| 5 | Three Stooges Barbeque | |
| 6 | Kermit's Ex | |
| 7 | 1Bite Stand | |
| 8 | Cities Edge BBQ | |
| 9 | Can Country Outlaw BBQ | |
| 10 | Bourbon & Blues BBQ | |
| 11 | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ | |
| 12 | BIGG SMOAK BBQ | |
| 13 | SMOKE THIS BBQ MO | |
| 14 | Ambition Que | |
| 15 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 16 | O.G. BANDITS | |
| 17 | JANKY LEG BBQ | |
| 18 | Rowdy Pig | |
| 19 | Summa Dat Que | |
| 20 | Take It Easy BBQ | |
| 21 | MY 3 SONS BARBEQUE MO | |
| 22 | Sidetrack BBQ | |
| 23 | 573 Smokehouse | |
| 24 | BULLS SMOKIN BBQ | |
| 25 | Dr. Smoke | |
| 26 | T Dubbz Craft BBQ 2 |