Downtown BBQ Showdown (BACKYARD ONLY) 2017
May 19–20, 2017 · Meridian, MS · 📍 1800 FRONT St
The Downtown BBQ Showdown (BACKYARD ONLY) 2017 is a Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) sanctioned barbecue contest held on May 19, 2017 in Meridian, MS at 1800 FRONT St. This is the 2nd of 4 editions of this contest on record; the 2016 edition came before it; the next was held in 2018.
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 26, 2016 | Meridian, MS | 6TH ST (City Hall Front Lawn) | — | — | — |
| May 19, 2017 ← this one | Meridian, MS | 1800 FRONT St | — | — | — |
| May 4, 2018 | Meridian, MS | 1800 FRONT St | — | — | — |
| Jun 7, 2019 | Meridian, MS | 1800 Front Street | 22 | 343.9428 | Sweet Cheeks Pit BBQ |
Official results are up on kcbs.us ↗ but haven’t been pulled here yet — they land with the nightly scrape.