May 15–16, 2026 · Kansas City, MO · 📍 Liberty Street
Reps: Clara Williams, Jonathan B Williams · Prize money: $6,200
Big Reds Backyard BBQ won Grand Champion at the West Bottoms Backyard Barbeque (BACKYARD ONLY) on May 15, 2026 in Kansas City, MO at Liberty Street, scoring 353.7028 in a field of 16 teams. Too Sauced BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 353.1200. Category winners: Chicken — Alaska BBQ Mann (178.8572); Pork Ribs — Smoked By The Brooks (178.8572). This is the 1st of 3 editions of this contest on record; the next was held in 2026.
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.
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
Closer than 84% of the 610 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.5828 points — closer than 84% of every championship in the data.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 71 times in 100
Big Reds Backyard BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, Too Sauced BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 29-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
This was Big Reds Backyard BBQ's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 38th tracked contest.
Chicken places 3–4: HevyQue and Big Reds Backyard BBQ tied on 175.4056 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 1–2: Smoked By The Brooks and Too Sauced BBQ tied on 178.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 7–8: HOG TUAH BBQ edged Smoked By The Brooks by 0.0228.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 15, 2026 ← this one | Kansas City, MO | Liberty Street | 16 | 353.7028 | Big Reds Backyard BBQ |
| May 15, 2026 | Kansas City, MO | Liberty Street | 15 | 178.8800 | Smokey Jokers |
| May 15, 2026 | Kansas City, MO | Liberty Street | 15 | 177.1428 | Too Sauced BBQ |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.8572 | 174.2628 | 169.6912 |
| Pork Ribs | 178.8572 | 175.4516 | 170.2628 |
16 entries · top 353.7028 · median 341.3828
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Big Reds Backyard BBQ | |
| 2 | Too Sauced BBQ | |
| 3 | Bald Beauties BBQ | |
| 4 | Smoked By The Brooks | |
| 5 | T-Dawg BBQ | |
| 6 | HevyQue | |
| 7 | Sasquatch Smoke N Que | |
| 8 | Poppin Smoke BBQ | |
| 9 | HORMONAL ESCAPE COMPETITION BBQ | |
| 10 | Alaska BBQ Mann | |
| 11 | HOG TUAH BBQ | |
| 12 | SadieQ | |
| 13 | 10 In The Pit BBQ | |
| 14 | SMOKEY JOKERS | |
| 15 | i smell smoke | |
| 16 | Leuchen Hausgemacht |
16 entries · top 178.8572 · median 170.2686
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alaska BBQ Mann | |
| 2 | Bald Beauties BBQ | |
| 3 | HevyQue | |
| 4 | Big Reds Backyard BBQ | |
| 5 | Too Sauced BBQ | |
| 6 | SadieQ | |
| 7 | HOG TUAH BBQ | |
| 8 | Smoked By The Brooks | |
| 9 | Sasquatch Smoke N Que | |
| 10 | 10 In The Pit BBQ | |
| 11 | T-Dawg BBQ | |
| 12 | HORMONAL ESCAPE COMPETITION BBQ | |
| 13 | Poppin Smoke BBQ | |
| 14 | Leuchen Hausgemacht | |
| 15 | i smell smoke | |
| 16 | SMOKEY JOKERS |
16 entries · top 178.8572 · median 172.5600
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smoked By The Brooks | |
| 2 | Too Sauced BBQ | |
| 3 | Big Reds Backyard BBQ | |
| 4 | T-Dawg BBQ | |
| 5 | Poppin Smoke BBQ | |
| 6 | Bald Beauties BBQ | |
| 7 | HORMONAL ESCAPE COMPETITION BBQ | |
| 8 | Sasquatch Smoke N Que | |
| 9 | SMOKEY JOKERS | |
| 10 | HevyQue | |
| 11 | i smell smoke | |
| 12 | HOG TUAH BBQ | |
| 13 | 10 In The Pit BBQ | |
| 14 | SadieQ | |
| 15 | Alaska BBQ Mann | |
| 16 | Leuchen Hausgemacht |