West Bottoms Backyard Barbeque (ONE MEAT RIBS) 2026
May 15, 2026 · Kansas City, MO · 📍 Liberty Street
Reps: Clara Williams, Jonathan B Williams · Prize money: $1,000
Full results from the West Bottoms Backyard Barbeque (ONE MEAT RIBS) 2026, a KCBS-sanctioned barbecue contest held on May 15, 2026 in Kansas City, MO at Liberty Street. 10 In The Pit BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion. Category winners: Pork Ribs — SMOKEY JOKERS (178.8800). This is the 2nd of 3 editions of this contest on record; the 2026 edition was won by Big Reds Backyard BBQ; the next was held in 2026.
The contest at a glance (read off the scored boards)
How the field scored
Pork Ribs totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.
20
median 166.82
178.88 🏆
Entries
15
1 judged meat
Top score
178.8800
Winning margin
0.5828
1st over 2nd in Pork Ribs
Field average
158.69
20178.88
Pork Ribs · median 166.82 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
6.9144 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
164.5372
20178.88
10th place in Pork Ribs
Field spread
158.8800
winner to last place
Prize money
$1,000
on the line
How hot was the win?
Top 19%
beats 81% of 5793 Pork Ribs wins in the data
Score curves (score by finishing position — steep cliffs mean a spread field, flat lines a knife fight)
Score distribution
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 15, 2026 | Kansas City, MO | Liberty Street | 16 | 353.7028 | Big Reds Backyard BBQ |
| May 15, 2026 ← this one | Kansas City, MO | Liberty Street | 15 | 178.8800 | Smokey Jokers |
| May 15, 2026 | Kansas City, MO | Liberty Street | 15 | 177.1428 | Too Sauced BBQ |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pork Ribs | 178.8800 | 171.9656 | 164.5372 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Masters Series Single Meat
Pork Ribs
15 entries · top 178.8800 · median 166.8228
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKEY JOKERS | |
| 2 | 10 In The Pit BBQ | |
| 3 | MAD MUTT'S BBQ | |
| 4 | SadieQ | |
| 5 | Alaska BBQ Mann | |
| 6 | I Smell Smoke | |
| 7 | Too Sauced BBQ | |
| 8 | Bald Beauties BBQ | |
| 9 | Big Reds Backyard BBQ | |
| 10 | HevyQue | |
| 11 | KEEP CALM & SAUCE ON | |
| 12 | Poppin Smoke BBQ | |
| 13 | Sasquatch Smoke N Que | |
| 14 | Leuschen Hausgemacht | |
| 15 | HOG TUAH BBQ |