Full results from the Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle (ONE MEAT RIBS) 2026, a KCBS-sanctioned barbecue contest held on June 27, 2026 in Washington, DC at Historic Pennsylvania Ave. NW. GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion. Category winners: Pork Ribs — Smoked & Furious (178.8572). This is the 9th of 11 editions of this contest on record; the 2026 edition was won by Titans of BBQ; the next is scheduled for June 25, 2027.
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.
135.94median 170.31178.86 🏆
Winning score by edition
What it has taken to win here, 2022 to 2026 — this edition picked out.
Entries
29
1 judged meat
Top score
178.8572
Winning margin
Tie
identical totals — KCBS tiebreaker
Field average
169.30
135.94178.86
Pork Ribs · median 170.31 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
2.2972 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
173.1200
135.94178.86
10th place in Pork Ribs
Field spread
42.9144
winner to last place
Prize money
$3,350
on the line
How hot was the win?
Top 30%
beats 70% of 5786 Pork Ribs wins in the data
Came back for more
90%
28 of 31 teams from the previous edition returned
Storylines (3 found in this contest's numbers)
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.