Smoke N for the Kids (Day 1)
2026-08-14 – 2026-08-15 · Troy, IL · 📍 410 Wickliffe · State championship
Reps: CHARLIE BRINZA, DAVID BURSTEIN · Prize money: $9,400.00
Grand Champion: 1Bite Stand (701.6456) · 26 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 Scuffletown Smokers
Entries
Top score
Winning margin
Field average
Tightest race
Top-10 cutoff
Field spread
Prize money
Double threats
How hot was the win?
Traveled in
Came back for more
Form held
Field strength
Storylines
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
1Bite Stand took the Grand Championship home to TN.
🔥 A day of perfect scores
3 perfect 180s were scored at this contest.
📸 Photo finishes
Master Series — Chicken places 3–4: Eleven Thirteen Q and DB BBQ tied on 175.4288 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Chicken places 9–10: Fire Pig and Risky Brisket tied on 171.9772 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Pork Ribs places 7–8: Meat Candy Q and Eleven Thirteen Q tied on 173.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
🛡️ Back to defend
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: Take It Easy BBQ (won 2025).
🏟️ A stacked field
The field averaged a 1603 power rating going in — stronger than 92% of every contest tracked.
🃏 An upset on the books
1Bite Stand came in rated below the field's top team, JANKY LEG BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 17-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
Biggest rating movers (power-rating points won and lost at this contest)
Did form hold? (pre-contest rating vs overall finish — ratings called it if the dots climb to the right)
Where the field came from (home regions on file)
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-08-17 | Troy, IL | 410 Wickliffe | 27 | 707.4288 | Rusty Pig BBQ | TRIPLE H BBQ |
| 2025-08-16 | Troy, IL | 410 Wickliffe | 32 | 708.5600 | Take It Easy BBQ | Eleven Thirteen Q |
| 2026-08-14 ← this one | Troy, IL | 410 Wickliffe | 26 | 701.6456 | 1Bite Stand | Scuffletown Smokers |
| 2026-08-15 | Troy, IL | 410 Wickliffe | 32 | 705.0972 | Janky Leg BBQ | Scuffletown Smokers |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Master Series — Chicken | 180.0000 | 175.4172 | 171.9772 |
| Master Series — Pork Ribs | 180.0000 | 174.2628 | 172.5600 |
| Master Series — Pork | 178.8572 | 176.5600 | 174.2744 |
| Master Series — Brisket | 177.7144 | 176.5600 | 169.6800 |
| Backyard Series — Chicken | 180.0000 | 169.7028 | 166.2400 |
| Backyard Series — Pork Ribs | 176.5600 | 172.5600 | 167.3828 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
26 entries · top 701.6456 · median 682.1772
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1Bite Stand | |
| 2 | Scuffletown Smokers | |
| 3 | Mudville BBQ | |
| 4 | Meat Candy Q | |
| 5 | Janky Leg BBQ | |
| 6 | Rowdy Pig | |
| 7 | Shiggin Aint Easy | |
| 8 | Awesome Racks Cookin Crew | |
| 9 | Heavy Smoke BBQ | |
| 10 | Fire Pig | |
| 11 | Take it Easy BBQ | |
| 12 | Eleven Thirteen Q | |
| 13 | Bleed Blue BBQ | |
| 14 | Can Country Outlaw BBQ | |
| 15 | Meat Me in St Louis | |
| 16 | We Will Rock Que | |
| 17 | Three Stooges Barbecue | |
| 18 | DB BBQ | |
| 19 | Memphis Original BBQ | |
| 20 | A&R Barbeque | |
| 21 | Salty Heifer | |
| 22 | Get Your Grill On | |
| 23 | OnlyCans Competition BBQ | |
| 24 | Wicked Pig BBQ | |
| 25 | JaBs | |
| 26 | Risky Brisket |
Chicken
26 entries · top 180.0000 · median 170.8228 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1Bite Stand | |
| 2 | Take it Easy BBQ | |
| 3 | Eleven Thirteen Q | |
| 4 | DB BBQ | |
| 5 | Mudville BBQ | |
| 6 | Scuffletown Smokers | |
| 7 | Can Country Outlaw BBQ | |
| 8 | OnlyCans Competition BBQ | |
| 9 | Fire Pig | |
| 10 | Risky Brisket | |
| 11 | Janky Leg BBQ | |
| 12 | Shiggin Aint Easy | |
| 13 | Meat Candy Q | |
| 14 | Heavy Smoke BBQ | |
| 15 | Bleed Blue BBQ | |
| 16 | Rowdy Pig | |
| 17 | Awesome Racks Cookin Crew | |
| 18 | Memphis Original BBQ | |
| 19 | Meat Me in St Louis | |
| 20 | Three Stooges Barbecue | |
| 21 | We Will Rock Que | |
| 22 | Get Your Grill On | |
| 23 | A&R Barbeque | |
| 24 | Salty Heifer | |
| 25 | JaBs | |
| 26 | Wicked Pig BBQ |
Pork Ribs
25 entries · top 180.0000 · median 171.4172 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mudville BBQ | |
| 2 | Janky Leg BBQ | |
| 3 | We Will Rock Que | |
| 4 | 1Bite Stand | |
| 5 | Heavy Smoke BBQ | |
| 6 | Fire Pig | |
| 7 | Meat Candy Q | |
| 8 | Eleven Thirteen Q | |
| 9 | Awesome Racks Cookin Crew | |
| 10 | Rowdy Pig | |
| 11 | Can Country Outlaw BBQ | |
| 12 | Meat Me in St Louis | |
| 13 | JaBs | |
| 14 | A&R Barbeque | |
| 15 | Bleed Blue BBQ | |
| 16 | Three Stooges Barbecue | |
| 17 | Scuffletown Smokers | |
| 18 | Shiggin Aint Easy | |
| 19 | Memphis Original BBQ | |
| 20 | DB BBQ | |
| 21 | Get Your Grill On | |
| 22 | Salty Heifer | |
| 23 | Take it Easy BBQ | |
| 24 | Wicked Pig BBQ | |
| 25 | OnlyCans Competition BBQ |
Pork
26 entries · top 178.8572 · median 171.9772
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Awesome Racks Cookin Crew | |
| 2 | Scuffletown Smokers | |
| 3 | Risky Brisket | |
| 4 | Take it Easy BBQ | |
| 5 | Fire Pig | |
| 6 | 1Bite Stand | |
| 7 | Heavy Smoke BBQ | |
| 8 | Rowdy Pig | |
| 9 | Meat Candy Q | |
| 10 | Bleed Blue BBQ | |
| 11 | Shiggin Aint Easy | |
| 12 | DB BBQ | |
| 13 | Three Stooges Barbecue | |
| 14 | Can Country Outlaw BBQ | |
| 15 | Wicked Pig BBQ | |
| 16 | Mudville BBQ | |
| 17 | OnlyCans Competition BBQ | |
| 18 | Meat Me in St Louis | |
| 19 | Get Your Grill On | |
| 20 | Janky Leg BBQ | |
| 21 | Salty Heifer | |
| 22 | We Will Rock Que | |
| 23 | Eleven Thirteen Q | |
| 24 | A&R Barbeque | |
| 25 | Memphis Original BBQ | |
| 26 | JaBs |
Brisket
26 entries · top 177.7144 · median 168.2514
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Meat Candy Q | |
| 2 | Scuffletown Smokers | |
| 3 | Janky Leg BBQ | |
| 4 | Rowdy Pig | |
| 5 | Risky Brisket | |
| 6 | OnlyCans Competition BBQ | |
| 7 | Shiggin Aint Easy | |
| 8 | 1Bite Stand | |
| 9 | Mudville BBQ | |
| 10 | Meat Me in St Louis | |
| 11 | Wicked Pig BBQ | |
| 12 | Eleven Thirteen Q | |
| 13 | Awesome Racks Cookin Crew | |
| 14 | We Will Rock Que | |
| 15 | Memphis Original BBQ | |
| 16 | Take it Easy BBQ | |
| 17 | Bleed Blue BBQ | |
| 18 | Heavy Smoke BBQ | |
| 19 | Three Stooges Barbecue | |
| 20 | Salty Heifer | |
| 21 | Fire Pig | |
| 22 | JaBs | |
| 23 | A&R Barbeque | |
| 24 | Can Country Outlaw BBQ | |
| 25 | Get Your Grill On | |
| 26 | DB BBQ |
Backyard Series
Overall
23 entries · top 349.6916 · median 331.9200
Chicken
22 entries · top 180.0000 · median 165.6686 · 🔥 perfect 180
Pork Ribs
23 entries · top 176.5600 · median 166.2400