Aug 14–15, 2026 · Troy, IL · 📍 410 Wickliffe · State championship
Reps: Charlie Brinza, David Burstein · Prize money: $9,400
1Bite Stand won Grand Champion at the Smoke N for the Kids (Day 1) on August 14, 2026 in Troy, IL at 410 Wickliffe, scoring 701.6456 in a field of 26 teams. Scuffletown Smokers took Reserve Grand Champion with 699.9428. Category winners: Chicken — 1Bite Stand (180.0000); Pork Ribs — Mudville BBQ (180.0000); Pork — Awesome Racks Cookin Crew (178.8572); Brisket — Meat Candy Q (177.7144). The Backyard Series standings were won by Rudes BBQ with 349.6916. This is the 3rd of 4 editions of this contest on record; the 2025 edition was won by Take It Easy BBQ; 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.
What it has taken to win here, 2024 to 2026 — this edition picked out.
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 85 times in 100
1Bite Stand came in rated below the field's top team, JANKY LEG BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 15-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
3 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
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.
1Bite Stand took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was brisket at 8th.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: Take It Easy BBQ (won 2025).
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 17, 2024 | Troy, IL | 410 Wickliffe | 27 | 707.4288 | Rusty Pig BBQ | TRIPLE H BBQ |
| Aug 16, 2025 | Troy, IL | 410 Wickliffe | 32 | 708.5600 | Take It Easy BBQ | Eleven Thirteen Q |
| Aug 14, 2026 ← this one | Troy, IL | 410 Wickliffe | 26 | 701.6456 | 1Bite Stand | Scuffletown Smokers |
| Aug 15, 2026 | Troy, IL | 410 Wickliffe | 32 | 705.0972 | Janky Leg BBQ | Scuffletown Smokers |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Master Series — Chicken | 180 | 175.4172 | 171.9772 |
| Master Series — Pork Ribs | 180 | 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 | 169.7028 | 166.2400 |
| Backyard Series — Pork Ribs | 176.5600 | 172.5600 | 167.3828 |
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 |
26 entries · top 180 · 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 |
25 entries · top 180 · 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 |
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 |
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 |
23 entries · top 349.6916 · median 331.9200
22 entries · top 180 · median 165.6686 · 🔥 perfect 180
23 entries · top 176.5600 · median 166.2400