Smoke N for the Kids (Day 2)
2026-08-15 – 2026-08-16 · Troy, IL · 📍 410 Wickliffe · State championship
Reps: CHARLIE BRINZA, DAVID BURSTEIN · Prize money: $9,400.00
Grand Champion: Janky Leg BBQ (705.0972) · 32 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 Scuffletown Smokers
Entries
32
6 judged meats
Top score
705.0972
Winning margin
2.2856
GC over RC
Field average
690.90
median 694.50
Tightest race
Chicken
1.1544 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
697.0744
10th place overall
Field spread
78.5032
winner to last place
Prize money
$9,400.00
on the line
Double threats
4
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 24%
beats 76% of 1951 Master Series wins in the data
Traveled in
55%
of the 51 teams with a home region came from outside IL
Came back for more
88%
43 of 49 teams from the previous edition returned
Form held
Moderate
ρ = -0.41 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1616
avg power rating going in · stronger than 96% of contests
Storylines
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
JANKY LEG BBQ took the Grand Championship home to MO.
📸 Photo finishes
Master Series — Chicken places 1–2: Can Country Outlaw BBQ and Mudville BBQ tied on 178.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Chicken places 3–4: Rooters-N-Tooters TN and Meat Candy Q tied on 177.7144 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Chicken places 5–6: Bleed Blue BBQ and OnlyCans Competition BBQ tied on 177.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
🛡️ Back to defend
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: Take It Easy BBQ (won 2025), 1Bite Stand (won 2026).
🏟️ A stacked field
The field averaged a 1616 power rating going in — stronger than 96% of every contest tracked.
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 | Troy, IL | 410 Wickliffe | 26 | 701.6456 | 1Bite Stand | Scuffletown Smokers |
| 2026-08-15 ← this one | 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 | 178.8572 | 177.7028 | 176.5600 |
| Master Series — Pork Ribs | 178.8572 | 176.5716 | 175.4172 |
| Master Series — Pork | 180.0000 | 177.7028 | 176.5600 |
| Master Series — Brisket | 178.8572 | 177.7028 | 173.1316 |
| Backyard Series — Chicken | 174.2744 | 170.8344 | 166.2400 |
| Backyard Series — Pork Ribs | 177.7028 | 170.8344 | 168.5488 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
32 entries · top 705.0972 · median 694.4972
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Janky Leg BBQ | |
| 2 | Scuffletown Smokers | |
| 3 | Mudville BBQ | |
| 4 | Can Country Outlaw BBQ | |
| 5 | Triple H BBQ | |
| 6 | Cotton BBQ | |
| 7 | JaBs | |
| 8 | Eleven Thirteen Q | |
| 9 | Salty Heifer | |
| 10 | Rooters-N-Tooters TN | |
| 11 | BrewsCue | |
| 12 | BBQ Maestros | |
| 13 | Meat Me in St Louis | |
| 14 | Three Stooges Barbecue | |
| 15 | Shiggin Aint Easy | |
| 16 | Risky Brisket | |
| 17 | 1Bite Stand | |
| 18 | We Will Rock Que | |
| 19 | Meat Candy Q | |
| 20 | Bleed Blue BBQ | |
| 21 | OnlyCans Competition BBQ | |
| 22 | Fire Pig | |
| 23 | Awesome Racks Cookin Crew | |
| 24 | Ruthless Hogs BBQ | |
| 25 | Take it Easy BBQ | |
| 26 | Rowdy Pig | |
| 27 | A&R Barbeque | |
| 28 | Wicked Pig BBQ | |
| 29 | DB BBQ | |
| 30 | Get Your Grill On | |
| 31 | Code 3 Spices | |
| 32 | Kickin Ash |
Chicken
32 entries · top 178.8572 · median 173.1258
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Can Country Outlaw BBQ | |
| 2 | Mudville BBQ | |
| 3 | Rooters-N-Tooters TN | |
| 4 | Meat Candy Q | |
| 5 | Bleed Blue BBQ | |
| 6 | OnlyCans Competition BBQ | |
| 7 | Meat Me in St Louis | |
| 8 | Scuffletown Smokers | |
| 9 | Awesome Racks Cookin Crew | |
| 10 | Triple H BBQ | |
| 11 | 1Bite Stand | |
| 12 | BBQ Maestros | |
| 13 | A&R Barbeque | |
| 14 | Rowdy Pig | |
| 15 | Salty Heifer | |
| 16 | Eleven Thirteen Q | |
| 17 | Janky Leg BBQ | |
| 18 | JaBs | |
| 19 | Take it Easy BBQ | |
| 20 | Shiggin Aint Easy | |
| 21 | Ruthless Hogs BBQ | |
| 22 | Fire Pig | |
| 23 | Cotton BBQ | |
| 24 | We Will Rock Que | |
| 25 | BrewsCue | |
| 26 | Three Stooges Barbecue | |
| 27 | Wicked Pig BBQ | |
| 28 | Code 3 Spices | |
| 29 | DB BBQ | |
| 30 | Risky Brisket | |
| 31 | Get Your Grill On | |
| 32 | Kickin Ash |
Pork Ribs
32 entries · top 178.8572 · median 174.2628
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cotton BBQ | |
| 2 | Triple H BBQ | |
| 3 | Salty Heifer | |
| 4 | Three Stooges Barbecue | |
| 5 | Risky Brisket | |
| 6 | Get Your Grill On | |
| 7 | We Will Rock Que | |
| 8 | Janky Leg BBQ | |
| 9 | Ruthless Hogs BBQ | |
| 10 | Meat Me in St Louis | |
| 11 | Can Country Outlaw BBQ | |
| 12 | Meat Candy Q | |
| 13 | Scuffletown Smokers | |
| 14 | Mudville BBQ | |
| 15 | DB BBQ | |
| 16 | Eleven Thirteen Q | |
| 17 | BBQ Maestros | |
| 18 | JaBs | |
| 19 | Bleed Blue BBQ | |
| 20 | OnlyCans Competition BBQ | |
| 21 | Take it Easy BBQ | |
| 22 | Rooters-N-Tooters TN | |
| 23 | 1Bite Stand | |
| 24 | A&R Barbeque | |
| 25 | Fire Pig | |
| 26 | Shiggin Aint Easy | |
| 27 | BrewsCue | |
| 28 | Rowdy Pig | |
| 29 | Wicked Pig BBQ | |
| 30 | Awesome Racks Cookin Crew | |
| 31 | Code 3 Spices | |
| 32 | Kickin Ash |
Pork
32 entries · top 180.0000 · median 173.6972 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Risky Brisket | |
| 2 | Scuffletown Smokers | |
| 3 | BrewsCue | |
| 4 | Fire Pig | |
| 5 | Janky Leg BBQ | |
| 6 | Triple H BBQ | |
| 7 | Shiggin Aint Easy | |
| 8 | Can Country Outlaw BBQ | |
| 9 | Take it Easy BBQ | |
| 10 | Meat Me in St Louis | |
| 11 | BBQ Maestros | |
| 12 | Three Stooges Barbecue | |
| 13 | Cotton BBQ | |
| 14 | We Will Rock Que | |
| 15 | Wicked Pig BBQ | |
| 16 | Awesome Racks Cookin Crew | |
| 17 | Eleven Thirteen Q | |
| 18 | 1Bite Stand | |
| 19 | Ruthless Hogs BBQ | |
| 20 | JaBs | |
| 21 | Rooters-N-Tooters TN | |
| 22 | Meat Candy Q | |
| 23 | Salty Heifer | |
| 24 | Mudville BBQ | |
| 25 | Code 3 Spices | |
| 26 | Rowdy Pig | |
| 27 | OnlyCans Competition BBQ | |
| 28 | Bleed Blue BBQ | |
| 29 | A&R Barbeque | |
| 30 | Get Your Grill On | |
| 31 | DB BBQ | |
| 32 | Kickin Ash |
Brisket
32 entries · top 178.8572 · median 171.6914
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | JaBs | |
| 2 | BrewsCue | |
| 3 | Janky Leg BBQ | |
| 4 | Mudville BBQ | |
| 5 | Eleven Thirteen Q | |
| 6 | Shiggin Aint Easy | |
| 7 | Rooters-N-Tooters TN | |
| 8 | Cotton BBQ | |
| 9 | Salty Heifer | |
| 10 | 1Bite Stand | |
| 11 | Three Stooges Barbecue | |
| 12 | Bleed Blue BBQ | |
| 13 | Risky Brisket | |
| 14 | Scuffletown Smokers | |
| 15 | Can Country Outlaw BBQ | |
| 16 | BBQ Maestros | |
| 17 | Fire Pig | |
| 18 | OnlyCans Competition BBQ | |
| 19 | Rowdy Pig | |
| 20 | DB BBQ | |
| 21 | We Will Rock Que | |
| 22 | Awesome Racks Cookin Crew | |
| 23 | Wicked Pig BBQ | |
| 24 | Meat Candy Q | |
| 25 | Triple H BBQ | |
| 26 | A&R Barbeque | |
| 27 | Code 3 Spices | |
| 28 | Meat Me in St Louis | |
| 29 | Get Your Grill On | |
| 30 | Ruthless Hogs BBQ | |
| 31 | Kickin Ash | |
| 32 | Take it Easy BBQ |
Backyard Series
Overall
19 entries · top 343.9660 · median 334.7888
Chicken
19 entries · top 174.2744 · median 166.2400
Pork Ribs
19 entries · top 177.7028 · median 168.5488