Sep 11–12, 2026 · Carrollton, KY · 📍 101 Main Street · State championship
Reps: Kent Schuetz, Rachel Schuetz · Prize money: $9,000
Shiggin' Ain't Easy won Grand Champion at the Bands & BBQ at the Point on September 11, 2026 in Carrollton, KY at 101 Main Street, scoring 704.5372 in a field of 38 teams. Rooters - N - Tooters took Reserve Grand Champion with 703.3712. Category winners: Chicken — Booya Q (180.0000); Pork Ribs — Tire Smoke BBQ (178.8572); Pork — Rooters - N - Tooters (180.0000); Brisket — Beer League Barbecue (178.2972). The Backyard Series standings were won by Puddleduck BBQ with 351.9772. This is the 12th of 14 editions of this contest on record; the 2024 edition was won by WeQ4U; the next is scheduled for September 10, 2027.
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, 2013 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.
Closer than 79% of the 4,722 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 1.1660 points — closer than 79% of every championship in the data.
Shiggin' Ain't Easy won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 4 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.
5 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
3 of 12 tracked editions
BLUE CHIP BBQ has won this contest 3 times across its 12 tracked editions.
First to fifth in the overall standings covered just 4.6060 points.
Master Series — Chicken places 1–2: Booya Q and Shiggin' Ain't Easy tied on 180.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Chicken places 2–3: Shiggin' Ain't Easy and Bleacher Bums tied on 180.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Chicken places 6–7: A & R Barbeque and Getting' Piggy With It tied on 176.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: High on the Hawg - TN (won 2021), Hold Your Horses BBQ (won 2023), WeQ4U (won 2024).
This contest usually draws about 31 teams
38 teams is the deepest field this contest has drawn in the data, against a typical 31.
Records held by every edition of this contest put together, not just this one afternoon.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 6, 2013 | Carrollton, KY | Carrollton, KY | 34 | 693.6916 | Nobody from Nowhere | BLUE CHIP BBQ |
| Sep 5, 2014 | Carrollton, KY | Carrollton, KY 41008 | 36 | 694.8572 | BLUE CHIP BBQ | YELLOW RIVER BBQ |
| Sep 11, 2015 | Carrollton, KY | Carrollton, KY 41008 | 29 | 694.2856 | BARK BROTHERS BBQ | GREY STREET BBQ |
| Sep 16, 2016 | Carrollton, KY | Point Park | 31 | 707.9772 | GREY STREET BBQ | UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ |
| Sep 15, 2017 | Carrollton, KY | 101 Main St. | 33 | 696.5372 | BLUE CHIP BBQ | GREY STREET BBQ |
| Sep 14, 2018 | Carrollton, KY | 101 Main St. | 27 | 703.9544 | GREY STREET BBQ | SLIPPERY PETE'S BBQ |
| Sep 13, 2019 | Carrollton, KY | 101 Main St. | 28 | 697.0744 | Blue Chip BBQ | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN |
| Sep 10, 2021 | Carrollton, KY | 101 Main St. | 28 | 694.8228 | High on the Hawg - TN | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN |
| Sep 9, 2022 | Carrollton, KY | 101 Main St. | 32 | 698.8460 | Smoke-N-Peppers | BIG DOGG BBQ - CINCINNATI, OH |
| Sep 8, 2023 | Carrollton, KY | 101 Main St. | 33 | 700.6060 | Hold Your Horses BBQ | Shiggin aint easy |
| Sep 13, 2024 | Carrollton, KY | 101 Main Street | 31 | 699.3828 | WeQ4U | DANG GOOD BBQ |
| Sep 11, 2026 ← this one | Carrollton, KY | 101 Main Street | 38 | 704.5372 | Shiggin aint easy | Rooters - N - Tooters |
| Sep 10, 2027 | Carrollton, KY | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sep 10, 2027 | Carrollton, KY | — | — | — | — | — |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Master Series — Chicken | 180 | 176.5716 | 174.8456 |
| Master Series — Pork Ribs | 178.8572 | 175.4400 | 174.2628 |
| Master Series — Pork | 180 | 178.3200 | 175.4172 |
| Master Series — Brisket | 178.2972 | 175.4056 | 173.1200 |
| Backyard Series — Chicken | 180 | 172.5484 | 153.0972 |
| Backyard Series — Pork Ribs | 177.7144 | 170.2628 | 160.5144 |
| Ancillary — Pork | 178.8572 | 163.4172 | 159.9428 |
| Ancillary — Brisket | 171.9772 | 158.2400 | 142.2060 |
38 entries · top 704.5372 · median 680.2056
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shiggin' Ain't Easy | |
| 2 | Rooters - N - Tooters | |
| 3 | Sailor Nick's BBQ | |
| 4 | Booya Q | |
| 5 | Bleacher Bums | |
| 6 | Tire Smoke BBQ | |
| 7 | Brisket, Bones, & Brew | |
| 8 | A & R Barbeque | |
| 9 | BBQ Maestros | |
| 10 | Lil' Bear BBQ | |
| 11 | Blue Chip | |
| 12 | Hefty Lefty | |
| 13 | Hold Your Horses BBQ | |
| 14 | WeQ4u | |
| 15 | Thunder Hog BBQ | |
| 16 | Cotton BBQ | |
| 17 | Whiskey Whiskers | |
| 18 | Beer League Barbecue | |
| 19 | Flat Bottom BBQ | |
| 20 | Rigby Roo's BBQ | |
| 21 | Uncle Toad's | |
| 22 | Getting' Piggy With It | |
| 23 | Butts-N-Racks | |
| 24 | M & R BBQ | |
| 25 | Big Dogg BBQ | |
| 26 | The Real OG BBQ | |
| 27 | Fred Vegas Smokers | |
| 28 | Buckeye Blue Smoke | |
| 29 | High on the Hawg | |
| 30 | Loaded Barrel | |
| 31 | Smoke Wagon | |
| 32 | Secondhand Smoke | |
| 33 | Burning Pig | |
| 34 | The Hogfathers BBQ | |
| 35 | Black Sheep | |
| 36 | McQ Smokers | |
| 37 | Acme BBQ | |
| 38 | Meat Stroke |
38 entries · top 180 · median 170.8342 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Booya Q | |
| 2 | Shiggin' Ain't Easy | |
| 3 | Bleacher Bums | |
| 4 | Blue Chip | |
| 5 | Hefty Lefty | |
| 6 | A & R Barbeque | |
| 7 | Getting' Piggy With It | |
| 8 | Fred Vegas Smokers | |
| 9 | Uncle Toad's | |
| 10 | BBQ Maestros | |
| 11 | Sailor Nick's BBQ | |
| 12 | Cotton BBQ | |
| 13 | Butts-N-Racks | |
| 14 | Buckeye Blue Smoke | |
| 15 | Whiskey Whiskers | |
| 16 | Big Dogg BBQ | |
| 17 | Rooters - N - Tooters | |
| 18 | Hold Your Horses BBQ | |
| 19 | Brisket, Bones, & Brew | |
| 20 | WeQ4u | |
| 21 | Acme BBQ | |
| 22 | M & R BBQ | |
| 23 | Flat Bottom BBQ | |
| 24 | Tire Smoke BBQ | |
| 25 | Lil' Bear BBQ | |
| 26 | Rigby Roo's BBQ | |
| 27 | Thunder Hog BBQ | |
| 28 | The Real OG BBQ | |
| 29 | Burning Pig | |
| 30 | Beer League Barbecue | |
| 31 | The Hogfathers BBQ | |
| 32 | High on the Hawg | |
| 33 | Secondhand Smoke | |
| 34 | Black Sheep | |
| 35 | Meat Stroke | |
| 36 | Loaded Barrel | |
| 37 | Smoke Wagon | |
| 38 | McQ Smokers |
38 entries · top 178.8572 · median 169.6800
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tire Smoke BBQ | |
| 2 | Brisket, Bones, & Brew | |
| 3 | Sailor Nick's BBQ | |
| 4 | Booya Q | |
| 5 | Whiskey Whiskers | |
| 6 | Shiggin' Ain't Easy | |
| 7 | Beer League Barbecue | |
| 8 | Lil' Bear BBQ | |
| 9 | Rooters - N - Tooters | |
| 10 | Butts-N-Racks | |
| 11 | Hold Your Horses BBQ | |
| 12 | Bleacher Bums | |
| 13 | A & R Barbeque | |
| 14 | Loaded Barrel | |
| 15 | M & R BBQ | |
| 16 | Rigby Roo's BBQ | |
| 17 | Cotton BBQ | |
| 18 | Uncle Toad's | |
| 19 | High on the Hawg | |
| 20 | BBQ Maestros | |
| 21 | Hefty Lefty | |
| 22 | Black Sheep | |
| 23 | Fred Vegas Smokers | |
| 24 | Flat Bottom BBQ | |
| 25 | Getting' Piggy With It | |
| 26 | The Real OG BBQ | |
| 27 | Buckeye Blue Smoke | |
| 28 | Blue Chip | |
| 29 | Smoke Wagon | |
| 30 | Thunder Hog BBQ | |
| 31 | WeQ4u | |
| 32 | McQ Smokers | |
| 33 | The Hogfathers BBQ | |
| 34 | Big Dogg BBQ | |
| 35 | Secondhand Smoke | |
| 36 | Meat Stroke | |
| 37 | Acme BBQ | |
| 38 | Burning Pig |
38 entries · top 180 · median 172.2686 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rooters - N - Tooters | |
| 2 | Bleacher Bums | |
| 3 | Blue Chip | |
| 4 | Tire Smoke BBQ | |
| 5 | BBQ Maestros | |
| 6 | Thunder Hog BBQ | |
| 7 | Cotton BBQ | |
| 8 | A & R Barbeque | |
| 9 | Sailor Nick's BBQ | |
| 10 | Shiggin' Ain't Easy | |
| 11 | Hold Your Horses BBQ | |
| 12 | WeQ4u | |
| 13 | The Real OG BBQ | |
| 14 | Lil' Bear BBQ | |
| 15 | Flat Bottom BBQ | |
| 16 | Hefty Lefty | |
| 17 | Uncle Toad's | |
| 18 | Smoke Wagon | |
| 19 | Burning Pig | |
| 20 | Booya Q | |
| 21 | Loaded Barrel | |
| 22 | Brisket, Bones, & Brew | |
| 23 | M & R BBQ | |
| 24 | Butts-N-Racks | |
| 25 | Rigby Roo's BBQ | |
| 26 | Whiskey Whiskers | |
| 27 | High on the Hawg | |
| 28 | Secondhand Smoke | |
| 29 | Acme BBQ | |
| 30 | Buckeye Blue Smoke | |
| 31 | Big Dogg BBQ | |
| 32 | The Hogfathers BBQ | |
| 33 | Beer League Barbecue | |
| 34 | Getting' Piggy With It | |
| 35 | Black Sheep | |
| 36 | Fred Vegas Smokers | |
| 37 | McQ Smokers | |
| 38 | Meat Stroke |
38 entries · top 178.2972 · median 168.2456
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beer League Barbecue | |
| 2 | Rooters - N - Tooters | |
| 3 | WeQ4u | |
| 4 | Big Dogg BBQ | |
| 5 | Sailor Nick's BBQ | |
| 6 | Thunder Hog BBQ | |
| 7 | Lil' Bear BBQ | |
| 8 | Brisket, Bones, & Brew | |
| 9 | Shiggin' Ain't Easy | |
| 10 | Booya Q | |
| 11 | Getting' Piggy With It | |
| 12 | Tire Smoke BBQ | |
| 13 | McQ Smokers | |
| 14 | Smoke Wagon | |
| 15 | Hefty Lefty | |
| 16 | Flat Bottom BBQ | |
| 17 | Rigby Roo's BBQ | |
| 18 | Blue Chip | |
| 19 | BBQ Maestros | |
| 20 | Hold Your Horses BBQ | |
| 21 | A & R Barbeque | |
| 22 | Bleacher Bums | |
| 23 | Loaded Barrel | |
| 24 | Whiskey Whiskers | |
| 25 | Secondhand Smoke | |
| 26 | Burning Pig | |
| 27 | The Real OG BBQ | |
| 28 | High on the Hawg | |
| 29 | The Hogfathers BBQ | |
| 30 | Meat Stroke | |
| 31 | Cotton BBQ | |
| 32 | M & R BBQ | |
| 33 | Fred Vegas Smokers | |
| 34 | Buckeye Blue Smoke | |
| 35 | Uncle Toad's | |
| 36 | Black Sheep | |
| 37 | Butts-N-Racks | |
| 38 | Acme BBQ |
15 entries · top 351.9772 · median 329.6920
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Puddleduck BBQ | |
| 2 | Southern Swine | |
| 3 | Pork Life | |
| 4 | Priceless Pitmasters | |
| 5 | Dogpatch Q | |
| 6 | Rollin' Smoke BBQ | |
| 7 | Pullin' Out the Butts | |
| 8 | Smokin' Cowboys | |
| 9 | Smoke on the Water | |
| 10 | Uncle Coot's BBQ | |
| 11 | Kue 2 | |
| 12 | River Rat Smoker | |
| 13 | Big Dawg Smokers | |
| 14 | Creek Smoke BBQ | |
| 15 | Lip Smack'n Butts |
12 entries · top 180 · median 168.5600 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dogpatch Q | |
| 2 | Pork Life | |
| 3 | Puddleduck BBQ | |
| 4 | Priceless Pitmasters | |
| 5 | Rollin' Smoke BBQ | |
| 6 | Southern Swine | |
| 7 | Uncle Coot's BBQ | |
| 8 | Pullin' Out the Butts | |
| 9 | Smokin' Cowboys | |
| 10 | Smoke on the Water | |
| 11 | Kue 2 | |
| 12 | River Rat Smoker |
15 entries · top 177.7144 · median 162.2744
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Southern Swine | |
| 2 | Puddleduck BBQ | |
| 3 | Pullin' Out the Butts | |
| 4 | Pork Life | |
| 5 | Priceless Pitmasters | |
| 6 | Smokin' Cowboys | |
| 7 | Rollin' Smoke BBQ | |
| 8 | Smoke on the Water | |
| 9 | Big Dawg Smokers | |
| 10 | Dogpatch Q | |
| 11 | Creek Smoke BBQ | |
| 12 | Lip Smack'n Butts | |
| 13 | Uncle Coot's BBQ | |
| 14 | Kue 2 | |
| 15 | River Rat Smoker |
14 entries · top 178.8572 · median 162.2342
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rollin' Smoke BBQ | |
| 2 | Puddleduck BBQ | |
| 3 | Dogpatch Q | |
| 4 | Big Dawg Smokers | |
| 5 | Uncle Coot's BBQ | |
| 6 | Priceless Pitmasters | |
| 7 | Pullin' Out the Butts | |
| 8 | Lip Smack'n Butts | |
| 9 | Creek Smoke BBQ | |
| 10 | Pork Life | |
| 11 | Smoke on the Water | |
| 12 | Kue 2 | |
| 13 | Smokin' Cowboys | |
| 14 | River Rat Smoker |
13 entries · top 171.9772 · median 157.1660
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Puddleduck BBQ | |
| 2 | Rollin' Smoke BBQ | |
| 3 | Dogpatch Q | |
| 4 | Pullin' Out the Butts | |
| 5 | Priceless Pitmasters | |
| 6 | Pork Life | |
| 7 | Uncle Coot's BBQ | |
| 8 | Creek Smoke BBQ | |
| 9 | Smoke on the Water | |
| 10 | Smokin' Cowboys | |
| 11 | Kue 2 | |
| 12 | Lip Smack'n Butts | |
| 13 | River Rat Smoker |
Run by the organizers alongside the sanctioned contest. These are judged on their own terms and do not count toward the overall score, so they're kept out of the meat stats above.
17 entries · top 180 · median 175.4056 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Real OG BBQ | |
| 2 | Loaded Barrel | |
| 3 | Meat Stroke | |
| 4 | Lip Smack'n Butts | |
| 5 | Pullin' Out the Butts | |
| 6 | Smoke Wagon | |
| 7 | Creek Smoke BBQ | |
| 8 | Booya Q | |
| 9 | Whiskey Whiskers | |
| 10 | McQ Smokers | |
| 11 | Buckeye Blue Smoke | |
| 12 | Uncle Toad's | |
| 13 | Smoke on the Water | |
| 14 | Priceless Pitmasters | |
| 15 | Burning Pig | |
| 16 | Uncle Coot's BBQ | |
| 17 | Kue 2 |
25 entries · top 180 · median 171.9656 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Booya Q | |
| 2 | Bleacher Bums | |
| 3 | Priceless Pitmasters | |
| 4 | Shiggin' Ain't Easy | |
| 5 | Meat Stroke | |
| 6 | Getting' Piggy With It | |
| 7 | Pullin' Out the Butts | |
| 8 | Buckeye Blue Smoke | |
| 9 | BBQ Maestros | |
| 10 | Acme BBQ | |
| 11 | Cotton BBQ | |
| 12 | Smoke on the Water | |
| 13 | Burning Pig | |
| 14 | Whiskey Whiskers | |
| 15 | Butts-N-Racks | |
| 16 | Big Dawg Smokers | |
| 17 | Lip Smack'n Butts | |
| 18 | Pork Life | |
| 19 | Uncle Toad's | |
| 20 | Dogpatch Q | |
| 21 | The Real OG BBQ | |
| 22 | Creek Smoke BBQ | |
| 23 | Loaded Barrel | |
| 24 | Kue 2 | |
| 25 | McQ Smokers |