A perfect score on the table
1
perfect 180s
1 perfect 180 was scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
- Dunja Suskovic · Kid'S Q 6-10 Hambuger
American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Kids Que 2026
Sep 30 – Oct 3, 2026 · Kansas City, KS · 📍 1899 American Royal Way
Reps: Dave Rogers, David Dyche, Eugene Wickham, Forrest Bruce, Jo Dyche, John Scharffbillig, Larry Hadley, Larry Voth, Lynda Voth, Peg Rogers, Sarah Wickham · Prize money: $600
The American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Kids Que 2026 is a Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) sanctioned barbecue contest held on September 30, 2026 in Kansas City, KS at 1899 American Royal Way. This is the 5th of 5 editions of this contest on record; the 2025 edition came before it.
The contest at a glance (read off the scored boards)
Entries
33
2 side categories, no meats
Top score
179.4400
Winning margin
0.5828
1st over 2nd in Kid'S Q Steak
Field average
171.99
Kid'S Q Steak · median 171.97 · last place to winner
Tightest race
Kids-Q — Kid'S Q 6-10 Hambuger
2.8572 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
174.2744
10th place in Kid'S Q Steak
Field spread
15.4400
winner to last place
Prize money
$600
on the line
Storylines (1 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.
Score curves (score by finishing position — steep cliffs mean a spread field, flat lines a knife fight)
Category showdown (top / average / median score per category)
Score distribution
This contest over the years full contest page →
No edition of this contest has results on file yet, so there is nothing to compare across the years: these are the dates it has run.
| Date | Where | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2022 | Kansas City, KS | — |
| Sep 27, 2023 | Kansas City, KS | Kansas City, KS 66111 |
| Oct 30, 2024 | Kansas City, KS | Kansas Speedway |
| Nov 5, 2025 | Kansas City, KS | Kansas Speedway |
| Sep 30, 2026 ← this one | Kansas City, KS | 1899 American Royal Way |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kid'S Q Steak | 179.4400 | 176.5716 | 174.2744 |
| Kid'S Q 6-10 Hambuger | 180 | 177.1428 | 174.9144 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Ancillary categories
This contest judged side dishes only — no meats and no overall — so these boards are the contest, and the figures and charts above are read off them.
Kids-Q — Kid'S Q Steak
33 entries · top 179.4400 · median 171.9656
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastien Hosch | |
| 2 | Gabe Hutchison | |
| 3 | Colton Eddington | |
| 4 | Peyton Martins | |
| 5 | Adelaide Rusche | |
| 6 | Jackson Davis | |
| 7 | Tyler Hoisington | |
| 8 | Willow Cox | |
| 9 | Eli Long | |
| 10 | Leah Satter | |
| 11 | Charlie Murphy | |
| 12 | London DeWitt | |
| 13 | Meredith Day | |
| 14 | Reid Breeden | |
| 15 | Lidia Pastrano | |
| 16 | Kinley Winter | |
| 17 | Konnor Williams | |
| 18 | Elijah Carver | |
| 19 | Genevieve Antes | |
| 20 | Berkley Antonson | |
| 21 | Jacob Long | |
| 22 | Sawyer Schwartz | |
| 23 | Grant Davis | |
| 24 | Orland Long | |
| 25 | Brandt Loopeker | |
| 26 | Luka Suskovic | |
| 27 | Easton Mcdonald | |
| 28 | Timothy Higgins | |
| 29 | Georgia Smith | |
| 30 | Mason Lockwood | |
| 31 | Liam Murphy | |
| 32 | Finnegan McGee | |
| 33 | Carter Belew |
Kids-Q — Kid'S Q 6-10 Hambuger
22 entries · top 180 · median 174.8686 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dunja Suskovic | |
| 2 | Lucas Younger | |
| 3 | Aspen Mullen | |
| 4 | Autumn Cox | |
| 5 | Weston McGee | |
| 6 | Beckett Williams | |
| 7 | Toby Bowman | |
| 8 | Faith Cuff | |
| 9 | Dave Bonville | |
| 10 | Reagan Stoffer | |
| 11 | Wells Dupont | |
| 12 | Harper Trainor | |
| 13 | Jordyn Hayes | |
| 14 | Sloan Hosch | |
| 15 | Madeline Halle | |
| 16 | Daxton Gilmore | |
| 17 | Rhett Dupont | |
| 18 | Ben Bonville | |
| 19 | Noah Trainor | |
| 20 | Charlotte Knox | |
| 21 | Jane Long | |
| 22 | Annalee Mcdonald |