Smoke on the Water
2026-10-09 – 2026-10-10 · Topeka, KS · State championship
Reps: CLARA WILLIAMS, JONATHAN B WILLIAMS
Contest preview (from past editions of this contest)
🏆 Defending champion
Squealin N Dealin BBQ won the most recent scored edition (2025-10-10).
🎪 Typical draw
This contest has averaged 31 teams across 13 scored editions.
📏 Contest record
The highest overall score here is 707.9888, set by Thunder Hog BBQ in 2022.
Storylines
👑 A dynasty in the making
Thunder Hog BBQ has won this contest 2 times across its 14 tracked editions.
This contest over the years
| Date | Where | Teams | High score | Grand Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-10-11 | 43 | 687.4516 | CHICKHOOVENSWINE BBQ | |
| 2015-10-09 | 33 | 696.5600 | JO-BAWB'S BBQ | |
| 2017-05-06 | 26 | 695.9084 | VICTORY SMOKERS | |
| 2018-05-05 | 28 | 693.6684 | GREY STREET BBQ | |
| 2019-05-04 | Liberty, IN | 26 | 696.5140 | Thunder Hog BBQ |
| 2021-05-01 | Liberty, IN | 27 | 706.2400 | The BBQ Bus |
| 2021-10-15 | Topeka, KS | 25 | 699.3600 | Mad Mutt's BBQ |
| 2022-04-29 | Liberty, IN | 25 | 707.9888 | Thunder Hog BBQ |
| 2022-10-14 | Topeka, KS | 28 | 701.6688 | Cow Creek BBQ |
| 2023-10-13 | Topeka, KS | 39 | 707.4176 | Slaps BBQ |
| 2024-09-20 | Pine Bluff, AR | 42 | 698.2628 | Kith n Kin |
| 2024-10-11 | Topeka, KS | 31 | 700.5372 | Colorado Bulldawg BBQ |
| 2025-10-10 | Topeka, KS | 30 | 703.3828 | Squealin N Dealin BBQ |
| 2026-10-09 ← this one | Topeka, KS | — | — | — |
No results yet — they appear on kcbs.us after the contest wraps up.