Defending champion
1×
title here
Rooters-N-Tooters TN won the most recent scored edition (2025-10-16).
- Oct 16, 2025
Royal Oak Invitational (COMPETITOR SERIES) (PRIVATE EVENT BY INVITATION) 2026
Oct 15–17, 2026 · Roswell, GA
📅 Coming up — Oct 15–17, 2026 in Roswell, GA. Results appear here once KCBS posts them after the contest.
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Reps: Alan Rothrock, Doug Reid, Jeanne Titus · Prize money: $38,000
The Royal Oak Invitational (COMPETITOR SERIES) (PRIVATE EVENT BY INVITATION) 2026 is a Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) sanctioned barbecue contest scheduled for October 15, 2026 in Roswell, GA. Full results, category by category, are posted here once KCBS publishes them. This is the 4th of 4 editions of this contest on record; the 2025 edition was won by Rooters-N-Tooters TN.
Contest preview (from past editions of this contest)
No scores yet — here is what the record book says about the contest they are walking into.
Contest record
708.5372
the score to beat here
The highest overall score here is 708.5372, set by RAZORRACKS in 2023.
- 2023
- RAZORRACKS
Typical draw
35
teams on an average year
This contest has averaged 35 teams across 3 scored editions.
- biggest 36
- 3 scored editions
The regulars
3×
visits by the most frequent entrant
RAZORRACKS has cooked this contest 3 times — more than any other team in the data.
- RAZORRACKS ×3 · 1 GC
- SMOKIN SKULLIES ×3 · 1 GC
- CHICKEN FRIED BBQ ×3
- FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY ×3
- MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ ×3
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 20, 2023 | Roswell, GA | 1 Royal Oak | 35 | 708.5372 | RAZORRACKS |
| Oct 17, 2024 | Roswell, GA | 1 Royal Oak Ave. | 33 | 708.5372 | SMOKIN SKULLIES |
| Oct 16, 2025 | Roswell, GA | 1 Royal Oak Ave. | 36 | 707.3828 | Rooters-N-Tooters TN |
| Oct 15, 2026 ← this one | Roswell, GA | — | — | — | — |