Defending champion
1×
title here
Hickory Hangover won the most recent scored edition (2025-10-17).
- Oct 17, 2025
WhistleStop BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) 2026
Oct 16–17, 2026 · Huntsville, AL
📅 Coming up — Oct 16–17, 2026 in Huntsville, AL. Results appear here once KCBS posts them after the contest.
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Reps: Carol Bigler, Randy G Bigler
The WhistleStop BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) 2026 is a Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) sanctioned barbecue contest scheduled for October 16, 2026 in Huntsville, AL. Full results, category by category, are posted here once KCBS publishes them. This is the 3rd of 3 editions of this contest on record; the 2025 edition was won by Hickory Hangover.
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
358.2972
the score to beat here
The highest overall score here is 358.2972, set by Deviant Smoke in 2024.
- 2024
- Deviant Smoke
Typical draw
45
teams on an average year
This contest has averaged 45 teams across 2 scored editions.
- biggest 50
- 2 scored editions
The regulars
2×
visits by the most frequent entrant
Hickory Hangover has cooked this contest 2 times — more than any other team in the data.
- Hickory Hangover ×2 · 1 GC
- GSP Barbecue ×2
- Gustoso BBQ ×2
- Last Place Chicken ×2
- PUDDLEDUCK BBQ ×2
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 18, 2024 | Huntsville, AL | Mid-City District | 50 | 358.2972 | Deviant Smoke |
| Oct 17, 2025 | Huntsville, AL | 1030 Mid City Drive | 39 | 354.2744 | Hickory Hangover |
| Oct 16, 2026 ← this one | Huntsville, AL | — | — | — | — |