King of the Corn 2026

Oct 16–17, 2026 · Ottumwa, IA · State championship

📅 Coming up — Oct 16–17, 2026 in Ottumwa, IA. Results appear here once KCBS posts them after the contest.

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Reps: Cindy Juhl, Tom Juhl · Prize money: $10,000

The King of the Corn 2026 is a Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) sanctioned barbecue contest scheduled for October 16, 2026 in Ottumwa, IA. Full results, category by category, are posted here once KCBS publishes them. This is the 5th of 5 editions of this contest on record; the 2025 edition was won by Wag's Backwoods BBQ.

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.

Defending champion

1× title here

Wag's Backwoods BBQ won the most recent scored edition (2025-05-16).

May 16, 2025

Contest record

703.3944 the score to beat here

The highest overall score here is 703.3944, set by SON OF A BOAR BBQ in 2023.

2023
SON OF A BOAR BBQ

Typical draw

38 teams on an average year

This contest has averaged 38 teams across 4 scored editions.

biggest 45
4 scored editions

The regulars

4× visits by the most frequent entrant

T-Rex BBQ has cooked this contest 4 times — more than any other team in the data.

T-Rex BBQ ×4 · 1 GC
WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ ×4 · 1 GC
Chillin N Grillin N Iowa BBQ ×4
HOT DADDY'S BBQ ×4
NEVER EASY BBQ ×4

This contest over the years full contest page →

Date	Where	Venue	Teams	High score	Grand Champion	Reserve Champion
Oct 14, 2022	Ottumwa, IA	2818 N. Court St.	36	697.6572	T-Rex BBQ	PARTS 'R' SMOKIN
May 19, 2023	Ottumwa, IA	2818 N. Court St.	45	703.3944	SON OF A BOAR BBQ	4 LEGS UP BBQ
May 17, 2024	Ottumwa, IA	2818 N. Court Street	36	694.2284	SHIGGIN & GRINNIN	AWESOME RACKS COOKIN CREW
May 16, 2025	Ottumwa, IA	2818 North Court Street	33	702.2516	Wag's Backwoods BBQ	AWESOME RACKS COOKIN CREW
Oct 16, 2026 ← this one	Ottumwa, IA	—	—	—	—	—