Defending champion
1×
title here
Sweet Bayou BBQ won the most recent scored edition (2025-10-24).
- Oct 24, 2025
VPD Back the Blue BBQ Competition 2026
Oct 23–24, 2026 · Vidalia, LA · State championship
📅 Coming up — Oct 23–24, 2026 in Vidalia, LA. Results appear here once KCBS posts them after the contest.
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Reps: Maria Lohman, Wayne Lohman · Prize money: $10,000
The VPD Back the Blue BBQ Competition 2026 is a Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) sanctioned barbecue contest scheduled for October 23, 2026 in Vidalia, LA. 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 Sweet Bayou 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.
Contest record
709.1200
the score to beat here
The highest overall score here is 709.1200, set by Glamping Grillers in 2023.
- 2023
- Glamping Grillers
Typical draw
30
teams on an average year
This contest has averaged 30 teams across 3 scored editions.
- biggest 33
- 3 scored editions
The regulars
3×
visits by the most frequent entrant
Poppa Pig has cooked this contest 3 times — more than any other team in the data.
- Poppa Pig ×3 · 1 GC
- Big D's BBQ ×3
- Kermit's Ex ×3
- Rankin County BBQ Company ×3
- Italians Do it Better ×3
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 3, 2023 | Vidalia, LA | 202 Vernon Stevens Blvd | 27 | 709.1200 | Glamping Grillers | Kermit's Ex |
| Oct 25, 2024 | Vidalia, LA | 602 John Dale | 31 | 704.5140 | Poppa Pig? | PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ |
| Oct 24, 2025 | Vidalia, LA | 602 John Dale | 33 | 700.5256 | Sweet Bayou BBQ | Rankin County BBQ Company |
| Oct 23, 2026 ← this one | Vidalia, LA | — | — | — | — | — |