Defending champion
1×
title here
Smoked & Furious won the most recent scored edition (2026-06-27).
- Jun 27, 2026
Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle 2027
Jun 25–27, 2027 · Washington, DC · State championship
📅 Coming up — Jun 25–27, 2027 in Washington, DC. Results appear here once KCBS posts them after the contest.
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The Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle 2027 is a Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) sanctioned barbecue contest scheduled for June 25, 2027 in Washington, DC. Full results, category by category, are posted here once KCBS publishes them. This is the 13th of 14 editions of this contest on record; the 2026 edition was won by Smoked & Furious; the next is scheduled for June 26, 2027.
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 APORKALYPSE NOW in 2017.
- 2017
- APORKALYPSE NOW
Typical draw
31
teams on an average year
This contest has averaged 31 teams across 12 scored editions.
- biggest 42
- 12 scored editions
The regulars
8×
visits by the most frequent entrant
OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE has cooked this contest 8 times — more than any other team in the data.
- OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE ×8
- RIBS BY ANDY ×8
- HOOS SMOKIN ×7
- SMOKECRAFT - MD ×7
- Team Meat Coma ×7
Storylines (1 found in this contest's numbers)
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
A dynasty in the making
2×
wins at this contest
2 of 12 tracked editions
APORKALYPSE NOW has won this contest 2 times across its 12 tracked editions.
- 2016
- 2017
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 25, 2016 | Washington, DC | Pennsylvania Ave | 35 | 690.2400 | APORKALYPSE NOW | BULL RUSH BBQ |
| Jun 24, 2017 | Washington, DC | Pennsylvania Ave NW | 33 | 708.5372 | APORKALYPSE NOW | ALQUEMY - VA |
| Jun 23, 2018 | Washington, DC | Pennsylvania Ave NW | 42 | 704.5944 | SERIAL GRILLER | COOL SMOKE |
| Jun 25, 2022 | Washington, DC | Historic Pennsylvania Ave. NW | 32 | 706.8228 | CHUNKY BBQ | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ |
| Jun 24, 2023 | Washington, DC | Historic Pennsylvania Ave. NW | 29 | 702.2400 | Mispillion Meat Works | UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT |
| Jun 24, 2023 | Washington, DC | Historic Pennsylvania Ave. NW | 26 | 177.1428 | OPTIMUS SWINE | — |
| Jun 24, 2023 | Washington, DC | Historic Pennsylvania Ave. NW | 27 | 177.7372 | UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT | — |
| Jun 22, 2024 | Washington, DC | Historic Pennsylvania Ave. NW | 36 | 704.0116 | Good Googly Goo BBQ | The Fat is Where It's At |
| Jun 21, 2025 | Washington, DC | Historic Pennsylvania Ave. NW | 26 | 707.3944 | 3 Eyz BBQ | BLUE & GRAY BBQ |
| Jun 21, 2025 | Washington, DC | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jun 21, 2025 | Washington, DC | Historic Pennsylvania Ave. NW | 24 | 180 | Smokecraft - MD | — |
| Jun 26, 2026 | Washington, DC | Historic Pennsylvania Ave. NW | 31 | 703.3828 | Titans of BBQ | SWEET BELLY'S BBQ |
| Jun 27, 2026 | Washington, DC | Historic Pennsylvania Ave. NW | 28 | 178.8572 | Smoked & Furious | — |
| Jun 25, 2027 ← this one | Washington, DC | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jun 26, 2027 | Washington, DC | — | — | — | — | — |