Defending champion
1×
title here
Bad Rooster won the most recent scored edition (2025-12-05).
- Dec 5, 2025
Christmas on the River State Bar B Q Championship (OPEN FORMAT) 2026
Dec 4–5, 2026 · Demopolis, AL · State championship
📅 Coming up — Dec 4–5, 2026 in Demopolis, AL. Results appear here once KCBS posts them after the contest.
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Reps: Lygia (Lex) Vanegas, Robert Vanderipe
The Christmas on the River State Bar B Q Championship (OPEN FORMAT) 2026 is a Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) sanctioned barbecue contest scheduled for December 4, 2026 in Demopolis, AL. Full results, category by category, are posted here once KCBS publishes them. This is the 6th of 6 editions of this contest on record; the 2025 edition was won by Bad Rooster.
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
709.6800
the score to beat here
The highest overall score here is 709.6800, set by Bad Rooster in 2025.
- 2025
- Bad Rooster
Typical draw
16
teams on an average year
This contest has averaged 16 teams across 5 scored editions.
- biggest 21
- 5 scored editions
The regulars
5×
visits by the most frequent entrant
Organizer Portal has cooked this contest 5 times — more than any other team in the data.
- Organizer Portal ×5 · 1 GC
- RIBLIFE ×5 · 1 GC
- Poppa Pig ×5
- Big Stanky's BBQ ×5
- ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN ×4 · 1 GC
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 5 tracked editions
Heavy Smoke BBQ has won this contest 2 times across its 5 tracked editions.
- 2021
- 2023
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2, 2021 | Demopolis, AL | Demopolis, AL 36732 | 19 | 698.2172 | Heavy Smoke BBQ | Poppa Pig |
| Dec 1, 2022 | Demopolis, AL | Childers and Main | 13 | 697.0628 | Rooters-N-Tooters | CONTAGIOUS Q |
| Dec 1, 2023 | Demopolis, AL | Childers and Main | 17 | 698.1940 | Heavy Smoke BBQ | CONTAGIOUS Q |
| Dec 6, 2024 | Demopolis, AL | Childers and Main | 11 | 698.8228 | Smoke Me Silly | COCAMOKE SMOKE BBQ |
| Dec 5, 2025 | Demopolis, AL | Childers and Main | 21 | 709.6800 | Bad Rooster | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN |
| Dec 4, 2026 ← this one | Demopolis, AL | — | — | — | — | — |