Defending champion
1×
title here
Boggs Hog BBQ won the most recent scored edition (2026-07-25).
- Jul 25, 2026
Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 2) 2027
Jul 24–25, 2027 · New Freedom, PA · State championship
📅 Coming up — Jul 24–25, 2027 in New Freedom, PA. Results appear here once KCBS posts them after the contest.
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Reps: Bill Jones, Regina Bodnar, Robert McKee
The Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 2) 2027 is a Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) sanctioned barbecue contest scheduled for July 24, 2027 in New Freedom, PA. Full results, category by category, are posted here once KCBS publishes them. This is the 8th of 8 editions of this contest on record; the 2027 edition came before it.
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
710.8688
the score to beat here
The highest overall score here is 710.8688, set by B's Que in 2026.
- 2026
- B's Que
Typical draw
34
teams on an average year
This contest has averaged 34 teams across 6 scored editions.
- biggest 43
- 6 scored editions
The regulars
6×
visits by the most frequent entrant
Pinky Out BBQ has cooked this contest 6 times — more than any other team in the data.
- Pinky Out BBQ ×6 · 2 GCs
- Backwooder BBQ ×6 · 1 GC
- 3 EYZ BBQ ×6
- 4 BOXERS Q ×6
- All About the Wood ×6
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 26, 2024 | New Freedom, PA | 1 Playground Alley | 35 | 693.0512 | Rooters-N-Tooters TN | BLUE EYED BBQ |
| Jul 27, 2024 | New Freedom, PA | 1 Playground Alley | 32 | 703.9544 | The Fat is Where It's At | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ |
| Jul 25, 2025 | New Freedom, PA | 1 Playground Alley | 30 | 706.8112 | Piggy & Swine BBQ | HotMess BBQ |
| Jul 26, 2025 | New Freedom, PA | 1 Playground Alley | 27 | 704.5256 | Smokin Hoggz BBQ - MA | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE |
| Jul 24, 2026 | New Freedom, PA | 1 Playground Alley | 43 | 710.8688 | B's Que | BBQ Maestros |
| Jul 25, 2026 | New Freedom, PA | 1 Playground Alley | 39 | 707.4172 | Boggs Hog BBQ | ELJEFE SMOKE |
| Jul 23, 2027 | New Freedom, PA | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul 24, 2027 ← this one | New Freedom, PA | — | — | — | — | — |