Photo finishes
Tie
decided the closest call
Pork Ribs places 5–6: Smoke This BBQ - MO and Spicy Taco tied on 170.8228 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
- Pork Ribs 5–6 · tie
Trekking for CDH (ONE MEAT RIBS) 2026
Sep 19, 2026 · Pierron, IL · 📍 208 Edward Street
Reps: Charlie Brinza, Jeanne Titus
Grand Champion: 1 Bite Stand (178.8572) · 15 teams
Full results from the Trekking for CDH (ONE MEAT RIBS) 2026, a KCBS-sanctioned barbecue contest held on September 19, 2026 in Pierron, IL at 208 Edward Street. Category winners: Pork Ribs — 1 Bite Stand (178.8572). This is the 5th of 5 editions of this contest on record; the 2026 edition was won by Local Yokels BBQ.
The contest at a glance (read off the scored boards)
How the field scored
Pork Ribs totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.
163.93
median 168.54
178.86 🏆
Winning score by edition
What it has taken to win here, 2024 to 2026 — this edition picked out.
Entries
15
1 judged meat · 3 ancillary
Top score
178.8572
Winning margin
2.8572
1st over 2nd in Pork Ribs
Field average
169.07
163.93178.86
Pork Ribs · median 168.54 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
8.0344 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
166.2516
163.93178.86
10th place in Pork Ribs
Field spread
14.9260
winner to last place
How hot was the win?
Top 30%
beats 70% of 5807 Pork Ribs wins in the data
Storylines (2 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.
Back to defend
2
past champions back in the field
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: Janky Leg BBQ (won 2025), My3Sons BBQ (won 2025).
- Janky Leg BBQ · 2025
- My3Sons BBQ · 2025
Score curves (score by finishing position — steep cliffs mean a spread field, flat lines a knife fight)
Score distribution
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 14, 2024 | Pierron, IL | 208 Edwards Street | 35 | 707.3944 | Shake 'n Bake BBQ | Heavy Smoke BBQ |
| Sep 13, 2025 | Pierron, IL | 208 Edward Street | 27 | 714.2628 | Janky Leg BBQ | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ |
| Sep 13, 2025 | Pierron, IL | 208 Edward Street | 19 | 177.7028 | My3Sons BBQ | — |
| Sep 19, 2026 | Pierron, IL | 208 Edward Street | 27 | 711.4288 | Local Yokels BBQ | We Will Rock Que |
| Sep 19, 2026 ← this one | Pierron, IL | 208 Edward Street | 15 | 178.8572 | 1 Bite Stand | — |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pork Ribs | 178.8572 | 170.8228 | 166.2516 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Masters Series Single Meat
Pork Ribs
15 entries · top 178.8572 · median 168.5372
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 Bite Stand | |
| 2 | Smoke Til Ya Broke | |
| 3 | My3Sons BBQ | |
| 4 | Holy Smokers of St. Andrew's | |
| 5 | Smoke This BBQ - MO | |
| 6 | Spicy Taco | |
| 7 | Ruthless Hogs BBQ | |
| 8 | Q Moon | |
| 9 | Three Stooges Barbeque | |
| 10 | Snake Holler BBQ | |
| 11 | Bulldog BBQ IL | |
| 12 | Body by Que | |
| 13 | Triple H BBQ | |
| 14 | OnlyCans Competition BBQ | |
| 15 | Farmer Scott |
Ancillary categories
Run by the organizers alongside the sanctioned contest. These are judged on their own terms and do not count toward the overall score, so they're kept out of the meat stats above.
Ancillary — Drinks
6 entries · top 180 · median 167.9542 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Triple H BBQ | |
| 2 | Janky Leg BBQ | |
| 3 | Snake Holler BBQ | |
| 4 | Hormonal Escape Competition BBQ | |
| 5 | Mulkey's BBQ | |
| 6 | Ruthless Hogs BBQ |