Defending champion
1×
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1Bite Stand won the most recent scored edition (2026-03-28).
- Mar 28, 2026
Kickin' It Route 66 Barbecue Challenge 2027
Mar 26–27, 2027 · St. Robert, MO · State championship
📅 Coming up — Mar 26–27, 2027 in St. Robert, MO. Results appear here once KCBS posts them after the contest.
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Reps: Charlie Brinza, Jeanne Titus · Prize money: $5,600
The Kickin' It Route 66 Barbecue Challenge 2027 is a Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) sanctioned barbecue contest scheduled for March 26, 2027 in St. Robert, MO. Full results, category by category, are posted here once KCBS publishes them. This is the 6th of 7 editions of this contest on record; the 2026 edition was won by 1Bite Stand; the next is scheduled for March 27, 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
715.4288
the score to beat here
The highest overall score here is 715.4288, set by Glamping Grillers in 2025.
- 2025
- Glamping Grillers
Typical draw
21
teams on an average year
This contest has averaged 21 teams across 5 scored editions.
- biggest 27
- 5 scored editions
The regulars
3×
visits by the most frequent entrant
HORMONAL ESCAPE COMPETITION BBQ has cooked this contest 3 times — more than any other team in the data.
- HORMONAL ESCAPE COMPETITION BBQ ×3 · 1 GC
- JANKY LEG BBQ ×3 · 1 GC
- Kermit's Ex ×3 · 1 GC
- Can Country Outlaw BBQ ×3
- E SQUARED BBQ ×3
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 28, 2025 | St. Robert, MO | 114 J.H. Williamson Drive | 27 | 715.4288 | Glamping Grillers | JANKY LEG BBQ |
| Mar 29, 2025 | St. Robert, MO | 114 J.H. Williamson Drive | 25 | 702.8116 | Janky Leg BBQ | Can Country Outlaw BBQ |
| Mar 29, 2025 | St. Robert, MO | 114 J.H. Williamson Drive | 15 | 180 | Shake 'n Bake BBQ | — |
| Mar 27, 2026 | St. Robert, MO | 114 J.H. Williamson Drive | 26 | 707.3828 | Kermit's Ex | Crossed Rifles BBQ |
| Mar 28, 2026 | St. Robert, MO | 114 J.H. Williamson Drive | 12 | 178.8572 | 1Bite Stand | — |
| Mar 26, 2027 ← this one | St. Robert, MO | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mar 27, 2027 | St. Robert, MO | — | — | — | — | — |