Defending champion
1×
title here
Electro-Que-ted won the most recent scored edition (2026-03-06).
- Mar 6, 2026
Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 2027
Mar 5–6, 2027 · Lawrenceville, GA · State championship
📅 Coming up — Mar 5–6, 2027 in Lawrenceville, GA. Results appear here once KCBS posts them after the contest.
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Reps: Rachel Harper, Wayne Harper
The Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 2027 is a Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) sanctioned barbecue contest scheduled for March 5, 2027 in Lawrenceville, GA. Full results, category by category, are posted here once KCBS publishes them. This is the 12th of 12 editions of this contest on record; the 2026 edition was won by Electro-Que-ted.
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
706.2284
the score to beat here
The highest overall score here is 706.2284, set by SMOKINGHOSTBBQ in 2022.
- 2022
- SMOKINGHOSTBBQ
Typical draw
61
teams on an average year
This contest has averaged 61 teams across 11 scored editions.
- biggest 81
- 11 scored editions
The regulars
10×
visits by the most frequent entrant
SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS has cooked this contest 10 times — more than any other team in the data.
- SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS ×10
- ATLANTA BBQ STORE ×9 · 2 GCs
- Wiggle Butts BBQ ×9
- COOL HAND QUE ×8
- HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS ×8
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 11 tracked editions
ATLANTA BBQ STORE has won this contest 2 times across its 11 tracked editions.
- 2017
- 2019
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 4, 2016 | Lawrenceville, GA | Coolray Field- Lawrenceville, GA | 59 | 692.5372 | CHECKERED PIG | SAUCED! BBQ TEAM |
| Mar 3, 2017 | Lawrenceville, GA | Coolray Field- Lawrenceville, GA | 63 | 696.5140 | ATLANTA BBQ STORE | WHO CARES BBQ |
| Mar 2, 2018 | Lawrenceville, GA | Coolray Field | 59 | 691.9316 | THE PIT CREW GA | WHO CARES BBQ |
| Mar 1, 2019 | Lawrenceville, GA | Coolray Field | 62 | 690.2056 | ATLANTA BBQ STORE | WHO CARES BBQ |
| Mar 6, 2020 | Lawrenceville, GA | 2500 Buford Dr | 61 | 693.0624 | ANGRY JACK BBQ | 4 LEGS UP BBQ |
| Mar 5, 2021 | Lawrenceville, GA | Lawrenceville, GA 30043 | 81 | 704.5488 | TRIPLE H BBQ | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN |
| Mar 4, 2022 | Lawrenceville, GA | Lawrenceville, GA 30043 | 73 | 706.2284 | SMOKINGHOSTBBQ | SWEET DIXIE BBQ |
| Mar 3, 2023 | Lawrenceville, GA | 2500 Buford Dr. | 65 | 703.9660 | CHEWIN' THE BBQ FAT! | Gardenvalley Smokers |
| Mar 1, 2024 | Lawrenceville, GA | 2500 Buford Dr. | 59 | 703.9428 | YES DEAR BBQ | Ham Squad |
| Mar 7, 2025 | Lawrenceville, GA | 2500 Buford Dr. | 45 | 702.8000 | Janky Leg BBQ | COCAMOKE SMOKE BBQ |
| Mar 6, 2026 | Lawrenceville, GA | 2500 Buford Dr. | 44 | 705.6916 | Electro-Que-ted | MCADOO HEIGHTS BBQ |
| Mar 5, 2027 ← this one | Lawrenceville, GA | — | — | — | — | — |