Defending champion
1×
title here
Shiggin aint easy won the most recent scored edition (2026-09-11).
- Sep 11, 2026
Bands & BBQ at the Point 2027
Sep 10–11, 2027 · Carrollton, KY · State championship
📅 Coming up — Sep 10–11, 2027 in Carrollton, KY. Results appear here once KCBS posts them after the contest.
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The Bands & BBQ at the Point 2027 is a Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) sanctioned barbecue contest scheduled for September 10, 2027 in Carrollton, KY. Full results, category by category, are posted here once KCBS publishes them. This is the 13th of 14 editions of this contest on record; the 2026 edition was won by Shiggin aint easy; the next is scheduled for September 10, 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
707.9772
the score to beat here
The highest overall score here is 707.9772, set by GREY STREET BBQ in 2016.
- 2016
- GREY STREET BBQ
Typical draw
32
teams on an average year
This contest has averaged 32 teams across 12 scored editions.
- biggest 38
- 12 scored editions
The regulars
11×
visits by the most frequent entrant
WeQ4U has cooked this contest 11 times — more than any other team in the data.
- WeQ4U ×11 · 1 GC
- BLUE CHIP BBQ ×10 · 3 GCs
- ACME BBQ ×9
- SMOKE-N-PEPPERS ×8 · 1 GC
- Loaded Barrel BBQ ×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
3×
wins at this contest
3 of 12 tracked editions
BLUE CHIP BBQ has won this contest 3 times across its 12 tracked editions.
- 2014
- 2017
- 2019
This contest's own records (1 in the KCBS record book)
Records held by every edition of this contest put together, not just this one afternoon.
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 6, 2013 | Carrollton, KY | Carrollton, KY | 34 | 693.6916 | Nobody from Nowhere | BLUE CHIP BBQ |
| Sep 5, 2014 | Carrollton, KY | Carrollton, KY 41008 | 36 | 694.8572 | BLUE CHIP BBQ | YELLOW RIVER BBQ |
| Sep 11, 2015 | Carrollton, KY | Carrollton, KY 41008 | 29 | 694.2856 | BARK BROTHERS BBQ | GREY STREET BBQ |
| Sep 16, 2016 | Carrollton, KY | Point Park | 31 | 707.9772 | GREY STREET BBQ | UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ |
| Sep 15, 2017 | Carrollton, KY | 101 Main St. | 33 | 696.5372 | BLUE CHIP BBQ | GREY STREET BBQ |
| Sep 14, 2018 | Carrollton, KY | 101 Main St. | 27 | 703.9544 | GREY STREET BBQ | SLIPPERY PETE'S BBQ |
| Sep 13, 2019 | Carrollton, KY | 101 Main St. | 28 | 697.0744 | Blue Chip BBQ | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN |
| Sep 10, 2021 | Carrollton, KY | 101 Main St. | 28 | 694.8228 | High on the Hawg - TN | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN |
| Sep 9, 2022 | Carrollton, KY | 101 Main St. | 32 | 698.8460 | Smoke-N-Peppers | BIG DOGG BBQ - CINCINNATI, OH |
| Sep 8, 2023 | Carrollton, KY | 101 Main St. | 33 | 700.6060 | Hold Your Horses BBQ | Shiggin aint easy |
| Sep 13, 2024 | Carrollton, KY | 101 Main Street | 31 | 699.3828 | WeQ4U | DANG GOOD BBQ |
| Sep 11, 2026 | Carrollton, KY | 101 Main Street | 38 | 704.5372 | Shiggin aint easy | Rooters - N - Tooters |
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