Defending champion
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Sauced and Smoked DBQ won the most recent scored edition (2026-10-02).
- Oct 2, 2026
Gladfest Smokefest (ONE MEAT RIBS) 2027
Oct 1–2, 2027 · Gladstone, MO
📅 Coming up — Oct 1–2, 2027 in Gladstone, MO. Results appear here once KCBS posts them after the contest.
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Reps: Clara Williams, Jonathan B Williams
The Gladfest Smokefest (ONE MEAT RIBS) 2027 is a Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) sanctioned barbecue contest scheduled for October 1, 2027 in Gladstone, MO. Full results, category by category, are posted here once KCBS publishes them. This is the 2nd of 3 editions of this contest on record; the 2026 edition was won by Sauced and Smoked DBQ; the next is scheduled for October 1, 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
177.7600
the score to beat here
The highest overall score here is 177.7600, set by Sauced and Smoked DBQ in 2026.
- 2026
- Sauced and Smoked DBQ
Typical draw
19
teams on an average year
This contest has averaged 19 teams across 1 scored edition.
- biggest 19
- 1 scored edition
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | Gladstone, MO | 7010 N. Holmes Street | 19 | 177.7600 | Sauced and Smoked DBQ |
| Oct 1, 2027 ← this one | Gladstone, MO | — | — | — | — |
| Oct 1, 2027 | Gladstone, MO | — | — | — | — |