Defending champion
1×
title here
TRIPLE H BBQ won the most recent scored edition (2026-06-05).
- Jun 5, 2026
Big Blue BBQ Championship 2027
Jun 4–5, 2027 · Marysville, KS · State championship
📅 Coming up — Jun 4–5, 2027 in Marysville, KS. Results appear here once KCBS posts them after the contest.
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Reps: Eugene Wickham, Sarah Wickham
The Big Blue BBQ Championship 2027 is a Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) sanctioned barbecue contest scheduled for June 4, 2027 in Marysville, KS. Full results, category by category, are posted here once KCBS publishes them. This is the 14th of 14 editions of this contest on record; the 2026 edition was won by TRIPLE H BBQ.
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
708.0344
the score to beat here
The highest overall score here is 708.0344, set by GETTIN' BASTED in 2018.
- 2018
- GETTIN' BASTED
Typical draw
29
teams on an average year
This contest has averaged 29 teams across 13 scored editions.
- biggest 42
- 13 scored editions
The regulars
13×
visits by the most frequent entrant
THE SMOKING HILLS has cooked this contest 13 times — more than any other team in the data.
- THE SMOKING HILLS ×13 · 2 GCs
- WHEN PIGS DIE ×10 · 1 GC
- GETTIN' BASTED ×9 · 4 GCs
- MAN MEAT BBQ ×9
- LAZY BACON BBQ ×9
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
4×
wins at this contest
4 of 13 tracked editions
GETTIN' BASTED has won this contest 4 times across its 13 tracked editions.
- 2016
- 2017
- 2018
- 2023
This contest's own records (2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 31, 2013 | Marysville, KS | Marysville, KS | 30 | 678.2854 | SMOKE ON WHEELS | PELLET ENVY |
| Jun 6, 2014 | Marysville, KS | Marysville, KS 66508 | 25 | 686.2860 | SMOKE ON WHEELS | FRONT DOOR GANG |
| Jun 5, 2015 | Marysville, KS | Marysville, KS 66508 | 30 | 681.0516 | THE SMOKING HILLS | DODGE COUNTY SMOKERS |
| Jun 3, 2016 | Marysville, KS | 7th & Bradway | 30 | 696.5484 | GETTIN' BASTED | R BUTTS R SMOKIN |
| Jun 2, 2017 | Marysville, KS | 7th & Broadway | 35 | 699.4056 | GETTIN' BASTED | THE SMOKING HILLS |
| Jun 1, 2018 | Marysville, KS | 7th & Broadway | 42 | 708.0344 | GETTIN' BASTED | BOOMERANG BBQ |
| May 31, 2019 | Marysville, KS | 7th Street, Downtown | 29 | 696.5028 | The Smoking Hills | GETTIN' BASTED |
| Jun 4, 2021 | Marysville, KS | 7th Street, Downtown | 28 | 697.6688 | 4 Legs Up BBQ | THE SMOKING HILLS |
| Jun 3, 2022 | Marysville, KS | 101 N. 10th Street | 25 | 697.1432 | When Pigs Die | THE SMOKING HILLS |
| Jun 2, 2023 | Marysville, KS | 617 Broadway | 28 | 697.6688 | Gettin' Basted | LOVE 2 Q |
| May 31, 2024 | Marysville, KS | 617 Broadway | 25 | 706.2400 | SLAPS BBQ | GETTIN' BASTED |
| Jun 6, 2025 | Marysville, KS | 617 Broadway | 29 | 702.8000 | Damn Fine Beef & Swine | THE SMOKING HILLS |
| Jun 5, 2026 | Marysville, KS | 615 11th Road | 25 | 698.2056 | TRIPLE H BBQ | JANKY LEG BBQ |
| Jun 4, 2027 ← this one | Marysville, KS | — | — | — | — | — |