For Contest Organizers
Everybody in this sport depends on you and nobody builds anything for you. Here are three things the public results can answer that nothing else does: whether your contest is growing, who used to come and stopped, and who else has already taken the weekend you are eyeing.
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Date-clash checker
Pick a weekend and a place. See every sanctioned contest within range that would be pulling on the same teams — before you commit.
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Contest health card
Field trend, return rate, what you pay against the region, and the teams who have not been back.
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The reps
Who has run how many rooms, and where they work.
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For judges
Send this to the judges you are trying to recruit — including the class calendar.
Your contest’s health card
4,479 recurring contests on record, across 7,898 editions. Find yours.
| Contest | Where | Editions | Latest | |
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| KCBS Annual Awards Banquet | Kansas City, MO | 2 | 2028-02-04 | Health card |
| Grand American Barbecue World Championship Open | New Paltz, NY | 1 | 2027-09-18 | Health card |
| Grand American Barbecue World Championship Invitational (COMPETITOR SERIES) | New Paltz, NY | 2 | 2027-09-17 | Health card |
| Grand American Barbecue World Championship (ONE MEAT RIBS) | New Paltz, NY | 4 | 2027-09-17 | Health card |
| Backyard Boys BBQ Bonanza (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Cannon Falls, MN | 3 | 2027-07-24 | Health card |
| Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 2) | New Freedom, PA | 8 | 2027-07-24 | Health card |
| 11th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest | Emmetsburg, IA | 1 | 2027-07-23 | Health card |
| Smokin on the Osage BBQ Contest (Day 2) | Osceola, MO | 4 | 2027-07-17 | Health card |
| Chillin & Grillin in the Glades | Wise, VA | 12 | 2027-07-16 | Health card |
| No Smoke, No Glory 2 (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Velika Gorica, ZG | 4 | 2027-07-10 | Health card |
| South Carolina Festival of Discovery | Greenwood, SC | 6 | 2027-07-08 | Health card |
| Marchfelder Feuerfest (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Orth an der Donau, NO | 6 | 2027-07-03 | Health card |
| Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Washington, DC | 12 | 2027-06-26 | Health card |
| Knox County Ring of Smoke | Edina, MO | 1 | 2027-06-25 | Health card |
| Mile High BBQ Fest | Littleton, CO | 1 | 2027-06-25 | Health card |
| Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | West Salem, WI | 8 | 2027-06-12 | Health card |
| Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (ONE MEAT RIBS) | West Salem, WI | 10 | 2027-06-11 | Health card |
| Big Blue BBQ Championship | Marysville, KS | 13 | 2027-06-04 | Health card |
| Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 2) | Morgantown, PA | 14 | 2027-05-15 | Health card |
| Bloomin' BBQ Music & Food Festival | Sevierville, TN | 5 | 2027-05-14 | Health card |
| Dr. George Smith BBQ Brawl (COMPETITOR SERIES) | Murfreesboro, TN | 3 | 2027-04-30 | Health card |
| Southaven Springfest | Southaven, MS | 9 | 2027-04-23 | Health card |
| Mee(a)t and Fire BBQ Festival Innsbruck (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Innsbruck, 6020 | 4 | 2027-04-17 | Health card |
| BBQ Expo Master's Challenge | PARMA, 43126 | 2 | 2027-04-03 | Health card |
| Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-off | Cedar Park, TX | 8 | 2027-04-02 | Health card |
| Singing River Smoke-O-Rama (BACKYARD ONLY) | Athens, AL | 4 | 2027-04-02 | Health card |
| BBQ Gives Back (One Meat Ribs) | Urbanna, VA | 22 | 2027-03-20 | Health card |
| Certified Barbeque Judging Class & Table Captain Class - Johnston, IA | Johnston, IA | 1 | 2027-03-20 | Health card |
| Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship (One Meat Ribs) | Lebanon, TN | 13 | 2027-03-19 | Health card |
| University of Arkansas Animal Science Boots, Brews, and BBQ Contest (Day 2) | Fayetteville, AR | 4 | 2027-03-13 | Health card |
| Speed & Feed BBQ Festival & Car Show | Darlington, SC | 1 | 2027-03-12 | Health card |
| Kansas City KCBS Contest | Kansas City, MO | 1 | 2027-03-05 | Health card |
| W.E.S.T. - Winter Extreme South Tyrol (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Muhlwald - Selva di Molini, BZ | 6 | 2027-02-20 | Health card |
| Q's & Brews Bighorn BBQ Competition | Lake Havasu City, AZ | 2 | 2027-02-19 | Health card |
| Chiriqui Grill Fest Internacional | Chiriqui, +507, CH | 2 | 2027-01-29 | Health card |
| Certified Barbeque Judging Class & Table Captain Class - Richmond, VA | Richmond, VA | 1 | 2027-01-23 | Health card |
| 12th Annual Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge | Bullhead City, AZ | 1 | 2027-01-15 | Health card |
| 11th Annual Jimmy Jam BBQ Slam | Elkton, FL | 1 | 2027-01-08 | Health card |
| Hog Drop | Unadilla, GA | 1 | 2026-12-29 | Health card |
| Christmas on the River State Bar B Q Championship (OPEN FORMAT) | Demopolis, AL | 6 | 2026-12-04 | Health card |
| Mid Japan BBQ Showdown & Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) | Seto City, 489-0965 | 1 | 2026-11-28 | Health card |
| BBQ Jackpot | Las Vegas, NV | 3 | 2026-11-20 | Health card |
| BRRBQ (Day 2) | Middelkerke, 8430 | 2 | 2026-11-20 | Health card |
| King Ranch - Ranch Hand Breakfast BBQ Competition | Downtown Kingsville, TX | 1 | 2026-11-20 | Health card |
| Plant City Pig Jam | Plant City, FL | 9 | 2026-11-20 | Health card |
| Tulsa Tailgate Rib Cook-Off (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Tulsa, OK | 1 | 2026-11-14 | Health card |
| Certified Barbeque Judging Class & Table Captain Class - Argentina | Lomas de Zamora, BA | 1 | 2026-11-13 | Health card |
| Permian Basin Barbeque Cook-off by Daniel Energy Partners (COMPETITOR SERIES) PRIVATE EVENT | Houston, TX | 1 | 2026-11-10 | Health card |
| Frosty Butts BBQ Throwdown | New Market, VA | 1 | 2026-11-06 | Health card |
| Grills of Gratitude Honoring our Hometown Veterans and Heroes | Seffner, FL | 1 | 2026-11-06 | Health card |
| Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (One Meat Ribs) | Oak Grove, MO | 12 | 2026-10-31 | Health card |
| Roast-N-Boast | Columbus, MS | 11 | 2026-10-30 | Health card |
| Spooky Q 1792 (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Monticello, KY | 3 | 2026-10-30 | Health card |
| Certified Barbeque Judging Class - Monticello, KY | Monticello, KY | 1 | 2026-10-29 | Health card |
| Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT RIBS) | West Creek, NJ | 4 | 2026-10-24 | Health card |
| Foothills Smoke-Off Challenge | Lenoir, NC | 1 | 2026-10-23 | Health card |
| Rock Lane Presents Grills Gone Wild | Branson, MO | 2 | 2026-10-23 | Health card |
| The Butcher's Smoke & Flames Barbeque Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) | Cullman, AL | 1 | 2026-10-23 | Health card |
| VPD Back the Blue BBQ Competition | Vidalia, LA | 3 | 2026-10-23 | Health card |
| All American BBQ Cook-Off (Day 2) | Sunland Park, NM | 2 | 2026-10-17 | Health card |
| Fossalta is on Fire BBQ Competition (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Fossalta di Piave , 30020 | 4 | 2026-10-17 | Health card |
| All American Military/Veterans/First Responders BBQ Contest (COMPETITOR SERIES) | Sunland Park, NM | 1 | 2026-10-16 | Health card |
| Happy Basset 6th Annual BBQ Contest | Topeka, KS | 1 | 2026-10-16 | Health card |
| Hellhole Swamp Festival (COMPETITOR SERIES) | Jamestown, SC | 1 | 2026-10-16 | Health card |
| King of the Corn | Ottumwa, IA | 2 | 2026-10-16 | Health card |
| The MoCo Smoke Show | Silver Spring, MD | 1 | 2026-10-16 | Health card |
| WhistleStop BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) | Huntsville, AL | 3 | 2026-10-16 | Health card |
| Certified Barbeque Judging Class - Sunland Park, NM | Sunland Park, NM | 1 | 2026-10-15 | Health card |
| Royal Oak Invitational (COMPETITOR SERIES) (PRIVATE EVENT BY INVITATION) | Roswell, GA | 4 | 2026-10-15 | Health card |
| Stover Rock Island Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) | Stover, MO | 2 | 2026-10-10 | Health card |
| Certified Barbeque Judging Class - Lynchburg, TN | Lynchburg, TN | 4 | 2026-10-09 | Health card |
| Flavor & BBQ Festival | Park City, KS | 1 | 2026-10-09 | Health card |
| Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) | Lynchburg, TN | 6 | 2026-10-09 | Health card |
| MD State BBQ Bash | Bel Air, MD | 3 | 2026-10-09 | Health card |
| Scottsboro BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) | Scottsboro, AL | 6 | 2026-10-09 | Health card |
| Smoke on the Water | Topeka, KS | 7 | 2026-10-09 | Health card |
| The United Rentals Big Blue BBQ at Union Station | Kansas City, MO | 1 | 2026-10-09 | Health card |
| Big Creek BBQ Bash (BACKYARD ONLY) | Pleasant Hill, MO | 3 | 2026-10-02 | Health card |
| Gladfest Smokefest (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Gladstone, MO | 1 | 2026-10-02 | Health card |
| Keystone Classic Cookoff | Harrisburg, PA | 1 | 2026-10-02 | Health card |
| La Belle MO Show Me BBQ Showdown | La Belle, MO | 2 | 2026-10-02 | Health card |
| Myron Mixon - Jack's Old South Cooking Class | Undilla, GA | 67 | 2026-10-02 | Health card |
| Octoberfest (BACKYARD ONLY) | Argos, IN | 1 | 2026-10-02 | Health card |
| American Royal World Series of Barbecue-INVITATIONAL CONTEST | Kansas City, KS | 4 | 2026-09-30 | Health card |
| American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Kids Que | Kansas City, KS | 3 | 2026-09-30 | Health card |
| American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST | Kansas City, KS | 4 | 2026-09-30 | Health card |
| American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides | Kansas City, KS | 2 | 2026-09-30 | Health card |
| First State BBQ Bash (SUNDAY BACKYARD ONLY) | Milford, DE | 6 | 2026-09-27 | Health card |
| 6. I Love Smoky Exhibition and BBQ Competition (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Szerencs, 3900 | 2 | 2026-09-26 | Health card |
| Carnivore Carnival | Kansas City, MO | 1 | 2026-09-26 | Health card |
| Smoke Ring (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Spencerville, K0E 1X0 | 2 | 2026-09-26 | Health card |
| Smokin Barrel Fest 2026 | Nanson, WA | 2 | 2026-09-26 | Health card |
| Big BBQ Bash | Townsend, TN | 1 | 2026-09-25 | Health card |
| Certified Barbeque Judging Class - Redmond, WA | Redmond, WA | 1 | 2026-09-25 | Health card |
| Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival | Jonesboro, AR | 5 | 2026-09-25 | Health card |
| Hub City BBQ Fest (formerly TN River BBQ Fest) | Jackson, TN | 2 | 2026-09-25 | Health card |
| Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard | Murphysboro, IL | 5 | 2026-09-25 | Health card |
| Sandhills Smoke Show BBQ | North Platte, NE | 1 | 2026-09-25 | Health card |
| Shawnee Great Grillers | Shawnee, KS | 4 | 2026-09-25 | Health card |
| Smoke on the Sound | Redmond, WA | 1 | 2026-09-25 | Health card |
| Fo.G & Smoke 2026 | Spilamberto, Mo | 4 | 2026-09-19 | Health card |
| Green Mountain BBQ Championship- CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES | Randolph, VT | 19 | 2026-09-19 | Health card |
| Paxton Swine n Dine (BACKYARD ONLY) | Paxton, IL | 1 | 2026-09-19 | Health card |
| Rollin Smoke at Rustic Timbers BBQ Bash (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Egg Harbor, WI | 5 | 2026-09-19 | Health card |
| Smoke on the Waters - The Return! 2026 | Devon, EX37 9HZ | 1 | 2026-09-19 | Health card |
| Trekking for CDH (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Pierron, IL | 5 | 2026-09-19 | Health card |
| 12 Bridges Rib Cook-Off (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Lincoln, CA | 1 | 2026-09-18 | Health card |
| 22nd Annual Burnt Offerings BBQ Contest | Riverside, CA | 1 | 2026-09-18 | Health card |
| 38th Annual Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out | Kearney, MO | 1 | 2026-09-18 | Health card |
| Boost & BBQ | Odessa, MO | 1 | 2026-09-18 | Health card |
| Camino del Fuego 2026 (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) | San Rafael,Alajuela, CR | 2 | 2026-09-18 | Health card |
| Cherokee Strip BBQ & Chili Cookoff (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Ponca City, OK | 2 | 2026-09-18 | Health card |
| Mike Gannon BBQ Cookoff | Columbiana, AL | 1 | 2026-09-18 | Health card |
| NorUt KCBS BBQ Championship | Ogden, UT | 1 | 2026-09-18 | Health card |
| Pigmaster's BBQ Challenge | Rutherford College, NC | 6 | 2026-09-18 | Health card |
| Tri-City BBQ Fest | Denison, IA | 12 | 2026-09-18 | Health card |
| Alaska Grown BBQ Competition (One Meat CHICKEN) | Palmer, AK | 2 | 2026-09-17 | Health card |
| Kings BBQ Competition Class | Jacksonville, FL | 1 | 2026-09-12 | Health card |
| Vaartse Hoeve BBQ Contest (Day 2) | Dongen, 5106NC | 4 | 2026-09-12 | Health card |
| Woodland Ribs & Rods Rib Cook Off & Car Show (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Woodland, CA | 1 | 2026-09-12 | Health card |
Everything here is inferred from the public listings and results at kcbs.us — this app has no inside knowledge of anybody’s entry list, and a contest that has not published results is invisible to it. Treat all of it as a starting point for a conversation, not as a verdict.