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KCBS in Missouri MO
600 tracked contests over 13.7 years,
5,379 teams on the scoresheets — the 1st busiest of 94 regions on file.
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At a glance
Contests 600
461 scored · 13 upcoming
This season 32
contests in 2026 · 306 teams competing
Teams competed 5,379
distinct teams on record
Typical field 37
teams · biggest 606
Avg winning score 696.81
Master · of 720 · best 715.43
Avg category score 164.20
across 63,738 meat entries
Perfect 180s 543 🔥
8.5 per 1,000 entries
Grand champions 458
titles handed out here
State championships 159 🏅
on the calendar
Towns 88
252 venues · 344 recurring contests
Seasons on record 14
2013 – 2026
Published purses $1,139,431
across 173 contests that listed one
Cancelled 50
not counted as contests held
How Missouri stacks up (against all 94 regions on file)
The bar is Missouri's standing on that measure: a full bar is the region that leads it, an empty one is the region that trails it. Rate-based measures need a minimum body of results before a region is ranked at all, so a single hot weekend can't buy a place. The median is the middle region, not the average — one huge region would drag an average somewhere no region actually is.
Contests held
600
#1 of 94
▲ median 37
Teams competing
5,379
#1 of 88
▲ median 249.5
Contests this season
32
#1 of 75
▲ median 2.5
Field depth
37 teams
#8 of 61
▲ median 31 teams
Winning score
696.81
#15 of 52
▲ median 694.24
Judging severity (lowest average category score = toughest room)
164.20
#25 of 45
▲ median 163.95
Perfect-180 rate
8.5 /1k
#10 of 45
▲ median 5.7 /1k
Growth (last three completed seasons against the three before)
7%
#18 of 30
▼ median 9.5%
State championships
159
#2 of 51
▲ median 5
Record book — 2 held (3 in the KCBS record book)
Where this state or province stands in the all-time KCBS record book, against every other one on file.
Regions like this one
Matched on the shape of the scene — how many contests it runs, how deep the fields get, how the room scores and how often it hands out a 180 — not on the map. Counts are compared on a log scale, because 5 contests to 15 is a different scene while 300 to 310 is the same one.
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Season by season
Click a column heading to re-sort. Winning score is the Master overall (of 720); a season with no scored Master contest leaves it blank.
Contests per season (up to 2026)
When they cook (month of year)
Field depth over time (average teams per contest, and teams competing that season)
What it took to win (average Master winning score, and 180s scored)
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How the room scores (every judged meat, against the sport as a whole)
A lower average means a harder room. “vs sport” is this region's average minus the same meat's average everywhere KCBS is scored.
Meat Avg here vs sport Entries 180s 180s /1k
Chicken
165.39
+0.23
16,238
157
9.7
Pork Ribs
164.20
+0.58
16,726
114
6.8
Pork
164.81
+0.52
15,423
163
10.6
Brisket
162.33
+0.1
15,351
109
7.1
Top teams who cook here (by power rating)
The regulars (most contests cooked in Missouri)
Team Contests GCs Last
GETTIN' BASTED 154 23 Aug 14, 2026
SLAPS BBQ 139 22 Aug 14, 2026
SMOKE THIS BBQ MO 120 12 Aug 14, 2026
SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ 99 19 Mar 27, 2026
DIRT ROAD BBQ 94 11 Apr 23, 2021
Sons of a Brisket 92 4 Oct 31, 2025
ALL FORKED UP FOR Q 91 3 Nov 1, 2025
MAN MEAT BBQ 90 3 Aug 14, 2026
MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ 86 6 Sep 18, 2026
PARTS 'R' SMOKIN 84 1 Sep 18, 2026
BURNT FINGER BBQ 78 2 Sep 10, 2026
LOVE 2 Q 76 2 Aug 14, 2026
Highest scores in Missouri (Master · /720)
Score Team Where
715.4288 Glamping Grillers
Kickin' It Route 66 Barbecue Challenge (Day 1) Mar 28, 2025
713.1316 JANKY LEG BBQ
Smokin on the Osage (Day 2) Jul 20, 2024
713.1200 TRIPLE H BBQ
Cameron Elks BBQ Cook-Off (MASTERS and BACKYARD 1) Jul 10, 2026
712.5944 VALLEY OAKS STEAK COMPANY
Smoking in the Golden Valley Sep 23, 2016
712.5600 JANKY LEG BBQ
Smokin in the Electric City (Day 2) Jul 15, 2023
712.0116 TRIPLE H BBQ
Smokin on the Osage (Day 2) Jul 20, 2024
711.9888 BREWS BEFORE Q'S
Rock Lane Presents Grills Gone Wild Oct 3, 2025
711.9888 JANKY LEG BBQ
Kickin' It Route 66 Barbecue Challenge (Day 1) Mar 28, 2025
711.9772 TRIPLE H BBQ
Smokin on the Osage BBQ Contest and Car Show (Day 1) Jul 18, 2025
711.9772 TRIPLE H BBQ
BBQ & Fly-In on the River Aug 14, 2026
Contests that come back (recurring)
Contest Editions Biggest Last held
Cameron Elks BBQ Cook-Off (MASTERS and BACKYARD 1) 15 42 Jul 10, 2026
Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 2) 12 56 Oct 31, 2026
Anchor City Cook-Off 10 34 Sep 8, 2023
Smokin on the Osage (Day 2) 8 37 Jul 20, 2024
Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out 8 53 Sep 17, 2021
Laurie Hillbilly BBQ 8 51 Aug 6, 2021
Certified BBQ Judging Class 8 — May 3, 2017
Kickin' It Route 66 Barbecue Challenge (ONE MEAT RIBS) 7 27 Mar 27, 2027
Smokin' in the Creek BBQ Contest 7 44 Apr 24, 2026
American Royal World Series of Barbecue Rub Contest (COMPETITOR'S SERIES) 7 — Apr 12, 2026
American Royal World Series of Barbecue Sauce Contest (COMPETITOR'S SERIES) 7 — Apr 9, 2026
Smokin' Trackside BBQ Bash 7 30 Aug 4, 2023
Where it happens (towns in Missouri)
Town Contests Seasons Avg field Last
Kansas City 118 16 67 Feb 4, 2028
Cameron 31 10 25 Jul 10, 2026
Lee's Summit 28 11 56 Sep 10, 2026
Osceola 21 9 27 Jul 17, 2027
Columbia 16 10 25 Sep 5, 2025
St. Robert 15 6 26 Mar 27, 2027
Excelsior Springs 15 14 58 Aug 14, 2026
Oak Grove 14 6 40 Oct 31, 2026
Springfield 14 11 43 Jun 9, 2023
Smithville 14 7 45 Apr 12, 2019
Kearney 13 13 34 Sep 18, 2026
Kennett 13 13 28 May 8, 2026
Reps who work Missouri
Rep Contests Last
Bunny Tuttle 51 Oct 2, 2026
Rich Tuttle 48 Oct 2, 2026
Dave Rogers 43 Jul 16, 2027
Peg Rogers 38 Jul 16, 2027
Charlie Brinza 35 Jun 25, 2027
Rosemary Morrow 35 Oct 13, 2023
Ed Young 35 Mar 25, 2023
Donna Young 33 Mar 25, 2023
Jeanne Titus 31 Jun 25, 2027
Forrest Bruce 27 Oct 31, 2026
State championships 🏅
Contest Teams Grand champion
Smokin on the Osage BBQ Contest (Day 2) Jul 17, 2027
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Smokin on the Osage BBQ Contest (Day 1) Jul 16, 2027
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Knox County Ring of Smoke Jun 25, 2027
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Kickin' It Route 66 Barbecue Challenge (ONE MEAT RIBS) Mar 27, 2027
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Kickin' It Route 66 Barbecue Challenge Mar 26, 2027
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Kansas City KCBS Contest Mar 5, 2027
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Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 2) Oct 31, 2026
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Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 1) Oct 30, 2026
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Rock Lane Presents Grills Gone Wild Oct 23, 2026
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The United Rentals Big Blue BBQ at Union Station Oct 9, 2026
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Coming up in Missouri
Date Contest Town
Oct 9, 2026
The United Rentals Big Blue BBQ at Union Station 🏅
Kansas City
Oct 10, 2026
Stover Rock Island Festival (BACKYARD ONLY)
Stover
Oct 23, 2026
Rock Lane Presents Grills Gone Wild 🏅
Branson
Oct 30, 2026
Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 1) 🏅
Oak Grove
Oct 31, 2026
Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 2) 🏅
Oak Grove
Feb 19, 2027
KCBS Annual Awards Banquet
Kansas City
Mar 5, 2027
Kansas City KCBS Contest 🏅
Kansas City
Mar 26, 2027
Kickin' It Route 66 Barbecue Challenge 🏅
St. Robert
Mar 27, 2027
Kickin' It Route 66 Barbecue Challenge (ONE MEAT RIBS) 🏅
St. Robert
Jun 25, 2027
Knox County Ring of Smoke 🏅
Edina
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Where else these teams cook
Of the 4,677 teams with a recorded finish in Missouri, this is where else they turn up — the honest picture of which scenes share a travelling field. Follow one to open it up.
On the map (every mapped contest in Missouri — tap a pin)
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