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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.

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.

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.

SeasonContestsTeamsAvg fieldBiggest Avg winBest180sState titles
2026 32 306 29 83 706.77 713.12 31 14 events →
2025 34 383 26 62 707.28 715.43 65 16 events →
2024 31 350 28 65 705.37 713.13 64 14 events →
2023 41 430 28 57 700.14 712.56 58 19 events →
2022 45 344 26 54 700.73 708.54 45 21 events →
2021 32 396 29 55 699.97 709.67 35 25 events →
2020 22 322 37 109 701.65 708.54 21 15 events →
2019 31 607 31 68 698.52 709.12 33 26 events →
2018 45 782 34 66 695.88 710.89 20 — events →
2017 44 863 38 76 697.29 710.30 38 — events →
2016 49 891 36 76 695.35 712.59 28 — events →
2015 59 1,418 52 606 694.76 707.99 58 — events →
2014 53 1,280 52 552 693.21 709.70 31 2 events →
2013 52 1,352 58 535 687.60 704.57 15 1 events →

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)

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.

MeatAvg herevs sportEntries180s180s /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)

Power rankTeamRating
#1SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ1988
#2CLARK CREW BBQ1967
#3JANKY LEG BBQ1950
#4SLAPS BBQ1948
#5GREY STREET BBQ1943
#6DIRT ROAD BBQ1942
#7BIG POPPA SMOKERS1935
#8GETTIN' BASTED1929
#9ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN1926
#10BOOMERANG BBQ1922
#11ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE1921
#13THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ1902
#14HIGH i QUE1892
#15TRIPLE H BBQ1891
#16SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS1889

The regulars (most contests cooked in Missouri)

TeamContestsGCsLast
GETTIN' BASTED15423Aug 14, 2026
SLAPS BBQ13922Aug 14, 2026
SMOKE THIS BBQ MO12012Aug 14, 2026
SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ9919Mar 27, 2026
DIRT ROAD BBQ9411Apr 23, 2021
Sons of a Brisket924Oct 31, 2025
ALL FORKED UP FOR Q913Nov 1, 2025
MAN MEAT BBQ903Aug 14, 2026
MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ866Sep 18, 2026
PARTS 'R' SMOKIN841Sep 18, 2026
BURNT FINGER BBQ782Sep 10, 2026
LOVE 2 Q762Aug 14, 2026

Highest scores in Missouri (Master · /720)

ScoreTeamWhere
715.4288Glamping Grillers Kickin' It Route 66 Barbecue Challenge (Day 1) Mar 28, 2025
713.1316JANKY LEG BBQ Smokin on the Osage (Day 2) Jul 20, 2024
713.1200TRIPLE H BBQ Cameron Elks BBQ Cook-Off (MASTERS and BACKYARD 1) Jul 10, 2026
712.5944VALLEY OAKS STEAK COMPANY Smoking in the Golden Valley Sep 23, 2016
712.5600JANKY LEG BBQ Smokin in the Electric City (Day 2) Jul 15, 2023
712.0116TRIPLE H BBQ Smokin on the Osage (Day 2) Jul 20, 2024
711.9888BREWS BEFORE Q'S Rock Lane Presents Grills Gone Wild Oct 3, 2025
711.9888JANKY LEG BBQ Kickin' It Route 66 Barbecue Challenge (Day 1) Mar 28, 2025
711.9772TRIPLE H BBQ Smokin on the Osage BBQ Contest and Car Show (Day 1) Jul 18, 2025
711.9772TRIPLE H BBQ BBQ & Fly-In on the River Aug 14, 2026

Most GCs in Missouri

TeamGCs
GETTIN' BASTED23
SLAPS BBQ22
SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ19
SMOKE THIS BBQ MO12
DIRT ROAD BBQ11
JANKY LEG BBQ10
THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE9
R BUTTS R SMOKIN8
Heavy Smoke BBQ8
OUTLAW HAWGS BBQ7

Contests that come back (recurring)

ContestEditionsBiggestLast held
Cameron Elks BBQ Cook-Off (MASTERS and BACKYARD 1)1542Jul 10, 2026
Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 2)1256Oct 31, 2026
Anchor City Cook-Off1034Sep 8, 2023
Smokin on the Osage (Day 2)837Jul 20, 2024
Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out853Sep 17, 2021
Laurie Hillbilly BBQ851Aug 6, 2021
Certified BBQ Judging Class8—May 3, 2017
Kickin' It Route 66 Barbecue Challenge (ONE MEAT RIBS)727Mar 27, 2027
Smokin' in the Creek BBQ Contest744Apr 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 Bash730Aug 4, 2023

Where it happens (towns in Missouri)

TownContestsSeasonsAvg fieldLast
Kansas City1181667Feb 4, 2028
Cameron311025Jul 10, 2026
Lee's Summit281156Sep 10, 2026
Osceola21927Jul 17, 2027
Columbia161025Sep 5, 2025
St. Robert15626Mar 27, 2027
Excelsior Springs151458Aug 14, 2026
Oak Grove14640Oct 31, 2026
Springfield141143Jun 9, 2023
Smithville14745Apr 12, 2019
Kearney131334Sep 18, 2026
Kennett131328May 8, 2026

Reps who work Missouri

RepContestsLast
Bunny Tuttle51Oct 2, 2026
Rich Tuttle48Oct 2, 2026
Dave Rogers43Jul 16, 2027
Peg Rogers38Jul 16, 2027
Charlie Brinza35Jun 25, 2027
Rosemary Morrow35Oct 13, 2023
Ed Young35Mar 25, 2023
Donna Young33Mar 25, 2023
Jeanne Titus31Jun 25, 2027
Forrest Bruce27Oct 31, 2026

State championships 🏅

ContestTeamsGrand champion
Smokin on the Osage BBQ Contest (Day 2) Jul 17, 2027 — —
Smokin on the Osage BBQ Contest (Day 1) Jul 16, 2027 — —
Knox County Ring of Smoke Jun 25, 2027 — —
Kickin' It Route 66 Barbecue Challenge (ONE MEAT RIBS) Mar 27, 2027 — —
Kickin' It Route 66 Barbecue Challenge Mar 26, 2027 — —
Kansas City KCBS Contest Mar 5, 2027 — —
Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 2) Oct 31, 2026 — —
Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 1) Oct 30, 2026 — —
Rock Lane Presents Grills Gone Wild Oct 23, 2026 — —
The United Rentals Big Blue BBQ at Union Station Oct 9, 2026 — —

Coming up in Missouri

DateContestTown
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

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.

RegionShared teamsShare of the field hereContests they cooked there
Kansas KS 1,369 29% 383 compare →
Tennessee TN 538 12% 199 compare →
Illinois IL 457 10% 182 compare →
Oklahoma OK 446 10% 163 compare →
Arkansas AR 402 9% 93 compare →
Iowa IA 363 8% 140 compare →
Nebraska NE 272 6% 65 compare →
Alabama AL 250 5% 172 compare →

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