Brandon Bressner

A KCBS contest rep working 2 states/provinces, most often around La Belle, MO. By events worked they sit #143 of the 152 reps in the data. First on the record in 2026, latest contest Oct 2, 2026.

At a glance (their career as a contest rep, in numbers)

Contests run

every contest on their record

Among all reps

#143

of 152 reps by events worked · #113 by states covered

On the trail

2026–2026

1 season in the data

This season

contests dated 2026 · 2 a season career-long

States / provinces

2 towns · MO most of all

State championships

contests carrying a state title

Teams officiated

16 entries total · 31 meat boxes

Avg field

1616

teams per contest · median 16

Biggest event

Up in Smoke on the Square (BACKYARD ONLY)

GCs crowned

1 different team

First-ever titles

teams whose first GC anywhere came at one of theirs

Upsets seen

longest shot 33-in-100 — Up in Smoke on the Square (BACKYARD ONLY)

Perfect 180s seen

1 🔥

out of 31 meat entries

Highest score seen

349.6916

top overall · Up in Smoke on the Square (BACKYARD ONLY)

Avg winning score

349.69

1 Backyard contest · 347.94 across all contests

Road between contests

135 mi

~135 miles a season · 135 mi corner to corner

Busiest month

August

1 of their 2 contests

Co-reps worked with

most often Patrick Diller (1)

Prize money

$55K

across their events · biggest purse $50,000

Results on file

50%

1 of their contests have scores in the data

Storylines (1 found in this rep's record)

Read out of the contests they have run — reps don’t judge, so nothing here is a comment on anyone’s scores.

The longest shot

33-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings

The ratings favoured the top seed the other 67 times in 100

At Up in Smoke on the Square (BACKYARD ONLY), SMOKIN E'S BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, LEE LA Q, and took the Grand Championship anyway.

1 upset at their contests
Aug 28, 2026

The story so far (5 numbers that describe this rep)

Busiest season 2026 2 events · 16 team entries

Works mostly in MO 1 of 2 contests · 2 states/provinces in all

Towns worked 2 most often La Belle, MO (1)

Corner to corner 135 mi Lincoln to La Belle — the two ends of their map

Meat entries turned in 31 boxes on the boards across every contest they have run

Milestones (the firsts and the round numbers of a rep's career)

2026
Aug 28 First contest repped Up in Smoke on the Square (BACKYARD ONLY)
Aug 28 First Grand Champion crowned Up in Smoke on the Square (BACKYARD ONLY)
Aug 28 First perfect 180 at their tables Up in Smoke on the Square (BACKYARD ONLY)
Aug 28 SMOKIN E'S BBQ won their first-ever Grand Championship Up in Smoke on the Square (BACKYARD ONLY)
Aug 28 Biggest upset seen (33-in-100 shot) Up in Smoke on the Square (BACKYARD ONLY)
Aug 28 Highest overall score seen (349.6916) Up in Smoke on the Square (BACKYARD ONLY)
Oct 2 First contest outside IL La Belle MO Show Me BBQ Showdown
Oct 2 First state championship La Belle MO Show Me BBQ Showdown
Oct 2 Most recent contest La Belle MO Show Me BBQ Showdown

Their year (contests by month)

Where they work

How the meats scored (board average vs the winning call)

Career map (gold = state championship · bigger pin = more visits — tap one)

Champions crowned (titles at their contests)

Team	Titles	Latest
SMOKIN E'S BBQ	1	2026-08-28

First-ever Grand Championships (a team's first title anywhere, won here)

Team	Contest	Date
SMOKIN E'S BBQ	Up in Smoke on the Square (BACKYARD ONLY)	Aug 28, 2026

Where they work (contests by state/province)

State / province	Contests	Share
MO reps here	1	50%
IL reps here	1	50%

Towns on their map

Town	Contests	Latest
La Belle, MO	1	2026-10-02
Lincoln, IL	1	2026-08-28

Upsets at their contests (champion rated below the field's top seed)

Contest	Champion	Top seed	Odds
Up in Smoke on the Square (BACKYARD ONLY)	SMOKIN E'S BBQ 1624	LEE LA Q 1744	33-in-100

The boards at their contests (every meat entry they have run)

Meat	Entries	Board avg	Winning avg	180s
Chicken	15	169.31	180	1
Pork Ribs	16	167.84	176.01	—

Frequent co-reps

Rep	Events together	Share
Patrick Diller	1	50%
David Burstein	1	50%

Teams that cook under them most

Team	Contests	Wins	Since
SMOKIN E'S BBQ	1	1	2026
309 BBQ	1	—	2026
Big Foot BBQ	1	—	2026
E SQUARED BBQ	1	—	2026
LEE LA Q	1	—	2026
River City Smoque	1	—	2026
Sermerstout BBQ	1	—	2026
Smoked By The Brooks	1	—	2026
Sugba Smokehouse	1	—	2026
T Daddys BBQ	1	—	2026
Two Pigs And A Smoker	1	—	2026
Go Blue BBQ	1	—	2026

Every event (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Where	Teams	Top score	Prize $	Grand Champion
Oct 2, 2026	La Belle MO Show Me BBQ Showdown state champ.	La Belle, MO	—	—	$50,000	—
Aug 28, 2026	Up in Smoke on the Square (BACKYARD ONLY)	Lincoln, IL	16	349.6916	$5,000	Smokin E's BBQ