This Weekend

The weekend’s contests, the results just in, and the calendar ahead

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Coming Up W4

Weekend edition Friday, October 30 – Sunday, November 1, 2026 Price: One Coffee

4 sanctioned contests this weekend, Oct 30 – Nov 1, 2026, and somewhere around 107 teams towing out to cook. The paper comes out monthly; this is the part of the season that moves every seven days.

On This Weekend

The big one this weekend

Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 1)

Oak Grove, MO

DateOct 30–31, 2026
Usual field43
Purse$3,500
RepDAVE ROGERS, PEG ROGERS, FORREST BRUCE

Defending: Slaps BBQ 703.95 in 2025

State championship

Roast N Boast

Columbus, MS

DateOct 30–31, 2026
Usual field21
Purse$5,500
RepROBERT VANDERIPE, LYGIA (LEX) VANEGAS

Defending: SMOKEBUSTERS 699.93 in 2024

State championship

Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 2)

Oak Grove, MO

DateOct 31 – Nov 1, 2026
Usual field43
Purse$3,500
RepDAVE ROGERS, PEG ROGERS, FORREST BRUCE

Defending: Slaps BBQ 703.95 in 2025

State championship

Smokin in the Valley 3

Herne Hill, Western Australia, Australia

DateOct 31 – Nov 1, 2026
RepROB STEVENS, PAUL WOODHAMS

Results Just In

The last seven days, scraped nightly from the official results — a contest that gave out trophies on Saturday afternoon usually lands here overnight. Anything older is in the recap.

Date	Contest	Where	Grand Champion	Score	Field
Oct 24, 2026	Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) state champ. Oct 24 · West Creek, NJ · 34 teams	West Creek, NJ	B's Que RC: Janky Leg BBQ	709.6800	34
Oct 24, 2026	Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT RIBS) Oct 24 · West Creek, NJ · 12 teams	West Creek, NJ	Grandpa Val's BBQ	177.7144	12
Oct 23, 2026	Foothills Smoke-Off Challenge state champ. Oct 23 · Lenoir, NC · 31 teams	Lenoir, NC	Hold Your Horses BBQ RC: HalaQyah BBQ	705.1200	31
Oct 23, 2026	Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) state champ. Oct 23 · West Creek, NJ · 32 teams	West Creek, NJ	B's Que RC: Boggs Hog BBQ	695.9428	32
Oct 23, 2026	Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Oct 23 · West Creek, NJ · 14 teams	West Creek, NJ	Fire & Shine BBQ	180	14
Oct 23, 2026	Rock Lane Presents Grills Gone Wild state champ. Oct 23 · Branson, MO · 28 teams	Branson, MO	RAZORRACKS RC: Squealin N Dealin BBQ	703.9544	28
Oct 23, 2026	The Butcher's Smoke & Flames Barbeque Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) Oct 23 · Cullman, AL · 24 teams	Cullman, AL	Smokey Bees BBQ - MS	354.2744	24
Oct 23, 2026	VPD Back the Blue BBQ Competition state champ. Oct 23 · Vidalia, LA · 29 teams	Vidalia, LA	Kermit's Ex RC: Rooters-N-Tooters BBQ	700.5144	29

Coming Up

The next three weeks.

Date	Contest	Where	Usual field	Purse	Defending
Nov 6, 2026	Frosty Butts BBQ Throwdown state champ. Nov 6 · New Market, VA	New Market, VA	—	—	—
Nov 6, 2026	Scottsboro BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Nov 6 · Scottsboro, AL	Scottsboro, AL	33	$7,100	PUDDLEDUCK BBQ
Nov 10, 2026	Permian Basin Barbeque Cook-off by Daniel Energy Partners (COMPETITOR SERIES) PRIVATE EVENT Nov 10 · Houston, TX	Houston, TX	—	—	—
Nov 13, 2026	Myron Mixon - Jack's Old South - Cooking Class class Nov 13 · Unadilla, GA	Unadilla, GA	—	—	—
Nov 13, 2026	RIVAS BBQ MOUNTAIN CHALLENGE Nov 13 · Perez Zeledon, SJ	Perez Zeledon, Costa Rica	—	—	—
Nov 14, 2026	Tulsa Tailgate Rib Cook-Off (ONE MEAT RIBS) Nov 14 · Tulsa, OK	Tulsa, OK	—	$850	—
Nov 20, 2026	BBQ Jackpot state champ. Nov 20 · Las Vegas, NV	Las Vegas, NV	82	$16,400	Big Johns BBQ Company
Nov 20, 2026	BRRBQ (Day 1) Nov 20 · Middelkerke, 8430	Middelkerke, Belgium	—	—	—
Nov 20, 2026	BRRBQ (Day 2) Nov 20 · Middelkerke, 8430	Middelkerke, Belgium	—	—	—
Nov 20, 2026	King Ranch - Ranch Hand Breakfast BBQ Competition Nov 20 · Downtown Kingsville, TX	Downtown Kingsville, TX	—	$35,000	—
Nov 20, 2026	Plant City Pig Jam state champ. Nov 20 · Plant City, FL	Plant City, FL	35	—	TILLMAN'S BBQ

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Contests appear here as soon as they are listed at kcbs.us, and results appear once they are published there — this app scrapes, it does not receive. For the month in full, see The Smoke Ring or the recap.