All Jacked Up, Grand Champion Overall of the 2026 World's Championship Bar-B-Que Contest. (THOMAS HOPKINS, Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo) HOUSTON – The smoke has cleared, the pits have cooled, and ...

HOUSTON — A select few have taken home the prestigious titles of World’s Championship Bar-B-Que Contest champions. Saturday ends with some of the last big events before the Houston Livestock Show and ...

The Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo begins only after the smoke has cleared, because it starts with fire — hundreds of fires. The 2026 World’s Championship Bar-B-Que Contest, the smoky kickoff to ...

For four glorious days, the annual Memphis in May World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest is like the Super Bowl, Mardi Gras and the Fourth of July all rolled into one – a smoke-infused ...

Jacqueline and Brett closed the doors. Jacqueline grieved. She left a friend's party when people asked how she was doing. She ...