KCBS WI 2026 Schedule
Contest Schedule
Thursday, May 21, 2026
- Team load-in and check-in begins @ 6:30pm
- Meat inspection @ 6:30-8:00pm (only for Friday turn-ins)
Friday, May 22, 2026
- Team load-in & check-in continues @ 8:00am
- Meat inspection begins @ 8:00am (for Saturday turn-ins)
- Team load-in & check-in closes @ 3:00pm
- Meat inspection ends @ 3:00pm
- Cook's Meeting Mandatory @ 3:00pm (Entertainment Pavilion)
- Judge check-in begins @ 4:00pm (East/West Building)
- Judge's meeting @ 5:00pm (East/West Building)
- World Chicken Finals turn-in @ 6:00pm
- World Rib Finals turn-in @ 7:00pm
- Awards @ 8:00pm (Entertainment Pavilion)
Saturday, May 23, 2026
- Meat inspection begins @ 8:00am (for Sunday turn-ins)
- Judge check-in begins @ 9:00am
- Youth Que Cook's check-in & meeting @ 9:00am (Education Building)
- Meat inspection ends @ 10:00am
- Judge's meeting begins @ 10:30am
- Wells Cup turn-in times
-- Chicken @ 12:00pm
-- Ribs @ 12:30pm
-- Pork @ 1:00pm
-- Brisket @ 1:30pm
- Dessert turn-in @ 2:00pm
- Cocktails turn-in @ 2:30pm
- Youth Que for all ages turn-in @ 3:30pm
- Cook's meeting for MS & BY Invitational Teams Mandatory @ 5:00pm (Entertainment Pavilion)
- Awards @ 5:00pm (Entertainment Pavilion)
Sunday, May 24, 2026
- Judge check-in begins @ 9:00am (East/West Building)
- Judge's meeting begins @ 10:30am (East/West Building)
- Master Series Invitational turn-in times
-- Chicken @ 12:00pm
-- Ribs @ 12:30pm
-- Pork @ 1:00pm
-- Brisket @ 1:30pm
- Backyard Series Invitational turn-in times
-- Chicken @ 12:00pm
-- Ribs @ 12:30pm
- Awards @ 4:00pm (Entertainment Pavilion)
* all times listed in Central Daylight Time.
Teams & selected judges will receive their packets with more details in May.
