Dadfest BBQ Cookoff(BACKYARD ONLY)
· Kansas City, MO · 📍 Vineyard Church
Reps: DAVE ROGERS, PEG ROGERS · Prize money: $2,000.00
Grand Champion: Rick's Racks (341.1200) · 12 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 Power I BBQ
Entries
12
2 judged meats
Top score
341.1200
Winning margin
0.5600
GC over RC
Field average
313.75
median 326.83
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
5.7488 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
317.6912
10th place overall
Field spread
179.9772
winner to last place
Prize money
$2,000.00
on the line
Double threats
4
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 88%
beats 12% of 708 Backyard Series wins in the data
Traveled in
25%
of the 12 teams with a home region came from outside MO
Storylines
🪒 A razor-thin finish
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.5600 points — closer than 88% of every championship in the data.
📸 Photo finishes
Pork Ribs places 8–9: Quesaders edged Rollin' Coal BBQ by 0.0116. Pork Ribs places 4–5: Power I BBQ edged Possum Belly Smokers by 0.0344.
Score curves (score by finishing position — steep cliffs mean a spread field, flat lines a knife fight)
Category showdown (top / average / median score per meat)
Score distribution
Where the field came from (home regions on file)
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ← this one | Kansas City, MO | Vineyard Church | 12 | 341.1200 | Rick's Racks | — |
| 2018-06-17 | 12300 NW Arrowhead Trafficway | — | — | — | — |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 173.7028 | 165.1200 | 156.5600 |
| Pork Ribs | 172.5716 | 166.8228 | 158.8456 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Backyard Series
Overall
12 entries · top 341.1200 · median 326.8344
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | RICK'S RACKS | |
| 2 | Power I BBQ | |
| 3 | KEEP CALM & SAUCE ON | |
| 4 | GO HAM BBQ | |
| 5 | Smoke Show BBQ | |
| 6 | Possum Belly Smokers | |
| 7 | Quesaders | |
| 8 | Smokin' Toad's BBQ | |
| 9 | Jonesing for BBQ | |
| 10 | So Good BBQ | |
| 11 | Beards, Brews and BBQ | |
| 12 | Rollin' Coal BBQ |
Chicken
11 entries · top 173.7028 · median 162.2628
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power I BBQ | |
| 2 | KEEP CALM & SAUCE ON | |
| 3 | RICK'S RACKS | |
| 4 | GO HAM BBQ | |
| 5 | Quesaders | |
| 6 | Smoke Show BBQ | |
| 7 | Possum Belly Smokers | |
| 8 | Jonesing for BBQ | |
| 9 | So Good BBQ | |
| 10 | Smokin' Toad's BBQ | |
| 11 | Beards, Brews and BBQ |
Pork Ribs
12 entries · top 172.5716 · median 166.0114
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | RICK'S RACKS | |
| 2 | GO HAM BBQ | |
| 3 | KEEP CALM & SAUCE ON | |
| 4 | Power I BBQ | |
| 5 | Possum Belly Smokers | |
| 6 | Smokin' Toad's BBQ | |
| 7 | Smoke Show BBQ | |
| 8 | Quesaders | |
| 9 | Rollin' Coal BBQ | |
| 10 | So Good BBQ | |
| 11 | Jonesing for BBQ | |
| 12 | Beards, Brews and BBQ |