High-water mark
668.5260
career-best overall
92.9% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 668.5260 at Cedar Fest BBQ Cookoff — 92.9% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Mar 31, 2023
Minyard Sons
Minyard Sons is a competition barbecue team with 2 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2018 and 2023. Their best overall finish is 23rd of 57 at the Cedar Fest BBQ Cookoff (2023).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1498
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 2
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
Apr 6, 2018
latest Mar 31, 2023 · 5 years on the trail
Avg finish
top 57%
overall standings
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 171.45 · weakest Pork (145.41)
Road miles
0
across 2 mapped stops
Purse competed for
$15K
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
Master avg
646.52 / 720
2 Master contests · 0 GCs
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168.5600 | 158.2744 | 163.42 | top 48% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.8344 | 161.6684 | 166.25 | top 49% |
| Pork | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 154.2744 | 136.5372 | 145.41 | top 91% |
| Brisket | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 174.8572 | 168.0344 | 171.45 | top 16% |
“Calls” = top-10 category finishes (getting called to the stage). Scores here are the final weighted totals KCBS publishes; per-criterion appearance/taste/tenderness marks aren’t in the public results feed.
More numbers
Opponents faced
116
finished ahead 52 times, behind 72
Longest layoff
5 yrs
Apr 6, 2018 → Mar 31, 2023
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20235 milestones
- First call Cedar Fest BBQ Cookoff
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score668.5260 Cedar Fest BBQ Cookoff
- Career-best overall score668.5260 Cedar Fest BBQ Cookoff
- Career-best single call (Brisket)174.8572 Cedar Fest BBQ Cookoff
- Most recent contest Cedar Fest BBQ Cookoff
20181 milestone
- First tracked contest Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2023 | Cedar Fest BBQ Cookoff 🏅 Cedar Park, TX | 23 / 57 (668.5260) | 20 (168.5600) | 21 (170.8344) | 48 (154.2744) | 6 (174.8572) |
| Apr 6, 2018 | Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off Cedar Park, TX | 51 / 69 (624.5144) | 42 (158.2744) | 42 (161.6684) | 68 (136.5372) | 15 (168.0344) |