Maillard Reaction
Maillard Reaction is a competition barbecue team with 1 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contest on record in 2026. Their best overall finish is 24th of 29 at the Lodi BeerFest & State BBQ Championship (2026). They finished #1321 in the 2026 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1492
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 1
Contests
1
in the data
First seen
Apr 24, 2026
their only contest in the data
Avg finish
top 83%
overall standings
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 171.42 · weakest Pork Ribs (154.77)
Purse competed for
$6,000
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
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Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #1321 (59 pts) | #986 (114 pts) | #1464 (54 pts) | #1047 (84 pts) | #1324 (59 pts) |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 171.4172 | 171.4172 | 171.42 | top 45% |
| Pork Ribs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 154.7656 | 154.7656 | 154.77 | top 97% |
| Pork | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.2400 | 166.2400 | 166.24 | top 66% |
| Brisket | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159.3712 | 159.3712 | 159.37 | top 83% |
“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.
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 24, 2026 | Lodi BeerFest & State BBQ Championship 🏅 Lodi, CA | 24 / 29 (651.7940) | 13 (171.4172) | 28 (154.7656) | 19 (166.2400) | 24 (159.3712) |