The comeback
7.4 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 7.4 years, then back at American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides (Nov 5, 2025).
- last seen Jun 1, 2018
- back Nov 5, 2025
Dad Bod BBQ
Dad Bod BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2017 and 2025. Their best overall finish is 47th of 61 at the Kelley Wilson BBQ (2017). They finished #2212 in the 2017 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1482
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 2
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Jun 2, 2017
latest Nov 5, 2025 · 8.4 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 86%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 155.41 · weakest Pork (149.69)
Road miles
711
across 4 mapped stops · furthest 351 mi
Purse competed for
$68K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 1 state-championship entry
Master avg
614.22 / 720
2 Master contests · 0 GCs
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #2212 (60 pts) | #2178 (75 pts) | #2304 (60 pts) | #2260 (60 pts) | #2266 (60 pts) |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.8228 | 146.3084 | 154.57 | top 67% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.6800 | 149.1316 | 155.41 | top 82% |
| Pork | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 155.4056 | 143.9656 | 149.69 | top 93% |
| Brisket | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157.1316 | 152 | 154.57 | top 74% |
“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.
By field size and state
More numbers
Busiest season
2025
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
KS
2 of 4 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
2
a different one every time
Opponents faced
452
finished ahead 37 times, behind 423
Longest layoff
7.4 yrs
Jun 1, 2018 → Nov 5, 2025
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20252 milestones
- Career-best overall score620.5256 American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest
- Most recent contest American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest
20172 milestones
- First tracked contest Kelley Wilson BBQ
- Career-best single call (Chicken)162.8228 Kelley Wilson BBQ
Scores over time (% of a perfect score — tap a meat to add it)
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
How entries end (by meat)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 94% | 86.2% | 86.2% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 77% | 84.4% | 84.4% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 5, 2025 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 378 / 401 (620.5256) | 396 (146.3084) | 328 (161.6800) | 373 (155.4056) | 351 (157.1316) |
| Nov 5, 2025 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jun 1, 2018 | Smokin In Steele Owatonna, MN | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jun 2, 2017 | Kelley Wilson BBQ Kansas City, MO | 47 / 61 (607.9200) | 22 (162.8228) | 50 (149.1316) | 57 (143.9656) | 37 (152) |