The comeback
7.7 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 7.7 years, then back at Sip & Swine BBQ Festival (Mar 7, 2025).
- last seen Jul 8, 2017
- back Mar 7, 2025
Lakeside BBQ
Lakeside BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 3 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2025. Their best overall finish is 22nd of 45 at the Sip & Swine BBQ Festival (2025). They finished #362 in the 2025 Backyard Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1484
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 3
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
Apr 19, 2013
latest Mar 7, 2025 · 11.9 years on the trail
Avg finish
top 73%
overall standings
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 160.19 · weakest Brisket (153.41)
Road miles
679
across 3 mapped stops · furthest 592 mi
Schedule strength
54%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1569)
Purse competed for
$12K
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
Master avg
619.66 / 720
2 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
318.27 / 360
1 Backyard contest · 0 GCs
These overall scores sit on different scales (Master out of 720, Backyard out of 360), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 ↗ | Backyard | #362 (68 pts) | #336 (93 pts) | #418 (53 pts) | — | — |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.8800 | 149.1428 | 160.19 | top 64% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158.8000 | 151.3944 | 155.02 | top 70% |
| Pork | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.0972 | 149.7140 | 155.41 | top 74% |
| Brisket | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158.2400 | 148.5712 | 153.41 | top 79% |
“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
Contests a season
1
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
MO
2 of 3 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
3
a different one every time
Opponents faced
164
finished ahead 46 times, behind 121
Longest layoff
7.7 yrs
Jul 8, 2017 → Mar 7, 2025
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20252 milestones
- Career-best single call (Chicken)166.8800 Sip & Swine BBQ Festival
- Most recent contest Sip & Swine BBQ Festival
20171 milestone
- Career-best overall score637.0288 Red White Blue and Que Presented by Lucas Oil Speedway
20132 milestones
- First tracked contest Rock'n Ribs BBQ Festival
- Peak power rating (1491) Rock'n Ribs BBQ Festival
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 7, 2025 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 🏅 Lawrenceville, GA | 22 / 45 (318.2744) | 17 (166.8800) | 25 (151.3944) | 18 (161.0972) | — |
| Jul 8, 2017 | Red White Blue and Que Presented by Lucas Oil Speedway Wheatland, MO | 28 / 31 (637.0288) | 24 (164.5604) | 28 (158.8000) | 29 (155.4284) | 26 (158.2400) |
| Apr 19, 2013 | Rock'n Ribs BBQ Festival Springfield, MO | 54 / 68 (602.2850) | 53 (149.1428) | 43 (154.8570) | 60 (149.7140) | 50 (148.5712) |