MadChad's BBQ KS
Rating
1559
peak 1575 · rated over 31 contests
Contests
34
in the data
First seen
2021-06-19
latest 2026-07-10
Best ToY finish
#313
Master 2024
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
4
9 podiums
Overall top-10s
7
of 34 contests
Avg finish
top 46%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
680.35 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 676.80 (+3.54)
Walk rate
62%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±9.14
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 170.86 · weakest Brisket (167.15)
Road miles
5286
mi across 33 mapped stops · furthest 410 mi
Schedule strength
74%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1570)
Purse competed for
$591K
listed at 34 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 30 state-championship entries
Master avg
676.80 / 720
30 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
323.34 / 360
2 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
Master and Backyard overall scores sit on different scales (Master is out of 720, Backyard out of 360), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
Low Eye Que has finished one call ahead of MadChad's BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
Can Country Outlaw BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
Mr. Dudes BBQ has come out ahead in 17 of their 21 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of Sheyenne BBQ in 9 of their 12 shared contests.
🏕️ Happy hunting ground
American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest is their spot: an average finish in the top 17% across 2 visits.
😤 Pork nemesis
Even in their strongest meat, RUM N' SMOKE BBQ has out-cooked them in 15 of 21 shared pork entries.
🐣 Announced themselves early
Finished 5 of 14 at their very first tracked contest, Camp High Hopes Rib Fest(BACKYARD ONLY) ().
Teams like this (closest power rating, KS first)
Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RUM N' SMOKE BBQ | 21 | 6 | 15 | 29% | ⚔ compare |
| WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ | 21 | 5 | 16 | 24% | ⚔ compare |
| Mr. Dudes BBQ | 21 | 4 | 17 | 19% | ⚔ compare |
| Bohica BBQ | 19 | 6 | 13 | 32% | ⚔ compare |
| SPITFIRE | 19 | 5 | 14 | 26% | ⚔ compare |
| SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | 18 | 4 | 14 | 22% | ⚔ compare |
| SIN CIRCLE BBQ | 17 | 4 | 13 | 24% | ⚔ compare |
| HOT DADDY'S BBQ | 17 | 2 | 15 | 12% | ⚔ compare |
| TEAM CRAWFORD | 16 | 6 | 10 | 38% | ⚔ compare |
| WHEN PIGS DIE | 16 | 5 | 11 | 31% | ⚔ compare |
| T-Rex BBQ | 15 | 8 | 7 | 53% | ⚔ compare |
| IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | 15 | 4 | 11 | 27% | ⚔ compare |
| MACHETE BOYS BBQ | 15 | 4 | 11 | 27% | ⚔ compare |
| RUB MY RACK | 15 | 3 | 12 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| OWENS BBQ | 14 | 4 | 10 | 29% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 32 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 177.7144 | 157.0740 | 170.57 | top 41% |
| Pork Ribs | 32 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 176.5600 | 153.1200 | 167.26 | top 51% |
| Pork | 30 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 178.8572 | 158.2400 | 170.86 | top 40% |
| Brisket | 30 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 179.4400 | 154.7656 | 167.15 | top 51% |
“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 state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| KS | 9 | 0 | top 39% |
| SD | 8 | 0 | top 57% |
| MN | 7 | 0 | top 43% |
| IA | 6 | 0 | top 45% |
| NE | 2 | 0 | top 47% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 36% |
| Medium (20–39) | 15 | 0 | top 48% |
| Large (40+) | 16 | 0 | top 45% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke in the Spring (OPEN FORMAT) | 5 | 39 | 0 | top 52% | 2026-04-10 |
| Original SD BBQ Championships | 4 | 19 | 0 | top 52% | 2026-06-05 |
| KTD Smokin Gobbler Cook-off | 3 | 3 | 0 | top 29% | 2024-07-12 |
| KTD Smokn' Gobbler | 2 | 8 | 0 | top 47% | 2026-07-10 |
| American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 2 | 47 | 0 | top 17% | 2025-11-05 |
| Tri-City BBQ Fest | 2 | 9 | 0 | top 42% | 2025-09-19 |
| Minnesota in May | 2 | 33 | 0 | top 59% | 2025-05-09 |
| American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 2 | 58 | 0 | top 31% | 2023-09-27 |
| Ribs, Rods & Rock N Roll | 2 | 16 | 0 | top 61% | 2023-09-08 |
| GOBS Que (DAY 2) | 2 | 7 | 0 | top 47% | 2021-08-14 |
| Camp High Hopes Rib Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2 | 5 | 0 | top 36% | 2021-06-19 |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2025 (9 contests)
- Cooks mostly in KS (10 of 34 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (32 entries)
- Average Master overall score: 676.80 / 720
- Average Backyard overall score: 323.34 / 360
Milestones
- 🚩 — First tracked contest · Camp High Hopes Rib Fest(BACKYARD ONLY)
- 📣 — First call · Camp High Hopes Rib Fest(BACKYARD ONLY)
- ⭐ 2024-10-30 — Career-best overall score (694.7884) · American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest
- 🎖️ 2025-06-06 — 25th tracked contest · Original SD BBQ Championships
- 📈 2025-07-11 — Peak power rating (1575) · KTD Smokn' Gobbler
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +15.8 | KTD Smokin Gobbler Cook-off | 2024-07-12 |
| +14.3 | KTD Smokin Gobbler Cook-off | 2022-07-15 |
| +14 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 2023-09-27 |
| +12.8 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 2024-10-30 |
| +10.8 | GOBS Que (DAY 2) | 2021-08-14 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -8 | SD BBQ Shootout @ Huset's Speedway | 2025-08-29 |
| -6.7 | Minnesota in May | 2025-05-09 |
| -6.5 | Minnesota in May | 2023-05-12 |
| -6.4 | 9th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest | 2025-07-25 |
| -5.2 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST | 2021-09-16 |
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
How entries end (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 36% | 88.2% | 88.2% |
| 2026 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 67% | top 59% | 94.7% | 94.1% |
| 2025 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 56% | top 51% | 95.8% | 94.2% |
| 2024 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 83% | top 32% | 96.5% | 95.3% |
| 2023 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 50% | top 53% | 95.9% | 93.2% |
| 2022 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 40% | top 42% | 94.5% | 93.6% |
| 2021 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 75% | top 45% | 94.6% | 92.6% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-10 | KTD Smokn' Gobbler 🏅 Worthington, MN | 21 / 33 (672.4912) | 15 (170.2856) | 29 (163.9656) | 1 (177.1544) | 27 (161.0856) |
| 2026-06-05 | Original SD BBQ Championships 🏅 Huron, SD | 25 / 48 (676.9940) | 23 (169.6684) | 40 (166.2284) | 38 (163.3944) | 4 (177.7028) |
| 2026-04-10 | Smoke in the Spring (OPEN FORMAT) 🏅 Osage City, KS | 61 / 101 (682.1940) | 77 (168.5256) | 36 (173.7028) | 13 (175.4400) | 81 (164.5256) |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 92 / 401 (689.6456) | 146 (172.0000) | 48 (175.4172) | 92 (174.8456) | 215 (167.3828) |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2025-09-19 | Tri-City BBQ Fest 🏅 Denison, IA | 14 / 26 (680.4224) | 18 (168.5256) | 13 (167.9656) | 6 (175.4056) | 17 (168.5256) |
| 2025-08-29 | SD BBQ Shootout @ Huset's Speedway 🏅 Brandon, SD | 34 / 44 (667.8856) | 3 (177.1428) | 32 (165.6684) | 32 (167.3828) | 38 (157.6916) |
| 2025-07-25 | 9th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest 🏅 Emmetsburg, IA | 24 / 31 (667.8972) | 14 (170.2744) | 25 (162.8228) | 31 (158.2400) | 1 (176.5600) |
| 2025-07-11 | KTD Smokn' Gobbler 🏅 Worthington, MN | 8 / 26 (680.5484) | 4 (174.2628) | 5 (170.2744) | 22 (165.7256) | 9 (170.2856) |
| 2025-06-06 | Original SD BBQ Championships 🏅 Huron, SD | 23 / 48 (677.6228) | 23 (170.8228) | 27 (167.4172) | 12 (173.1428) | 25 (166.2400) |
| 2025-05-09 | Minnesota in May 🏅 St. Peter, MN | 33 / 58 (678.1828) | 28 (170.8228) | 52 (163.9772) | 17 (174.2628) | 30 (169.1200) |
| 2025-04-11 | Smoke in the Spring 🏅 Osage City, KS | 39 / 92 (684.4456) | 22 (175.4172) | 11 (176.5600) | 9 (177.7028) | 82 (154.7656) |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 47 / 444 (694.7884) | 28 (177.7028) | 56 (175.4172) | 192 (169.7028) | 106 (171.9656) |
| 2024-09-20 | Tri City BBQ Fest 🏅 Denison, IA | 9 / 30 (684.4800) | 16 (169.1200) | 7 (172.5600) | 12 (170.8228) | 10 (171.9772) |
| 2024-07-26 | 8th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest 🏅 Emmetsburg, IA | 11 / 28 (682.7888) | 8 (176.0116) | 15 (167.3944) | 2 (178.8572) | 22 (160.5256) |
| 2024-07-12 | KTD Smokin Gobbler Cook-off 🏅 Worthington, MN | 3 / 34 (694.2516) | 8 (174.8688) | 9 (172.0000) | 6 (174.2628) | 3 (173.1200) |
| 2024-06-07 | Original SD BBQ Championships 🏅 Huron, SD | 20 / 34 (674.7312) | 19 (167.4172) | 25 (165.6800) | 9 (173.1084) | 14 (168.5256) |
| 2024-04-05 | Smoke in the Spring 🏅 Osage City, KS | 42 / 97 (685.6116) | 36 (173.1316) | 50 (169.6800) | 3 (178.8572) | 69 (163.9428) |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 58 / 487 (690.8000) | 296 (166.2400) | 138 (171.9884) | 32 (177.1544) | 40 (175.4172) |
| 2023-09-08 | Ribs, Rods & Rock N Roll 🏅 Vermillion, SD | 18 / 28 (669.0512) | 6 (174.2628) | 27 (155.9656) | 17 (167.3828) | 7 (171.4400) |
| 2023-07-14 | KTD Smokin Gobbler Cook-off 🏅 Worthington, MN | 25 / 39 (665.0744) | 35 (163.9772) | 38 (153.1200) | 19 (168.5372) | 1 (179.4400) |
| 2023-06-02 | Original SD BBQ Championships 🏅 Huron, SD | 19 / 39 (663.8968) | 4 (173.1544) | 17 (167.9656) | 30 (163.3828) | 28 (159.3940) |
| 2023-05-12 | Minnesota in May 🏅 St. Peter, MN | 36 / 59 (665.5884) | 19 (173.1200) | 48 (161.1200) | 32 (167.4056) | 41 (163.9428) |
| 2023-04-07 | Smoke in the Spring 🏅 Osage City, KS | 69 / 103 (670.1716) | 42 (171.9772) | 65 (166.2744) | 73 (165.0856) | 62 (166.8344) |
| 2022-09-09 | Ribs, Rods & Rock N Roll 🏅 Vermillion, SD | 16 / 28 (670.7660) | 11 (171.4172) | 11 (168.5716) | 15 (167.3944) | 25 (163.3828) |
| 2022-07-15 | KTD Smokin Gobbler Cook-off 🏅 Worthington, MN | 6 / 40 (680.5144) | 16 (171.4056) | 3 (174.8800) | 25 (166.8344) | 17 (167.3944) |
| 2022-07-15 | KTD Smokin Gobbler Cook-off (One Meat Ribs) Worthington, MN | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2022-06-03 | Original SD BBQ Championship 🏅 Huron, SD | 24 / 46 (667.9316) | 1 (177.7144) | 36 (157.0972) | 8 (174.8572) | 38 (158.2628) |
| 2022-04-08 | Smoke in the Spring 🏅 Osage City, KS | 42 / 94 (677.5768) | 56 (167.9656) | 49 (168.5256) | 27 (172.5600) | 46 (168.5256) |
| 2021-09-16 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 231 / 467 (662.8000) | 347 (159.4172) | 145 (169.7028) | 305 (161.7144) | 81 (171.9656) |
| 2021-08-14 | GOBS Que (DAY 2) 🏅 Arlington, NE | 7 / 25 (681.1200) | 12 (170.8344) | 14 (166.8572) | 6 (174.3200) | 14 (169.1084) |
| 2021-08-13 | GOBS Que (DAY 1) 🏅 Arlington, NE | 17 / 26 (663.8628) | 13 (168.5372) | 8 (169.1200) | 7 (170.8456) | 24 (155.3600) |
| 2021-06-19 | Camp High Hopes Rib Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) Sioux City, IA | 8 / 22 (329.0856) | 7 (165.1084) | 9 (163.9772) | — | — |
| Camp High Hopes Rib Fest(BACKYARD ONLY) Sioux City, IA | 5 / 14 (317.6000) | 6 (157.0740) | 5 (160.5260) | — | — |
Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)
Team of the Year standings (rank per category by season — year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #579 (198 pts) | #591 (238 pts) | #710 (178 pts) | #342 (463 pts) | #456 (328 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #347 (623 pts) | #251 (898 pts) | #365 (713 pts) | #297 (778 pts) | #290 (808 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #313 (701 pts) | #378 (611 pts) | #416 (586 pts) | #222 (986 pts) | #342 (666 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #462 (418 pts) | #349 (648 pts) | #563 (393 pts) | #483 (423 pts) | #322 (683 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #515 (398 pts) | #410 (573 pts) | #514 (478 pts) | #547 (378 pts) | #683 (273 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Backyard | — | #165 (152 pts) | #178 (132 pts) | — | — |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #551 (306 pts) | #597 (286 pts) | #591 (311 pts) | #489 (381 pts) | #722 (221 pts) |