MadChad's BBQ

MadChad's BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 38 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2021 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 3rd of 34 at the KTD Smokin Gobbler Cook-off (2024). They are ranked #1215 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “Mad Chad's BBQ”.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#1,215

of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1585

peak 1593 · rated over 33 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jun 19, 2021

latest Sep 18, 2026 · 5.2 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#313

Master 2024 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

10 podiums

Overall top-10s

21% of 38 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s, still running

Avg finish

top 46%

overall standings

Best overall

694.7884 / 720

Master · American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest

Perfect 180s

Current form

681.85 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 677.55 (+4.30)

Walk rate

63%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

179.4400

Brisket · KTD Smokin Gobbler Cook-off

Consistency

±9.39

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 170.97 · weakest Pork Ribs (166.44)

Road miles

5,460

across 37 mapped stops · furthest 410 mi

Schedule strength

79%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1602)

Purse competed for

$610K

listed at 36 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 32 state-championship entries

Master avg

677.55 / 720

32 Master contests · 0 GCs

Backyard avg

323.34 / 360

2 Backyard contests · 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.

Storylines (15 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

Happy hunting ground

Top 17% average finish here

American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest is their spot: an average finish in the top 17% across 2 visits.

2 visits
best finish 47th
average top 17%

They almost always walk

63% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 24 of 38 contests

A top-10 category call in 63% of their 38 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

694.7884 career-best overall

96.5% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 694.7884 at American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest — 96.5% of a perfect 720.

Master
Oct 30, 2024

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

Low Eye Que has finished one call ahead of MadChad's BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2024 their best year

2024 was the year it came together: 6 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 32%.

6 contests
2 overall top-10s
0 category wins
average top 32%

A tough matchup

17–2 behind in the head-to-head

HOT DADDY'S BBQ ahead in 89% of their meetings

HOT DADDY'S BBQ has come out ahead in 17 of their 19 shared contests.

The weak link

−4.5 points behind their best meat

Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.52 points below their pork, and turns into a call 23% of the time against 34%.

Pork Ribs avg 166.44
Pork avg 170.97
8 calls in 35 entries

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A strong matchup

10–3 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 77% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Sheyenne BBQ in 10 of their 13 shared contests.

The comeback

3 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 3 years, then back at Camp High Hopes Rib Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) (Jun 19, 2021).

last seen Jun 22, 2018
back Jun 19, 2021

Pork nemesis

15 of 21 shared pork entries lost

RUM N' SMOKE BBQ ahead 71% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, RUM N' SMOKE BBQ has out-cooked them in 15 of 21 shared pork entries.

Announced themselves early

5th at their very first contest

Finished 5 of 14 at their very first tracked contest, Camp High Hopes Rib Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) ().

14-team field

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

Can Country Outlaw BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.

The long haul

5,460 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 5,460 miles across 37 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 410 miles to Original SD BBQ Championship.

37 mapped stops
furthest 410 mi

The metronome

±1.66% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.66% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 93.9% of a perfect score
38 contests

A standing appointment

5 years running at one contest

They've cooked Smoke in the Spring (OPEN FORMAT) every year from 2022 to 2026 — the contest they never miss.

5 visits in all
best finish 39th

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	#402 (455 pts)	#330 (635 pts)	#451 (480 pts)	#290 (705 pts)	#390 (500 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)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to MadChad's BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

TASTE OF GRACE

#1,213 of the rated field

1585 power rating

Contests: 40
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 18%
Peak: 1616

1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to MadChad's BBQ)

2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team MadChad's BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 40 contests
last seen Apr 26, 2024

⚔ Head-to-head

HOT GRILL ON GRILL ACTION

#1,218 of the rated field

1585 power rating

Contests: 47
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 26%
Peak: 1636

4–0 in 4 shared contests (100% to MadChad's BBQ)

They've been 1636 at their best, 51 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 46 contests
last seen Jan 30, 2026

⚔ Head-to-head

RJs Smokehouse

#1,220 of the rated field

1585 power rating

Contests: 33
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 42%
Peak: 1602

Careers of much the same size, 33 contests to 38, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 27 contests
last seen Sep 25, 2026

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ROLLIN KOLBZ

#1,211 of the rated field

1586 power rating

Contests: 42
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 38%
Peak: 1605

Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 42 contests, alongside a 38% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 41 contests
last seen May 9, 2025

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Country Boys BBQ

#1,214 of the rated field

1585 power rating

Contests: 48
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 60%
Peak: 1636

They were already cooking in 2013, 8 years before MadChad's BBQ's first contest.

rated over 44 contests
last seen Aug 21, 2026

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MR.GOODTIME'S BBQ CLUB

#1,217 of the rated field

1585 power rating

Contests: 22
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 41%
Peak: 1598

Their last contest in the data was back in 2016, 10 years before MadChad's BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 22 contests

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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
Mr. Dudes BBQ	22	5	17	23%	⚔ compare
RUM N' SMOKE BBQ	21	6	15	29%	⚔ compare
SPITFIRE	21	6	15	29%	⚔ compare
WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ	21	5	16	24%	⚔ compare
Bohica BBQ	19	6	13	32%	⚔ compare
SHIGGIN & GRINNIN	19	4	15	21%	⚔ compare
HOT DADDY'S BBQ	19	2	17	11%	⚔ compare
TEAM CRAWFORD	18	7	11	39%	⚔ compare
SIN CIRCLE BBQ	18	5	13	28%	⚔ compare
WHEN PIGS DIE	17	5	12	29%	⚔ compare
MACHETE BOYS BBQ	16	5	11	31%	⚔ compare
RUB MY RACK	16	4	12	25%	⚔ compare
T-Rex BBQ	15	8	7	53%	⚔ compare
IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ	15	4	11	27%	⚔ compare
OWENS BBQ	15	4	11	27%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	36	12	1	3	177.7144	140.4912	169.79	top 41%
Pork Ribs	35	8	0	1	177.1544	141.7144	166.44	top 50%
Pork	32	11	1	3	178.8572	158.2400	170.97	top 41%
Brisket	32	7	2	3	179.4400	154.7656	167.02	top 52%

“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

By contest size

Field	Contests	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	1	top 36%
Medium (20–39)	17	top 47%
Large (40+)	16	top 45%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
SD	9	top 57%
KS	9	top 39%
IA	7	top 43%
MN	7	top 43%
NE	2	top 47%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Smoke in the Spring (OPEN FORMAT)	5	39	top 52%	Apr 10, 2026
Original SD BBQ Championships	4	19	top 52%	Jun 5, 2026
Tri City BBQ Fest	3	7	top 37%	Sep 18, 2026
KTD Smokin Gobbler Cook-off	3	3	top 29%	Jul 12, 2024
SD BBQ Shootout @ Huset's Speedway	2	16	top 64%	Sep 4, 2026
KTD Smokn' Gobbler	2	8	top 47%	Jul 10, 2026
American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest	2	47	top 17%	Nov 5, 2025
Minnesota in May	2	33	top 59%	May 9, 2025
American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest	2	58	top 31%	Sep 27, 2023
Ribs, Rods & Rock N Roll	2	16	top 61%	Sep 8, 2023
GOBS Que (DAY 2)	2	7	top 47%	Aug 14, 2021
Camp High Hopes Rib Fest (BACKYARD ONLY)	2	5	top 36%	Jun 19, 2021

More numbers

Busiest season 2025 9 contests

Contests a season 4.2 across 9 seasons in the data

Most contests held in KS 10 of 38 contests · 5 states in all

Contests visited 15 12 of them more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 36 entries · 1 win · 12 calls

Opponents faced 1,288 finished ahead 1,955 times, behind 1,315

Longest layoff 3 yrs Jun 22, 2018 → Jun 19, 2021

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

20261 milestone

Sep 18 Most recent contest Tri City BBQ Fest

20252 milestones

Apr 11 25th tracked contest Smoke in the Spring
Jul 11 Peak power rating (1593) KTD Smokn' Gobbler

20242 milestones

Jul 12 First overall podium KTD Smokin Gobbler Cook-off
Oct 30 Career-best overall score694.7884 American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest

20231 milestone

Jul 14 Career-best single call (Brisket)179.4400 KTD Smokin Gobbler Cook-off

20222 milestones

Jun 3 First category win (Chicken) Original SD BBQ Championship
Jul 15 10th tracked contest KTD Smokin Gobbler Cook-off (One Meat Ribs)

20211 milestone

Jun 19 First overall past 90% of a perfect score329.0856 Camp High Hopes Rib Fest (BACKYARD ONLY)

—3 milestones

First tracked contest Camp High Hopes Rib Fest (BACKYARD ONLY)
First call Camp High Hopes Rib Fest (BACKYARD ONLY)
First overall top-10 Camp High Hopes Rib Fest (BACKYARD ONLY)

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+16.1	KTD Smokin Gobbler Cook-off	Jul 12, 2024
+15.6	KTD Smokin Gobbler Cook-off	Jul 15, 2022
+14.5	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest	Sep 27, 2023
+13	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest	Oct 30, 2024
+12.8	GOBS Que (DAY 2)	Aug 14, 2021

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-7.7	SD BBQ Shootout @ Huset's Speedway	Aug 29, 2025
-6.8	Minnesota in May	May 9, 2025
-6.3	Minnesota in May	May 12, 2023
-5.8	9th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest	Jul 25, 2025
-4.7	Tri-City BBQ Fest	Sep 19, 2025

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
—	1	1	0	100%	top 36%	88.2%	88.2%
2026	5	1	1	80%	top 51%	96.3%	94.7%
2025	9	1	1	56%	top 51%	95.8%	94.2%
2024	6	2	0	83%	top 32%	96.5%	95.3%
2023	6	0	1	50%	top 53%	95.9%	93.2%
2022	5	1	1	40%	top 42%	94.5%	93.6%
2021	4	2	0	75%	top 45%	94.6%	92.6%
2018	1	0	0	100%	—	—	—
2017	1	0	0	0%	—	—	—

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Sep 18, 2026	Tri City BBQ Fest 🏅 Denison, IA	7 / 26 (693.6916)	3 (177.7028)	4 (177.1544)	23 (168)	12 (170.8344)
Sep 4, 2026	SD BBQ Shootout @ Huset's Speedway 🏅 Brandon, SD	16 / 31 (683.8972)	6 (175.4172)	16 (171.9772)	5 (177.1428)	29 (159.3600)
Jul 10, 2026	KTD Smokn' Gobbler 🏅 Worthington, MN	21 / 33 (672.4912)	15 (170.2856)	—	1 (177.1544)	27 (161.0856)
Jun 5, 2026	Original SD BBQ Championships 🏅 Huron, SD	25 / 48 (676.9940)	23 (169.6684)	40 (166.2284)	38 (163.3944)	4 (177.7028)
Apr 10, 2026	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)
Nov 5, 2025	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS	92 / 401 (689.6456)	146 (172)	48 (175.4172)	92 (174.8456)	215 (167.3828)
Nov 5, 2025	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS	—	—	—	—	—
Sep 19, 2025	Tri-City BBQ Fest 🏅 Denison, IA	14 / 26 (680.4224)	18 (168.5256)	13 (167.9656)	6 (175.4056)	17 (168.5256)
Aug 29, 2025	SD BBQ Shootout @ Huset's Speedway 🏅 Brandon, SD	34 / 44 (667.8856)	3 (177.1428)	32 (165.6684)	32 (167.3828)	38 (157.6916)
Jul 25, 2025	9th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest 🏅 Emmetsburg, IA	24 / 31 (667.8972)	14 (170.2744)	25 (162.8228)	31 (158.2400)	1 (176.5600)
Jul 11, 2025	KTD Smokn' Gobbler 🏅 Worthington, MN	8 / 26 (680.5484)	4 (174.2628)	5 (170.2744)	22 (165.7256)	9 (170.2856)
Jun 6, 2025	Original SD BBQ Championships 🏅 Huron, SD	23 / 48 (677.6228)	23 (170.8228)	27 (167.4172)	12 (173.1428)	25 (166.2400)
May 9, 2025	Minnesota in May 🏅 St. Peter, MN	33 / 58 (678.1828)	28 (170.8228)	52 (163.9772)	17 (174.2628)	30 (169.1200)
Apr 11, 2025	Smoke in the Spring 🏅 Osage City, KS	39 / 92 (684.4456)	22 (175.4172)	11 (176.5600)	9 (177.7028)	82 (154.7656)
Oct 30, 2024	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)
Sep 20, 2024	Tri City BBQ Fest 🏅 Denison, IA	9 / 30 (684.4800)	16 (169.1200)	7 (172.5600)	12 (170.8228)	10 (171.9772)
Jul 26, 2024	8th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest 🏅 Emmetsburg, IA	11 / 28 (682.7888)	8 (176.0116)	15 (167.3944)	2 (178.8572)	22 (160.5256)
Jul 12, 2024	KTD Smokin Gobbler Cook-off 🏅 Worthington, MN	3 / 34 (694.2516)	8 (174.8688)	9 (172)	6 (174.2628)	3 (173.1200)
Jun 7, 2024	Original SD BBQ Championships 🏅 Huron, SD	20 / 34 (674.7312)	19 (167.4172)	25 (165.6800)	9 (173.1084)	14 (168.5256)
Apr 5, 2024	Smoke in the Spring 🏅 Osage City, KS	42 / 97 (685.6116)	36 (173.1316)	50 (169.6800)	3 (178.8572)	69 (163.9428)
Sep 27, 2023	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)
Sep 8, 2023	Ribs, Rods & Rock N Roll 🏅 Vermillion, SD	18 / 28 (669.0512)	6 (174.2628)	27 (155.9656)	17 (167.3828)	7 (171.4400)
Jul 14, 2023	KTD Smokin Gobbler Cook-off 🏅 Worthington, MN	25 / 39 (665.0744)	35 (163.9772)	38 (153.1200)	19 (168.5372)	1 (179.4400)
Jun 2, 2023	Original SD BBQ Championships 🏅 Huron, SD	19 / 39 (663.8968)	4 (173.1544)	17 (167.9656)	30 (163.3828)	28 (159.3940)
May 12, 2023	Minnesota in May 🏅 St. Peter, MN	36 / 59 (665.5884)	19 (173.1200)	48 (161.1200)	32 (167.4056)	41 (163.9428)
Apr 7, 2023	Smoke in the Spring 🏅 Osage City, KS	69 / 103 (670.1716)	42 (171.9772)	65 (166.2744)	73 (165.0856)	62 (166.8344)
Sep 9, 2022	Ribs, Rods & Rock N Roll 🏅 Vermillion, SD	16 / 28 (670.7660)	11 (171.4172)	11 (168.5716)	15 (167.3944)	25 (163.3828)
Jul 15, 2022	KTD Smokin Gobbler Cook-off 🏅 Worthington, MN	6 / 40 (680.5144)	16 (171.4056)	3 (174.8800)	25 (166.8344)	17 (167.3944)
Jul 15, 2022	KTD Smokin Gobbler Cook-off (One Meat Ribs) Worthington, MN	—	—	—	—	—
Jun 3, 2022	Original SD BBQ Championship 🏅 Huron, SD	24 / 46 (667.9316)	1 (177.7144)	36 (157.0972)	8 (174.8572)	38 (158.2628)
Apr 8, 2022	Smoke in the Spring 🏅 Osage City, KS	42 / 94 (677.5768)	56 (167.9656)	49 (168.5256)	27 (172.5600)	46 (168.5256)
Sep 16, 2021	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)
Aug 14, 2021	GOBS Que (DAY 2) 🏅 Arlington, NE	7 / 25 (681.1200)	12 (170.8344)	14 (166.8572)	6 (174.3200)	14 (169.1084)
Aug 13, 2021	GOBS Que (DAY 1) 🏅 Arlington, NE	17 / 26 (663.8628)	13 (168.5372)	8 (169.1200)	7 (170.8456)	24 (155.3600)
Jun 19, 2021	Camp High Hopes Rib Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) Sioux City, IA	8 / 22 (329.0856)	7 (165.1084)	9 (163.9772)	—	—
Jun 22, 2018	Camp High Hopes Rib Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) Sioux City, IA	—	8 (160.5256)	14 (146.2516)	—	—
Jun 23, 2017	Rib Fest 2017 (BACKYARD) Sioux, IA	—	17 (140.4912)	19 (141.7144)	—	—
—	Camp High Hopes Rib Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) Sioux City, IA	5 / 14 (317.6000)	6 (157.0740)	5 (160.5260)	—	—

MadChad's BBQ

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Best top-10 run

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Backyard avg

Storylines (15 found in their record)

Happy hunting ground

They almost always walk

High-water mark

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

The comeback

Pork nemesis

Announced themselves early

Looking over their shoulder

The long haul

The metronome

A standing appointment

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

More numbers

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)