Prickly Dick BBQ
Prickly Dick BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 2 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2025 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 14th of 14 at the Big Knob BBQ & Cash Fest (2026). They finished #928 in the 2026 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1475
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 2
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
Sep 5, 2025
latest May 22, 2026
Avg finish
top 98%
overall standings
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 160.84 · weakest Chicken (149.97)
Road miles
109
across 2 mapped stops · furthest 109 mi
Purse competed for
$8,100
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
Master avg
614.75 / 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #928 (94 pts) | #1001 (94 pts) | #1043 (104 pts) | #969 (94 pts) | #947 (99 pts) |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157.0972 | 142.8344 | 149.97 | top 100% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.4288 | 154.2516 | 160.84 | top 88% |
| Pork | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158.3088 | 149.0856 | 153.70 | top 95% |
| Brisket | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 153.6916 | 146.8000 | 150.25 | top 94% |
“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.
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20263 milestones
- Career-best overall score627.3032 Big Knob BBQ & Cash Fest
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)167.4288 Big Knob BBQ & Cash Fest
- Most recent contest Big Knob BBQ & Cash Fest
20251 milestone
- First tracked contest Grizzly BBQ Brawl
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 22, 2026 | Big Knob BBQ & Cash Fest 🏅 Rochester, PA | 14 / 14 (627.3032) | 14 (157.0972) | 12 (167.4288) | 14 (149.0856) | 13 (153.6916) |
| Sep 5, 2025 | Grizzly BBQ Brawl 🏅 Wellington, OH | 40 / 42 (602.1948) | 42 (142.8344) | 38 (154.2516) | 38 (158.3088) | 40 (146.8000) |