Team of the Year

Team profile

CHICKEN FRIED BBQ

  • BCA
  • IBCA
  • KCBS
  • 2019–2026

Listed under another spelling in the results: Chicken Fried BBQ.

Contests
154
Grand Championships GC
13
Reserve Grand Championships RGC
15
Overall top 10s
93
Average overall score
526.935
Best overall score
708.572
Seasons active
2019–2026
Sanctioning bodies
BCAIBCAKCBS

Strengths by category

How often the team finishes where, call by call. “Typical finish” is the average finish as a share of the field — lower is better.

Chicken

Typical finishTop 28%

Entries
131
Firsts
10
Top 10s
75

Ribs

Typical finishTop 32%

Entries
144
Firsts
11
Top 10s
82

Pork

Typical finishTop 36%

Entries
95
Firsts
5
Top 10s
40

Brisket

Typical finishTop 30%

Entries
133
Firsts
4
Top 10s
75

Sausage

Typical finishTop 63%

Entries
1
Firsts
0
Top 10s
0

Anything Steak

Typical finishTop 8%

Entries
1
Firsts
0
Top 10s
1

Sauce

Typical finishTop 18%

Entries
1
Firsts
0
Top 10s
0

Chef's Choice / Homeland

Typical finishTop 53%

Entries
1
Firsts
0
Top 10s
0

Season by season

Overall results per year: how many contests, how they finished, and how the scores moved.

Contests enteredby how the team finished
Contests by year for CHICKEN FRIED BBQ Stacked bars of overall contests entered each year, 2019 to 2026. Each bar is split into Grand Championships, other top 10 finishes and all other finishes. The busiest year was 2021 with 31 contests. The full numbers are in the table that follows. 010203040 2019: 15 contests, 1 Grand Championship, 15 top 10s 15 2019 2020: 25 contests, 2 Grand Championships, 20 top 10s 25 2020 2021: 31 contests, 5 Grand Championships, 20 top 10s 31 2021 2022: 15 contests, 1 Grand Championship, 10 top 10s 15 2022 2023: 15 contests, 3 Grand Championships, 8 top 10s 15 2023 2024: 13 contests, 1 Grand Championship, 7 top 10s 13 2024 2025: 14 contests, 6 top 10s 14 2025 2026: 11 contests, 7 top 10s 11 2026
Overall contests by year for CHICKEN FRIED BBQ
YearContestsGrand ChampionshipsOverall top 10sAverage overall score
20191511514.4
202025220364.15
202131520637.91
202215110642.275
20231538659.257
20241317604.447
20251406652.377
20261107694.084
Average overall scoreper season
Average overall score by year for CHICKEN FRIED BBQ Line chart of the team’s average overall score in each year it competed. The highest average was 694.084 in 2026. The yearly averages are in the table of the contests chart. -2000200400600800 2019: average overall score 14.414.4 2019 2020: average overall score 364.15364.1 2020 2021: average overall score 637.91637.9 2021 2022: average overall score 642.275642.3 2022 2023: average overall score 659.257659.3 2023 2024: average overall score 604.447604.4 2024 2025: average overall score 652.377652.4 2025 2026: average overall score 694.084694.1 2026

Recent results

The latest overall finishes on record, newest first.

  • Official: KCBS has certified these scores.
  1. 2ndRGC

    Royal Oak Invitational (COMPETITOR SERIES) (PRIVATE EVENT BY INVITATION)

    Oct 15, 2026KCBS Roswell, GA 38 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores (first seen Oct 19).KCBS has certified these scores (first seen Oct 19).
    705.12
  2. 36th

    Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series) (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY)

    Oct 9, 2026KCBS Wiseman Park Lynchburg, TN 99 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    690.274
  3. 48th

    American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest

    Sep 30, 2026KCBS Kansas City, KS 158 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores (first seen Oct 6).KCBS has certified these scores (first seen Oct 6).
    691.908
  4. 9th

    American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest

    Sep 30, 2026KCBS Kansas City, KS 360 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores (first seen Oct 6).KCBS has certified these scores (first seen Oct 6).
    703.977
  5. 2ndRGC

    Danny Dietz Memorial World Championship Cookoff

    Sep 11, 2026KCBS Yogi Bear’s Jellystone Park 34843 Betka Road Waller, TX 75 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    698.228
  6. 4th

    Meat & Tater BBQ Fest

    Sep 4, 2026KCBS Julius M. Kleiner Memorial Park 1900 Records Way Meridian, ID 52 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    703.977
  7. 9th

    Kora Kares for Kids

    Aug 15, 2026KCBS Ossipee Valley Fairgrounds 291 S. Hiram Rd Hiram, ME 51 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    693.657
  8. 7th

    Dillon Days Blowin' Smoke BBQ Cook Off

    Jul 3, 2026KCBS Depot Park S Montana Street Dillon, MT 26 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    697.714
  9. 14th

    Smoke-N-Wings

    Jun 26, 2026KCBS ID 31 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    695.383
  10. 6th

    Montana BBQ Cookoff

    Jun 12, 2026KCBS Main Street Absarokee, MT 29 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    682.229
  11. 30th

    Original SD BBQ Championships

    Jun 5, 2026KCBS SW Huron, SD 48 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    672.457
  12. 44th

    BBQ Jackpot

    Nov 21, 2025KCBS Bass Pro Shops 8200 Dean Martin Drive Las Vegas, NV 90 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    682.743

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