CATEGORIES:
Chicken, Pork, Pork Ribs, Brisket

Are you a professional chef, or are you just king of the grill in your own backyard? Regardless of your current BBQ title, we have the competition for you – complete with cash prizes, trophies, and braggin’ rights!

HOW IT WORKS:
The Riverside BBQ Contest is a competitive event that will be held at the Franklin County Fairgrounds. It is sanctioned by the Kansas City Barbeque Society and run by local KCBS representatives. The contest is judged by KCBS certified BBQ judges. Contestants pay a fee to enter the contest, and compete for cash prizes which are awarded based on voting by the certified judges which takes place on Saturday. The highest scoring team is awarded the Grand Champion prize.

Teams arrive on Friday night to set up camp and begin the food preparation process. KCBS reps run the contest in accordance with strict sanctioning rules, which specify the type of meats cooked for presentation, type of fuel used, when preparation begins, and even garnishes used at presentation time. A meat inspection is conducted on Friday night by the contest reps, and for the rest of the day, teams are prepping their ribs, beef brisket, pork butt, and chicken for the slow overnight cooking process that produces all that great smelling and tasting food.