Welcome to the 2016 KCFoodGuys.com KC BBQ Bracket. It’s our pleasure to host this event pitting Kansas City’s beloved BBQ favorites against each other to find the ultimate KC BBQ Champion. Like last year we will run two BBQ brackets. In the first bracket winners are selected by the KCFoodGuys.com crew and hand selected mystery diners. We started our judging back in February and are tasting our way through the bracket. In the second bracket, known as the People’s Choice bracket, winners are selected by the voting public. The contestant with the most votes in each matchup will advance to the next round and their votes will reset back to zero. Website visitors will be allowed to vote once per round and will receive coupons from participating restaurants for doing so. If you are a BBQ restaurant that hasn’t submitted your coupon yet and want to participate please contact us. Here are the voting time frames and deadlines for each round.
| Round | Contestants | Timeframe |
|---|---|---|
| Round 1 | 64 to 32 | Voting runs from March 9th thru March 15th 10pm |
| Round 2 | 32 to 16 | Voting runs from March 16th thru March 19th 10pm |
| Round 3 | 16 to 8 | Voting runs from March 20th thru March 22nd 10pm |
| Round 4 | 8 to 4 | Voting runs from March 23rd thru March 26th 10pm |
| Round 5 | 4 - 2 | Voting runs from March 27th thru March 30th 10pm |
| Championship | 2 - 1 | Voting runs from March 31st thru April 4th 10pm |
Last year KCFoodGuys.com selected Q39 as their inaugural KC BBQ Bracket Champion while the People’s Choice bracket winner was Joe’s Kansas City. We’ll see if both Q39 & Joe’s are able to defend their titles in 2016 as both are returning as #1 seeds. This years KCFoodGuys.com KC BBQ Bracket Champion will be announced on April 5th for both brackets. Below are the first round matchups. Round 1 selections for the People’s Choice bracket need to be submitted by March 15th at 10pm.
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Round 1 Voting is Closed. Round 1 Results
Steve is a Co-Founder of KCFoodGuys.com and is transplant to KC from Nebraska. His favorite places to eat in KC include Garozzo’s, Q39, Kansas City Joe’s, Runza, and J. Alexanders. He love’s ice cold bottled Bud Light or a nice bottle of red wine and will not pass up dark chocolate of any kind.
What happened to the Big Q. Bar B Que. At maple hill.K.C.K. ! Good food. Great pastas salad.
Never saw them on Yelp or Facebook send their details over and they should make next years bracket.
It is a worthy endeavor, possible only in a BBQ-rich mecca like KC!
I object only to the bracket into which you placed Joe’s KC as a 1 seed. Joe’s and that same bracket’s 2 seed (Gates) should not be meeting in the Elite Eight. Nat’l semifinal, minimum. 🙂
Bates City a 12 seed? Come on.
I was miffed at that to!
We are happy to welcome back the Royals Alumni Association as a partner for this year s event!! More exciting details to come.
Woodyard is a major sleeper. Great food. I would put em at an 8 seed.
A Bigg thanks for including Bigg’s in Lawrence in your bracket!
Glad to see Blind Box getting the 5 seed! Love it!
Woodyard vs. Stack first round?! There are no words.
3/13/16 ribs a little over done
Q39 as a 1 Seed over Arthur Bryants? Give me a break, guys. Use a little sense here.
Q39 won last year
Arthur Bryants is not great. ..
Gate’s should never be considered again until they stop serving freezer burned meat, at a catered affair no less. They also routinely place “old” meat in take out orders. “Regulars” always ask to see food before buying takeout. They are totally unethical!!