The Story of Chris Marks
Chris Marks is a nationally recognized elite competition barbeque chef and barbeque business leader from Kansas City.
Chris has won more than 50 national barbeque championships, and over 600 individual awards including the Jack Daniel’s World Championship BBQ Sauce Championship, and the Grand Daddy of the all the American Royal in Kansas City Grand Championship 8 times.
He has been featured on the Food Channels “Taste of America” with Mark De-Carlo, Travel Channels “BBQ Battle”, and numerous other local and regional BBQ shows.
Chris is the CBBQE (Chief BBQ Expert) of The Good-One Manufacturing, LLC working with BBQ Specialty dealers across the United States developing their stores into premier BBQ specialty destinations hot spots.
He continues his passion of BBQ by endorsing the Good-One ™ Smoker/Grill, promoting, mentoring and providing BBQ classes.
Awards
2004 | |
1st Annual Sprint Campus Cook-Off | Grand Champion |
Marshall BBQ | Grand Champion |
Sedalia BBQ and Blues | Grand Champion |
2003 | |
Kansas City American Royal | Reserve Grand Champion |
2002 | |
American Royal Invitational | Reserve Grand Champion |
2001 | |
Kansas City American Royal | Reserve Grand Champion |
Marshall BBQ | Grand Champion |
Sedalia BBQ and Blues | Reserve Grand Champion |
Raytown BBQ Cook-off | Grand Champion |
Sedalia, Missouri Invitational | Reserve Grand Champion |
2000 | |
Kansas City American Royal | Grand Champion |
Raytown BBQ Cook-off | Grand Champion |
Jack Daniels World Championship | Sauce Champion |
1999 | |
Kansas City American Royal | Runner Up (3rd) |
Marshall BBQ | Grand Champion |
1998 | |
Kansas City American Royal | Grand Champion |
Marshall BBQ | Grand Champion |
Chief Osceola | Grand Champion |
1997 | |
Northeast Kansas Invitational | Grand Champion |
American Royal Invitational | Grand Champion |
American Royal | Side Dish – Runner Up |
1996 | |
Sunflower State Champion KCK | Grand Champion |
Mid South Reg BBQ Championship | Grand Champion |
Smithville BBQ and Boats | Grand Champion |
KFDI Wichita | Grand Champion |
Chief Osceola | Grand Champion |
1995 | |
American Royal Invitational | Reserve Grand Champion |
American Royal | Side Dish – 2nd runner up |
Great Lenexa BBQ Battle | Reserve Grand Champion |
Woodlands Annual BBQ | Grand Champion |
Bates Co. BBQ Contest | Reserve Grand Champion |
Mid South Reg BBQ Championship | Grand Champion |
1994 | |
American Royal | Reserve Grand Champion Side Dish |
Blue Springs Missouri State Championship | Grand Champion |
Northeast Kansas State Championship | Grand Champion |
Mid-West Championship Gladstone | Reserve Grand Champion |
1993 | |
American Royal | Grand Champion Side Dish |
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