The heartbreaker
1.7828
points from the title
Came within 1.7828 points of the Grand Championship at Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Feb 21, 2014).
Good Buddies BBQ
Good Buddies BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 7 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2015. Their best overall finish is 2nd of 21 at the Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (2014), and they have finished Reserve Grand Champion once. They are ranked #2000 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1538
peak 1538 · rated over 7 contests
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
Jan 25, 2013
latest Nov 3, 2015 · 2.8 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
1 reserve
Category wins
2
3 podiums
Overall top-10s
3
43% of 7 contests
Avg finish
top 40%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
672.23 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 666.52 (+5.71)
Walk rate
71%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±18.15
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 169.87 · weakest Pork Ribs (164.05)
Road miles
1,423
across 7 mapped stops · furthest 673 mi
Schedule strength
36%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1547)
Master avg
666.52 / 720
7 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Good Buddies BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
80 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2,008 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1538
1–3 in 4 shared contests (25% to Good Buddies BBQ)
These two have cooked 4 of the same contests — EVERGLADES SEASONING BBQ TEAM ahead 3–1 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.
⚔ Head-to-head#2,001 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 25%
- Peak
- 1538
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#1,999 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1539
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#2,014 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1538
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Compare careers#2,003 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 9%
- Peak
- 1541
Level with Good Buddies BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#1,994 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1539
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOT WACHULA'S | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| SWAMP BOYS | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN BLUE Q FL | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| ALL RACKED UP BBQ | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| WHISKEY BENT BBQ - FL | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 178.8800 | 148 | 169.87 | top 31% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.8456 | 156.5714 | 164.05 | top 50% |
| Pork | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 177.1428 | 150.7656 | 164.06 | top 59% |
| Brisket | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 175.4172 | 162.2284 | 168.54 | top 35% |
“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.
By field size and state
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 0 | top 39% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 40% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeland Pig Festival | 2 | 32 | 0 | top 57% | Jan 30, 2015 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2014
4 contests
Contests a season
2.3
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
FL
6 of 7 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
6
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
221
finished ahead 189 times, behind 125
Longest layoff
1.1 yrs
Jan 25, 2013 → Feb 21, 2014
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20154 milestones
- Career-best overall score688.5256 World Food Championships
- Career-best single call (Chicken)178.8800 World Food Championships
- Peak power rating (1538) World Food Championships
- Most recent contest World Food Championships
20145 milestones
- First overall top-10 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- First overall podium Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- First Reserve Championship Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score676.4684 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- First category win (Pork) Plant City Pig Jam
20132 milestones
- First tracked contest Lakeland Pig Festival
- First call Lakeland Pig Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +15.5 | World Food Championships | Nov 3, 2015 |
| +15 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Feb 21, 2014 |
| +11.3 | Plant City Pig Jam | Nov 21, 2014 |
| +7.1 | When Pigs Fly South | Nov 7, 2014 |
| +0.4 | Lakeland Pig Festival | Jan 30, 2015 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -7.3 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) | Sep 5, 2014 |
| -3.8 | Lakeland Pig Festival | Jan 25, 2013 |
Scores over time (% of a perfect score — tap a meat to add it)
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
How entries end (by meat)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 50% | top 32% | 95.6% | 93.3% |
| 2014 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 75% | top 38% | 94% | 93.5% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 63% | 87.2% | 87.2% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 3, 2015 | World Food Championships Kissimmee, FL | 7 / 58 (688.5256) | 1 (178.8800) | 18 (170.8112) | 31 (168.5716) | 19 (170.2628) |
| Jan 30, 2015 | Lakeland Pig Festival Lakeland, FL | 32 / 62 (655.2684) | 14 (172.5828) | 38 (162.2516) | 59 (150.7656) | 18 (169.6684) |
| Nov 21, 2014 | Plant City Pig Jam Plant City, FL | 7 / 39 (673.5996) | 6 (170.8112) | 25 (159.4172) | 1 (177.1428) | 17 (166.2284) |
| Nov 7, 2014 | When Pigs Fly South Lakeland, FL | 14 / 42 (670.1828) | 9 (170.8572) | 17 (165.0856) | 36 (158.8228) | 4 (175.4172) |
| Sep 5, 2014 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) Southaven, MS | 27 / 30 (673.5884) | 17 (170.8112) | 12 (170.8456) | 29 (163.3944) | 19 (168.5372) |
| Feb 21, 2014 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Tampa, FL | 2 / 21 (676.4684) | 2 (177.1428) | 13 (163.3828) | 4 (173.7144) | 11 (162.2284) |
| Jan 25, 2013 | Lakeland Pig Festival Lakeland, FL | 44 / 70 (627.9996) | 63 (148) | 36 (156.5714) | 44 (155.9996) | 9 (167.4286) |