High-water mark
665.0056
career-best overall
92.4% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 665.0056 at World Barbecue Championship — 92.4% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Nov 11, 2016
BARN GODDESS BBQ
BARN GODDESS BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 6 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2016. Their best overall finish is 13th of 21 at the Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (2014). They are ranked #4213 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1479
peak 1479 · rated over 6 contests
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
Feb 21, 2014
latest Nov 11, 2016 · 2.7 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podium
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 71%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
651.25 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 650.11 (+1.14)
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±7.18
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 164.43 · weakest Pork (160.42)
Road miles
1,212
across 6 mapped stops · furthest 379 mi
Schedule strength
47%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1561)
Master avg
650.11 / 720
6 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 BARN GODDESS BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
136 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4,226 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1479
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,212 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1479
They turned up 10 years after BARN GODDESS BBQ did, first appearing in 2024.
⚔ Compare careers#4,198 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1479
Level with BARN GODDESS BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#4,190 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1479
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,195 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1479
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,231 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1511
They've been 1511 at their best, 32 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOT WACHULA'S | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.9656 | 158.8000 | 164.43 | top 67% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 167.3828 | 160.5488 | 162.83 | top 60% |
| Pork | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 172.5600 | 149.0744 | 160.42 | top 65% |
| Brisket | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 169.1428 | 149.0628 | 162.43 | top 56% |
“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) | 2 | 0 | top 70% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 72% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2015
3 contests
Contests a season
2
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
FL
4 of 6 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
6
a different one every time
Opponents faced
247
finished ahead 94 times, behind 217
Longest layoff
1 yrs
Nov 3, 2015 → Nov 11, 2016
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20162 milestones
- Career-best overall score665.0056 World Barbecue Championship
- Most recent contest World Barbecue Championship
20151 milestone
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score651.1996 Lakeland Pig Festival
20144 milestones
- First tracked contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- First call Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- Peak power rating (1497) Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- Career-best single call (Pork)172.5600 Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Bluegrass Festival (GBC & SBBQA Qualifier)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +1.8 | World Barbecue Championship | Nov 11, 2016 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -8.8 | World Food Championships | Nov 3, 2015 |
| -6.4 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Feb 20, 2015 |
| -3.1 | Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Bluegrass Festival (GBC & SBBQA Qualifier) | May 23, 2014 |
| -2.8 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Feb 21, 2014 |
| -2 | Lakeland Pig Festival | Jan 30, 2015 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 63% | 92.4% | 92.4% |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33% | top 77% | 90.4% | 90.2% |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 66% | 89.5% | 89.4% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 11, 2016 | World Barbecue Championship Orange Beach, AL | 56 / 89 (665.0056) | 56 (167.9656) | 67 (162.8116) | 24 (170.8228) | 65 (163.4056) |
| Nov 3, 2015 | World Food Championships Kissimmee, FL | 53 / 58 (647.8056) | 49 (163.9428) | 52 (160.5716) | 51 (160.4912) | 39 (162.8000) |
| Feb 20, 2015 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Kissimmee, FL | 17 / 22 (648.9720) | 11 (167.3944) | 16 (161.1088) | 19 (156.5144) | 10 (163.9544) |
| Jan 30, 2015 | Lakeland Pig Festival Lakeland, FL | 39 / 62 (651.1996) | 32 (167.3828) | 24 (164.5372) | 57 (153.0512) | 27 (166.2284) |
| May 23, 2014 | Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Bluegrass Festival (GBC & SBBQA Qualifier) Evans, GA | 45 / 65 (643.2572) | 49 (161.0856) | 38 (160.5488) | 4 (172.5600) | 60 (149.0628) |
| Feb 21, 2014 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Tampa, FL | 13 / 21 (644.4000) | 16 (158.8000) | 5 (167.3828) | 19 (149.0744) | 3 (169.1428) |