Good Ole Boys

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

#5404

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1453

peak 1453 · rated over 7 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-06-28

latest 2016-11-04

Best ToY finish

#2745

Master 2014

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 7 contests

Avg finish

top 80%

overall standings

Best overall

649.1430 / 720

Master · Super City Blues & Ques

Perfect 180s

Current form

621.39 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 624.40 (-3.01)

Walk rate

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

166.8572

Chicken · Super City Blues & Ques

Consistency

±12.26

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 158.20 · weakest Brisket (154.09)

Road miles

1,582

mi across 7 mapped stops · furthest 435 mi

Schedule strength

34%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1545)

Master avg

624.40 / 720

7 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (2 found in this team's record)

Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.

A tough matchup

4–0 behind in the head-to-head

SMOKIN T'S ahead in 100% of their meetings

SMOKIN T'S has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.

The weak link

−4.1 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.11 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 0%.

Brisket avg 154.09
Chicken avg 158.20
0 calls in 7 entries

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118 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

K & K KOOKERS

#5415 of the rated field

1452 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 74
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 11%
Peak: 1565

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to Good Ole Boys)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Good Ole Boys has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 74 contests
last seen 2025-10-17

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Driftwood Smokers

#5402 of the rated field

1453 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1453

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 7 contests
last seen 2025-08-15

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POP'S SMOKEHOUSE BBQ

#5400 of the rated field

1453 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1453

No shared contest yet.

Level with Good Ole Boys on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 7 contests
last seen 2019-08-09

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STANDING ROCK

#5407 of the rated field

1452 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1452

No shared contest yet.

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.

rated over 7 contests
last seen 2015-05-01

⚔ Head-to-head

BEEHIVE BARBEQUE

#5413 of the rated field

1452 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1452

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 8 contests
last seen 2026-06-26

⚔ Head-to-head

#5412 of the rated field

1452 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1452

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 8 contests
last seen 2022-08-05

⚔ Head-to-head

By meat

Category	Entries	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	7	166.8572	147.4400	158.20	top 68%
Pork Ribs	7	164.5716	150.8116	155.72	top 73%
Pork	7	165.7144	150.2056	156.38	top 82%
Brisket	7	164.0000	146.2744	154.09	top 74%

“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 state / province

Where	Contests	Avg finish
IL	3	top 82%
NC	2	top 90%
MO	2	top 65%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	3	0	top 82%
Large (40+)	4	0	top 77%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Hog Happnin'	2	49	top 90%	2016-11-04
Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest	2	29	top 65%	2016-08-19
Super City Blues & Ques	2	25	top 82%	2014-06-27

The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 3.4 yrs 2013-06-28 → 2016-11-04

Busiest season 2016 3 contests

Contests a season 1.8 across 4 seasons in the data

Cooks most in IL 3 of 7 contests · 3 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 4 3 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 7 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 158.20 · weakest Brisket (154.09)

Walk rate 0% a top-10 call in 0 of 7 contests

Overall top-10 rate 0% 0 of 7 contests

Master average 624.40 out of 720 · 7 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 247 66–246 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 1,582 7 mapped stops · furthest 435 mi

Schedule strength 1545 average field rating faced — tougher than 34% of rated contests

Longest layoff 1.2 yrs 2014-06-27 → 2015-08-21

Power rating 1453 peak 1453 · #5404 of 6,413 rated

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

2013
Jun 28 First tracked contest Super City Blues & Ques
Jun 28 First overall past 90% of a perfect score649.1430 Super City Blues & Ques
Jun 28 Career-best overall score649.1430 Super City Blues & Ques
Jun 28 Career-best single call (Chicken)166.8572 Super City Blues & Ques
Jun 28 Peak power rating (1493) Super City Blues & Ques
2016
Nov 4 Most recent contest Hog Happnin'

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+2.2	Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest	2015-08-21

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-12.4	Super City Blues & Ques	2014-06-27
-9.6	* Hog Happnin'	2015-11-06
-7.1	Super City Blues & Ques	2013-06-28
-7.1	Hog Happnin'	2016-11-04
-6.7	EffingHAM Jam	2016-07-22

Category scores over time

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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2016	3	0%	top 84%	87.6%	86%
2015	2	0%	top 71%	87.5%	86.7%
2014	1	0%	top 91%	85.4%	85.4%
2013	1	0%	top 74%	90.2%	90.2%

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2016-11-04	Hog Happnin' Shelby, NC	49 / 56 (630.8228)	51 (154.8456)	45 (157.1200)	37 (165.7144)	53 (153.1428)
2016-08-19	Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest Cape Girardeau, MO	41 / 51 (615.3028)	12 (165.7372)	39 (153.0856)	46 (150.2056)	40 (146.2744)
2016-07-22	EffingHAM Jam Effingham, IL	24 / 29 (611.8508)	28 (147.4400)	18 (158.8112)	27 (150.2284)	21 (155.3712)
2015-11-06	* Hog Happnin' Shelby, NC	55 / 60 (618.7656)	54 (154.8228)	55 (150.8116)	47 (160.5600)	55 (152.5712)
2015-08-21	Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest Cape Girardeau, MO	29 / 58 (630.2056)	23 (161.7256)	41 (154.2744)	40 (154.8228)	23 (159.3828)
2014-06-27	Super City Blues & Ques Metropolis, IL	30 / 33 (614.7200)	29 (156.0000)	29 (151.3828)	27 (159.4172)	29 (147.9200)
2013-06-28	Super City Blues & Ques Metropolis, IL	25 / 34 (649.1430)	15 (166.8572)	14 (164.5716)	33 (153.7142)	19 (164.0000)

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)

Team of the Year standings (rank per category by season — year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Year	Series	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2014 ↗	Master	#2745 (58 pts)	#2744 (58 pts)	#2750 (58 pts)	#2755 (58 pts)	#2745 (58 pts)