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.
Good Ole Boys
Good Ole Boys is a competition barbecue team with 7 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2016. Their best overall finish is 24th of 29 at the EffingHAM Jam (2016). They are ranked #5450 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1453
peak 1453 · rated over 7 contests
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
Jun 28, 2013
latest Nov 4, 2016 · 3.4 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 7 contests
Avg finish
top 80%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
621.39 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 624.40 (-3.01)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±12.26
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 158.20 · weakest Brisket (154.09)
Road miles
1,582
across 7 mapped stops · furthest 435 mi
Schedule strength
34%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1546)
Master avg
624.40 / 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)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #2745 (58 pts) | #2744 (58 pts) | #2750 (58 pts) | #2755 (58 pts) | #2745 (58 pts) |
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Good Ole Boys, each with one reason worth a look.
120 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5,432 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1453
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,449 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1453
They turned up 5 years after Good Ole Boys did, first appearing in 2018.
⚔ Compare careers#5,431 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1503
They've been 1503 at their best, 50 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Compare careers#5,444 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1453
Level with Good Ole Boys on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#5,456 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1452
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,459 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1452
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careersBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.8572 | 147.4400 | 158.20 | top 68% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164.5716 | 150.8116 | 155.72 | top 73% |
| Pork | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.7144 | 150.2056 | 156.38 | top 82% |
| Brisket | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164 | 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 field size and state
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 0 | top 82% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 77% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hog Happnin' | 2 | 49 | 0 | top 90% | Nov 4, 2016 |
| Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest | 2 | 29 | 0 | top 65% | Aug 19, 2016 |
| Super City Blues & Ques | 2 | 25 | 0 | top 82% | Jun 27, 2014 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2016
3 contests
Contests a season
1.8
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
IL
3 of 7 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
4
3 of them more than once
Opponents faced
246
finished ahead 66 times, behind 246
Longest layoff
1.2 yrs
Jun 27, 2014 → Aug 21, 2015
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20161 milestone
- Most recent contest Hog Happnin'
20135 milestones
- First tracked contest Super City Blues & Ques
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score649.1430 Super City Blues & Ques
- Career-best overall score649.1430 Super City Blues & Ques
- Career-best single call (Chicken)166.8572 Super City Blues & Ques
- Peak power rating (1493) Super City Blues & Ques
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +2.2 | Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest | Aug 21, 2015 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.5 | Super City Blues & Ques | Jun 27, 2014 |
| -9.6 | Hog Happnin' | Nov 6, 2015 |
| -7.2 | Super City Blues & Ques | Jun 28, 2013 |
| -7 | Hog Happnin' | Nov 4, 2016 |
| -6.7 | EffingHAM Jam | Jul 22, 2016 |
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 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 84% | 87.6% | 86% |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 71% | 87.5% | 86.7% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 91% | 85.4% | 85.4% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 4, 2016 | Hog Happnin' Shelby, NC | 49 / 56 (630.8228) | 51 (154.8456) | 45 (157.1200) | 37 (165.7144) | 53 (153.1428) |
| Aug 19, 2016 | Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest Cape Girardeau, MO | 41 / 51 (615.3028) | 12 (165.7372) | 39 (153.0856) | 46 (150.2056) | 40 (146.2744) |
| Jul 22, 2016 | EffingHAM Jam Effingham, IL | 24 / 29 (611.8508) | 28 (147.4400) | 18 (158.8112) | 27 (150.2284) | 21 (155.3712) |
| Nov 6, 2015 | Hog Happnin' Shelby, NC | 55 / 60 (618.7656) | 54 (154.8228) | 55 (150.8116) | 47 (160.5600) | 55 (152.5712) |
| Aug 21, 2015 | Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest Cape Girardeau, MO | 29 / 58 (630.2056) | 23 (161.7256) | 41 (154.2744) | 40 (154.8228) | 23 (159.3828) |
| Jun 27, 2014 | Super City Blues & Ques Metropolis, IL | 30 / 33 (614.7200) | 29 (156) | 29 (151.3828) | 27 (159.4172) | 29 (147.9200) |
| Jun 28, 2013 | Super City Blues & Ques Metropolis, IL | 25 / 34 (649.1430) | 15 (166.8572) | 14 (164.5716) | 33 (153.7142) | 19 (164) |