High-water mark
681.6916
career-best overall
94.7% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 681.6916 at 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Invitational — 94.7% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Oct 2, 2015
Lost Gonzo BBQ
Lost Gonzo BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2015. Their best overall finish is 16th of 18 at the BBQ Battle Royale at Taste of Dallas (2015). They finished #1290 in the 2015 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1509
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 31 invitational or side-series contest not counted
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Aug 31, 2013
latest Oct 3, 2015 · 2.1 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 46%
overall standings
Best overall
681.6916 / 720
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Best single call
174.2972
Consistency
±14.54
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 169.01 · weakest Brisket (161.56)
Road miles
474
across 4 mapped stops · furthest 454 mi
Schedule strength
57%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1573)
Master avg
659.39 / 720
4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #1290 (208 pts) | #1395 (203 pts) | #1341 (218 pts) | #1325 (233 pts) | #1190 (248 pts) |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 174.2972 | 154.8000 | 163.98 | top 49% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 174.2972 | 162.8572 | 169.01 | top 31% |
| Pork | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.6912 | 161.0972 | 164.84 | top 50% |
| Brisket | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 172 | 154.8116 | 161.56 | top 52% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 89% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 31% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2015
3 contests
Contests a season
2
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
MO
2 of 4 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
4
a different one every time
Opponents faced
688
finished ahead 589 times, behind 307
Longest layoff
1.8 yrs
Aug 31, 2013 → Jun 13, 2015
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20155 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score648.5144 BBQ Battle Royale at Taste of Dallas
- Career-best overall score681.6916 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Invitational
- Career-best single call (Chicken)174.2972 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Invitational
- Peak power rating (1509) 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open
- Most recent contest 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open
20132 milestones
- First tracked contest City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival
- First call City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +8 | City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival | Aug 31, 2013 |
| +7.1 | 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open | Oct 3, 2015 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -6.5 | BBQ Battle Royale at Taste of Dallas | Jun 13, 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33% | top 52% | 94.7% | 92.3% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 27% | 89.5% | 89.5% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2015 | 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open Kansas City, MO | 212 / 606 (662.7544) | 198 (167.4172) | 106 (170.8344) | 130 (169.6912) | 433 (154.8116) |
| Oct 2, 2015 | 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Invitational unrated Kansas City, MO | 59 / 187 (681.6916) | 37 (174.2972) | 39 (174.2972) | 162 (161.0972) | 55 (172) |
| Jun 13, 2015 | BBQ Battle Royale at Taste of Dallas Dallas, TX | 16 / 18 (648.5144) | 17 (154.8000) | 14 (162.8572) | 11 (166.2856) | 9 (164.5716) |
| Aug 31, 2013 | City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival Bedford, TX | 24 / 89 (644.5828) | 42 (159.4056) | 7 (168.0344) | 29 (162.2972) | 50 (154.8456) |
An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.