High-water mark
673.6800
career-best overall
93.6% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 673.6800 at The Jim Bowie BBQ Throwdown — 93.6% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Sep 26, 2014
GOOD CHEW BBQ
GOOD CHEW BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 6 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2017. Their best overall finish is 11th of 31 at The Jim Bowie BBQ Throwdown (2014). They are ranked #4558 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1472
peak 1472 · rated over 6 contests
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
May 25, 2013
latest Oct 6, 2017 · 4.4 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 72%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
650.98 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 644.49 (+6.50)
Walk rate
67%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±19.69
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 165.12 · weakest Brisket (158.16)
Road miles
2,642
across 6 mapped stops · furthest 1,884 mi
Schedule strength
28%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1538)
Master avg
644.49 / 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)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #2113 (75 pts) | #2257 (65 pts) | #1762 (130 pts) | #2038 (100 pts) | #2840 (55 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #2910 (55 pts) | #2260 (75 pts) | #2928 (55 pts) | #1738 (150 pts) | #2921 (55 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #1811 (119 pts) | #1913 (114 pts) | #1596 (159 pts) | #1275 (244 pts) | #1928 (114 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to GOOD CHEW BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
144 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4,576 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1472
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,546 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1472
They turned up 10 years after GOOD CHEW BBQ did, first appearing in 2023.
⚔ Compare careers#4,540 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 13%
- Peak
- 1472
Level with GOOD CHEW BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#4,560 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1472
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,577 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1472
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,543 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1504
They've been 1504 at their best, 32 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Compare careersBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.1544 | 142.8568 | 158.84 | top 77% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 171.4056 | 150.2744 | 162.36 | top 60% |
| Pork | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 171.4172 | 145.7142 | 165.12 | top 44% |
| Brisket | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 167.4288 | 151.3484 | 158.16 | top 72% |
“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) | 5 | 0 | top 74% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 62% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | 2 | 24 | 0 | top 85% | Mar 4, 2016 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2015
2 contests
Contests a season
1.2
across 5 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
LA
4 of 6 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
5
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
160
finished ahead 56 times, behind 134
Longest layoff
1.6 yrs
Mar 4, 2016 → Oct 6, 2017
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20171 milestone
- Most recent contest BBQ & Blues on the Levee
20151 milestone
- Career-best single call (Pork)171.4172 Jim Bowie BBQ Throwdown
20143 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score673.6800 The Jim Bowie BBQ Throwdown
- Career-best overall score673.6800 The Jim Bowie BBQ Throwdown
- Peak power rating (1493) The Jim Bowie BBQ Throwdown
20132 milestones
- First tracked contest BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay
- First call BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +7.4 | The Jim Bowie BBQ Throwdown | Sep 26, 2014 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -14.7 | BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay | May 25, 2013 |
| -7.6 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Mar 6, 2015 |
| -7.6 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Mar 4, 2016 |
| -3.7 | BBQ & Blues on the Levee | Oct 6, 2017 |
| -1.8 | Jim Bowie BBQ Throwdown | Sep 25, 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 70% | 90.2% | 90.2% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 87% | 87.8% | 87.8% |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 72% | 91.6% | 90.3% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 35% | 93.6% | 93.6% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 97% | 85% | 85% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 6, 2017 | BBQ & Blues on the Levee Helena, AR | 21 / 30 (649.5080) | 23 (162.2284) | 10 (171.4056) | 16 (164.5256) | 26 (151.3484) |
| Mar 4, 2016 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Shreveport, LA | 26 / 30 (631.9432) | 21 (160.5600) | 29 (150.2744) | 8 (168.5600) | 26 (152.5488) |
| Sep 25, 2015 | Jim Bowie BBQ Throwdown Vidalia, LA | 28 / 45 (659.3024) | 39 (157.6912) | 18 (169.1084) | 13 (171.4172) | 35 (161.0856) |
| Mar 6, 2015 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Shreveport, LA | 24 / 29 (640.4908) | 26 (160.5712) | 23 (157.0856) | 11 (169.1200) | 26 (153.7140) |
| Sep 26, 2014 | The Jim Bowie BBQ Throwdown Vidalia, LA | 11 / 31 (673.6800) | 12 (169.1544) | 11 (170.2628) | 5 (171.4056) | 19 (162.8572) |
| May 25, 2013 | BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay North Bend, OR | 30 / 31 (612) | 31 (142.8568) | 23 (156.0002) | 31 (145.7142) | 10 (167.4288) |