High-water mark
690.1824
career-best overall
95.9% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 690.1824 at Atlanta Bar B Q Festival — 95.9% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Aug 12, 2016
CITY GONE COUNTRY
CITY GONE COUNTRY is a competition barbecue team with 6 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2017. Their best overall finish is 7th of 28 at the Atlanta Bar B Q Festival (2016). They are ranked #3086 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1503
peak 1512 · rated over 6 contests
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
Apr 26, 2013
latest Mar 3, 2017 · 3.9 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podium
Overall top-10s
2
33% of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 53%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
662.96 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 658.09 (+4.87)
Walk rate
67%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±21.49
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 166.84 · weakest Pork Ribs (161.98)
Road miles
167
across 6 mapped stops · furthest 91 mi
Schedule strength
20%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1528)
Master avg
658.09 / 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 CITY GONE COUNTRY, each with one reason worth a look.
113 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3,075 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 18%
- Peak
- 1530
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to CITY GONE COUNTRY)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team CITY GONE COUNTRY has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#3,079 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1504
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,098 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1506
Level with CITY GONE COUNTRY on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#3,073 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1505
They turned up 12 years after CITY GONE COUNTRY did, first appearing in 2025.
⚔ Compare careers#3,103 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1513
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,078 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1504
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 175.4172 | 153.0628 | 165.98 | top 49% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168.5600 | 153.0856 | 161.98 | top 61% |
| Pork | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 175.4056 | 157.0628 | 163.29 | top 61% |
| Brisket | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 176.5828 | 157.1084 | 166.84 | top 38% |
“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 49% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 55% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta BarB-Que Festival | 2 | 7 | 0 | top 24% | Aug 14, 2015 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2016
2 contests
Contests a season
1.2
across 5 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
GA
6 of 6 contests
Contests visited
5
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
179
finished ahead 115 times, behind 144
Longest layoff
1.3 yrs
Apr 26, 2013 → Aug 15, 2014
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20171 milestone
- Most recent contest Sip & Swine BBQ Festival
20161 milestone
- Career-best overall score690.1824 Atlanta Bar B Q Festival
20153 milestones
- First overall top-10 Atlanta BarB-Que Festival
- Career-best single call (Brisket)176.5828 Atlanta BarB-Que Festival
- Peak power rating (1512) Atlanta BarB-Que Festival
20142 milestones
- First call Atlanta BarB-Que Festival (SBBQA)
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score665.0396 Atlanta BarB-Que Festival (SBBQA)
20131 milestone
- First tracked contest Char-Broil Pig Bowl (GBC Qualifier)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +12.1 | Atlanta BarB-Que Festival | Aug 14, 2015 |
| +9 | Atlanta Bar B Q Festival | Aug 12, 2016 |
| +6.4 | Atlanta BarB-Que Festival (SBBQA) | Aug 15, 2014 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -13.3 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier) | Mar 4, 2016 |
| -6.3 | Char-Broil Pig Bowl (GBC Qualifier) | Apr 26, 2013 |
| -4.5 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival | Mar 3, 2017 |
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 75% | 90.7% | 90.7% |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50% | top 62% | 95.9% | 91.7% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 15% | 93.9% | 93.9% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 33% | 92.4% | 92.4% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 73% | 88% | 88% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 3, 2017 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival Lawrenceville, GA | 47 / 63 (652.9944) | 7 (175.4172) | 53 (157.1316) | 55 (157.0628) | 38 (163.3828) |
| Aug 12, 2016 | Atlanta Bar B Q Festival Atlanta, GA | 7 / 28 (690.1824) | 8 (173.1084) | 17 (167.3828) | 6 (175.4056) | 5 (174.2856) |
| Mar 4, 2016 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier) Lawrenceville, GA | 58 / 59 (630.6396) | 58 (153.0628) | 55 (153.0856) | 29 (167.3828) | 47 (157.1084) |
| Aug 14, 2015 | Atlanta BarB-Que Festival Atlanta, GA | 7 / 48 (675.9424) | 20 (167.9884) | 13 (168.5600) | 29 (162.8112) | 3 (176.5828) |
| Aug 15, 2014 | Atlanta BarB-Que Festival (SBBQA) Atlanta, GA | 14 / 43 (665.0396) | 9 (172.5600) | 13 (166.2856) | 31 (158.8112) | 10 (167.3828) |
| Apr 26, 2013 | Char-Broil Pig Bowl (GBC Qualifier) Columbus, GA | 19 / 26 (633.7136) | 24 (153.7140) | 18 (159.4284) | 20 (158.2856) | 11 (162.2856) |