GOOD OLD BBQ

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

Power ranking

#1146

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1590

peak 1594 · rated over 22 contests ⓘ

Best runs

straight top-10s

Contests

in the data

First seen

2016-04-30

latest 2019-10-25

Best ToY finish

#188

Master 2018

Grand champs

1 reserve

Category wins

8 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 25 contests

Avg finish

top 43%

overall standings

Best overall

687.9544 / 720

Master · W.E.S.T. Winter Extreme South Tyrol BBQ Contest

Perfect 180s

Current form

646.09 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 658.79 (-12.70)

Walk rate

84%

contests with a top-10 call

Top-10 streak

best run (overall)

Best single call

177.7372

Pork Ribs · Brew N Q

Consistency

±16.29

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 166.93 · weakest Brisket (161.32)

Road miles

11,048

mi across 25 mapped stops · furthest 4833 mi

Schedule strength

33%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1543)

Purse competed for

$69K

listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings

Master avg

658.79 / 720

25 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (14 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.

The heartbreaker

2.3320 points from the title

Came within 2.3320 points of the Grand Championship at 2nd Meat Smoke and Beer BBQ Competition Wels 2018 (2018-04-07).

Happy hunting ground

Top 18% average finish here

W.E.S.T. Winter Extreme South Tyrol BBQ Contest is their spot: an average finish in the top 18% across 3 visits.

3 visits
best finish 3rd
average top 18%

They almost always walk

84% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 21 of 25 contests

A top-10 category call in 84% of their 25 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

687.9544 career-best overall

95.5% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 687.9544 at W.E.S.T. Winter Extreme South Tyrol BBQ Contest — 95.5% of a perfect 720.

Master
2019-01-19

The one to beat

3× one call ahead of them

BROS HOG has finished one call ahead of GOOD OLD BBQ 3 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2017 their best year

2017 was the year it came together: 5 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 33%.

5 contests
2 overall top-10s
0 category wins
average top 33%

A tough matchup

13–5 behind in the head-to-head

White Squirrel BBQ ahead in 72% of their meetings

White Squirrel BBQ has come out ahead in 13 of their 18 shared contests.

The weak link

−5.6 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 5.61 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 28% of the time against 48%.

Brisket avg 161.32
Chicken avg 166.93
7 calls in 25 entries

A strong matchup

7–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of BURROS BBQ in 7 of their 7 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

13 of 18 shared chicken entries lost

White Squirrel BBQ ahead 72% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, White Squirrel BBQ has out-cooked them in 13 of 18 shared chicken entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

ITALIAN STYLE BBQ TEAM has landed one call behind them 2 times.

A January team

Top 18% average finish in January

Something about January: average finish in the top 18% across 3 contests, versus top 43% the rest of the year.

3 January contests
top 43% the rest of the year

The long haul

11,048 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 11,048 miles across 25 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 4,833 miles to 31st Annual Jack Daniels World Championship Invitational Barbecue(JUDGES FULL)(COMPETITORS SERIES).

25 mapped stops
furthest 4,833 mi

The metronome

±2.26% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.26% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 91.5% of a perfect score
25 contests

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The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.

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

NO LOOKIN' COOKIN'

#1147 of the rated field

1590 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 28
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 29%
Peak: 1608

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 28 contests to 25, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 21 contests
last seen 2026-03-06

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Scorched Deck BBQ

#1145 of the rated field

1590 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 25
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 16%
Peak: 1590

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 25 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 25 contests
last seen 2023-10-28

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BIG WHIT AND THE BOYS

#1143 of the rated field

1590 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 18
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 39%
Peak: 1590

No shared contest yet.

Their last contest in the data was back in 2016, 3 years before GOOD OLD BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 18 contests

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Red, White & Que

#1148 of the rated field

1590 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 35%
Peak: 1590

No shared contest yet.

17 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 35% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 16 contests
last seen 2026-03-27

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ASH KICKERS BBQ

#1150 of the rated field

1589 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 47%
Peak: 1589

No shared contest yet.

Level with GOOD OLD BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 15 contests
last seen 2013-12-06

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IMAT BBQ

#1141 of the rated field

1590 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 35
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 20%
Peak: 1612

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 35 contests to 25, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 35 contests
last seen 2024-06-07

⚔ Head-to-head

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
White Squirrel BBQ	18	5	13	28%	⚔ compare
GECKO BBQ	17	7	10	41%	⚔ compare
BROS HOG	17	5	12	29%	⚔ compare
DRAGON BBQ	15	6	9	40%	⚔ compare
SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ	13	0	13	0%	⚔ compare
UNCLE TONY'S COCKNEY Q	12	5	7	42%	⚔ compare
ROKENDE REGAHS	11	7	4	64%	⚔ compare
MISS PIGGY'S U.K.	11	1	10	9%	⚔ compare
BUNCH OF SWINES	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
THE BARKTENDERS	9	4	5	44%	⚔ compare
SMOKE AND FIRE	9	4	5	44%	⚔ compare
IQ - NETHERLANDS	9	3	6	33%	⚔ compare
BBQ+	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare
LOS GRILLOS	8	7	1	88%	⚔ compare
VIKING BBQ	8	4	4	50%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	25	12	0	3	176.5828	150.2168	166.93	top 41%
Pork Ribs	25	14	2	3	177.7372	154.8228	165.24	top 39%
Pork	25	13	0	1	174.8572	151.9772	165.29	top 45%
Brisket	25	7	1	1	174.8572	149.0628	161.32	top 53%

“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
BZ	3	top 18%
TN	1	top 94%
DE	1	top 76%
CH	1	top 40%

By contest size

Field	Contests	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	3	top 30%
Medium (20–39)	15	top 40%
Large (40+)	7	top 55%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
W.E.S.T. Winter Extreme South Tyrol BBQ Contest	3	3	top 18%	2019-01-19
Italian Hardcore Barbecue (Day 2)	2	4	top 52%	2018-06-09
Brew N Q	2	4	top 25%	2018-05-26
Beer,Fries & BBQ V (Day 2)	2	12	top 37%	2018-05-12

The story so far (16 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 3.5 yrs 2016-04-30 → 2019-10-25

Busiest season 2018 12 contests

Contests a season 6.3 across 4 seasons in the data

Cooks most in BZ 3 of 25 contests · 4 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 20 4 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 25 entries · 0 wins · 12 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 166.93 · weakest Brisket (161.32)

Walk rate 84% a top-10 call in 21 of 25 contests

Overall top-10 rate 48% 12 of 25 contests

Best top-10 run 4 straight contests

Master average 658.79 out of 720 · 25 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 366 461–388 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 11,048 25 mapped stops · furthest 4,833 mi

Schedule strength 1543 average field rating faced — tougher than 33% of rated contests

Purse competed for $69,100 listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings

Power rating 1590 peak 1594 · #1146 of 6,413 rated

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

2016
Apr 30 First tracked contest Smoke By the River
Apr 30 First call Smoke By the River
Apr 30 First overall top-10 Smoke By the River
Apr 30 First overall past 90% of a perfect score650.8688 Smoke By the River
2018
Apr 7 First category win (Brisket) 2nd Meat Smoke and Beer BBQ Competition Wels 2018
Apr 7 First overall podium 2nd Meat Smoke and Beer BBQ Competition Wels 2018
Apr 7 First Reserve Championship 2nd Meat Smoke and Beer BBQ Competition Wels 2018
May 11 10th tracked contest Beer Fries & BBQ V (Day1)
May 26 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)177.7372 Brew N Q
2019
Jan 19 Career-best overall score687.9544 W.E.S.T. Winter Extreme South Tyrol BBQ Contest
May 25 Peak power rating (1594) Brew N Q Open
Oct 25 25th tracked contest 31st Annual Jack Daniels World Championship Invitational Barbecue(JUDGES FULL)(COMPETITORS SERIES)
Oct 25 Most recent contest 31st Annual Jack Daniels World Championship Invitational Barbecue(JUDGES FULL)(COMPETITORS SERIES)

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+13.3	Brew N Q	2018-05-26
+13	2nd Meat Smoke and Beer BBQ Competition Wels 2018	2018-04-07
+12.5	W.E.S.T. Winter Extreme South Tyrol BBQ Contest	2019-01-19
+11.7	Bardo-Q BBQ Competition	2017-04-22
+10.5	W.E.S.T. Winter extreme South Tyrol BBQ Contest	2018-01-13

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-7.9	Italian Hardcore Barbecue (Day 2)	2018-06-09
-6.6	Black Forrest Smoke & Wine Festival	2016-07-23
-4.7	4th Black Forest Smoke & Wine Festival	2019-07-20
-3.9	5th Ruhrpott BBQ 2018	2018-09-22
-3.3	3rd Black Forest Smoke & Wine Festival	2018-07-21

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)

Team of the Year rank by season

Season by season

Season	Contests	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2019	6	2	1	50%	top 55%	95.5%	90.7%
2018	12	7	2	92%	top 38%	94.7%	91.4%
2017	5	2	0	100%	top 33%	95.5%	92.7%
2016	2	1	0	100%	top 58%	92.4%	91.4%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2019-10-25	31st Annual Jack Daniels World Championship Invitational Barbecue(JUDGES FULL)(COMPETITORS SERIES) unrated Lynchburg, TN	91 / 97 (638.2404)	91 (155.9544)	87 (159.4288)	76 (161.7028)	76 (161.1544)
2019-07-20	4th Black Forest Smoke & Wine Festival Bad Bellingen, 79415	26 / 44 (642.1828)	11 (169.7028)	25 (161.6800)	23 (161.7372)	38 (149.0628)
2019-05-25	Brew N Q Open Leicestershire, LE672FY	14 / 34 (658.8004)	23 (163.4400)	17 (164.5488)	6 (171.4172)	20 (159.3944)
2019-05-24	Brew N Q Invitational unrated Leicestershire, LE672FY	24 / 26 (627.8512)	26 (150.2168)	16 (157.6800)	13 (165.1656)	22 (154.7888)
2019-05-11	BBQ Friui Venezia Giulia Lignano Sabbiadoro, Udine, 33040	8 / 23 (663.3600)	6 (171.4400)	11 (164.0116)	19 (161.0740)	7 (166.8344)
2019-01-19	W.E.S.T. Winter Extreme South Tyrol BBQ Contest Rein in Taufers, BZ	3 / 30 (687.9544)	12 (168.5600)	1 (176.0116)	7 (174.8456)	6 (168.5372)
2018-10-20	SMOKE IN SCHLIEREN Goldschlagiplatz, 5735	8 / 20 (663.3256)	6 (169.7028)	11 (161.6572)	9 (167.4400)	12 (164.5256)
2018-10-13	*Bataille Sur La Sorgue L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue, 84800	7 / 16 (632.4344)	6 (161.6800)	8 (154.8228)	8 (155.9544)	4 (159.9772)
2018-09-22	5th Ruhrpott BBQ 2018 Waltrop,	42 / 73 (631.8056)	32 (163.3712)	44 (155.3600)	19 (164.0000)	53 (149.0744)
2018-07-21	3rd Black Forest Smoke & Wine Festival Bad Bellingen, 79415	27 / 48 (641.5544)	32 (160.5256)	5 (169.6800)	38 (151.9772)	21 (159.3716)
2018-06-09	Italian Hardcore Barbecue (Day 2) Milano, 20090	14 / 20 (659.9544)	4 (172.6056)	9 (166.2400)	20 (152.5488)	6 (168.5600)
2018-06-08	Italian Hardcore Barbecue (Day 1) Milano, 20090	4 / 12 (671.8856)	2 (172.0000)	4 (165.6684)	4 (169.6800)	7 (164.5372)
2018-05-26	Brew N Q Burton Upon Trent, DE14 1NG	4 / 34 (681.6800)	2 (176.0344)	1 (177.7372)	19 (163.9312)	18 (163.9772)
2018-05-25	Brew N Q (INVITATIONAL) unrated Burton Upon Trent, DE14 1NG	9 / 24 (675.4400)	4 (172.5600)	7 (166.8688)	11 (167.4284)	12 (168.5828)
2018-05-12	Beer,Fries & BBQ V (Day 2) Hasselt, 3800	21 / 51 (651.9884)	32 (163.4056)	5 (169.1544)	40 (154.8684)	16 (164.5600)
2018-05-11	Beer Fries & BBQ V (Day1) Hasselt, 3800	12 / 37 (652.5712)	11 (168.0000)	5 (169.1428)	21 (158.8456)	22 (156.5828)
2018-04-07	2nd Meat Smoke and Beer BBQ Competition Wels 2018 Wels, 4600	2 / 17 (664.5140)	12 (157.6912)	7 (162.8456)	5 (169.1200)	1 (174.8572)
2018-01-13	W.E.S.T. Winter extreme South Tyrol BBQ Contest Rein in Taufers, BZ	6 / 30 (670.7540)	27 (159.3484)	2 (172.5600)	9 (166.2628)	4 (172.5828)
2017-09-22	4th Ruhrpott BBQ 2017 Waltrop NRW, Germany,	18 / 66 (654.7888)	32 (163.3828)	6 (170.2628)	9 (170.2972)	45 (150.8460)
2017-09-16	*Slovenia BBQ Open Medvode,	12 / 25 (659.3144)	5 (170.2628)	15 (159.4288)	6 (171.9772)	16 (157.6456)
2017-07-22	2nd Black Forest Smoke & Wine Festival Bad Bellingen, 79418	19 / 40 (664.5260)	17 (168.5600)	22 (162.3088)	8 (173.1200)	27 (160.5372)
2017-04-22	Bardo-Q BBQ Competition Bardonecchia, 10098	5 / 28 (687.4172)	9 (173.7028)	10 (170.2744)	6 (174.8572)	11 (168.5828)
2017-01-14	W.E.S.T.Winter Extreme South Tyrol BBQ Contest Rein in Taufers, BZ	7 / 30 (671.3256)	6 (171.4400)	8 (171.4056)	2 (174.2628)	25 (154.2172)
2016-07-23	Black Forrest Smoke & Wine Festival Millheim, DE	22 / 29 (665.1204)	4 (176.5828)	18 (166.3088)	18 (165.1544)	25 (157.0744)
2016-04-30	Smoke By the River Brugg, CH	8 / 20 (650.8688)	3 (173.1544)	14 (156.0000)	7 (164.5600)	11 (157.1544)

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
2019 ↗	Master	#720 (433 pts)	#795 (413 pts)	#729 (458 pts)	#955 (308 pts)	#823 (383 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#188 (1459 pts)	#183 (1424 pts)	#85 (1809 pts)	#267 (1149 pts)	#192 (1429 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#612 (638 pts)	#623 (643 pts)	#645 (628 pts)	#431 (888 pts)	#931 (393 pts)