GOOD OLD BBQ

GOOD OLD BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 25 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2016 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 2nd of 17 at the 2nd Meat Smoke and Beer BBQ Competition Wels 2018 (2018), and they have finished Reserve Grand Champion once. They are ranked #1167 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#1,167

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1589

peak 1594 · rated over 22 contests3 invitational or side-series contests not counted

Contests

in the data

First seen

Apr 30, 2016

latest Oct 25, 2019 · 3.5 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#188

Master 2018 · every season

Grand champs

1 reserve

Category wins

8 podiums

Overall top-10s

48% of 25 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

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

Best single call

177.7372

Pork Ribs · Brew N Q

Consistency

±16.29

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 166.93 · weakest Brisket (161.32)

Road miles

11,048

across 25 mapped stops · furthest 4,833 mi

Schedule strength

32%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1542)

Purse competed for

$69K

listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings

Master avg

658.79 / 720

25 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (14 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

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 (Apr 7, 2018).

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
Jan 19, 2019

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.

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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

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
2019 ↗	Master	#720 (433 pts)	#795 (413 pts)	#729 (458 pts)	#955 (308 pts)	#823 (383 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#188 (1,459 pts)	#183 (1,424 pts)	#85 (1,809 pts)	#267 (1,149 pts)	#192 (1,429 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#612 (638 pts)	#623 (643 pts)	#645 (628 pts)	#431 (888 pts)	#931 (393 pts)

Overall rank by season

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Smoking OCD

#1,170 of the rated field

1589 power rating

Contests: 27
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 19%
Peak: 1589

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 23 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 23 contests
last seen Dec 6, 2024

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WOODPILE BBQ SHACK

#1,169 of the rated field

1589 power rating

Contests: 20
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 35%
Peak: 1596

Their last contest in the data was back in 2015, 4 years before GOOD OLD BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 20 contests

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Shootin' Smoke

#1,171 of the rated field

1589 power rating

Contests: 27
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 33%
Peak: 1606

Careers of much the same size, 27 contests to 25, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 25 contests
last seen Jun 25, 2021

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THE REPUBLIC OF 'QUE

#1,173 of the rated field

1589 power rating

Contests: 30
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 7%
Peak: 1589

30 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 7% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 28 contests
last seen Sep 30, 2026

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Red, White & Que

#1,161 of the rated field

1589 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 35%
Peak: 1589

They turned up 7 years after GOOD OLD BBQ did, first appearing in 2023.

rated over 16 contests
last seen Mar 27, 2026

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ETOWAH SMOKE

#1,168 of the rated field

1589 power rating

Contests: 31
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 52%
Peak: 1596

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

rated over 31 contests
last seen Nov 15, 2024

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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	24	13	0	1	174.8572	151.9772	165.44	top 44%
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 field size and state

By contest size

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

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
BZ	3	top 18%
TN	1	top 94%
DE	1	top 76%
CH	1	top 40%

Repeat visits (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%	Jan 19, 2019
Italian Hardcore Barbecue (Day 2)	2	4	top 52%	Jun 9, 2018
Brew N Q	2	4	top 25%	May 26, 2018
Beer,Fries & BBQ V (Day 2)	2	12	top 37%	May 12, 2018

More numbers

Busiest season 2018 12 contests

Contests a season 6.3 across 4 seasons in the data

Most contests held in BZ 3 of 25 contests · 4 states in all

Contests visited 20 4 of them more than once

Opponents faced 360 finished ahead 461 times, behind 388

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

20194 milestones

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)

20185 milestones

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

20164 milestones

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

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+13.3	Brew N Q	May 26, 2018
+13	2nd Meat Smoke and Beer BBQ Competition Wels 2018	Apr 7, 2018
+12.4	W.E.S.T. Winter Extreme South Tyrol BBQ Contest	Jan 19, 2019
+11.6	Bardo-Q BBQ Competition	Apr 22, 2017
+10.5	W.E.S.T. Winter extreme South Tyrol BBQ Contest	Jan 13, 2018

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-8	Italian Hardcore Barbecue (Day 2)	Jun 9, 2018
-6.6	Black Forrest Smoke & Wine Festival	Jul 23, 2016
-4.7	4th Black Forest Smoke & Wine Festival	Jul 20, 2019
-4	5th Ruhrpott BBQ 2018	Sep 22, 2018
-3.3	3rd Black Forest Smoke & Wine Festival	Jul 21, 2018

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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	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
Oct 25, 2019	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)
Jul 20, 2019	4th Black Forest Smoke & Wine Festival Bad Bellingen	26 / 44 (642.1828)	11 (169.7028)	25 (161.6800)	—	38 (149.0628)
May 25, 2019	Brew N Q Open Leicestershire	14 / 34 (658.8004)	23 (163.4400)	17 (164.5488)	6 (171.4172)	20 (159.3944)
May 24, 2019	Brew N Q Invitational unrated Leicestershire	24 / 26 (627.8512)	26 (150.2168)	16 (157.6800)	13 (165.1656)	22 (154.7888)
May 11, 2019	BBQ Friui Venezia Giulia Lignano Sabbiadoro, Udine	8 / 23 (663.3600)	6 (171.4400)	11 (164.0116)	19 (161.0740)	7 (166.8344)
Jan 19, 2019	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)
Oct 20, 2018	SMOKE IN SCHLIEREN Goldschlagiplatz	8 / 20 (663.3256)	6 (169.7028)	11 (161.6572)	9 (167.4400)	12 (164.5256)
Oct 13, 2018	Bataille Sur La Sorgue L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue	7 / 16 (632.4344)	6 (161.6800)	8 (154.8228)	8 (155.9544)	4 (159.9772)
Sep 22, 2018	5th Ruhrpott BBQ 2018 Waltrop	42 / 73 (631.8056)	32 (163.3712)	44 (155.3600)	19 (164)	53 (149.0744)
Jul 21, 2018	3rd Black Forest Smoke & Wine Festival Bad Bellingen	27 / 48 (641.5544)	32 (160.5256)	5 (169.6800)	38 (151.9772)	21 (159.3716)
Jun 9, 2018	Italian Hardcore Barbecue (Day 2) Milano	14 / 20 (659.9544)	4 (172.6056)	9 (166.2400)	20 (152.5488)	6 (168.5600)
Jun 8, 2018	Italian Hardcore Barbecue (Day 1) Milano	4 / 12 (671.8856)	2 (172)	4 (165.6684)	4 (169.6800)	7 (164.5372)
May 26, 2018	Brew N Q Burton Upon Trent	4 / 34 (681.6800)	2 (176.0344)	1 (177.7372)	19 (163.9312)	18 (163.9772)
May 25, 2018	Brew N Q (INVITATIONAL) unrated Burton Upon Trent	9 / 24 (675.4400)	4 (172.5600)	7 (166.8688)	11 (167.4284)	12 (168.5828)
May 12, 2018	Beer,Fries & BBQ V (Day 2) Hasselt	21 / 51 (651.9884)	32 (163.4056)	5 (169.1544)	40 (154.8684)	16 (164.5600)
May 11, 2018	Beer Fries & BBQ V (Day1) Hasselt	12 / 37 (652.5712)	11 (168)	5 (169.1428)	21 (158.8456)	22 (156.5828)
Apr 7, 2018	2nd Meat Smoke and Beer BBQ Competition Wels 2018 Wels	2 / 17 (664.5140)	12 (157.6912)	7 (162.8456)	5 (169.1200)	1 (174.8572)
Jan 13, 2018	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)
Sep 22, 2017	4th Ruhrpott BBQ 2017 Waltrop NRW, Germany	18 / 66 (654.7888)	32 (163.3828)	6 (170.2628)	9 (170.2972)	45 (150.8460)
Sep 16, 2017	Slovenia BBQ Open Medvode	12 / 25 (659.3144)	5 (170.2628)	15 (159.4288)	6 (171.9772)	16 (157.6456)
Jul 22, 2017	2nd Black Forest Smoke & Wine Festival Bad Bellingen	19 / 40 (664.5260)	17 (168.5600)	22 (162.3088)	8 (173.1200)	27 (160.5372)
Apr 22, 2017	Bardo-Q BBQ Competition Bardonecchia	5 / 28 (687.4172)	9 (173.7028)	10 (170.2744)	6 (174.8572)	11 (168.5828)
Jan 14, 2017	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)
Jul 23, 2016	Black Forrest Smoke & Wine Festival Millheim, DE	22 / 29 (665.1204)	4 (176.5828)	18 (166.3088)	18 (165.1544)	25 (157.0744)
Apr 30, 2016	Smoke By the River Brugg, Switzerland	8 / 20 (650.8688)	3 (173.1544)	14 (156)	7 (164.5600)	11 (157.1544)

An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.

GOOD OLD BBQ

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Best top-10 run

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Purse competed for

Master avg

Storylines (14 found in their record)

The heartbreaker

Happy hunting ground

They almost always walk

High-water mark

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Chicken nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

A January team

The long haul

The metronome

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

More numbers

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

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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

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

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)