A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
BLUE & GRAY BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
BLUE & GRAY BBQ has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
Gouda's BBQ
Gouda's BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 7 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record in 2023. Their best overall finish is 16th of 46 at the BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) (2023). Also listed in KCBS results as “Goudas BBQ”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1503
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 3
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
Mar 24, 2023
latest Jun 24, 2023
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podium
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 7 contests
Avg finish
top 55%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
29%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 165.30 · weakest Brisket (142.19)
Road miles
91
across 7 mapped stops · furthest 91 mi
Schedule strength
91%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1631)
Purse competed for
$30K
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 3 state-championship entries
Master avg
620.88 / 720
1 Master contest · 0 GCs
Backyard (3-meat) avg
487.87 / 540
2 Backyard (3-meat) contests · 0 GCs
These overall scores sit on different scales (Master out of 720, Backyard (3-meat) out of 540), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.
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 Gouda's BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
Gouda's BBQ has 3 rated contests, short of the five a power ranking needs, so its rating is still close to the 1500 every team starts on and 122 rated teams sit within a point of it.
#3,108 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1503
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,100 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1514
They were already cooking in 2015, 8 years before Gouda's BBQ's first contest.
⚔ Compare careers#3,107 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1511
Level with Gouda's BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#3,118 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1506
Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 4 years before Gouda's BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#3,102 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1507
Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 6 years before Gouda's BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#3,137 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1502
Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 6 years before Gouda's BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careersBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.8228 | 147.9428 | 158.80 | top 69% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 166.2972 | 143.8856 | 155.96 | top 68% |
| Pork | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 171.9772 | 159.9312 | 165.30 | top 45% |
| Brisket | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 142.1940 | 142.1940 | 142.19 | top 97% |
“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) | 1 | 0 | top 97% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 34% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) | 2 | 16 | 0 | top 34% | Mar 25, 2023 |
More numbers
Most contests held in
VA
4 of 7 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
2
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
89
finished ahead 79 times, behind 91
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20237 milestones
- First tracked contest BBQ Gives Back (One Meat Ribs)
- First call BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard)
- Career-best single call (Pork)171.9772 BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard)
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score493.0512 BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard)
- Peak power rating (1511) BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard)
- Career-best overall score620.8796 Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle
- Most recent contest Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +5.7 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) | Mar 25, 2023 |
| +5.2 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) | Mar 24, 2023 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -8.3 | Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle | Jun 24, 2023 |
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)
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 24, 2023 | Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle 🏅 Washington, DC | 28 / 29 (620.8796) | 22 (170.8228) | 29 (143.8856) | 26 (163.9772) | 28 (142.1940) |
| Jun 24, 2023 | Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Washington, DC | — | 25 (154.2284) | — | — | — |
| Jun 24, 2023 | Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle (ONE MEAT RIBS) Washington, DC | — | — | 21 (163.4400) | — | — |
| Mar 25, 2023 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) 🏅 Urbanna, VA | 16 / 46 (493.0512) | 14 (166.8228) | 10 (166.2972) | 18 (159.9312) | — |
| Mar 24, 2023 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) 🏅 Urbanna, VA | 18 / 53 (482.6972) | 22 (154.2056) | 22 (156.5144) | 3 (171.9772) | — |
| Mar 24, 2023 | BBQ Gives Back (One Meat Chicken) Urbanna, VA | — | 33 (147.9428) | — | — | — |
| Mar 24, 2023 | BBQ Gives Back (One Meat Ribs) Urbanna, VA | — | — | 32 (149.6572) | — | — |