GOD'S COUNTRY BBQ KS
Rating
1533
peak 1533
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
2023-09-27
latest 2026-04-10
Grand champs
1
0 reserve
Category wins
1
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 37%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Current form
682.78
last 5 vs career avg 682.78 (+0.00)
Walk rate
33%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±12.58
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 172.21 · weakest Chicken (167.75)
Road miles
2793
mi across 6 mapped stops · furthest 1124 mi
Storylines
⚔️ A tough matchup
Sure Shot BBQ has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of KYOTEE KOOKERS in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
🗡️ Giant slayer
Took the Grand Championship over a 53-team field at 11th Annual Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge.
🃏 Against the odds
Their Grand Championship at 11th Annual Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge (2026-01-16) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 15-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ.
Teams like this (closest power rating, KS first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 173.1084 | 155.9656 | 167.75 | top 53% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 180.0000 🔥 | 162.8116 | 172.21 | top 33% |
| Pork | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 176.5600 | 167.3828 | 171.87 | top 32% |
| Brisket | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 178.8572 | 157.0744 | 170.95 | top 33% |
“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 | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| TX | 2 | 0 | top 36% |
| KS | 2 | 0 | top 55% |
| AZ | 1 | 1 | top 2% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2023 (3 contests)
- Cooks mostly in KS (3 of 6 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (5 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: 11th Annual Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge (2026-01-16)
- Wins it all in 17% of contests
- All-time average overall score: 682.78
- 1 perfect 180 on the books 🔥
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 706.2516 | 695.11 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 670.2400 | 670.24 |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 678.7084 | 676.72 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-10 | Cedar Fest BBQ Cook Off Cedar Park, TX | 14 / 41 (683.9772) | 20 (167.4400) | 7 (173.1544) | 19 (167.3828) | 8 (176.0000) |
| 2026-01-16 | 11th Annual Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge Bullhead City, AZ | 1 / 53 (706.2516) | 27 (170.8344) | 1 (180.0000) | 4 (176.5600) | 2 (178.8572) |
| 2025-09-12 | Navy SEAL Danny Dietz Memorial Classic Cookoff Waller, TX | 34 / 92 (670.2400) | 83 (155.9656) | 33 (170.8344) | 23 (172.5828) | 18 (170.8572) |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest Kansas City, KS | 228 / 487 (674.7312) | 169 (171.4056) | 84 (174.2628) | 131 (171.9884) | 408 (157.0744) |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest Kansas City, KS | 134 / 211 (678.7084) | 86 (173.1084) | 197 (162.8116) | 114 (170.8228) | 80 (171.9656) |