The comeback
3 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 3 years, then back at Hammond BBQ, Inc. (BACKYARD ONLY) (Mar 25, 2022).
- last seen Mar 22, 2019
- back Mar 25, 2022
Gulf Coast Bank
Gulf Coast Bank is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2019 and 2022. Their best overall finish is 8th of 28 at the Hammond BBQ, Inc. (BACKYARD ONLY) (2022).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1519
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 2
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
Mar 22, 2019
latest Mar 25, 2022 · 3 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podium
Overall top-10s
1
20% of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 26%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
40%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 158.27 · weakest Pork Ribs (145.46)
Road miles
7
across 5 mapped stops
Purse competed for
$12K
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 1 state-championship entry
Backyard avg
303.74 / 360
2 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Gulf Coast Bank, each with one reason worth a look.
Gulf Coast Bank has 2 rated contests, short of the five a power ranking needs, so its rating is still close to the 1500 every team starts on and 84 rated teams sit within a point of it.
#2,543 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1519
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#2,545 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1526
Level with Gulf Coast Bank on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#2,537 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1519
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#2,547 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1519
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#2,546 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 60%
- Peak
- 1519
Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 4 years before Gulf Coast Bank's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#2,553 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1532
They were already cooking in 2014, 5 years before Gulf Coast Bank's first contest.
⚔ Compare careersBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 162.2972 | 154.2516 | 158.27 | top 21% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 156.6284 | 134.2968 | 145.46 | top 47% |
“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 29% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 23% |
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 5 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
LA
5 of 5 contests
Contests visited
2
a different one every time
Opponents faced
101
finished ahead 86 times, behind 27
Longest layoff
3 yrs
Mar 22, 2019 → Mar 25, 2022
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20223 milestones
- First overall top-10 Hammond BBQ, Inc. (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Career-best overall score310.8800 Hammond BBQ, Inc. (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Most recent contest Hammond BBQ, Inc. (BACKYARD ONLY)
20192 milestones
- First call Hammond BBQ
- Career-best single call (Chicken)162.2972 Hammond BBQ
20161 milestone
- First tracked contest Hamond BBQ
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 29% | 86.4% | 86.4% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 23% | 82.4% | 82.4% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 25, 2022 | Hammond BBQ, Inc. (BACKYARD ONLY) Hammond, LA | 8 / 28 (310.8800) | 10 (154.2516) | 10 (156.6284) | — | — |
| Mar 22, 2019 | Hammond BBQ 🏅 Hammond, LA | 11 / 48 (296.5940) | 3 (162.2972) | 28 (134.2968) | — | — |
| Mar 23, 2018 | Hammond BBQ Hammond, LA | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mar 24, 2017 | Hammond BBQ Hammond, LA | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mar 25, 2016 | Hamond BBQ Hammond, LA | — | — | — | — | — |