Their season
2019
their best year
2019 was the year it came together: 3 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 71%.
- 3 contests
- 0 overall top-10s
- 0 category wins
- average top 71%
GOOD 'N SAUCED
GOOD 'N SAUCED is a competition barbecue team with 14 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2015 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 14th of 25 at the Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) (2019). They are ranked #5469 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1452
peak 1452 · rated over 6 contests
Contests
14
in the data
First seen
Jul 31, 2015
latest Oct 25, 2019 · 4.2 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 14 contests
Avg finish
top 83%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
7%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±10.69
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 157.70 · weakest Brisket (143.95)
Road miles
6,003
across 14 mapped stops · furthest 1,761 mi
Schedule strength
28%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1538)
Purse competed for
$19K
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 1 state-championship entry
Master avg
600.28 / 720
3 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
323.93 / 360
2 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
Backyard (3-meat) avg
464.47 / 540
1 Backyard (3-meat) contest · 0 GCs
These overall scores sit on different scales (Master out of 720, Backyard out of 360, 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.
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to GOOD 'N SAUCED, each with one reason worth a look.
106 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5,458 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1452
Fewer contests behind them than GOOD 'N SAUCED has cooked, 6 to 14, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.
⚔ Compare careers#5,462 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1452
Their last contest in the data was back in 2015, 4 years before GOOD 'N SAUCED's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#5,479 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1452
Level with GOOD 'N SAUCED on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#5,475 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1452
Fewer contests behind them than GOOD 'N SAUCED has cooked, 8 to 14, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.
⚔ Compare careers#5,473 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1452
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2015.
⚔ Compare careers#5,471 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1452
Fewer contests behind them than GOOD 'N SAUCED has cooked, 7 to 14, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.
⚔ Compare careersBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 170.8344 | 146.2744 | 157.70 | top 73% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.8344 | 139.9316 | 153.84 | top 80% |
| Pork | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.9428 | 146.3200 | 153.57 | top 83% |
| Brisket | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 150.2516 | 135.9316 | 143.95 | top 92% |
“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) | 4 | 0 | top 77% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 96% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2015
5 contests
Contests a season
2.8
across 5 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
AL
9 of 14 contests · 5 states in all
Contests visited
6
a different one every time
Opponents faced
252
finished ahead 42 times, behind 218
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20194 milestones
- First call Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY)
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score329.6572 Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Career-best single call (Chicken)170.8344 Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Most recent contest Jack Daniel's World Championship Shade Tree Contest (BACKYARD) (JUDGES FULL)
20171 milestone
- 10th tracked contest Big Brother Big Sister Riverfest
20153 milestones
- First tracked contest The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ
- Career-best overall score615.3144 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- Peak power rating (1487) Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +0.6 | Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) | Jun 7, 2019 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -13 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Jul 31, 2015 |
| -12.2 | Dana Point State BBQ Championship | Oct 7, 2016 |
| -12.1 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Shade Tree Contest (BACKYARD) (JUDGES FULL) | Oct 25, 2019 |
| -10.1 | Finger Lakes Fire & Smoke | Sep 4, 2015 |
| -1.3 | RiverFest | Sep 13, 2019 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33% | top 71% | 91.6% | 88.7% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2016 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 97% | 82.1% | 82.1% |
| 2015 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 94% | 85.5% | 84% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 25, 2019 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Shade Tree Contest (BACKYARD) (JUDGES FULL) Lynchburg, TN | 40 / 42 (464.4684) | 40 (155.9884) | 40 (144.5372) | 30 (163.9428) | — |
| Sep 13, 2019 | RiverFest 🏅 Decatur, AL | 23 / 37 (318.1944) | 17 (163.3944) | 26 (154.8000) | — | — |
| Jun 7, 2019 | Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) Huntsville, AL | 14 / 25 (329.6572) | 5 (170.8344) | 21 (158.8228) | — | — |
| Sep 14, 2018 | Riverfest BBQ and Music Festival Decatur, AL | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sep 15, 2017 | Big Brother Big Sister Riverfest Decatur, AL | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oct 7, 2016 | Dana Point State BBQ Championship Dana Point, CA | 73 / 75 (591.3604) | 72 (146.2744) | 42 (162.8344) | 74 (146.3200) | 74 (135.9316) |
| Sep 9, 2016 | Decatur Jaycee's 22nd Annual Riverfest Decatur, AL | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul 29, 2016 | Cotton Pickin BBQ Cook-Off Hartselle, AL | — | — | — | — | — |
| May 6, 2016 | The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ Huntsville, AL | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oct 23, 2015 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Shade Tree Contest (BACKYARD - JUDGES FULL) Lynchburg, TN | — | 38 (157.6800) | 27 (161.6800) | 41 (147.9312) | — |
| Sep 11, 2015 | Decatur Jaycee's 21st Annual Riverfest Decatur, AL | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sep 4, 2015 | Finger Lakes Fire & Smoke Geneva, NY | 22 / 25 (594.1716) | 18 (154.8684) | 24 (139.9316) | 16 (153.7144) | 20 (145.6572) |
| Jul 31, 2015 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Des Moines, IA | 30 / 30 (615.3144) | 27 (154.8344) | 28 (154.2628) | 25 (155.9656) | 29 (150.2516) |
| May 1, 2015 | The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ Huntsville, AL | — | — | — | — | — |