Good Times
Good Times is a competition barbecue team with 2 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 11th of 39 at the Dodge City Days Smokin Saddles BBQ Competition (2019).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1503
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 2
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
Oct 11, 2013
latest Jul 26, 2019 · 5.8 years on the trail
Avg finish
top 46%
overall standings
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 156.58 · weakest Brisket (150.29)
Road miles
243
across 2 mapped stops · furthest 243 mi
Purse competed for
$15K
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
Master avg
613.68 / 720
1 Master contest · 0 GCs
Backyard (4-meat) avg
309.63 / 720
1 Backyard (4-meat) contest · 0 GCs
These overall scores sit on different scales (Master out of 720, Backyard (4-meat) out of 720), 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.
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 157.6800 | 147.9656 | 152.82 | top 51% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 158.8456 | 151.9544 | 155.40 | top 40% |
| Pork | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 156.5828 | 156.5828 | 156.58 | top 71% |
| Brisket | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 150.2856 | 150.2856 | 150.29 | top 89% |
“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.
More numbers
Opponents faced
88
finished ahead 45 times, behind 43
Longest layoff
5.8 yrs
Oct 11, 2013 → Jul 26, 2019
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20192 milestones
- First call Dodge City Days Smokin Saddles BBQ Competition
- Most recent contest Dodge City Days Smokin Saddles BBQ Competition
20133 milestones
- First tracked contest Chillin & Grillin BBQ Festival
- Career-best overall score613.6796 Chillin & Grillin BBQ Festival
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)158.8456 Chillin & Grillin BBQ Festival
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 26, 2019 | Dodge City Days Smokin Saddles BBQ Competition 🏅 Dodge City, KS | 11 / 39 (309.6344) | 10 (157.6800) | 9 (151.9544) | — | — |
| Oct 11, 2013 | Chillin & Grillin BBQ Festival Sand Springs, OK | 24 / 38 (613.6796) | 29 (147.9656) | 22 (158.8456) | 27 (156.5828) | 34 (150.2856) |