High-water mark
676.5028
career-best overall
94.0% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 676.5028 at Tony Stone Low & Slow BBQ Competition — 94.0% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Jun 3, 2017
Gourmonds
Gourmonds is a competition barbecue team with 6 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2015 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 5th of 56 at the Tony Stone Low & Slow BBQ Competition (2017). They are ranked #3004 of 6,477 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1506
peak 1507 · rated over 6 contests
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
May 23, 2015
latest Apr 26, 2019 · 3.9 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
17% of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 52%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
646.31 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 643.23 (+3.07)
Walk rate
67%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±17.22
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 166.56 · weakest Brisket (157.58)
Road miles
396
across 6 mapped stops
Schedule strength
22%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1530)
Master avg
643.23 / 720
6 Master contests · 0 GCs
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Gourmonds, each with one reason worth a look.
96 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3,005 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1514
1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to Gourmonds)
2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Gourmonds has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#2,991 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1506
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,003 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1507
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2015.
⚔ Compare careers#3,011 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 43%
- Peak
- 1513
Level with Gourmonds on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#2,999 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 29%
- Peak
- 1529
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,002 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1513
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROKENDE REGAHS | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| BONSAIS WILD BBQ | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| BBQ WIESEL | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| DRAGON BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 169.7028 | 142.2972 | 159.13 | top 62% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 173.7144 | 159.4056 | 166.56 | top 24% |
| Pork | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 167.3944 | 154.8000 | 159.96 | top 57% |
| Brisket | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 176.5600 | 146.2284 | 157.58 | top 58% |
“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) | 2 | 0 | top 52% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 53% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Stone Low & Slow BBQ Competition | 2 | 5 | 0 | top 38% | Jun 3, 2017 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2017
3 contests
Contests a season
1.5
across 4 seasons in the data
Contests visited
5
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
177
finished ahead 137 times, behind 153
Longest layoff
2 yrs
May 23, 2015 → May 13, 2017
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20191 milestone
- Most recent contest KCBS Greek Fire Festival 2019
20177 milestones
- First call Beer,Fries & BBQ IV
- First category win (Pork Ribs) Beer,Fries & BBQ IV
- First overall top-10 Tony Stone Low & Slow BBQ Competition
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score676.5028 Tony Stone Low & Slow BBQ Competition
- Career-best overall score676.5028 Tony Stone Low & Slow BBQ Competition
- Career-best single call (Brisket)176.5600 Tony Stone Low & Slow BBQ Competition
- Peak power rating (1507) Tony Stone Low & Slow BBQ Competition
20151 milestone
- First tracked contest Tony Stone Low & Slow BBQ Competition
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +14.9 | Tony Stone Low & Slow BBQ Competition | Jun 3, 2017 |
| +3.5 | KCBS Greek Fire Festival 2019 | Apr 26, 2019 |
| +0.7 | KCBS Greek Fire Festival 2018 | Apr 28, 2018 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -6.1 | 4th Ruhrpott BBQ 2017 | Sep 22, 2017 |
| -5.2 | Tony Stone Low & Slow BBQ Competition | May 23, 2015 |
| -2.3 | Beer,Fries & BBQ IV | May 13, 2017 |
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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 50% | 90.1% | 90.1% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 53% | 89.4% | 89.4% |
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 67% | top 48% | 94% | 89.8% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 68% | 87.2% | 87.2% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 26, 2019 | KCBS Greek Fire Festival 2019 Marketplate | 12 / 24 (648.4912) | 7 (169.7028) | 7 (163.9772) | 12 (162.2512) | 18 (152.5600) |
| Apr 28, 2018 | KCBS Greek Fire Festival 2018 Reichshof | 17 / 32 (643.3600) | 31 (142.2972) | 4 (168) | 10 (164.5256) | 8 (168.5372) |
| Sep 22, 2017 | 4th Ruhrpott BBQ 2017 Waltrop NRW, Germany | 48 / 66 (623.3148) | 50 (156.5256) | 20 (164.5832) | 43 (154.8572) | 51 (147.3488) |
| Jun 3, 2017 | Tony Stone Low & Slow BBQ Competition Hoofddorp Netherlands | 5 / 56 (676.5028) | 36 (162.8456) | 10 (169.7028) | 19 (167.3944) | 3 (176.5600) |
| May 13, 2017 | Beer,Fries & BBQ IV Hasselt | 31 / 50 (639.8740) | 40 (157.1428) | 1 (173.7144) | 42 (154.8000) | 38 (154.2168) |
| May 23, 2015 | Tony Stone Low & Slow BBQ Competition Hoofddorp Netherlands | 46 / 68 (627.8628) | 19 (166.2744) | 36 (159.4056) | 52 (155.9544) | 59 (146.2284) |