Black Gold Barbecue
Black Gold Barbecue is a competition barbecue team with 2 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2025 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 9th of 26 at the Torry Island BBQ Showdown (2025).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1499
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 2
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
Mar 21, 2025
latest Mar 20, 2026 · 1 year on the trail
Category wins
0
1 podium
Overall top-10s
1
of 2 contests
Avg finish
top 42%
overall standings
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 159.42 · weakest Chicken (127.91)
Road miles
2
across 2 mapped stops
Purse competed for
$33K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
Backyard avg
287.33 / 360
2 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 136.0688 | 119.7484 | 127.91 | top 48% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 163.4172 | 155.4172 | 159.42 | top 20% |
“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.
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Torry Island BBQ Showdown | 2 | 9 | 0 | top 42% | Mar 20, 2026 |
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20261 milestone
- Most recent contest Torry Island BBQ Showdown
20255 milestones
- First tracked contest Torry Island BBQ Showdown
- First call Torry Island BBQ Showdown
- First overall top-10 Torry Island BBQ Showdown
- Career-best overall score299.4860 Torry Island BBQ Showdown
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)163.4172 Torry Island BBQ Showdown
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 20, 2026 | Torry Island BBQ Showdown 🏅 Belle Glade, FL | 17 / 34 (275.1656) | 17 (119.7484) | 11 (155.4172) | — | — |
| Mar 21, 2025 | Torry Island BBQ Showdown 🏅 Belle Glade, FL | 9 / 26 (299.4860) | 12 (136.0688) | 2 (163.4172) | — | — |