A tough matchup
6–0
behind in the head-to-head
Bushwood BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
Bushwood BBQ has come out ahead in 6 of their 6 shared contests.
Gomer & Barney BBQ
Gomer & Barney BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 6 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2024 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 23rd of 27 at the East Central State BBQ Cookoff (2025). They are ranked #5098 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1461
peak 1461 · rated over 6 contests
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
Aug 23, 2024
latest Sep 30, 2026 · 2.1 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 84%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
637.51 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 635.90 (+1.61)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±8.07
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 162.24 · weakest Chicken (155.65)
Road miles
191
across 6 mapped stops
Schedule strength
69%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1588)
Purse competed for
$211K
listed at 6 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 5 state-championship entries
Master avg
635.90 / 720
6 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #1065 (60 pts) | #1141 (60 pts) | #1203 (60 pts) | #1111 (60 pts) | #1102 (60 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #1148 (60 pts) | #1221 (60 pts) | #1293 (60 pts) | #1190 (60 pts) | #1190 (60 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #878 (120 pts) | #977 (120 pts) | #1021 (120 pts) | #871 (145 pts) | #922 (120 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Gomer & Barney BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
126 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5,094 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1461
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to Gomer & Barney BBQ)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Gomer & Barney BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#5,090 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1461
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,099 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1461
They were already cooking in 2013, 11 years before Gomer & Barney BBQ's first contest.
⚔ Compare careers#5,113 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1460
Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 8 years before Gomer & Barney BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#5,122 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1460
Level with Gomer & Barney BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#5,106 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1504
They've been 1504 at their best, 43 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bushwood BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| MAN MEAT BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| FINGER LEIKAM GOOD | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Go Pig or Go Home | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| MUNNY'S STOVE | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| WOOD HOOK BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| GETTIN' SAUCED | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| JANKY LEG BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168.5372 | 151.3372 | 155.65 | top 85% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.8344 | 154.7656 | 162.24 | top 78% |
| Pork | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.3200 | 146.8000 | 159.77 | top 75% |
| Brisket | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 171.4056 | 141.6572 | 158.24 | top 74% |
“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 81% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 85% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 2 | 345 | 0 | top 85% | Nov 5, 2025 |
More numbers
Contests a season
2
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
KS
6 of 6 contests
Contests visited
5
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
709
finished ahead 189 times, behind 1,110
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20262 milestones
- Career-best overall score647.8172 American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest
- Most recent contest American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest
20251 milestone
- Career-best single call (Brisket)171.4056 East Central State BBQ Cookoff
20242 milestones
- First tracked contest East Central Kansas State BBQ Championship
- Peak power rating (1493) East Central Kansas State BBQ Championship
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -7.4 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | Nov 5, 2025 |
| -7.3 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | Oct 30, 2024 |
| -6.8 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | Sep 30, 2026 |
| -6.6 | East Central Kansas State BBQ Championship | Aug 23, 2024 |
| -6.6 | East Central State BBQ Cookoff | Aug 22, 2025 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 82% | 90% | 88.7% |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 86% | 89.5% | 88.4% |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 84% | 88.6% | 87.9% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest Kansas City, KS | 313 / 360 (647.8172) | 350 (153.0628) | 291 (164.5256) | 235 (167.3828) | 278 (162.8460) |
| Aug 28, 2026 | East Central State BBQ Cookoff - Paola Roots Festival 🏅 Paola, KS | 24 / 31 (628.9260) | 26 (151.3372) | 21 (166.8344) | 28 (146.8000) | 18 (163.9544) |
| Nov 5, 2025 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 345 / 401 (644.3884) | 237 (168.5372) | 339 (161.0856) | 365 (157.6800) | 353 (157.0856) |
| Aug 22, 2025 | East Central State BBQ Cookoff 🏅 Paola, KS | 23 / 27 (628.2740) | 24 (151.9200) | 23 (154.7656) | 26 (150.1828) | 11 (171.4056) |
| Oct 30, 2024 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 376 / 444 (638.1256) | 414 (153.0972) | 288 (166.2628) | 277 (166.2512) | 389 (152.5144) |
| Aug 23, 2024 | East Central Kansas State BBQ Championship 🏅 Paola, KS | 35 / 42 (627.8516) | 38 (155.9200) | 36 (159.9544) | 20 (170.3200) | 40 (141.6572) |