A tough matchup
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
Bushwood BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
Bushwood BBQ has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
Gomer & Barney BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1467
peak 1467 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2024-08-23
latest 2026-08-28
Best ToY finish
#878
Master 2024
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 83%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
633.51
last 5 Master vs avg 633.51 (-0.00)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±6.63
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 161.78 · weakest Chicken (156.16)
Road miles
153
mi across 5 mapped stops
Schedule strength
68%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1586)
Purse competed for
$143K
listed at 5 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 5 state-championship entries
Master avg
633.51 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (3 found in this team's record)
Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.
The weak link
−5.6
points behind their best meat
Chicken is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 5.62 points below their pork ribs, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 0%.
- Chicken avg 156.16
- Pork Ribs avg 161.78
- 0 calls in 5 entries
A strong matchup
3–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of Making BBQ Great Again in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.
143 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4740 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1512
2–0 in 2 shared contests (100% to Gomer & Barney BBQ)
2 contests 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#4726 of the rated field
- Contests
- 16
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1468
1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to Gomer & Barney BBQ)
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 16 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#4724 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1468
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#4734 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1468
No shared contest yet.
Level with Gomer & Barney BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#4774 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1510
No shared contest yet.
They've been 1510 at their best, 43 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#4743 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1468
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bushwood BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| MAN MEAT BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168.5372 | 151.3372 | 156.16 | top 83% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.8344 | 154.7656 | 161.78 | top 78% |
| Pork | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.3200 | 146.8000 | 158.25 | top 78% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 171.4056 | 141.6572 | 157.32 | 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 contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 81% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 85% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring 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% | 2025-11-05 |
The story so far (16 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
2 yrs
2024-08-23 → 2026-08-28
Busiest season
2025
2 contests
Contests a season
1.7
across 3 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
KS
5 of 5 contests
Contests visited
4
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
5 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
averages 161.78 · weakest Chicken (156.16)
Walk rate
0%
a top-10 call in 0 of 5 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 5 contests
Master average
633.51
out of 720 · 5 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
607
142–798 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
153
5 mapped stops
Schedule strength
1586
average field rating faced — tougher than 68% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$142,635
listed at 5 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0
from 5 state-championship entries
Power rating
1467
peak 1467 · #4755 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2024
- First tracked contest East Central Kansas State BBQ Championship
- Peak power rating (1493) East Central Kansas State BBQ Championship
- 2025
- Career-best single call (Brisket)171.4056 East Central State BBQ Cookoff
- Career-best overall score644.3884 American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest
- 2026
- Most recent contest East Central State BBQ Cookoff - Paola Roots Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -7.3 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 2025-11-05 |
| -7.3 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 2024-10-30 |
| -6.6 | East Central Kansas State BBQ Championship | 2024-08-23 |
| -6.6 | East Central State BBQ Cookoff | 2025-08-22 |
| -4.8 | East Central State BBQ Cookoff - Paola Roots Festival | 2026-08-28 |
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
How entries end (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 77% | 87.4% | 87.4% |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-28 | 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) |
| 2025-11-05 | 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) |
| 2025-08-22 | East Central State BBQ Cookoff 🏅 Paola, KS | 23 / 27 (628.2740) | 24 (151.9200) | 23 (154.7656) | 26 (150.1828) | 11 (171.4056) |
| 2024-10-30 | 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) |
| 2024-08-23 | East Central Kansas State BBQ Championship 🏅 Paola, KS | 35 / 42 (627.8516) | 38 (155.9200) | 36 (159.9544) | 20 (170.3200) | 40 (141.6572) |
Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)
Team of the Year standings (rank per category by season — year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) |