Go Blue BBQ
Go Blue BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 3 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2024 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 16th of 16 at the Up in Smoke on the Square (BACKYARD ONLY) (2026). They finished #1182 in the 2024 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
Contests
First seen
Avg finish
Strongest meat
Road miles
Schedule strength
Purse competed for
Master avg
Backyard avg
These overall scores sit on different scales (Master out of 720, Backyard out of 360), 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #1182 (60 pts) | #1242 (60 pts) | #1317 (60 pts) | #1231 (60 pts) | #1204 (60 pts) |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.4288 | 143.3716 | 155.40 | top 76% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164 | 150.7656 | 159.01 | top 82% |
| Pork | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.9884 | 163.4056 | 165.70 | top 58% |
| Brisket | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.0972 | 156.5256 | 160.81 | top 69% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ND BBQ Championship | 2 | 33 | 0 | top 83% | Oct 3, 2025 |
More numbers
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20261 milestone
- Most recent contest Up in Smoke on the Square (BACKYARD ONLY)
20253 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score651.2800 ND BBQ Championship
- Career-best overall score651.2800 ND BBQ Championship
- Career-best single call (Pork)167.9884 ND BBQ Championship
20242 milestones
- First tracked contest ND BBQ Championship
- Peak power rating (1489) ND BBQ Championship
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 28, 2026 | Up in Smoke on the Square (BACKYARD ONLY) Lincoln, IL | 16 / 16 (162.2744) | — | 14 (162.2744) | — | — |
| Oct 3, 2025 | ND BBQ Championship 🏅 Fargo, ND | 33 / 46 (651.2800) | 24 (167.4288) | 45 (150.7656) | 23 (167.9884) | 27 (165.0972) |
| Sep 27, 2024 | ND BBQ Championship 🏅 Fargo, ND | 44 / 47 (627.3028) | 47 (143.3716) | 29 (164) | 31 (163.4056) | 37 (156.5256) |