Gold Country Church
Gold Country Church is a competition barbecue team with 3 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record in 2024. Their best overall finish is 5th of 13 at the All American Rib Cookoff (COMPETITOR SERIES) (2024).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
Aug 23, 2024
latest Aug 23, 2024
Overall top-10s
1
of 3 contests
Avg finish
top 38%
overall standings
Walk rate
100%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 162.87
Road miles
5
across 3 mapped stops
Purse competed for
$6,250
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 169.7372 | 158.2856 | 162.87 | 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.
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
CA
3 of 3 contests
Contests visited
1
a different one every time
Most-entered meat
Pork Ribs
3 entries · 0 wins · 3 calls
Opponents faced
12
finished ahead 8 times, behind 4
Longest layoff
1 yrs
Aug 11, 2023 → Aug 23, 2024
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20252 milestones
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)169.7372 Auburn Rib Cookoff (ONE MEAT RIBS)
- Most recent contest Auburn Rib Cookoff (ONE MEAT RIBS)
20242 milestones
- First overall top-10 All American Rib Cookoff (COMPETITOR SERIES)
- Career-best overall score160.5944 All American Rib Cookoff (COMPETITOR SERIES)
20232 milestones
- First tracked contest All American Rib Cookoff (ONE MEAT RIBS)
- First call All American Rib Cookoff (ONE MEAT RIBS)
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 23, 2025 | Auburn Rib Cookoff (ONE MEAT RIBS) Auburn, CA | — | — | 7 (169.7372) | — | — |
| Aug 23, 2024 | All American Rib Cookoff (COMPETITOR SERIES) unrated Auburn, CA | 5 / 13 (160.5944) | — | 5 (160.5944) | — | — |
| Aug 11, 2023 | All American Rib Cookoff (ONE MEAT RIBS) Auburn, CA | — | — | 8 (158.2856) | — | — |
An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.