The heartbreaker
4.5828
points from the title
Came within 4.5828 points of the Grand Championship at Pigs & Peaches BBQ Festival (Aug 20, 2021).
Beachin' Good Barbecue
Beachin' Good Barbecue is a competition barbecue team with 29 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2017 and 2025. Their best overall finish is 2nd of 26 at the Pigs & Peaches BBQ Festival (2021), and they have finished Reserve Grand Champion twice. They are ranked #1191 of 6,477 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “Beachin Good Barbecue”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1587
peak 1587 · rated over 18 contests3 invitational or side-series contests not counted
Contests
29
in the data
First seen
Jun 16, 2017
latest Aug 15, 2025 · 8.2 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
2 reserve
Category wins
2
9 podiums
Overall top-10s
8
28% of 29 contests
Best top-10 run
3
straight overall top-10s
Avg finish
top 38%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
494.39 ▼
last 5 Backyard (3-meat) vs avg 495.94 (-1.55)
Walk rate
52%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±9.64
spread of their Backyard (3-meat) overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 168.23 · weakest Brisket (158.81)
Road miles
3,529
across 29 mapped stops · furthest 723 mi
Schedule strength
48%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1562)
Purse competed for
$123K
listed at 14 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 14 state-championship entries
Master avg
642.15 / 720
1 Master contest · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
328.98 / 360
6 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
Backyard (3-meat) avg
495.94 / 540
13 Backyard (3-meat) contests · 0 GCs
These overall scores sit on different scales (Master out of 720, Backyard out of 360, Backyard (3-meat) out of 540), 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 ↗ | Backyard | — | #198 (235 pts) | #277 (120 pts) | — | — |
| 2022 ↗ | Backyard | — | #77 (625 pts) | #67 (750 pts) | — | — |
| 2021 ↗ | Backyard | — | #30 (965 pts) | #65 (535 pts) | — | — |
| 2020 ↗ | Backyard | — | #36 (291 pts) | #60 (176 pts) | — | — |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #2922 (53 pts) | #2908 (53 pts) | #2912 (53 pts) | #2163 (78 pts) | #2904 (53 pts) |
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Beachin' Good Barbecue, each with one reason worth a look.
39 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#1,194 of the rated field
- Contests
- 18
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 44%
- Peak
- 1587
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 18 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#1,184 of the rated field
- Contests
- 22
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 32%
- Peak
- 1601
Their last contest in the data was back in 2022, 3 years before Beachin' Good Barbecue's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#1,192 of the rated field
- Contests
- 15
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1587
Fewer contests behind them than Beachin' Good Barbecue has cooked, 15 to 29, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.
⚔ Compare careers#1,189 of the rated field
- Contests
- 24
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 54%
- Peak
- 1600
Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 24 contests, alongside a 54% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Compare careers#1,195 of the rated field
- Contests
- 23
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 35%
- Peak
- 1590
Level with Beachin' Good Barbecue on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#1,196 of the rated field
- Contests
- 23
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 48%
- Peak
- 1587
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 23 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS | 14 | 9 | 4 | 64% | ⚔ compare |
| COOL HAND QUE | 14 | 8 | 6 | 57% | ⚔ compare |
| MAYA JANE BBQ CO. | 13 | 8 | 5 | 62% | ⚔ compare |
| HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | 13 | 5 | 7 | 38% | ⚔ compare |
| Stewbabys BBQ | 12 | 10 | 1 | 83% | ⚔ compare |
| Wine Me, Dine Me and Swine Me | 12 | 9 | 3 | 75% | ⚔ compare |
| ZIPS BBQ | 12 | 7 | 5 | 58% | ⚔ compare |
| Angry Jack BBQ | 12 | 4 | 8 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| Gardenvalley Smokers | 12 | 3 | 9 | 25% | ⚔ compare |
| TFS PIT VIPERS | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Willingham's | 11 | 11 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| ROLLIN KOLBZ | 11 | 7 | 4 | 64% | ⚔ compare |
| YES, DEAR BBQ | 11 | 6 | 5 | 55% | ⚔ compare |
| Geaux 2 bbq | 11 | 3 | 8 | 27% | ⚔ compare |
| Quenut BBQ | 10 | 9 | 1 | 90% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 20 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 175.4056 | 157.6340 | 168.23 | top 31% |
| Pork Ribs | 20 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 174.2744 | 150.1944 | 162.42 | top 42% |
| Pork | 15 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 175.4400 | 155.3600 | 164.00 | top 32% |
| Brisket | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158.8116 | 158.8116 | 158.81 | top 89% |
“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) | 11 | 0 | top 45% |
| Large (40+) | 9 | 0 | top 29% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sip & Swine BBQ Festival | 4 | 10 | 0 | top 25% | Mar 3, 2023 |
| Pigs & Peaches BBQ Festival | 2 | 2 | 0 | top 11% | Aug 19, 2022 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2021
7 contests
Contests a season
2.9
across 10 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
GA
23 of 29 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
16
2 of them more than once
Opponents faced
522
finished ahead 765 times, behind 458
Longest layoff
2.5 yrs
Mar 3, 2023 → Aug 15, 2025
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20252 milestones
- Peak power rating (1587) Pigs & Peaches
- Most recent contest Pigs & Peaches
20221 milestone
- 25th tracked contest BBQ Boogie & Blues
20211 milestone
- First category win (Chicken) GBC Summer Showdown
20201 milestone
- Career-best single call (Pork)175.4400 Hawgin On Lanier
20196 milestones
- First call Sip & Swine BBQ Festival
- First overall top-10 Sip & Swine BBQ Festival
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score498.2172 Sip & Swine BBQ Festival
- 10th tracked contest Sip & Swine BBQ Festival
- First overall podium Butlerfest 2019 (BACKYARD ONLY)
- First Reserve Championship Butlerfest 2019 (BACKYARD ONLY)
20171 milestone
- Career-best overall score642.1488 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
20141 milestone
- First tracked contest Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +15.3 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival | Mar 1, 2019 |
| +14.2 | Butlerfest 2019 (BACKYARD ONLY) | Oct 11, 2019 |
| +13.8 | Pigs & Peaches BBQ Festival | Aug 20, 2021 |
| +12 | Hawgin On Lanier | Aug 2, 2019 |
| +11.6 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival | Mar 4, 2022 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10.4 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Jun 16, 2017 |
| -7.3 | Kick It In The Sticks (BACKYARD ONLY) | Jun 5, 2020 |
| -5 | Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) | Jun 11, 2021 |
| -3 | GBC Throwdown | Nov 19, 2021 |
Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 22% | 93.2% | 93.2% |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 38% | 90.7% | 90.7% |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 75% | top 30% | 93% | 92.3% |
| 2021 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 57% | top 48% | 96.8% | 91.3% |
| 2020 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75% | top 40% | 92.3% | 90.9% |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 100% | top 12% | 94.6% | 92.7% |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 93% | 89.2% | 89.2% |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 15, 2025 | Pigs & Peaches 🏅 Kennesaw, GA | 6 / 27 (335.3944) | 2 (172.5600) | 10 (162.8344) | 6 (168.5372) | — |
| Mar 3, 2023 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 🏅 Lawrenceville, GA | 25 / 65 (489.5540) | 6 (175.4056) | 35 (153.6228) | 30 (160.5256) | — |
| Nov 12, 2022 | 4th Annual KCBS World Invitational - BACKYARD SERIES INVITATIONAL unrated Gadsden, AL | 36 / 49 (328.4800) | 44 (162.2284) | 26 (166.2516) | — | — |
| Aug 19, 2022 | Pigs & Peaches BBQ Festival 🏅 Kennesaw, GA | 4 / 30 (502.1948) | 6 (169.6800) | 1 (170.8460) | 11 (161.6688) | — |
| Apr 29, 2022 | BBQ Boogie & Blues 🏅 Calhoun, GA | 7 / 37 (498.7428) | 7 (165.0856) | 6 (169.6916) | 7 (163.9656) | — |
| Mar 4, 2022 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 🏅 Lawrenceville, GA | 10 / 73 (499.9200) | 17 (167.3828) | 7 (169.6800) | 18 (162.8572) | — |
| Nov 19, 2021 | GBC Throwdown 🏅 Cumming, GA | 15 / 28 (481.5428) | 7 (166.2400) | 15 (159.3944) | 20 (155.9084) | — |
| Nov 12, 2021 | 3rd Annual KCBS World Invitational - Backyard unrated Shawnee, OK | 32 / 33 (316.4572) | 24 (166.2628) | 32 (150.1944) | — | — |
| Nov 11, 2021 | 3rd Annual KCBS World Invitational - Ancillary unrated Shawnee, OK | — | — | — | — | — |
| Aug 20, 2021 | Pigs & Peaches BBQ Festival 🏅 Kennesaw, GA | 2 / 26 (522.8116) | 2 (174.2628) | 2 (174.2744) | 2 (174.2744) | — |
| Jul 30, 2021 | GBC Summer Showdown 🏅 Cumming, GA | 14 / 39 (487.4172) | 1 (174.2628) | 17 (156.0228) | 16 (157.1316) | — |
| Jun 11, 2021 | Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) Huntsville, AL | 21 / 31 (331.9316) | 14 (169.6800) | 24 (162.2516) | — | — |
| Mar 5, 2021 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 🏅 Lawrenceville, GA | 23 / 81 (493.6000) | 7 (172.5484) | 30 (155.3716) | 18 (165.6800) | — |
| Nov 20, 2020 | Georgia BBQ Championship Throwdown 🏅 Cumming, GA | 11 / 40 (498.1712) | 5 (171.4056) | 18 (161.6456) | 15 (165.1200) | — |
| Jul 31, 2020 | Hawgin On Lanier 🏅 Cumming, GA | 21 / 55 (495.3716) | 30 (161.1084) | 29 (158.8232) | 2 (175.4400) | — |
| Jun 5, 2020 | Kick It In The Sticks (BACKYARD ONLY) Butler, AL | 17 / 23 (321.0396) | 17 (157.6340) | 14 (163.4056) | — | — |
| Mar 6, 2020 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 🏅 Lawrenceville, GA | 12 / 61 (487.2800) | 3 (171.4056) | 13 (160.5144) | 29 (155.3600) | — |
| Oct 11, 2019 | Butlerfest 2019 (BACKYARD ONLY) Butler, AL | 2 / 20 (340.5484) | 6 (166.8456) | 3 (173.7028) | — | — |
| Aug 2, 2019 | Hawgin On Lanier 🏅 Gainesville, GA | 7 / 45 (492.4456) | 4 (170.2628) | 14 (158.8000) | 9 (163.3828) | — |
| Mar 1, 2019 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 🏅 Lawrenceville, GA | 6 / 62 (498.2172) | 4 (170.2628) | 19 (162.2744) | 10 (165.6800) | — |
| Aug 24, 2018 | Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival Kennesaw, GA | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mar 2, 2018 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival Lawrenceville, GA | — | — | — | — | — |
| Aug 25, 2017 | Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival (GBC QUALIFIER) Kennesaw, GA | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jun 16, 2017 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Alpharetta, GA | 26 / 28 (642.1488) | 26 (159.9884) | 28 (158.8116) | 20 (164.5372) | 25 (158.8116) |
| Nov 18, 2016 | Que'n in Cumming (Day 1) Cumming, GA | — | — | — | — | — |
| Aug 26, 2016 | Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier) Kennesaw, GA | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mar 4, 2016 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier) Lawrenceville, GA | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nov 21, 2014 | The National BBQ Cup (SBBQA) Cumming, GA | — | — | — | — | — |
| Aug 22, 2014 | Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier) Kennesaw, GA | — | — | — | — | — |
An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.