On the rise
Their power rating has climbed 29 points across 12 contests since Jun 13, 2025 — from 1481 up to 1511.
- 12 contests since Jun 13, 2025
- now 1511
Good Grefe! is a competition barbecue team with 59 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2019 and 2026. They have won 1 Grand Championship, at the B-Dale BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY) (2021), and finished Reserve Grand Champion once. They are ranked #2815 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
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.
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #365 (523 pts) | #298 (713 pts) | #443 (508 pts) | #423 (458 pts) | #405 (478 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #194 (1,111 pts) | #192 (1,166 pts) | #211 (1,121 pts) | #250 (896 pts) | #208 (1,051 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #478 (397 pts) | #371 (627 pts) | #532 (432 pts) | #445 (467 pts) | #454 (482 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #298 (721 pts) | #246 (896 pts) | #195 (1,116 pts) | #290 (751 pts) | #289 (771 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Backyard | — | #83 (605 pts) | #90 (555 pts) | — | — |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #459 (464 pts) | #544 (399 pts) | #408 (624 pts) | #569 (359 pts) | #310 (759 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Backyard | — | #35 (903 pts) | #42 (777 pts) | — | — |
| 2020 ↗ | Backyard | — | #80 (115 pts) | #97 (90 pts) | — | — |
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #461 (230 pts) | #447 (255 pts) | #459 (255 pts) | #483 (235 pts) | #457 (255 pts) |
The teams rated closest to Good Grefe!, each with one reason worth a look.
101 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Good Grefe! has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-headFewer contests behind them than Good Grefe! has cooked, 5 to 59, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.
⚔ Head-to-head50 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 26% top-10 finishes rather than wins.
⚔ Compare careersThis is the highest they've ever been rated, 31 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careersLevel with Good Grefe! on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careersTheir last contest in the data was back in 2021, 5 years before Good Grefe!'s most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOT DADDY'S BBQ | 40 | 4 | 36 | 10% | ⚔ compare |
| UGLY BABY BBQ | 39 | 17 | 22 | 44% | ⚔ compare |
| SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | 36 | 3 | 33 | 8% | ⚔ compare |
| WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ | 33 | 9 | 24 | 27% | ⚔ compare |
| Phoenix BBQ | 30 | 11 | 19 | 37% | ⚔ compare |
| LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY | 30 | 7 | 22 | 23% | ⚔ compare |
| NECTAR OF THE HOGS | 29 | 5 | 24 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| SIX BUTT BBQ | 28 | 12 | 16 | 43% | ⚔ compare |
| Son of a Boar BBQ | 28 | 5 | 23 | 18% | ⚔ compare |
| SPITFIRE | 27 | 6 | 20 | 22% | ⚔ compare |
| TEAM CRAWFORD | 26 | 11 | 15 | 42% | ⚔ compare |
| IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | 26 | 3 | 23 | 12% | ⚔ compare |
| ACES HIGH BBQ | 25 | 9 | 16 | 36% | ⚔ compare |
| MACHETE BOYS BBQ | 24 | 12 | 12 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| WHEN PIGS DIE | 24 | 3 | 21 | 13% | ⚔ compare |
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 59 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 178.2972 | 138.8228 | 167.26 | top 49% |
| Pork Ribs | 59 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 177.1544 | 133.6684 | 164.47 | top 53% |
| Pork | 38 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 176 | 150.2284 | 165.05 | top 68% |
| Brisket | 39 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 176.5716 | 150.8000 | 166.21 | top 56% |
“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.
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 4 | 0 | top 62% |
| Medium (20–39) | 36 | 1 | top 56% |
| Large (40+) | 19 | 0 | top 53% |
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 7 | 13 | 0 | top 70% | Jun 12, 2026 |
| Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 6 | 4 | 0 | top 52% | Jun 13, 2026 |
| ND BBQ Championship | 3 | 3 | 0 | top 42% | May 1, 2026 |
| Tri-City BBQ Fest | 3 | 2 | 0 | top 36% | Sep 19, 2025 |
| Puckaway Pigfest | 3 | 11 | 0 | top 55% | Sep 5, 2025 |
| King of the Corn | 3 | 13 | 0 | top 65% | May 17, 2024 |
| B-Dale BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2 | 1 | 1 | top 31% | Aug 5, 2022 |
| MN Masters BBQ | 2 | 18 | 0 | top 74% | Aug 22, 2025 |
| Smokin' in Steele | 2 | 23 | 0 | top 86% | May 30, 2025 |
| KTD Smokin Gobbler Cook-off | 2 | 18 | 0 | top 62% | Jul 14, 2023 |
| Bourbon, Brews & BBQ (BACKYARD) | 2 | 7 | 0 | top 62% | Jul 15, 2022 |
| Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day Two) | 2 | 7 | 0 | top 39% | Jun 25, 2022 |
| Minnesota in May | 2 | 7 | 0 | top 22% | May 7, 2021 |
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +17.8 | ND BBQ Championship | Oct 3, 2025 |
| +17.5 | Tri-City BBQ Fest | Sep 19, 2025 |
| +14.3 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day one) | Jun 25, 2021 |
| +14.1 | B-Dale BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY) | Aug 7, 2021 |
| +13.6 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | Jun 11, 2022 |
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -13.9 | Smokin in Steele | Jun 2, 2023 |
| -11.4 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | Jun 12, 2026 |
| -10.8 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | Jun 9, 2023 |
| -9.6 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | Jun 10, 2022 |
| -9.5 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | Jun 7, 2024 |
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 73% | 86.6% | 86.6% |
| 2026 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20% | top 67% | 95.7% | 93.2% |
| 2025 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 70% | top 56% | 96.9% | 93.2% |
| 2024 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33% | top 71% | 92.9% | 91.9% |
| 2023 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 56% | top 68% | 94.4% | 92.1% |
| 2022 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 70% | top 53% | 95.7% | 92.8% |
| 2021 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 64% | top 38% | 95.4% | 90% |
| 2020 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 61% | 92.8% | 91% |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 100% | top 21% | 91.9% | 90.2% |
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 13, 2026 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI | 20 / 37 (682.1832) | 5 (176.5716) | 21 (168.5372) | 26 (167.3944) | 18 (169.6800) |
| Jun 12, 2026 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI | 38 / 40 (651.2228) | 30 (166.8344) | 33 (163.9428) | 26 (163.9544) | 38 (156.4912) |
| May 8, 2026 | Minnesota in May 🏅 St. Peter, MN | 62 / 77 (670.7200) | 17 (175.4172) | 65 (163.9428) | 71 (163.3828) | 49 (167.9772) |
| May 1, 2026 | ND BBQ Championship 🏅 Fargo, ND | 44 / 71 (662.7888) | 40 (167.9772) | 22 (170.8344) | 63 (156.5372) | 33 (167.4400) |
| Apr 10, 2026 | Smoke in the Spring (OPEN FORMAT) 🏅 Osage City, KS | 42 / 101 (689.0628) | 42 (174.2628) | 53 (171.4172) | 12 (176) | 69 (167.3828) |
| Oct 3, 2025 | ND BBQ Championship 🏅 Fargo, ND | 3 / 46 (692) | 8 (173.1428) | 1 (177.1544) | 16 (170.8228) | 8 (170.8800) |
| Sep 19, 2025 | Tri-City BBQ Fest 🏅 Denison, IA | 2 / 26 (697.6572) | 5 (176.5600) | 4 (174.2744) | 8 (174.8572) | 9 (171.9656) |
| Sep 5, 2025 | Puckaway Pigfest 🏅 Montello, WI | 11 / 35 (685.0400) | 7 (175.4172) | 16 (167.9772) | 15 (169.6800) | 11 (171.9656) |
| Aug 22, 2025 | MN Masters BBQ 🏅 Pierz, MN | 18 / 26 (665.6004) | 20 (162.2400) | 15 (167.9888) | 9 (171.9772) | 15 (163.3944) |
| Jul 11, 2025 | KTD Smokn' Gobbler 🏅 Worthington, MN | 14 / 26 (669.6228) | 19 (165.1084) | 9 (167.9888) | 20 (166.8228) | 11 (169.7028) |
| Jun 14, 2025 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI | 29 / 36 (668.4460) | 6 (177.1544) | 35 (161.0972) | 28 (165.0972) | 28 (165.0972) |
| Jun 13, 2025 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI | 34 / 36 (648.3196) | 21 (167.3828) | 29 (161.6340) | 35 (155.3600) | 30 (163.9428) |
| May 30, 2025 | Smokin' in Steele 🏅 Owatonna, MN | 23 / 28 (656.3764) | 23 (167.3828) | 26 (161.1084) | 28 (157.6340) | 12 (170.2512) |
| Apr 4, 2025 | Iowa State BBQ Championship 🏅 Altoona, IA | 28 / 49 (671.3828) | 10 (174.8456) | 42 (159.3944) | 32 (166.2628) | 15 (170.8800) |
| Feb 21, 2025 | Fire on Ice BBQ Championship 🏅 Onamia, MN | 34 / 42 (658.6744) | 34 (166.2400) | 38 (157.0744) | 19 (169.6800) | 28 (165.6800) |
| Sep 27, 2024 | ND BBQ Championship 🏅 Fargo, ND | 27 / 47 (659.3716) | 20 (167.4056) | 41 (157.6916) | 33 (162.2744) | 11 (172) |
| Sep 20, 2024 | Tri City BBQ Fest 🏅 Denison, IA | 21 / 30 (667.8284) | 13 (169.6800) | 9 (171.9772) | 25 (164.5256) | 24 (161.6456) |
| Sep 6, 2024 | Puckaway Pigfest 🏅 Montello, WI | 23 / 37 (655.7824) | 22 (167.4056) | 27 (161.6456) | 28 (160.5028) | 19 (166.2284) |
| Aug 23, 2024 | MN Masters BBQ 🏅 Pierz, MN | 21 / 27 (657.0172) | 15 (167.9656) | 26 (155.9428) | 11 (170.8572) | 19 (162.2516) |
| Jun 7, 2024 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI | 34 / 41 (660.4116) | 20 (169.6800) | 36 (157.6572) | 15 (169.6916) | 35 (163.3828) |
| May 17, 2024 | King of the Corn 🏅 Ottumwa, IA | 27 / 36 (669.0512) | 7 (175.4172) | 25 (166.8228) | 27 (163.9656) | 28 (162.8456) |
| Oct 13, 2023 | Bring'n Home the Bacon II (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI | 18 / 21 (656.9712) | 16 (166.2628) | 18 (162.8460) | 13 (167.3712) | 18 (160.4912) |
| Sep 15, 2023 | Tri City BBQ Fest 🏅 Denison, IA | 10 / 32 (679.3488) | 22 (165.6800) | 1 (177.1428) | 14 (168.5488) | 14 (167.9772) |
| Jul 28, 2023 | 7th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest 🏅 Emmetsburg, IA | 20 / 32 (675.3716) | 30 (163.9428) | 5 (173.7144) | 20 (168.0116) | 12 (169.7028) |
| Jul 14, 2023 | KTD Smokin Gobbler Cook-off 🏅 Worthington, MN | 18 / 39 (672.4684) | 2 (177.1544) | 8 (173.1084) | 33 (160.5140) | 28 (161.6916) |
| Jun 16, 2023 | Rose Festival 22nd Annual KCBS BBQ Competition 🏅 State Center, IA | 16 / 27 (668.4572) | 23 (162.8000) | 22 (159.9428) | 8 (174.2972) | 9 (171.4172) |
| Jun 10, 2023 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI | 28 / 40 (669.6572) | 24 (169.6800) | 27 (165.7144) | 23 (167.9884) | 24 (166.2744) |
| Jun 9, 2023 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI | 35 / 43 (647.3028) | 29 (163.9772) | 41 (153.6572) | 33 (163.3828) | 21 (166.2856) |
| Jun 2, 2023 | Smokin in Steele 🏅 Owatonna, MN | 26 / 29 (646.1600) | 6 (174.2628) | 6 (170.8688) | 29 (150.2284) | 27 (150.8000) |
| May 19, 2023 | King of the Corn 🏅 Ottumwa, IA | 38 / 45 (653.0060) | 43 (157.6800) | 33 (165.6800) | 30 (165.6916) | 32 (163.9544) |
| Oct 14, 2022 | King of the Corn 🏅 Ottumwa, IA | 13 / 36 (678.8000) | 18 (171.4172) | 7 (172.5600) | 29 (164.5600) | 9 (170.2628) |
| Sep 9, 2022 | Puckaway Pigfest 🏅 Montello, WI | 27 / 38 (651.7940) | 25 (165.6800) | 30 (161.0856) | 36 (158.2056) | 21 (166.8228) |
| Aug 12, 2022 | Smokin' Trackside BBQ Bash 🏅 Winston, MO | 19 / 25 (674.1712) | 23 (163.9312) | 17 (167.3828) | 22 (166.2856) | 2 (176.5716) |
| Aug 5, 2022 | B-Dale BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY) Roseville, MN | 12 / 21 (332.5140) | 8 (170.8572) | 14 (161.6568) | — | — |
| Jul 29, 2022 | 6th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest 🏅 Emmetsburg, IA | 26 / 32 (654.1596) | 23 (163.9656) | 12 (167.9772) | 28 (158.8228) | 24 (163.3940) |
| Jul 15, 2022 | Bourbon, Brews & BBQ (BACKYARD) Bancroft, IA | 7 / 14 (342.2400) | 7 (171.4172) | 6 (170.8228) | — | — |
| Jun 25, 2022 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day Two) 🏅 Belvidere, IL | 19 / 32 (672.9828) | 25 (168.5256) | 21 (167.3944) | 26 (163.9428) | 8 (173.1200) |
| Jun 24, 2022 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day One) 🏅 Belvidere, IL | 7 / 36 (327.9084) | 7 (166.2512) | 9 (161.6572) | — | — |
| Jun 11, 2022 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI | 4 / 37 (344.5484) | 5 (173.7256) | 5 (170.8228) | — | — |
| Jun 10, 2022 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI | 28 / 39 (657.5312) | 28 (167.3712) | 15 (168.5372) | 35 (158.8000) | 23 (162.8228) |
| Oct 16, 2021 | Bring'n Home the Bacon II Day 2 (BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 25 / 36 (321.6344) | 30 (157.6916) | 19 (163.9428) | — | — |
| Oct 15, 2021 | Bring'n Home the Bacon II Day 1 (BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 29 / 40 (318.7772) | 25 (158.8344) | 25 (159.9428) | — | — |
| Aug 22, 2021 | Big Island BBQ Backyard Albert Lea, MN | 11 / 15 (325.0284) | 7 (169.1084) | 11 (155.9200) | — | — |
| Aug 21, 2021 | Boomer Backyard BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) Canton, MN | 9 / 18 (329.0856) | 9 (168.5256) | 11 (160.5600) | — | — |
| Aug 13, 2021 | GOBS Que (DAY 1) 🏅 Arlington, NE | 5 / 26 (272.4912) | 4 (138.8228) | 5 (133.6684) | — | — |
| Aug 7, 2021 | B-Dale BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY) Roseville, MN | 1 / 21 (343.4060) | 1 (178.2972) | 11 (165.1088) | — | — |
| Jun 25, 2021 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day one) 🏅 Belvidere, IL | 4 / 49 (334.2516) | 5 (170.2628) | 6 (163.9888) | — | — |
| Jun 19, 2021 | Camp High Hopes Rib Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) Sioux City, IA | 7 / 22 (330.2744) | 11 (161.7028) | 6 (168.5716) | — | — |
| Jun 12, 2021 | Bring'n Home the Bacon - Day 2 🏅 West Salem, WI | 13 / 45 (333.6688) | 21 (160.5488) | 5 (173.1200) | — | — |
| Jun 11, 2021 | Bring'n Home the Bacon - Day 1 🏅 West Salem, WI | 15 / 52 (325.6344) | 14 (165.1200) | 19 (160.5144) | — | — |
| May 7, 2021 | Minnesota in May 🏅 Cambridge, MN | 19 / 60 (330.8112) | 24 (162.8456) | 13 (167.9656) | — | — |
| Oct 17, 2020 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 West Salem, WI | 23 / 33 (668.5032) | 24 (169.6800) | 12 (168.5944) | 28 (163.9888) | 20 (166.2400) |
| Oct 16, 2020 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 🏅 West Salem, WI | 13 / 40 (322.1944) | 12 (162.8000) | 17 (159.3944) | — | — |
| Sep 18, 2020 | KTD Smokin' Gobbler Cook-off 🏅 Worthington, MN | 27 / 35 (653.1088) | 22 (167.9772) | 27 (162.2516) | 25 (164.0344) | 29 (158.8456) |
| Jun 19, 2020 | The Hayfield 🏅 Fort Ripley, MN | 14 / 22 (655.8632) | 11 (166.2860) | 20 (156.5144) | — | 12 (164.5256) |
| Jun 21, 2019 | Bring'n Home the Bacon 🏅 West Salem, WI | 12 / 37 (330.7888) | 15 (165.1088) | 8 (165.6800) | — | — |
| Jun 9, 2019 | Lake Country BBQ Cook-off (BACKYARD ONLY) | 4 / 22 (319.9200) | 9 (155.9200) | 5 (164) | — | — |
| May 10, 2019 | Minnesota in May 🏅 | 7 / 57 (323.3140) | 12 (160.5256) | 8 (162.7884) | — | — |
| — | Bourbon, Brews & BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY) Bancroft, IA | 11 / 15 (311.8624) | 8 (159.3368) | 15 (152.5256) | — | — |