Good News BBQ KS
Rating
1540
peak 1540
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
2024-06-07
latest 2026-06-12
Grand champs
1
0 reserve
Category wins
1
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
3
of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 20%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Current form
341.54
last 4 vs career avg 341.54 (+0.00)
Walk rate
100%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
3
and counting
Consistency
±8.52
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 170.98 · weakest Pork Ribs (170.56)
Road miles
69
mi across 4 mapped stops
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
CEO BBQ has finished one call ahead of Good News BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of WOOD HOOK BBQ in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
🏕️ Happy hunting ground
Smoke on the Plains BBQ & Music Fest is their spot: 1 Grand Championship in 3 visits.
🗡️ Giant slayer
Took the Grand Championship over a 36-team field at Smoke on the Plains BBQ & Music Fest.
Teams like this (closest power rating, KS first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 180.0000 🔥 | 161.1200 | 170.98 | top 17% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 175.4172 | 164.5600 | 170.56 | top 24% |
| Pork | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Brisket | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 25% |
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 1 | top 15% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 26% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2024 (2 contests)
- Cooks mostly in KS (4 of 4 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (4 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: Smoke on the Plains BBQ & Music Fest (2026-06-12)
- Wins it all in 25% of contests
- All-time average overall score: 341.54
- 1 perfect 180 on the books 🔥
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 355.4172 | 355.42 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 334.2400 | 334.24 |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 341.6456 | 338.25 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-12 | Smoke on the Plains BBQ & Music Fest Derby, KS | 1 / 36 (355.4172) | 1 (180.0000) | 5 (175.4172) | — | — |
| 2025-06-13 | Smoke on the Plains BBQ & Music Fest Derby, KS | 10 / 36 (334.2400) | 8 (169.6800) | 14 (164.5600) | — | — |
| 2024-07-12 | Saucy and Glazed Newton, KS | 3 / 12 (341.6456) | 2 (173.1084) | 4 (168.5372) | — | — |
| 2024-06-07 | Smoke on the Plains BBQ & Music Fest Derby, KS | 11 / 43 (334.8572) | 12 (161.1200) | 4 (173.7372) | — | — |