Good Ol Boys BBQ

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

#3855

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1486

peak 1486 · rated over 27 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-05-17

latest 2026-06-26

Best ToY finish

#767

Master 2013

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

7 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 29 contests

Avg finish

top 64%

overall standings

Best overall

670.2628 / 720

Master · KTD Smokin' Gobbler Cook-off

Perfect 180s

Current form

645.04 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 644.29 (+0.75)

Walk rate

45%

contests with a top-10 call

Top-10 streak

and counting

Best single call

177.7372

Pork Ribs · Camp High Hopes Rib Fest (BACKYARD ONLY)

Consistency

±20.00

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 166.33 · weakest Brisket (155.81)

Road miles

2,285

mi across 29 mapped stops · furthest 483 mi

Schedule strength

43%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1556)

Purse competed for

$51K

listed at 11 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 5 state-championship entries

Master avg

644.29 / 720

23 Master contests · 0 GCs

Backyard avg

340.00 / 360

4 Backyard contests · 0 GCs

Master and Backyard overall scores sit on different scales (Master is 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.

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Storylines (10 found in this team's record)

Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.

High-water mark

670.2628 career-best overall

93.1% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 670.2628 at KTD Smokin' Gobbler Cook-off — 93.1% of a perfect 720.

Master
2013-09-13

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

BURDETTE BARBEQUE has finished one call ahead of Good Ol Boys BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2023 their best year

2023 was the year it came together: 3 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 54%.

3 contests
1 overall top-10s
0 category wins
average top 54%

A tough matchup

20–0 behind in the head-to-head

SPITFIRE ahead in 100% of their meetings

SPITFIRE has come out ahead in 20 of their 20 shared contests.

The weak link

−10.5 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 10.52 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 22%.

Brisket avg 155.81
Chicken avg 166.33
0 calls in 23 entries

A strong matchup

9–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of TEAM PIT in 9 of their 9 shared contests.

The comeback

2 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 2 years, then back at Rib Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) (2026-06-26).

last seen 2024-06-21
back 2026-06-26

Chicken nemesis

17 of 20 shared chicken entries lost

SPITFIRE ahead 85% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, SPITFIRE has out-cooked them in 17 of 20 shared chicken entries.

A June team

Top 35% average finish in June

Something about June: average finish in the top 35% across 6 contests, versus top 64% the rest of the year.

6 June contests
top 64% the rest of the year

A standing appointment

9 years running at one contest

They've cooked KTD Smokin Gobbler Cook-off every year from 2015 to 2023 — the contest they never miss.

10 visits in all
best finish 13th

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146 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

BALDY'S BUTTS

#3872 of the rated field

1486 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 29
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1519

No shared contest yet.

They've been 1519 at their best, 34 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 29 contests
last seen 2020-06-19

⚔ Head-to-head

PUTTIN' IT IN YOUR MOUTH BBQ

#3850 of the rated field

1486 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 22
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 9%
Peak: 1529

No shared contest yet.

Their last contest in the data was back in 2023, 3 years before Good Ol Boys BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 22 contests

⚔ Head-to-head

ROLLIN' SMOKE COMPETITION QUE

#3844 of the rated field

1486 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 34
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 6%
Peak: 1506

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 34 contests to 29, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 34 contests
last seen 2018-03-02

⚔ Head-to-head

QUEFELLAS BBQ

#3868 of the rated field

1486 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 20
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1486

No shared contest yet.

20 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 10% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 20 contests
last seen 2024-04-19

⚔ Head-to-head

River Smokers WV

#3835 of the rated field

1486 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 19
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 11%
Peak: 1529

No shared contest yet.

They turned up 5 years after Good Ol Boys BBQ did, first appearing in 2018.

rated over 19 contests
last seen 2021-05-14

⚔ Head-to-head

McQ Smokers

#3842 of the rated field

1486 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 16
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 6%
Peak: 1486

No shared contest yet.

Level with Good Ol Boys BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 16 contests
last seen 2025-09-12

⚔ Head-to-head

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
SPITFIRE	20	0	20	0%	⚔ compare
SONS OF BUTCHERS	17	0	17	0%	⚔ compare
SHIGGIN & GRINNIN	16	0	16	0%	⚔ compare
Hogline	16	0	16	0%	⚔ compare
CITY SLICKERS BBQ	15	1	14	7%	⚔ compare
Eggspert BBQ	14	1	13	7%	⚔ compare
MYASSIS SMOKIN	12	3	9	25%	⚔ compare
MUSTANG SALLY BBQ	12	0	12	0%	⚔ compare
SMOKEY AND HIS BANDITS	11	3	8	27%	⚔ compare
REBEL FIRE QUE'N COMPANY	11	2	9	18%	⚔ compare
TRUE SMOKE BBQ	10	3	7	30%	⚔ compare
TEAM PIT	9	9	0	100%	⚔ compare
Subtle Smoke	9	5	4	56%	⚔ compare
BURDETTE BARBEQUE	9	3	6	33%	⚔ compare
QUETOPIA	9	2	7	22%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	27	6	2	3	176.5600	154.2284	166.33	top 54%
Pork Ribs	29	6	1	3	177.7372	146.8112	162.85	top 59%
Pork	23	5	0	1	173.1428	145.6684	161.15	top 68%
Brisket	23	0	0	0	166.8572	122.7544	155.81	top 76%

“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 state / province

Where	Contests	Avg finish
MN	22	top 70%
IA	4	top 22%
IL	1	top 100%

By contest size

Field	Contests	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	3	top 20%
Medium (20–39)	18	top 68%
Large (40+)	6	top 74%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
KTD Smokin Gobbler Cook-off	10	13	top 70%	2023-07-14
Camp High Hopes Rib Fest (BACKYARD ONLY)	3	3	top 24%	2024-06-21
SMSU Smokefest	3	28	top 83%	2018-08-17
Smokefest	3	21	top 65%	2015-08-21
The Madelia Blazin' Barbeque Blast	2	16	top 79%	2014-07-11

The story so far (19 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 13.1 yrs 2013-05-17 → 2026-06-26

Busiest season 2013 5 contests

Contests a season 2.2 across 13 seasons in the data

Cooks most in MN 24 of 29 contests · 3 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 11 5 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Pork Ribs 29 entries · 1 win · 6 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 166.33 · weakest Brisket (155.81)

Walk rate 45% a top-10 call in 13 of 29 contests

Overall top-10 rate 14% 4 of 29 contests

Best top-10 run 2 straight contests — and still running

Master average 644.29 out of 720 · 23 contests · 0 GCs

Backyard average 340.00 out of 360 · 4 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 334 281–551 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 2,285 29 mapped stops · furthest 483 mi

Schedule strength 1556 average field rating faced — tougher than 43% of rated contests

Purse competed for $51,100 listed at 11 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships 0 from 5 state-championship entries

Longest layoff 2 yrs 2024-06-21 → 2026-06-26

Power rating 1486 peak 1486 · #3855 of 6,413 rated

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

2013
May 17 First tracked contest Minnesota in May
May 17 Peak power rating (1493) Minnesota in May
Jun 28 First call Bend of the River BBQ Smoke Off
Jun 28 First overall past 90% of a perfect score649.7140 Bend of the River BBQ Smoke Off
Sep 13 Career-best overall score670.2628 KTD Smokin' Gobbler Cook-off
2015
Aug 21 10th tracked contest Smokefest
2021
Jun 19 First category win (Chicken) Camp High Hopes Rib Fest (BACKYARD ONLY)
Jun 19 First overall top-10 Camp High Hopes Rib Fest (BACKYARD ONLY)
2023
Jun 23 First overall podium Camp High Hopes Rib Fest (BACKYARD ONLY)
Jun 23 25th tracked contest Camp High Hopes Rib Fest (BACKYARD ONLY)
2024
Jun 21 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)177.7372 Camp High Hopes Rib Fest (BACKYARD ONLY)
2026
Jun 26 Most recent contest Rib Fest (BACKYARD ONLY)

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+14.7	Rib Fest (BACKYARD ONLY)	2026-06-26
+14.5	Camp High Hopes Rib Fest (BACKYARD ONLY)	2023-06-23
+12.9	Camp High Hopes Rib Fest (BACKYARD ONLY)	2024-06-21
+11	Camp High Hopes Rib Fest (BACKYARD ONLY)	2021-06-19
+7.7	KTD Smokin' Gobbler Cook-off	2013-09-13

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-13.3	The Madelia Blazin' Barbeque Blast	2013-07-12
-10.8	*EffingHam-Jam	2018-07-27
-7.5	KTD Smokin' Gobbler Cook-off	2020-09-18
-7.4	KTD Smokin Gobbler Cook-off	2022-07-15
-6.9	Minnesota in May	2013-05-17

Category scores over time

Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)

Where they finish (overall)

Best vs average (by meat)

How entries end (by meat)

Team of the Year rank by season

Season by season

Season	Contests	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2026	1	1	1	100%	top 16%	96%	96%
2024	1	1	1	100%	top 24%	94.9%	94.9%
2023	3	1	0	33%	top 54%	94.6%	92.1%
2022	2	0	0	50%	top 93%	90.7%	90.7%
2021	2	1	1	50%	top 56%	92.2%	91.7%
2020	1	0	0	0%	top 94%	87.6%	87.6%
2019	1	0	0	0%	top 69%	88.8%	88.8%
2018	3	0	0	33%	top 80%	93.1%	87.1%
2017	2	0	0	50%	top 69%	92.3%	89.6%
2016	2	0	0	0%	top 77%	89.3%	89.1%
2015	2	0	0	100%	top 50%	92.8%	92.2%
2014	4	0	0	50%	top 60%	91%	90.2%
2013	5	0	0	40%	top 69%	93.1%	89.2%

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2026-06-26	Rib Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) Sioux City, IA	3 / 19 (345.7144)	1 (176.5600)	6 (169.1544)	—	—
2024-06-21	Camp High Hopes Rib Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) Sioux City, IA	4 / 17 (341.6912)	11 (163.9540)	1 (177.7372)	—	—
2023-07-14	KTD Smokin Gobbler Cook-off 🏅 Worthington, MN	34 / 39 (644.9716)	22 (169.7144)	32 (160.5028)	34 (160.5028)	36 (154.2516)
2023-07-14	KTD Smokin Gobbler Cook-of (ONE MEAT RIBS) Worthington, MN	—	—	16 (157.6684)	—	—
2023-06-23	Camp High Hopes Rib Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) Sioux City, IA	3 / 15 (340.5716)	3 (168.0000)	3 (172.5716)	—	—
2022-07-15	KTD Smokin Gobbler Cook-off 🏅 Worthington, MN	37 / 40 (653.0628)	10 (173.1428)	18 (167.4288)	36 (159.4056)	39 (153.0856)
2022-07-15	KTD Smokin Gobbler Cook-off (One Meat Ribs) Worthington, MN	—	—	12 (167.4288)	—	—
2021-07-16	KTD Smokin' Gobbler Cook-off 🏅 Worthington, MN	28 / 33 (657.0972)	23 (166.8344)	22 (165.1428)	21 (166.8572)	30 (158.2628)
2021-06-19	Camp High Hopes Rib Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) Sioux City, IA	6 / 22 (332.0344)	1 (174.8916)	11 (157.1428)	—	—
2020-09-18	KTD Smokin' Gobbler Cook-off 🏅 Worthington, MN	33 / 35 (630.7428)	20 (169.1544)	31 (154.2284)	35 (153.1200)	32 (154.2400)
2019-09-13	KTD Smokin Gobbler Cook-Off 🏅 Worthington, MN	18 / 26 (639.3256)	16 (166.2284)	15 (164.5600)	22 (156.0000)	19 (152.5372)
2018-09-14	KTD Smokin ' Gobbler Cook-Off Worthington, MN	13 / 25 (670.2284)	4 (174.8456)	3 (174.2972)	22 (160.5256)	19 (160.5600)
2018-08-17	SMSU Smokefest Marshall, MN	35 / 40 (636.9944)	34 (161.0972)	36 (161.6800)	22 (166.8572)	36 (147.3600)
2018-07-27	*EffingHam-Jam Effingham, IL	30 / 30 (574.0568)	26 (154.2284)	28 (146.8112)	30 (150.2628)	30 (122.7544)
2017-09-15	KTD Smokin ' Gobbler Cook-Off Worthington, MN	14 / 27 (664.5716)	18 (166.8456)	7 (170.8344)	7 (170.2972)	22 (156.5944)
2017-08-18	SMSU Smokefest Marshall, MN	35 / 41 (625.6228)	33 (158.8456)	39 (147.4288)	23 (163.4172)	32 (155.9312)
2016-09-16	KTD Smokin ' Gobbler Cook-Off Worthington, MN	23 / 29 (642.8344)	17 (167.9772)	24 (158.3088)	22 (160.5828)	23 (155.9656)
2016-08-19	SMSU Smokefest Marshall, MN	28 / 37 (639.9656)	17 (169.1084)	24 (162.3316)	33 (151.9428)	26 (156.5828)
2015-09-18	KTD Smokin' Gobbler Cook-Off Worthington, MN	13 / 26 (667.9428)	15 (166.8456)	12 (167.9888)	9 (169.1084)	18 (164.0000)
2015-08-21	Smokefest Marshall, MN	21 / 42 (659.9316)	13 (169.7028)	36 (159.3716)	5 (172.5716)	31 (158.2856)
2014-09-12	King Turkey Day Smokin' Gobbler Cook-Off Worthington, MN	18 / 36 (647.4404)	18 (164.5944)	6 (168.5716)	29 (155.9772)	24 (158.2972)
2014-08-15	Smokefest Marshall, MN	22 / 32 (645.6916)	27 (160.5488)	17 (162.2744)	22 (160.5600)	20 (162.3084)
2014-07-11	The Madelia Blazin' Barbeque Blast Madelia, MN	16 / 26 (650.8800)	14 (163.9772)	18 (160.5600)	3 (171.4400)	21 (154.9028)
2014-06-27	Bend of the River CookOut Mankato, MN	29 / 50 (654.8460)	38 (162.8000)	19 (168.0344)	35 (162.8572)	28 (161.1544)
2013-09-13	KTD Smokin' Gobbler Cook-off Worthington, MN	14 / 39 (670.2628)	33 (160.5372)	12 (169.7256)	6 (173.1428)	17 (166.8572)
2013-08-16	Smokefest Marshall, MN	24 / 31 (625.6912)	21 (161.1200)	19 (158.8456)	31 (145.6684)	16 (160.0572)
2013-07-12	The Madelia Blazin' Barbeque Blast Madelia, MN	22 / 23 (628.4800)	20 (162.2400)	18 (159.3828)	20 (157.7028)	22 (149.1544)
2013-06-28	Bend of the River BBQ Smoke Off Mankato, MN	19 / 30 (649.7140)	9 (169.7142)	19 (158.8568)	22 (159.4286)	16 (161.7144)
2013-05-17	Minnesota in May Faribault, MN	36 / 49 (638.2858)	16 (167.4286)	43 (153.7144)	42 (158.2858)	35 (158.8570)

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)

Team of the Year standings (rank per category by season — year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Year	Series	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2023 ↗	Master	#1255 (60 pts)	#1257 (75 pts)	#1019 (147 pts)	#1287 (60 pts)	#1296 (60 pts)
2022 ↗	Master	#1309 (60 pts)	#994 (135 pts)	#1270 (95 pts)	#1348 (60 pts)	#1333 (60 pts)
2021 ↗	Master	#1502 (58 pts)	#1263 (68 pts)	#1255 (73 pts)	#1204 (78 pts)	#1498 (58 pts)
2020 ↗	Master	#856 (60 pts)	#839 (85 pts)	#913 (60 pts)	#899 (60 pts)	#883 (60 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#1781 (86 pts)	#1822 (96 pts)	#1787 (101 pts)	#1993 (66 pts)	#1862 (81 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#1152 (225 pts)	#990 (315 pts)	#961 (340 pts)	#1286 (195 pts)	#1280 (195 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#1511 (167 pts)	#1674 (147 pts)	#1376 (217 pts)	#1334 (227 pts)	#1763 (127 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#1755 (124 pts)	#1473 (194 pts)	#1871 (124 pts)	#1831 (129 pts)	#1820 (124 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#1333 (191 pts)	#1324 (221 pts)	#1507 (176 pts)	#1046 (321 pts)	#1624 (146 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#942 (339 pts)	#1028 (334 pts)	#788 (464 pts)	#844 (434 pts)	#1088 (294 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#767 (402 pts)	#699 (472 pts)	#726 (457 pts)	#736 (452 pts)	#735 (442 pts)