Good Ol Boys BBQ

Good Ol Boys BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 29 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 3rd of 19 at the Rib Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) (2026). They are ranked #3864 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#3,864

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1486

peak 1486 · rated over 27 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

May 17, 2013

latest Jun 26, 2026 · 13.1 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#767

Master 2013 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

7 podiums

Overall top-10s

14% of 29 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s, still running

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

Best single call

177.7372

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

Consistency

±20.00

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 166.33 · weakest Brisket (155.81)

Road miles

2,285

across 29 mapped stops · furthest 483 mi

Schedule strength

42%

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

Purse competed for

$51K

listed at 11 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 5 state-championship entries

Master avg

644.29 / 720

23 Master contests · 0 GCs

Backyard avg

340.00 / 360

4 Backyard contests · 0 GCs

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.

Storylines (10 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

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
Sep 13, 2013

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-10
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) (Jun 26, 2026).

last seen Jun 21, 2024
back Jun 26, 2026

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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

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 ↗	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)

Overall rank by season

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The teams rated closest to Good Ol Boys BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

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

PUTTIN' IT IN YOUR MOUTH BBQ

#3,866 of the rated field

1486 power rating

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

They've been 1529 at their best, 44 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 22 contests
last seen Sep 27, 2023

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ROLLIN' SMOKE COMPETITION QUE

#3,851 of the rated field

1486 power rating

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

Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 8 years before Good Ol Boys BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 34 contests

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UNCLE POOKIE & THE RIBLETS

#3,891 of the rated field

1485 power rating

Contests: 21
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1506

Careers of much the same size, 21 contests to 29, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 21 contests
last seen Apr 1, 2022

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BALD BEAUTIES BBQ

#3,868 of the rated field

1486 power rating

Contests: 36
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 6%
Peak: 1486

36 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 6% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 35 contests
last seen Sep 30, 2026

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QUEFELLAS BBQ

#3,845 of the rated field

1486 power rating

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

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

rated over 20 contests
last seen Apr 19, 2024

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Smoke Show BBQ

#3,888 of the rated field

1485 power rating

Contests: 46
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 11%
Peak: 1485

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 39 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 39 contests
last seen Oct 9, 2026

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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 field size and state

By contest size

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

By state / province (where the contests were held)

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

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

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

More numbers

Busiest season 2013 5 contests

Contests a season 2.2 across 13 seasons in the data

Most contests held in MN 24 of 29 contests · 3 states in all

Contests visited 11 5 of them more than once

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

Opponents faced 331 finished ahead 281 times, behind 551

Longest layoff 2 yrs Jun 21, 2024 → Jun 26, 2026

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

20261 milestone

Jun 26 Most recent contest Rib Fest (BACKYARD ONLY)

20241 milestone

Jun 21 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)177.7372 Camp High Hopes Rib Fest (BACKYARD ONLY)

20232 milestones

Jun 23 First overall podium Camp High Hopes Rib Fest (BACKYARD ONLY)
Jun 23 25th tracked contest Camp High Hopes Rib Fest (BACKYARD ONLY)

20212 milestones

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)

20151 milestone

Aug 21 10th tracked contest Smokefest

20135 milestones

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

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

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

📉 Toughest weekends

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

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	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
Jun 26, 2026	Rib Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) Sioux City, IA	3 / 19 (345.7144)	1 (176.5600)	6 (169.1544)	—	—
Jun 21, 2024	Camp High Hopes Rib Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) Sioux City, IA	4 / 17 (341.6912)	11 (163.9540)	1 (177.7372)	—	—
Jul 14, 2023	KTD Smokin Gobbler Cook-off 🏅 Worthington, MN	34 / 39 (644.9716)	22 (169.7144)	32 (160.5028)	34 (160.5028)	36 (154.2516)
Jul 14, 2023	KTD Smokin Gobbler Cook-of (ONE MEAT RIBS) Worthington, MN	—	—	16 (157.6684)	—	—
Jun 23, 2023	Camp High Hopes Rib Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) Sioux City, IA	3 / 15 (340.5716)	3 (168)	3 (172.5716)	—	—
Jul 15, 2022	KTD Smokin Gobbler Cook-off 🏅 Worthington, MN	37 / 40 (653.0628)	10 (173.1428)	18 (167.4288)	36 (159.4056)	39 (153.0856)
Jul 15, 2022	KTD Smokin Gobbler Cook-off (One Meat Ribs) Worthington, MN	—	—	12 (167.4288)	—	—
Jul 16, 2021	KTD Smokin' Gobbler Cook-off 🏅 Worthington, MN	28 / 33 (657.0972)	23 (166.8344)	22 (165.1428)	21 (166.8572)	30 (158.2628)
Jun 19, 2021	Camp High Hopes Rib Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) Sioux City, IA	6 / 22 (332.0344)	1 (174.8916)	11 (157.1428)	—	—
Sep 18, 2020	KTD Smokin' Gobbler Cook-off 🏅 Worthington, MN	33 / 35 (630.7428)	20 (169.1544)	31 (154.2284)	35 (153.1200)	32 (154.2400)
Sep 13, 2019	KTD Smokin Gobbler Cook-Off 🏅 Worthington, MN	18 / 26 (639.3256)	16 (166.2284)	15 (164.5600)	22 (156)	19 (152.5372)
Sep 14, 2018	KTD Smokin ' Gobbler Cook-Off Worthington, MN	13 / 25 (670.2284)	4 (174.8456)	3 (174.2972)	22 (160.5256)	19 (160.5600)
Aug 17, 2018	SMSU Smokefest Marshall, MN	35 / 40 (636.9944)	34 (161.0972)	36 (161.6800)	22 (166.8572)	36 (147.3600)
Jul 27, 2018	EffingHam-Jam Effingham, IL	30 / 30 (574.0568)	26 (154.2284)	28 (146.8112)	30 (150.2628)	30 (122.7544)
Sep 15, 2017	KTD Smokin ' Gobbler Cook-Off Worthington, MN	14 / 27 (664.5716)	18 (166.8456)	7 (170.8344)	7 (170.2972)	22 (156.5944)
Aug 18, 2017	SMSU Smokefest Marshall, MN	35 / 41 (625.6228)	33 (158.8456)	39 (147.4288)	23 (163.4172)	32 (155.9312)
Sep 16, 2016	KTD Smokin ' Gobbler Cook-Off Worthington, MN	23 / 29 (642.8344)	17 (167.9772)	24 (158.3088)	22 (160.5828)	23 (155.9656)
Aug 19, 2016	SMSU Smokefest Marshall, MN	28 / 37 (639.9656)	17 (169.1084)	24 (162.3316)	33 (151.9428)	26 (156.5828)
Sep 18, 2015	KTD Smokin' Gobbler Cook-Off Worthington, MN	13 / 26 (667.9428)	15 (166.8456)	12 (167.9888)	9 (169.1084)	18 (164)
Aug 21, 2015	Smokefest Marshall, MN	21 / 42 (659.9316)	13 (169.7028)	36 (159.3716)	5 (172.5716)	31 (158.2856)
Sep 12, 2014	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)
Aug 15, 2014	Smokefest Marshall, MN	22 / 32 (645.6916)	27 (160.5488)	17 (162.2744)	22 (160.5600)	20 (162.3084)
Jul 11, 2014	The Madelia Blazin' Barbeque Blast Madelia, MN	16 / 26 (650.8800)	14 (163.9772)	18 (160.5600)	3 (171.4400)	21 (154.9028)
Jun 27, 2014	Bend of the River CookOut Mankato, MN	29 / 50 (654.8460)	38 (162.8000)	19 (168.0344)	35 (162.8572)	28 (161.1544)
Sep 13, 2013	KTD Smokin' Gobbler Cook-off Worthington, MN	14 / 39 (670.2628)	33 (160.5372)	12 (169.7256)	6 (173.1428)	17 (166.8572)
Aug 16, 2013	Smokefest Marshall, MN	24 / 31 (625.6912)	21 (161.1200)	19 (158.8456)	31 (145.6684)	16 (160.0572)
Jul 12, 2013	The Madelia Blazin' Barbeque Blast Madelia, MN	22 / 23 (628.4800)	20 (162.2400)	18 (159.3828)	20 (157.7028)	22 (149.1544)
Jun 28, 2013	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)
May 17, 2013	Minnesota in May Faribault, MN	36 / 49 (638.2858)	16 (167.4286)	43 (153.7144)	42 (158.2858)	35 (158.8570)

Good Ol Boys BBQ

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Best top-10 run

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Backyard avg

Storylines (10 found in their record)

High-water mark

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

The comeback

Chicken nemesis

A June team

A standing appointment

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

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

More numbers

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

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

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

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

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