GOOBY'S BBQ

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

Power ranking

#2297

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1527

peak 1533 · rated over 16 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-04-19

latest 2017-04-21

Best ToY finish

#535

Master 2013

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

2 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 16 contests

Avg finish

top 50%

overall standings

Best overall

691.9656 / 720

Master · High on the Hog Festival

Perfect 180s

Current form

671.68 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 672.69 (-1.02)

Walk rate

63%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

177.7372

Brisket · Piggin' Around

Consistency

±9.47

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs

avg 170.37 · weakest Pork (164.79)

Road miles

1,074

mi across 16 mapped stops · furthest 146 mi

Schedule strength

33%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1544)

Master avg

672.69 / 720

16 Master contests · 0 GCs

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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.

They almost always walk

63% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 10 of 16 contests

A top-10 category call in 63% of their 16 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

691.9656 career-best overall

96.1% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 691.9656 at High on the Hog Festival — 96.1% of a perfect 720.

Master
2015-04-17

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

BAR-B-Q 101 has finished one call ahead of GOOBY'S BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2015 their best year

2015 was the year it came together: 3 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 40%.

3 contests
1 overall top-10s
0 category wins
average top 40%

A tough matchup

14–2 behind in the head-to-head

HIGH ON THE HAWG ahead in 88% of their meetings

HIGH ON THE HAWG has come out ahead in 14 of their 16 shared contests.

The weak link

−5.6 points behind their best meat

Pork is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 5.58 points below their pork ribs, and turns into a call 13% of the time against 31%.

Pork avg 164.79
Pork Ribs avg 170.37
2 calls in 16 entries

A strong matchup

9–3 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 75% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of BIG G BBQ in 9 of their 12 shared contests.

A May team

Top 38% average finish in May

Something about May: average finish in the top 38% across 3 contests, versus top 50% the rest of the year.

3 May contests
top 50% the rest of the year

The metronome

±1.32% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.32% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 93.4% of a perfect score
16 contests

A standing appointment

5 years running at one contest

They've cooked High on the Hog Festival every year from 2013 to 2017 — the contest they never miss.

5 visits in all
best finish 7th

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.

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

DELTA SMOKE

#2307 of the rated field

1526 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 25%
Peak: 1526

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to GOOBY'S BBQ)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team GOOBY'S BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 8 contests
last seen 2014-06-20

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Great White Smoke

#2300 of the rated field

1526 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 19
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 21%
Peak: 1526

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 16 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 16 contests
last seen 2026-07-24

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COACH'S DECISION BBQ

#2309 of the rated field

1526 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1540

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 14 contests to 16, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 14 contests
last seen 2022-06-24

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TWO BUTTS AND A HAM

#2306 of the rated field

1526 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 13%
Peak: 1526

No shared contest yet.

15 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 13% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 13 contests
last seen 2019-09-12

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TEAM BBQ SHOP LIMBURG

#2296 of the rated field

1527 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 20
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 20%
Peak: 1529

No shared contest yet.

Level with GOOBY'S BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 20 contests
last seen 2021-10-23

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BEER & BUTTS QUE

#2305 of the rated field

1526 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 21
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1527

No shared contest yet.

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.

rated over 21 contests
last seen 2016-09-09

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
HIGH ON THE HAWG	16	2	14	13%	⚔ compare
Big B BBQ Company	13	6	7	46%	⚔ compare
SWIGGIN PIG	13	2	11	15%	⚔ compare
BIG G BBQ	12	9	3	75%	⚔ compare
ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN	12	2	10	17%	⚔ compare
Organizer Portal	12	1	11	8%	⚔ compare
2 LIVE CUE	11	8	3	73%	⚔ compare
SMOKE'M IF U GOT'M	11	7	4	64%	⚔ compare
Chokin "N" tha Smoke	11	6	5	55%	⚔ compare
RT QUE KUSINE	11	6	5	55%	⚔ compare
BIG ORANGE SMOKERS	10	8	2	80%	⚔ compare
DIRTY OL' BUTT SLAPPERS	10	4	6	40%	⚔ compare
BIG BLUE QUE	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
BEAN BANDITS	9	3	6	33%	⚔ compare
HOT COLE'S BBQ	9	2	7	22%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	16	5	0	0	176.0000	163.3828	170.23	top 43%
Pork Ribs	16	5	1	1	177.7028	165.1428	170.37	top 37%
Pork	16	2	0	0	174.2628	154.2400	164.79	top 65%
Brisket	16	5	0	1	177.7372	155.3712	167.30	top 47%

“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	GCs	Avg finish
TN	15	0	top 51%
MS	1	0	top 26%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	8	0	top 52%
Large (40+)	8	0	top 47%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
High on the Hog Festival	5	7	0	top 51%	2017-04-21
Lewisburg Rotary Club BBQ Cookoff	2	6	0	top 36%	2016-05-27

The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 4 yrs 2013-04-19 → 2017-04-21

Busiest season 2013 6 contests

Contests a season 3.2 across 5 seasons in the data

Cooks most in TN 15 of 16 contests · 2 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 11 2 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 16 entries · 0 wins · 5 calls

Strongest meat Pork Ribs averages 170.37 · weakest Pork (164.79)

Walk rate 63% a top-10 call in 10 of 16 contests

Overall top-10 rate 19% 3 of 16 contests

Master average 672.69 out of 720 · 16 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 281 360–311 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 1,074 16 mapped stops · furthest 146 mi

Schedule strength 1544 average field rating faced — tougher than 33% of rated contests

Power rating 1527 peak 1533 · #2297 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
Apr 19 First tracked contest High on the Hog Festival
Apr 19 First call High on the Hog Festival
Apr 19 First overall past 90% of a perfect score661.1426 High on the Hog Festival
Sep 27 First category win (Pork Ribs) Piggin' Around
Sep 27 First overall top-10 Piggin' Around
Sep 27 Career-best single call (Brisket)177.7372 Piggin' Around
2015
Apr 17 Career-best overall score691.9656 High on the Hog Festival
May 22 10th tracked contest Lewisburg Rotary Club BBQ CookOff
2016
May 27 Peak power rating (1533) Lewisburg Rotary Club BBQ Cookoff
2017
Apr 21 Most recent contest High on the Hog Festival

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+14.1	High on the Hog Festival	2015-04-17
+11.3	Lewisburg Rotary Club BBQ Cookoff	2016-05-27
+9.1	Stand By Your Grill	2013-08-16
+7	Smoke on the Shores	2017-03-10
+6.3	Piggin' Around	2013-09-27

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-7.9	Mid-South BBQ Festival	2016-10-14
-5.5	High on the Hog Festival	2016-04-15
-5.4	High on the Hog Festival	2017-04-21
-4.9	Smokin' At The Market	2014-10-03
-4.6	Smokin' in McMinnville	2013-08-09

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)
2017	2	0	0	0%	top 56%	93.6%	93%
2016	3	1	0	67%	top 58%	95.9%	93.5%
2015	3	1	0	67%	top 40%	96.1%	94.5%
2014	2	0	0	100%	top 59%	95%	93.8%
2013	6	1	1	67%	top 44%	94.1%	92.9%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2017-04-21	High on the Hog Festival Winchester, TN	31 / 41 (664.4568)	21 (169.6800)	13 (171.4056)	25 (166.8456)	35 (156.5256)
2017-03-10	Smoke on the Shores Nashville, TN	23 / 62 (674.2056)	18 (173.1200)	13 (171.4172)	45 (163.9656)	34 (165.7028)
2016-10-14	Mid-South BBQ Festival Mount Pleasant, TN	22 / 27 (665.0060)	23 (166.8344)	10 (171.9772)	26 (155.9200)	11 (170.2744)
2016-05-27	Lewisburg Rotary Club BBQ Cookoff Lewisburg, TN	6 / 31 (690.2628)	14 (172.0000)	5 (175.4056)	9 (170.8572)	9 (172.0000)
2016-04-15	High on the Hog Festival Winchester, TN	41 / 56 (664.4456)	15 (173.1200)	18 (171.9656)	56 (154.2400)	36 (165.1200)
2015-10-16	Mid-South Barbecue Festival Mount Pleasant, TN	17 / 31 (672.4228)	25 (163.3828)	20 (167.3944)	12 (174.2628)	19 (167.3828)
2015-05-22	Lewisburg Rotary Club BBQ CookOff Lewisburg, TN	15 / 28 (677.5884)	17 (169.6800)	15 (170.2628)	23 (165.6684)	6 (171.9772)
2015-04-17	High on the Hog Festival Winchester, TN	7 / 59 (691.9656)	22 (171.9772)	26 (170.2856)	10 (173.7028)	9 (176.0000)
2014-10-03	Smokin' At The Market Gallatin, TN	19 / 29 (683.9428)	10 (173.1200)	27 (166.8228)	28 (166.8456)	4 (177.1544)
2014-04-18	High on the Hog Festival Winchester, TN	33 / 62 (667.3024)	4 (176.0000)	16 (170.2628)	38 (165.6684)	53 (155.3712)
2013-09-27	Piggin' Around Woodbury, TN	8 / 24 (677.6112)	8 (167.3828)	1 (177.7028)	24 (154.7884)	2 (177.7372)
2013-09-06	Cookeville Cookoff Cookeville, TN	23 / 42 (667.8512)	28 (163.9428)	4 (174.2744)	35 (160.5256)	19 (169.1084)
2013-08-16	Stand By Your Grill Fulton, MS	16 / 62 (677.0284)	12 (174.2972)	28 (167.3828)	26 (166.8228)	24 (168.5256)
2013-08-09	Smokin' in McMinnville McMinnville, TN	25 / 37 (660.4112)	25 (165.0856)	17 (166.8344)	22 (166.8228)	28 (161.6684)
2013-05-24	Lewisburg Rotary Club BBQ Cook-off Lewisburg, TN	15 / 36 (667.4274)	8 (170.8570)	10 (167.4282)	23 (164.5710)	17 (164.5712)
2013-04-19	High on the Hog Festival Winchester, TN	26 / 60 (661.1426)	10 (173.1428)	24 (165.1428)	26 (165.1428)	41 (157.7142)

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
2017 ↗	Master	#1666 (130 pts)	#1552 (175 pts)	#1290 (240 pts)	#1799 (120 pts)	#1794 (120 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#1067 (298 pts)	#1176 (283 pts)	#935 (403 pts)	#1278 (253 pts)	#1055 (323 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#893 (364 pts)	#1319 (224 pts)	#1256 (244 pts)	#1056 (319 pts)	#890 (399 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#1541 (159 pts)	#991 (354 pts)	#1544 (174 pts)	#1872 (129 pts)	#1131 (279 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#535 (589 pts)	#433 (719 pts)	#349 (884 pts)	#792 (419 pts)	#485 (664 pts)