High-water mark
669.6688
career-best overall
93.0% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 669.6688 at Conifer Mountain BBQ Challenge — 93.0% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Aug 16, 2013
GOLDEN TOAD
GOLDEN TOAD is a competition barbecue team with 10 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2022. Their best overall finish is 5th of 33 at the Conifer Mountain BBQ Challenge (2013). They are ranked #3034 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1505
peak 1528 · rated over 10 contests
Contests
10
in the data
First seen
Mar 29, 2013
latest May 6, 2022 · 9.1 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podium
Overall top-10s
2
20% of 10 contests
Best top-10 run
2
straight overall top-10s
Avg finish
top 51%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
645.34 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 647.38 (-2.03)
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±12.35
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 162.77 · weakest Pork (160.42)
Road miles
1,082
across 10 mapped stops · furthest 274 mi
Schedule strength
22%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1530)
Purse competed for
$10K
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 1 state-championship entry
Master avg
647.38 / 720
10 Master contests · 0 GCs
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #1612 (58 pts) | #1621 (58 pts) | #1260 (98 pts) | #1622 (58 pts) | #1624 (58 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #2852 (55 pts) | #2257 (65 pts) | #2004 (110 pts) | #2851 (55 pts) | #2006 (105 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #883 (376 pts) | #984 (356 pts) | #950 (376 pts) | #809 (456 pts) | #983 (336 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #577 (538 pts) | #754 (433 pts) | #827 (393 pts) | #755 (443 pts) | #464 (688 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to GOLDEN TOAD, each with one reason worth a look.
104 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3,036 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1505
1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to GOLDEN TOAD)
2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team GOLDEN TOAD has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#3,018 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1511
Careers of much the same size, 10 contests to 10, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,028 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1505
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 10 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#3,027 of the rated field
- Contests
- 13
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 15%
- Peak
- 1515
13 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 15% top-10 finishes rather than wins.
⚔ Compare careers#3,040 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 27%
- Peak
- 1527
Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 3 years before GOLDEN TOAD's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#3,041 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1505
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHIBI-Q | 8 | 1 | 7 | 13% | ⚔ compare |
| THE CELTIC PIG | 7 | 3 | 4 | 43% | ⚔ compare |
| 3 LIL' MACS BBQ | 7 | 2 | 5 | 29% | ⚔ compare |
| G "QUE" | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| STARS AND STRIPES BBQ | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| BURNIN BOBS BUTTS N BONES | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Backdraft BBQ | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| PORKY'S PIT CREW | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| GRILLIN' BEAVERS | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| GETTIN' PIGGY WIT IT! | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| Lost Weekend Grill | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| Pig Floyd | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN TIMBERS BBQ | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| FLYBOY BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 169.1430 | 157.0744 | 162.77 | top 56% |
| Pork Ribs | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 171.4172 | 149.6688 | 161.41 | top 51% |
| Pork | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 169.6800 | 149.6112 | 160.42 | top 53% |
| Brisket | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 172.5714 | 154.8000 | 162.77 | top 46% |
“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 | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 6 | 0 | top 59% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 40% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conifer Mountain BBQ Challenge | 2 | 5 | 0 | top 40% | Aug 15, 2014 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2014
4 contests
Contests a season
2.5
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
CO
9 of 10 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
9
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
227
finished ahead 208 times, behind 178
Longest layoff
5.1 yrs
Apr 14, 2017 → May 6, 2022
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20222 milestones
- 10th tracked contest Wild West BBQ Cook-Off
- Most recent contest Wild West BBQ Cook-Off
20137 milestones
- First tracked contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- First call Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- First overall top-10 Colorado Barbecue Challenge
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score658.2860 Colorado Barbecue Challenge
- Career-best single call (Brisket)172.5714 Colorado Barbecue Challenge
- Career-best overall score669.6688 Conifer Mountain BBQ Challenge
- Peak power rating (1528) Conifer Mountain BBQ Challenge
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +11.9 | Conifer Mountain BBQ Challenge | Aug 16, 2013 |
| +11.7 | Colorado Barbecue Challenge | Jun 14, 2013 |
| +9.7 | 21st Colorado BBQ Challenge | Jun 13, 2014 |
| +4 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Mar 29, 2013 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -8.9 | Wild West BBQ Cook-Off | May 6, 2022 |
| -8 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Apr 14, 2017 |
| -6.6 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Apr 18, 2014 |
| -4.9 | Conifer Mountain BBQ Challenge | Aug 15, 2014 |
| -2.5 | Smokin' Brew BBQ | Aug 30, 2013 |
Scores over time (% of a perfect score — 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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 85% | 88.9% | 88.9% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 83% | 88.6% | 88.6% |
| 2014 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 54% | 92.8% | 89.8% |
| 2013 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 75% | top 32% | 93% | 90.6% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 6, 2022 | Wild West BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Lamar, CO | 28 / 33 (639.8172) | 31 (157.1084) | 17 (166.8344) | 27 (155.9200) | 26 (159.9544) |
| Apr 14, 2017 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Fort Collins, CO | 25 / 30 (638.1256) | 23 (159.4172) | 14 (166.8344) | 29 (149.6112) | 15 (162.2628) |
| Aug 15, 2014 | Conifer Mountain BBQ Challenge Conifer, CO | 28 / 43 (635.8404) | 30 (157.0744) | 30 (155.4172) | 12 (168.5372) | 25 (154.8116) |
| Jun 13, 2014 | 21st Colorado BBQ Challenge Frisco, CO | 12 / 55 (667.9200) | 28 (163.9428) | 9 (171.4172) | 14 (169.6800) | 23 (162.8800) |
| Apr 25, 2014 | Pony Express BBQ Challenge Gothenburg, NE | 16 / 28 (645.0060) | 12 (164) | 24 (149.6688) | 9 (167.3828) | 14 (163.9544) |
| Apr 18, 2014 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Denver, CO | 22 / 30 (636.9828) | 17 (165.1084) | 18 (160.5256) | 25 (154.2400) | 21 (157.1088) |
| Aug 30, 2013 | Smokin' Brew BBQ Parker, CO | 31 / 53 (638.1140) | 23 (167.3828) | 20 (166.2628) | 45 (149.6684) | 38 (154.8000) |
| Aug 16, 2013 | Conifer Mountain BBQ Challenge Conifer, CO | 5 / 33 (669.6688) | 17 (162.2744) | 9 (166.2972) | 8 (169.1200) | 5 (171.9772) |
| Jun 14, 2013 | Colorado Barbecue Challenge Frisco, CO | 9 / 68 (658.2860) | 9 (169.1430) | 33 (154.8572) | 20 (161.7144) | 3 (172.5714) |
| Mar 29, 2013 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Thornton, CO | 12 / 30 (644) | 18 (162.2856) | 21 (156.0002) | 13 (158.2856) | 5 (167.4286) |