MR.GOODTIME'S BBQ CLUB

MR.GOODTIME'S BBQ CLUB is a competition barbecue team with 22 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2016. Their best overall finish is 2nd of 39 at the Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off (GBC Qualifier) (2015), and they have finished Reserve Grand Champion once. They are ranked #1217 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#1,217

of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1585

peak 1598 · rated over 22 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

May 31, 2013

latest Jun 3, 2016 · 3 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#253

Master 2014 · every season

Grand champs

1 reserve

Category wins

8 podiums

Overall top-10s

41% of 22 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 38%

overall standings

Best overall

693.0972 / 720

Master · SC Festival of Discovery (TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL)

Perfect 180s

Current form

638.54 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 659.34 (-20.80)

Walk rate

86%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

178.8572

Brisket · Brasstown Valley's BBQ Throwdown (GBC Qualifier)

Consistency

±34.73

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Brisket

avg 169.09 · weakest Pork Ribs (164.51)

Road miles

3,977

across 22 mapped stops · furthest 371 mi

Schedule strength

34%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1546)

State championships

0 🏅

won from 1 state-championship entry

Master avg

659.34 / 720

22 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (11 found in their record)

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

The heartbreaker

1.7148 points from the title

Came within 1.7148 points of the Grand Championship at Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off (GBC Qualifier) (May 8, 2015).

They almost always walk

86% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 19 of 22 contests

A top-10 category call in 86% of their 22 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

693.0972 career-best overall

96.3% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 693.0972 at SC Festival of Discovery (TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL) — 96.3% of a perfect 720.

Master
Jul 9, 2015

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

YES, DEAR BBQ has finished one call ahead of MR.GOODTIME'S BBQ CLUB 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

12–1 behind in the head-to-head

Killer B's BBQ ahead in 92% of their meetings

Killer B's BBQ has come out ahead in 12 of their 13 shared contests.

The weak link

−4.6 points behind their best meat

Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.58 points below their brisket, and turns into a call 32% of the time against 68%.

Pork Ribs avg 164.51
Brisket avg 169.09
7 calls in 22 entries

A strong matchup

8–3 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 73% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of QUEOLOGY in 8 of their 11 shared contests.

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Brisket nemesis

9 of 13 shared brisket entries lost

Killer B's BBQ ahead 69% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, Killer B's BBQ has out-cooked them in 9 of 13 shared brisket entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

WAYLON'S WICKEDLY GOOD Q has landed one call behind them 2 times.

A July team

Top 22% average finish in July

Something about July: average finish in the top 22% across 3 contests, versus top 38% the rest of the year.

3 July contests
top 38% the rest of the year

The long haul

3,977 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 3,977 miles across 22 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 371 miles to Lewisburg Rotary Club BBQ CookOff.

22 mapped stops
furthest 371 mi

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
2016 ↗	Master	#2078 (92 pts)	#1731 (147 pts)	#2313 (67 pts)	#2082 (107 pts)	#2189 (87 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#383 (973 pts)	#379 (983 pts)	#350 (1,028 pts)	#545 (717 pts)	#478 (788 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#253 (1,315 pts)	#332 (1,075 pts)	#413 (945 pts)	#308 (1,130 pts)	#138 (1,700 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#667 (463 pts)	#927 (348 pts)	#811 (403 pts)	#611 (543 pts)	#413 (753 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to MR.GOODTIME'S BBQ CLUB, each with one reason worth a look.

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

Hot Thang BBQ

#1,216 of the rated field

1585 power rating

Contests: 21
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 52%
Peak: 1585

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 21 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 21 contests
last seen Aug 21, 2026
on a 3-contest top-10 run

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RJs Smokehouse

#1,220 of the rated field

1585 power rating

Contests: 33
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 42%
Peak: 1602

A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 33 contests to 22.

rated over 27 contests
last seen Sep 25, 2026

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MadChad's BBQ

#1,215 of the rated field

1585 power rating

Contests: 34
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 24%
Peak: 1593

34 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 24% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 33 contests
last seen Sep 18, 2026

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Sugba Smokehouse

#1,212 of the rated field

1585 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 67%
Peak: 1585

They turned up 9 years after MR.GOODTIME'S BBQ CLUB did, first appearing in 2022.

rated over 14 contests
last seen Aug 28, 2026

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TASTE OF GRACE

#1,213 of the rated field

1585 power rating

Contests: 40
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 18%
Peak: 1616

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

rated over 40 contests
last seen Apr 26, 2024

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Country Boys BBQ

#1,214 of the rated field

1585 power rating

Contests: 48
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 60%
Peak: 1636

They've been 1636 at their best, 51 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 44 contests
last seen Aug 21, 2026

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
Killer B's BBQ	13	1	12	8%	⚔ compare
WAYLON'S WICKEDLY GOOD Q	12	5	7	42%	⚔ compare
QUEOLOGY	11	8	3	73%	⚔ compare
BRITTON'S BBQ	9	8	1	89%	⚔ compare
Bald Hawg BBQ	9	5	4	56%	⚔ compare
Backwoods BBQ	9	3	6	33%	⚔ compare
MIDNIGHT BURN	9	3	6	33%	⚔ compare
PICKIN' PORKERS	8	6	2	75%	⚔ compare
SMOKING BUTT HEADS	8	5	3	63%	⚔ compare
ULTIMATE TAILGATERS BBQ	8	5	3	63%	⚔ compare
JB'S SMOKESHACK	8	4	4	50%	⚔ compare
PIG ON FIRE	7	6	1	86%	⚔ compare
TENACIOUS Q	7	4	3	57%	⚔ compare
WICKED QUE	7	3	4	43%	⚔ compare
County Line Que	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	22	7	0	1	176.5716	150.2060	167.16	top 44%
Pork Ribs	22	7	0	2	174.2628	150.7888	164.51	top 51%
Pork	21	6	1	2	176	157.0744	166.12	top 40%
Brisket	22	15	1	3	178.8572	153.0856	169.09	top 31%

“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)	14	0	top 39%
Large (40+)	8	0	top 37%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
SC	11	top 33%
GA	8	top 44%
NC	1	top 63%
VA	1	top 37%
TN	1	top 27%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Smoke on the Harbor BBQ Throwdown	3	5	top 25%	Nov 13, 2015
SC Festival of Discovery (TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL)	3	3	top 22%	Jul 9, 2015
Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	3	3	top 30%	Jun 12, 2015

More numbers

Busiest season 2014 10 contests

Contests a season 5.5 across 4 seasons in the data

Most contests held in SC 11 of 22 contests · 5 states in all

Contests visited 16 3 of them more than once

Opponents faced 452 finished ahead 594 times, behind 309

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

20161 milestone

Jun 3 Most recent contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour

20153 milestones

May 8 First Reserve Championship Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off (GBC Qualifier)
Jul 9 Career-best overall score693.0972 SC Festival of Discovery (TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL)
Jul 9 Peak power rating (1598) SC Festival of Discovery (TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL)

20144 milestones

Feb 7 First category win (Brisket) Brasstown Valley's BBQ Throwdown (GBC Qualifier)
Feb 7 Career-best single call (Brisket)178.8572 Brasstown Valley's BBQ Throwdown (GBC Qualifier)
Jun 6 First overall podium Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Jul 10 10th tracked contest SC Festival of Discovery

20134 milestones

May 31 First tracked contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
May 31 First call Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
May 31 First overall top-10 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
May 31 First overall past 90% of a perfect score656.5714 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+13.7	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	Jun 6, 2014
+13.4	SC Festival of Discovery (TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL)	Jul 9, 2015
+13.3	Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival (GBC Qualifier)	Aug 1, 2014
+13	Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off (GBC Qualifier)	May 8, 2015
+9.3	Smoke on the Harbor BBQ Throwdown	Nov 15, 2013

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-18.1	Low Country Hog Fest	Sep 4, 2015
-9.2	Flames on the Flint (SBBQA)	Mar 14, 2014
-6.2	Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que (GBC Qualifier)	May 22, 2015
-4	Brasstown Valley's BBQ Throwdown - GBC Qualifier (TEAM SPOTS AVAILABLE --- JUDGES FULL)	Feb 6, 2015
-3.1	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	Jun 3, 2016

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	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2016	1	0	0	100%	top 63%	92.4%	92.4%
2015	7	3	1	71%	top 42%	96.3%	89.9%
2014	10	4	1	90%	top 35%	95.8%	92.7%
2013	4	2	0	100%	top 34%	92.4%	91.5%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Jun 3, 2016	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Asheville, NC	17 / 27 (665.6228)	8 (169.7028)	22 (164.5372)	14 (166.8228)	18 (164.5600)
Nov 13, 2015	Smoke on the Harbor BBQ Throwdown Mount Pleasant, SC	5 / 28 (665.0168)	3 (172.5484)	10 (163.3828)	1 (176)	23 (153.0856)
Sep 4, 2015	Low Country Hog Fest Charleston, SC	25 / 26 (512.4912)	6 (175.4056)	12 (165.1200)	—	5 (171.9656)
Jul 9, 2015	SC Festival of Discovery (TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL) Greenwood, SC	3 / 90 (693.0972)	15 (173.1200)	6 (173.1544)	19 (170.2628)	5 (176.5600)
Jun 12, 2015	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour N. Charleston, SC	12 / 29 (656.4800)	14 (166.2628)	2 (171.9772)	16 (162.8228)	23 (155.4172)
May 22, 2015	Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que (GBC Qualifier) Evans, GA	44 / 65 (658.6972)	32 (168.5256)	45 (162.8000)	36 (163.9888)	43 (163.3828)
May 8, 2015	Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off (GBC Qualifier) 🏅 Waynesboro, GA	2 / 39 (684.4796)	4 (172)	3 (174.2628)	12 (166.8112)	7 (171.4056)
Feb 6, 2015	Brasstown Valley's BBQ Throwdown - GBC Qualifier (TEAM SPOTS AVAILABLE --- JUDGES FULL) Young Harris, GA	23 / 35 (659.2228)	17 (169.6800)	29 (161.6572)	24 (163.9428)	22 (163.9428)
Nov 14, 2014	Smoke on the Harbor BBQ Throwdown (JUDGES REGISTRATION WILL BEGIN ON 6/15/2014) Charleston, SC	10 / 30 (663.3260)	10 (165.0972)	14 (163.3944)	10 (165.0972)	5 (169.7372)
Aug 29, 2014	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) Richmond, VA	11 / 30 (659.8856)	13 (170.8344)	22 (162.8572)	20 (159.9656)	7 (166.2284)
Aug 14, 2014	Classic City BBQ Fest & Tailgate Show (GBC Qualifier) Athens, GA	16 / 35 (662.6628)	26 (161.6572)	22 (162.8000)	12 (166.2400)	10 (171.9656)
Aug 1, 2014	Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival (GBC Qualifier) Dillard, GA	6 / 56 (689.6344)	4 (176.5716)	9 (173.7028)	35 (165.0972)	9 (174.2628)
Jul 10, 2014	SC Festival of Discovery Greenwood, SC	25 / 86 (664.4344)	36 (166.2400)	65 (157.0744)	22 (166.8228)	8 (174.2972)
Jun 6, 2014	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour N. Charleston, SC	3 / 28 (682.7656)	8 (171.9772)	6 (170.2744)	3 (170.8456)	11 (169.6684)
May 24, 2014	Lewisburg Rotary Club BBQ CookOff Lewisburg, TN	11 / 41 (683.9432)	23 (169.1316)	23 (168.5716)	18 (170.8228)	7 (175.4172)
Apr 3, 2014	Smokin on the River (GBC & SBBQA Qualifier) Summerville, GA	14 / 30 (657.0064)	15 (166.2632)	26 (155.9660)	21 (157.0744)	2 (177.7028)
Mar 14, 2014	Flames on the Flint (SBBQA) Bainbridge, GA	35 / 43 (635.1656)	21 (165.0856)	39 (150.7888)	30 (159.9428)	29 (159.3484)
Feb 7, 2014	Brasstown Valley's BBQ Throwdown (GBC Qualifier) Young Harris, GA	8 / 28 (677.6000)	26 (162.2400)	18 (164.5256)	7 (171.9772)	1 (178.8572)
Nov 15, 2013	Smoke on the Harbor BBQ Throwdown Charleston, SC	8 / 35 (665.0172)	14 (165.6800)	22 (154.8000)	4 (170.2744)	3 (174.2628)
Aug 23, 2013	Sooie't Relief BBQ Benefit Greer, SC	17 / 41 (658.1828)	29 (155.9656)	8 (168.5600)	22 (163.3828)	8 (170.2744)
Jul 11, 2013	SC Festival of Discovery Greenwood, SC	27 / 78 (654.1144)	69 (150.2060)	22 (166.8228)	28 (163.9656)	5 (173.1200)
May 31, 2013	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour N. Charleston, SC	10 / 27 (656.5714)	17 (163.4284)	20 (162.2858)	5 (166.2858)	7 (164.5714)

MR.GOODTIME'S BBQ CLUB

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

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (11 found in their record)

The heartbreaker

They almost always walk

High-water mark

The one to beat

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Brisket nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

A July team

The long haul

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 — 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)