G AND L BBQ

G AND L BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 40 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2022. Their best overall finish is 7th of 30 at the Pepsi Wyoming State BBQ Championships & Bluegrass Festival (2021). They are ranked #3436 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#3,436

of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1494

peak 1512 · rated over 40 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Apr 5, 2013

latest Jan 14, 2022 · 8.8 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#570

Master 2019 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

6 podiums

Overall top-10s

15% of 40 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 61%

overall standings

Best overall

678.7772 / 720

Master · Pepsi Wyoming State BBQ Championships & Bluegrass Festival

Perfect 180s

Current form

661.63 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 649.20 (+12.43)

Walk rate

63%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

177.1544

Pork · Montana BBQ cook-off

Consistency

±16.84

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 165.50 · weakest Brisket (158.98)

Road miles

13,936

across 40 mapped stops · furthest 656 mi

Schedule strength

43%

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

Purse competed for

$128K

listed at 9 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 11 state-championship entries

Master avg

649.20 / 720

40 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (13 found in their record)

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

They almost always walk

63% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 25 of 40 contests

A top-10 category call in 63% of their 40 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

678.7772 career-best overall

94.3% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 678.7772 at Pepsi Wyoming State BBQ Championships & Bluegrass Festival — 94.3% of a perfect 720.

Master
Aug 20, 2021

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

BIG JOHNSON'S BBQ has finished one call ahead of G AND L BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2016 their best year

2016 was the year it came together: 3 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 1 category win, at an average finish in the top 45%.

3 contests
2 overall top-10s
1 category win
average top 45%

A tough matchup

17–0 behind in the head-to-head

Rooftop BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

Rooftop BBQ has come out ahead in 17 of their 17 shared contests.

The weak link

−6.5 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 6.52 points below their pork, and turns into a call 15% of the time against 35%.

Brisket avg 158.98
Pork avg 165.50
6 calls in 40 entries

A strong matchup

8–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of SMOKIN JERKS in 8 of their 8 shared contests.

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Pork nemesis

18 of 24 shared pork entries lost

HALF BAKED HIPPIES BBQ ahead 75% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, HALF BAKED HIPPIES BBQ has out-cooked them in 18 of 24 shared pork entries.

Looking over their shoulder

4× one call behind them

HQO has landed one call behind them 4 times.

A June team

Top 48% average finish in June

Something about June: average finish in the top 48% across 7 contests, versus top 61% the rest of the year.

7 June contests
top 61% the rest of the year

The long haul

13,936 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 13,936 miles across 40 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 656 miles to BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay.

40 mapped stops
furthest 656 mi

The metronome

±2.34% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.34% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 90.2% of a perfect score
40 contests

A standing appointment

4 years running at one contest

They've cooked Montana BBQ Cook-Off every year from 2016 to 2019 — the contest they never miss.

4 visits in all
best finish 7th

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	#1309 (60 pts)	#1341 (60 pts)	#1404 (60 pts)	#1348 (60 pts)	#1333 (60 pts)
2021 ↗	Master	#813 (160 pts)	#913 (140 pts)	#1005 (125 pts)	#733 (205 pts)	#1059 (110 pts)
2020 ↗	Master	#776 (92 pts)	#793 (102 pts)	#633 (152 pts)	#856 (77 pts)	#840 (77 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#570 (576 pts)	#336 (936 pts)	#705 (481 pts)	#521 (661 pts)	#677 (496 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#714 (469 pts)	#563 (664 pts)	#891 (379 pts)	#620 (604 pts)	#656 (564 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#729 (517 pts)	#651 (617 pts)	#766 (527 pts)	#655 (627 pts)	#825 (467 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#967 (339 pts)	#1319 (239 pts)	#817 (484 pts)	#704 (569 pts)	#1085 (309 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#571 (646 pts)	#491 (786 pts)	#607 (641 pts)	#353 (1,001 pts)	#514 (731 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#858 (393 pts)	#844 (428 pts)	#789 (463 pts)	#728 (523 pts)	#926 (363 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#679 (455 pts)	#686 (480 pts)	#831 (390 pts)	#781 (425 pts)	#559 (570 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to G AND L BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

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

SQUAT AND GOBBLE BARBEQUE

#3,426 of the rated field

1495 power rating

Contests: 34
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 15%
Peak: 1522

3–4 in 7 shared contests (43% to G AND L BBQ)

These two have cooked 7 of the same contests — SQUAT AND GOBBLE BARBEQUE ahead 4–3 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

rated over 33 contests
last seen May 26, 2023

⚔ Head-to-head

BIG BONE BBQ-MT

#3,439 of the rated field

1494 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 27%
Peak: 1507

4–0 in 4 shared contests (100% to G AND L BBQ)

Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 5 years before G AND L BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 11 contests

⚔ Head-to-head

Popping Smoke Barbecue

#3,432 of the rated field

1494 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 13%
Peak: 1506

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to G AND L BBQ)

Fewer contests behind them than G AND L BBQ has cooked, 8 to 40, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 8 contests
last seen Aug 23, 2024

⚔ Head-to-head

GRILLIN' GRINDES

#3,454 of the rated field

1494 power rating

Contests: 27
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 11%
Peak: 1502

Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 27 contests, alongside a 11% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 27 contests
last seen Sep 18, 2026

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RBQ

#3,455 of the rated field

1494 power rating

Contests: 67
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 24%
Peak: 1594

They've been 1594 at their best, 100 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 66 contests
last seen Aug 7, 2026

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DR. BUTTS BBQ

#3,447 of the rated field

1494 power rating

Contests: 22
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 9%
Peak: 1520

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

rated over 22 contests
last seen Jun 22, 2024

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
HALF BAKED HIPPIES BBQ	24	7	17	29%	⚔ compare
GOT SMOKE BAR-B-QUE	19	2	17	11%	⚔ compare
Rooftop BBQ	17	0	17	0%	⚔ compare
TEAM AMERICA	15	2	13	13%	⚔ compare
Backdraft BBQ	15	0	15	0%	⚔ compare
DJS SMOKIN' BBQ	13	7	6	54%	⚔ compare
RUB Q LONG TIME	13	6	7	46%	⚔ compare
Whistle Pig BBQ	13	5	8	38%	⚔ compare
UTAH BBQ COMPANY	13	0	13	0%	⚔ compare
SMOKE-IN-LAW	12	8	4	67%	⚔ compare
FARVA-Q	12	5	7	42%	⚔ compare
PARROTHEAD SMOKERS	12	1	11	8%	⚔ compare
Rhythm n QUE	12	0	12	0%	⚔ compare
BIG POPPA SMOKERS	12	0	12	0%	⚔ compare
BIG JOHNSON'S BBQ	11	4	7	36%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	40	13	1	2	177.1428	140.4800	164.91	top 51%
Pork Ribs	40	6	0	1	174.2972	143.3828	159.82	top 65%
Pork	40	14	1	3	177.1544	145.0972	165.50	top 47%
Brisket	40	6	0	0	168.5944	137.6340	158.98	top 61%

“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 85%
Medium (20–39)	30	top 56%
Large (40+)	7	top 71%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
UT	11	top 68%
NV	9	top 71%
MT	7	top 41%
WY	5	top 53%
AZ	3	top 67%
CO	3	top 52%
ID	1	top 60%
OR	1	top 65%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Montana BBQ Cook-Off	4	7	top 36%	Jun 22, 2019
Wild West BBQ Shoot Out	4	15	top 66%	Aug 25, 2017
Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	4	10	top 51%	Apr 7, 2017
Wild West BBQ Shoot Out	3	27	top 81%	Aug 23, 2019
Pepsi WY State Championship BBQ & Bluegrass Festival	3	13	top 58%	Aug 16, 2019
Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge	2	43	top 76%	Jan 14, 2022
Colorado Pork & Hops Challenge	2	17	top 60%	Sep 6, 2019
Montana State BBQ Championship at Montana Fair	2	12	top 49%	Aug 11, 2015
Smokin In Mesquite BBQ Championship	2	29	top 67%	May 2, 2015

More numbers

Busiest season 2015 8 contests

Contests a season 4 across 10 seasons in the data

Most contests held in UT 11 of 40 contests · 8 states in all

Contests visited 23 9 of them more than once

Opponents faced 546 finished ahead 520 times, behind 771

Longest layoff 1.2 yrs Jun 19, 2020 → Aug 20, 2021

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

20221 milestone

Jan 14 Most recent contest Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge

20211 milestone

Aug 20 Career-best overall score678.7772 Pepsi Wyoming State BBQ Championships & Bluegrass Festival

20171 milestone

Sep 8 25th tracked contest Colorado Pork & Hops Challenge

20162 milestones

Apr 8 First category win (Pork) Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Jun 25 Career-best single call (Pork)177.1544 Montana BBQ cook-off

20151 milestone

Feb 27 10th tracked contest 6th Annual Lake Havasu Music Brews & BBQ Championship

20135 milestones

Apr 5 First tracked contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Apr 5 First call Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Apr 5 First overall top-10 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Aug 23 First overall past 90% of a perfect score650.8456 Wild West BBQ Shoot Out
Aug 23 Peak power rating (1512) Wild West BBQ Shoot Out

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+11.5	Pepsi Wyoming State BBQ Championships & Bluegrass Festival	Aug 20, 2021
+11.3	Montana BBQ Cook-Off	Jun 22, 2019
+10.3	Montana BBQ cook-off	Jun 25, 2016
+9.4	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	Apr 8, 2016
+8.9	Colorado Pork & Hops Challenge	Sep 8, 2017

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-13.6	Days of 47 BBQ Rib & Rodeo	Jul 24, 2015
-11.1	Happy Grillmore BBQ Competition	Jul 13, 2018
-9.2	Utah BBQ Festival	Sep 20, 2013
-8.9	Wild West BBQ Shoot Out	Aug 24, 2018
-8.1	Wild West BBQ Shoot Out	Aug 22, 2014

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)
2022	1	0	0	0%	top 73%	89.8%	89.8%
2021	1	1	0	100%	top 23%	94.3%	94.3%
2020	1	0	0	100%	top 56%	93.2%	93.2%
2019	6	1	1	67%	top 58%	94.1%	91.1%
2018	6	0	0	33%	top 74%	91.8%	89.4%
2017	5	1	0	80%	top 54%	93.4%	92.1%
2016	3	2	1	67%	top 45%	94%	91.8%
2015	8	0	0	75%	top 66%	91.9%	89.9%
2014	5	0	0	40%	top 68%	90.1%	88%
2013	4	1	0	75%	top 52%	90.4%	87.8%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Jan 14, 2022	Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge 🏅 Bullhead City, AZ	43 / 59 (646.7768)	53 (156.5484)	45 (162.2628)	35 (165.7028)	32 (162.2628)
Aug 20, 2021	Pepsi Wyoming State BBQ Championships & Bluegrass Festival 🏅 Worland, WY	7 / 30 (678.7772)	9 (171.9772)	11 (168.5600)	4 (172)	14 (166.2400)
Jun 19, 2020	Traeger NorUt State BBQ Championship 🏅 Riverdale, UT	18 / 32 (670.8004)	16 (170.2860)	8 (174.2972)	21 (166.2400)	21 (159.9772)
Sep 13, 2019	Bands brews & BBQ 🏅 Boise, ID	15 / 25 (667.9088)	6 (172.5600)	18 (165.1200)	12 (170.2628)	17 (159.9660)
Sep 6, 2019	Colorado Pork & Hops Challenge 🏅 Grand Jct, CO	17 / 28 (643.8740)	14 (166.2400)	22 (154.8684)	15 (162.8000)	16 (159.9656)
Aug 23, 2019	Wild West BBQ Shoot Out 🏅 Wendover, NV	28 / 37 (660.4456)	25 (166.2744)	23 (165.1200)	20 (166.2284)	31 (162.8228)
Aug 16, 2019	Pepsi WY State Championship BBQ & Bluegrass Festival 🏅 Worland, WY	18 / 30 (642.1488)	3 (173.7144)	20 (158.2516)	21 (158.8000)	20 (151.3828)
Jun 22, 2019	Montana BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Absarokee, MT	7 / 29 (677.6224)	1 (177.1428)	12 (168.5140)	9 (170.2856)	14 (161.6800)
May 25, 2019	BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay 🏅 North Bend, OR	22 / 34 (643.3832)	18 (165.7144)	28 (155.3944)	9 (170.8916)	27 (151.3828)
Sep 7, 2018	Colorado Pork & Hops Challenge Grand Jct, CO	19 / 32 (651.9200)	11 (170.2744)	28 (153.6800)	22 (161.6800)	11 (166.2856)
Aug 24, 2018	Wild West BBQ Shoot Out Wendover, NV	43 / 46 (637.5884)	14 (172.5600)	43 (157.6916)	20 (169.7028)	46 (137.6340)
Aug 17, 2018	Pepsi WY State Championship BBQ & Bluegrass Festival 🏅 Worland, WY	19 / 30 (642.7204)	19 (161.6800)	21 (161.1088)	24 (158.8116)	17 (161.1200)
Jul 13, 2018	Happy Grillmore BBQ Competition Draper, UT	20 / 21 (625.0172)	9 (167.9656)	21 (143.4172)	15 (164.5600)	21 (149.0744)
Jun 23, 2018	Montana BBQ Cook-Off Absarokee, MT	14 / 26 (661.0400)	8 (172)	23 (147.9428)	3 (173.1200)	7 (167.9772)
Jan 19, 2018	Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge Bullhead City, AZ	56 / 70 (645.5656)	44 (165.1200)	65 (155.9428)	24 (170.2856)	60 (154.2172)
Sep 8, 2017	Colorado Pork & Hops Challenge Grand Jct, CO	10 / 28 (663.8860)	9 (167.9772)	19 (159.3600)	9 (170.2744)	8 (166.2744)
Aug 25, 2017	Wild West BBQ Shoot Out West Wendover, NV	25 / 37 (671.9200)	11 (175.4172)	36 (157.6916)	15 (171.4056)	22 (167.4056)
Jun 24, 2017	Montana BBQ Cook-Off Absarokee, MT	13 / 35 (672.5028)	6 (173.1200)	19 (165.1544)	12 (170.2628)	19 (163.9656)
Jun 16, 2017	Q'n With Kia-Kia-Kia Ogden, UT	11 / 15 (648.9712)	13 (160.5256)	9 (164.5256)	6 (168.5372)	13 (155.3828)
Apr 7, 2017	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Salt Lake City, UT	16 / 29 (658.1716)	21 (164.5372)	6 (170.2744)	16 (167.9772)	25 (155.3828)
Aug 26, 2016	Wild West BBQ Shoot Out Wendover, NV	27 / 37 (640.4456)	25 (162.2400)	33 (155.3600)	20 (165.7600)	29 (157.0856)
Jun 25, 2016	Montana BBQ cook-off Absarokee, MT	8 / 29 (676.4916)	15 (163.9428)	6 (173.1316)	4 (177.1544)	12 (162.2628)
Apr 8, 2016	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Salt Lake City, UT	10 / 30 (666.8000)	21 (157.1544)	2 (171.9772)	1 (171.9772)	10 (165.6912)
Aug 28, 2015	Wild West BBQ Shoot Out Wendover, NV	33 / 49 (661.6684)	48 (154.8572)	31 (164.5600)	5 (175.4056)	28 (166.8456)
Aug 14, 2015	Pepsi WY State Championship BBQ & Bluegrass Festival 🏅 Worland, WY	13 / 26 (657.0744)	17 (162.2628)	15 (161.1088)	3 (170.2628)	12 (163.4400)
Aug 11, 2015	Montana State BBQ Championship at Montana Fair Billings, MT	12 / 25 (657.0628)	10 (166.2744)	19 (157.6684)	5 (174.2628)	16 (158.8572)
Jul 24, 2015	Days of 47 BBQ Rib & Rodeo Salt Lake City, UT	17 / 17 (634.8688)	13 (163.4400)	17 (150.2744)	7 (169.1544)	15 (152)
Jun 19, 2015	YCC - Real Men Can Cook BBQ Comp Ogden, UT	15 / 23 (642.8228)	10 (165.6684)	8 (164.0116)	22 (152.5716)	15 (160.5712)
May 2, 2015	Smokin In Mesquite BBQ Championship Mesquite, NV	29 / 41 (642.6968)	22 (167.9656)	28 (159.3828)	38 (151.4056)	21 (163.9428)
Apr 10, 2015	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Salt Lake City, UT	24 / 30 (630.2168)	8 (168.5256)	28 (143.3828)	19 (158.2512)	17 (160.0572)
Feb 27, 2015	6th Annual Lake Havasu Music Brews & BBQ Championship Lake Havasu City, AZ	40 / 82 (651.9660)	49 (162.2744)	56 (156.5372)	39 (164.5600)	18 (168.5944)
Aug 22, 2014	Wild West BBQ Shoot Out Wendover, NV	26 / 31 (629.1316)	25 (157.7372)	20 (160.5716)	25 (157.7028)	27 (153.1200)
Aug 12, 2014	Montana State BBQ Championship at Montana Fair Billings, MT	13 / 26 (637.1204)	7 (165.1428)	13 (159.4288)	12 (162.8688)	18 (149.6800)
Aug 8, 2014	Smokin' on the Prairie Gillette, WY	17 / 25 (637.0404)	21 (155.9544)	22 (153.6916)	4 (173.7028)	17 (153.6916)
Jul 24, 2014	Days of 47 BBQ Showdown Holladay, UT	24 / 31 (614.7772)	22 (158.2856)	14 (160.5372)	23 (157.6800)	30 (138.2744)
Apr 26, 2014	Smokin In Mesquite BBQ Championship Mesquite, NV	32 / 51 (648.5144)	28 (164.0116)	21 (165.1660)	23 (165.1084)	38 (154.2284)
Sep 20, 2013	Utah BBQ Festival Coalville, UT	13 / 16 (611.3372)	15 (140.4800)	11 (158.8228)	11 (150.8344)	7 (161.2000)
Aug 23, 2013	Wild West BBQ Shoot Out Wendover, NV	15 / 34 (650.8456)	7 (168)	20 (157.7028)	24 (157.7028)	7 (167.4400)
Aug 14, 2013	Montana State BBQ Championships at Montana Fair Billings, MT	12 / 26 (618.7084)	11 (158.8228)	11 (157.6456)	19 (145.0972)	11 (157.1428)
Apr 5, 2013	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Salt Lake City, UT	10 / 29 (647.4284)	15 (161.7144)	21 (152.5712)	6 (168.5714)	9 (164.5714)

G AND L 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

Storylines (13 found in their record)

They almost always walk

High-water mark

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Pork nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

A June team

The long haul

The metronome

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)