GRILL OF HIS DREAMS

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

Power ranking

#1679

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1553

peak 1553 · rated over 13 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-04-20

latest 2014-07-25

Best ToY finish

#394

Master 2014

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 13 contests

Avg finish

top 41%

overall standings

Best overall

683.3600 / 720

Master · 10th Annual Best Dam Barbecue Challenge

Perfect 180s

Current form

665.52 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 653.59 (+11.92)

Walk rate

46%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

174.2744

Chicken · Dana Point State BBQ Championship

Consistency

±14.65

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 165.35 · weakest Brisket (161.57)

Road miles

1,332

mi across 13 mapped stops · furthest 224 mi

Schedule strength

25%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1534)

Master avg

653.59 / 720

13 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (6 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.

On the rise

+51 rating points in a year

Their power rating has climbed 51 points across 12 contests since 2013-08-02 — from 1502 up to 1553.

12 contests since 2013-08-02
now 1553

High-water mark

683.3600 career-best overall

94.9% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 683.3600 at 10th Annual Best Dam Barbecue Challenge — 94.9% of a perfect 720.

Master
2014-05-23

A tough matchup

11–1 behind in the head-to-head

Burnin and Lootin ahead in 92% of their meetings

Burnin and Lootin has come out ahead in 11 of their 12 shared contests.

A strong matchup

7–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of COOL GRILLING in 7 of their 7 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

11 of 12 shared chicken entries lost

Burnin and Lootin ahead 92% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, Burnin and Lootin has out-cooked them in 11 of 12 shared chicken entries.

The metronome

±2.03% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.03% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 90.8% of a perfect score
13 contests

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.

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

BUILDING SMOKE

#1675 of the rated field

1553 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 7%
Peak: 1553

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 14 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 14 contests
last seen 2016-07-29

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PLUMB CRAZY Q

#1683 of the rated field

1552 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 47%
Peak: 1552

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 15 contests to 13, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 15 contests
last seen 2018-08-17

⚔ Head-to-head

Dos Smokin Bros

#1678 of the rated field

1553 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 64%
Peak: 1553

No shared contest yet.

They turned up 5 years after GRILL OF HIS DREAMS did, first appearing in 2018.

rated over 11 contests
last seen 2020-09-26

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WATT'S SMOKIN!

#1671 of the rated field

1553 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 18%
Peak: 1553

No shared contest yet.

Level with GRILL OF HIS DREAMS on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 11 contests
last seen 2017-06-02

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Q2NV

#1672 of the rated field

1553 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 45%
Peak: 1553

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 10 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 10 contests
last seen 2014-08-22

⚔ Head-to-head

Mountain Smoke

#1674 of the rated field

1553 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 67%
Peak: 1553

No shared contest yet.

4 straight overall top-10s says this rating is a moving target.

rated over 9 contests
last seen 2026-07-03

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
RIDGE ROUTE BOYS BBQ	12	3	9	25%	⚔ compare
Burnin and Lootin	12	1	11	8%	⚔ compare
THE PIT CREW BBQ OF AZ	11	5	6	45%	⚔ compare
ZZYZX BAR.B.Q	11	3	8	27%	⚔ compare
LEFT COAST Q	11	0	11	0%	⚔ compare
HOG HEAVEN BARBECUE COMPANY	10	3	7	30%	⚔ compare
SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ	10	2	8	20%	⚔ compare
PORKETEERS	10	1	9	10%	⚔ compare
FUNTIME BBQ	9	3	6	33%	⚔ compare
LADY OF Q	9	2	7	22%	⚔ compare
All Sauced Up	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare
KNOCK UR SOX OFF BBQ	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare
BIG POPPA SMOKERS	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
VICIOUS SMOKE	8	4	4	50%	⚔ compare
COOL GRILLING	7	7	0	100%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	13	2	174.2744	155.4286	165.35	top 44%
Pork Ribs	13	4	172.5600	154.2516	162.97	top 44%
Pork	13	2	171.9772	151.9200	163.71	top 41%
Brisket	13	1	173.7372	151.9772	161.57	top 45%

“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
CA	11	0	top 42%
NV	2	0	top 34%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	4	0	top 39%
Large (40+)	9	0	top 42%

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

On the trail 1.3 yrs 2013-04-20 → 2014-07-25

Busiest season 2014 8 contests

Contests a season 6.5 across 2 seasons in the data

Cooks most in CA 11 of 13 contests · 2 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 13 0 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 13 entries · 0 wins · 2 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 165.35 · weakest Brisket (161.57)

Walk rate 46% a top-10 call in 6 of 13 contests

Overall top-10 rate 8% 1 of 13 contests

Master average 653.59 out of 720 · 13 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 336 426–289 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 1,332 13 mapped stops · furthest 224 mi

Schedule strength 1534 average field rating faced — tougher than 25% of rated contests

Power rating 1553 peak 1553 · #1679 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
Apr 20 First tracked contest High Desert BBQ Showdown
Aug 2 First call 5th Annual Vista Smokin' Q Classic
Aug 2 First overall past 90% of a perfect score654.3200 5th Annual Vista Smokin' Q Classic
Oct 4 Career-best single call (Chicken)174.2744 Dana Point State BBQ Championship
2014
May 23 First overall top-10 10th Annual Best Dam Barbecue Challenge
May 23 First overall podium 10th Annual Best Dam Barbecue Challenge
May 23 10th tracked contest 10th Annual Best Dam Barbecue Challenge
May 23 Career-best overall score683.3600 10th Annual Best Dam Barbecue Challenge
Jul 25 Peak power rating (1553) 6th Annual Vista Q Classic
Jul 25 Most recent contest 6th Annual Vista Q Classic

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+14.3	10th Annual Best Dam Barbecue Challenge	2014-05-23
+9.4	3rd Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship	2014-03-21
+8.7	3rd Annual Pechanga BBQ Championship	2014-06-20
+5.8	West Coast BBQ Classic	2014-05-09
+4.5	3rd Annual VC Music Fest & BBQ	2014-06-06

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-2.2	High Desert BBQ Showdown	2013-04-20
-1.3	Ribs, Pigs & Watermelons	2013-08-16

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	GCs	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2014	8	0	1	0	50%	top 34%	94.9%	91.7%
2013	5	0	0	0	40%	top 52%	90.9%	89.3%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2014-07-25	6th Annual Vista Q Classic Vista, CA	28 / 60 (666.7656)	29 (168.0000)	40 (160.5256)	15 (170.8228)	24 (167.4172)
2014-06-20	3rd Annual Pechanga BBQ Championship Temecula, CA	15 / 65 (674.2512)	24 (169.7028)	23 (166.8344)	21 (166.8456)	13 (170.8684)
2014-06-06	3rd Annual VC Music Fest & BBQ Valley Center, CA	13 / 32 (657.5424)	7 (167.9540)	10 (167.3828)	16 (161.6800)	22 (160.5256)
2014-05-23	10th Annual Best Dam Barbecue Challenge Boulder City, NV	3 / 35 (683.3600)	20 (165.0856)	5 (172.5600)	6 (171.9772)	5 (173.7372)
2014-05-16	Bakersfield's Biggest, Baddest BBQ Championship Bakersfield, CA	24 / 56 (645.6688)	12 (167.9884)	24 (158.8232)	26 (161.1200)	26 (157.7372)
2014-05-09	West Coast BBQ Classic Long Beach, CA	21 / 59 (655.2572)	30 (162.8000)	31 (160.5372)	25 (164.5372)	13 (167.3828)
2014-05-02	Best of the Best BBQ Championship & Boat Show Lake Elsinore, CA	13 / 27 (643.8972)	14 (163.4284)	8 (165.0972)	12 (163.3944)	18 (151.9772)
2014-03-21	3rd Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship Arcadia, CA	17 / 69 (654.8456)	22 (166.8800)	15 (165.7372)	10 (165.6684)	39 (156.5600)
2013-10-31	Riverside Resort Casino USA Barbecue Championship Laughlin, NV	50 / 85 (651.9196)	28 (169.1428)	61 (157.7028)	33 (166.8112)	50 (158.2628)
2013-10-04	Dana Point State BBQ Championship Dana Point, CA	44 / 99 (648.4116)	4 (174.2744)	60 (159.3828)	80 (151.9200)	38 (162.8344)
2013-08-16	Ribs, Pigs & Watermelons Huntington State Beach, CA	36 / 63 (628.4916)	37 (160.0000)	46 (154.2516)	28 (161.1200)	38 (153.1200)
2013-08-02	5th Annual Vista Smokin' Q Classic Vista, CA	19 / 46 (654.3200)	35 (158.8572)	6 (170.3200)	21 (161.7028)	16 (163.4400)
2013-04-20	High Desert BBQ Showdown Victorville, CA	19 / 32 (631.9998)	25 (155.4286)	17 (159.4284)	16 (160.5714)	19 (156.5714)

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
2014 ↗	Master	#394 (954 pts)	#472 (814 pts)	#433 (904 pts)	#409 (914 pts)	#449 (844 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#879 (338 pts)	#763 (428 pts)	#767 (433 pts)	#930 (343 pts)	#882 (353 pts)