Their season
2013
their best year
2013 was the year it came together: 3 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 59%.
- 3 contests
- 0 overall top-10s
- 0 category wins
- average top 59%
HELL'S GRILL
HELL'S GRILL is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2014. Their best overall finish is 17th of 25 at the 2013 Optimist Kick-Off Cook-Off (2013). They are ranked #4318 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1476
peak 1504 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
Apr 19, 2013
latest May 9, 2014 · 1.1 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 70%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
40%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±1.52
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 161.83 · weakest Pork Ribs (155.42)
Road miles
114
across 5 mapped stops
Schedule strength
18%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1526)
Master avg
634.81 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to HELL'S GRILL, each with one reason worth a look.
152 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4,317 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1476
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,328 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1476
Level with HELL'S GRILL on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#4,309 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1507
They've been 1507 at their best, 30 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Compare careers#4,313 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1477
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,329 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1476
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Compare careers#4,315 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1476
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLAZIN' BLUES BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| PITMASTERIQ BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 169.7144 | 152.5714 | 159.98 | top 66% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.8800 | 146.2858 | 155.42 | top 71% |
| Pork | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 170.2856 | 154.8456 | 161.83 | top 59% |
| Brisket | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 165.1428 | 149.7140 | 157.58 | top 62% |
“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) | 3 | 0 | top 78% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 57% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | 2 | 21 | 0 | top 83% | May 9, 2014 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2013
3 contests
Contests a season
2.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
MO
5 of 5 contests
Contests visited
4
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
113
finished ahead 60 times, behind 116
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20141 milestone
- Most recent contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
20135 milestones
- First tracked contest Main Street BBQ & Bluesfest
- First call Main Street BBQ & Bluesfest
- Career-best overall score635.9998 Main Street BBQ & Bluesfest
- Career-best single call (Pork)170.2856 Main Street BBQ & Bluesfest
- Peak power rating (1504) Main Street BBQ & Bluesfest
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +3.8 | Main Street BBQ & Bluesfest | Apr 19, 2013 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.5 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | May 9, 2014 |
| -5.6 | 6th Annual Main Street BBQ & Bluesfest | Apr 11, 2014 |
| -5.5 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | May 3, 2013 |
| -4.7 | 2013 Optimist Kick-Off Cook-Off | May 10, 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 85% | 88.3% | 88% |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67% | top 59% | 88.3% | 88.3% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 9, 2014 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour St. Charles, MO | 29 / 30 (631.8856) | 28 (158.7884) | 30 (153.0972) | 25 (161.1428) | 25 (158.8572) |
| Apr 11, 2014 | 6th Annual Main Street BBQ & Bluesfest Washington, MO | 34 / 46 (635.8852) | 37 (157.1084) | 17 (166.8800) | 39 (154.8456) | 33 (157.0512) |
| May 10, 2013 | 2013 Optimist Kick-Off Cook-Off Florissant, MO | 17 / 25 (635.4284) | 13 (161.7142) | 21 (149.1428) | 16 (159.4286) | 4 (165.1428) |
| May 3, 2013 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour St. Charles, MO | 21 / 30 (634.8568) | 27 (152.5714) | 15 (161.7140) | 14 (163.4284) | 19 (157.1430) |
| Apr 19, 2013 | Main Street BBQ & Bluesfest Washington, MO | 20 / 50 (635.9998) | 7 (169.7144) | 42 (146.2858) | 8 (170.2856) | 37 (149.7140) |