Signature meat
29%
chicken entries won
2 wins from 7 entries
When chicken is on the table, watch out — they've won it in 29% of their entries (2 of 7).
- best 178.8800
- average 167.99
- 4 calls
THE BARBECUE GRILLBILLIES
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1503
peak 1503 · rated over 6 contests ⓘ
Contests
14
in the data
First seen
2013-02-22
latest 2016-05-06
Best ToY finish
#1124
Master 2013
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
3
7 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
of 14 contests
Avg finish
top 56%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
628.05 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 631.66 (-3.61)
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±59.39
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 167.99 · weakest Brisket (157.70)
Road miles
1,443
mi across 14 mapped stops · furthest 261 mi
Schedule strength
26%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1535)
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 3 state-championship entries
Master avg
631.66 / 720
6 Master contests · 0 GCs
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.
High-water mark
681.1312
career-best overall
94.6% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 681.1312 at *George County Firefighters Association BBQ Challenge — 94.6% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2016-05-06
Their season
2015
their best year
2015 was the year it came together: 6 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 1 category win, at an average finish in the top 24%.
- 6 contests
- 1 overall top-10s
- 1 category wins
- average top 24%
A tough matchup
4–1
behind in the head-to-head
RED EYED SMOKERS ahead in 80% of their meetings
RED EYED SMOKERS has come out ahead in 4 of their 5 shared contests.
The weak link
−10.3
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 10.29 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 57%.
- Brisket avg 157.70
- Chicken avg 167.99
- 0 calls in 5 entries
Boom or bust
±8.25%
swing around their own average
Their overall swings ±8.25% of a perfect score around its own average — when it lands they're dangerous, and when it doesn't the weekend is gone by lunch.
- averages 87.7% of a perfect score
- best 94.6%
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.
103 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3098 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1513
No shared contest yet.
Fewer contests behind them than THE BARBECUE GRILLBILLIES has cooked, 6 to 14, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.
⚔ Head-to-head#3107 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1515
No shared contest yet.
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Head-to-head#3088 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1507
No shared contest yet.
Level with THE BARBECUE GRILLBILLIES on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#3100 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1503
No shared contest yet.
Fewer contests behind them than THE BARBECUE GRILLBILLIES has cooked, 6 to 14, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.
⚔ Head-to-head#3120 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1505
No shared contest yet.
Fewer contests behind them than THE BARBECUE GRILLBILLIES has cooked, 6 to 14, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.
⚔ Head-to-head#3085 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1506
No shared contest yet.
Fewer contests behind them than THE BARBECUE GRILLBILLIES has cooked, 6 to 14, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RED EYED SMOKERS | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 178.8800 | 152.5712 | 167.99 | top 40% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 171.9772 | 161.1428 | 166.77 | top 43% |
| Pork | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 177.1428 | 162.2856 | 167.82 | top 41% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164.5484 | 148.0000 | 157.70 | top 77% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| AL | 4 | 0 | top 63% |
| MS | 1 | 0 | top 30% |
| FL | 1 | 0 | top 54% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 24% |
| Medium (20–39) | 5 | 0 | top 62% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring 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 81% | 2016-02-26 |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
3.2 yrs
2013-02-22 → 2016-05-06
Busiest season
2015
6 contests
Contests a season
3.5
across 4 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
AL
8 of 14 contests · 4 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
5
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
7 entries · 2 wins · 4 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 167.99 · weakest Brisket (157.70)
Walk rate
50%
a top-10 call in 7 of 14 contests
Overall top-10 rate
14%
2 of 14 contests
Master average
631.66
out of 720 · 6 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
121
70–93 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
1,443
14 mapped stops · furthest 261 mi
Schedule strength
1535
average field rating faced — tougher than 26% of rated contests
State championships
0
from 3 state-championship entries
Power rating
1503
peak 1503 · #3105 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- First call Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score649.7144 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- First category win (Pork) Smokin in the Square
- 2015
- First overall top-10 2015 BBQ & Brew (BACKYARD CONTEST ONLY)
- 10th tracked contest Jack Daniel's World Championship Shade Tree Contest (BACKYARD - JUDGES FULL)
- 2016
- Career-best overall score681.1312 *George County Firefighters Association BBQ Challenge
- Career-best single call (Chicken)178.8800 *George County Firefighters Association BBQ Challenge
- Peak power rating (1503) *George County Firefighters Association BBQ Challenge
- Most recent contest *George County Firefighters Association BBQ Challenge
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +10.4 | *George County Firefighters Association BBQ Challenge | 2016-05-06 |
| +10.4 | 2015 BBQ & Brew (BACKYARD CONTEST ONLY) | 2015-03-13 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -9.1 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | 2016-02-26 |
| -6.8 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | 2013-02-22 |
| -1.9 | Christmas on the River State Championship | 2013-12-06 |
| -0.4 | Smokin in the Square | 2013-03-01 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 67% | top 60% | 94.6% | 92.7% |
| 2015 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 33% | top 24% | 69.6% | 69.6% |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100% | top 64% | 90.9% | 90.5% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-05-06 | *George County Firefighters Association BBQ Challenge Lucedale, MS | 8 / 27 (681.1312) | 1 (178.8800) | 10 (170.2972) | 14 (167.4056) | 20 (164.5484) |
| 2016-03-18 | Smokin In The Square Pensacola, FL | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2016-02-26 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Daphne, AL | 27 / 30 (653.6228) | 28 (156.5140) | 21 (165.6916) | 9 (170.2744) | 21 (161.1428) |
| 2015-12-04 | * Christmas on the River State Championship BBQ 🏅 Demopolis, AL | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2015-10-23 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Shade Tree Contest (BACKYARD - JUDGES FULL) Lynchburg, TN | — | 1 (177.7372) | 16 (168.5828) | 10 (170.2628) | — |
| 2015-09-25 | Bama Brew & Que Tuscaloosa, AL | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2015-05-01 | George County Firefighters Association BBQ Challenge Lucedale, MS | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2015-03-13 | 2015 BBQ & Brew (BACKYARD CONTEST ONLY) Fairhope, AL | 4 / 17 (501.0740) | 2 (169.6684) | 3 (166.8572) | 6 (164.5484) | — |
| 2015-03-06 | Smokin In The Square Pensacola, FL | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2014-12-05 | Christmas on the River State Championship BBQ 🏅 Demopolis, AL | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2014-03-27 | BBQ Throw Down 2014 @ Windcreek Atmore, AL | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013-12-06 | Christmas on the River State Championship 🏅 Demopolis, AL | 19 / 29 (654.1256) | 19 (163.9656) | 3 (171.9772) | 21 (162.8000) | 26 (155.3828) |
| 2013-03-01 | Smokin in the Square Pensacola, FL | 20 / 37 (650.2854) | 36 (152.5712) | 21 (161.1428) | 1 (177.1428) | 23 (159.4286) |
| 2013-02-22 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Daphne, AL | 21 / 29 (649.7144) | 2 (176.5716) | 21 (162.8572) | 20 (162.2856) | 26 (148.0000) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #2910 (55 pts) | #2916 (55 pts) | #2265 (75 pts) | #1772 (140 pts) | #2252 (75 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #1124 (245 pts) | #808 (400 pts) | #840 (385 pts) | #763 (440 pts) | #1390 (180 pts) |