A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
iBQ'n ahead in 100% of their meetings
iBQ'n has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
STILLS AND GRILLS BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1481
peak 1481 · rated over 3 contests ⓘ
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
2013-08-09
latest 2015-08-14
Best ToY finish
#1680
Master 2013
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 3 contests
Avg finish
top 76%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
621.64
last 3 Master vs avg 621.64 (+0.00)
Walk rate
67%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±22.41
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 161.10 · weakest Pork Ribs (149.50)
Road miles
72
mi across 3 mapped stops
Schedule strength
18%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1525)
Master avg
621.64 / 720
3 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (2 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.
The comeback
1.9 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 1.9 years, then back at Jimmy's Roadhouse Backyard BBQ Battle (2015-08-14).
- last seen 2013-09-13
- back 2015-08-14
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.
STILLS AND GRILLS BBQ has 3 rated contests — short of the five it takes to earn a power ranking — so this rating has barely moved off the 1500 every team starts on and 126 rated teams sit within a point of it. Read the list as the nearest company at a number nobody here has moved far from, not as a verdict on who this team belongs with.
#4072 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1503
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 5 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-head#4089 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1481
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 7 years after STILLS AND GRILLS BBQ did, first appearing in 2020.
⚔ Head-to-head#4067 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1501
No shared contest yet.
Level with STILLS AND GRILLS BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#4077 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1481
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 5 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-head#4061 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1481
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 5 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-head#4065 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1502
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 5 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-headBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164.5716 | 143.9312 | 154.08 | top 73% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159.3828 | 139.3944 | 149.50 | top 84% |
| Pork | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 166.8456 | 150.7656 | 161.10 | top 50% |
| Brisket | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 170.8572 | 144.5484 | 156.96 | top 59% |
“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 contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 78% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 70% |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
2 yrs
2013-08-09 → 2015-08-14
Busiest season
2013
2 contests
Contests a season
1.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
MI
3 of 3 contests
Contests visited
3
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
3 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Pork
averages 161.10 · weakest Pork Ribs (149.50)
Walk rate
67%
a top-10 call in 2 of 3 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 3 contests
Master average
621.64
out of 720 · 3 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
72
26–75 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
72
3 mapped stops
Schedule strength
1525
average field rating faced — tougher than 18% of rated contests
Longest layoff
1.9 yrs
2013-09-13 → 2015-08-14
Power rating
1481
peak 1481 · #null of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Dam Good BBQ Championship
- Peak power rating (1489) Dam Good BBQ Championship
- First call Silver Lake Apple BBQ Festival
- 2015
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score652.0116 Jimmy's Roadhouse Backyard BBQ Battle
- Career-best overall score652.0116 Jimmy's Roadhouse Backyard BBQ Battle
- Career-best single call (Brisket)170.8572 Jimmy's Roadhouse Backyard BBQ Battle
- Most recent contest Jimmy's Roadhouse Backyard BBQ Battle
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11 | Dam Good BBQ Championship | 2013-08-09 |
| -5 | Silver Lake Apple BBQ Festival | 2013-09-13 |
| -3.1 | Jimmy's Roadhouse Backyard BBQ Battle | 2015-08-14 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 69% | 90.6% | 90.6% |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 79% | 85.3% | 84.2% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-08-14 | Jimmy's Roadhouse Backyard BBQ Battle Newaygo, MI | 18 / 26 (652.0116) | 14 (164.5716) | 25 (149.7372) | 12 (166.8456) | 9 (170.8572) |
| 2013-09-13 | Silver Lake Apple BBQ Festival Mears, MI | 33 / 47 (614.2856) | 34 (153.7256) | 45 (139.3944) | 9 (165.7028) | 24 (155.4628) |
| 2013-08-09 | Dam Good BBQ Championship Newaygo, MI | 27 / 31 (598.6280) | 29 (143.9312) | 19 (159.3828) | 26 (150.7656) | 28 (144.5484) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #1996 (86 pts) | #1956 (106 pts) | #2839 (51 pts) | #1918 (116 pts) | #1672 (136 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #1680 (128 pts) | #1754 (128 pts) | #1539 (158 pts) | #1279 (213 pts) | #1680 (133 pts) |