Serial Grillers IL
Rating
1481
peak 1481
Contests
12
in the data
First seen
2019-04-26
latest 2026-06-06
Best ToY finish
#179
Backyard 2025
Grand champs
0
1 reserve
Category wins
1
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 12 contests
Avg finish
top 64%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
597.87 ▼
last 5 vs career avg 623.57 (-25.70)
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±89.99
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 166.65 · weakest Pork Ribs (156.91)
Road miles
20469
mi across 12 mapped stops · furthest 8728 mi
Storylines
⚔️ A tough matchup
RAZORRACKS has come out ahead in 6 of their 6 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of Get Your Grill On in 3 of their 4 shared contests.
💔 The heartbreaker
Came within 1.1544 points of the Grand Championship at WhistleStop BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) (2025-10-17).
Teams like this (closest power rating, IL first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 12 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 176.5944 | 155.9772 | 166.65 | top 59% |
| Pork Ribs | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 176.5600 | 20.0000 | 156.91 | top 54% |
| Pork | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 174.2628 | 158.2400 | 165.68 | top 64% |
| Brisket | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 177.7144 | 145.6344 | 162.25 | top 64% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| MS | 4 | 0 | top 78% |
| IL | 4 | 0 | top 66% |
| AL | 2 | 0 | top 36% |
| NS | 1 | 0 | top 73% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 73% |
| Medium (20–39) | 6 | 0 | top 64% |
| Large (40+) | 5 | 0 | top 62% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2019 (4 contests)
- Cooks mostly in MS (4 of 12 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (13 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 623.57
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 665.7372 | 665.74 |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 674.7200 | 513.92 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 640.4228 | 640.42 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 664.9712 | 660.15 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 658.1028 | 647.83 |
| 2019 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 685.0856 | 633.22 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-06 | Throttled Up BBQ Throwdown Upper Onslow, NS | 11 / 15 (665.7372) | 4 (175.4628) | 12 (161.7372) | 10 (167.9884) | 13 (160.5488) |
| 2025-10-17 | WhistleStop BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Huntsville, AL | 2 / 39 (353.1200) | 7 (176.5600) | 4 (176.5600) | — | — |
| 2025-04-25 | Southaven Springfest Southaven, MS | 24 / 34 (674.7200) | 14 (173.1084) | 24 (171.4288) | 26 (166.2400) | 30 (163.9428) |
| 2024-09-20 | Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard Murphysboro, IL | 51 / 58 (640.4228) | 52 (160.5484) | 47 (164.5372) | 43 (168.0000) | 57 (147.3372) |
| 2023-09-21 | Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard Murphysboro, IL | 37 / 50 (655.3372) | 42 (158.2400) | 24 (171.4172) | 45 (158.2400) | 25 (167.4400) |
| 2023-04-21 | Southaven Springfest Southaven, MS | 24 / 34 (664.9712) | 28 (165.6800) | 11 (173.1200) | 25 (163.3944) | 26 (162.7768) |
| 2022-09-23 | Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard Murphysboro, IL | 37 / 46 (637.5544) | 32 (166.8344) | 38 (160.0000) | 36 (165.0856) | 45 (145.6344) |
| 2022-04-22 | Southaven Springfest Southaven, MS | 26 / 36 (658.1028) | 35 (158.2172) | 22 (165.6800) | 24 (166.2284) | 15 (167.9772) |
| 2019-09-20 | Murphysboro BBQ Cook Off Murphysboro, IL | 12 / 54 (685.0856) | 10 (172.0228) | 15 (171.9772) | 6 (174.2628) | 24 (166.8228) |
| 2019-09-13 | RiverFest Decatur, AL | 25 / 37 (651.3140) | 33 (155.9772) | 8 (171.4172) | 22 (162.7884) | 24 (161.1312) |
| 2019-06-29 | Queensland BBQ Championship CLEVELAND QUEENSLAND, 4163 | 19 / 41 (666.8456) | 3 (176.5944) | 18 (163.9772) | 34 (158.8228) | 22 (163.4400) |
| 2019-04-26 | Southaven Springfest Southaven, MS | 30 / 31 (529.6456) | 26 (160.5256) | 31 (20.0000) | 8 (171.4056) | 1 (177.7144) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 ↗ | Backyard | #179 (260 pts) | #245 (165 pts) | #222 (210 pts) | — | — |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #1135 (64 pts) | #1021 (114 pts) | #1284 (64 pts) | #1414 (59 pts) | #1414 (59 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #1228 (181 pts) | #1263 (191 pts) | #1367 (166 pts) | #925 (326 pts) | #884 (346 pts) |