THE LITTLE GRILL THAT COULD
THE LITTLE GRILL THAT COULD is a competition barbecue team with 2 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2014. Their best overall finish is 27th of 37 at the Sooie't Relief BBQ Benefit (2014). They finished #1970 in the 2013 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1482
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 2
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
Sep 13, 2013
latest Aug 22, 2014
Avg finish
top 83%
overall standings
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 162.25 · weakest Pork Ribs (147.65)
Road miles
270
across 2 mapped stops · furthest 270 mi
Master avg
627.80 / 720
2 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.6456 | 156.5256 | 159.09 | top 77% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 154.8112 | 140.4916 | 147.65 | top 91% |
| Pork | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168 | 149.6224 | 158.81 | top 67% |
| Brisket | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.3828 | 161.1200 | 162.25 | top 50% |
“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.
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20143 milestones
- Career-best overall score645.5768 Sooie't Relief BBQ Benefit
- Career-best single call (Pork)168 Sooie't Relief BBQ Benefit
- Most recent contest Sooie't Relief BBQ Benefit
20131 milestone
- First tracked contest Decatur Jaycees 19th Annual Riverfest
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 22, 2014 | Sooie't Relief BBQ Benefit Greer, SC | 27 / 37 (645.5768) | 29 (161.6456) | 31 (154.8112) | 14 (168) | 20 (161.1200) |
| Sep 13, 2013 | Decatur Jaycees 19th Annual Riverfest Decatur, AL | 75 / 80 (610.0224) | 61 (156.5256) | 78 (140.4916) | 77 (149.6224) | 36 (163.3828) |