DAD'S CHILLIN' AND GRILLIN' BBQ

DAD'S CHILLIN' AND GRILLIN' BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 43 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2015 and 2022. Their best overall finish is 3rd of 34 at the 10th Annual Vista BBQ Classic (2019). They are ranked #1520 of 6,477 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#1,520

of 6,477 rated · rankings

Rating

1563

peak 1568 · rated over 42 contests1 invitational or side-series contest not counted

Contests

in the data

First seen

Feb 20, 2015

latest Jun 3, 2022 · 7.3 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#375

Master 2017 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

12 podiums

Overall top-10s

9% of 43 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 54%

overall standings

Best overall

695.9428 / 720

Master · 10th Annual Vista BBQ Classic

Perfect 180s

Current form

672.82 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 659.74 (+13.08)

Walk rate

56%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

179.4400

Brisket · 10th Annual Vista BBQ Classic

Consistency

±27.40

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs

avg 166.96 · weakest Brisket (164.73)

Road miles

9,379

across 43 mapped stops · furthest 616 mi

Schedule strength

65%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1582)

Purse competed for

$118K

listed at 9 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 8 state-championship entries

Master avg

659.74 / 720

42 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (8 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

High-water mark

695.9428 career-best overall

96.7% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 695.9428 at 10th Annual Vista BBQ Classic — 96.7% of a perfect 720.

Master
Aug 2, 2019

Their season

2019 their best year

2019 was the year it came together: 4 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 2 category wins, at an average finish in the top 36%.

4 contests
1 overall top-10
2 category wins
average top 36%

A tough matchup

30–0 behind in the head-to-head

BIG POPPA SMOKERS ahead in 100% of their meetings

BIG POPPA SMOKERS has come out ahead in 30 of their 30 shared contests.

A strong matchup

18–4 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 82% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of 7 SINS BBQ in 18 of their 22 shared contests.

Pork Ribs nemesis

24 of 27 shared pork ribs entries lost

Burnin and Lootin ahead 89% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, Burnin and Lootin has out-cooked them in 24 of 27 shared pork ribs entries.

Looking over their shoulder

3× one call behind them

LADY OF Q has landed one call behind them 3 times.

A May team

Top 41% average finish in May

Something about May: average finish in the top 41% across 6 contests, versus top 54% the rest of the year.

6 May contests
top 54% the rest of the year

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The long haul

9,379 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 9,379 miles across 43 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 616 miles to Colorado Pork & Hops Challenge.

43 mapped stops
furthest 616 mi

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Year	Series	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2022 ↗	Master	#751 (218 pts)	#719 (253 pts)	#497 (493 pts)	#969 (148 pts)	#830 (183 pts)
2021 ↗	Master	#799 (165 pts)	#1130 (100 pts)	#634 (275 pts)	#913 (135 pts)	#957 (120 pts)
2020 ↗	Master	#614 (140 pts)	#357 (345 pts)	#560 (185 pts)	#706 (120 pts)	#681 (120 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#619 (529 pts)	#488 (699 pts)	#710 (474 pts)	#664 (504 pts)	#610 (554 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#462 (766 pts)	#409 (878 pts)	#213 (1,311 pts)	#416 (871 pts)	#363 (943 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#375 (973 pts)	#403 (933 pts)	#308 (1,138 pts)	#298 (1,173 pts)	#361 (1,043 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#900 (380 pts)	#821 (470 pts)	#862 (450 pts)	#988 (375 pts)	#876 (415 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#1016 (298 pts)	#1049 (313 pts)	#1013 (338 pts)	#1131 (293 pts)	#775 (473 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to DAD'S CHILLIN' AND GRILLIN' BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

60 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

PORKCHOP & BUBBAS

#1,523 of the rated field

1562 power rating

Contests: 29
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 21%
Peak: 1577

3–4 in 7 shared contests (43% to DAD'S CHILLIN' AND GRILLIN' BBQ)

These two have cooked 7 of the same contests — PORKCHOP & BUBBAS ahead 4–3 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

rated over 28 contests
last seen Mar 15, 2024

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PARK AVENUE PORK

#1,517 of the rated field

1563 power rating

Contests: 46
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 24%
Peak: 1594

They've been 1594 at their best, 31 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 42 contests
last seen Nov 5, 2025

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BOARS NIGHT OUT

#1,519 of the rated field

1563 power rating

Contests: 40
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 28%
Peak: 1621

Careers of much the same size, 40 contests to 43, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 39 contests
last seen Apr 24, 2026

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LIL WILL'S LONE STAR QUE

#1,515 of the rated field

1563 power rating

Contests: 27
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 15%
Peak: 1568

Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 3 years before DAD'S CHILLIN' AND GRILLIN' BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 27 contests

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KOKOMO Q

#1,521 of the rated field

1562 power rating

Contests: 25
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 36%
Peak: 1577

25 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 36% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 25 contests
last seen May 1, 2021

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NEW SOUTH BBQ

#1,525 of the rated field

1562 power rating

Contests: 22
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 14%
Peak: 1570

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2015.

rated over 22 contests
last seen Sep 13, 2019

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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
BIG POPPA SMOKERS	30	0	30	0%	⚔ compare
HICKORY AND SPICE BBQ	28	3	25	11%	⚔ compare
Burnin and Lootin	27	1	26	4%	⚔ compare
LADY OF Q	26	5	21	19%	⚔ compare
SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ	26	3	23	12%	⚔ compare
Smokin it Up BBQ	24	7	17	29%	⚔ compare
7 SINS BBQ	22	18	4	82%	⚔ compare
ZZYZX BAR.B.Q	22	1	21	5%	⚔ compare
Porterhouse BBQ	21	4	17	19%	⚔ compare
Rooftop BBQ	21	1	20	5%	⚔ compare
NOTHING COMPARES 2 Q	20	10	10	50%	⚔ compare
TEAM WOODSHED	20	7	13	35%	⚔ compare
RAD FONDO BBQ	20	7	13	35%	⚔ compare
DG FIREHOUSE BBQ	18	2	16	11%	⚔ compare
MAR-B-QUE'S BBQ	18	1	17	6%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	43	5	2	3	178.8800	147.3256	165.97	top 55%
Pork Ribs	43	10	2	5	177.7028	151.3372	166.96	top 46%
Pork	42	9	0	2	175.4056	155.9200	165.85	top 54%
Brisket	41	8	1	2	179.4400	153.6344	164.73	top 52%

“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	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	2	top 57%
Medium (20–39)	15	top 57%
Large (40+)	26	top 53%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
CA	29	top 51%
NV	7	top 69%
AZ	5	top 57%
UT	1	top 52%
CO	1	top 50%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Horse Town Brew N Que Festival	2	22	top 63%	Jun 3, 2022
Wild West BBQ Shoot Out	2	19	top 52%	Aug 23, 2019
Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge	2	23	top 41%	Jan 18, 2019
Del Mar BBQ Championship	2	24	top 52%	Aug 18, 2017
West Coast BBQ Classic	2	11	top 47%	May 12, 2017
Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	2	21	top 76%	Mar 18, 2016

More numbers

Busiest season 2018 12 contests

Contests a season 5.4 across 8 seasons in the data

Most contests held in CA 29 of 43 contests · 5 states in all

Contests visited 37 6 of them more than once

Opponents faced 589 finished ahead 891 times, behind 1,016

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

20221 milestone

Jun 3 Most recent contest Horse Town Brew N Que Festival

20211 milestone

May 21 Peak power rating (1568) BBQ, Boots & Brew

20193 milestones

Aug 2 First overall podium 10th Annual Vista BBQ Classic
Aug 2 Career-best overall score695.9428 10th Annual Vista BBQ Classic
Aug 2 Career-best single call (Brisket)179.4400 10th Annual Vista BBQ Classic

20182 milestones

Mar 23 25th tracked contest 7th Annual Santa Anita Winners Circle BBQ Championship
May 25 First overall top-10 Big Bear Memorial Weekend BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL)

20171 milestone

Jun 9 First category win (Pork Ribs) California Honey Harvest Festival & BBQ Championship

20161 milestone

Jul 15 10th tracked contest Del Mar BBQ Championship

20153 milestones

Feb 20 First tracked contest The Pig (Guinea Pig) Competitor's Series
Mar 20 First call Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
May 29 First overall past 90% of a perfect score661.6228 Horse Town Brew n Que Festival

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+16.1	10th Annual Vista BBQ Classic	Aug 2, 2019
+12.7	SoCal BBQ Bash and Expo (JUDGES FULL)	May 19, 2017
+11.6	West Coast BBQ Classic	May 12, 2017
+10.9	BBQ, Boots & Brew	May 21, 2021
+10.7	OC BBQ Competition	Oct 13, 2017

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-15.1	9th Annual Vista BBQ Classic (JUDGES FULL)	Jul 13, 2018
-8.4	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	Mar 20, 2015
-8.3	Oktoberfeast BBQ & Brews Festival	Oct 24, 2015
-8	Down Town Barbecue Throwdown	Dec 14, 2018
-7.9	Logandale Fall Festival	Oct 20, 2017

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2022	1	0	0	100%	top 59%	93.4%	93.4%
2021	2	2	2	100%	top 28%	94.9%	93.1%
2020	2	0	0	50%	top 51%	93.6%	92.8%
2019	4	1	2	75%	top 36%	96.7%	94%
2018	12	1	0	58%	top 58%	94.9%	90.3%
2017	10	0	1	80%	top 47%	94.7%	92.4%
2016	6	0	0	0%	top 63%	93.5%	91.6%
2015	6	0	0	33%	top 72%	91.9%	90.1%

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Jun 3, 2022	Horse Town Brew N Que Festival 🏅 Norco, CA	22 / 37 (672.4688)	23 (166.8572)	3 (177.7028)	26 (165.0972)	29 (162.8116)
Oct 8, 2021	17th Annual Burnt Offerings BBQ Contest (COMPETITORS SERIES) unrated Riverside, CA	6 / 19 (657.0400)	1 (172)	12 (156.5260)	3 (170.8228)	—
May 21, 2021	BBQ, Boots & Brew 🏅 Perris, CA	6 / 25 (683.3256)	15 (167.3828)	1 (177.1428)	9 (169.1200)	11 (169.6800)
Aug 14, 2020	Western Legends Heritage and Music Festival 🏅 Kanab, UT	22 / 42 (674.2172)	3 (178.8572)	25 (163.9888)	28 (167.9656)	26 (163.4056)
Feb 21, 2020	The Tyson Guinea Pig, Matt Dalton Memorial 🏅 Coachella, CA	25 / 50 (662.7660)	15 (169.1428)	12 (171.4172)	42 (160.5488)	35 (161.6572)
Aug 23, 2019	Wild West BBQ Shoot Out 🏅 Wendover, NV	19 / 37 (671.3372)	1 (178.8800)	24 (165.0972)	24 (163.9772)	29 (163.3828)
Aug 2, 2019	10th Annual Vista BBQ Classic 🏅 Vista, CA	3 / 34 (695.9428)	12 (171.4056)	8 (171.9772)	—	1 (179.4400)
Feb 15, 2019	The Smithfield Guinea Pig (TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL) Indian Wells, CA	24 / 49 (671.9200)	11 (172)	17 (169.7028)	40 (161.6800)	24 (168.5372)
Jan 18, 2019	Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge 🏅 Bullhead City, AZ	23 / 63 (669.0172)	47 (163.9428)	38 (162.2516)	7 (173.7028)	20 (169.1200)
Dec 28, 2018	Arizona National BBQ Stampede Phoenix, AZ	23 / 47 (674.1596)	17 (172.5600)	18 (170.2628)	28 (166.2512)	25 (165.0856)
Dec 14, 2018	Down Town Barbecue Throwdown Las Vegas, NV	29 / 32 (641.5888)	22 (164.5256)	31 (155.9772)	27 (160.5372)	24 (160.5488)
Oct 12, 2018	Temecula State BBQ Championship Temecula, CA	25 / 46 (664.9828)	45 (152.4684)	27 (166.8228)	15 (170.8344)	3 (174.8572)
Sep 14, 2018	America's Finest BBQ State Championship 🏅 San Diego, CA	24 / 40 (655.2800)	27 (163.3828)	4 (173.1544)	33 (155.9200)	21 (162.8228)
Sep 7, 2018	Colorado Pork & Hops Challenge Grand Jct, CO	16 / 32 (663.8856)	14 (168.5828)	12 (169.1200)	24 (159.3600)	10 (166.8228)
Aug 24, 2018	Wild West BBQ Shoot Out Wendover, NV	24 / 46 (668.4228)	17 (170.8228)	3 (176.5600)	34 (165.6800)	39 (155.3600)
Aug 17, 2018	Turf & Surf BBQ Championship Del Mar, CA	33 / 51 (643.8056)	41 (154.8000)	26 (163.3828)	24 (165.0856)	29 (160.5372)
Jul 13, 2018	9th Annual Vista BBQ Classic (JUDGES FULL) Vista, CA	37 / 37 (510.7884)	4 (175.4056)	14 (169.7028)	22 (165.6800)	—
May 25, 2018	Big Bear Memorial Weekend BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL) Big Bear Lake, CA	10 / 29 (666.1024)	19 (160.4912)	2 (175.4056)	12 (167.3828)	15 (162.8228)
Mar 23, 2018	7th Annual Santa Anita Winners Circle BBQ Championship Arcadia, CA	46 / 78 (661.5312)	40 (167.9656)	44 (165.6800)	44 (165.0856)	43 (162.8000)
Feb 23, 2018	The Smithfield Guinea Pig (JUDGES FULL) Coachella, CA	16 / 47 (683.3372)	39 (166.2400)	10 (174.8572)	7 (175.4056)	32 (166.8344)
Jan 19, 2018	Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge Bullhead City, AZ	32 / 70 (669.6116)	49 (163.3828)	50 (163.3944)	18 (171.4172)	19 (171.4172)
Nov 3, 2017	Indio California State BBQ Championship & Festival ( JUDGES FULL) Indio, CA	14 / 35 (678.2060)	18 (168.5372)	6 (173.7144)	10 (173.1200)	24 (162.8344)
Oct 20, 2017	Logandale Fall Festival Logandale, NV	15 / 18 (642.1032)	11 (163.9772)	17 (151.3372)	3 (172.5600)	15 (154.2288)
Oct 13, 2017	OC BBQ Competition Costa Messa, CA	15 / 56 (675.3372)	28 (167.4056)	42 (161.6916)	7 (173.1200)	5 (173.1200)
Aug 25, 2017	Wild West BBQ Shoot Out West Wendover, NV	16 / 37 (681.6116)	14 (174.8572)	25 (166.2400)	26 (166.2400)	5 (174.2744)
Aug 18, 2017	Del Mar BBQ Championship Del Mar, CA	28 / 52 (660.4000)	7 (174.8456)	20 (169.1200)	33 (162.8000)	43 (153.6344)
Jun 23, 2017	Silicon Valley BBQ Championship Santa Clara, CA	45 / 62 (626.6856)	49 (154.2512)	43 (154.2400)	32 (161.6800)	39 (156.5144)
Jun 9, 2017	California Honey Harvest Festival & BBQ Championship Fillmore, CA	14 / 39 (674.2172)	21 (165.1084)	1 (176.0116)	9 (174.2628)	28 (158.8344)
Jun 2, 2017	Horse Town Brew B Que Festival ( Judges Full) Norco, CA	36 / 57 (661.6344)	46 (160.5372)	14 (172.5716)	44 (159.9884)	24 (168.5372)
May 19, 2017	SoCal BBQ Bash and Expo (JUDGES FULL) Pomona, CA	12 / 46 (681.0400)	19 (171.4172)	9 (171.9772)	26 (166.2400)	16 (171.4056)
May 12, 2017	West Coast BBQ Classic Long Beach, CA	11 / 40 (674.8000)	18 (165.7144)	23 (163.9656)	4 (173.1428)	7 (171.9772)
Oct 27, 2016	USA Barbecue Championship Laughlin, NV	26 / 36 (655.2572)	19 (169.1200)	22 (161.6688)	25 (162.2400)	21 (162.2284)
Jul 29, 2016	8th Annual Vista BBQ Classic Vista, CA	30 / 42 (650.7312)	31 (162.2856)	24 (163.4172)	23 (165.6800)	28 (159.3484)
Jul 15, 2016	Del Mar BBQ Championship Del Mar, CA	24 / 47 (673.0856)	17 (170.3200)	21 (169.7028)	31 (166.8228)	28 (166.2400)
May 13, 2016	West Coast BBQ Classic Long Beach, CA	29 / 44 (655.3140)	39 (158.2856)	27 (162.8116)	24 (166.2628)	24 (167.9540)
Apr 1, 2016	5th Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship Arciadia, CA	34 / 72 (659.8856)	60 (159.9656)	29 (167.9772)	40 (164.5256)	22 (167.4172)
Mar 18, 2016	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Tucson, AZ	21 / 30 (661.1200)	16 (167.4400)	14 (169.1200)	24 (162.2972)	21 (162.2628)
Oct 24, 2015	Oktoberfeast BBQ & Brews Festival Las Vegas, NV	30 / 34 (641.0284)	21 (165.7028)	23 (160.5716)	28 (158.8228)	25 (155.9312)
Oct 2, 2015	City of Dana Point State BBQ Championship Dana Point, CA	41 / 75 (659.9200)	39 (167.9656)	30 (168)	53 (161.6800)	44 (162.2744)
Aug 7, 2015	Ribs, Pigs & Watermelons Huntington Beach, CA	35 / 58 (656.5716)	49 (158.8112)	42 (161.7488)	37 (162.2972)	8 (173.7144)
May 29, 2015	Horse Town Brew n Que Festival Norco, CA	50 / 75 (661.6228)	32 (168.5600)	24 (171.4400)	45 (165.0856)	58 (156.5372)
Mar 20, 2015	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Tucson, AZ	24 / 29 (641.6572)	27 (153.0972)	19 (162.8572)	25 (157.7256)	9 (167.9772)
Feb 20, 2015	The Pig (Guinea Pig) Competitor's Series Rancho Mirage, CA	38 / 49 (632.4000)	48 (147.3256)	34 (158.8344)	14 (167.3828)	33 (158.8572)

An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.

DAD'S CHILLIN' AND GRILLIN' BBQ

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Best top-10 run

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (8 found in their record)

High-water mark

Their season

A tough matchup

A strong matchup

Pork Ribs nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

A May team

The long haul

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

More numbers

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)