GRILLIANT FOODS

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

#5567

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1448

peak 1448 · rated over 9 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2014-05-03

latest 2018-05-05

Best ToY finish

#1372

Master 2015

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 9 contests

Avg finish

top 79%

overall standings

Best overall

655.2800 / 720

Master · Smokin' on the Water

Perfect 180s

Current form

637.21 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 638.25 (-1.04)

Walk rate

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

167.9772

Pork · Smokin' On The Water

Consistency

±9.72

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 162.06 · weakest Pork (157.61)

Road miles

365

mi across 9 mapped stops · furthest 38 mi

Schedule strength

42%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1556)

Master avg

638.25 / 720

9 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (7 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.

A tough matchup

8–0 behind in the head-to-head

WeQ4U ahead in 100% of their meetings

WeQ4U has come out ahead in 8 of their 8 shared contests.

The weak link

−4.5 points behind their best meat

Pork is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.45 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 0%.

Pork avg 157.61
Chicken avg 162.06
0 calls in 9 entries

A strong matchup

5–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of CAL-COOP BBQ in 5 of their 5 shared contests.

The comeback

1.8 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 1.8 years, then back at Smoke on the Water (2018-05-05).

last seen 2016-07-08
back 2018-05-05

Chicken nemesis

7 of 7 shared chicken entries lost

One2BBQ ahead 100% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, One2BBQ has out-cooked them in 7 of 7 shared chicken entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

BONEHEAD BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.

The metronome

±1.35% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.35% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 88.6% of a perfect score
9 contests

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.

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

SMR GOOD BBQ'ERS

#5560 of the rated field

1449 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1504

2–2 in 4 shared contests (50% to GRILLIANT FOODS)

These two have cooked 4 of the same contests — honours even — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

rated over 14 contests
last seen 2017-10-20

⚔ Head-to-head

Kan-Ok BBQ

#5565 of the rated field

1449 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1449

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 10 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 10 contests
last seen 2026-06-12

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SKINT BACK BBQ

#5577 of the rated field

1448 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1448

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 10 contests to 9, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 10 contests
last seen 2021-07-09

⚔ Head-to-head

ROCKIN' BAR-B SMOKERS

#5568 of the rated field

1448 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1448

No shared contest yet.

Level with GRILLIANT FOODS on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 10 contests
last seen 2021-06-04

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Bar B Q Dat

#5561 of the rated field

1449 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1449

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 11 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 11 contests
last seen 2026-07-11

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BEARDED BBQ

#5571 of the rated field

1448 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 9%
Peak: 1448

No shared contest yet.

Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 11 contests, alongside a 9% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 11 contests
last seen 2022-10-14

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
WeQ4U	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
BONEHEAD BBQ	7	3	4	43%	⚔ compare
HISTORIC BBQ	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
SMOKE-N-PEPPERS	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
Extra Mile BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
BIG JT'S SMOKIN BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
One2BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
GREY STREET BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
2 PITTS BBQ	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
THUNDER HOG BBQ	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
SQUEALERS AWARD WINNING BARBEQUE	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
CAL-COOP BBQ	5	5	0	100%	⚔ compare
ACME BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
FOWL BUTT BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
HUG HOGS	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	9	167.3828	153.6800	162.06	top 73%
Pork Ribs	9	163.3944	157.0744	160.09	top 73%
Pork	9	167.9772	138.2056	157.61	top 77%
Brisket	9	167.3828	141.0284	158.48	top 67%

“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)	7	0	top 82%
Large (40+)	2	0	top 70%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Smokin' on the Water	2	29	0	top 77%	2015-05-02

The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 4 yrs 2014-05-03 → 2018-05-05

Busiest season 2014 4 contests

Contests a season 2.3 across 4 seasons in the data

Cooks most in IN 9 of 9 contests

Contests visited 8 1 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 9 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 162.06 · weakest Pork (157.61)

Walk rate 0% a top-10 call in 0 of 9 contests

Overall top-10 rate 0% 0 of 9 contests

Master average 638.25 out of 720 · 9 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 149 71–247 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 365 9 mapped stops · furthest 38 mi

Schedule strength 1556 average field rating faced — tougher than 42% of rated contests

Longest layoff 1.8 yrs 2016-07-08 → 2018-05-05

Power rating 1448 peak 1448 · #5567 of 6,413 rated

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

2014
May 3 First tracked contest Smokin' On The Water
May 3 Career-best single call (Pork)167.9772 Smokin' On The Water
May 3 Peak power rating (1494) Smokin' On The Water
2015
May 2 First overall past 90% of a perfect score655.2800 Smokin' on the Water
May 2 Career-best overall score655.2800 Smokin' on the Water
2018
May 5 Most recent contest Smoke on the Water

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

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-10.8	Smoke on the Square: In Memory of David Harness	2014-06-27
-7.9	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	2016-07-08
-6.8	CCS Spring Festival & BBQ Competition	2015-04-10
-6	Smokin' On The Water	2014-05-03
-5.3	Smokin' on the Water	2015-05-02

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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2018	1	0%	top 79%	88.3%	88.3%
2016	1	0%	top 90%	87.2%	87.2%
2015	3	0%	top 80%	91%	89%
2014	4	0%	top 76%	89.7%	88.8%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2018-05-05	Smoke on the Water Liberty, IN	22 / 28 (635.7372)	24 (158.2056)	19 (163.3944)	18 (165.0856)	26 (149.0516)
2016-07-08	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Indianapolis, IN	27 / 30 (627.8860)	27 (156.5600)	26 (158.8344)	28 (150.2288)	19 (162.2628)
2015-05-02	Smokin' on the Water Liberty, IN	29 / 36 (655.2800)	23 (166.8344)	24 (162.8344)	32 (158.2284)	21 (167.3828)
2015-05-01	Smokin on the Water 2 Liberty, IN	28 / 37 (644.4460)	25 (164.5600)	30 (158.8460)	29 (159.9428)	26 (161.0972)
2015-04-10	CCS Spring Festival & BBQ Competition Indianapolis, IN	33 / 39 (622.6972)	24 (165.6684)	27 (159.9888)	39 (138.2056)	29 (158.8344)
2014-08-30	Thunder in the Park BBQ Connersville, IN	22 / 29 (646.1372)	16 (167.3828)	16 (163.3944)	23 (162.2972)	25 (153.0628)
2014-07-18	Wine, Brew & Bar-B-Que Too! New Palestine, IN	33 / 51 (645.5656)	38 (159.9772)	39 (157.6572)	32 (160.5484)	14 (167.3828)
2014-06-27	Smoke on the Square: In Memory of David Harness Franklin, IN	30 / 34 (632.9944)	34 (153.6800)	30 (157.0744)	31 (156.0000)	12 (166.2400)
2014-05-03	Smokin' On The Water Liberty, IN	32 / 43 (633.5316)	25 (165.7144)	27 (158.8116)	15 (167.9772)	41 (141.0284)

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
2018 ↗	Master	#1923 (68 pts)	#2514 (58 pts)	#1906 (83 pts)	#1890 (88 pts)	#2554 (53 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#2910 (55 pts)	#2916 (55 pts)	#2928 (55 pts)	#2918 (55 pts)	#2200 (85 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#1372 (180 pts)	#1419 (195 pts)	#1441 (185 pts)	#1505 (180 pts)	#1370 (200 pts)