A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE ahead in 100% of their meetings
THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
GRILLZILLA
GRILLZILLA is a competition barbecue team with 3 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2015. Their best overall finish is 11th of 15 at the Illinois BBQ Fest at Hillcrest Event Center (2015). They finished #1887 in the 2015 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1476
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 3
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
Jun 21, 2014
latest Jul 25, 2015 · 1.1 years on the trail
Avg finish
top 87%
overall standings
Consistency
±12.17
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 153.51 · weakest Pork Ribs (146.25)
Road miles
20
across 3 mapped stops
Schedule strength
59%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1575)
Master avg
595.72 / 720
3 Master contests · 0 GCs
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #1887 (110 pts) | #1935 (110 pts) | #1977 (100 pts) | #1964 (110 pts) | #1950 (110 pts) |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158.2856 | 147.4288 | 153.51 | top 83% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 156.5256 | 134.8000 | 146.25 | top 86% |
| Pork | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 147.4056 | 144.5600 | 146.28 | top 88% |
| Brisket | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157.1084 | 139.3716 | 149.68 | top 77% |
“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.
More numbers
Busiest season
2015
2 contests
Contests a season
1.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
IA
2 of 3 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
3
a different one every time
Opponents faced
55
finished ahead 8 times, behind 61
Longest layoff
1 yrs
Jun 21, 2014 → Jun 27, 2015
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20152 milestones
- Career-best overall score608.4684 Mr. BBQ Barbeque Challenge
- Most recent contest Illinois BBQ Fest at Hillcrest Event Center
20143 milestones
- First tracked contest Mr. BBQ Barbeque Challenge
- Career-best single call (Chicken)158.2856 Mr. BBQ Barbeque Challenge
- Peak power rating (1488) Mr. BBQ Barbeque Challenge
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 25, 2015 | Illinois BBQ Fest at Hillcrest Event Center Orion, IL | 11 / 15 (599.3600) | 11 (154.8228) | 13 (147.4172) | 11 (144.5600) | 11 (152.5600) |
| Jun 27, 2015 | Mr. BBQ Barbeque Challenge Davenport, IA | 29 / 32 (608.4684) | 29 (147.4288) | 24 (156.5256) | 32 (147.4056) | 22 (157.1084) |
| Jun 21, 2014 | Mr. BBQ Barbeque Challenge Davenport, IA | 24 / 25 (579.3256) | 21 (158.2856) | 24 (134.8000) | 23 (146.8684) | 22 (139.3716) |