CHILLIN N GRILLIN BBQ COMPANY

CHILLIN N GRILLIN BBQ COMPANY is a competition barbecue team with 11 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2015 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 4th of 18 at the Conquer The Grill (2016). They are ranked #3291 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#3,291

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1498

peak 1506 · rated over 11 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Sep 19, 2015

latest Sep 21, 2019 · 4 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#745

Master 2016 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

3 podiums

Overall top-10s

18% of 11 contests

Avg finish

top 56%

overall standings

Best overall

671.3256 / 720

Master · PigMaina Lima

Perfect 180s

Current form

641.14 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 637.80 (+3.33)

Walk rate

55%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

172.5600

Chicken · PigMaina Lima

Consistency

±16.18

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 162.37 · weakest Brisket (154.97)

Road miles

2,116

across 11 mapped stops · furthest 322 mi

Schedule strength

32%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1543)

Purse competed for

$8,800

listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 2 state-championship entries

Master avg

637.80 / 720

11 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (7 found in their record)

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

High-water mark

671.3256 career-best overall

93.2% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 671.3256 at PigMaina Lima — 93.2% of a perfect 720.

Master
May 27, 2016

A tough matchup

6–0 behind in the head-to-head

BEHIND BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

BEHIND BBQ has come out ahead in 6 of their 6 shared contests.

The weak link

−7.4 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 7.40 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 18% of the time against 36%.

Brisket avg 154.97
Chicken avg 162.37
2 calls in 11 entries

A strong matchup

4–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 80% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of RED VALLEY BBQ in 4 of their 5 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

4 of 6 shared chicken entries lost

MORT'S MEAT MAFIA ahead 67% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, MORT'S MEAT MAFIA has out-cooked them in 4 of 6 shared chicken entries.

A September team

Top 46% average finish in September

Something about September: average finish in the top 46% across 5 contests, versus top 56% the rest of the year.

5 September contests
top 56% the rest of the year

The metronome

±2.25% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.25% 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
11 contests

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
2019 ↗	Master	#1754 (90 pts)	#2013 (65 pts)	#2026 (60 pts)	#1876 (85 pts)	#1516 (125 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#995 (283 pts)	#743 (468 pts)	#914 (363 pts)	#1177 (238 pts)	#1109 (258 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#2090 (80 pts)	#2178 (75 pts)	#1304 (235 pts)	#2260 (60 pts)	#2266 (60 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#745 (501 pts)	#711 (566 pts)	#704 (571 pts)	#711 (561 pts)	#750 (516 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#2158 (60 pts)	#2209 (60 pts)	#1565 (165 pts)	#1964 (110 pts)	#2214 (60 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to CHILLIN N GRILLIN BBQ COMPANY, each with one reason worth a look.

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

SIBLING RIVALRY

#3,300 of the rated field

1498 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 35%
Peak: 1519

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to CHILLIN N GRILLIN BBQ COMPANY)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team CHILLIN N GRILLIN BBQ COMPANY has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 17 contests
last seen Sep 21, 2019

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1881 SMOKIN' IRON BBQ

#3,286 of the rated field

1499 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1499

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 Jun 3, 2022

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Q-HUTTA

#3,272 of the rated field

1499 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 9%
Peak: 1508

Careers of much the same size, 11 contests to 11, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 11 contests
last seen May 19, 2017

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BOYS IN BLUE BARBECUE

#3,280 of the rated field

1499 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1513

12 contests and no Grand Championship yet.

rated over 12 contests
last seen May 31, 2019

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NIBBLE ME THIS

#3,297 of the rated field

1498 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1511

Level with CHILLIN N GRILLIN BBQ COMPANY on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 12 contests
last seen Aug 10, 2018

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Smokin A's

#3,293 of the rated field

1498 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 20%
Peak: 1498

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 Sep 19, 2026

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
MORT'S MEAT MAFIA	6	3	3	50%	⚔ compare
BIG BELLY BBQ	6	3	3	50%	⚔ compare
SUCKA BONE BBQ TEAM	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
BEHIND BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
RED VALLEY BBQ	5	4	1	80%	⚔ compare
BUTTS & LINKS BBQ	5	4	1	80%	⚔ compare
TRANQUIL CARNIVORES	5	3	2	60%	⚔ compare
CARNIVORE'S HEAVEN	5	3	2	60%	⚔ compare
Holy Smokes NY	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
Sweet Heat BBQ	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
GOOD SMOKE BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
Priorville BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
KISS MY BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
THE GOOD CUE CREW	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	11	4	1	172.5600	139.3944	162.37	top 48%
Pork Ribs	11	5	1	171.4172	148.5256	160.61	top 45%
Pork	11	3	0	166.2512	149.0860	159.85	top 54%
Brisket	11	2	1	166.3544	144.5144	154.97	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 field size and state

By contest size

Field	Contests	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	2	top 57%
Medium (20–39)	3	top 63%
Large (40+)	6	top 52%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
NY	5	top 46%
OH	3	top 68%
PA	3	top 60%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Oinktoberfest	4	16	0	top 44%	Sep 21, 2019

More numbers

Busiest season 2016 5 contests

Contests a season 2.2 across 5 seasons in the data

Most contests held in NY 5 of 11 contests · 3 states in all

Contests visited 8 1 of them more than once

Opponents faced 255 finished ahead 187 times, behind 230

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

20191 milestone

Sep 21 Most recent contest Oinktoberfest

20181 milestone

Sep 22 10th tracked contest Oinktoberfest

20165 milestones

May 27 First overall past 90% of a perfect score671.3256 PigMaina Lima
May 27 Career-best overall score671.3256 PigMaina Lima
May 27 Career-best single call (Chicken)172.5600 PigMaina Lima
Jun 3 First overall top-10 Conquer The Grill
Jun 3 Peak power rating (1506) Conquer The Grill

20152 milestones

Sep 19 First tracked contest Oinktoberfest
Sep 19 First call Oinktoberfest

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+10.5	Conquer The Grill	Jun 3, 2016
+8.4	Oinktoberfest	Sep 22, 2018
+5.6	PigMaina Lima	May 27, 2016
+5	Oinktoberfest	Sep 22, 2017

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-9.6	Marietta River City BBQ	Jun 8, 2018
-6.8	Smoke in the Valley BBQ competition	May 6, 2016
-5.5	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	Jun 10, 2016
-4	PigMania Lima State Championship BBQ & Music Festival	May 18, 2018
-3	Oinktoberfest	Sep 19, 2015

Scores over time (% of a perfect score — 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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2019	1	0	0%	top 44%	89.6%	89.6%
2018	3	1	67%	top 65%	91.4%	89%
2017	1	0	100%	top 40%	88.7%	88.7%
2016	5	1	40%	top 55%	93.2%	88.6%
2015	1	0	100%	top 62%	86.4%	86.4%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Sep 21, 2019	Oinktoberfest 🏅 Clarence, NY	19 / 43 (645.1428)	24 (160.5256)	33 (155.4284)	20 (162.8344)	12 (166.3544)
Sep 22, 2018	Oinktoberfest Clarence, NY	16 / 51 (634.1600)	3 (170.8456)	11 (162.2972)	24 (154.8228)	38 (146.1944)
Jun 8, 2018	Marietta River City BBQ Marietta, OH	10 / 11 (629.4628)	7 (163.9656)	9 (154.2172)	10 (157.0744)	10 (154.2056)
May 18, 2018	PigMania Lima State Championship BBQ & Music Festival 🏅 Lima, OH	23 / 32 (658.2060)	18 (165.7372)	14 (167.9772)	24 (162.8116)	19 (161.6800)
Sep 22, 2017	Oinktoberfest Clarence, NY	21 / 53 (638.7084)	22 (165.0856)	3 (169.1544)	35 (155.3484)	39 (149.1200)
Sep 23, 2016	Ointoberfest BBQ Cookoff Clarence, NY	30 / 54 (628.4688)	24 (161.7028)	25 (156.5716)	12 (165.6800)	51 (144.5144)
Jun 10, 2016	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Harrisburg, PA	22 / 29 (617.0060)	16 (161.1316)	26 (148.5256)	27 (149.0860)	13 (158.2628)
Jun 3, 2016	Conquer The Grill Coudersport, PA	4 / 18 (650.2172)	9 (157.7144)	4 (164.5944)	4 (163.9428)	3 (163.9656)
May 27, 2016	PigMaina Lima Lima, OH	12 / 29 (671.3256)	7 (172.5600)	4 (171.4172)	10 (166.2512)	23 (161.0972)
May 6, 2016	Smoke in the Valley BBQ competition Greenlane, PA	38 / 47 (620.9604)	14 (167.4056)	39 (149.1088)	32 (156.5488)	41 (147.8972)
Sep 19, 2015	Oinktoberfest Clarence, NY	32 / 52 (622.1948)	52 (139.3944)	7 (167.4172)	15 (163.9544)	30 (151.4288)

CHILLIN N GRILLIN BBQ COMPANY

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

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 (7 found in their record)

High-water mark

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Chicken nemesis

A September team

The metronome

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 — 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)