GRILLERS IN THE MIST

GRILLERS IN THE MIST is a competition barbecue team with 14 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2016. Their best overall finish is 9th of 26 at the BBQ on the Bow (2013). They are ranked #5377 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#5,377

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1454

peak 1507 · rated over 13 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Aug 31, 2013

latest Aug 26, 2016 · 3 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#1775

Master 2016 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podium

Overall top-10s

7% of 14 contests

Avg finish

top 72%

overall standings

Best overall

645.5656 / 720

Master · 24th Annual State BBQ Championship of Nebraska

Perfect 180s

Current form

629.00 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 613.02 (+15.97)

Walk rate

29%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

175.4172

Pork · 3rd Annual Ribstock MBA BBQ Festival

Consistency

±40.38

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 159.92 · weakest Brisket (152.67)

Road miles

13,584

across 14 mapped stops · furthest 4,308 mi

Schedule strength

39%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1551)

Master avg

613.02 / 720

13 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (7 found in their record)

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

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

1881 SMOKIN' IRON BBQ has finished one call ahead of GRILLERS IN THE MIST 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

9–0 behind in the head-to-head

WHEN PIGS DIE ahead in 100% of their meetings

WHEN PIGS DIE has come out ahead in 9 of their 9 shared contests.

The weak link

−7.3 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 7.25 points below their pork, and turns into a call 8% of the time against 15%.

Brisket avg 152.67
Pork avg 159.92
1 call in 13 entries

A strong matchup

3–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of CROWN POINT BBQ in 3 of their 3 shared contests.

Pork nemesis

6 of 9 shared pork entries lost

WHEN PIGS DIE ahead 67% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, WHEN PIGS DIE has out-cooked them in 6 of 9 shared pork entries.

An August team

Top 62% average finish in August

Something about August: average finish in the top 62% across 5 contests, versus top 72% the rest of the year.

5 August contests
top 72% the rest of the year

The long haul

13,584 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 13,584 miles across 14 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 4,308 miles to Grillstock.

14 mapped stops
furthest 4,308 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
2016 ↗	Master	#1775 (120 pts)	#1693 (155 pts)	#1884 (120 pts)	#1720 (155 pts)	#1839 (120 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#2158 (60 pts)	#2046 (90 pts)	#2209 (60 pts)	#1790 (120 pts)	#2214 (60 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to GRILLERS IN THE MIST, each with one reason worth a look.

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

SHOW US YOUR SPITS

#5,392 of the rated field

1454 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1454

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 13 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 13 contests
last seen Sep 16, 2021

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PETE'S MEAT BBQ

#5,369 of the rated field

1454 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 8%
Peak: 1454

Careers of much the same size, 13 contests to 14, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 13 contests
last seen Jan 24, 2020

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WRIGHT ON QUE-IL

#5,389 of the rated field

1454 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1454

13 contests and no Grand Championship yet.

rated over 13 contests
last seen Sep 16, 2017

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Shell Rock Smokers

#5,395 of the rated field

1454 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1454

They turned up 9 years after GRILLERS IN THE MIST did, first appearing in 2022.

rated over 12 contests
last seen Sep 25, 2026

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Tipsy Pigs

#5,391 of the rated field

1454 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1454

Level with GRILLERS IN THE MIST on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 11 contests
last seen May 31, 2024

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SMOKIN ME CRAZY

#5,381 of the rated field

1454 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 9%
Peak: 1502

They've been 1502 at their best, 48 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 11 contests
last seen Apr 26, 2019

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
WHEN PIGS DIE	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
OFF IN THE PITS SMOKE TEAM	8	3	5	38%	⚔ compare
ALWAYS SMOK'D	8	2	6	25%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN DINGER - THE PROFESSOR OF HOGOLOGY	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
PORKY BUTTS BBQ	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
HELPING U BBQ	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
TATTOO BOB'S BAR-B-Q	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
SPICE YOUR LIFE RUB YOUR MEAT	7	3	4	43%	⚔ compare
PORK PATROL BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
KEV'S CHEW CHEW BBQ	6	3	3	50%	⚔ compare
OMAHA CHAIN SMOKERS	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
OMAHA'S BLOWIN' SMOKE	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
PARROTHEAD SMOKERS	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
PHAT JACKS BBQ NE	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	12	1	0	0	172.5828	141.1200	159.36	top 59%
Pork Ribs	13	1	0	0	166.2516	118.8000	153.33	top 68%
Pork	13	2	1	1	175.4172	147.3484	159.92	top 56%
Brisket	13	1	0	0	166.2628	141.6572	152.67	top 72%

“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	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	7	0	top 74%
Large (40+)	6	0	top 70%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
NE	9	top 70%
MO	1	top 97%
GA	1	top 100%
CA	1	top 35%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
RiverFest Red White and Que	2	33	0	top 73%	Jul 15, 2016

More numbers

Busiest season 2015 5 contests

Contests a season 3.5 across 4 seasons in the data

Most contests held in NE 9 of 14 contests · 5 states in all

Contests visited 12 1 of them more than once

Opponents faced 310 finished ahead 148 times, behind 357

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

20162 milestones

Aug 5 Career-best overall score645.5656 24th Annual State BBQ Championship of Nebraska
Aug 26 Most recent contest BBQ on the Bricks

20153 milestones

Jun 26 First category win (Pork) 3rd Annual Ribstock MBA BBQ Festival
Jun 26 Career-best single call (Pork)175.4172 3rd Annual Ribstock MBA BBQ Festival
Sep 5 10th tracked contest Grillstock

20134 milestones

Aug 23 First tracked contest Music City Festival & BBQ Championship
Aug 31 First call BBQ on the Bow
Aug 31 First overall top-10 BBQ on the Bow
Aug 31 Peak power rating (1507) BBQ on the Bow

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+6.7	BBQ on the Bow	Aug 31, 2013
+4.1	24th Annual State BBQ Championship of Nebraska	Aug 5, 2016

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-14.7	Roman Roast on the River (SBBQA)	May 9, 2014
-12	Hott Butts BBQ Contest	Jun 5, 2015
-6.5	23rd Annual State BBQ Championship of Nebraska	Aug 14, 2015
-6.3	Grillstock	Sep 5, 2015
-4.3	RiverFest Red White and Que	Jul 17, 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	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2016	4	0	0	0%	top 66%	89.7%	88.5%
2015	5	0	1	40%	top 81%	87.9%	84.8%
2014	3	0	0	33%	top 77%	88.9%	81.7%
2013	2	1	0	50%	top 35%	84%	84%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Aug 26, 2016	BBQ on the Bricks Kearney, NE	23 / 34 (626.6972)	17 (164)	27 (151.9428)	23 (158.2628)	27 (152.4916)
Aug 5, 2016	24th Annual State BBQ Championship of Nebraska Omaha, NE	40 / 70 (645.5656)	32 (164.5484)	33 (161.6916)	58 (153.0628)	25 (166.2628)
Jul 15, 2016	RiverFest Red White and Que Bellevue, NE	33 / 45 (632.9712)	18 (165.1200)	41 (146.2172)	18 (165.0856)	31 (156.5484)
May 20, 2016	5th Annual Valley Veteran's BBQ Competition Valley, NE	27 / 42 (642.7776)	23 (164.0232)	18 (164.5372)	21 (164.5372)	37 (149.6800)
Sep 5, 2015	Grillstock London	20 / 26 (596.9716)	15 (153.6572)	26 (118.8000)	8 (164.5256)	10 (159.9888)
Aug 14, 2015	23rd Annual State BBQ Championship of Nebraska Omaha, NE	36 / 42 (623.3600)	16 (168.5600)	34 (157.1428)	37 (150.8344)	41 (146.8228)
Jul 17, 2015	RiverFest Red White and Que Bellevue, NE	33 / 45 (633.0400)	19 (165.7372)	33 (157.1200)	13 (168.5256)	42 (141.6572)
Jun 26, 2015	3rd Annual Ribstock MBA BBQ Festival Omaha, NE	25 / 34 (623.3484)	32 (154.8000)	28 (147.4400)	1 (175.4172)	30 (145.6912)
Jun 5, 2015	Hott Butts BBQ Contest Boonville, MO	31 / 32 (574.6512)	32 (142.8116)	31 (135.9656)	29 (147.3484)	27 (148.5256)
Sep 26, 2014	Ak-Sar-Ben's River City Rodeo & Stock Show Omaha, NE	31 / 47 (634.6972)	38 (155.3484)	17 (165.1200)	42 (150.2400)	16 (163.9888)
Aug 15, 2014	22nd Annual State Barbeque Championship of Nebraska LaPlatte, NE	25 / 38 (639.9312)	5 (172.5828)	24 (161.1200)	18 (162.8456)	35 (143.3828)
May 9, 2014	Roman Roast on the River (SBBQA) Rome, GA	38 / 38 (490.2632)	—	23 (166.2516)	25 (165.1656)	31 (158.8460)
Aug 31, 2013	BBQ on the Bow Calgary, Alberta, CA	9 / 26 (605.0288)	23 (141.1200)	7 (159.9544)	12 (153.1316)	13 (150.8228)
Aug 23, 2013	Music City Festival & BBQ Championship Nashville, TN	—	—	—	—	—

GRILLERS IN THE MIST

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

Master avg

Storylines (7 found in their record)

The one to beat

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Pork nemesis

An August 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 — 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)