GRILLERS IN THE MIST

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

Power ranking

#5349

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1454

peak 1507 · rated over 13 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-08-31

latest 2016-08-26

Best ToY finish

#1775

Master 2016

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podiums

Overall top-10s

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

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 159.92 · weakest Brisket (152.67)

Road miles

13,584

mi across 14 mapped stops · furthest 4308 mi

Schedule strength

38%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1550)

Master avg

613.02 / 720

13 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.

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 calls 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

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.

115 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

#5351 of the rated field

1454 ▼ 0 power rating

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

No shared contest yet.

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 2021-09-16

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PETE'S MEAT BBQ

#5336 of the rated field

1454 ▲ 0 power rating

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

No shared contest yet.

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 2020-01-24

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WRIGHT ON QUE-IL

#5361 of the rated field

1454 ▼ 0 power rating

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

No shared contest yet.

13 contests and no Grand Championship yet.

rated over 13 contests
last seen 2017-09-16

⚔ Head-to-head

Texas Smoke

#5373 of the rated field

1454 ▼ 0 power rating

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

No shared contest yet.

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.

rated over 12 contests
last seen 2023-09-08

⚔ Head-to-head

Tipsy Pigs

#5352 of the rated field

1454 ▼ 0 power rating

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

No shared contest yet.

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 2024-05-31

⚔ Head-to-head

SMOKIN ME CRAZY

#5345 of the rated field

1454 ▲ 0 power rating

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

No shared contest yet.

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 2019-04-26

⚔ Head-to-head

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
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
SMOKIN DINGER - THE PROFESSOR OF HOGOLOGY	7	1	6	14%	⚔ 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 state / province

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

By contest size

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

Contest-by-contest record (recurring 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%	2016-07-15

The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 3 yrs 2013-08-31 → 2016-08-26

Busiest season 2015 5 contests

Contests a season 3.5 across 4 seasons in the data

Cooks most in NE 9 of 14 contests · 5 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 12 1 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Pork Ribs 13 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls

Strongest meat Pork averages 159.92 · weakest Brisket (152.67)

Walk rate 29% a top-10 call in 4 of 14 contests

Overall top-10 rate 7% 1 of 14 contests

Master average 613.02 out of 720 · 13 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 311 148–357 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 13,584 14 mapped stops · furthest 4,308 mi

Schedule strength 1550 average field rating faced — tougher than 38% of rated contests

Power rating 1454 peak 1507 · #5349 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
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
2015
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
2016
Aug 5 Career-best overall score645.5656 24th Annual State BBQ Championship of Nebraska
Aug 26 Most recent contest BBQ on the Bricks

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+6.7	BBQ on the Bow	2013-08-31
+4.1	24th Annual State BBQ Championship of Nebraska	2016-08-05

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-14.7	Roman Roast on the River (SBBQA)	2014-05-09
-12	Hott Butts BBQ Contest	2015-06-05
-6.5	23rd Annual State BBQ Championship of Nebraska	2015-08-14
-6.3	Grillstock	2015-09-05
-4.3	RiverFest Red White and Que	2015-07-17

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	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
2016-08-26	BBQ on the Bricks Kearney, NE	23 / 34 (626.6972)	17 (164.0000)	27 (151.9428)	23 (158.2628)	27 (152.4916)
2016-08-05	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)
2016-07-15	RiverFest Red White and Que Bellevue, NE	33 / 45 (632.9712)	18 (165.1200)	41 (146.2172)	18 (165.0856)	31 (156.5484)
2016-05-20	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)
2015-09-05	Grillstock London,	20 / 26 (596.9716)	15 (153.6572)	26 (118.8000)	8 (164.5256)	10 (159.9888)
2015-08-14	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)
2015-07-17	RiverFest Red White and Que Bellevue, NE	33 / 45 (633.0400)	19 (165.7372)	33 (157.1200)	13 (168.5256)	42 (141.6572)
2015-06-26	3rd Annual Ribstock MBA BBQ Festival Omaha, NE	25 / 34 (623.3484)	32 (154.8000)	28 (147.4400)	1 (175.4172)	30 (145.6912)
2015-06-05	Hott Butts BBQ Contest Boonville, MO	31 / 32 (574.6512)	32 (142.8116)	31 (135.9656)	29 (147.3484)	27 (148.5256)
2014-09-26	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)
2014-08-15	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)
2014-05-09	Roman Roast on the River (SBBQA) Rome, GA	38 / 38 (490.2632)	—	23 (166.2516)	25 (165.1656)	31 (158.8460)
2013-08-31	BBQ on the Bow Calgary, Alberta, CA	9 / 26 (605.0288)	23 (141.1200)	7 (159.9544)	12 (153.1316)	13 (150.8228)
2013-08-23	Music City Festival & BBQ Championship Nashville, TN	—	—	—	—	—

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
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)