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BOYMEETSGRILL

BOYMEETSGRILL is a competition barbecue team with 18 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2016 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 7th of 22 at the Quebec City International BBQ & Music Festival (2018). They are ranked #5584 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#5,584
of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1449
peak 1449 · rated over 18 contests

Contests

18
in the data

First seen

Jun 11, 2016
latest Jun 15, 2019 · 3 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#652
Master 2018 · every season

Grand champs

0
0 reserve

Category wins

0
2 podiums

Overall top-10s

3
17% of 18 contests

Avg finish

top 68%
overall standings

Best overall

636.9372 / 720
Master · Green Mountain BBQ Championship- CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES

Perfect 180s

0

Current form

593.23 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 608.47 (-15.24)

Walk rate

44%
contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

169.7260
Brisket · Quebec City International BBQ & Music Festival

Consistency

±32.72
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Brisket
avg 154.63 · weakest Chicken (146.79)

Road miles

3,315
across 18 mapped stops · furthest 354 mi

Schedule strength

31%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1542)

Master avg

608.47 / 720
18 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (8 found in their record)

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

The one to beat

3× one call ahead of them

WALLY BBQ has finished one call ahead of BOYMEETSGRILL 3 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

12–0 behind in the head-to-head

SMOKIN BOYS AND HOT GRILLS ahead in 100% of their meetings

SMOKIN BOYS AND HOT GRILLS has come out ahead in 12 of their 12 shared contests.

The weak link

−7.8 points behind their best meat

Chicken is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 7.83 points below their brisket, and turns into a call 17% of the time against 28%.

  • Chicken avg 146.79
  • Brisket avg 154.63
  • 3 calls in 18 entries

A strong matchup

9–2 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 82% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of SHOP BOYS BBQ in 9 of their 11 shared contests.

Brisket nemesis

11 of 11 shared brisket entries lost

SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA ahead 100% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA has out-cooked them in 11 of 11 shared brisket entries.

Going the wrong way

-26 rating points in a year

The rating has slipped 26 points across 6 contests since Jun 15, 2018 — from 1476 down to 1449.

  • 6 contests since Jun 15, 2018
  • now 1449

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

THE SNORTIN' BOAR has landed one call behind them 2 times.

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The long haul

3,315 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 3,315 miles across 18 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 354 miles to Capital BBQ Festival.

  • 18 mapped stops
  • furthest 354 mi

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

YearSeriesOverallChickenRibsPorkBrisket
2019 ↗ Master #1363 (148 pts) #1515 (133 pts) #1508 (133 pts) #1370 (168 pts) #1224 (198 pts)
2018 ↗ Master #652 (527 pts) #656 (562 pts) #754 (477 pts) #585 (637 pts) #590 (617 pts)
2017 ↗ Master #764 (494 pts) #816 (484 pts) #670 (609 pts) #659 (624 pts) #508 (779 pts)
2016 ↗ Master #966 (340 pts) #973 (370 pts) #927 (405 pts) #1084 (325 pts) #916 (385 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to BOYMEETSGRILL, each with one reason worth a look.

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

WILLY'S Q SHACK
#5,576 of the rated field
1450 power rating
Contests
17
GCs
0
Top-10s
0%
Peak
1500

They've been 1500 at their best, 51 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

  • rated over 17 contests
  • last seen Oct 5, 2018
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HAMOUFLAGE
#5,562 of the rated field
1450 power rating
Contests
20
GCs
0
Top-10s
5%
Peak
1450

Careers of much the same size, 20 contests to 18, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

  • rated over 20 contests
  • last seen Aug 9, 2019
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BETER WORDT HET NIET BBQ
#5,594 of the rated field
1449 power rating
Contests
15
GCs
0
Top-10s
0%
Peak
1449

15 contests and no Grand Championship yet.

  • rated over 15 contests
  • last seen Oct 23, 2021
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Smokesdidier bbq
#5,570 of the rated field
1450 power rating
Contests
22
GCs
0
Top-10s
14%
Peak
1450

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

  • rated over 22 contests
  • last seen Aug 7, 2026
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SMR GOOD BBQ'ERS
#5,597 of the rated field
1449 power rating
Contests
14
GCs
0
Top-10s
0%
Peak
1504

They've been 1504 at their best, 55 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

  • rated over 14 contests
  • last seen Oct 20, 2017
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SWEET LIPS BBQ
#5,578 of the rated field
1449 power rating
Contests
14
GCs
0
Top-10s
0%
Peak
1500

They've been 1500 at their best, 51 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

  • rated over 14 contests
  • last seen Oct 6, 2017
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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

OpponentMeetingsAheadBehindWin rate
What the Pork? 12 6 6 50% ⚔ compare
SMOKIN BOYS AND HOT GRILLS 12 0 12 0% ⚔ compare
SHOP BOYS BBQ 11 9 2 82% ⚔ compare
SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA 11 0 11 0% ⚔ compare
Q+BREW 10 3 7 30% ⚔ compare
SKARA OLD SCHOOL BBQ 10 2 8 20% ⚔ compare
SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS 10 0 10 0% ⚔ compare
Cousin's Catering and BBQ 9 2 7 22% ⚔ compare
BEHIND BBQ 9 1 8 11% ⚔ compare
GOOD SMOKE BBQ 9 0 9 0% ⚔ compare
TEAM EATAPEDIA 9 0 9 0% ⚔ compare
WALLY BBQ 9 0 9 0% ⚔ compare
FAT TIGER BBQ 8 1 7 13% ⚔ compare
PADDY MCQ'S 8 0 8 0% ⚔ compare
BIG RAZ BBQ 8 0 8 0% ⚔ compare

By meat

CategoryEntriesCallsWinsPodiumsBestWorstAverageAvg finish
Chicken 18 3 0 0 169.1428 20 146.79 top 69%
Pork Ribs 18 2 0 0 165.1200 138.8344 153.16 top 62%
Pork 18 5 0 0 166.8456 146.9028 153.89 top 63%
Brisket 18 5 0 2 169.7260 136.4800 154.63 top 56%

“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

FieldContestsGCsAvg finish
Small (<20 teams)40top 70%
Medium (20–39)50top 64%
Large (40+)90top 70%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

WhereContestsGCsAvg finish
NY70top 70%
QC30top 68%
ON30top 78%
VT20top 71%
CA10top 46%

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

ContestVisitsBestGCsAvg finishLast visit
I Love Barbecue & Music Festival 2 26 0 top 76% Jul 6, 2018
Wolf BBQ Fest Richmond 2018 2 10 0 top 66% Jun 15, 2018
Salt City BBQ Festival 2 19 0 top 56% May 18, 2018

More numbers

Busiest season 2018 6 contests
Contests a season 4.5 across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in NY 7 of 18 contests · 5 states and provinces in all
Contests visited 15 3 of them more than once
Opponents faced 277 finished ahead 191 times, behind 416

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

20191 milestone
  1. Most recent contest 514 BBQ
20182 milestones
  1. Career-best single call (Brisket)169.7260 Quebec City International BBQ & Music Festival
  2. Career-best overall score636.9372 Green Mountain BBQ Championship- CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES
20171 milestone
  1. 10th tracked contest Oinktoberfest
20164 milestones
  1. First tracked contest Wolfe BBQ Fest 2016
  2. First call Wolfe BBQ Fest 2016
  3. First overall top-10 Wolfe BBQ Fest 2016
  4. Peak power rating (1492) Wolfe BBQ Fest 2016

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

SwingContestDate
+8.6Quebec City International BBQ & Music FestivalJun 1, 2018
+4.1Salt City BBQ FestivalMay 19, 2017
+3.2Fatboys Classic-Canadian BBQ ChampionshipAug 6, 2016
+0.3Wolf BBQ FEst Richmond 2017Jun 16, 2017

📉 Toughest weekends

SwingContestDate
-11.7Capital BBQ FestivalMay 25, 2019
-8.3OinktoberfestSep 22, 2017
-7.6Wolfe BBQ Fest 2016Jun 11, 2016
-7I Love Barbecue & Music FestivalJul 6, 2018
-6.2Green Mountain BBQ ChampionshipJun 25, 2016

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

SeasonContestsGCsTop-10sCategory winsWalk rateAvg finishBest overall (% of perfect)Avg overall (% of perfect)
20192000 0% top 86% 86.5% 76.9%
20186010 50% top 66% 88.5% 85.4%
20176010 67% top 65% 87.5% 86%
20164010 25% top 69% 86.8% 84.8%

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

DateEventOverallChickenRibsPorkBrisket
Jun 15, 2019 514 BBQ Saint-Léonard, QC 17 / 23 (622.7660) 20 (152.5144) 20 (149.7372) 13 (161.1200) 12 (159.3944)
May 25, 2019 Capital BBQ Festival Ottawa, ON 42 / 43 (484.4800) 42 (20) 30 (155.9428) 41 (147.4172) 20 (161.1200)
Sep 8, 2018 Green Mountain BBQ Championship- CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES Randolph, VT 21 / 33 (636.9372) 26 (154.7772) 16 (165.1200) 6 (165.6800) 25 (151.3600)
Aug 17, 2018 Hudson Valley Ribfest New Paltz, NY 44 / 58 (626.7312) 18 (169.1428) 43 (157.0740) 38 (157.7372) 55 (142.7772)
Jul 6, 2018 I Love Barbecue & Music Festival Lake Placid, NY 34 / 39 (595.2572) 29 (153.6572) 29 (149.7144) 32 (151.9884) 36 (139.8972)
Jun 15, 2018 Wolf BBQ Fest Richmond 2018 Richmond, QC 13 / 18 (586.7428) 8 (155.4172) 17 (138.8344) 7 (156.0112) 18 (136.4800)
Jun 1, 2018 Quebec City International BBQ & Music Festival Quebec City 7 / 22 (628) 7 (160) 19 (141.6456) 9 (156.6284) 2 (169.7260)
May 18, 2018 Salt City BBQ Festival Syracuse, NY 22 / 34 (615.8972) 28 (149.7028) 18 (154.8572) 24 (149.0628) 14 (162.2744)
Sep 22, 2017 Oinktoberfest Clarence, NY 44 / 53 (610.1260) 49 (145.6916) 19 (162.2744) 44 (149.0628) 33 (153.0972)
Aug 5, 2017 Capital BBQ Festival Ottawa, ON 27 / 42 (611.8744) 41 (131.8972) 17 (157.7372) 7 (166.8456) 22 (155.3944)
Jul 7, 2017 I love Barbecue & Music Festival Lake Placid, NY 26 / 40 (618.2056) 18 (158.2628) 34 (147.4172) 11 (161.0972) 28 (151.4284)
Jun 16, 2017 Wolf BBQ FEst Richmond 2017 Richmond, QC 10 / 17 (618.7656) 12 (154.2744) 4 (159.4172) 13 (147.9656) 6 (157.1084)
Jun 3, 2017 Craze Fest Georgina, ON 12 / 17 (630.1368) 13 (159.4400) 12 (150.8000) 12 (151.3484) 2 (168.5484)
May 19, 2017 Salt City BBQ Festival Syracuse, NY 19 / 41 (625.0632) 31 (155.3716) 28 (150.2744) 31 (152) 5 (167.4172)
Sep 23, 2016 Ointoberfest BBQ Cookoff Clarence, NY 38 / 54 (616.5488) 18 (163.4056) 30 (155.4860) 47 (148.5600) 39 (149.0972)
Aug 6, 2016 Fatboys Classic-Canadian BBQ Championship Ottawa, CA 19 / 41 (603.3028) 35 (143.3368) 17 (153.6916) 20 (152.0344) 14 (154.2400)
Jun 25, 2016 Green Mountain BBQ Championship Waterbury, VT 31 / 40 (625.0744) 16 (166.8456) 28 (157.0972) 35 (148.5944) 32 (152.5372)
Jun 11, 2016 Wolfe BBQ Fest 2016 Richmond 8 / 10 (596.5484) 10 (148.5600) 4 (149.6800) 9 (146.9028) 6 (151.4056)

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)

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