A tough matchup
8–0
behind in the head-to-head
CRASH TEST SMOKERS ahead in 100% of their meetings
CRASH TEST SMOKERS has come out ahead in 8 of their 8 shared contests.
GRILLHEADS
GRILLHEADS is a competition barbecue team with 9 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2021. Their best overall finish is 12th of 30 at the Poor Que (2016). They are ranked #6236 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1419
peak 1419 · rated over 9 contests
Contests
9
in the data
First seen
Jun 7, 2013
latest Sep 10, 2021 · 8.3 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 9 contests
Avg finish
top 87%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
583.45 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 597.07 (-13.63)
Walk rate
11%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±20.39
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 154.27 · weakest Pork Ribs (145.79)
Road miles
11
across 9 mapped stops
Schedule strength
19%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1527)
Purse competed for
$12K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 2 state-championship entries
Master avg
597.07 / 720
9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #1955 (60 pts) | #2049 (60 pts) | #2026 (60 pts) | #2029 (60 pts) | #2010 (60 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #2524 (56 pts) | #1838 (96 pts) | #2515 (56 pts) | #1944 (76 pts) | #2519 (56 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #2831 (56 pts) | #2086 (91 pts) | #2844 (56 pts) | #2831 (56 pts) | #2003 (106 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #1775 (120 pts) | #2260 (75 pts) | #1542 (180 pts) | #2208 (80 pts) | #1799 (125 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to GRILLHEADS, each with one reason worth a look.
34 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#6,235 of the rated field
- Contests
- 22
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 5%
- Peak
- 1419
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to GRILLHEADS)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team GRILLHEADS has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#6,239 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1419
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 10 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#6,233 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1419
Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 4 years before GRILLHEADS's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#6,232 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1419
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 9, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#6,234 of the rated field
- Contests
- 12
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1419
12 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 17% top-10 finishes rather than wins.
⚔ Compare careers#6,231 of the rated field
- Contests
- 13
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 8%
- Peak
- 1419
They turned up 8 years after GRILLHEADS did, first appearing in 2021.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grease Monkey Grilling | 9 | 2 | 7 | 22% | ⚔ compare |
| CRASH TEST SMOKERS | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BIG "E" BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| ABOVE THE BRIDGE BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.2856 | 142.8116 | 154.27 | top 73% |
| Pork Ribs | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 167.4400 | 133.6344 | 145.79 | top 80% |
| Pork | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159.9540 | 136 | 148.86 | top 86% |
| Brisket | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.7256 | 123.8972 | 148.16 | top 71% |
“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) | 8 | 0 | top 87% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 83% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poor Que | 3 | 12 | 0 | top 69% | Jun 3, 2016 |
| Puckaway Pigfest | 2 | 30 | 0 | top 91% | Sep 10, 2021 |
| Puckaway Pigfest | 2 | 30 | 0 | top 98% | Sep 6, 2019 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2018
2 contests
Contests a season
1.1
across 8 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
WI
9 of 9 contests
Contests visited
5
3 of them more than once
Opponents faced
166
finished ahead 41 times, behind 254
Longest layoff
2 yrs
Sep 6, 2019 → Sep 10, 2021
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20211 milestone
- Most recent contest Puckaway Pigfest
20163 milestones
20132 milestones
- First tracked contest Poor Que
- Peak power rating (1486) Poor Que
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +5.5 | Poor Que | Jun 3, 2016 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -14.2 | Poor Que | Jun 7, 2013 |
| -12.3 | Annual Poor Que | Jun 8, 2018 |
| -12.2 | Puckaway Pigfest | Sep 10, 2021 |
| -12 | Puckaway Pigfest | Sep 6, 2019 |
| -11.5 | 8th Annual Poor Que | Jun 9, 2017 |
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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 100% | 80.9% | 80.9% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 100% | 80.3% | 80.3% |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 98% | 82% | 80.6% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 94% | 82.7% | 82.7% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 40% | 89.1% | 89.1% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 71% | 85% | 85% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 83% | 84.8% | 84.8% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 95% | 82.2% | 82.2% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 10, 2021 | Puckaway Pigfest 🏅 Montello, WI | 30 / 30 (582.6172) | 30 (151.9428) | 27 (147.3716) | 22 (159.4056) | 30 (123.8972) |
| Sep 6, 2019 | Puckaway Pigfest 🏅 Montello, WI | 39 / 39 (578.0684) | 38 (145.7028) | 39 (133.6344) | 39 (142.2056) | 26 (156.5256) |
| Sep 7, 2018 | Puckaway Pigfest Montello, WI | 30 / 31 (590.7200) | 17 (161.1428) | 30 (138.2056) | 21 (153.7372) | 30 (137.6344) |
| Jun 8, 2018 | Annual Poor Que Montello, WI | 26 / 26 (570.5828) | 25 (142.8116) | 25 (137.0400) | 23 (153.0856) | 26 (137.6456) |
| Jun 9, 2017 | 8th Annual Poor Que Montello, WI | 29 / 31 (595.2456) | 18 (157.1200) | 29 (141.6572) | 31 (139.3484) | 15 (157.1200) |
| Jun 3, 2016 | Poor Que Montello, WI | 12 / 30 (641.6684) | 21 (153.6572) | 5 (167.4400) | 20 (159.9540) | 11 (160.6172) |
| Jun 5, 2015 | Poor Que Montello, WI | 27 / 38 (611.9084) | 15 (163.4400) | 35 (138.7772) | 34 (147.9656) | 12 (161.7256) |
| Sep 5, 2014 | Puckaway Pigfest Montello, WI | 33 / 40 (610.8572) | 19 (166.2856) | 20 (161.1200) | 40 (136) | 34 (147.4516) |
| Jun 7, 2013 | Poor Que Montello, WI | 37 / 39 (591.9996) | 38 (146.2856) | 33 (146.8572) | 35 (147.9998) | 29 (150.8570) |