High-water mark
667.8740
career-best overall
92.8% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 667.8740 at Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down — 92.8% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2019-10-11
GRILLBUSTERS BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1486
peak 1486 · rated over 6 contests ⓘ
Contests
8
in the data
First seen
2016-09-09
latest 2020-04-06
Best ToY finish
#1338
Master 2017
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 8 contests
Avg finish
top 61%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
644.88
last 5 Master vs avg 645.01 (-0.13)
Walk rate
38%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±13.41
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 163.97 · weakest Brisket (160.37)
Road miles
1,445
mi across 8 mapped stops · furthest 716 mi
Schedule strength
63%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1579)
Purse competed for
$20K
listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 1 state-championship entries
Master avg
645.01 / 720
6 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (5 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.
A tough matchup
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
MUTTLEY CREW BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
MUTTLEY CREW BBQ has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
A strong matchup
3–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of ELITE BBQ SMOKERS in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
An April team
Top 53%
average finish in April
Something about April: average finish in the top 53% across 3 contests, versus top 61% the rest of the year.
- 3 April contests
- top 61% the rest of the year
The metronome
±1.86%
swing around their own average
Their overall lands within ±1.86% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.
- averages 89.6% of a perfect score
- 8 contests
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.
145 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3825 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1486
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3845 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 50%
- Peak
- 1503
No shared contest yet.
Level with GRILLBUSTERS BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#3811 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1515
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3846 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1517
No shared contest yet.
They've been 1517 at their best, 31 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#3851 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1486
No shared contest yet.
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2016.
⚔ Head-to-head#3839 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1486
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 171.9656 | 155.9312 | 163.97 | top 61% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 171.4172 | 151.9428 | 161.78 | top 53% |
| Pork | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164.5256 | 153.1200 | 161.12 | top 65% |
| Brisket | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 173.7372 | 143.8972 | 160.37 | top 55% |
“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 | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| NC | 6 | 0 | top 69% |
| MO | 1 | 0 | top 11% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 4 | 0 | top 70% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 48% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down | 2 | 12 | 0 | top 53% | 2019-10-11 |
The story so far (16 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
3.6 yrs
2016-09-09 → 2020-04-06
Busiest season
2017
3 contests
Contests a season
1.6
across 5 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
NC
7 of 8 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
6
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Brisket
7 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 163.97 · weakest Brisket (160.37)
Walk rate
38%
a top-10 call in 3 of 8 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 8 contests
Master average
645.01
out of 720 · 6 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
251
168–161 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
1,445
8 mapped stops · furthest 716 mi
Schedule strength
1579
average field rating faced — tougher than 63% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$20,000
listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0
from 1 state-championship entries
Power rating
1486
peak 1486 · #3829 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2016
- First tracked contest Beak Week BBQ Challenge
- 2017
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score655.8400 21st Annual Fire House BBQ Cook-Off
- Peak power rating (1497) 21st Annual Fire House BBQ Cook-Off
- First call Uptown Lexington BBQ Capital Cook Off
- 2019
- Career-best overall score667.8740 Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down
- 2020
- Career-best single call (Brisket)173.7372 Socially Distanced Smoking - Brisket presented by The BBQ League
- Most recent contest Socially Distanced Smoking - Brisket presented by The BBQ League
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +8.2 | Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down | 2019-10-11 |
| +1 | 21st Annual Fire House BBQ Cook-Off | 2017-04-14 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -9.3 | Uptown Lexington BBQ Capital Cook Off | 2017-04-28 |
| -6.5 | *Currituck Heritage Festival | 2017-09-15 |
| -4.4 | Beak Week BBQ Challenge | 2016-09-09 |
| -2.7 | Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down | 2018-10-12 |
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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 11% | — | — |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 38% | 92.8% | 92.8% |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 69% | 87.8% | 87.8% |
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67% | top 77% | 91.1% | 89.1% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 77% | 89.7% | 89.7% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-04-06 | Socially Distanced Smoking - Brisket presented by The BBQ League unrated washington, MO | 12 / 109 (173.7372) | — | — | — | 12 (173.7372) |
| 2019-10-11 | Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down 🏅 Rocky Mount, NC | 12 / 32 (667.8740) | 20 (164.5256) | 8 (169.7028) | 15 (164.5256) | 8 (169.1200) |
| 2018-10-12 | Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down Rocky Mount, NC | 27 / 39 (632.3996) | 31 (155.9312) | 31 (153.6684) | 20 (161.1200) | 17 (161.6800) |
| 2018-03-10 | *White Street Barbeque Experience(BACKYARD ONLY) Wake Forest, NC | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2017-09-15 | *Currituck Heritage Festival Powells Point, NC | 21 / 25 (638.7312) | 9 (169.6800) | 21 (151.9428) | 17 (162.2628) | 20 (154.8456) |
| 2017-04-28 | Uptown Lexington BBQ Capital Cook Off Lexington, NC | 34 / 38 (629.5316) | 32 (161.0972) | 5 (171.4172) | 37 (153.1200) | 37 (143.8972) |
| 2017-04-14 | 21st Annual Fire House BBQ Cook-Off Kings Mountain, NC | 28 / 49 (655.8400) | 14 (171.9656) | 35 (155.9316) | 35 (162.2628) | 21 (165.6800) |
| 2016-09-09 | Beak Week BBQ Challenge Goldsboro, NC | 34 / 44 (645.6804) | 34 (160.6172) | 20 (167.9888) | 24 (163.4172) | 38 (153.6572) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #1463 (122 pts) | #1913 (82 pts) | #1412 (152 pts) | #1754 (107 pts) | #1403 (152 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #1954 (60 pts) | #2012 (60 pts) | #1996 (60 pts) | #1901 (85 pts) | #1806 (100 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #1338 (190 pts) | #1110 (310 pts) | #1100 (315 pts) | #1376 (210 pts) | #1359 (215 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #2274 (60 pts) | #2353 (60 pts) | #2212 (85 pts) | #2298 (65 pts) | #2345 (60 pts) |