A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
TOAD HOLLAR BBQ CREW ahead in 100% of their meetings
TOAD HOLLAR BBQ CREW has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
GRILL SERGEANT BARBEQUE
GRILL SERGEANT BARBEQUE is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2016 and 2020. Their best overall finish is 23rd of 23 at The Chidlow BBQ Festival (2018). They are ranked #5400 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1454
peak 1454 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
Jul 29, 2016
latest Sep 5, 2020 · 4.1 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
1 podium
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 88%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
20%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±117.94
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 161.22 · weakest Pork Ribs (154.39)
Road miles
21,477
across 5 mapped stops · furthest 10,617 mi
Schedule strength
53%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1568)
Purse competed for
$7,200
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 1 state-championship entry
Master avg
572.45 / 720
5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #1079 (59 pts) | #1091 (59 pts) | #1103 (59 pts) | #891 (64 pts) | #1083 (59 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #1890 (115 pts) | #1768 (125 pts) | #1970 (115 pts) | #1937 (115 pts) | #1741 (130 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #2967 (53 pts) | #2200 (88 pts) | #2965 (53 pts) | #2198 (83 pts) | #2964 (53 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to GRILL SERGEANT BARBEQUE, each with one reason worth a look.
123 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5,393 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1454
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,390 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1454
They turned up 5 years after GRILL SERGEANT BARBEQUE did, first appearing in 2021.
⚔ Compare careers#5,416 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1453
Level with GRILL SERGEANT BARBEQUE on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#5,419 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1453
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,380 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1454
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,376 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1454
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.4172 | 159.4172 | 160.83 | top 70% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159.3828 | 149.6800 | 154.39 | top 88% |
| Pork | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 162.8688 | 154.7656 | 159.06 | top 68% |
| Brisket | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 173.7256 | 154.8116 | 161.22 | top 64% |
“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
More numbers
Busiest season
2017
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
MO
2 of 5 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
5
a different one every time
Opponents faced
146
finished ahead 19 times, behind 139
Longest layoff
2 yrs
Sep 15, 2018 → Sep 5, 2020
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20202 milestones
- Career-best overall score633.0060 Mozingo Lake BBQ
- Most recent contest Mozingo Lake BBQ
20183 milestones
- First call The Chidlow BBQ Festival
- First category win (Brisket) The Chidlow BBQ Festival
- Career-best single call (Brisket)173.7256 The Chidlow BBQ Festival
20162 milestones
- First tracked contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- Peak power rating (1489) Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -15.4 | The Chidlow BBQ Festival | Sep 15, 2018 |
| -11.3 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Jul 29, 2016 |
| -10.3 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Apr 28, 2017 |
| -6.3 | Mozingo Lake BBQ | Sep 5, 2020 |
| -3 | Apple Blossom Bar-B-Q | May 5, 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 74% | 87.9% | 87.9% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100% | top 100% | 46.7% | 46.7% |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 84% | 87.8% | 87.6% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 96% | 87.8% | 87.8% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5, 2020 | Mozingo Lake BBQ 🏅 Maryville, MO | 25 / 34 (633.0060) | 25 (159.4172) | 28 (155.4288) | 24 (161.6572) | 26 (156.5028) |
| Sep 15, 2018 | The Chidlow BBQ Festival Chidlow, Wa | 23 / 23 (336.5944) | — | — | 7 (162.8688) | 1 (173.7256) |
| May 5, 2017 | Apple Blossom Bar-B-Q St. Joseph, MO | 28 / 39 (628.4568) | 23 (160.5256) | 35 (149.6800) | 31 (155.4400) | 22 (162.8112) |
| Apr 28, 2017 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Overland Park, KS | 29 / 30 (632.3196) | 25 (159.9428) | 26 (159.3828) | 28 (154.7656) | 27 (158.2284) |
| Jul 29, 2016 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Des Moines, IA | 27 / 28 (631.8632) | 18 (163.4172) | 26 (153.0744) | 19 (160.5600) | 26 (154.8116) |