A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
DRILLING & GRILLING ahead in 100% of their meetings
DRILLING & GRILLING has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
HARSHMAN BBQ
HARSHMAN BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 6 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2017 and 2020. Their best overall finish is 22nd of 66 at the Mid Atlantic BBQ Expo (2019). They are ranked #3886 of 6,477 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1485
peak 1505 · rated over 5 contests1 invitational or side-series contest not counted
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
Mar 31, 2017
latest Jul 24, 2020 · 3.3 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 66%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
17%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±56.77
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 162.72 · weakest Pork (133.47)
Road miles
1,838
across 6 mapped stops · furthest 750 mi
Schedule strength
56%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1571)
Purse competed for
$26K
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 2 state-championship entries
Master avg
612.17 / 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)
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to HARSHMAN BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
145 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3,893 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1485
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,890 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1506
Level with HARSHMAN BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#3,874 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1486
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,878 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1486
They turned up 6 years after HARSHMAN BBQ did, first appearing in 2023.
⚔ Compare careers#3,915 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1485
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,891 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1485
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 6, 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 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.7144 | 146.8460 | 156.44 | top 73% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.7372 | 153.7260 | 159.54 | top 57% |
| Pork | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 169.7372 | 20 | 133.47 | top 60% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168.5716 | 157.6912 | 162.72 | top 48% |
“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
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Ironman | 2 | 35 | 0 | top 66% | Apr 6, 2018 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2020
2 contests
Contests a season
1.5
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
PA
4 of 6 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
5
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
317
finished ahead 143 times, behind 289
Longest layoff
1 yrs
Mar 31, 2017 → Apr 6, 2018
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20201 milestone
- Most recent contest Smoke in the Grove
20195 milestones
- First call Mid Atlantic BBQ Expo
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score659.4404 Mid Atlantic BBQ Expo
- Career-best overall score659.4404 Mid Atlantic BBQ Expo
- Career-best single call (Pork)169.7372 Mid Atlantic BBQ Expo
- Peak power rating (1505) Mid Atlantic BBQ Expo
20171 milestone
- First tracked contest The Ironman
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +9.5 | Mid Atlantic BBQ Expo | Mar 8, 2019 |
| +0.7 | The Ironman | Apr 6, 2018 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.9 | York County BBQ Festival | Jun 28, 2019 |
| -7.1 | Smoke in the Grove | Jul 24, 2020 |
| -5 | The Ironman | Mar 31, 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 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 66% | 89.3% | 89.2% |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 67% | 91.6% | 80.6% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 58% | 88.7% | 88.7% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 73% | 85.9% | 85.9% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 24, 2020 | Smoke in the Grove 🏅 Spring Grove, PA | 41 / 59 (642.7772) | 39 (160.0116) | 44 (158.2516) | 34 (165.1200) | 38 (159.3940) |
| Apr 6, 2020 | Socially Distanced Smoking - Brisket presented by The BBQ League unrated washington, MO | 69 / 109 (160.5712) | — | — | — | — |
| Jun 28, 2019 | York County BBQ Festival 🏅 Delta, PA | 48 / 48 (501.7032) | 32 (161.7144) | 39 (153.7260) | 48 (20) | 24 (166.2628) |
| Mar 8, 2019 | Mid Atlantic BBQ Expo Atlantic City, NJ | 22 / 66 (659.4404) | 46 (155.3944) | 16 (165.7372) | 9 (169.7372) | 11 (168.5716) |
| Apr 6, 2018 | The Ironman Greencastle, PA | 35 / 60 (638.6860) | 43 (158.2516) | 23 (163.3828) | 45 (155.3944) | 32 (161.6572) |
| Mar 31, 2017 | The Ironman Greencastle, PA | 43 / 59 (618.2516) | 54 (146.8460) | 39 (156.5944) | 32 (157.1200) | 33 (157.6912) |
An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.