Vegas Grillbillies

Vegas Grillbillies is a competition barbecue team with 52 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2015 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 2nd of 18 at the Logandale Fall Festival (2017), and they have finished Reserve Grand Champion once. They are ranked #1595 of 6,477 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#1,595

of 6,477 rated · rankings

Rating

1558

peak 1593 · rated over 52 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Dec 11, 2015

latest May 23, 2026 · 10.4 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#224

Master 2018 · every season

Grand champs

1 reserve

Category wins

15 podiums

Overall top-10s

23% of 52 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 53%

overall standings

Best overall

695.9084 / 720

Master · BBQ on the Bay Day 2

Perfect 180s

Current form

666.95

last 5 Master vs avg 667.32 (-0.37)

Walk rate

58%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

179.4400

Pork · Western Legends BBQ Contest

Consistency

±15.95

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 168.99 · weakest Pork Ribs (164.33)

Road miles

11,439

across 52 mapped stops · furthest 346 mi

Schedule strength

74%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1594)

Purse competed for

$323K

listed at 27 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 29 state-championship entries

Master avg

667.32 / 720

52 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (14 found in their record)

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

High-water mark

695.9084 career-best overall

96.7% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 695.9084 at BBQ on the Bay Day 2 — 96.7% of a perfect 720.

Master
Sep 17, 2022

The one to beat

3× one call ahead of them

LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ has finished one call ahead of Vegas Grillbillies 3 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2018 their best year

2018 was the year it came together: 12 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 2 category wins, at an average finish in the top 39%.

12 contests
6 overall top-10s
2 category wins
average top 39%

A tough matchup

28–0 behind in the head-to-head

BIG POPPA SMOKERS ahead in 100% of their meetings

BIG POPPA SMOKERS has come out ahead in 28 of their 28 shared contests.

The weak link

−4.7 points behind their best meat

Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.67 points below their pork, and turns into a call 21% of the time against 38%.

Pork Ribs avg 164.33
Pork avg 168.99
11 calls in 52 entries

A strong matchup

13–5 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 72% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of 7 SINS BBQ in 13 of their 18 shared contests.

Pork nemesis

18 of 27 shared pork entries lost

BIG POPPA SMOKERS ahead 67% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, BIG POPPA SMOKERS has out-cooked them in 18 of 27 shared pork entries.

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Going the wrong way

-25 rating points in a year

The rating has slipped 25 points across 5 contests since Nov 21, 2025 — from 1584 down to 1558.

5 contests since Nov 21, 2025
now 1558

A big fish in small ponds

Top 41% average finish in small fields

Field size changes the story: they average a top 41% finish in small fields against top 51% in large ones.

Small (<20 teams): top 41% (7)
Large (40+): top 51% (19)

Looking over their shoulder

3× one call behind them

All About Smokin Q has landed one call behind them 3 times.

An October team

Top 28% average finish in October

Something about October: average finish in the top 28% across 3 contests, versus top 53% the rest of the year.

3 October contests
top 53% the rest of the year

The long haul

11,439 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 11,439 miles across 52 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 346 miles to Traeger NorUt State Championship.

52 mapped stops
furthest 346 mi

The metronome

±2.22% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.22% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 92.7% of a perfect score
52 contests

A standing appointment

4 years running at one contest

They've cooked Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge every year from 2017 to 2020 — the contest they never miss.

5 visits in all
best finish 6th

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
2026 ↗	Master	#509 (320 pts)	#471 (420 pts)	#538 (375 pts)	#474 (390 pts)	#521 (330 pts)
2025 ↗	Master	#726 (180 pts)	#888 (145 pts)	#1020 (120 pts)	#748 (195 pts)	#774 (180 pts)
2024 ↗	Master	#1169 (63 pts)	#952 (128 pts)	#1251 (78 pts)	#1077 (98 pts)	#1194 (63 pts)
2023 ↗	Master	#694 (221 pts)	#756 (216 pts)	#853 (206 pts)	#574 (331 pts)	#755 (216 pts)
2022 ↗	Master	#282 (810 pts)	#320 (755 pts)	#343 (750 pts)	#193 (1,075 pts)	#330 (725 pts)
2021 ↗	Master	#912 (121 pts)	#1532 (56 pts)	#1194 (91 pts)	#645 (251 pts)	#753 (201 pts)
2020 ↗	Master	#444 (240 pts)	#468 (240 pts)	#444 (265 pts)	#347 (350 pts)	#242 (485 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#632 (516 pts)	#809 (406 pts)	#539 (641 pts)	#369 (906 pts)	#425 (786 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#224 (1,313 pts)	#277 (1,138 pts)	#300 (1,068 pts)	#205 (1,348 pts)	#74 (1,928 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#706 (533 pts)	#964 (398 pts)	#628 (648 pts)	#776 (518 pts)	#670 (593 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#2209 (70 pts)	#2260 (75 pts)	#2240 (80 pts)	#2326 (60 pts)	#2228 (80 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#2158 (60 pts)	#2118 (75 pts)	#2785 (55 pts)	#2116 (80 pts)	#2141 (70 pts)

Overall rank by season

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

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QUEGASM

#1,591 of the rated field

1559 power rating

Contests: 43
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 9%
Peak: 1559

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 43 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 43 contests
last seen Aug 24, 2018

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ROCKET BOYS PYRO BBQ

#1,601 of the rated field

1558 power rating

Contests: 94
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 23%
Peak: 1621

A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 94 contests to 52.

rated over 94 contests
last seen Jul 24, 2026

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MasterQue

#1,600 of the rated field

1558 power rating

Contests: 24
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 25%
Peak: 1560

Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 24 contests, alongside a 25% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 23 contests
last seen Mar 7, 2025

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BUILDING SMOKE

#1,603 of the rated field

1558 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 7%
Peak: 1558

Their last contest in the data was back in 2016, 10 years before Vegas Grillbillies's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 14 contests

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BETHEL SMOKERS

#1,598 of the rated field

1558 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 50%
Peak: 1558

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

rated over 10 contests
last seen May 8, 2015

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BBQmyway

#1,596 of the rated field

1558 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 56%
Peak: 1560

They turned up 6 years after Vegas Grillbillies did, first appearing in 2021.

rated over 9 contests
last seen Jan 22, 2026

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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
BIG POPPA SMOKERS	28	0	28	0%	⚔ compare
LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ	27	3	24	11%	⚔ compare
SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ	26	4	22	15%	⚔ compare
All About Smokin Q	25	13	12	52%	⚔ compare
Meat Candy Q	25	5	20	20%	⚔ compare
Burnin and Lootin	25	1	24	4%	⚔ compare
Porterhouse BBQ	24	6	18	25%	⚔ compare
GIRLS CAN GRILL	21	10	11	48%	⚔ compare
Smokin it Up BBQ	20	6	14	30%	⚔ compare
LADY OF Q	19	3	16	16%	⚔ compare
7 SINS BBQ	18	13	5	72%	⚔ compare
Your Behind BBQ	18	10	8	56%	⚔ compare
SMOKERS PURGATORY	18	9	9	50%	⚔ compare
Bad Boyz BBQ	18	4	14	22%	⚔ compare
B' Mackin BBQ	17	3	14	18%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	52	8	0	1	177.7144	143.9084	165.63	top 61%
Pork Ribs	52	11	0	2	175.4172	149.1084	164.33	top 58%
Pork	50	19	0	5	179.4400	154.8000	168.99	top 45%
Brisket	52	22	2	7	179.4400	142.1600	168.11	top 41%

“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	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	7	top 41%
Medium (20–39)	26	top 58%
Large (40+)	19	top 51%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
NV	19	top 57%
CA	16	top 48%
AZ	10	top 56%
UT	7	top 49%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge	5	6	top 53%	Jan 14, 2022
Best Dam Barbeque	3	3	top 38%	May 24, 2024
Best Dam BBQ	2	17	top 52%	May 23, 2026
BBQ Jackpot	2	18	top 47%	Nov 21, 2025
Western Legends BBQ Contest	2	11	top 41%	Sep 9, 2022
America's Finest BBQ State Championship (JUDGES FULL)	2	6	top 34%	Sep 13, 2019
Western Legends Roundup BBQ Cook Off	2	4	top 51%	Aug 16, 2019

More numbers

Busiest season 2018 12 contests

Contests a season 4.3 across 12 seasons in the data

Most contests held in NV 19 of 52 contests · 4 states in all

Contests visited 41 7 of them more than once

Opponents faced 591 finished ahead 923 times, behind 1,032

Longest layoff 1 yrs Aug 14, 2020 → Aug 20, 2021

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

20262 milestones

Mar 27 50th tracked contest Q's & Brews Bighorn BBQ Competition
May 23 Most recent contest Best Dam BBQ

20222 milestones

Sep 9 Career-best single call (Pork)179.4400 Western Legends BBQ Contest
Sep 17 Career-best overall score695.9084 BBQ on the Bay Day 2

20191 milestone

May 24 Peak power rating (1593) The Best Dam Barbeque

20182 milestones

Jun 29 First category win (Brisket) Traeger NorUt State Championship
Dec 14 25th tracked contest Down Town Barbecue Throwdown

20174 milestones

Jan 20 First overall top-10 Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge
Aug 25 10th tracked contest Wild West BBQ Shoot Out
Oct 20 First overall podium Logandale Fall Festival
Oct 20 First Reserve Championship Logandale Fall Festival

20162 milestones

Dec 9 First call Down Town Throw Down Barbecue Championships
Dec 9 First overall past 90% of a perfect score663.8744 Down Town Throw Down Barbecue Championships

20151 milestone

Dec 11 First tracked contest 2015 Downtown Barbecue Throwdown

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+17.3	Logandale Fall Festival	Oct 20, 2017
+15.6	Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge	Jan 20, 2017
+14.2	Best Dam Barbeque	May 27, 2022
+10.5	America's Finest BBQ State Championship	Sep 14, 2018
+9.9	BBQ Jackpot	Dec 6, 2024

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-9.9	Western Legends Heritage and Music Festival	Aug 14, 2020
-9.8	Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge	Jan 14, 2022
-9.6	Q's & Brews Bighorn BBQ Competition	Mar 27, 2026
-8.4	The Downtown Grand Master BBQ Showdown	Apr 17, 2026
-7.7	Best Dam Barbecue	May 27, 2016

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2026	4	0	0	25%	top 75%	95%	92.4%
2025	2	0	0	50%	top 55%	93.7%	93.7%
2024	3	0	0	0%	top 49%	95.4%	93.9%
2023	2	1	0	50%	top 51%	95.7%	94.2%
2022	6	3	0	83%	top 44%	96.7%	94%
2021	1	0	0	100%	top 42%	93.3%	93.3%
2020	3	0	0	67%	top 71%	91.5%	90.5%
2019	6	0	0	83%	top 58%	92.8%	92.1%
2018	12	6	2	67%	top 39%	95.2%	93.5%
2017	8	2	0	63%	top 46%	95.4%	93.1%
2016	4	0	0	25%	top 76%	92.2%	89.2%
2015	1	0	0	0%	top 80%	88.1%	88.1%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
May 23, 2026	Best Dam BBQ 🏅 Boulder City, NV	19 / 33 (683.9088)	19 (170.8344)	11 (173.7144)	17 (170.8344)	17 (168.5256)
Apr 17, 2026	The Downtown Grand Master BBQ Showdown 🏅 Las Vegas, NV	25 / 29 (652.9600)	23 (166.2400)	29 (159.9544)	13 (170.8572)	26 (155.9084)
Mar 27, 2026	Q's & Brews Bighorn BBQ Competition 🏅 Lake Havasu City, AZ	29 / 33 (652.3544)	24 (168.5372)	30 (158.2172)	28 (162.8000)	26 (162.8000)
Jan 16, 2026	11th Annual Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge 🏅 Bullhead City, AZ	36 / 53 (671.3144)	9 (174.8572)	22 (171.4172)	40 (165.6800)	44 (159.3600)
Nov 21, 2025	BBQ Jackpot 🏅 Las Vegas, NV	62 / 90 (674.1948)	55 (168.5372)	79 (163.4060)	49 (169.6916)	27 (172.5600)
Jan 17, 2025	10th Annual Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge 🏅 Bullhead City, AZ	20 / 48 (674.7544)	26 (167.9772)	34 (164.5372)	10 (173.1200)	20 (169.1200)
Dec 6, 2024	BBQ Jackpot 🏅 Las Vegas, NV	18 / 74 (686.7884)	20 (174.2628)	38 (168.5600)	31 (170.8456)	18 (173.1200)
May 24, 2024	Best Dam Barbeque 🏅 Boulder City, NV	24 / 33 (663.8516)	11 (170.8344)	21 (167.9772)	17 (169.6800)	24 (155.3600)
Jan 12, 2024	9th Annual Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge 🏅 Bullhead City, AZ	29 / 58 (677.0168)	38 (169.6800)	16 (173.1428)	19 (171.9656)	39 (162.2284)
Aug 4, 2023	Dinuba's Annual BBQ & Brew Fest 🏅 Dinuba, CA	21 / 29 (667.8856)	11 (173.1428)	16 (167.9656)	20 (165.1200)	20 (161.6572)
May 26, 2023	Best Dam Barbeque 🏅 Boulder City, NV	8 / 27 (689.0740)	17 (169.6684)	14 (167.3828)	—	9 (172.5828)
Sep 17, 2022	BBQ on the Bay Day 2 🏅 San Diego, CA	9 / 16 (695.9084)	9 (171.9656)	4 (175.4172)	3 (176.5600)	9 (171.9656)
Sep 16, 2022	BBQ on the Bay Day 1 🏅 San Diego, CA	7 / 17 (683.3368)	11 (170.2628)	10 (166.8456)	6 (171.9656)	4 (174.2628)
Sep 9, 2022	Western Legends BBQ Contest 🏅 Kanab, UT	12 / 31 (679.9084)	26 (159.3484)	8 (171.4172)	3 (179.4400)	8 (169.7028)
Jun 3, 2022	Horse Town Brew N Que Festival 🏅 Norco, CA	11 / 37 (687.3944)	3 (177.7144)	22 (167.4400)	5 (176)	23 (166.2400)
May 27, 2022	Best Dam Barbeque 🏅 Boulder City, NV	3 / 26 (687.3944)	6 (174.8572)	7 (170.2744)	3 (174.2972)	10 (167.9656)
Jan 14, 2022	Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge 🏅 Bullhead City, AZ	51 / 59 (628.2968)	54 (154.2172)	57 (150.1828)	43 (162.2168)	34 (161.6800)
Aug 20, 2021	Western Legends BBQ Contest 🏅 Kanab, UT	11 / 26 (671.8860)	24 (159.3944)	17 (161.6688)	2 (176.5600)	4 (174.2628)
Aug 14, 2020	Western Legends Heritage and Music Festival 🏅 Kanab, UT	36 / 42 (644.4804)	37 (158.2744)	38 (154.8232)	35 (164.5256)	23 (166.8572)
Feb 21, 2020	The Tyson Guinea Pig, Matt Dalton Memorial 🏅 Coachella, CA	32 / 50 (658.7084)	40 (161.6572)	36 (161.6800)	34 (163.9656)	6 (171.4056)
Jan 17, 2020	Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge 🏅 Bullhead City, AZ	38 / 59 (651.2344)	47 (159.9312)	58 (151.9316)	22 (167.3944)	9 (171.9772)
Nov 1, 2019	Indio California State BBQ Championship & Festival 🏅 Indio, CA	28 / 37 (648.9368)	35 (143.9084)	20 (166.8228)	8 (170.8228)	18 (167.3828)
Sep 13, 2019	America's Finest BBQ State Championship (JUDGES FULL) 🏅 San Diego, CA	16 / 30 (661.0172)	22 (160.5372)	25 (159.9772)	10 (170.8228)	11 (169.6800)
Aug 16, 2019	Western Legends Roundup BBQ Cook Off 🏅 Kanab, UT	13 / 18 (665.6344)	17 (153.0972)	2 (173.7144)	6 (173.1200)	13 (165.7028)
Aug 2, 2019	10th Annual Vista BBQ Classic 🏅 Vista, CA	22 / 34 (664.4344)	21 (168.5256)	32 (153.6572)	—	11 (170.2744)
May 24, 2019	The Best Dam Barbeque 🏅 Boulder City, NV	12 / 29 (668.4572)	27 (160.5372)	9 (169.1200)	12 (169.6916)	8 (169.1084)
Jan 18, 2019	Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge 🏅 Bullhead City, AZ	27 / 63 (668.4344)	54 (161.0856)	46 (158.2288)	4 (174.8572)	5 (174.2628)
Dec 14, 2018	Down Town Barbecue Throwdown Las Vegas, NV	18 / 32 (669.0748)	19 (167.3828)	24 (164.0232)	15 (167.9888)	11 (169.6800)
Oct 12, 2018	Temecula State BBQ Championship Temecula, CA	10 / 46 (682.7772)	10 (172.5600)	20 (168.5488)	17 (170.2628)	13 (171.4056)
Sep 28, 2018	Mazatzal Grill Masters BBQ competition & Testicle Festival Payson, AZ	20 / 40 (656.4572)	20 (164.5256)	34 (151.9660)	20 (167.4056)	3 (172.5600)
Sep 14, 2018	America's Finest BBQ State Championship 🏅 San Diego, CA	6 / 40 (680.5028)	5 (173.7256)	31 (154.8000)	7 (173.1200)	1 (178.8572)
Aug 24, 2018	Western Legends Roundup BBQ Cook Off Kanab, UT	4 / 13 (685.6456)	4 (173.7028)	6 (165.6800)	5 (170.2628)	2 (176)
Jul 13, 2018	9th Annual Vista BBQ Classic (JUDGES FULL) Vista, CA	12 / 37 (681.6572)	21 (164.5484)	23 (164.5372)	7 (174.8572)	5 (177.7144)
Jun 29, 2018	Traeger NorUt State Championship 🏅 Ogden, UT	8 / 19 (669.0172)	14 (165.1084)	17 (154.7888)	10 (169.6800)	1 (179.4400)
May 25, 2018	Big Bear Memorial Weekend BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL) Big Bear Lake, CA	8 / 29 (669.6232)	21 (158.2172)	10 (167.4632)	6 (170.8228)	4 (173.1200)
May 18, 2018	Southern Utah BBQ Festival Washington, UT	5 / 15 (672.5256)	11 (157.0856)	2 (173.1772)	3 (173.7028)	5 (168.5600)
Mar 23, 2018	7th Annual Santa Anita Winners Circle BBQ Championship Arcadia, CA	36 / 78 (665.0400)	24 (170.8572)	20 (169.7144)	36 (166.8228)	61 (157.6456)
Feb 23, 2018	The Smithfield Guinea Pig (JUDGES FULL) Coachella, CA	26 / 47 (678.7544)	18 (171.9772)	17 (171.9772)	29 (170.2628)	37 (164.5372)
Jan 19, 2018	Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge Bullhead City, AZ	39 / 70 (665.0284)	41 (166.8228)	42 (165.1200)	56 (161.1200)	17 (171.9656)
Dec 15, 2017	Down Town Barbecue Throw down (JUDGES FULL) Las Vegas, NV	16 / 30 (669.5312)	22 (168.5256)	12 (167.3944)	14 (168.5256)	20 (165.0856)
Oct 20, 2017	Logandale Fall Festival Logandale, NV	2 / 18 (682.7768)	7 (168.5256)	4 (169.7028)	6 (171.4056)	3 (173.1428)
Oct 13, 2017	OC BBQ Competition Costa Messa, CA	29 / 56 (663.3140)	34 (166.2400)	11 (172.0228)	48 (157.0856)	18 (167.9656)
Aug 25, 2017	Wild West BBQ Shoot Out West Wendover, NV	30 / 37 (666.7312)	32 (167.9772)	27 (165.1316)	30 (164.5140)	17 (169.1084)
Jul 28, 2017	8th Annual Vista BBQ Classic (JUDGES FULL) Vista, CA	23 / 40 (663.9660)	35 (155.9428)	9 (171.4172)	11 (170.8800)	17 (165.7260)
May 26, 2017	Best Dam BBQ Boulder City, NV	17 / 37 (673.6800)	24 (166.2628)	20 (165.1772)	13 (170.8344)	7 (171.4056)
Mar 24, 2017	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Reno, NV	16 / 30 (654.2628)	22 (161.1544)	24 (154.7884)	10 (168.0572)	3 (170.2628)
Jan 20, 2017	Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge Bullhead City, AZ	6 / 40 (686.8000)	13 (170.8572)	11 (170.2744)	19 (169.1084)	2 (176.5600)
Dec 9, 2016	Down Town Throw Down Barbecue Championships Las Vegas, NV	20 / 28 (663.8744)	25 (159.9772)	14 (168.5372)	19 (167.3828)	10 (167.9772)
Aug 26, 2016	Wild West BBQ Shoot Out Wendover, NV	23 / 37 (647.3600)	22 (164)	21 (163.4628)	34 (154.8000)	21 (165.0972)
May 27, 2016	Best Dam Barbecue Boulder City, NV	30 / 36 (636.3884)	21 (166.2628)	29 (153.6344)	30 (156.5256)	24 (159.9656)
May 6, 2016	Smokin In Mesquite BBQ Championship Mesquite, NV	31 / 35 (622.0800)	29 (157.1084)	33 (153.0972)	14 (169.7144)	34 (142.1600)
Dec 11, 2015	2015 Downtown Barbecue Throwdown Las Vegas, NV	24 / 30 (634.1712)	21 (163.4056)	30 (149.1084)	20 (161.7028)	22 (159.9544)

Vegas Grillbillies

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Best top-10 run

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (14 found in their record)

High-water mark

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Pork nemesis

Going the wrong way

A big fish in small ponds

Looking over their shoulder

An October team

The long haul

The metronome

A standing appointment

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

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

By state / province (where the contests were held)

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

More numbers

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

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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

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

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