A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
ELJEFE SMOKE ahead in 100% of their meetings
ELJEFE SMOKE has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
GOLDEN GRILLZ
GOLDEN GRILLZ is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2018 and 2023. Their best overall finish is 23rd of 27 at the Great Maine BBQ Challenge (2018). They finished #1255 in the 2023 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1469
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Sep 22, 2018
latest May 6, 2023 · 4.6 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 86%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±18.25
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 157.68 · weakest Brisket (147.95)
Road miles
353
across 4 mapped stops · furthest 253 mi
Schedule strength
58%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1574)
Purse competed for
$9,400
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 2 state-championship entries
Master avg
613.29 / 720
4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #1255 (60 pts) | #1319 (60 pts) | #1432 (60 pts) | #1287 (60 pts) | #1296 (60 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #2507 (56 pts) | #2586 (51 pts) | #2021 (61 pts) | #2026 (61 pts) | #2005 (61 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #1677 (118 pts) | #1511 (143 pts) | #1791 (108 pts) | #1500 (143 pts) | #1551 (128 pts) |
Overall rank by season
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.2744 | 150.8000 | 157.68 | top 78% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.1888 | 142.8000 | 151.54 | top 83% |
| Pork | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.2628 | 150.2628 | 156.11 | top 73% |
| Brisket | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 156.5144 | 131.3488 | 147.95 | top 83% |
“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) | 3 | 0 | top 91% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 68% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2018
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
MA
2 of 4 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
4
a different one every time
Opponents faced
92
finished ahead 23 times, behind 107
Longest layoff
3.6 yrs
Oct 4, 2019 → May 6, 2023
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20233 milestones
- Career-best overall score644.5488 HOGS 4 HEROES
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)165.1888 HOGS 4 HEROES
- Most recent contest HOGS 4 HEROES
20182 milestones
- First tracked contest Great Maine BBQ Challenge
- Peak power rating (1492) Great Maine BBQ Challenge
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.2 | Riverside Blues, Brews & BBQ Festival | Oct 5, 2018 |
| -8.7 | Riverside Blues, Brews & BBQ | Oct 4, 2019 |
| -8 | Great Maine BBQ Challenge | Sep 22, 2018 |
| -3 | HOGS 4 HEROES | May 6, 2023 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 68% | 89.5% | 89.5% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 92% | 84.2% | 84.2% |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 91% | 83.9% | 83.5% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 6, 2023 | HOGS 4 HEROES 🏅 Jamestown, RI | 34 / 50 (644.5488) | 33 (162.2744) | 26 (165.1888) | 27 (160.5712) | 34 (156.5144) |
| Oct 4, 2019 | Riverside Blues, Brews & BBQ 🏅 Greenfield, MA | 24 / 26 (606.1372) | 25 (150.8000) | 23 (155.3828) | 23 (150.2628) | 23 (149.6916) |
| Oct 5, 2018 | Riverside Blues, Brews & BBQ Festival Greenfield, MA | 30 / 31 (598.6860) | 22 (162.2744) | 30 (142.8000) | 22 (162.2628) | 30 (131.3488) |
| Sep 22, 2018 | Great Maine BBQ Challenge Bangor, ME | 23 / 27 (603.7828) | 21 (155.3828) | 26 (142.8000) | 21 (151.3600) | 21 (154.2400) |