THE GRILLER B’S PA
Rating
1532
peak 1554
Contests
12
in the data
First seen
2019-05-17
latest 2023-05-06
Best ToY finish
#426
Master 2019
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
3 podiums
Overall top-10s
6
of 12 contests
Avg finish
top 37%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
671.54 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 667.58 (+3.96)
Walk rate
100%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
4
best run (overall)
Consistency
±9.77
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 171.79 · weakest Pork Ribs (163.82)
Road miles
785
mi across 12 mapped stops · furthest 154 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit has finished one call ahead of THE GRILLER B’S 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
MANHATTAN JACK'S BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
3 EYZ BBQ has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of DEAD ON Q in 7 of their 7 shared contests.
🏕️ Happy hunting ground
New Holland Summer Fest is their spot: an average finish in the top 19% across 3 visits.
📅 A August team
Something about August: average finish in the top 24% across 4 contests, versus top 37% the rest of the year.
Teams like this (closest power rating, PA first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 12 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 179.4400 | 164.5256 | 171.79 | top 27% |
| Pork Ribs | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 171.9772 | 154.7656 | 163.82 | top 52% |
| Pork | 12 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 173.1084 | 153.6572 | 166.87 | top 39% |
| Brisket | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 171.9656 | 159.3600 | 165.10 | top 44% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| PA | 7 | 0 | top 29% |
| DE | 4 | 0 | top 51% |
| MD | 1 | 0 | top 40% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 74% |
| Medium (20–39) | 6 | 0 | top 47% |
| Large (40+) | 5 | 0 | top 18% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2019 (6 contests)
- Cooks mostly in PA (7 of 12 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (12 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 667.58
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 670.7316 | 666.74 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 690.1712 | 690.17 |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 669.0172 | 663.46 |
| 2019 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 676.4340 | 666.15 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-05-06 | Delaware Bay-B-Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) Lincoln, DE | 14 / 19 (670.7316) | 3 (179.4400) | 16 (163.3944) | 12 (168.5372) | 19 (159.3600) |
| 2023-05-05 | Delaware Bay-B-Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) Lincoln, DE | 16 / 20 (662.7540) | 18 (165.1200) | 16 (164.5600) | 7 (171.4400) | 17 (161.6340) |
| 2022-08-26 | New Holland Summer Fest New Holland, PA | 5 / 49 (690.1712) | 11 (173.1200) | 10 (171.9772) | 10 (173.1084) | 11 (171.9656) |
| 2021-10-08 | Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship Harrisburg, PA | 5 / 27 (669.0172) | 1 (178.8572) | 12 (162.2400) | 14 (162.2400) | 5 (165.6800) |
| 2021-09-24 | Smoke in the Park Lemoyne, PA | 16 / 31 (665.0056) | 3 (176.5600) | 28 (155.3828) | 7 (170.2628) | 21 (162.8000) |
| 2021-08-27 | New Holland Summer Fest New Holland, PA | 14 / 44 (656.3424) | 15 (167.3828) | 31 (154.7656) | 9 (168.5256) | 15 (165.6684) |
| 2019-10-18 | Boo-B-Que Rehoboth Beach, DE | 14 / 63 (665.5768) | 11 (170.2744) | 4 (170.8228) | 33 (161.1084) | 25 (163.3712) |
| 2019-10-04 | Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship Harrisburg, PA | 23 / 36 (652.9368) | 9 (168.5256) | 28 (159.9428) | 22 (160.5028) | 17 (163.9656) |
| 2019-08-23 | New Holland Summer Fest New Holland, PA | 9 / 65 (674.7656) | 30 (164.5256) | 15 (170.8572) | 8 (170.8228) | 13 (168.5600) |
| 2019-08-16 | Smokin on the Dock of the Bay Chrisfield, MD | 10 / 25 (657.0168) | 9 (170.2856) | 8 (166.8112) | 22 (153.6572) | 5 (166.2628) |
| 2019-06-07 | Separation Colonial BBQ Competition New Castle, DE | 10 / 36 (670.1596) | 4 (173.1084) | 19 (162.2628) | 7 (170.2628) | 17 (164.5256) |
| 2019-05-17 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke Morgantown, PA | 6 / 44 (676.4340) | 6 (174.2628) | 21 (162.8228) | 7 (171.9656) | 14 (167.3828) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #462 (393 pts) | #333 (618 pts) | #710 (233 pts) | #459 (413 pts) | #521 (363 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #426 (765 pts) | #377 (855 pts) | #501 (695 pts) | #506 (685 pts) | #503 (670 pts) |