THE GRILLER B’S

THE GRILLER B’S is a competition barbecue team with 14 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2019 and 2023. Their best overall finish is 5th of 49 at the New Holland Summer Fest (2022). They are ranked #2363 of 6,477 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “The Griller B's”.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#2,363

of 6,477 rated · rankings

Rating

1524

peak 1568 · rated over 14 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

May 17, 2019

latest Oct 6, 2023 · 4.4 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#422

Master 2019 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

3 podiums

Overall top-10s

43% of 14 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 44%

overall standings

Best overall

690.1712 / 720

Master · New Holland Summer Fest

Perfect 180s

Current form

632.43 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 653.53 (-21.10)

Walk rate

86%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

179.4400

Chicken · Delaware Bay-B-Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2)

Consistency

±44.97

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 170.42 · weakest Pork Ribs (163.64)

Road miles

922

across 14 mapped stops · furthest 155 mi

Schedule strength

45%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1559)

Purse competed for

$98K

listed at 13 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 14 state-championship entries

Master avg

653.53 / 720

14 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (9 found in their record)

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

They almost always walk

86% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 12 of 14 contests

A top-10 category call in 86% of their 14 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

690.1712 career-best overall

95.9% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 690.1712 at New Holland Summer Fest — 95.9% of a perfect 720.

Master
Aug 26, 2022

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit has finished one call ahead of THE GRILLER B’S 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2019 their best year

2019 was the year it came together: 6 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 30%.

6 contests
4 overall top-10s
0 category wins
average top 30%

The weak link

−6.8 points behind their best meat

Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 6.79 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 21% of the time against 50%.

Pork Ribs avg 163.64
Chicken avg 170.42
3 calls in 14 entries

A strong matchup

7–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 88% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of DEAD ON Q in 7 of their 8 shared contests.

The comeback

1.9 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 1.9 years, then back at New Holland Summer Fest (Aug 27, 2021).

last seen Oct 18, 2019
back Aug 27, 2021

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Going the wrong way

-32 rating points in a year

The rating has slipped 32 points across 4 contests since May 5, 2023 — from 1556 down to 1524.

4 contests since May 5, 2023
now 1524

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit has landed one call behind them 2 times.

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
2021 ↗	Master	#462 (393 pts)	#333 (618 pts)	#710 (233 pts)	#459 (413 pts)	#521 (363 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#422 (765 pts)	#375 (855 pts)	#499 (695 pts)	#503 (685 pts)	#499 (670 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to THE GRILLER B’S, each with one reason worth a look.

93 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

HELLBENT BBQ

#2,373 of the rated field

1524 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 36%
Peak: 1549

Careers of much the same size, 14 contests to 14, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 14 contests
last seen May 27, 2023

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Smokey and the Brisket

#2,355 of the rated field

1525 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 7%
Peak: 1529

15 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 7% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 15 contests
last seen Aug 22, 2025

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PEQUEA PULLERS

#2,348 of the rated field

1525 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 7%
Peak: 1525

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 15 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 15 contests
last seen Aug 24, 2018

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WILL AND THE THRILLS

#2,375 of the rated field

1524 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 23%
Peak: 1533

Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 4 years before THE GRILLER B’S's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 13 contests

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BIG O'S BBQ

#2,367 of the rated field

1524 power rating

Contests: 19
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 26%
Peak: 1550

They were already cooking in 2013, 6 years before THE GRILLER B’S's first contest.

rated over 16 contests
last seen Nov 5, 2025

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Charface

#2,361 of the rated field

1525 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1537

Level with THE GRILLER B’S on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 12 contests
last seen Sep 25, 2026

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit	14	4	10	29%	⚔ compare
SMOKECRAFT - MD	9	3	6	33%	⚔ compare
DEAD ON Q	8	7	1	88%	⚔ compare
DRILLING & GRILLING	8	5	3	63%	⚔ compare
PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ	8	4	4	50%	⚔ compare
Sasquatch BBQ	7	6	1	86%	⚔ compare
HARCO LOCO BBQ	7	5	2	71%	⚔ compare
CHUNKY BBQ	7	4	3	57%	⚔ compare
SOUTH BOWIE SMOKE	7	3	4	43%	⚔ compare
Top Gun Barbecue	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare
50 Shades of Pork	6	6	0	100%	⚔ compare
Pappy's Q	6	5	1	83%	⚔ compare
3 T's BBQ	6	5	1	83%	⚔ compare
BIG BOB'S SMOKIN QUE	6	5	1	83%	⚔ compare
4 BOXERS Q	6	4	2	67%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	14	7	1	3	179.4400	152.4912	170.42	top 32%
Pork Ribs	14	3	0	0	171.9772	154.7656	163.64	top 53%
Pork	14	7	0	0	173.1084	153.6572	166.33	top 39%
Brisket	13	2	0	0	171.9656	159.3600	164.92	top 46%

“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)	1	top 74%
Medium (20–39)	7	top 50%
Large (40+)	6	top 32%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
PA	9	top 42%
DE	4	top 51%
MD	1	top 40%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
New Holland Summer Fest	4	5	top 39%	Aug 25, 2023
Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship	3	5	top 51%	Oct 6, 2023
Delaware Bay-B-Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2)	2	14	top 77%	May 6, 2023

More numbers

Busiest season 2019 6 contests

Contests a season 3.5 across 4 seasons in the data

Most contests held in PA 9 of 14 contests · 3 states in all

Contests visited 8 3 of them more than once

Opponents faced 257 finished ahead 338 times, behind 249

Longest layoff 1.9 yrs Oct 18, 2019 → Aug 27, 2021

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

20232 milestones

May 6 Career-best single call (Chicken)179.4400 Delaware Bay-B-Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2)
Oct 6 Most recent contest Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship

20223 milestones

Aug 26 10th tracked contest New Holland Summer Fest
Aug 26 Career-best overall score690.1712 New Holland Summer Fest
Aug 26 Peak power rating (1568) New Holland Summer Fest

20211 milestone

Oct 8 First category win (Chicken) Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship

20194 milestones

May 17 First tracked contest Twin Valley Fire and Smoke
May 17 First call Twin Valley Fire and Smoke
May 17 First overall top-10 Twin Valley Fire and Smoke
May 17 First overall past 90% of a perfect score676.4340 Twin Valley Fire and Smoke

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+13.3	New Holland Summer Fest	Aug 23, 2019
+12.4	Twin Valley Fire and Smoke	May 17, 2019
+12.2	New Holland Summer Fest	Aug 26, 2022
+11.3	Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship	Oct 8, 2021
+6.3	Boo-B-Que	Oct 18, 2019

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-16	New Holland Summer Fest	Aug 25, 2023
-11.7	Delaware Bay-B-Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1)	May 5, 2023
-9.6	Delaware Bay-B-Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2)	May 6, 2023
-6.1	Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship	Oct 6, 2023
-2.5	Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship	Oct 4, 2019

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	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2023	4	0	0	50%	top 81%	93.2%	85.8%
2022	1	1	0	100%	top 10%	95.9%	95.9%
2021	3	1	1	100%	top 34%	92.9%	92.1%
2019	6	4	0	100%	top 30%	93.9%	92.5%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Oct 6, 2023	Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship 🏅 Harrisburg, PA	20 / 28 (642.0568)	26 (152.4912)	13 (163.9772)	13 (162.7884)	17 (162.8000)
Aug 25, 2023	New Holland Summer Fest 🏅 New Holland, PA	44 / 44 (496.4568)	14 (171.9656)	27 (161.0856)	19 (163.4056)	—
May 6, 2023	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)
May 5, 2023	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)
Aug 26, 2022	New Holland Summer Fest 🏅 New Holland, PA	5 / 49 (690.1712)	11 (173.1200)	10 (171.9772)	10 (173.1084)	11 (171.9656)
Oct 8, 2021	Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship 🏅 Harrisburg, PA	5 / 27 (669.0172)	1 (178.8572)	12 (162.2400)	14 (162.2400)	5 (165.6800)
Sep 24, 2021	Smoke in the Park 🏅 Lemoyne, PA	16 / 31 (665.0056)	3 (176.5600)	28 (155.3828)	7 (170.2628)	21 (162.8000)
Aug 27, 2021	New Holland Summer Fest 🏅 New Holland, PA	14 / 44 (656.3424)	15 (167.3828)	31 (154.7656)	9 (168.5256)	15 (165.6684)
Oct 18, 2019	Boo-B-Que 🏅 Rehoboth Beach, DE	14 / 63 (665.5768)	11 (170.2744)	4 (170.8228)	33 (161.1084)	25 (163.3712)
Oct 4, 2019	Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship 🏅 Harrisburg, PA	23 / 36 (652.9368)	9 (168.5256)	28 (159.9428)	22 (160.5028)	17 (163.9656)
Aug 23, 2019	New Holland Summer Fest 🏅 New Holland, PA	9 / 65 (674.7656)	30 (164.5256)	15 (170.8572)	8 (170.8228)	13 (168.5600)
Aug 16, 2019	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)
Jun 7, 2019	Separation Colonial BBQ Competition 🏅 New Castle, DE	10 / 36 (670.1596)	4 (173.1084)	19 (162.2628)	7 (170.2628)	17 (164.5256)
May 17, 2019	Twin Valley Fire and Smoke 🏅 Morgantown, PA	6 / 44 (676.4340)	6 (174.2628)	21 (162.8228)	7 (171.9656)	14 (167.3828)

THE GRILLER B’S

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 (9 found in their record)

They almost always walk

High-water mark

The one to beat

Their season

The weak link

A strong matchup

The comeback

Going the wrong way

Looking over their shoulder

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 — 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)