THE GRILLER B’S PA

Power ranking

#1428

of 3077 rated · rankings

Rating

1510

peak 1554 · rated over 14 contests

Best runs

straight top-10s

Contests

in the data

First seen

2019-05-17

latest 2023-10-06

Best ToY finish

#426

Master 2019

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

3 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 14 contests

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

Top-10 streak

best run (overall)

Best single call

179.4400

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

Consistency

±44.97

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 170.42 · weakest Pork Ribs (163.64)

Road miles

922

mi across 14 mapped stops · furthest 155 mi

Schedule strength

27%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1522)

Purse competed for

$98K

listed at 13 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 14 state-championship entries

Master avg

653.53 / 720

14 Master contests · 0 GCs

⚔ Compare with another team

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

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

⚔️ A strong matchup

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

🔁 The comeback

Off the trail for 1.9 years, then back at New Holland Summer Fest (2021-08-27).

Teams like this (closest power rating, PA first)

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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 state / province

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

By contest size

Field	Contests	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	1	top 74%
Medium (20–39)	7	top 50%
Large (40+)	6	top 32%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
New Holland Summer Fest	4	5	top 39%	2023-08-25
Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship	3	5	top 51%	2023-10-06
Delaware Bay-B-Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2)	2	14	top 77%	2023-05-06

The story so far

Busiest season: 2019 (6 contests)
Cooks mostly in PA (9 of 14 contests)
Most-entered category: Chicken (14 entries)
Average Master overall score: 653.53 / 720

Milestones

🚩 2019-05-17 — First tracked contest · Twin Valley Fire and Smoke
📣 2019-05-17 — First call · Twin Valley Fire and Smoke
⭐ 2022-08-26 — Career-best overall score (690.1712) · New Holland Summer Fest
📈 2022-08-26 — Peak power rating (1554) · New Holland Summer Fest

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+12	New Holland Summer Fest	2022-08-26
+11.6	New Holland Summer Fest	2019-08-23
+10.5	Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship	2021-10-08
+10.3	Twin Valley Fire and Smoke	2019-05-17
+5.4	Boo-B-Que	2019-10-18

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-15.9	New Holland Summer Fest	2023-08-25
-11.9	Delaware Bay-B-Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1)	2023-05-05
-9.9	Delaware Bay-B-Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2)	2023-05-06
-6.1	Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship	2023-10-06
-4.6	Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship	2019-10-04

Category scores over time

Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)

Where they finish (overall)

Best vs average (by meat)

How entries end (by meat)

Team of the Year rank by season

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
2023-10-06	Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship 🏅 Harrisburg, PA	20 / 28 (642.0568)	26 (152.4912)	13 (163.9772)	13 (162.7884)	17 (162.8000)
2023-08-25	New Holland Summer Fest 🏅 New Holland, PA	44 / 44 (496.4568)	14 (171.9656)	27 (161.0856)	19 (163.4056)	—
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)

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

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)