Happy Grillmore - KS KS
Rating
1629
peak 1629
Contests
16
in the data
First seen
2019-06-14
latest 2020-10-30
Best ToY finish
#18
Master 2020
Grand champs
0
2 reserve
Category wins
8
10 podiums
Overall top-10s
9
of 16 contests
Avg finish
top 26%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Current form
693.56 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 684.51 (+9.05)
Walk rate
81%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
6
and counting
Consistency
±11.52
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 172.99 · weakest Brisket (170.05)
Road miles
1095
mi across 16 mapped stops · furthest 126 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
Heavy Smoke BBQ has finished one call ahead of Happy Grillmore - KS 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
Land Locked BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
GETTIN' SAUCED has come out ahead in 5 of their 7 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of UNFAMOUS DAVE'S in 8 of their 8 shared contests.
💔 The heartbreaker
Finished level on points with the champion at Smoke on the Trails (2020-09-11) — the Grand Championship went to the KCBS tiebreaker.
🍖 Signature meat
When brisket is on the table, watch out — they've won it in 25% of their entries (4 of 16).
📅 A September team
Something about September: average finish in the top 11% across 4 contests, versus top 26% the rest of the year.
📈 Riding a hot streak
Currently on a 6-contest overall top-10 run.
Teams like this (closest power rating, KS first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 175.4288 | 165.6800 | 170.67 | top 40% |
| Pork Ribs | 16 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 178.8572 | 161.6684 | 170.81 | top 36% |
| Pork | 16 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 179.4400 | 164.5828 | 172.99 | top 29% |
| Brisket | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 180.0000 🔥 | 157.6456 | 170.05 | top 32% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| MO | 9 | 0 | top 28% |
| KS | 7 | 0 | top 23% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 8 | 0 | top 26% |
| Large (40+) | 8 | 0 | top 26% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2020 (11 contests)
- Cooks mostly in MO (9 of 16 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (16 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 684.51
- 1 perfect 180 on the books 🔥
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 11 | 0 | 8 | 704.5372 | 690.57 |
| 2019 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 681.0284 | 671.20 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-10-30 | Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS | 10 / 93 (692.5372) | 35 (170.8572) | 52 (167.3828) | 1 (179.4400) | 8 (174.8572) |
| 2020-10-17 | Columbia Elks Lodge # 594 BBQ Contest Columbia, MO | 10 / 38 (687.4060) | 31 (168.0116) | 29 (165.0972) | 6 (174.8572) | 1 (179.4400) |
| 2020-09-26 | West Bottoms Cameron BBQ Contest Cameron, MO | 3 / 36 (697.6688) | 13 (171.9772) | 21 (169.1200) | 3 (177.7144) | 1 (178.8572) |
| 2020-09-11 | Smoke on the Trails Gardner, KS | 2 / 48 (704.5372) | 29 (166.2400) | 1 (178.8572) | 1 (179.4400) | 1 (180.0000) |
| 2020-09-05 | Mozingo Lake BBQ Maryville, MO | 3 / 34 (685.6572) | 10 (170.2744) | 1 (177.7144) | 7 (174.2628) | 18 (163.4056) |
| 2020-08-21 | Smoke on the Bricks Baldwin City, KS | 2 / 43 (697.1776) | 12 (173.1544) | 12 (173.1316) | 4 (177.1544) | 9 (173.7372) |
| 2020-08-14 | BBQ & Fly in on the River Excelsior Springs, MO | 25 / 55 (681.0860) | 24 (171.4172) | 40 (164.5716) | 11 (175.4172) | 21 (169.6800) |
| 2020-08-07 | Smokin' Trackside BBQ Bash Winston, MO | 13 / 30 (686.2516) | 18 (171.4056) | 13 (170.2744) | 26 (168.5600) | 7 (176.0116) |
| 2020-07-17 | Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off (Day 1) Cameron, MO | 7 / 42 (691.9544) | 10 (173.1200) | 11 (174.8572) | 7 (176.0000) | 21 (167.9772) |
| 2020-06-26 | Grillin and Chillin Chillicothe, MO | 3 / 34 (693.1200) | 11 (173.1200) | 2 (177.1772) | 22 (166.8228) | 1 (176.0000) |
| 2020-06-19 | Black Silo Winery Trenton, MO | 12 / 31 (678.8228) | 23 (165.6800) | 4 (175.4400) | 23 (164.5828) | 5 (173.1200) |
| 2019-10-25 | Border War Barbeque Osawatomie, KS | 19 / 44 (675.8972) | 4 (175.4288) | 20 (167.9772) | 8 (174.8456) | 37 (157.6456) |
| 2019-09-27 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship Shawnee, KS | 23 / 102 (670.2056) | 28 (169.1544) | 33 (166.8456) | 8 (174.8572) | 57 (159.3484) |
| 2019-08-23 | East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival Paola, KS | 38 / 66 (659.8624) | 21 (169.1200) | 45 (161.6684) | 26 (169.1200) | 37 (159.9540) |
| 2019-07-05 | Johnson County BBQ Challenge Warrensburg, MO | 19 / 37 (669.0056) | 16 (169.6800) | 14 (168.5372) | 16 (167.4056) | 20 (163.3828) |
| 2019-06-14 | Knights Of Columbus BBQ Smoke Off 4 Life Kansas City, KS | 8 / 38 (681.0284) | 8 (172.0116) | 4 (174.2744) | 15 (167.3712) | 15 (167.3712) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #18 (1904 pts) | #99 (984 pts) | #33 (1604 pts) | #17 (1789 pts) | #16 (1954 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #691 (465 pts) | #577 (605 pts) | #646 (530 pts) | #591 (585 pts) | #849 (375 pts) |