Drilling And Grilling

Drilling And Grilling is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2023. They have won 1 Grand Championship, at the Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (2019). They are ranked #1681 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#1,681

of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1553

peak 1553 · rated over 5 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Sep 6, 2013

latest Aug 25, 2023 · 10 years on the trail

Grand champs

0 reserve · wins it all 20% of the time

Category wins

3 podiums

Overall top-10s

60% of 5 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 21%

overall standings

Best overall

693.7260 / 720

Master · Twin Valley Fire and Smoke

Perfect 180s

Walk rate

100%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

178.8572

Pork · Twin Valley Fire and Smoke

Consistency

±16.49

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 169.92 · weakest Pork (164.10)

Road miles

365

across 5 mapped stops · furthest 149 mi

Schedule strength

29%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1539)

Purse competed for

$16K

listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

1 🏅

won from 2 state-championship entries

Master avg

664.93 / 720

5 Master contests · 1 GC

Storylines (8 found in their record)

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

Against the odds

10-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings

The ratings favoured the top seed the other 90 times in 100

Their Grand Championship at Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (May 17, 2019) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 10-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, 3 EYZ BBQ.

Giant slayer

44 teams beaten in one weekend

Took the Grand Championship over a 44-team field at Twin Valley Fire and Smoke.

May 17, 2019

High-water mark

693.7260 career-best overall

96.4% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 693.7260 at Twin Valley Fire and Smoke — 96.4% of a perfect 720.

Master
May 17, 2019

State champions

1 state championship won

They've taken 1 state championship from 2 entries at contests carrying the title.

2 state-championship entries

The weak link

−5.8 points behind their best meat

Pork is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 5.83 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 40% of the time against 60%.

Pork avg 164.10
Chicken avg 169.92
2 calls in 5 entries

A strong matchup

3–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit in 3 of their 3 shared contests.

The comeback

4.3 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 4.3 years, then back at New Holland Summer Fest (Aug 25, 2023).

last seen May 17, 2019
back Aug 25, 2023

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Announced themselves early

4th at their very first contest

Finished 4 of 31 at their very first tracked contest, 5th Annual Southern York County BBQ Cookoff (Sep 6, 2013).

Sep 6, 2013
31-team field

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The teams rated closest to Drilling And Grilling, each with one reason worth a look.

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

Mountain Smoke

#1,680 of the rated field

1553 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 67%
Peak: 1553

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 9 contests
last seen Jul 3, 2026
on a 4-contest top-10 run

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Smokin' Slimz

#1,677 of the rated field

1553 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 33%
Peak: 1554

Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 4 years before Drilling And Grilling's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 9 contests

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HOT WIRE BBQ

#1,674 of the rated field

1553 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 20%
Peak: 1553

A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 10 contests to 5.

rated over 10 contests
last seen Oct 24, 2014

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Q2NV

#1,678 of the rated field

1553 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 45%
Peak: 1553

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.

rated over 10 contests
last seen Aug 22, 2014

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Dos Smokin Bros

#1,686 of the rated field

1553 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 64%
Peak: 1553

Level with Drilling And Grilling on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 11 contests
last seen Sep 26, 2020

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WATT'S SMOKIN!

#1,675 of the rated field

1553 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 18%
Peak: 1553

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 11 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 11 contests
last seen Jun 2, 2017

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By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	5	3	0	1	176.5600	160.5028	169.92	top 26%
Pork Ribs	5	2	1	1	176.5600	151.9316	164.89	top 35%
Pork	5	2	0	1	178.8572	150.2512	164.10	top 41%
Brisket	5	3	0	0	172.5828	158.2628	166.03	top 23%

“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)	2	0	top 28%
Large (40+)	3	1	top 16%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
PA	4	1	top 15%
VA	1	0	top 43%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
New Holland Summer Fest	2	9	0	top 22%	Aug 25, 2023

More numbers

Contests a season 1 across 5 seasons in the data

Most contests held in PA 4 of 5 contests · 2 states in all

Contests visited 4 1 of them more than once

First title May 17, 2019 Twin Valley Fire and Smoke

Opponents faced 193 finished ahead 191 times, behind 39

Longest layoff 4.3 yrs May 17, 2019 → Aug 25, 2023

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

20232 milestones

Aug 25 Peak power rating (1553) New Holland Summer Fest
Aug 25 Most recent contest New Holland Summer Fest

20196 milestones

May 17 First overall podium Twin Valley Fire and Smoke
May 17 First Grand Championship Twin Valley Fire and Smoke
May 17 First state championship Twin Valley Fire and Smoke
May 17 Biggest field won (44 teams) Twin Valley Fire and Smoke
May 17 Career-best overall score693.7260 Twin Valley Fire and Smoke
May 17 Career-best single call (Pork)178.8572 Twin Valley Fire and Smoke

20141 milestone

Aug 22 First category win (Pork Ribs) New Holland Summer Fest

20134 milestones

Sep 6 First tracked contest 5th Annual Southern York County BBQ Cookoff
Sep 6 First call 5th Annual Southern York County BBQ Cookoff
Sep 6 First overall top-10 5th Annual Southern York County BBQ Cookoff
Sep 6 First overall past 90% of a perfect score659.8744 5th Annual Southern York County BBQ Cookoff

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+17	Twin Valley Fire and Smoke	May 17, 2019
+13.3	5th Annual Southern York County BBQ Cookoff	Sep 6, 2013
+12.9	New Holland Summer Fest	Aug 22, 2014
+6.3	New Holland Summer Fest	Aug 25, 2023
+3.5	Shenandoah Valley BBQ Fest	Oct 16, 2015

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	100%	top 32%	93.1%	93.1%
2019	1	1	1	0	100%	top 2%	96.4%	96.4%
2015	1	0	0	0	100%	top 43%	89.6%	89.6%
2014	1	0	1	1	100%	top 13%	91.1%	91.1%
2013	1	0	1	0	100%	top 13%	91.6%	91.6%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Aug 25, 2023	New Holland Summer Fest 🏅 New Holland, PA	14 / 44 (670.1140)	17 (169.6800)	21 (162.8000)	15 (165.6684)	8 (171.9656)
May 17, 2019	Twin Valley Fire and Smoke 🏅 Morgantown, PA	1 / 44 (693.7260)	4 (176.5600)	13 (165.7260)	2 (178.8572)	4 (172.5828)
Oct 16, 2015	Shenandoah Valley BBQ Fest Woodstock, VA	16 / 37 (645.0172)	24 (160.5028)	10 (167.4172)	28 (154.8572)	12 (162.2400)
Aug 22, 2014	New Holland Summer Fest New Holland, PA	9 / 70 (655.9424)	7 (170.8684)	1 (176.5600)	56 (150.2512)	28 (158.2628)
Sep 6, 2013	5th Annual Southern York County BBQ Cookoff York, PA	4 / 31 (659.8744)	2 (172)	21 (151.9316)	4 (170.8456)	5 (165.0972)

Drilling And Grilling

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Best top-10 run

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (8 found in their record)

Against the odds

Giant slayer

High-water mark

State champions

The weak link

A strong matchup

The comeback

Announced themselves early

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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

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)