The comeback
1.9 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 1.9 years, then back at Twin Smoke (Jul 2, 2022).
- last seen Jul 25, 2020
- back Jul 2, 2022
AKADEMIA GRILLA I BARBECUE
AKADEMIA GRILLA I BARBECUE is a competition barbecue team with 3 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2020 and 2022. Their best overall finish is 15th of 15 at the Twin Smoke (2022). They finished #577 in the 2020 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1467
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 3
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
Jul 24, 2020
latest Jul 2, 2022 · 1.9 years on the trail
Avg finish
top 93%
overall standings
Walk rate
67%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±68.68
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 161.92 · weakest Chicken (143.67)
Road miles
592
across 3 mapped stops · furthest 592 mi
Schedule strength
41%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1554)
Master avg
556.87 / 720
3 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 150.8344 | 136.5144 | 143.67 | top 95% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 169.1656 | 156.5600 | 161.92 | top 48% |
| Pork | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 157.0968 | 141.0972 | 150.26 | top 75% |
| Brisket | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 150.2516 | 147.9428 | 148.91 | top 79% |
“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.
More numbers
Busiest season
2020
2 contests
Contests a season
1.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
LT
1 of 3 contests
Contests visited
3
a different one every time
Opponents faced
34
finished ahead 4 times, behind 47
Longest layoff
1.9 yrs
Jul 25, 2020 → Jul 2, 2022
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20221 milestone
- Most recent contest Twin Smoke
20205 milestones
- First tracked contest Vienna BBQ Days 2020 Day 1
- Peak power rating (1489) Vienna BBQ Days 2020 Day 1
- First call Vienna BBQ Days 2020 Day 2
- Career-best overall score625.0396 Vienna BBQ Days 2020 Day 2
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)169.1656 Vienna BBQ Days 2020 Day 2
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2, 2022 | Twin Smoke Vilnius, Lithuania | 15 / 15 (462.8688) | — | 4 (160.0344) | 6 (152.5828) | 8 (150.2516) |
| Jul 25, 2020 | Vienna BBQ Days 2020 Day 2 Vienna | 18 / 21 (625.0396) | 19 (150.8344) | 8 (169.1656) | 18 (157.0968) | 19 (147.9428) |
| Jul 24, 2020 | Vienna BBQ Days 2020 Day 1 Vienna | 17 / 18 (582.7088) | 18 (136.5144) | 14 (156.5600) | 18 (141.0972) | 17 (148.5372) |