The heartbreaker
2.2052
points from the title
Came within 2.2052 points of the Grand Championship at Silver Lake Sand Dunes BBQ Competition (Sep 10, 2021).
Grillberts BBQ
Grillberts BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 2 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2019 and 2021. Their best overall finish is 2nd of 25 at the Silver Lake Sand Dunes BBQ Competition (2021), and they have finished Reserve Grand Champion once.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1529
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 2
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
Sep 13, 2019
latest Sep 10, 2021 · 2 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
1 reserve
Category wins
0
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
of 2 contests
Best top-10 run
2
straight overall top-10s, still running
Avg finish
top 8%
overall standings
Walk rate
100%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 167.17 · weakest Chicken (165.14)
Road miles
0
across 2 mapped stops
Purse competed for
$8,500
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
Backyard avg
332.31 / 360
2 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.
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 ↗ | Backyard | — | #122 (237 pts) | #118 (237 pts) | — | — |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 166.2860 | 164 | 165.14 | top 10% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 169.7600 | 164.5828 | 167.17 | top 15% |
“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
Opponents faced
74
finished ahead 80 times, behind 6
Longest layoff
2 yrs
Sep 13, 2019 → Sep 10, 2021
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20214 milestones
- First Reserve Championship Silver Lake Sand Dunes BBQ Competition
- Career-best overall score336.0460 Silver Lake Sand Dunes BBQ Competition
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)169.7600 Silver Lake Sand Dunes BBQ Competition
- Most recent contest Silver Lake Sand Dunes BBQ Competition
20195 milestones
- First tracked contest Silver Lake Sand Dunes Apple & BBQ Festival
- First call Silver Lake Sand Dunes Apple & BBQ Festival
- First overall top-10 Silver Lake Sand Dunes Apple & BBQ Festival
- First overall podium Silver Lake Sand Dunes Apple & BBQ Festival
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score328.5828 Silver Lake Sand Dunes Apple & BBQ Festival
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 10, 2021 | Silver Lake Sand Dunes BBQ Competition 🏅 Mears, MI | 2 / 25 (336.0460) | 2 (166.2860) | 2 (169.7600) | — | — |
| Sep 13, 2019 | Silver Lake Sand Dunes Apple & BBQ Festival 🏅 Mears, MI | 3 / 35 (328.5828) | 4 (164) | 8 (164.5828) | — | — |