A tough matchup
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
MUTTLEY CREW BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
MUTTLEY CREW BBQ has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
Grizzlies big deal barbecue
Grizzlies big deal barbecue is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2020 and 2022. Their best overall finish is 18th of 33 at The Nightmare Before Zom-B-Q (2020). They are ranked #4072 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1482
peak 1482 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
Oct 29, 2020
latest May 13, 2022 · 1.5 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 64%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±12.73
spread of their Backyard (3-meat) overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 149.58 · weakest Brisket (134.19)
Road miles
521
across 5 mapped stops · furthest 160 mi
Schedule strength
81%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1606)
Purse competed for
$39K
listed at 5 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 5 state-championship entries
Master avg
584.94 / 720
1 Master contest · 0 GCs
Backyard (3-meat) avg
447.48 / 540
4 Backyard (3-meat) contests · 0 GCs
These overall scores sit on different scales (Master out of 720, Backyard (3-meat) out of 540), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.
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)
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Grizzlies big deal barbecue, each with one reason worth a look.
122 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4,056 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1482
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,077 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1482
Level with Grizzlies big deal barbecue on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#4,067 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1482
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,062 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1503
Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 3 years before Grizzlies big deal barbecue's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#4,079 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1502
They were already cooking in 2013, 7 years before Grizzlies big deal barbecue's first contest.
⚔ Compare careers#4,073 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1482
Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 5 years before Grizzlies big deal barbecue's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BIG DOG BBQ VA | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| KenzielouQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 153.1084 | 145.1316 | 149.10 | top 65% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.7600 | 141.6344 | 149.58 | top 59% |
| Pork | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 160.5372 | 130.8000 | 149.45 | top 58% |
| Brisket | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 134.1944 | 134.1944 | 134.19 | top 98% |
“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 62% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 65% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) | 2 | 21 | 0 | top 49% | Mar 27, 2021 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2021
2 contests
Contests a season
1.7
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
VA
4 of 5 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
4
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
149
finished ahead 77 times, behind 202
Longest layoff
1.1 yrs
Mar 27, 2021 → May 13, 2022
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20222 milestones
- Career-best overall score584.9372 Jiggy With The Piggy
- Most recent contest Jiggy With The Piggy
20211 milestone
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)165.7600 BBQ Gives Back (Day 1)
20202 milestones
- First tracked contest The Nightmare Before Zom-B-Q
- Peak power rating (1500) The Nightmare Before Zom-B-Q
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +0.7 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) | Mar 26, 2021 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.5 | Jiggy With The Piggy | May 13, 2022 |
| -5.2 | Zom-B-Q | Oct 30, 2020 |
| -1.1 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) | Mar 27, 2021 |
| -0.2 | The Nightmare Before Zom-B-Q | Oct 29, 2020 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 98% | 81.2% | 81.2% |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 49% | 85.1% | 84.6% |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 62% | 83.4% | 81.1% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 13, 2022 | Jiggy With The Piggy 🏅 Kannapolis, NC | 45 / 46 (584.9372) | 44 (153.1084) | 44 (141.6344) | 43 (156) | 45 (134.1944) |
| Mar 27, 2021 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) 🏅 Urbanna, VA | 21 / 40 (459.3028) | 22 (150.2284) | 22 (148.5372) | 14 (160.5372) | — |
| Mar 26, 2021 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) 🏅 Urbanna, VA | 21 / 46 (454.2628) | 24 (145.6800) | 11 (165.7600) | 23 (142.8228) | — |
| Oct 30, 2020 | Zom-B-Q 🏅 Wytheville, VA | 23 / 33 (426.1484) | 22 (151.3712) | 22 (143.9772) | 23 (130.8000) | — |
| Oct 29, 2020 | The Nightmare Before Zom-B-Q 🏅 Wytheville, VA | 18 / 33 (450.1944) | 19 (145.1316) | 18 (147.9772) | 14 (157.0856) | — |