High-water mark
664.5712
career-best overall
92.3% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 664.5712 at NKC MO State BBQ Championship — 92.3% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2013-03-15
Grillas bbq team
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1535
peak 1543 · rated over 6 contests ⓘ
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
2013-03-15
latest 2021-03-12
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
of 7 contests
Avg finish
top 29%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
655.03
last 5 Master vs avg 655.03 (+0.00)
Walk rate
29%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±9.10
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 167.55 · weakest Chicken (157.35)
Road miles
81
mi across 7 mapped stops
Schedule strength
17%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1524)
Purse competed for
$76K
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 1 state-championship entries
Master avg
655.03 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (5 found in this team's record)
Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.
A tough matchup
4–1
behind in the head-to-head
BURNT FINGER BBQ ahead in 80% of their meetings
BURNT FINGER BBQ has come out ahead in 4 of their 5 shared contests.
The weak link
−10.2
points behind their best meat
Chicken is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 10.20 points below their pork ribs, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 20%.
- Chicken avg 157.35
- Pork Ribs avg 167.55
- 0 calls in 5 entries
A strong matchup
4–1
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 80% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of Flower of the Flames in 4 of their 5 shared contests.
The comeback
5.9 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 5.9 years, then back at 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST (2019-09-12).
- last seen 2013-10-03
- back 2019-09-12
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.
61 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2074 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1536
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#2080 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 50%
- Peak
- 1535
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2016, 5 years before Grillas bbq team's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#2071 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 29%
- Peak
- 1547
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 10 years after Grillas bbq team did, first appearing in 2023.
⚔ Head-to-head#2073 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 13%
- Peak
- 1535
No shared contest yet.
Level with Grillas bbq team on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#2069 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 60%
- Peak
- 1535
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#2082 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 9%
- Peak
- 1535
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 11 contests to 7.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flower of the Flames | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| BURNT FINGER BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.8344 | 151.3828 | 157.35 | top 68% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 171.9998 | 162.2858 | 167.55 | top 26% |
| Pork | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 175.4056 | 158.8000 | 164.78 | top 43% |
| Brisket | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 175.4284 | 159.9772 | 165.35 | top 34% |
“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 | 5 | 0 | top 34% |
| KS | 1 | 0 | top 2% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 50% |
| Large (40+) | 5 | 0 | top 25% |
The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
8 yrs
2013-03-15 → 2021-03-12
Busiest season
2013
4 contests
Contests a season
1.8
across 4 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
MO
6 of 7 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
6
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
5 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
averages 167.55 · weakest Chicken (157.35)
Walk rate
29%
a top-10 call in 2 of 7 contests
Overall top-10 rate
29%
2 of 7 contests
Master average
655.03
out of 720 · 5 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
997
1,000–203 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
81
7 mapped stops
Schedule strength
1524
average field rating faced — tougher than 17% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$75,725
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0
from 1 state-championship entries
Longest layoff
5.9 yrs
2013-10-03 → 2019-09-12
Power rating
1535
peak 1543 · #2081 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest NKC MO State BBQ Championship
- First call NKC MO State BBQ Championship
- First overall top-10 NKC MO State BBQ Championship
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score664.5712 NKC MO State BBQ Championship
- Career-best overall score664.5712 NKC MO State BBQ Championship
- Career-best single call (Brisket)175.4284 NKC MO State BBQ Championship
- 2019
- Peak power rating (1543) 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST
- 2023
- Most recent contest American Royal World Series of Barbecue Steak Cook-Off
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +16.9 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST | 2019-09-12 |
| +13.2 | NKC MO State BBQ Championship | 2013-03-15 |
| +9.3 | 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open | 2013-10-03 |
| +8.1 | The Best Dam BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake | 2013-04-12 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -8 | American Royal Backyard and Steak Contest | 2021-03-12 |
| -4.5 | Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out | 2013-09-20 |
Category scores over time
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 | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 50% | — | — |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% | top 2% | — | — |
| 2013 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50% | top 30% | 92.3% | 91% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-03-24 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue Steak Cook-Off Kansas City, MO | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2021-03-12 | American Royal Backyard and Steak Contest Kansas City, MO | 12 / 24 (20.0000) | — | — | — | — |
| 2019-09-12 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 10 / 468 (515.9884) | 210 (166.8344) | 140 (168.6172) | 348 (158.8000) | 291 (159.9772) |
| 2013-10-03 | 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO | 117 / 535 (657.6228) | 442 (151.3828) | 49 (170.2972) | 12 (175.4056) | 229 (160.5372) |
| 2013-09-20 | Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out Kearney, MO | 34 / 53 (638.1488) | 50 (151.3944) | 22 (164.5600) | 30 (160.5372) | 20 (161.6572) |
| 2013-04-12 | The Best Dam BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake Smithville, MO | 12 / 48 (660.5710) | 27 (159.4284) | 6 (171.9998) | 34 (159.9998) | 12 (169.1430) |
| 2013-03-15 | NKC MO State BBQ Championship N. Kansas City, MO | 8 / 79 (664.5712) | 49 (157.7142) | 29 (162.2858) | 8 (169.1428) | 2 (175.4284) |