Happy hunting ground
Top 12%
average finish here
Humble BBQ Cook Off is their spot: an average finish in the top 12% across 2 visits.
- 2 visits
- best finish 9th
- average top 12%
TEXAS GRILLBILLIES
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1546
peak 1546 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
2015-02-26
latest 2022-09-29
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 26%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
669.79 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 668.24 (+1.55)
Walk rate
17%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±8.59
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 170.27 · weakest Brisket (165.53)
Road miles
685
mi across 6 mapped stops · furthest 617 mi
Schedule strength
29%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1539)
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 2 state-championship entries
Master avg
668.24 / 720
6 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (6 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.
High-water mark
685.0052
career-best overall
95.1% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 685.0052 at American Royal World Series of Barbecue - INVITATIONAL CONTEST — 95.1% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2022-09-29
A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
FIRE DANCER BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
FIRE DANCER BBQ has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
The weak link
−4.7
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.74 points below their pork, and turns into a call 17% of the time against 17%.
- Brisket avg 165.53
- Pork avg 170.27
- 1 calls in 6 entries
A strong matchup
5–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of XTREME TEXAS COOKERS in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
The comeback
2.9 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 2.9 years, then back at *Humble Rodeo and BBQ (2018-02-02).
- last seen 2015-02-26
- back 2018-02-02
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.
70 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#1816 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 80%
- Peak
- 1546
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2015, 7 years before TEXAS GRILLBILLIES's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#1826 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 60%
- Peak
- 1546
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#1822 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 60%
- Peak
- 1546
No shared contest yet.
Level with TEXAS GRILLBILLIES on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#1815 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1546
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2014, 8 years before TEXAS GRILLBILLIES's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#1812 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1546
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2013, 9 years before TEXAS GRILLBILLIES's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#1829 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 2
- Top-10s
- 71%
- Peak
- 1546
No shared contest yet.
Their rating is built on 2 Grand Championships in 7 contests, alongside a 71% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| XTREME TEXAS COOKERS | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| LA PASADITA | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| TEXAS WARPIG BBQ | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| FAT BOYS BBQ - TEMPLE, TX | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 171.4172 | 161.0856 | 166.65 | top 36% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 172.5828 | 159.4628 | 165.80 | top 40% |
| Pork | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 176.0228 | 166.2400 | 170.27 | top 24% |
| Brisket | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 173.7028 | 156.0228 | 165.53 | top 30% |
“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.
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Humble BBQ Cook Off | 2 | 9 | 0 | top 12% | 2021-01-29 |
The story so far (16 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
7.6 yrs
2015-02-26 → 2022-09-29
Busiest season
2022
2 contests
Contests a season
1.2
across 5 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
TX
4 of 6 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
5
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
6 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Pork
averages 170.27 · weakest Brisket (165.53)
Walk rate
17%
a top-10 call in 1 of 6 contests
Overall top-10 rate
17%
1 of 6 contests
Master average
668.24
out of 720 · 6 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
854
796–388 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
685
6 mapped stops · furthest 617 mi
Schedule strength
1539
average field rating faced — tougher than 29% of rated contests
State championships
0
from 2 state-championship entries
Longest layoff
2.9 yrs
2015-02-26 → 2018-02-02
Power rating
1546
peak 1546 · #1823 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2015
- First tracked contest Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score660.4800 Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown
- 2021
- First call Humble BBQ Cook Off
- First overall top-10 Humble BBQ Cook Off
- Career-best single call (Pork)176.0228 Humble BBQ Cook Off
- 2022
- Career-best overall score685.0052 American Royal World Series of Barbecue - INVITATIONAL CONTEST
- Peak power rating (1546) American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST
- Most recent contest American Royal World Series of Barbecue - INVITATIONAL CONTEST
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +13.5 | Humble BBQ Cook Off | 2021-01-29 |
| +11.5 | *Humble Rodeo and BBQ | 2018-02-02 |
| +10.8 | Humble BBQ Cook off | 2020-01-31 |
| +6.7 | Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown | 2015-02-26 |
| +3.5 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST | 2022-09-29 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 41% | 95.1% | 94.2% |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 8% | 92.9% | 92.9% |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 16% | 91.6% | 91.6% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 17% | 92.3% | 92.3% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 34% | 91.7% | 91.7% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - INVITATIONAL CONTEST unrated Kansas City, KS | 94 / 249 (685.0052) | 193 (167.3712) | 135 (170.8228) | 75 (173.1084) | 58 (173.7028) |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 227 / 505 (671.3372) | 144 (171.4172) | 356 (163.3828) | 196 (169.1200) | 202 (167.4172) |
| 2021-01-29 | Humble BBQ Cook Off Humble, TX | 9 / 113 (668.6056) | 26 (163.9772) | 43 (159.4628) | 3 (176.0228) | 8 (169.1428) |
| 2020-01-31 | Humble BBQ Cook off 🏅 Humble, TX | 19 / 117 (659.3944) | 19 (168.0000) | 39 (162.2516) | 18 (169.1200) | 35 (160.0228) |
| 2018-02-02 | *Humble Rodeo and BBQ Humble, TX | 24 / 145 (664.6284) | 22 (168.0344) | 14 (172.5828) | 31 (167.9884) | 75 (156.0228) |
| 2015-02-26 | Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown Huntsville, TX | 21 / 61 (660.4800) | 33 (161.0856) | 20 (166.2972) | 22 (166.2400) | 16 (166.8572) |