TEXAS GRILLBILLIES

TEXAS GRILLBILLIES is a competition barbecue team with 6 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2015 and 2022. Their best overall finish is 9th of 113 at the Humble BBQ Cook Off (2021). They are ranked #1836 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#1,836

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1546

peak 1546 · rated over 5 contests1 invitational or side-series contest not counted

Contests

in the data

First seen

Feb 26, 2015

latest Sep 29, 2022 · 7.6 years on the trail

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podium

Overall top-10s

17% of 6 contests

Avg finish

top 26%

overall standings

Best overall

685.0052 / 720

Master · American Royal World Series of Barbecue - INVITATIONAL CONTEST

Perfect 180s

Current form

669.79 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 668.24 (+1.55)

Walk rate

17%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

176.0228

Pork · Humble BBQ Cook Off

Consistency

±8.59

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 170.27 · weakest Brisket (165.53)

Road miles

685

across 6 mapped stops · furthest 617 mi

Schedule strength

29%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1539)

State championships

0 🏅

won from 2 state-championship entries

Master avg

668.24 / 720

6 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (6 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

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%

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
Sep 29, 2022

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 call 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 (Feb 2, 2018).

last seen Feb 26, 2015
back Feb 2, 2018

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Podunk Porkers

#1,828 of the rated field

1546 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 40%
Peak: 1546

Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 5 contests
last seen Jan 22, 2026

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Budmeisters

#1,843 of the rated field

1546 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 60%
Peak: 1546

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.

rated over 5 contests

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EXTREME ROASTERS

#1,834 of the rated field

1546 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 60%
Peak: 1546

Level with TEXAS GRILLBILLIES on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 5 contests
last seen Sep 12, 2014

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BARABOO Q

#1,831 of the rated field

1546 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 40%
Peak: 1546

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.

rated over 5 contests

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Whiskey Pit BBQ Co.

#1,827 of the rated field

1546 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 20%
Peak: 1546

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.

rated over 5 contests

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BBQ BRETHREN

#1,844 of the rated field

1546 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 50%
Peak: 1546

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.

rated over 6 contests

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Familiar 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	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	6	0	0	171.4172	161.0856	166.65	top 36%
Pork Ribs	6	0	0	172.5828	159.4628	165.80	top 40%
Pork	6	1	1	176.0228	166.2400	170.27	top 24%
Brisket	6	1	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.

By field size and state

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
TX	4	0	top 19%
KS	2	0	top 41%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Humble BBQ Cook Off	2	9	0	top 12%	Jan 29, 2021

More numbers

Busiest season 2022 2 contests

Contests a season 1.2 across 5 seasons in the data

Most contests held in TX 4 of 6 contests · 2 states in all

Contests visited 5 1 of them more than once

Opponents faced 852 finished ahead 796 times, behind 388

Longest layoff 2.9 yrs Feb 26, 2015 → Feb 2, 2018

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

20223 milestones

Sep 29 Career-best overall score685.0052 American Royal World Series of Barbecue - INVITATIONAL CONTEST
Sep 29 Peak power rating (1546) American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST
Sep 29 Most recent contest American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST

20213 milestones

Jan 29 First call Humble BBQ Cook Off
Jan 29 First overall top-10 Humble BBQ Cook Off
Jan 29 Career-best single call (Pork)176.0228 Humble BBQ Cook Off

20152 milestones

Feb 26 First tracked contest Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown
Feb 26 First overall past 90% of a perfect score660.4800 Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+13.5	Humble BBQ Cook Off	Jan 29, 2021
+11.5	Humble Rodeo and BBQ	Feb 2, 2018
+10.8	Humble BBQ Cook off	Jan 31, 2020
+6.7	Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown	Feb 26, 2015
+3.5	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST	Sep 29, 2022

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	Top-10s	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2022	2	0	0%	top 41%	95.1%	94.2%
2021	1	1	100%	top 8%	92.9%	92.9%
2020	1	0	0%	top 16%	91.6%	91.6%
2018	1	0	0%	top 17%	92.3%	92.3%
2015	1	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
Sep 29, 2022	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)
Sep 29, 2022	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)
Jan 29, 2021	Humble BBQ Cook Off Humble, TX	9 / 113 (668.6056)	26 (163.9772)	43 (159.4628)	3 (176.0228)	8 (169.1428)
Jan 31, 2020	Humble BBQ Cook off 🏅 Humble, TX	19 / 117 (659.3944)	19 (168)	39 (162.2516)	18 (169.1200)	35 (160.0228)
Feb 2, 2018	Humble Rodeo and BBQ Humble, TX	24 / 145 (664.6284)	22 (168.0344)	14 (172.5828)	31 (167.9884)	75 (156.0228)
Feb 26, 2015	Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown Huntsville, TX	21 / 61 (660.4800)	33 (161.0856)	20 (166.2972)	22 (166.2400)	16 (166.8572)

An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.

TEXAS GRILLBILLIES

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (6 found in their record)

Happy hunting ground

High-water mark

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

The comeback

Teams like this (closest power rating)

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

By meat

By field size and state

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

More numbers

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

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

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)