Grease Monkey Grilling

Grease Monkey Grilling is a competition barbecue team with 17 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2021. Their best overall finish is 17th of 25 at the Great Northern BBQ (2014). They are ranked #6419 of 6,485 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#6,419

of 6,485 rated · rankings

Rating

1386

peak 1386 · rated over 17 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jun 7, 2013

latest Sep 10, 2021 · 8.3 years on the trail

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

0% of 17 contests

Avg finish

top 83%

overall standings

Best overall

647.3712 / 720

Master · Great Northern BBQ

Perfect 180s

Current form

608.65 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 611.85 (-3.20)

Walk rate

18%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

173.7028

Pork · Great Northern BBQ

Consistency

±14.42

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 155.85 · weakest Pork Ribs (151.26)

Road miles

2,547

across 17 mapped stops · furthest 421 mi

Schedule strength

27%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1537)

Purse competed for

$12K

listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 2 state-championship entries

Master avg

611.85 / 720

17 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (9 found in their record)

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

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

JURASSIC PORK BBQ TEAM has finished one call ahead of Grease Monkey Grilling 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2013 their best year

2013 was the year it came together: 3 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 66%.

3 contests
0 overall top-10s
0 category wins
average top 66%

A tough matchup

9–0 behind in the head-to-head

CRASH TEST SMOKERS ahead in 100% of their meetings

CRASH TEST SMOKERS has come out ahead in 9 of their 9 shared contests.

The weak link

−4.6 points behind their best meat

Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.59 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 6% of the time against 6%.

Pork Ribs avg 151.26
Chicken avg 155.85
1 call in 17 entries

A strong matchup

7–2 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 78% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of GRILLHEADS in 7 of their 9 shared contests.

The comeback

2 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 2 years, then back at Puckaway Pigfest (Sep 10, 2021).

last seen Sep 6, 2019
back Sep 10, 2021

Chicken nemesis

7 of 9 shared chicken entries lost

CRASH TEST SMOKERS ahead 78% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, CRASH TEST SMOKERS has out-cooked them in 7 of 9 shared chicken entries.

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A June team

Top 75% average finish in June

Something about June: average finish in the top 75% across 5 contests, versus top 83% the rest of the year.

5 June contests
top 83% the rest of the year

The metronome

±2.00% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.00% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 85.0% of a perfect score
17 contests

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GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1504

They've been 1504 at their best, 118 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

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SCHAEFER BBQ

#6,418 of the rated field

1386 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1386

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rated over 13 contests
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#6,420 of the rated field

1385 power rating

Contests: 36
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1385

36 contests and no Grand Championship yet.

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2 GUYS AND A CHICK

#6,414 of the rated field

1387 ▲ 1 power rating

Contests: 18
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1387

Level with Grease Monkey Grilling on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 18 contests
last seen Sep 24, 2021

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#6,423 of the rated field

1385 ▼ 1 power rating

Contests: 20
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 5%
Peak: 1385

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.

rated over 20 contests
last seen Oct 11, 2024

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#6,422 of the rated field

1385 ▼ 1 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1385

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rated over 13 contests
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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
GRILLHEADS	9	7	2	78%	⚔ compare
CRASH TEST SMOKERS	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
A BOY NAMED QUE	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
BIG "E" BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN CROATIANS	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
JURASSIC PORK BBQ TEAM	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
5 FINGER BBQ	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
BRINGIN' THE HEAT	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
ABOVE THE BRIDGE BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
43RD PARALLEL BBQ	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
Low Rent Bbq	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
CHEFS GONE GRILLIN	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
TOO POOR TO SCORE	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
BURNITA BAR-B-QUE	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	17	1	169.1428	143.4060	155.85	top 75%
Pork Ribs	17	1	166.8572	130.2744	151.26	top 76%
Pork	17	1	173.7028	133.6344	152.64	top 78%
Brisket	17	1	165.7256	138.1944	152.09	top 74%

“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)	11	0	top 80%
Large (40+)	6	0	top 87%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
WI	12	top 81%
MN	4	top 86%
IA	1	top 88%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Puckaway Pigfest	3	23	top 88%	Sep 10, 2021
Poor Que	3	23	top 69%	Jun 3, 2016
Puckaway Pigfest	2	27	top 87%	Sep 6, 2019
Grill Games	2	28	top 82%	Aug 28, 2015

More numbers

Busiest season 2018 4 contests

Contests a season 2.1 across 8 seasons in the data

Most contests held in WI 12 of 17 contests · 3 states in all

Contests visited 11 4 of them more than once

Opponents faced 356 finished ahead 105 times, behind 495

Longest layoff 2 yrs Sep 6, 2019 → Sep 10, 2021

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

20211 milestone

Sep 10 Most recent contest Puckaway Pigfest

20161 milestone

Aug 26 10th tracked contest 9th Annual Big Island BBQ

20142 milestones

Aug 8 Career-best overall score647.3712 Great Northern BBQ
Aug 8 Career-best single call (Pork)173.7028 Great Northern BBQ

20133 milestones

Jun 7 First tracked contest Poor Que
Jun 7 Peak power rating (1498) Poor Que
Aug 23 First call Grill Games

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

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-13.3	Grill Games	Aug 28, 2015
-11.7	Puckaway Pigfest	Sep 5, 2014
-10.5	Lake Minnetonka BBQ & Beer Fest (Teams spots Full)	Aug 12, 2016
-9.6	Puckaway Pigfest	Sep 10, 2021
-9.3	Poor Que	Jun 3, 2016

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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2021	1	0%	top 97%	83.6%	83.6%
2019	1	0%	top 87%	84%	84%
2018	4	0%	top 91%	86.5%	84.1%
2017	1	100%	top 74%	85.9%	85.9%
2016	3	0%	top 89%	86.2%	85.5%
2015	2	0%	top 79%	86.6%	84.1%
2014	2	50%	top 80%	89.9%	86.6%
2013	3	33%	top 66%	86%	85.5%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Sep 10, 2021	Puckaway Pigfest 🏅 Montello, WI	29 / 30 (602.1376)	19 (166.3316)	26 (147.9316)	27 (149.6800)	29 (138.1944)
Sep 6, 2019	Puckaway Pigfest 🏅 Montello, WI	34 / 39 (605.0400)	39 (145.1428)	33 (153.7028)	38 (143.3600)	16 (162.8344)
Sep 7, 2018	Puckaway Pigfest Montello, WI	27 / 31 (596.9376)	31 (143.4060)	11 (166.8344)	31 (133.6344)	20 (153.0628)
Aug 17, 2018	SMSU Smokefest Marshall, MN	39 / 40 (622.7776)	40 (143.9660)	19 (166.8572)	39 (154.8000)	29 (157.1544)
Jul 20, 2018	BBQ 'Loo & Blues TOO! Waterloo, IA	37 / 42 (616.3656)	38 (158.2400)	38 (153.0972)	41 (149.6456)	35 (155.3828)
Jun 8, 2018	Annual Poor Que Montello, WI	24 / 26 (586.7312)	19 (157.0856)	26 (130.2744)	25 (151.9884)	23 (147.3828)
Jun 9, 2017	8th Annual Poor Que Montello, WI	23 / 31 (618.2972)	6 (169.1428)	8 (163.4172)	30 (146.2972)	31 (139.4400)
Aug 26, 2016	9th Annual Big Island BBQ Albert Lea, MN	40 / 48 (619.8516)	37 (159.4172)	36 (157.6572)	41 (154.2628)	39 (148.5144)
Aug 12, 2016	Lake Minnetonka BBQ & Beer Fest (Teams spots Full) Tonka Bay, MN	34 / 35 (620.9944)	31 (159.3712)	35 (147.3944)	32 (158.2744)	31 (155.9544)
Jun 3, 2016	Poor Que Montello, WI	26 / 30 (606.7200)	23 (152.5256)	29 (141.6916)	12 (164.5828)	26 (147.9200)
Aug 28, 2015	Grill Games Kenosha, WI	48 / 49 (588.4344)	45 (150.2628)	38 (150.2744)	49 (140.5256)	41 (147.3716)
Jun 5, 2015	Poor Que Montello, WI	23 / 38 (623.2796)	20 (159.4284)	24 (151.9312)	23 (155.3828)	24 (156.5372)
Sep 5, 2014	Puckaway Pigfest Montello, WI	37 / 40 (599.2344)	27 (159.4172)	35 (147.3372)	35 (150.2856)	38 (142.1944)
Aug 8, 2014	Great Northern BBQ Brainerd, MN	17 / 25 (647.3712)	22 (157.7716)	20 (154.2284)	6 (173.7028)	16 (161.6684)
Sep 6, 2013	Puckaway Pigfest Montello, WI	23 / 31 (610.7428)	18 (158.8456)	26 (147.4056)	27 (147.9428)	15 (156.5488)
Aug 23, 2013	Grill Games Kenosha, WI	28 / 43 (617.7144)	35 (150.2628)	34 (144.5716)	21 (157.1544)	8 (165.7256)
Jun 7, 2013	Poor Que Montello, WI	23 / 39 (618.8568)	20 (158.8570)	32 (146.8572)	12 (163.4286)	30 (149.7140)

Grease Monkey Grilling

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

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (9 found in their record)

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

The comeback

Chicken nemesis

A June team

The metronome

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 contest size

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)

📉 Toughest weekends

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)