Giant slayer
33
teams beaten in one weekend
Took the Grand Championship over a 33-team field at Mark Marley's Go Big or Go Home BBQ Bash (DAY 1).
- May 14, 2021
Gladiolas BBQ
Gladiolas BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 2 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record in 2021. They have won 1 Grand Championship, at the Mark Marley's Go Big or Go Home BBQ Bash (DAY 1) (2021).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1507
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 2
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
May 14, 2021
latest May 15, 2021
Grand champs
1
0 reserve
Category wins
1
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 2 contests
Avg finish
top 52%
overall standings
Walk rate
100%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 167.98 · weakest Chicken (157.95)
Road miles
0
across 2 mapped stops
Purse competed for
$13K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
1 🏅
won from 2 state-championship entries
Master avg
640.95 / 720
1 Master contest · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
334.83 / 360
1 Backyard contest · 1 GC
These overall scores sit on different scales (Master out of 720, Backyard out of 360), 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.
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 158.2172 | 157.6800 | 157.95 | top 53% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 177.1544 | 150.1828 | 163.67 | top 52% |
| Pork | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164.5716 | 164.5716 | 164.57 | top 73% |
| Brisket | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 167.9772 | 167.9772 | 167.98 | top 32% |
“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.
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Marley's Go Big or Go Home BBQ Bash (DAY 2) | 2 | 1 | 1 | top 52% | May 15, 2021 |
More numbers
First title
May 14, 2021
Mark Marley's Go Big or Go Home BBQ Bash (DAY 1)
Opponents faced
41
finished ahead 40 times, behind 21
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
202112 milestones
- First tracked contest Mark Marley's Go Big or Go Home BBQ Bash (DAY 1)
- First call Mark Marley's Go Big or Go Home BBQ Bash (DAY 1)
- First category win (Pork Ribs) Mark Marley's Go Big or Go Home BBQ Bash (DAY 1)
- First overall top-10 Mark Marley's Go Big or Go Home BBQ Bash (DAY 1)
- First overall podium Mark Marley's Go Big or Go Home BBQ Bash (DAY 1)
- First Grand Championship Mark Marley's Go Big or Go Home BBQ Bash (DAY 1)
- First state championship Mark Marley's Go Big or Go Home BBQ Bash (DAY 1)
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score334.8344 Mark Marley's Go Big or Go Home BBQ Bash (DAY 1)
- Biggest field won (33 teams) Mark Marley's Go Big or Go Home BBQ Bash (DAY 1)
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)177.1544 Mark Marley's Go Big or Go Home BBQ Bash (DAY 1)
- Career-best overall score640.9488 Mark Marley's Go Big or Go Home BBQ Bash (DAY 2)
- Most recent contest Mark Marley's Go Big or Go Home BBQ Bash (DAY 2)
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 15, 2021 | Mark Marley's Go Big or Go Home BBQ Bash (DAY 2) 🏅 Plainview, TX | 22 / 22 (640.9488) | 22 (158.2172) | 22 (150.1828) | 16 (164.5716) | 7 (167.9772) |
| May 14, 2021 | Mark Marley's Go Big or Go Home BBQ Bash (DAY 1) 🏅 Plainview, TX | 1 / 33 (334.8344) | 2 (157.6800) | 1 (177.1544) | — | — |