GRILLIN' GRINDES MO
Rating
1458
peak 1458
Contests
24
in the data
First seen
2019-04-12
latest 2026-04-17
Best ToY finish
#426
Master 2023
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
4 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
of 24 contests
Avg finish
top 68%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
679.44 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 659.73 (+19.71)
Walk rate
46%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±19.45
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 165.81 · weakest Brisket (164.34)
Road miles
3230
mi across 24 mapped stops · furthest 202 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
Split Borders BBQ has finished one call ahead of GRILLIN' GRINDES 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
TEAM BREW & QUE has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
TEAM CRAWFORD has come out ahead in 11 of their 12 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of Bucknutz BBQ in 9 of their 10 shared contests.
Teams like this (closest power rating, MO first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 24 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 178.2972 | 142.2284 | 165.81 | top 63% |
| Pork Ribs | 24 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 173.7028 | 150.2744 | 164.89 | top 66% |
| Pork | 24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 176.0344 | 142.7772 | 164.69 | top 65% |
| Brisket | 24 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 176.0000 | 150.2628 | 164.34 | top 60% |
“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 | 10 | 0 | top 74% |
| IA | 9 | 0 | top 64% |
| NE | 3 | 0 | top 64% |
| KS | 2 | 0 | top 64% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 2 | 0 | top 62% |
| Medium (20–39) | 16 | 0 | top 64% |
| Large (40+) | 6 | 0 | top 83% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2023 (6 contests)
- Cooks mostly in MO (10 of 24 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (24 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 659.73
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 681.0628 | 678.19 |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 687.9432 | 680.27 |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 674.2284 | 660.29 |
| 2023 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 674.7884 | 661.01 |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 679.3488 | 667.32 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 632.9712 | 627.50 |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 665.0628 | 634.94 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-17 | Knox Co. 4-H/FFA Ring of Smoke Edina, MO | 12 / 25 (681.0628) | 3 (176.5600) | 9 (170.2628) | 13 (171.4400) | 21 (162.8000) |
| 2026-01-30 | SJV Winter Rub Omaha, NE | 16 / 38 (675.3140) | 34 (162.8112) | 9 (173.1200) | 16 (170.8228) | 15 (168.5600) |
| 2025-09-19 | Tri-City BBQ Fest Denison, IA | 7 / 26 (687.9432) | 2 (178.2972) | 15 (166.2516) | 7 (174.8572) | 16 (168.5372) |
| 2025-07-18 | Shenandoah ShenDig Shenandoah, IA | 19 / 30 (676.4568) | 28 (161.6456) | 20 (168.5256) | 6 (176.0344) | 13 (170.2512) |
| 2025-04-25 | Smokin' in the Creek BBQ Contest Sugar Creek, MO | 30 / 40 (676.4228) | 16 (173.1200) | 28 (169.6800) | 35 (162.8000) | 14 (170.8228) |
| 2024-10-25 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 1) (MASTERS and BACKYARD) Oak Grove, MO | 53 / 53 (654.6972) | 42 (169.1084) | 49 (162.8116) | 49 (163.9772) | 51 (158.8000) |
| 2024-09-20 | Tri City BBQ Fest Denison, IA | 22 / 30 (659.2572) | 25 (163.3828) | 29 (154.7888) | 15 (169.6684) | 14 (171.4172) |
| 2024-07-19 | Shenandoah ShenDig BBQ Shenandoah, IA | 24 / 36 (674.2284) | 13 (172.0000) | 30 (165.6684) | 29 (161.1428) | 2 (175.4172) |
| 2024-04-26 | Smokin' in the Creek BBQ Contest Sugar Creek, MO | 36 / 44 (652.9604) | 22 (170.8344) | 34 (166.2400) | 44 (153.6344) | 33 (162.2516) |
| 2023-10-27 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 1) (MASTERS and BACKYARD) Oak Grove, MO | 45 / 47 (642.6748) | 47 (153.0628) | 34 (169.6916) | 40 (163.9544) | 44 (155.9660) |
| 2023-10-06 | Meat Inferno (JUDGING FULL) Edgerton, KS | 15 / 19 (674.7884) | 9 (174.2628) | 14 (167.4400) | 12 (168.5256) | 16 (164.5600) |
| 2023-09-15 | Tri City BBQ Fest Denison, IA | 23 / 32 (664.4688) | 27 (163.9772) | 10 (171.4172) | 15 (167.9772) | 26 (161.0972) |
| 2023-07-21 | Shenandoah ShenDig Shenandoah, IA | 19 / 37 (670.1484) | 15 (171.4172) | 21 (167.3828) | 18 (170.8228) | 21 (160.5256) |
| 2023-04-21 | Smokin in the Creek BBQ Sugar Creek, MO | 34 / 51 (655.2336) | 33 (162.8112) | 41 (160.5140) | 37 (165.6684) | 26 (166.2400) |
| 2023-01-27 | SJV Winter Rub Omaha, NE | 18 / 31 (658.7312) | 19 (165.1084) | 12 (170.2744) | 17 (167.9656) | 25 (155.3828) |
| 2022-10-21 | Border War Barbeque Osawatomie, KS | 15 / 30 (679.3488) | 24 (161.6916) | 11 (173.7028) | 11 (171.9772) | 9 (171.9772) |
| 2022-09-16 | Tri City BBQ Fest Denison, IA | 19 / 25 (654.2400) | 4 (174.3200) | 19 (159.4172) | 20 (155.9772) | 18 (164.5256) |
| 2022-07-29 | Shenandoah "ShenDig" Barbeque Championship Shenandoah, IA | 13 / 27 (667.3256) | 19 (164.5600) | 15 (166.8228) | 23 (159.9428) | 2 (176.0000) |
| 2022-04-22 | Smokin' in the Creek BBQ Contest (JUDGE'S FULL) Sugar Creek, MO | 21 / 35 (668.3652) | 17 (169.6684) | 25 (162.7884) | 25 (165.0972) | 13 (170.8112) |
| 2021-08-13 | GOBS Que (DAY 1) Arlington, NE | 24 / 26 (622.0228) | 17 (166.2400) | 24 (155.3600) | 26 (142.7772) | 22 (157.6456) |
| 2021-07-16 | Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off Day 1 Cameron, MO | 31 / 33 (632.9712) | 28 (164.5600) | 29 (158.2400) | 29 (155.9428) | 31 (154.2284) |
| 2019-09-20 | Tri City BBQ Fest Denison, IA | 34 / 34 (610.2056) | 34 (142.2284) | 33 (150.2744) | 18 (167.4400) | 30 (150.2628) |
| 2019-07-27 | Hannibal Bar-B-Q-Festival Hannibal, MO | 8 / 18 (665.0628) | 13 (159.3940) | 7 (166.8344) | 8 (169.1544) | 4 (169.6800) |
| 2019-04-12 | The Best Dam BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake Smithville, MO | 41 / 54 (629.5656) | 43 (158.2628) | 41 (159.9544) | 45 (154.8572) | 38 (156.4912) |
Team of the Year standings (rank per category by season — year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #450 (220 pts) | #434 (285 pts) | #455 (280 pts) | #484 (215 pts) | #534 (180 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #560 (301 pts) | #516 (411 pts) | #738 (241 pts) | #502 (386 pts) | #554 (326 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #636 (255 pts) | #605 (310 pts) | #750 (235 pts) | #629 (285 pts) | #449 (490 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #426 (462 pts) | #440 (502 pts) | #439 (552 pts) | #409 (527 pts) | #489 (402 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #538 (377 pts) | #501 (442 pts) | #607 (367 pts) | #614 (322 pts) | #392 (597 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #1011 (114 pts) | #890 (149 pts) | #1100 (114 pts) | #1076 (109 pts) | #944 (124 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #1020 (257 pts) | #1168 (222 pts) | #1059 (267 pts) | #993 (292 pts) | #955 (312 pts) |