THE GRISWOLDS

THE GRISWOLDS is a competition barbecue team with 61 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 2nd of 14 at the Hog Wild BBQ Festival (2017), and they have finished Reserve Grand Champion once. They are ranked #1276 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#1,276

of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1581

peak 1625 · rated over 61 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

May 2, 2014

latest Apr 17, 2026 · 12 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#258

Master 2017 · every season

Grand champs

1 reserve

Category wins

17 podiums

Overall top-10s

16% of 61 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 52%

overall standings

Best overall

697.0972 / 720

Master · Beats, Brews, & BBQ

Perfect 180s

Current form

682.18 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 666.50 (+15.69)

Walk rate

61%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

179.4400

Brisket · Hog Wild BBQ Festival

Consistency

±30.55

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 169.19 · weakest Pork (165.00)

Road miles

5,437

across 61 mapped stops · furthest 242 mi

Schedule strength

84%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1612)

Purse competed for

$213K

listed at 19 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 20 state-championship entries

Master avg

666.50 / 720

61 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (14 found in their record)

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

The heartbreaker

0.5368 points from the title

Came within 0.5368 points of the Grand Championship at Hog Wild BBQ Festival (Jun 23, 2017).

A multi-meat day

1 contest with 2+ category wins

They've won two or more meats on the same day 1 time — the best of them 2 category wins at Beats, Brews, & BBQ (Apr 1, 2022).

Pork Ribs 1st
Brisket 1st

They almost always walk

61% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 37 of 61 contests

A top-10 category call in 61% of their 61 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

697.0972 career-best overall

96.8% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 697.0972 at Beats, Brews, & BBQ — 96.8% of a perfect 720.

Master
Apr 1, 2022

The one to beat

4× one call ahead of them

Three Hog Night Smokers has finished one call ahead of THE GRISWOLDS 4 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2017 their best year

2017 was the year it came together: 11 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 1 category win, at an average finish in the top 37%.

11 contests
5 overall top-10s
1 category win
average top 37%

A tough matchup

40–6 behind in the head-to-head

BUFFALO'S BBQ ahead in 87% of their meetings

BUFFALO'S BBQ has come out ahead in 40 of their 46 shared contests.

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The weak link

−4.2 points behind their best meat

Pork is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.19 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 22% of the time against 31%.

Pork avg 165.00
Chicken avg 169.19
13 calls in 58 entries

A strong matchup

21–3 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 88% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of POPS' SMOKIN' BBQ in 21 of their 24 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

34 of 47 shared chicken entries lost

BUTCHER BBQ ahead 72% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, BUTCHER BBQ has out-cooked them in 34 of 47 shared chicken entries.

They cook the hard rooms

1612 average field rating faced

A tougher draw than 84% of rated fields

The fields they enter average a 1612 power rating — a tougher draw than 84% of every rated contest in the data.

61 rated contests

Looking over their shoulder

3× one call behind them

DEAD BIRD BBQ has landed one call behind them 3 times.

A June team

Top 43% average finish in June

Something about June: average finish in the top 43% across 6 contests, versus top 52% the rest of the year.

6 June contests
top 52% the rest of the year

The long haul

5,437 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 5,437 miles across 61 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 242 miles to The Kansas Smithfield Guinea Pig.

61 mapped stops
furthest 242 mi

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Year	Series	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2026 ↗	Master	#1012 (62 pts)	#963 (107 pts)	#1136 (67 pts)	#1313 (52 pts)	#919 (107 pts)
2025 ↗	Master	#1148 (60 pts)	#1221 (60 pts)	#1293 (60 pts)	#1037 (105 pts)	#1190 (60 pts)
2024 ↗	Master	#556 (316 pts)	#539 (366 pts)	#658 (301 pts)	#635 (281 pts)	#567 (336 pts)
2023 ↗	Master	#595 (280 pts)	#554 (350 pts)	#674 (300 pts)	#575 (330 pts)	#474 (415 pts)
2022 ↗	Master	#567 (345 pts)	#827 (200 pts)	#534 (455 pts)	#668 (285 pts)	#588 (345 pts)
2021 ↗	Master	#521 (325 pts)	#500 (380 pts)	#465 (440 pts)	#346 (595 pts)	#510 (375 pts)
2020 ↗	Master	#530 (180 pts)	#220 (555 pts)	#572 (180 pts)	#553 (180 pts)	#535 (200 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#476 (687 pts)	#497 (687 pts)	#473 (727 pts)	#431 (787 pts)	#474 (712 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#378 (896 pts)	#193 (1,391 pts)	#317 (1,026 pts)	#381 (921 pts)	#431 (836 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#258 (1,300 pts)	#262 (1,225 pts)	#232 (1,325 pts)	#377 (1,005 pts)	#148 (1,615 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#1585 (160 pts)	#1846 (125 pts)	#1818 (130 pts)	#1522 (190 pts)	#1119 (295 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#1676 (120 pts)	#1690 (135 pts)	#1776 (120 pts)	#1790 (120 pts)	#1728 (125 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#1416 (190 pts)	#1363 (220 pts)	#1481 (190 pts)	#1498 (190 pts)	#1466 (190 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to THE GRISWOLDS, each with one reason worth a look.

49 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

303 BBQ

#1,278 of the rated field

1581 power rating

Contests: 33
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 24%
Peak: 1581

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to THE GRISWOLDS)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team THE GRISWOLDS has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 32 contests
last seen Jun 16, 2023

⚔ Head-to-head

PACS BBQ

#1,277 of the rated field

1581 power rating

Contests: 19
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 37%
Peak: 1581

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to THE GRISWOLDS)

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 19 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 19 contests
last seen Sep 18, 2026

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BUSH LEAGUE BBQ

#1,268 of the rated field

1581 power rating

Contests: 53
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 30%
Peak: 1659

Their last contest in the data was back in 2020, 6 years before THE GRISWOLDS's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 53 contests

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Menke Boys BBQ

#1,273 of the rated field

1581 power rating

Contests: 53
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 25%
Peak: 1584

Careers of much the same size, 53 contests to 61, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 51 contests
last seen Oct 10, 2025

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WAY 2 QUE

#1,280 of the rated field

1581 power rating

Contests: 42
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 21%
Peak: 1591

Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 42 contests, alongside a 21% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 42 contests
last seen Mar 2, 2018

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QUE-N-BREW

#1,270 of the rated field

1581 power rating

Contests: 38
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 34%
Peak: 1612

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2014.

rated over 38 contests
last seen May 10, 2024

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
Three Hog Night Smokers	48	15	33	31%	⚔ compare
BUTCHER BBQ	47	8	39	17%	⚔ compare
BUFFALO'S BBQ	46	6	40	13%	⚔ compare
Petie's Smokin Pits BBQ	41	13	28	32%	⚔ compare
BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO	39	12	27	31%	⚔ compare
DIVINE SWINE	36	11	25	31%	⚔ compare
MOVIN' THE CHAINS	31	17	14	55%	⚔ compare
CLARK CREW BBQ	30	1	29	3%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN DAN	29	16	13	55%	⚔ compare
4 LEGS UP BBQ	29	5	24	17%	⚔ compare
THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ	29	2	27	7%	⚔ compare
Rise N Swine	26	10	16	38%	⚔ compare
UNCLE BC'S	26	3	23	12%	⚔ compare
POPS' SMOKIN' BBQ	24	21	3	88%	⚔ compare
EVIL MONKEY BBQ	21	11	10	52%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	61	19	0	6	177.7144	144.5140	169.19	top 46%
Pork Ribs	61	12	1	4	178.2972	147.2800	166.24	top 51%
Pork	58	13	0	1	177.7028	20	165.00	top 49%
Brisket	61	15	2	6	179.4400	138.1828	166.19	top 48%

“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	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	3	top 47%
Medium (20–39)	27	top 53%
Large (40+)	31	top 53%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
OK	51	0	top 53%
KS	9	0	top 54%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Bixby BBQ'N Blues Festival	4	10	top 22%	May 6, 2022
Grand Lake BBQ & Festival	4	7	top 57%	May 18, 2018
City of Springs BBQ Championship	3	7	top 52%	May 12, 2023
Firelake BBQ Cook Off-Day 2	3	24	top 77%	Mar 20, 2021
Firelake BBQ Cook Off-Day 1	3	26	top 50%	Mar 19, 2021
Lake Views & BBQ	2	14	top 59%	Apr 5, 2024
Beats, Brews, & BBQ	2	3	top 40%	Apr 1, 2022
Cherokee Strip BBQ Cook-Off	2	16	top 52%	Sep 20, 2019
Bixby BBQ'n Blues Festival	2	9	top 54%	May 3, 2019
Hog Wild BBQ Festival	2	2	top 32%	Jun 23, 2017
Firelake BBQ Cook Off (Day 2)	2	35	top 58%	Mar 25, 2017

More numbers

Busiest season 2018 11 contests

Contests a season 4.7 across 13 seasons in the data

Most contests held in OK 51 of 61 contests · 2 states in all

Contests visited 43 11 of them more than once

Opponents faced 1,307 finished ahead 1,671 times, behind 1,616

Longest layoff 1.1 yrs Mar 21, 2025 → Apr 17, 2026

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

20261 milestone

Apr 17 Most recent contest Tom Brigham Memorial BBQ

20223 milestones

Apr 1 First multi-meat day Beats, Brews, & BBQ
Apr 1 Career-best overall score697.0972 Beats, Brews, & BBQ
May 6 Peak power rating (1625) Bixby BBQ'N Blues Festival

20211 milestone

Apr 23 50th tracked contest 16th Annual HANOR Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ

20176 milestones

Apr 28 First overall top-10 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Jun 23 First category win (Brisket) Hog Wild BBQ Festival
Jun 23 First overall podium Hog Wild BBQ Festival
Jun 23 First Reserve Championship Hog Wild BBQ Festival
Jun 23 Career-best single call (Brisket)179.4400 Hog Wild BBQ Festival
Sep 22 25th tracked contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional)

20162 milestones

Apr 8 First overall past 90% of a perfect score657.6228 Chillin & Grillin
May 20 10th tracked contest Grand Lake BBQ & Festival

20151 milestone

Oct 16 First call Grills and Grilles

20141 milestone

May 2 First tracked contest Bixby BBQ'N Blues Festival

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+14.9	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	Apr 28, 2017
+14.5	Grand Lake BBQ & Festival	May 19, 2017
+14.1	Hog Wild BBQ Festival	Jun 23, 2017
+13.4	Beats, Brews, & BBQ	Apr 1, 2022
+11.8	Bixby BBQ'N Blues Festival	May 6, 2016

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-13.2	Que' For a Cause	Aug 4, 2023
-12.6	Bixby BBQ'N Blues Festival	May 2, 2014
-11.1	Tom Brigham Memorial BBQ	Apr 17, 2026
-10.4	Firelake BBQ Cook Off Day 2	Mar 23, 2019
-10	Firelake BBQ Cook Off-Day 2	Oct 24, 2020

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2026	1	0	0	0%	top 85%	93.2%	93.2%
2025	1	0	0	0%	top 60%	94%	94%
2024	3	0	0	67%	top 43%	96%	95.5%
2023	3	1	0	67%	top 67%	95%	94.4%
2022	2	1	2	100%	top 23%	96.8%	95.9%
2021	4	0	0	100%	top 41%	95.1%	94.8%
2020	3	0	0	67%	top 75%	93.9%	92.7%
2019	7	2	0	57%	top 48%	95.1%	92.7%
2018	11	1	0	55%	top 56%	95.2%	92.9%
2017	11	5	1	82%	top 37%	95.9%	94.2%
2016	9	0	0	56%	top 52%	94%	92.4%
2015	3	0	0	33%	top 62%	89.5%	89.1%
2014	3	0	0	0%	top 88%	86.8%	78.2%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Apr 17, 2026	Tom Brigham Memorial BBQ 🏅 Iola, KS	23 / 27 (670.6968)	14 (171.4056)	22 (165.0856)	25 (165.0856)	14 (169.1200)
Mar 21, 2025	7th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship 🏅 Olathe, KS	42 / 70 (677.0860)	31 (172.5600)	52 (165.7144)	16 (174.8572)	52 (163.9544)
Jun 7, 2024	Smoke on the Plains BBQ & Music Fest 🏅 Derby, KS	13 / 43 (691.3252)	8 (177.7028)	21 (170.2628)	21 (172.5484)	14 (170.8112)
Apr 5, 2024	Lake Views & BBQ 🏅 Wagoner, OK	14 / 21 (683.8972)	15 (167.4060)	12 (172.5600)	16 (169.6684)	6 (174.2628)
Mar 15, 2024	6th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship 🏅 Olathe, KS	18 / 58 (687.9084)	14 (173.7028)	15 (174.2744)	15 (174.8456)	33 (165.0856)
Aug 4, 2023	Que' For a Cause Tahlequah, OK	31 / 36 (671.2684)	18 (172.5600)	20 (169.6800)	23 (169.6800)	34 (159.3484)
May 12, 2023	City of Springs BBQ Championship 🏅 Sulphur, OK	10 / 16 (683.8740)	6 (172.5600)	7 (171.9656)	7 (173.1084)	13 (166.2400)
Mar 31, 2023	Lake Views & BBQ (formerly Beats, Brew & BBQ) 🏅 Wagoner, OK	15 / 29 (683.9084)	16 (171.4172)	22 (165.6684)	13 (171.4056)	2 (175.4172)
May 6, 2022	Bixby BBQ'N Blues Festival 🏅 Bixby, OK	14 / 38 (684.4684)	10 (175.4172)	6 (176.5600)	12 (171.9772)	24 (160.5140)
Apr 1, 2022	Beats, Brews, & BBQ 🏅 Wagoner, OK	3 / 30 (697.0972)	23 (165.6800)	1 (178.2972)	7 (174.2628)	1 (178.8572)
May 7, 2021	Bixby Rotary BBQ'N Blues Festival 🏅 Bixby, OK	21 / 53 (678.7084)	14 (174.2628)	37 (161.6456)	6 (175.4172)	19 (167.3828)
Apr 23, 2021	16th Annual HANOR Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ Enid, OK	13 / 41 (683.9316)	9 (173.1316)	20 (166.2516)	17 (170.8456)	10 (173.7028)
Mar 20, 2021	Firelake BBQ Cook Off-Day 2 Shawnee, OK	24 / 50 (684.4684)	46 (165.1200)	5 (175.4172)	8 (174.2628)	23 (169.6684)
Mar 19, 2021	Firelake BBQ Cook Off-Day 1 Shawnee, OK	26 / 56 (682.2056)	51 (161.6800)	15 (172.5600)	7 (176.5600)	21 (171.4056)
Oct 24, 2020	Firelake BBQ Cook Off-Day 2 🏅 Shawnee, OK	52 / 58 (659.8056)	57 (158.8000)	55 (162.7884)	—	21 (171.9772)
Oct 23, 2020	Firelake BBQ Cook Off-Day 1 🏅 Shawnee, OK	42 / 64 (676.4344)	3 (177.7028)	53 (161.6688)	—	41 (167.3828)
Jun 12, 2020	Beats, Brews, & BBQ 🏅 Wagoner, OK	38 / 55 (665.0288)	2 (177.7144)	26 (167.9772)	—	29 (167.9772)
Sep 20, 2019	Cherokee Strip BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Ponca City, OK	16 / 28 (654.1484)	17 (163.9656)	13 (163.4172)	21 (161.6572)	9 (165.1084)
May 10, 2019	City Of Springs BBQ Championship 🏅 Sulphur, OK	7 / 25 (677.6228)	6 (173.7028)	11 (166.8344)	14 (163.3828)	6 (173.7028)
May 3, 2019	Bixby BBQ'n Blues Festival 🏅	9 / 56 (684.5028)	14 (170.2628)	16 (167.9888)	3 (177.7028)	18 (168.5484)
Apr 26, 2019	14th Annual HANOR Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ 🏅 Enid, OK	25 / 39 (659.8740)	19 (168)	18 (165.6800)	22 (166.8228)	27 (159.3712)
Apr 5, 2019	Stillwater Elks Lodge Blazathon 🏅 Stillwater, OK	15 / 34 (673.0628)	16 (166.2628)	6 (174.8688)	15 (165.7028)	16 (166.2284)
Mar 23, 2019	Firelake BBQ Cook Off Day 2 🏅 Shawnee, OK	57 / 62 (649.4396)	43 (167.3828)	62 (147.2800)	55 (161.6684)	19 (173.1084)
Mar 22, 2019	Firelake BBQ Cook Off Day 1 🏅 Shawnee, OK	27 / 74 (673.0744)	25 (170.2972)	34 (167.4056)	11 (174.2860)	53 (161.0856)
Oct 26, 2018	10th Annual Smokin the Fort BBQ & Music Festival Fort Gibson, OK	14 / 27 (652.4572)	3 (175.4400)	15 (161.1200)	19 (153.0628)	12 (162.8344)
Oct 13, 2018	Bedouin Brew & Bar-B-Que Muskogee, OK	14 / 26 (669.5884)	13 (168.5256)	7 (167.3828)	8 (169.6800)	18 (164)
Jun 1, 2018	Boots and BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL) Claremore, OK	14 / 30 (669.5884)	4 (174.2628)	15 (163.9772)	8 (172.5600)	21 (158.7884)
May 18, 2018	Grand Lake BBQ & Festival Langley, OK	18 / 26 (681.7032)	4 (177.7144)	21 (161.7144)	13 (172.5944)	16 (169.6800)
May 4, 2018	Bixby BBQ'n Blues Festival Bixby, OK	10 / 68 (685.1084)	3 (177.1428)	11 (173.1200)	19 (171.4056)	26 (163.4400)
Apr 20, 2018	13th Annual Hanor Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ Enid, OK	29 / 49 (664.4568)	39 (161.6456)	16 (171.4628)	29 (167.3828)	30 (163.9656)
Apr 6, 2018	City of Springs BBQ Championship Sulphur, OK	11 / 17 (661.5884)	7 (172.0228)	11 (165.0856)	15 (157.0972)	8 (167.3828)
Mar 24, 2018	Fire Lake BBQ Cook-off Day 2 Shawnee, OK	57 / 79 (670.8228)	28 (172.5600)	49 (168)	50 (168.5600)	62 (161.7028)
Mar 23, 2018	Fire Lake BBQ Cook-off Day 1 Shawnee, OK	27 / 84 (679.3712)	62 (163.4172)	12 (174.8456)	27 (170.8456)	29 (170.2628)
Mar 3, 2018	Kansas BBQ Shootout Day 2 Cheney, KS	28 / 42 (669.6000)	32 (166.2400)	28 (165.1200)	23 (167.4172)	20 (170.8228)
Mar 2, 2018	Kansas BBQ Shoot Out Day 1 Cheney, KS	41 / 47 (654.1144)	20 (168.5600)	39 (162.8000)	30 (166.2516)	41 (156.5028)
Sep 29, 2017	Smokin-in-Sapulpa 4th Annual BBQ Sapulpa, OK	6 / 30 (688.4568)	5 (173.1084)	18 (164.5256)	9 (174.2628)	4 (176.5600)
Sep 22, 2017	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) Edmond, OK	19 / 30 (682.2516)	15 (174.2744)	19 (169.7028)	6 (174.8800)	27 (163.3944)
Sep 8, 2017	Hot Pursuit BBQ Shawnee, OK	17 / 27 (662.2060)	22 (163.4172)	22 (158.2516)	16 (167.3944)	6 (173.1428)
Jun 23, 2017	Hog Wild BBQ Festival Chandler, OK	2 / 14 (690.2516)	3 (173.7144)	2 (167.4172)	4 (169.6800)	1 (179.4400)
Jun 9, 2017	Mocklahoma Ribs & Roll BBQ Championship-Day 1 Okmulgee, OK	13 / 29 (670.2628)	20 (166.8456)	15 (165.1084)	23 (162.2744)	3 (176.0344)
May 19, 2017	Grand Lake BBQ & Festival Langley, OK	7 / 36 (690.2632)	9 (173.7144)	3 (176.0116)	16 (169.1200)	13 (171.4172)
May 5, 2017	Bixby BBQ'n Blues Festival (JUDGES FULL) Bixby, OK	10 / 68 (681.6688)	19 (169.7144)	16 (168.5372)	24 (166.2744)	2 (177.1428)
Apr 28, 2017	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Overland Park, KS	5 / 30 (683.9084)	4 (177.7028)	2 (176.5600)	26 (160.5256)	8 (169.1200)
Apr 7, 2017	Chillin n Grillin BBQ Festival Sands Springs, OK	12 / 33 (679.3716)	22 (168)	8 (169.6916)	14 (170.2628)	8 (171.4172)
Mar 25, 2017	Firelake BBQ Cook Off (Day 2) Shawnee, OK	58 / 77 (657.5772)	21 (174.2628)	55 (166.2400)	76 (145.0744)	16 (172)
Mar 24, 2017	Firelake BBQ Cook Off (Day 1) Shawnee, OK	35 / 87 (676.4684)	42 (167.9656)	20 (173.1200)	29 (170.2856)	54 (165.0972)
Oct 29, 2016	37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS	168 / 557 (667.4512)	175 (168.0228)	301 (163.9772)	75 (172.0228)	259 (163.4284)
Sep 30, 2016	3rd Annual Smokin in Sapulpa Sapulpa, OK	17 / 37 (665.1084)	24 (158.8228)	23 (159.4056)	11 (172.0228)	3 (174.8572)
Sep 16, 2016	Cherokee Strip BBQ Cook-Off Ponca City, OK	20 / 43 (661.6804)	3 (174.9144)	30 (162.8460)	30 (159.9772)	22 (163.9428)
Jul 22, 2016	The Kansas Smithfield Guinea Pig Desoto, KS	37 / 49 (672.5372)	34 (169.1428)	22 (170.8688)	14 (174.2972)	47 (158.2284)
Jun 24, 2016	Hog Wild BBQ Festival Chandler, OK	13 / 26 (670.1712)	4 (174.2856)	10 (169.6800)	16 (165.7028)	17 (160.5028)
May 20, 2016	Grand Lake BBQ & Festival Langley, OK	25 / 46 (677.1316)	30 (169.7028)	27 (167.4516)	21 (168)	13 (171.9772)
May 6, 2016	Bixby BBQ'N Blues Festival Bixby, OK	18 / 83 (674.7772)	8 (173.1428)	6 (174.2744)	35 (164.5372)	29 (162.8228)
Apr 8, 2016	Chillin & Grillin Sand Springs, OK	25 / 43 (657.6228)	32 (161.7144)	33 (157.7028)	4 (175.4172)	26 (162.7884)
Mar 25, 2016	Firelake BBQ Cook Off Shawnee, OK	54 / 66 (641.5544)	52 (162.2516)	52 (159.9428)	65 (146.8000)	15 (172.5600)
Oct 16, 2015	Grills and Grilles Broken Arrow, OK	21 / 38 (643.7940)	24 (162.8228)	27 (156.5028)	8 (171.4056)	24 (153.0628)
May 15, 2015	Grand Lake BBQ Festival Langley, OK	28 / 35 (644.4800)	22 (167.4400)	32 (147.3600)	27 (165.7028)	24 (163.9772)
May 1, 2015	Bixby BBQ'N Blues Festival Bixby, OK	42 / 81 (636.4000)	44 (160.5256)	40 (159.9772)	34 (165.1200)	57 (150.7772)
Oct 10, 2014	Chillin and Grillin Sand Springs, OK	28 / 32 (588.9140)	28 (144.5140)	26 (153.0628)	30 (148.5144)	28 (142.8228)
May 16, 2014	Grand Lake BBQ Festival Langley, OK	28 / 33 (624.9596)	19 (166.2512)	25 (157.6572)	30 (147.9312)	26 (153.1200)
May 2, 2014	Bixby BBQ'N Blues Festival Bixby, OK	73 / 80 (474.7088)	42 (158.2516)	40 (158.2744)	75 (20)	72 (138.1828)

THE GRISWOLDS

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Best top-10 run

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 (14 found in their record)

The heartbreaker

A multi-meat day

They almost always walk

High-water mark

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Chicken nemesis

They cook the hard rooms

Looking over their shoulder

A June team

The long haul

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Overall rank by season

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)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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)