THE GRISWOLDS OK
Rating
1512
peak 1537
Contests
24
in the data
First seen
2019-03-22
latest 2026-04-17
Best ToY finish
#258
Master 2017
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
2
6 podiums
Overall top-10s
4
of 24 contests
Avg finish
top 52%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
682.18 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 676.41 (+5.77)
Walk rate
67%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
2
best run (overall)
Consistency
±11.59
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 170.36 · weakest Pork Ribs (167.99)
Road miles
2065
mi across 24 mapped stops · furthest 236 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
SMOKIN DAN has finished one call ahead of THE GRISWOLDS 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
DEAD BIRD BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
Petie's Smokin Pits BBQ has come out ahead in 14 of their 20 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of CEO BBQ in 10 of their 13 shared contests.
📅 A May team
Something about May: average finish in the top 37% across 5 contests, versus top 52% the rest of the year.
Teams like this (closest power rating, OK first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 24 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 177.7144 | 158.8000 | 170.36 | top 46% |
| Pork Ribs | 24 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 178.2972 | 147.2800 | 167.99 | top 50% |
| Pork | 24 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 177.7028 | 151.3600 | 169.71 | top 47% |
| Brisket | 24 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 178.8572 | 159.3484 | 168.34 | top 46% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| OK | 19 | 0 | top 54% |
| KS | 4 | 0 | top 52% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 63% |
| Medium (20–39) | 10 | 0 | top 53% |
| Large (40+) | 13 | 0 | top 50% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2019 (7 contests)
- Cooks mostly in OK (19 of 24 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (24 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 676.41
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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 670.6968 | 670.70 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 677.0860 | 677.09 |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 691.3252 | 687.71 |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 683.9084 | 679.68 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 697.0972 | 690.78 |
| 2021 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 684.4684 | 682.33 |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 676.4344 | 667.09 |
| 2019 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 684.5028 | 667.39 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-17 | Tom Brigham Memorial BBQ Iola, KS | 23 / 27 (670.6968) | 14 (171.4056) | 22 (165.0856) | 25 (165.0856) | 14 (169.1200) |
| 2025-03-21 | 7th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship Olathe, KS | 42 / 70 (677.0860) | 31 (172.5600) | 52 (165.7144) | 16 (174.8572) | 52 (163.9544) |
| 2024-06-07 | 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) |
| 2024-04-05 | Lake Views & BBQ Wagoner, OK | 14 / 21 (683.8972) | 15 (167.4060) | 12 (172.5600) | 16 (169.6684) | 6 (174.2628) |
| 2024-03-15 | 6th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship Olathe, KS | 18 / 58 (687.9084) | 14 (173.7028) | 15 (174.2744) | 15 (174.8456) | 33 (165.0856) |
| 2023-08-04 | Que' For a Cause Tahlequah, OK | 31 / 36 (671.2684) | 18 (172.5600) | 20 (169.6800) | 23 (169.6800) | 34 (159.3484) |
| 2023-05-12 | City of Springs BBQ Championship Sulphur, OK | 10 / 16 (683.8740) | 6 (172.5600) | 7 (171.9656) | 7 (173.1084) | 13 (166.2400) |
| 2023-03-31 | 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) |
| 2022-05-06 | Bixby BBQ'N Blues Festival Bixby, OK | 14 / 38 (684.4684) | 10 (175.4172) | 6 (176.5600) | 12 (171.9772) | 24 (160.5140) |
| 2022-04-01 | Beats, Brews, & BBQ Wagoner, OK | 3 / 30 (697.0972) | 23 (165.6800) | 1 (178.2972) | 7 (174.2628) | 1 (178.8572) |
| 2021-05-07 | Bixby Rotary BBQ'N Blues Festival Bixby, OK | 21 / 53 (678.7084) | 14 (174.2628) | 37 (161.6456) | 6 (175.4172) | 19 (167.3828) |
| 2021-04-23 | 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) |
| 2021-03-20 | Firelake BBQ Cook Off-Day 2 Shawnee, OK | 24 / 50 (684.4684) | 46 (165.1200) | 5 (175.4172) | 8 (174.2628) | 23 (169.6684) |
| 2021-03-19 | Firelake BBQ Cook Off-Day 1 Shawnee, OK | 26 / 56 (682.2056) | 51 (161.6800) | 15 (172.5600) | 7 (176.5600) | 21 (171.4056) |
| 2020-10-24 | Firelake BBQ Cook Off-Day 2 Shawnee, OK | 52 / 58 (659.8056) | 57 (158.8000) | 55 (162.7884) | 45 (166.2400) | 21 (171.9772) |
| 2020-10-23 | Firelake BBQ Cook Off-Day 1 Shawnee, OK | 42 / 64 (676.4344) | 3 (177.7028) | 53 (161.6688) | 41 (169.6800) | 41 (167.3828) |
| 2020-06-12 | Beats, Brews, & BBQ Wagoner, OK | 38 / 55 (665.0288) | 2 (177.7144) | 26 (167.9772) | 52 (151.3600) | 29 (167.9772) |
| 2019-09-20 | Cherokee Strip BBQ Cook-Off Ponca City, OK | 16 / 28 (654.1484) | 17 (163.9656) | 13 (163.4172) | 21 (161.6572) | 9 (165.1084) |
| 2019-05-10 | City Of Springs BBQ Championship Sulphur, OK | 7 / 25 (677.6228) | 6 (173.7028) | 11 (166.8344) | 14 (163.3828) | 6 (173.7028) |
| 2019-05-03 | Bixby BBQ'n Blues Festival | 9 / 56 (684.5028) | 14 (170.2628) | 16 (167.9888) | 3 (177.7028) | 18 (168.5484) |
| 2019-04-26 | 14th Annual HANOR Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ Enid, OK | 25 / 39 (659.8740) | 19 (168.0000) | 18 (165.6800) | 22 (166.8228) | 27 (159.3712) |
| 2019-04-05 | Stillwater Elks Lodge Blazathon Stillwater, OK | 15 / 34 (673.0628) | 16 (166.2628) | 6 (174.8688) | 15 (165.7028) | 16 (166.2284) |
| 2019-03-23 | Firelake BBQ Cook Off Day 2 Shawnee, OK | 57 / 62 (649.4396) | 43 (167.3828) | 62 (147.2800) | 55 (161.6684) | 19 (173.1084) |
| 2019-03-22 | Firelake BBQ Cook Off Day 1 Shawnee, OK | 27 / 74 (673.0744) | 25 (170.2972) | 34 (167.4056) | 11 (174.2860) | 53 (161.0856) |
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 | #786 (62 pts) | #762 (107 pts) | #883 (67 pts) | #1043 (52 pts) | #712 (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 | #480 (687 pts) | #502 (687 pts) | #476 (727 pts) | #434 (787 pts) | #477 (712 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #378 (896 pts) | #193 (1391 pts) | #317 (1026 pts) | #381 (921 pts) | #431 (836 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #258 (1300 pts) | #262 (1225 pts) | #232 (1325 pts) | #377 (1005 pts) | #148 (1615 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) |