Chillin n grillin

Chillin n grillin is a competition barbecue team with 7 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2020. Their best overall finish is 7th of 48 at the Hammond BBQ (2019). They are ranked #4009 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “Chillin-n-Grillin”.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#4,009

of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1483

peak 1483 · rated over 7 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Sep 6, 2013

latest Jun 26, 2020 · 6.8 years on the trail

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

14% of 7 contests

Avg finish

top 70%

overall standings

Best overall

685.6224 / 720

Master · Hammond BBQ

Perfect 180s

Current form

643.52 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 632.02 (+11.50)

Walk rate

29%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

174.8456

Brisket · Hammond BBQ

Consistency

±35.04

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 162.01 · weakest Brisket (153.18)

Road miles

3,566

across 7 mapped stops · furthest 987 mi

Schedule strength

69%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1587)

Purse competed for

$17K

listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 4 state-championship entries

Master avg

632.02 / 720

7 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (5 found in their record)

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

High-water mark

685.6224 career-best overall

95.2% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 685.6224 at Hammond BBQ — 95.2% of a perfect 720.

Master
Mar 22, 2019

A tough matchup

4–0 behind in the head-to-head

IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.

The weak link

−8.8 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 8.83 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 29% of the time against 14%.

Brisket avg 153.18
Chicken avg 162.01
2 calls in 7 entries

The comeback

1.7 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 1.7 years, then back at Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off (GBC Qualifier) (May 8, 2015).

last seen Sep 6, 2013
back May 8, 2015

The long haul

3,566 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 3,566 miles across 7 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 987 miles to Back to Mayberry Day 1.

7 mapped stops
furthest 987 mi

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to Chillin n grillin, each with one reason worth a look.

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

Pork-U BBQ

#4,027 of the rated field

1483 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1510

Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 7 contests
last seen May 18, 2018

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NAKED PIG BBQ

#4,000 of the rated field

1483 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1483

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

rated over 7 contests
last seen Mar 9, 2018

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Three Little Pigs

#4,023 of the rated field

1483 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 11%
Peak: 1483

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 8 contests
last seen Nov 5, 2021

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BIG BAD WOLF BBQ

#3,997 of the rated field

1483 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 13%
Peak: 1506

Level with Chillin n grillin on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 8 contests
last seen Jul 10, 2021

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Sasquatch Smoke N Que

#4,025 of the rated field

1483 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 33%
Peak: 1507

Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 6 contests
last seen Sep 18, 2026

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GEORGE'S RIB SHACK

#4,029 of the rated field

1483 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1483

Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 6 contests
last seen Mar 1, 2024

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By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	7	1	173.1428	146.8340	162.01	top 58%
Pork Ribs	7	0	169.6684	141.6000	158.08	top 62%
Pork	7	0	169.6800	149.7028	158.73	top 71%
Brisket	7	2	174.8456	130.1944	153.18	top 67%

“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)	2	0	top 84%
Large (40+)	5	0	top 65%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
IA	2	top 94%
LA	2	top 43%
GA	2	top 62%
IL	1	top 96%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Hammond BBQ	2	7	0	top 43%	Mar 22, 2019
Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off (GBC Qualifier)	2	21	0	top 62%	May 13, 2016

More numbers

Contests a season 1 across 7 seasons in the data

Most contests held in IA 2 of 7 contests · 4 states in all

Contests visited 5 2 of them more than once

Opponents faced 282 finished ahead 128 times, behind 208

Longest layoff 1.7 yrs Sep 6, 2013 → May 8, 2015

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

20201 milestone

Jun 26 Most recent contest Back to Mayberry Day 1

20194 milestones

Mar 22 First overall top-10 Hammond BBQ
Mar 22 Career-best overall score685.6224 Hammond BBQ
Mar 22 Career-best single call (Brisket)174.8456 Hammond BBQ
Mar 22 Peak power rating (1489) Hammond BBQ

20171 milestone

Mar 24 First overall past 90% of a perfect score658.0796 Hammond BBQ

20151 milestone

May 8 First call Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off (GBC Qualifier)

20131 milestone

Sep 6 First tracked contest Smoke On The River

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+15.8	Hammond BBQ	Mar 22, 2019
+3.5	Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off (GBC Qualifier)	May 13, 2016

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-13.3	Smoke On The River	Sep 6, 2013
-10.2	SMOKEToBERFEST	Oct 5, 2018
-6.1	Back to Mayberry Day 1	Jun 26, 2020
-4.8	Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off (GBC Qualifier)	May 8, 2015
-1.9	Hammond BBQ	Mar 24, 2017

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	Top-10s	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2020	1	0	0%	top 91%	89%	89%
2019	1	1	100%	top 15%	95.2%	95.2%
2018	1	0	0%	top 98%	81.2%	81.2%
2017	1	0	0%	top 71%	91.4%	91.4%
2016	1	0	0%	top 51%	90%	90%
2015	1	0	100%	top 72%	86.6%	86.6%
2013	1	0	0%	top 96%	80.9%	80.9%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Jun 26, 2020	Back to Mayberry Day 1 🏅 Rodney, IA	48 / 53 (641.1316)	27 (165.1428)	15 (168.5944)	42 (161.1200)	52 (146.2744)
Mar 22, 2019	Hammond BBQ 🏅 Hammond, LA	7 / 48 (685.6224)	8 (173.1428)	15 (169.6684)	22 (167.9656)	6 (174.8456)
Oct 5, 2018	SMOKEToBERFEST Ottumwa, IA	39 / 40 (584.9716)	35 (154.2400)	38 (147.4632)	37 (153.0740)	40 (130.1944)
Mar 24, 2017	Hammond BBQ Hammond, LA	39 / 55 (658.0796)	24 (170.8228)	47 (159.3484)	19 (169.6800)	47 (158.2284)
May 13, 2016	Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off (GBC Qualifier) 🏅 Waynesboro, GA	21 / 41 (647.8056)	18 (165.1200)	12 (165.0972)	28 (157.0628)	21 (160.5256)
May 8, 2015	Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off (GBC Qualifier) 🏅 Waynesboro, GA	28 / 39 (623.7600)	26 (158.8000)	36 (141.6000)	29 (152.5372)	8 (170.8228)
Sep 6, 2013	Smoke On The River Quincy, IL	27 / 28 (582.7540)	27 (146.8340)	20 (154.8228)	28 (149.7028)	28 (131.3944)

Chillin n grillin

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 (5 found in their record)

High-water mark

A tough matchup

The weak link

The comeback

The long haul

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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 — 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)