High-water mark
679.3372
career-best overall
94.4% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 679.3372 at Mid-South Barbecue Festival — 94.4% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Oct 16, 2015
Grillin' & Chillin'
Grillin' & Chillin' is a competition barbecue team with 15 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 11th of 33 at the Super City Blues & Ques (2014). They are ranked #4801 of 6,485 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “GRILLIN & CHILLIN”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1467
peak 1467 · rated over 11 contests
Contests
15
in the data
First seen
Mar 15, 2013
latest Oct 4, 2019 · 6.6 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 15 contests
Avg finish
top 66%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
631.43 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 632.23 (-0.81)
Walk rate
20%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±36.48
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 160.28 · weakest Chicken (156.88)
Road miles
5,386
across 15 mapped stops · furthest 827 mi
Schedule strength
20%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1528)
Purse competed for
$26K
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 3 state-championship entries
Master avg
632.23 / 720
11 Master contests · 0 GCs
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #1879 (111 pts) | #1381 (206 pts) | #2058 (86 pts) | #2081 (86 pts) | #2076 (81 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #1104 (272 pts) | #1303 (232 pts) | #886 (412 pts) | #1054 (317 pts) | #1188 (262 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #1218 (216 pts) | #1333 (201 pts) | #1291 (221 pts) | #1179 (246 pts) | #1075 (271 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Grillin' & Chillin', each with one reason worth a look.
133 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4,784 of the rated field
- Contests
- 12
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1467
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 12 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#4,812 of the rated field
- Contests
- 12
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1467
Careers of much the same size, 12 contests to 15, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,824 of the rated field
- Contests
- 12
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 8%
- Peak
- 1467
12 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 8% top-10 finishes rather than wins.
⚔ Compare careers#4,823 of the rated field
- Contests
- 12
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 8%
- Peak
- 1467
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Compare careers#4,817 of the rated field
- Contests
- 12
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1503
Level with Grillin' & Chillin' on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#4,821 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 10%
- Peak
- 1467
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 10 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WILD BOAR SMOKERS | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| TENNESSEE RIVER PORKERS | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 174.2628 | 142.2744 | 156.88 | top 69% |
| Pork Ribs | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 175.4288 | 137.6800 | 160.28 | top 60% |
| Pork | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 173.1200 | 134.2396 | 157.99 | top 67% |
| Brisket | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.8572 | 133.1430 | 157.03 | top 62% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 74% |
| Medium (20–39) | 6 | 0 | top 69% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 60% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Squealin on the Square | 3 | 14 | 0 | top 80% | Oct 4, 2019 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2013
5 contests
Contests a season
3.8
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
AL
3 of 15 contests · 8 states in all
Contests visited
9
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
366
finished ahead 185 times, behind 294
Longest layoff
3.6 yrs
Oct 16, 2015 → May 10, 2019
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20191 milestone
- Most recent contest COTR BBQ
20152 milestones
- 10th tracked contest Backyard BBQ Brawl (Competitor's Series)
- Career-best overall score679.3372 Mid-South Barbecue Festival
20142 milestones
- First call Super City Blues & Ques
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)175.4288 Super City Blues & Ques
20133 milestones
- First tracked contest Don't Be Cruel BBQ Duel
- Peak power rating (1496) Don't Be Cruel BBQ Duel
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score652.5714 Kennett Jaycee's Show Me State BBQ Cookoff
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +7.7 | Super City Blues & Ques | Jun 27, 2014 |
| +7 | Don't Be Cruel BBQ Duel Benefiting Link Centre | Mar 14, 2014 |
| +5.7 | Mid-South Barbecue Festival | Oct 16, 2015 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.3 | Squealin' on the Square | Oct 4, 2013 |
| -11 | Mark Marley's Go Big or Go Home BBQ Bash (DAY 1) | May 10, 2019 |
| -7.6 | Okfuskee Volunteer Firefighters Wildfire Cookoff | May 31, 2013 |
| -6.6 | Squealin' on the Square | Oct 2, 2015 |
| -6.6 | BBQ Fest Cooking Contest | Jul 25, 2014 |
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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 83% | 86.1% | 83% |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67% | top 61% | 94.4% | 91.3% |
| 2014 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25% | top 48% | 93.4% | 91.9% |
| 2013 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 73% | 90.6% | 85.4% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 6, 2019 | COTR BBQ 🏅 Demopolis, AL | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oct 4, 2019 | Squealin on the Square 🏅 Laurens, SC | 14 / 19 (619.7596) | 17 (148.5256) | 11 (165.1200) | 19 (147.9084) | 14 (158.2056) |
| May 10, 2019 | Mark Marley's Go Big or Go Home BBQ Bash (DAY 1) 🏅 Plainview, TX | 35 / 38 (575.4512) | 35 (142.2744) | 25 (157.7256) | 38 (134.2396) | 33 (141.2116) |
| Oct 16, 2015 | Mid-South Barbecue Festival Mount Pleasant, TN | 14 / 31 (679.3372) | 4 (174.2628) | 19 (168.5372) | 19 (170.2628) | 20 (166.2744) |
| Oct 2, 2015 | Squealin' on the Square Laurens, SC | 19 / 25 (634.7884) | 15 (159.4172) | 23 (150.8456) | 5 (170.8344) | 18 (153.6912) |
| Apr 24, 2015 | Backyard BBQ Brawl (Competitor's Series) Murfreesboro, TN | — | 20 (158.2284) | 17 (158.2744) | — | — |
| Sep 19, 2014 | 20th Annual Decatur Jaycee's Riverfest Decatur, AL | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul 25, 2014 | BBQ Fest Cooking Contest Dyersburg, TN | 34 / 44 (647.8052) | 20 (169.1200) | 21 (166.8456) | 41 (154.7540) | 37 (157.0856) |
| Jun 27, 2014 | Super City Blues & Ques Metropolis, IL | 11 / 33 (672.4572) | 28 (156.5256) | 4 (175.4288) | 6 (173.1200) | 13 (167.3828) |
| Mar 14, 2014 | Don't Be Cruel BBQ Duel Benefiting Link Centre Tupelo, MS | 33 / 95 (665.6112) | 24 (169.6684) | 17 (170.2744) | 72 (160.5256) | 38 (165.1428) |
| Oct 4, 2013 | Squealin' on the Square Laurens, SC | 25 / 28 (585.0856) | 25 (148.5372) | 26 (137.6800) | 23 (153.7028) | 22 (145.1656) |
| Sep 13, 2013 | Decatur Jaycees 19th Annual Riverfest Decatur, AL | — | — | — | — | — |
| May 31, 2013 | Okfuskee Volunteer Firefighters Wildfire Cookoff Okemah, OK | 21 / 27 (575.4286) | 24 (145.1428) | 20 (153.7142) | 23 (143.4286) | 22 (133.1430) |
| Apr 5, 2013 | Kennett Jaycee's Show Me State BBQ Cookoff Kennett, MO | 28 / 44 (652.5714) | 38 (158.2856) | 40 (154.8572) | 17 (168.5714) | 13 (170.8572) |
| Mar 15, 2013 | Don't Be Cruel BBQ Duel Tupelo, MS | 63 / 100 (646.2848) | 90 (152.5710) | 49 (163.9998) | 63 (160.5712) | 28 (169.1428) |