High-water mark
666.2744
career-best overall
92.5% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 666.2744 at Bryant's Buzzin BBQ Bash — 92.5% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Sep 29, 2017
Vanilla Gorilla Grill Guru
Vanilla Gorilla Grill Guru is a competition barbecue team with 2 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2017 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 8th of 19 at the Bryant's Buzzin BBQ Bash (2017).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1506
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 11 invitational or side-series contest not counted
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
Sep 29, 2017
latest Oct 18, 2019 · 2.1 years on the trail
Overall top-10s
1
of 2 contests
Avg finish
top 71%
overall standings
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 171.44 · weakest Pork (160.28)
Road miles
468
across 2 mapped stops · furthest 468 mi
Purse competed for
$37K
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 171.4400 | 171.4400 | 171.44 | top 26% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 170.2628 | 160 | 165.13 | top 66% |
| Pork | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164 | 156.5600 | 160.28 | top 87% |
| Brisket | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 168.0116 | 158.2172 | 163.11 | 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.
More numbers
Opponents faced
47
finished ahead 11 times, behind 38
Longest layoff
2.1 yrs
Sep 29, 2017 → Oct 18, 2019
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20191 milestone
- Most recent contest Royal Oak Invitational Only (COMPETITOR SERIES)
20176 milestones
- First tracked contest Bryant's Buzzin BBQ Bash
- First call Bryant's Buzzin BBQ Bash
- First overall top-10 Bryant's Buzzin BBQ Bash
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score666.2744 Bryant's Buzzin BBQ Bash
- Career-best overall score666.2744 Bryant's Buzzin BBQ Bash
- Career-best single call (Chicken)171.4400 Bryant's Buzzin BBQ Bash
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 18, 2019 | Royal Oak Invitational Only (COMPETITOR SERIES) unrated Roswell, GA | 32 / 32 (482.2172) | — | 32 (160) | 29 (164) | 31 (158.2172) |
| Sep 29, 2017 | Bryant's Buzzin BBQ Bash Bryant, AR | 8 / 19 (666.2744) | 5 (171.4400) | 6 (170.2628) | 16 (156.5600) | 5 (168.0116) |
An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.