The comeback
5 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 5 years, then back at Hartford Rib Off (COMPETITOR'S SERIES) (Jun 15, 2018).
- last seen Jun 28, 2013
- back Jun 15, 2018
Grill Sergeants
Grill Sergeants is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 6th of 16 at the Hartford Rib Off (COMPETITOR'S SERIES) (2018).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1496
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 31 invitational or side-series contest not counted
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Jun 28, 2013
latest Jun 22, 2019 · 6 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podium
Overall top-10s
1
25% of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 59%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
25%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±16.08
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 156.93 · weakest Brisket (147.41)
Road miles
2,025
across 4 mapped stops · furthest 1,838 mi
Schedule strength
9%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1513)
Purse competed for
$7,250
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 1 state-championship entry
Master avg
616.51 / 720
3 Master contests · 0 GCs
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 163.4288 | 151.4286 | 156.57 | top 55% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 158.8916 | 146.2856 | 153.71 | top 68% |
| Pork | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 168.5484 | 138.8112 | 156.93 | top 45% |
| Brisket | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158.8572 | 141.7260 | 147.41 | top 73% |
“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 38% |
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 72% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 54% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2019
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
CT
2 of 4 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
4
a different one every time
Most-entered meat
Brisket
4 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Opponents faced
121
finished ahead 49 times, behind 78
Longest layoff
5 yrs
Jun 28, 2013 → Jun 15, 2018
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20191 milestone
- Most recent contest HAVA Nagrilla 2019 (KOSHER SERIES)
20185 milestones
- First call Hartford Rib Off (COMPETITOR'S SERIES)
- First overall top-10 Hartford Rib Off (COMPETITOR'S SERIES)
- Career-best overall score634.2292 Hartford Rib Off (COMPETITOR'S SERIES)
- Career-best single call (Pork)168.5484 Hartford Rib Off (COMPETITOR'S SERIES)
- Peak power rating (1505) Hartford Rib Off (COMPETITOR'S SERIES)
20131 milestone
- First tracked contest Smokin' On the Pecos
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +5.3 | Hartford Rib Off (COMPETITOR'S SERIES) | Jun 15, 2018 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -9 | Hartford Rib Off | Jun 14, 2019 |
| -0.6 | Smokin' On the Pecos | Jun 28, 2013 |
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 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 72% | 83.9% | 70.3% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 38% | 88.1% | 88.1% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 54% | 86.1% | 86.1% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 22, 2019 | HAVA Nagrilla 2019 (KOSHER SERIES) unrated Wynnewood, PA | 17 / 20 (604.0116) | — | — | — | 20 (141.7260) |
| Jun 14, 2019 | Hartford Rib Off 🏅 Hartford, CT | 16 / 27 (204.1940) | 17 (154.8572) | 16 (155.9656) | 24 (138.8112) | 23 (145.6800) |
| Jun 15, 2018 | Hartford Rib Off (COMPETITOR'S SERIES) Hartford, CT | 6 / 16 (634.2292) | 4 (163.4288) | 10 (158.8916) | 3 (168.5484) | 12 (143.3604) |
| Jun 28, 2013 | Smokin' On the Pecos Artesia, NM | 38 / 70 (620.0002) | 54 (151.4286) | 58 (146.2856) | 19 (163.4288) | 23 (158.8572) |
An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.