Belen Grill and Chill

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

#2098

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1534

peak 1534 · rated over 7 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2023-01-28

latest 2026-03-21

Best ToY finish

#518

Master 2026

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

4 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 11 contests

Avg finish

top 52%

overall standings

Best overall

670.7996 / 720

Master · Panama BBQ Fest

Perfect 180s

Current form

645.51

last 5 Master vs avg 645.94 (-0.43)

Walk rate

45%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

179.4400

Pork · Panama BBQ Fest

Consistency

±14.26

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 166.78 · weakest Brisket (157.31)

Road miles

12,930

mi across 11 mapped stops · furthest 2280 mi

Schedule strength

22%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1531)

Purse competed for

$181K

listed at 5 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 2 state-championship entries

Master avg

645.94 / 720

9 Master contests · 1 GC

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Storylines (12 found in this team's record)

Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.

Happy hunting ground

1× Grand Championships here

Panama BBQ Fest is their spot: 1 Grand Championship in 2 visits.

2 visits
best finish 1st
average top 14%

A multi-meat day

1 contests with 2+ category wins

They've won two or more meats on the same day 1 time — the best of them 2 category wins at Panama BBQ Fest (2023-01-28).

Pork Ribs 1st
Pork 1st

High-water mark

670.7996 career-best overall

93.2% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 670.7996 at Panama BBQ Fest — 93.2% of a perfect 720.

Master
2023-01-28

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

Los Smokies has finished one call ahead of Belen Grill and Chill 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

7–1 behind in the head-to-head

Justice BBQ ahead in 88% of their meetings

Justice BBQ has come out ahead in 7 of their 8 shared contests.

The weak link

−9.5 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 9.47 points below their pork, and turns into a call 22% of the time against 44%.

Brisket avg 157.31
Pork avg 166.78
2 calls in 9 entries

The drought

10 contests since the last title

Their last Grand Championship came at Panama BBQ Fest on 2023-01-28 — 10 contests and 3.6 years ago.

last GC 2023-01-28
3.6 years ago

A strong matchup

5–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of BBQ Fellas in 5 of their 5 shared contests.

Pork nemesis

5 of 8 shared pork entries lost

Justice BBQ ahead 63% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, Justice BBQ has out-cooked them in 5 of 8 shared pork entries.

Announced themselves early

1st at their very first contest

Finished 1 of 19 at their very first tracked contest, Panama BBQ Fest (2023-01-28).

2023-01-28
19-team field

The long haul

12,930 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 12,930 miles across 11 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 2,280 miles to Panama BBQ Fest.

11 mapped stops
furthest 2,280 mi

The metronome

±1.98% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.98% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 89.7% of a perfect score
11 contests

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

Drilling And Grilling BBQ Team

#2095 of the rated field

1534 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 22%
Peak: 1547

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to Belen Grill and Chill)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Belen Grill and Chill has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 7 contests
last seen 2026-07-25

⚔ Head-to-head

Broke Boys BBQ

#2097 of the rated field

1534 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1539

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to Belen Grill and Chill)

Fewer contests behind them than Belen Grill and Chill has cooked, 6 to 11, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 6 contests
last seen 2026-04-03

⚔ Head-to-head

10 In The Pit BBQ

#2101 of the rated field

1534 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 71%
Peak: 1534

No shared contest yet.

Level with Belen Grill and Chill on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 7 contests
last seen 2026-07-18

⚔ Head-to-head

COOK'N WITH WOOD

#2113 of the rated field

1533 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 14%
Peak: 1542

No shared contest yet.

Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 7 years before Belen Grill and Chill's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 7 contests

⚔ Head-to-head

FIRESTOKERS

#2102 of the rated field

1534 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 29%
Peak: 1537

No shared contest yet.

They were already cooking in 2013, 10 years before Belen Grill and Chill's first contest.

rated over 7 contests
last seen 2018-09-28

⚔ Head-to-head

BUBBA JOE'S SMOKETOWN BBQ

#2094 of the rated field

1534 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 14%
Peak: 1541

No shared contest yet.

Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 9 years before Belen Grill and Chill's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 7 contests

⚔ Head-to-head

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
Justice BBQ	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
BBQ Fellas	5	5	0	100%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	9	3	0	0	167.4172	151.9656	160.55	top 60%
Pork Ribs	9	3	1	2	169.6912	150.8228	161.30	top 57%
Pork	9	4	2	2	179.4400	155.9428	166.78	top 45%
Brisket	9	2	0	0	171.4172	141.6800	157.31	top 58%

“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
KS	3	0	top 81%
TN	1	0	top 99%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	1	1	top 5%
Medium (20–39)	4	0	top 31%
Large (40+)	4	0	top 85%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Panama BBQ Fest	2	1	1	top 14%	2024-03-02
BBQ Fest Panama	2	5	0	top 24%	2026-03-21
American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest	2	258	0	top 71%	2025-11-05

The story so far (18 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 3.1 yrs 2023-01-28 → 2026-03-21

Busiest season 2024 4 contests

Contests a season 2.8 across 4 seasons in the data

Cooks most in KS 5 of 11 contests · 2 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 6 3 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 9 entries · 0 wins · 3 calls

Strongest meat Pork averages 166.78 · weakest Brisket (157.31)

Walk rate 45% a top-10 call in 5 of 11 contests

Overall top-10 rate 36% 4 of 11 contests

Wins it all 9% 1 Grand Championship · 0 reserve

First title 2023-01-28 Panama BBQ Fest

Master average 645.94 out of 720 · 9 contests · 1 GC

Opponents faced 678 330–874 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 12,930 11 mapped stops · furthest 2,280 mi

Schedule strength 1531 average field rating faced — tougher than 22% of rated contests

Purse competed for $181,325 listed at 5 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships 0 from 2 state-championship entries

Power rating 1534 peak 1534 · #2098 of 6,413 rated

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

2023
Jan 28 First tracked contest Panama BBQ Fest
Jan 28 First call Panama BBQ Fest
Jan 28 First category win (Pork Ribs) Panama BBQ Fest
Jan 28 First overall top-10 Panama BBQ Fest
Jan 28 First overall podium Panama BBQ Fest
Jan 28 First Grand Championship Panama BBQ Fest
Jan 28 First multi-meat day Panama BBQ Fest
Jan 28 First overall past 90% of a perfect score670.7996 Panama BBQ Fest
Jan 28 Career-best overall score670.7996 Panama BBQ Fest
Jan 28 Career-best single call (Pork)179.4400 Panama BBQ Fest
2026
Jan 24 10th tracked contest Chiriqui Grill Fest Internacional
Mar 21 Peak power rating (1534) BBQ Fest Panama
Mar 21 Most recent contest BBQ Fest Panama

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+16.1	Panama BBQ Fest	2023-01-28
+9.6	BBQ Fest Panama	2025-04-26
+9.3	Panama BBQ Fest	2024-03-02
+7.7	BBQ Fest Panama	2026-03-21

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-6.2	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest	2024-10-30
-2.3	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest	2025-11-05
-0.3	Chiriqui Grill Fest Internacional	2026-01-24

Category scores over time

Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)

Where they finish (overall)

Best vs average (by meat)

How entries end (by meat)

Team of the Year rank by season

Season by season

Season	Contests	GCs	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2026	2	0	1	0	100%	top 39%	88.4%	88.2%
2025	3	0	1	0	33%	top 43%	92.8%	90.7%
2024	4	0	1	1	25%	top 67%	90.5%	88.9%
2023	2	1	1	2	50%	top 52%	93.2%	91.4%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2026-03-21	BBQ Fest Panama Panama, Pa	6 / 23 (636.6056)	5 (162.8572)	3 (165.1428)	8 (165.7600)	18 (142.8456)
2026-01-24	Chiriqui Grill Fest Internacional Chiriqui, +507	16 / 31 (632.9828)	8 (167.4172)	28 (150.8228)	16 (159.9428)	14 (154.8000)
2025-11-05	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS	258 / 401 (667.9428)	281 (166.2628)	205 (169.1200)	340 (161.1428)	119 (171.4172)
2025-11-05	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS	—	—	—	—	—
2025-04-26	BBQ Fest Panama Panama, Pa	5 / 23 (638.1828)	12 (156.0228)	13 (154.2172)	4 (168.5484)	7 (159.3944)
2024-10-30	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS	—	—	—	—	—
2024-10-30	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest unrated Kansas City, KS	169 / 169 (642.6972)	164 (161.1200)	166 (155.9544)	168 (155.9428)	100 (169.6800)
2024-10-30	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS	343 / 444 (651.8516)	392 (157.6916)	381 (159.9428)	127 (171.9772)	325 (162.2400)
2024-03-02	Panama BBQ Fest Panama City,	5 / 22 (626.7656)	12 (151.9656)	5 (161.6800)	1 (171.4400)	15 (141.6800)
2023-10-13	Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series)(JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) unrated Lynchburg, TN	80 / 81 (645.6228)	78 (158.2400)	72 (165.1200)	62 (166.8228)	79 (155.4400)
2023-01-28	Panama BBQ Fest Panama City,	1 / 19 (670.7996)	6 (163.4056)	1 (169.6912)	1 (179.4400)	8 (158.2628)

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)

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	#518 (264 pts)	#511 (324 pts)	#581 (279 pts)	#575 (244 pts)	#637 (194 pts)
2025 ↗	Master	#641 (233 pts)	#827 (173 pts)	#881 (168 pts)	#644 (258 pts)	#698 (213 pts)
2024 ↗	Master	#590 (292 pts)	#729 (232 pts)	#664 (292 pts)	#510 (392 pts)	#736 (217 pts)