Grills Gone Wild KS
Rating
1495
peak 1509 · rated over 4 contests
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
2024-06-07
latest 2026-03-20
Best ToY finish
#894
Master 2026
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 54%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
33%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 166.55 · weakest Brisket (155.36)
Road miles
3074
mi across 6 mapped stops · furthest 854 mi
Schedule strength
56%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1551)
Purse competed for
$61K
listed at 6 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 5 state-championship entries
Master avg
639.56 / 720
2 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
331.64 / 360
2 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
Master and Backyard overall scores sit on different scales (Master is out of 720, Backyard out of 360), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.
Storylines
⚔️ A tough matchup
MUNNY'S STOVE has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
🔁 The comeback
Off the trail for 3.2 years, then back at Colorado Rib Challenge at the Douglas County Fair & Rodeo - One Meat Rib (2022-07-30).
Teams like this (closest power rating, KS first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 171.9656 | 155.3828 | 164.68 | top 44% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 164.5372 | 147.9544 | 159.28 | top 61% |
| Pork | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.2856 | 162.8228 | 166.55 | top 55% |
| Brisket | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.2284 | 148.4916 | 155.36 | top 81% |
“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 | 2 | 0 | top 51% |
| MT | 1 | 0 | top 88% |
| OK | 1 | 0 | top 27% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 57% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 51% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2024 (2 contests)
- Cooks mostly in KS (2 of 6 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (5 entries)
- Average Master overall score: 639.56 / 720
- Average Backyard overall score: 331.64 / 360
Milestones
- 🚩 2019-05-31 — First tracked contest · Up In Smoke on the Square
- 📣 2022-07-30 — First call · Colorado Rib Challenge at the Douglas County Fair & Rodeo - One Meat Rib
- 📈 2024-09-20 — Peak power rating (1509) · Cherokee Strip BBQ & Chili Cook-Off
- ⭐ 2026-03-20 — Career-best overall score (664.4684) · 8th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +5.1 | Cherokee Strip BBQ & Chili Cook-Off | 2024-09-20 |
| +4 | Smoke on the Plains BBQ & Music Fest | 2024-06-07 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -9.6 | Montana BBQ Cookoff | 2025-06-13 |
| -4.2 | 8th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship | 2026-03-20 |
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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 72% | 92.3% | 92.3% |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 88% | 85.4% | 85.4% |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50% | top 29% | 93.5% | 92.1% |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | — | — | — |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-20 | 8th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship 🏅 Olathe, KS | 49 / 68 (664.4684) | 37 (168.5600) | 54 (163.3944) | 34 (170.2856) | 53 (162.2284) |
| 2025-06-13 | Montana BBQ Cookoff 🏅 Absarokee, MT | 29 / 33 (614.6516) | 27 (155.3828) | 32 (147.9544) | 20 (162.8228) | 28 (148.4916) |
| 2024-09-20 | Cherokee Strip BBQ & Chili Cook-Off 🏅 Ponca City, OK | 7 / 26 (336.5028) | 4 (171.9656) | 8 (164.5372) | — | — |
| 2024-06-07 | Smoke on the Plains BBQ & Music Fest 🏅 Derby, KS | 13 / 43 (326.7772) | 11 (162.8000) | 14 (163.9772) | — | — |
| 2022-07-30 | Colorado Rib Challenge at the Douglas County Fair & Rodeo - One Meat Rib Castle Rock, CO | — | — | 10 (156.5368) | — | — |
| 2019-05-31 | Up In Smoke on the Square 🏅 Lincoln, IL | — | — | — | — | — |
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 | #894 (60 pts) | #974 (60 pts) | #1013 (60 pts) | #929 (60 pts) | #917 (60 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #2205 (61 pts) | #2249 (66 pts) | #2935 (51 pts) | #1769 (126 pts) | #2825 (56 pts) |