GRILLE BILLIES
GRILLE BILLIES is a competition barbecue team with 2 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record in 2019. Their best overall finish is 9th of 24 at the UMB Smokin' Vault (Competitors Invitational Series) (2016).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
May 3, 2019
latest May 3, 2019
Category wins
0
1 podium
Overall top-10s
1
of 2 contests
Avg finish
top 56%
overall standings
Walk rate
100%
contests with a top-10 call
Best single call
172.5828
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 159.72 · weakest Brisket (144.53)
Road miles
0
across 2 mapped stops
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 154.8344 | 152.5600 | 153.70 | top 77% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 172.5828 | 146.8572 | 159.72 | top 43% |
| Pork | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 167.4516 | 148.5600 | 158.01 | top 57% |
| Brisket | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 149.1316 | 139.9200 | 144.53 | top 71% |
“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
32
finished ahead 19 times, behind 19
Longest layoff
3 yrs
May 6, 2016 → May 3, 2019
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20192 milestones
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)172.5828 UMB Smokin Vault BBQ Contest (Invitational Competitor's Series)
- Most recent contest UMB Smokin Vault BBQ Contest (Invitational Competitor's Series)
20164 milestones
- First tracked contest UMB Smokin' Vault (Competitors Invitational Series)
- First call UMB Smokin' Vault (Competitors Invitational Series)
- First overall top-10 UMB Smokin' Vault (Competitors Invitational Series)
- Career-best overall score618.2748 UMB Smokin' Vault (Competitors Invitational Series)
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 3, 2019 | UMB Smokin Vault BBQ Contest (Invitational Competitor's Series) unrated Kansas City, MO | 12 / 16 (613.6228) | 14 (152.5600) | 3 (172.5828) | 15 (148.5600) | 14 (139.9200) |
| May 6, 2016 | UMB Smokin' Vault (Competitors Invitational Series) unrated Kansas City, MO | 9 / 24 (618.2748) | 16 (154.8344) | 16 (146.8572) | 5 (167.4516) | 13 (149.1316) |
An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.