GRILL DOCTOR'S

GRILL DOCTOR'S is a competition barbecue team with 11 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2015 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 4th of 26 at the Downtown BBQ Throwdown (2016). They are ranked #1527 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#1,527

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1562

peak 1569 · rated over 10 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Mar 27, 2015

latest Mar 22, 2019 · 4 years on the trail

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

3 podiums

Overall top-10s

36% of 11 contests

Avg finish

top 38%

overall standings

Best overall

686.7312 / 720

Master · Hammond BBQ

Perfect 180s

1 🔥

Current form

675.54 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 672.35 (+3.19)

Walk rate

73%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

180 🔥

Brisket · Hog Wild BBQ Cookoff and Family Festival

Consistency

±11.68

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Brisket

avg 173.59 · weakest Chicken (161.96)

Road miles

966

across 11 mapped stops · furthest 339 mi

Schedule strength

64%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1581)

Purse competed for

$12K

listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 1 state-championship entry

Master avg

672.35 / 720

10 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (9 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

Perfect scores on the board

1 perfect 180

1 perfect 180 in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, all in brisket.

Brisket ×1

They almost always walk

73% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 8 of 11 contests

A top-10 category call in 73% of their 11 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

686.7312 career-best overall

95.4% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 686.7312 at Hammond BBQ — 95.4% of a perfect 720.

Master
Mar 23, 2018

A tough matchup

7–2 behind in the head-to-head

CAJUN BLAZE ahead in 78% of their meetings

CAJUN BLAZE has come out ahead in 7 of their 9 shared contests.

The weak link

−11.6 points behind their best meat

Chicken is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 11.63 points below their brisket, and turns into a call 20% of the time against 70%.

Chicken avg 161.96
Brisket avg 173.59
2 calls in 10 entries

A strong matchup

6–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 86% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Smokin' Good Times in 6 of their 7 shared contests.

Brisket nemesis

6 of 9 shared brisket entries lost

CAJUN BLAZE ahead 67% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, CAJUN BLAZE has out-cooked them in 6 of 9 shared brisket entries.

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Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

SMOKIN TRIGGERS has landed one call behind them 2 times.

The metronome

±1.62% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.62% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 93.4% of a perfect score
11 contests

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to GRILL DOCTOR'S, each with one reason worth a look.

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

Sweet Bayou BBQ

#1,533 of the rated field

1562 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 33%
Peak: 1562

2–2 in 4 shared contests (50% to GRILL DOCTOR'S)

These two have cooked 4 of the same contests — honours even — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

rated over 13 contests
last seen Oct 9, 2026

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NEW SOUTH BBQ

#1,526 of the rated field

1562 power rating

Contests: 22
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 14%
Peak: 1570

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to GRILL DOCTOR'S)

A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 22 contests to 11.

rated over 22 contests
last seen Sep 13, 2019

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KOKOMO Q

#1,522 of the rated field

1562 power rating

Contests: 25
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 36%
Peak: 1577

4–2 in 6 shared contests (67% to GRILL DOCTOR'S)

25 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 36% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 25 contests
last seen May 1, 2021

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Blended Smoke BBQ

#1,531 of the rated field

1562 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 50%
Peak: 1564

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 10 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 10 contests
last seen Aug 15, 2026

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HOGGERQ

#1,528 of the rated field

1562 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 64%
Peak: 1562

Level with GRILL DOCTOR'S on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 11 contests
last seen Aug 19, 2023

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GERRIT BOYS BARBEQUE

#1,525 of the rated field

1562 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 56%
Peak: 1562

Their last contest in the data was back in 2016, 3 years before GRILL DOCTOR'S's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 9 contests

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
BAYOU BOOGIE BBQ	9	3	6	33%	⚔ compare
CAJUN BLAZE	9	2	7	22%	⚔ compare
COCHON 225	8	6	2	75%	⚔ compare
Smokin' Good Times	7	6	1	86%	⚔ compare
LIBERTY BBQ	7	5	2	71%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN' SOBER...SOMETIMES	7	4	3	57%	⚔ compare
THE BLUE BLOODS	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
BOOTYQUE	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
PLUMB CRAZY Q	6	5	1	83%	⚔ compare
KOKOMO Q	6	4	2	67%	⚔ compare
C4-Que	6	3	3	50%	⚔ compare
GIVE IT TO GOD	6	3	3	50%	⚔ compare
SWIGGIN PIG	6	3	3	50%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN TRIGGERS	5	4	1	80%	⚔ compare
WILD BUNCH BUTT BURNERS	5	4	1	80%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	10	2	0	1	177.1428	144.5256	161.96	top 67%
Pork Ribs	10	2	0	0	172.0228	163.9312	168.20	top 40%
Pork	10	2	0	1	175.4056	153.6916	168.60	top 39%
Brisket	10	7	1	1	180 🔥	169.7144	173.59	top 17%

“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
Medium (20–39)	3	0	top 43%
Large (40+)	7	0	top 36%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
LA	6	top 33%
MS	3	top 44%
AL	1	top 48%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Hammond BBQ	3	6	0	top 40%	Mar 22, 2019

More numbers

Busiest season 2016 4 contests

Contests a season 1.8 across 6 seasons in the data

Most contests held in LA 7 of 11 contests · 3 states in all

Contests visited 8 1 of them more than once

Opponents faced 264 finished ahead 289 times, behind 183

Longest layoff 1 yrs Mar 21, 2014 → Mar 27, 2015

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

20191 milestone

Mar 22 Most recent contest Hammond BBQ

20183 milestones

Mar 23 10th tracked contest Hammond BBQ
Mar 23 Career-best overall score686.7312 Hammond BBQ
Mar 23 Peak power rating (1569) Hammond BBQ

20155 milestones

Mar 27 First overall top-10 Smokin Blues & BBQ
Mar 27 First overall past 90% of a perfect score679.3600 Smokin Blues & BBQ
May 29 First call Hog Wild BBQ Cookoff and Family Festival
May 29 First category win (Brisket) Hog Wild BBQ Cookoff and Family Festival
May 29 First perfect 180 (Brisket) Hog Wild BBQ Cookoff and Family Festival

20141 milestone

Mar 21 First tracked contest Hammond BBQ

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+15.8	Hammond BBQ	Mar 23, 2018
+14.7	Hamond BBQ	Mar 25, 2016
+14	Smokin Blues & BBQ	Mar 27, 2015
+12.9	Downtown BBQ Throwdown	Oct 7, 2016
+5.6	Hammond BBQ	Mar 24, 2017

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-6.5	Hammond BBQ	Mar 22, 2019
-2.8	Hog Wild BBQ Cookoff and Family Festival	May 29, 2015

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	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2019	1	0	0	0%	top 67%	92.2%	92.2%
2018	1	1	0	100%	top 13%	95.4%	95.4%
2017	1	0	0	100%	top 40%	93.7%	93.7%
2016	4	2	0	100%	top 33%	95.2%	93.9%
2015	3	1	1	67%	top 42%	94.4%	92.4%
2014	1	0	0	0%	—	—	—

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Mar 22, 2019	Hammond BBQ 🏅 Hammond, LA	32 / 48 (663.8280)	46 (158.2628)	35 (163.9312)	14 (169.6684)	17 (171.9656)
Mar 23, 2018	Hammond BBQ Hammond, LA	6 / 48 (686.7312)	7 (175.4056)	21 (167.3828)	13 (168.5256)	5 (175.4172)
Mar 24, 2017	Hammond BBQ Hammond, LA	22 / 55 (674.7200)	50 (158.2288)	12 (171.9772)	15 (171.4056)	5 (173.1084)
Oct 7, 2016	Downtown BBQ Throwdown Hattiesburg, MS	4 / 26 (673.6684)	14 (162.7884)	8 (166.2628)	2 (174.2856)	4 (170.3316)
Jul 29, 2016	Cotton Pickin BBQ Cook-Off Hartselle, AL	16 / 33 (678.7428)	24 (165.6800)	17 (168.5256)	19 (169.1200)	5 (175.4172)
Apr 8, 2016	'Que at the View Gulfport, MS	22 / 43 (665.5884)	42 (154.7772)	7 (172.0228)	25 (165.6684)	5 (173.1200)
Mar 25, 2016	Hamond BBQ Hammond, LA	10 / 58 (685.0972)	3 (177.1428)	18 (170.2628)	29 (167.9772)	20 (169.7144)
Sep 25, 2015	Jim Bowie BBQ Throwdown Vidalia, LA	20 / 45 (671.2680)	40 (156.5256)	28 (163.9312)	6 (175.4056)	6 (175.4056)
May 29, 2015	Hog Wild BBQ Cookoff and Family Festival Brookhaven, MS	20 / 31 (644.4572)	31 (144.5256)	15 (166.2400)	26 (153.6916)	1 (180)
Mar 27, 2015	Smokin Blues & BBQ Hammond, LA	10 / 56 (679.3600)	29 (166.2516)	13 (171.4400)	21 (170.2628)	11 (171.4056)
Mar 21, 2014	Hammond BBQ Hammond, LA	—	—	—	—	—

GRILL DOCTOR'S

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (9 found in their record)

Perfect scores on the board

They almost always walk

High-water mark

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Brisket nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

The metronome

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

More numbers

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

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

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

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

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