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Old Grunt BBQ KS

Power ranking

#2457
of 3077 rated · rankings

Rating

1461
peak 1461 · rated over 7 contests

Contests

9
in the data

First seen

2022-10-21
latest 2026-03-13

Best ToY finish

#894
Master 2026

Grand champs

0
0 reserve

Category wins

0
0 podiums

Overall top-10s

0
of 9 contests

Avg finish

top 81%
overall standings

Best overall

685.6572 / 720

Perfect 180s

1 🔥

Current form

622.49 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 625.57 (-3.08)

Walk rate

11%
contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

180.0000 🔥

Consistency

±59.96
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken
avg 166.33 · weakest Brisket (155.46)

Road miles

1324
mi across 9 mapped stops · furthest 373 mi

Schedule strength

83%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1585)

Purse competed for

$376K
listed at 9 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅
GCs in 7 state-championship entries

Master avg

625.57 / 720
7 Master contests · 0 GCs

⚔ Compare with another team

Storylines

⚔️ A tough matchup

Kermit's Ex has come out ahead in 6 of their 7 shared contests.

⚔️ A strong matchup

They've finished ahead of HI-TECH SMOKERS in 3 of their 3 shared contests.

📅 A October team

Something about October: average finish in the top 71% across 3 contests, versus top 81% the rest of the year.

Teams like this (closest power rating, KS first)

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

OpponentMeetingsAheadBehindWin rate
Kermit's Ex 7 1 6 14% ⚔ compare
Crossed Rifles BBQ 6 1 5 17% ⚔ compare
FIRE DANCER BBQ 6 1 5 17% ⚔ compare
Kith n' Kin 6 1 5 17% ⚔ compare
LA PASADITA 6 1 5 17% ⚔ compare
RAZORRACKS 6 0 6 0% ⚔ compare
THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE 6 0 6 0% ⚔ compare
CHICKEN FRIED BBQ 5 1 4 20% ⚔ compare
PARTS 'R' SMOKIN 5 1 4 20% ⚔ compare
PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ 5 1 4 20% ⚔ compare
WOOD HOOK BBQ 5 1 4 20% ⚔ compare
Ahh Townley BBQ 5 1 4 20% ⚔ compare
Piggin' Whiskey 5 1 4 20% ⚔ compare
GETTIN' BASTED 5 0 5 0% ⚔ compare
MEAT ME IN ST. LOUIS 5 0 5 0% ⚔ compare

By meat

CategoryEntriesCallsWinsPodiumsBestWorstAverageAvg finish
Chicken 7 1 0 0 180.0000 🔥 151.3600 166.33 top 62%
Pork Ribs 7 0 0 0 173.1200 158.8116 165.36 top 65%
Pork 6 0 0 0 168.5600 157.0744 161.49 top 78%
Brisket 7 0 0 0 167.3944 139.9544 155.46 top 85%

“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

WhereContestsGCsAvg finish
AR40top 91%
KS30top 68%

By contest size

FieldContestsGCsAvg finish
Medium (20–39)10top 86%
Large (40+)60top 81%

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

ContestVisitsBestGCsAvg finishLast visit
American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 2 120 0 top 57% 2025-11-05

The story so far

Milestones

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

SwingContestDate
+11.6American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest2024-10-30

📉 Toughest weekends

SwingContestDate
-11.2Smoke on the Water - Saracen Casino PB2023-10-27
-10.3American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest2023-09-27
-8.2Smoke on the Water2024-09-20
-8.2American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest2025-11-05
-8.1Saracen Casino Smoke on the Water2022-10-21

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

SeasonContestsGCsTop-10sCategory winsWalk rateAvg finishBest overall (% of perfect)Avg overall (% of perfect)
20261000 0% top 86% 91.2% 91.2%
20252000 0% top 87% 89.3% 89.3%
20243000 33% top 59% 95.2% 92.2%
20232000 0% top 96% 86.9% 77.1%
20221000 0% top 87% 89% 89%

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

DateEventOverallChickenRibsPorkBrisket
2026-03-13 University of Arkansas Animal Science Boots, Brews, and BBQ Contest 🏅 Fayetteville, AR 32 / 37 (656.9716) 29 (170.2628) 32 (162.2400) 35 (157.0744) 26 (167.3944)
2025-11-05 American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS
2025-11-05 American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS 350 / 401 (642.7320) 120 (173.1316) 353 (158.8116) 352 (159.3944) 375 (151.3944)
2024-10-30 American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS
2024-10-30 American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS 120 / 444 (685.6572) 4 (180.0000) 120 (173.1200) 220 (168.5600) 287 (163.9772)
2024-09-20 Smoke on the Water 🏅 Pine Bluff, AR 38 / 42 (642.1140) 38 (158.2284) 24 (167.9656) 39 (159.3944) 39 (156.5256)
2023-10-27 Smoke on the Water - Saracen Casino PB 🏅 Pine Bluff, AR 49 / 49 (484.9944) 28 (169.6684) 40 (161.6916) 45 (153.6344)
2023-09-27 American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS 444 / 487 (625.5316) 385 (161.6456) 276 (166.8344) 419 (157.0972) 473 (139.9544)
2022-10-21 Saracen Casino Smoke on the Water 🏅 Pine Bluff, AR 41 / 47 (640.9832) 46 (151.3600) 26 (166.8572) 28 (167.3944) 39 (155.3716)

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)

YearSeriesOverallChickenRibsPorkBrisket
2026 ↗ Master #894 (60 pts) #974 (60 pts) #1013 (60 pts) #929 (60 pts) #917 (60 pts)
2025 ↗ Master #1148 (60 pts) #1221 (60 pts) #1293 (60 pts) #1190 (60 pts) #1190 (60 pts)

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