HOT GRILL ON GRILL ACTION

HOT GRILL ON GRILL ACTION is a competition barbecue team with 52 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 3rd of 14 at the Carnivore Carnival (COMPETITOR SERIES) (2025). They are ranked #1218 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#1,218

of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1585

peak 1636 · rated over 46 contests1 invitational or side-series contest not counted

Contests

in the data

First seen

Feb 22, 2013

latest Jan 30, 2026 · 12.9 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#704

Master 2025 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

6 podiums

Overall top-10s

23% of 52 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 44%

overall standings

Best overall

688.4916 / 720

Master · Q for a Cause

Perfect 180s

Current form

666.94 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 662.23 (+4.71)

Walk rate

42%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

179.4400

Pork Ribs · 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)

Consistency

±14.97

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 166.44 · weakest Brisket (163.08)

Road miles

7,589

across 52 mapped stops · furthest 1,185 mi

Schedule strength

64%

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

Purse competed for

$421K

listed at 18 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 17 state-championship entries

Master avg

662.23 / 720

46 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (12 found in their record)

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

High-water mark

688.4916 career-best overall

95.6% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 688.4916 at Q for a Cause — 95.6% of a perfect 720.

Master
Apr 26, 2019

The one to beat

3× one call ahead of them

WHEN PIGS DIE has finished one call ahead of HOT GRILL ON GRILL ACTION 3 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2019 their best year

2019 was the year it came together: 4 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 1 category win, at an average finish in the top 19%.

4 contests
3 overall top-10s
1 category win
average top 19%

A tough matchup

25–4 behind in the head-to-head

PORKY BUTTS BBQ ahead in 86% of their meetings

PORKY BUTTS BBQ has come out ahead in 25 of their 29 shared contests.

A strong matchup

16–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of HIDDEN BOOGER BBQ in 16 of their 16 shared contests.

The comeback

1.7 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 1.7 years, then back at 9th Annual Valley Veterans BBQ Competition (May 28, 2021).

last seen Sep 12, 2019
back May 28, 2021

Chicken nemesis

21 of 29 shared chicken entries lost

PORKY BUTTS BBQ ahead 72% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, PORKY BUTTS BBQ has out-cooked them in 21 of 29 shared chicken entries.

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Looking over their shoulder

3× one call behind them

SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ has landed one call behind them 3 times.

An October team

Top 27% average finish in October

Something about October: average finish in the top 27% across 6 contests, versus top 44% the rest of the year.

6 October contests
top 44% the rest of the year

The long haul

7,589 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 7,589 miles across 52 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 1,185 miles to Blues, Views and BBQ (Competitor's Series).

52 mapped stops
furthest 1,185 mi

The metronome

±2.18% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.18% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 92.1% of a perfect score
52 contests

A standing appointment

4 years running at one contest

They've cooked SJV Winter Rub every year from 2023 to 2026 — the contest they never miss.

4 visits in all
best finish 10th

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Year	Series	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2026 ↗	Master	#1020 (60 pts)	#1093 (60 pts)	#1112 (75 pts)	#890 (115 pts)	#1051 (60 pts)
2025 ↗	Master	#704 (192 pts)	#854 (162 pts)	#647 (292 pts)	#852 (152 pts)	#683 (222 pts)
2024 ↗	Master	#794 (166 pts)	#906 (146 pts)	#789 (216 pts)	#843 (161 pts)	#827 (166 pts)
2023 ↗	Master	#889 (136 pts)	#1088 (116 pts)	#1010 (151 pts)	#558 (341 pts)	#1066 (116 pts)
2022 ↗	Master	#986 (120 pts)	#913 (165 pts)	#1022 (145 pts)	#1046 (120 pts)	#1021 (120 pts)
2021 ↗	Master	#1236 (60 pts)	#1286 (60 pts)	#1309 (60 pts)	#1262 (60 pts)	#861 (155 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#835 (347 pts)	#940 (307 pts)	#1173 (222 pts)	#868 (357 pts)	#964 (302 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#1115 (275 pts)	#996 (380 pts)	#1195 (275 pts)	#1489 (180 pts)	#1261 (240 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#1775 (120 pts)	#1596 (175 pts)	#1737 (145 pts)	#1872 (120 pts)	#1839 (120 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#1947 (95 pts)	#2209 (60 pts)	#2142 (70 pts)	#2086 (85 pts)	#1909 (115 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#1056 (271 pts)	#1012 (306 pts)	#1144 (261 pts)	#1153 (256 pts)	#1146 (251 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to HOT GRILL ON GRILL ACTION, each with one reason worth a look.

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

TASTE OF GRACE

#1,213 of the rated field

1585 power rating

Contests: 40
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 18%
Peak: 1616

0–3 in 3 shared contests (0% to HOT GRILL ON GRILL ACTION)

These two have cooked 3 of the same contests — TASTE OF GRACE ahead 3–0 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

rated over 40 contests
last seen Apr 26, 2024

⚔ Head-to-head

MadChad's BBQ

#1,215 of the rated field

1585 power rating

Contests: 34
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 24%
Peak: 1593

0–4 in 4 shared contests (0% to HOT GRILL ON GRILL ACTION)

Fewer contests behind them than HOT GRILL ON GRILL ACTION has cooked, 34 to 52, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 33 contests
last seen Sep 18, 2026

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RJs Smokehouse

#1,220 of the rated field

1585 power rating

Contests: 33
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 42%
Peak: 1602

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to HOT GRILL ON GRILL ACTION)

33 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 42% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 27 contests
last seen Sep 25, 2026

⚔ Head-to-head

Country Boys BBQ

#1,214 of the rated field

1585 power rating

Contests: 48
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 60%
Peak: 1636

They've been 1636 at their best, 51 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 44 contests
last seen Aug 21, 2026

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MR.GOODTIME'S BBQ CLUB

#1,217 of the rated field

1585 power rating

Contests: 22
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 41%
Peak: 1598

Their last contest in the data was back in 2016, 10 years before HOT GRILL ON GRILL ACTION's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 22 contests

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Hot Thang BBQ

#1,216 of the rated field

1585 power rating

Contests: 21
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 52%
Peak: 1585

They turned up 11 years after HOT GRILL ON GRILL ACTION did, first appearing in 2024.

rated over 21 contests
last seen Aug 21, 2026
on a 3-contest top-10 run

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
HELPING U BBQ	35	18	17	51%	⚔ compare
PORKY BUTTS BBQ	29	4	25	14%	⚔ compare
WHEN PIGS DIE	28	8	20	29%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ	27	15	12	56%	⚔ compare
DIRT ROAD BBQ	26	2	24	8%	⚔ compare
HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB	21	5	16	24%	⚔ compare
IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ	21	0	21	0%	⚔ compare
TEAM BREW & QUE	20	10	10	50%	⚔ compare
SPITFIRE	20	4	16	20%	⚔ compare
PARROTHEAD SMOKERS	19	6	13	32%	⚔ compare
SLAPS BBQ	19	3	16	16%	⚔ compare
THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE	18	5	13	28%	⚔ compare
GETTIN' BASTED	17	3	14	18%	⚔ compare
SHIGGIN & GRINNIN	17	3	14	18%	⚔ compare
913 BBQ	17	2	15	12%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	48	10	0	0	177.7028	151.9544	166.44	top 46%
Pork Ribs	47	10	0	3	179.4400	126.8344	165.82	top 42%
Pork	47	10	3	3	177.7144	151.3600	165.87	top 47%
Brisket	46	8	0	0	177.7372	147.3716	163.08	top 52%

“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	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	1	top 21%
Medium (20–39)	18	top 46%
Large (40+)	28	top 44%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
NE	28	top 47%
KS	11	top 45%
MO	5	top 24%
IA	3	top 54%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
SJV Winter Rub	4	10	top 58%	Jan 30, 2026
American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest	3	193	top 59%	Sep 27, 2023
RiverFest Red White and Que	3	9	top 32%	Jul 17, 2015
American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest	2	233	top 57%	Nov 5, 2025
Q for a Cause	2	5	top 48%	Apr 26, 2019
Septemberfest BBQ & Rib-eye Steak Cookoff Challenge	2	15	top 55%	Sep 1, 2018
BBQ in the Bluffs	2	9	top 36%	May 8, 2015

More numbers

Busiest season 2015 6 contests

Contests a season 4 across 13 seasons in the data

Most contests held in NE 28 of 52 contests · 5 states in all

Contests visited 36 7 of them more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 48 entries · 0 wins · 10 calls

Opponents faced 2,563 finished ahead 4,344 times, behind 2,843

Longest layoff 1.7 yrs Sep 12, 2019 → May 28, 2021

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

20261 milestone

Jan 30 Most recent contest SJV Winter Rub

20252 milestones

Oct 3 First overall podium Carnivore Carnival (COMPETITOR SERIES)
Nov 5 50th tracked contest American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest

20192 milestones

Apr 26 Career-best overall score688.4916 Q for a Cause
Sep 12 Peak power rating (1636) 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST

20171 milestone

Aug 5 25th tracked contest Omaha Steaks Nebraska BBQ Championship Day -2

20162 milestones

May 20 First category win (Pork) 5th Annual Valley Veteran's BBQ Competition
Oct 29 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)179.4400 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)

20141 milestone

Jul 18 10th tracked contest RiverFest Red White and Que

20134 milestones

Feb 22 First tracked contest Polar Bear Challenge
Feb 22 First overall past 90% of a perfect score666.8566 Polar Bear Challenge
Jul 19 First call RiverFest Red White and Que
Jul 19 First overall top-10 RiverFest Red White and Que

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+15.1	Omaha Steaks Nebraska BBQ Championship Day -2	Aug 5, 2017
+13.4	34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open	Oct 3, 2013
+13.2	Septemberfest BBQ & RibEye Steak Cookoff Challenge	Sep 3, 2022
+12.6	Q for a Cause	Apr 26, 2019
+11.8	37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)	Oct 29, 2016

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-14.4	Goose's 1st Annual Pitmaster Showdown	Jul 11, 2025
-12.4	6th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest	Jul 29, 2022
-11.7	American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST	Sep 16, 2021
-9.3	Q for a Cause	Apr 20, 2018
-8.2	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	Apr 26, 2013

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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)
2026	1	0	0	0%	top 79%	92.4%	92.4%
2025	5	2	0	40%	top 51%	95.1%	93.1%
2024	3	0	0	33%	top 54%	94.4%	94%
2023	3	0	1	33%	top 69%	90.9%	90.8%
2022	4	1	0	0%	top 46%	96.7%	93.3%
2021	2	0	0	100%	top 71%	91.9%	90.8%
2019	4	3	1	75%	top 19%	95.6%	95.1%
2018	4	0	0	50%	top 50%	93.7%	91.9%
2017	4	1	0	25%	top 43%	95.3%	92.2%
2016	4	1	1	50%	top 34%	94.4%	92.5%
2015	6	1	0	50%	top 39%	92.6%	91.3%
2014	6	2	0	50%	top 38%	93.5%	91.7%
2013	6	1	0	33%	top 45%	92.6%	90.3%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Jan 30, 2026	SJV Winter Rub 🏅 Omaha, NE	30 / 38 (664.9944)	35 (161.6688)	22 (167.4056)	14 (171.9656)	25 (163.9544)
Nov 5, 2025	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS	—	—	—	—	—
Nov 5, 2025	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS	233 / 401 (673.6116)	108 (173.7260)	117 (172.5600)	272 (166.2400)	313 (161.0856)
Oct 3, 2025	Carnivore Carnival (COMPETITOR SERIES) unrated Platte City, MO	3 / 14 (684.4456)	10 (162.7884)	—	4 (168.5372)	—
Jul 11, 2025	Goose's 1st Annual Pitmaster Showdown 🏅 Papillion, NE	22 / 24 (641.4972)	22 (161.6456)	24 (152.4800)	18 (163.9544)	16 (163.4172)
Jan 24, 2025	SJV Winter Rub 🏅 Omaha, NE	10 / 32 (681.5884)	16 (168.5372)	3 (177.1428)	18 (163.9428)	7 (171.9656)
Oct 30, 2024	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS	244 / 444 (673.0284)	263 (167.4056)	119 (173.1200)	129 (171.9772)	343 (160.5256)
Oct 30, 2024	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS	—	—	—	—	—
Jan 26, 2024	SJV Winter Rub 🏅 Omaha, NE	14 / 26 (679.9084)	18 (169.1200)	7 (172.5600)	15 (168.5484)	14 (169.6800)
Sep 27, 2023	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS	340 / 487 (654.7888)	392 (160.5144)	66 (174.8572)	178 (170.2972)	454 (149.1200)
Sep 27, 2023	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS	—	—	—	—	—
Jan 27, 2023	SJV Winter Rub 🏅 Omaha, NE	21 / 31 (653.0288)	29 (154.2516)	18 (166.2628)	1 (177.7144)	26 (154.8000)
Oct 1, 2022	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - SIDES Kansas City, KS	—	—	—	—	—
Sep 29, 2022	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS	193 / 505 (674.8340)	118 (172.5484)	349 (163.4056)	332 (163.4056)	35 (175.4744)
Sep 3, 2022	Septemberfest BBQ & RibEye Steak Cookoff Challenge 🏅 Omaha, NE	4 / 45 (347.9656)	16 (170.8228)	20 (171.4056)	42 (158.2400)	32 (162.8228)
Jul 29, 2022	6th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest 🏅 Emmetsburg, IA	29 / 32 (643.8172)	18 (166.8228)	29 (158.2172)	22 (162.2744)	28 (156.5028)
Sep 16, 2021	American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS	320 / 467 (646.2288)	424 (151.9544)	328 (161.6572)	391 (154.8800)	8 (177.7372)
May 28, 2021	9th Annual Valley Veterans BBQ Competition 🏅 Valley, NE	34 / 46 (661.6000)	35 (163.4288)	40 (158.2400)	28 (165.6684)	10 (174.2628)
Sep 12, 2019	40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS	93 / 468 (678.7312)	19 (176.5600)	68 (172.5600)	81 (171.9656)	338 (157.6456)
Aug 31, 2019	Septemberfest BBQ & Rib-eye Steak cook-off challenge 🏅 Omaha, NE	6 / 28 (686.7772)	4 (174.2628)	18 (166.2744)	5 (175.4172)	6 (170.8228)
May 31, 2019	8th Annual Valley Veterans BBQ Competition 🏅 Valley, NE	7 / 39 (683.9316)	7 (173.7144)	11 (171.4172)	22 (165.0972)	6 (173.7028)
Apr 26, 2019	Q for a Cause 🏅 Papillion, NE	5 / 32 (688.4916)	9 (172.5600)	18 (166.2400)	1 (177.7144)	11 (171.9772)
Sep 15, 2018	39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS	133 / 467 (674.8000)	213 (167.3944)	59 (173.7028)	154 (168.5600)	199 (165.1428)
Sep 1, 2018	Septemberfest BBQ & Rib-eye Steak Cookoff Challenge Omaha, NE	15 / 34 (663.9312)	5 (173.1428)	6 (169.1200)	27 (159.4056)	22 (162.2628)
May 18, 2018	7th Annual Valley Veterans BBQ Competition Valley, NE	19 / 42 (667.3144)	24 (165.6916)	15 (166.8344)	5 (174.8456)	28 (159.9428)
Apr 20, 2018	Q for a Cause Papillion, NE	33 / 41 (639.7944)	34 (159.9544)	13 (167.4172)	36 (157.6456)	35 (154.7772)
Sep 1, 2017	38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS	64 / 407 (683.9084)	11 (177.7028)	152 (167.9656)	91 (171.9656)	170 (166.2744)
Aug 5, 2017	Omaha Steaks Nebraska BBQ Championship Day -2 Omaha, NE	8 / 50 (686.2400)	11 (174.8456)	8 (173.1772)	33 (165.0856)	13 (173.1316)
Aug 4, 2017	Omaha Steaks Nebraska BBQ Championship Day -1 Omaha, NE	40 / 54 (642.7428)	13 (170.8228)	35 (161.6800)	51 (151.9656)	40 (158.2744)
May 19, 2017	6th Annual Valley Veterans BBQ Competition Valley, NE	31 / 47 (643.2688)	37 (158.8000)	13 (168.5488)	41 (151.3600)	16 (164.5600)
Oct 29, 2016	37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS	70 / 557 (679.9200)	284 (164.5256)	3 (179.4400)	87 (171.9656)	244 (163.9888)
Sep 3, 2016	Septemberfest BBQ & Rib-eye Steak Cookoff Challenge Omaha, NE	30 / 45 (651.2456)	20 (166.8228)	20 (163.3828)	29 (162.8228)	37 (158.2172)
Aug 5, 2016	24th Annual State BBQ Championship of Nebraska Omaha, NE	30 / 70 (658.1484)	19 (168.5256)	26 (165.1200)	39 (161.6800)	33 (162.8228)
May 20, 2016	5th Annual Valley Veteran's BBQ Competition Valley, NE	6 / 42 (675.8628)	18 (166.2284)	11 (167.9888)	1 (175.4172)	9 (166.2284)
Oct 3, 2015	36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open Kansas City, MO	200 / 606 (664.4340)	72 (173.1084)	211 (167.4172)	289 (164.5256)	351 (159.3828)
Aug 14, 2015	23rd Annual State BBQ Championship of Nebraska Omaha, NE	23 / 42 (656.9940)	17 (167.4056)	35 (157.0972)	31 (161.6456)	14 (170.8456)
Jul 17, 2015	RiverFest Red White and Que Bellevue, NE	18 / 45 (653.0400)	29 (159.3828)	23 (162.8000)	20 (165.1200)	14 (165.7372)
Jun 26, 2015	3rd Annual Ribstock MBA BBQ Festival Omaha, NE	13 / 34 (655.3484)	30 (155.9772)	7 (170.8456)	15 (159.9656)	7 (168.5600)
May 29, 2015	4th Annual Valley Veterans BBQ Competition Valley, NE	12 / 28 (645.6000)	10 (164.5600)	12 (162.2972)	8 (169.1084)	23 (149.6344)
May 8, 2015	BBQ in the Bluffs Council Bluffs, IA	9 / 33 (666.8228)	16 (163.9772)	10 (166.2860)	7 (171.9884)	14 (164.5712)
Oct 2, 2014	35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO	157 / 552 (666.8340)	461 (154.8228)	46 (173.7600)	38 (174.8456)	250 (163.4056)
Aug 29, 2014	Blues, Views and BBQ (Competitor's Series) Westport, CT	—	5 (159.3828)	18 (126.8344)	—	—
Jul 18, 2014	RiverFest Red White and Que Bellevue, NE	10 / 35 (673.1200)	9 (169.7144)	9 (166.8800)	18 (166.2628)	9 (170.2628)
Jun 27, 2014	2nd Annual Ribstock MBA BBQ Festival Omaha, NE	10 / 30 (659.3944)	19 (162.8572)	8 (168)	6 (168.5944)	15 (159.9428)
Jun 6, 2014	Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest Mayetta, KS	30 / 54 (652.4460)	13 (170.2744)	16 (166.8344)	16 (167.9656)	50 (147.3716)
May 9, 2014	BBQ in the Bluffs Council Bluffs, IA	15 / 33 (649.6800)	15 (166.2628)	19 (164.5828)	16 (161.7144)	23 (157.1200)
Oct 3, 2013	34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO	62 / 535 (666.8348)	30 (173.1200)	149 (165.1316)	261 (160.5716)	84 (168.0116)
Aug 16, 2013	21st Annual State Barbeque Championship of Nebraska LaPlatte, NE	29 / 43 (641.6456)	6 (173.1084)	34 (151.9428)	33 (160.5944)	32 (156)
Jul 19, 2013	RiverFest Red White and Que Bellevue, NE	9 / 32 (657.1548)	10 (166.2860)	2 (172.5600)	8 (166.3088)	21 (152)
Apr 26, 2013	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Overland Park, KS	23 / 30 (632.5712)	18 (162.2856)	18 (157.1428)	12 (164.0004)	30 (149.1424)
Mar 22, 2013	Heatin' Up the Bricks Kearney, NE	26 / 40 (636.5712)	23 (159.9998)	29 (156.5712)	28 (159.4286)	23 (160.5716)
Feb 22, 2013	Polar Bear Challenge Columbia, MO	11 / 46 (666.8566)	11 (169.7142)	18 (166.2854)	28 (162.8570)	15 (168)

An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.

HOT GRILL ON GRILL ACTION

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Best top-10 run

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 (12 found in their record)

High-water mark

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

A strong matchup

The comeback

Chicken nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

An October team

The long haul

The metronome

A standing appointment

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Overall rank by season

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, averaged over 5 contests — 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)