PICKIN & GRILLIN

PICKIN & GRILLIN is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2018. Their best overall finish is 16th of 25 at the BBQ & Blues on the Levee (JUDGES FULL) (2018).

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Rating

1479

Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4

Contests

in the data

First seen

Nov 7, 2014

latest Oct 5, 2018 · 3.9 years on the trail

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

0% of 4 contests

Avg finish

top 76%

overall standings

Best overall

655.7824 / 720

Master · Jim Bowie BBQ Throwdown

Perfect 180s

Walk rate

25%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

170.8228

Pork Ribs · Jim Bowie BBQ Throwdown

Consistency

±6.96

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Brisket

avg 163.11 · weakest Pork (158.66)

Road miles

329

across 4 mapped stops · furthest 157 mi

Schedule strength

47%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1561)

Master avg

645.82 / 720

4 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (2 found in their record)

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

A tough matchup

3–0 behind in the head-to-head

SMOKIN' SOBER...SOMETIMES ahead in 100% of their meetings

SMOKIN' SOBER...SOMETIMES has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.

The comeback

2.4 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 2.4 years, then back at Jack Town Throw Down (Mar 2, 2018).

last seen Sep 25, 2015
back Mar 2, 2018

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	4	0	168.5716	156.5028	161.53	top 74%
Pork Ribs	4	1	170.8228	154.8000	162.52	top 62%
Pork	4	0	160.5140	155.9428	158.66	top 86%
Brisket	4	0	169.1084	159.9428	163.11	top 58%

“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 78%
Large (40+)	1	0	top 71%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
MS	2	top 85%
AR	1	top 64%
LA	1	top 71%

More numbers

Busiest season 2018 2 contests

Contests a season 1.3 across 3 seasons in the data

Most contests held in MS 2 of 4 contests · 3 states in all

Contests visited 4 a different one every time

Opponents faced 109 finished ahead 31 times, behind 95

Longest layoff 2.4 yrs Sep 25, 2015 → Mar 2, 2018

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

20182 milestones

Oct 5 First call BBQ & Blues on the Levee (JUDGES FULL)
Oct 5 Most recent contest BBQ & Blues on the Levee (JUDGES FULL)

20153 milestones

Sep 25 First overall past 90% of a perfect score655.7824 Jim Bowie BBQ Throwdown
Sep 25 Career-best overall score655.7824 Jim Bowie BBQ Throwdown
Sep 25 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)170.8228 Jim Bowie BBQ Throwdown

20142 milestones

Nov 7 First tracked contest Country Pleasin Grillin & Chillin BBQ Classic
Nov 7 Peak power rating (1490) Country Pleasin Grillin & Chillin BBQ Classic

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

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-10.3	Country Pleasin Grillin & Chillin BBQ Classic	Nov 7, 2014
-5.3	Jack Town Throw Down	Mar 2, 2018
-5	Jim Bowie BBQ Throwdown	Sep 25, 2015
-0.4	BBQ & Blues on the Levee (JUDGES FULL)	Oct 5, 2018

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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2018	2	50%	top 71%	89.9%	89.7%
2015	1	0%	top 71%	91.1%	91.1%
2014	1	0%	top 93%	88.4%	88.4%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Oct 5, 2018	BBQ & Blues on the Levee (JUDGES FULL) Helena, AR	16 / 25 (647.2344)	18 (159.3600)	10 (168.5372)	23 (155.9428)	12 (163.3944)
Mar 2, 2018	Jack Town Throw Down Ridgeland, MS	24 / 31 (643.8284)	15 (168.5716)	27 (154.8000)	23 (160.5140)	21 (159.9428)
Sep 25, 2015	Jim Bowie BBQ Throwdown Vidalia, LA	32 / 45 (655.7824)	41 (156.5028)	11 (170.8228)	40 (159.3484)	17 (169.1084)
Nov 7, 2014	Country Pleasin Grillin & Chillin BBQ Classic Florence, MS	27 / 29 (636.4232)	25 (161.6916)	28 (155.9200)	26 (158.8344)	23 (159.9772)