Their season
2013
their best year
2013 was the year it came together: 3 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 65%.
- 3 contests
- 0 overall top-10s
- 0 category wins
- average top 65%
Grillin n' Chillin
Grillin n' Chillin is a competition barbecue team with 6 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2018. Their best overall finish is 25th of 27 at the Squealin in the Square (2018). Also listed in KCBS results as “Grillin-n-Chillin”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1487
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 2
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
May 31, 2013
latest Oct 5, 2018 · 5.3 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 79%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
17%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 168.55 · weakest Pork Ribs (144.87)
Road miles
853
across 6 mapped stops · furthest 347 mi
State championships
0 🏅
won from 1 state-championship entry
Master avg
625.11 / 720
2 Master contests · 0 GCs
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Grillin n' Chillin has 2 rated contests, short of the five a power ranking needs, so its rating is still close to the 1500 every team starts on and 120 rated teams sit within a point of it.
#3,797 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1502
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- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1509
They turned up 8 years after Grillin n' Chillin did, first appearing in 2021.
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- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1503
Level with Grillin n' Chillin on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
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- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1502
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- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1505
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- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1488
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 150.2628 | 149.7140 | 149.99 | top 95% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.2856 | 123.4516 | 144.87 | top 74% |
| Pork | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 172.5714 | 164.5372 | 168.55 | top 41% |
| Brisket | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.8228 | 160.5710 | 161.70 | top 62% |
“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) | 1 | 0 | top 93% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 65% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2013
3 contests
Contests a season
2
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
AL
2 of 6 contests · 4 states in all
Contests visited
2
a different one every time
Opponents faced
68
finished ahead 17 times, behind 51
Longest layoff
3.8 yrs
Dec 5, 2014 → Oct 5, 2018
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20181 milestone
- Most recent contest Squealin in the Square
20135 milestones
- First tracked contest Variety Children's Charity BBQ Bash
- First call Variety Children's Charity BBQ Bash
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score649.1420 Variety Children's Charity BBQ Bash
- Career-best overall score649.1420 Variety Children's Charity BBQ Bash
- Career-best single call (Pork)172.5714 Variety Children's Charity BBQ Bash
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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 93% | 83.5% | 83.5% |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33% | top 65% | 90.2% | 90.2% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 5, 2018 | Squealin in the Square Laurens, SC | 25 / 27 (601.0744) | 25 (150.2628) | 27 (123.4516) | 17 (164.5372) | 16 (162.8228) |
| Dec 5, 2014 | Christmas on the River State Championship BBQ 🏅 Demopolis, AL | — | — | — | — | — |
| Apr 18, 2014 | High on the Hog Festival Winchester, TN | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oct 11, 2013 | Cullman Oktoberfest BBQ Challenge Cullman, AL | — | — | — | — | — |
| Aug 16, 2013 | Stand By Your Grill Fulton, MS | — | — | — | — | — |
| May 31, 2013 | Variety Children's Charity BBQ Bash Memphis, TN | 28 / 43 (649.1420) | 42 (149.7140) | 21 (166.2856) | 8 (172.5714) | 28 (160.5710) |