A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
DRILLING & GRILLING ahead in 100% of their meetings
DRILLING & GRILLING has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
Main Street BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1454
peak 1454 · rated over 8 contests ⓘ
Contests
8
in the data
First seen
2013-07-11
latest 2018-08-10
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 8 contests
Avg finish
top 80%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
619.98 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 621.59 (-1.61)
Walk rate
13%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±12.22
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 159.83 · weakest Pork Ribs (150.32)
Road miles
3,993
mi across 8 mapped stops · furthest 1007 mi
Schedule strength
55%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1570)
Master avg
621.59 / 720
8 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (6 found in this team's record)
Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.
The weak link
−9.5
points behind their best meat
Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 9.51 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 0%.
- Pork Ribs avg 150.32
- Chicken avg 159.83
- 0 calls in 8 entries
The comeback
2.1 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 2.1 years, then back at 14th Annual Maryland State BBQ Bash (2015-08-14).
- last seen 2013-07-11
- back 2015-08-14
Chicken nemesis
4 of 4
shared chicken entries lost
DRILLING & GRILLING ahead 100% of the time
Even in their strongest meat, DRILLING & GRILLING has out-cooked them in 4 of 4 shared chicken entries.
The long haul
3,993
road miles between contests
Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 3,993 miles across 8 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 1,007 miles to Tri City BBQ Fest.
- 8 mapped stops
- furthest 1,007 mi
The metronome
±1.70%
swing around their own average
Their overall lands within ±1.70% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.
- averages 86.3% of a perfect score
- 8 contests
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.
125 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5328 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 11%
- Peak
- 1454
1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to Main Street BBQ)
2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Main Street BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#5332 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1454
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to Main Street BBQ)
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 10 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#5325 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1455
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to Main Street BBQ)
Fewer contests behind them than Main Street BBQ has cooked, 5 to 8, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.
⚔ Head-to-head#5326 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1455
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 9 years after Main Street BBQ did, first appearing in 2022.
⚔ Head-to-head#5335 of the rated field
- Contests
- 14
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 7%
- Peak
- 1454
No shared contest yet.
14 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 7% top-10 finishes rather than wins.
⚔ Head-to-head#5334 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1454
No shared contest yet.
Level with Main Street BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-headBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.1200 | 149.6228 | 159.83 | top 72% |
| Pork Ribs | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.9656 | 138.2520 | 150.32 | top 85% |
| Pork | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 177.1544 | 147.4056 | 157.69 | top 72% |
| Brisket | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.4400 | 143.9200 | 153.75 | top 73% |
“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
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| MD | 4 | 0 | top 72% |
| GA | 2 | 0 | top 96% |
| IA | 1 | 0 | top 92% |
| SC | 1 | 0 | top 71% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 87% |
| Large (40+) | 6 | 0 | top 78% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maryland State BBQ Bash | 2 | 28 | 0 | top 71% | 2018-08-10 |
| *Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival | 2 | 62 | 0 | top 96% | 2018-05-25 |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
5.1 yrs
2013-07-11 → 2018-08-10
Busiest season
2017
3 contests
Contests a season
1.6
across 5 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
MD
4 of 8 contests · 4 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
6
2 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
8 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 159.83 · weakest Pork Ribs (150.32)
Walk rate
13%
a top-10 call in 1 of 8 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 8 contests
Master average
621.59
out of 720 · 8 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
355
115–395 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
3,993
8 mapped stops · furthest 1,007 mi
Schedule strength
1570
average field rating faced — tougher than 55% of rated contests
Longest layoff
2.1 yrs
2013-07-11 → 2015-08-14
Power rating
1454
peak 1454 · #5331 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest SC Festival of Discovery
- Peak power rating (1494) SC Festival of Discovery
- 2015
- First call 14th Annual Maryland State BBQ Bash
- Career-best single call (Pork)177.1544 14th Annual Maryland State BBQ Bash
- 2017
- Career-best overall score645.6920 Maryland State BBQ Bash
- 2018
- Most recent contest Maryland State BBQ Bash
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +0.1 | Maryland State BBQ Bash | 2017-08-11 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10.1 | Tri City BBQ Fest | 2017-09-22 |
| -8 | *Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival (GBC Qualifier) | 2017-05-26 |
| -7.9 | *Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival | 2018-05-25 |
| -5.8 | SC Festival of Discovery | 2013-07-11 |
| -5.7 | Maryland State BBQ Bash | 2016-08-12 |
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)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 90% | 85.5% | 85.2% |
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 81% | 89.7% | 86.7% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 79% | 86.9% | 86.9% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 70% | 86.9% | 86.9% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 71% | 86.3% | 86.3% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-08-10 | Maryland State BBQ Bash Bel Air, MD | 31 / 38 (611.3948) | 25 (158.2972) | 38 (138.2520) | 34 (147.4056) | 12 (167.4400) |
| 2018-05-25 | *Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival Evans, GA | 71 / 72 (615.7372) | 52 (165.0972) | 69 (151.3600) | 69 (155.3600) | 72 (143.9200) |
| 2017-09-22 | Tri City BBQ Fest Denison, IA | 34 / 37 (601.0284) | 31 (158.8572) | 36 (145.1200) | 33 (148.5484) | 34 (148.5028) |
| 2017-08-11 | Maryland State BBQ Bash Bel Air, MD | 28 / 47 (645.6920) | 37 (158.2744) | 24 (163.4404) | 29 (159.4056) | 16 (164.5716) |
| 2017-05-26 | *Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival (GBC Qualifier) Evans, GA | 62 / 67 (626.0228) | 66 (149.6228) | 52 (163.9656) | 66 (155.9316) | 56 (156.5028) |
| 2016-08-12 | Maryland State BBQ Bash Bel Air, MD | 33 / 42 (625.7604) | 29 (162.8228) | 40 (146.2860) | 24 (162.9372) | 32 (153.7144) |
| 2015-08-14 | 14th Annual Maryland State BBQ Bash Bel Air, MD | 32 / 46 (625.5548) | 22 (165.1200) | 44 (138.7660) | 3 (177.1544) | 39 (144.5144) |
| 2013-07-11 | SC Festival of Discovery Greenwood, SC | 55 / 78 (621.5088) | 44 (160.5372) | 54 (155.3600) | 61 (154.7772) | 64 (150.8344) |