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
Main Street BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 8 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2018. Their best overall finish is 28th of 47 at the Maryland State BBQ Bash (2017). They are ranked #5341 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1455
peak 1455 · rated over 8 contests
Contests
8
in the data
First seen
Jul 11, 2013
latest Aug 10, 2018 · 5.1 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podium
Overall top-10s
0
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
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 159.83 · weakest Pork Ribs (150.32)
Road miles
3,993
across 8 mapped stops · furthest 1,007 mi
Schedule strength
65%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1582)
Master avg
621.59 / 720
8 Master contests · 0 GCs
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Main Street BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
132 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5,360 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1455
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to Main Street BBQ)
One contest 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#5,345 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1455
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#5,361 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1455
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,330 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 86%
- Peak
- 1455
They turned up 11 years after Main Street BBQ did, first appearing in 2024.
⚔ Compare careers#5,353 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1455
Their last contest in the data was back in 2015, 3 years before Main Street BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#5,348 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1455
Level with Main Street BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careersBy 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 field size and state
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 87% |
| Large (40+) | 6 | 0 | top 78% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maryland State BBQ Bash | 2 | 28 | 0 | top 71% | Aug 10, 2018 |
| Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival | 2 | 62 | 0 | top 96% | May 25, 2018 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2017
3 contests
Contests a season
1.6
across 5 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
MD
4 of 8 contests · 4 states in all
Contests visited
6
2 of them more than once
Opponents faced
286
finished ahead 81 times, behind 338
Longest layoff
2.1 yrs
Jul 11, 2013 → Aug 14, 2015
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20181 milestone
- Most recent contest Maryland State BBQ Bash
20171 milestone
- Career-best overall score645.6920 Maryland State BBQ Bash
20152 milestones
- First call 14th Annual Maryland State BBQ Bash
- Career-best single call (Pork)177.1544 14th Annual Maryland State BBQ Bash
20132 milestones
- First tracked contest SC Festival of Discovery
- Peak power rating (1494) SC Festival of Discovery
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +1 | Maryland State BBQ Bash | Aug 11, 2017 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10.1 | Tri City BBQ Fest | Sep 22, 2017 |
| -8 | Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival (GBC Qualifier) | May 26, 2017 |
| -8 | Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival | May 25, 2018 |
| -5.8 | SC Festival of Discovery | Jul 11, 2013 |
| -5.6 | Maryland State BBQ Bash | Aug 12, 2016 |
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 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 10, 2018 | Maryland State BBQ Bash Bel Air, MD | 31 / 38 (611.3948) | 25 (158.2972) | 38 (138.2520) | 34 (147.4056) | 12 (167.4400) |
| May 25, 2018 | 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) |
| Sep 22, 2017 | Tri City BBQ Fest Denison, IA | 34 / 37 (601.0284) | 31 (158.8572) | 36 (145.1200) | 33 (148.5484) | 34 (148.5028) |
| Aug 11, 2017 | Maryland State BBQ Bash Bel Air, MD | 28 / 47 (645.6920) | 37 (158.2744) | 24 (163.4404) | 29 (159.4056) | 16 (164.5716) |
| May 26, 2017 | 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) |
| Aug 12, 2016 | Maryland State BBQ Bash Bel Air, MD | 33 / 42 (625.7604) | 29 (162.8228) | 40 (146.2860) | 24 (162.9372) | 32 (153.7144) |
| Aug 14, 2015 | 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) |
| Jul 11, 2013 | SC Festival of Discovery Greenwood, SC | 55 / 78 (621.5088) | 44 (160.5372) | 54 (155.3600) | 61 (154.7772) | 64 (150.8344) |