GRILLIN' THE SHED

GRILLIN' THE SHED is a competition barbecue team with 20 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2025. Their best overall finish is 11th of 26 at the Gilroy Garli-Que Challenge (2017). They are ranked #6056 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#6,056

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1432

peak 1432 · rated over 19 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Aug 22, 2014

latest Nov 21, 2025 · 11.2 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#611

Master 2024 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

2 podiums

Overall top-10s

0% of 20 contests

Avg finish

top 73%

overall standings

Best overall

667.9432 / 720

Master · The Great Kearney BBQ Smoke-Out

Perfect 180s

Current form

653.09 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 637.82 (+15.27)

Walk rate

25%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

174.2744

Pork · The Great Kearney BBQ Smoke-Out

Consistency

±21.89

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 161.55 · weakest Brisket (156.66)

Road miles

4,830

across 20 mapped stops · furthest 331 mi

Schedule strength

45%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1559)

Purse competed for

$81K

listed at 8 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 8 state-championship entries

Master avg

637.82 / 720

19 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (8 found in their record)

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

High-water mark

667.9432 career-best overall

92.8% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 667.9432 at The Great Kearney BBQ Smoke-Out — 92.8% of a perfect 720.

Master
Sep 23, 2022

A tough matchup

13–0 behind in the head-to-head

SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ has come out ahead in 13 of their 13 shared contests.

The weak link

−4.9 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.89 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 5% of the time against 11%.

Brisket avg 156.66
Chicken avg 161.55
1 call in 19 entries

The comeback

3.2 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 3.2 years, then back at The Great Kearney BBQ Smoke-Out (Sep 23, 2022).

last seen Jul 26, 2019
back Sep 23, 2022

Chicken nemesis

12 of 13 shared chicken entries lost

SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ ahead 92% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ has out-cooked them in 12 of 13 shared chicken entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

Mid Valley BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.

A July team

Top 60% average finish in July

Something about July: average finish in the top 60% across 4 contests, versus top 73% the rest of the year.

4 July contests
top 73% the rest of the year

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The long haul

4,830 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 4,830 miles across 20 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 331 miles to 6th Annual Lake Havasu Music Brews & BBQ Championship.

20 mapped stops
furthest 331 mi

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	#1065 (60 pts)	#1141 (60 pts)	#1203 (60 pts)	#1111 (60 pts)	#1102 (60 pts)
2024 ↗	Master	#611 (277 pts)	#610 (307 pts)	#647 (317 pts)	#573 (332 pts)	#490 (422 pts)
2023 ↗	Master	#1255 (60 pts)	#1319 (60 pts)	#1368 (75 pts)	#1266 (65 pts)	#1249 (70 pts)
2022 ↗	Master	#1145 (100 pts)	#1341 (60 pts)	#1404 (60 pts)	#914 (165 pts)	#1001 (125 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#1955 (60 pts)	#2049 (60 pts)	#2026 (60 pts)	#2000 (65 pts)	#2010 (60 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#1307 (179 pts)	#1508 (144 pts)	#1253 (214 pts)	#1295 (194 pts)	#1395 (174 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#1199 (241 pts)	#1048 (346 pts)	#998 (371 pts)	#1388 (206 pts)	#1372 (211 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#2274 (60 pts)	#2353 (60 pts)	#2349 (60 pts)	#2326 (60 pts)	#2345 (60 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#1167 (240 pts)	#1254 (240 pts)	#1266 (240 pts)	#1281 (240 pts)	#1219 (240 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to GRILLIN' THE SHED, each with one reason worth a look.

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

COTO PITMASTERS

#6,055 of the rated field

1432 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1503

1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to GRILLIN' THE SHED)

2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team GRILLIN' THE SHED has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 8 contests
last seen Sep 14, 2018

⚔ Head-to-head

Smokin Blue BBQ

#6,050 of the rated field

1432 power rating

Contests: 21
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1432

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 21 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 21 contests
last seen Jul 21, 2023

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Limp Brisket

#6,063 of the rated field

1431 power rating

Contests: 23
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 13%
Peak: 1431

Careers of much the same size, 23 contests to 20, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 22 contests
last seen Mar 21, 2025

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BADGER BBQ

#6,057 of the rated field

1432 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 7%
Peak: 1432

Their last contest in the data was back in 2022, 3 years before GRILLIN' THE SHED's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 15 contests

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PENNWOOD SMOKE CHASERS

#6,059 of the rated field

1432 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1502

15 contests and no Grand Championship yet.

rated over 15 contests
last seen Aug 28, 2021

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Bubba's Pig-a-licious

#6,052 of the rated field

1432 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1432

Level with GRILLIN' THE SHED on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 12 contests
last seen Sep 26, 2025

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ	13	0	13	0%	⚔ compare
NUTIN2IT BUT2QIT	11	2	9	18%	⚔ compare
Burnin and Lootin	11	1	10	9%	⚔ compare
Porterhouse BBQ	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
BIG POPPA SMOKERS	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
RBQ	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare
Meat Candy Q	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
LADY OF Q	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
BULL MARKET BBQ	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
MAR-B-QUE'S BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
Sharpe's Woodshed	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
Que'd Up	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
BAR-B-CUDA BBQ	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
CHUBBY AND TUBBY'S	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
ROYAL SMOKIN' HOT	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	19	2	1	171.4400	150.8916	161.55	top 69%
Pork Ribs	19	2	1	169.7144	145.6456	159.90	top 68%
Pork	19	1	0	174.2744	142.8228	159.71	top 69%
Brisket	19	1	0	174.2628	136.5028	156.66	top 69%

“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 94%
Medium (20–39)	7	top 67%
Large (40+)	11	top 76%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
CA	16	top 72%
AZ	2	top 76%
NV	1	top 96%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Gilroy Garli-Que Challenge	2	11	0	top 40%	Jul 28, 2018

More numbers

Busiest season 2024 4 contests

Contests a season 2 across 10 seasons in the data

Most contests held in CA 17 of 20 contests · 3 states in all

Contests visited 18 1 of them more than once

Opponents faced 480 finished ahead 212 times, behind 685

Longest layoff 3.2 yrs Jul 26, 2019 → Sep 23, 2022

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

20251 milestone

Nov 21 Most recent contest BBQ Jackpot

20222 milestones

Sep 23 Career-best overall score667.9432 The Great Kearney BBQ Smoke-Out
Sep 23 Career-best single call (Pork)174.2744 The Great Kearney BBQ Smoke-Out

20172 milestones

Jan 27 First overall past 90% of a perfect score653.6572 Newport Beach Winter Q
Oct 13 10th tracked contest OC BBQ Competition

20143 milestones

Jun 27 First tracked contest Silicon Valley BBQ Championships
Aug 22 First call Smokin' on the Water
Aug 22 Peak power rating (1488) Smokin' on the Water

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+9.2	Gilroy Garli-Que Challenge	Jul 28, 2018
+8.2	The Great Kearney BBQ Smoke-Out	Sep 23, 2022
+7.9	Gilroy Garli-Que Challenge	Jul 28, 2017
+1.1	Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge	Jan 13, 2023
+0.8	Silicon Valley BBQ Championships	Jun 26, 2015

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-12.2	Smokin' on the Water	Aug 22, 2014
-10.5	5th Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship	Apr 1, 2016
-10	Roaring Camp BBQ Cook Off	May 24, 2024
-9.8	6th Annual Lake Havasu Music Brews & BBQ Championship	Feb 27, 2015
-9	OC BBQ Competition	Oct 13, 2017

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)
2025	1	0%	top 96%	88.5%	88.5%
2024	4	25%	top 76%	92.3%	91.3%
2023	1	0%	top 62%	91.3%	91.3%
2022	1	100%	top 40%	92.8%	92.8%
2019	1	0%	top 83%	86.1%	86.1%
2018	2	50%	top 57%	92.7%	89.1%
2017	3	33%	top 68%	90.8%	89.1%
2016	1	0%	top 93%	86.9%	86.9%
2015	4	0%	top 76%	88.2%	86.1%
2014	2	50%	top 94%	82.5%	82.5%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Nov 21, 2025	BBQ Jackpot 🏅 Las Vegas, NV	86 / 90 (636.8916)	85 (159.9312)	87 (159.3600)	82 (161.6688)	85 (155.9316)
May 31, 2024	Horsetown Brew n' Que Festival 🏅 Norco, CA	25 / 39 (656.4000)	25 (163.9772)	12 (167.3828)	16 (170.2628)	32 (154.7772)
May 24, 2024	Roaring Camp BBQ Cook Off 🏅 Felton, CA	18 / 21 (645.5888)	14 (168.5600)	20 (156.5372)	15 (161.6800)	17 (158.8116)
Apr 26, 2024	Lodi BeerFest & State BBQ Championship 🏅 Lodi, CA	27 / 34 (664.3996)	26 (166.8112)	26 (164.5372)	32 (158.7884)	6 (174.2628)
Mar 15, 2024	Dinuba's BBQ & Brew Fest 🏅 Dinuba, CA	20 / 27 (662.1716)	18 (165.6916)	23 (162.8228)	21 (166.2744)	15 (167.3828)
Jan 13, 2023	Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge 🏅 Bullhead City, AZ	28 / 45 (657.0400)	40 (158.2400)	22 (166.2400)	24 (167.9772)	23 (164.5828)
Sep 23, 2022	The Great Kearney BBQ Smoke-Out 🏅 Fresno, CA	17 / 43 (667.9432)	30 (162.8688)	32 (161.6572)	7 (174.2744)	12 (169.1428)
Jul 26, 2019	Gilroy Garli-Que BBQ Challenge 🏅 Gilroy, CA	30 / 36 (619.8748)	32 (151.4172)	32 (151.9660)	24 (161.1200)	31 (155.3716)
Aug 17, 2018	Turf & Surf BBQ Championship Del Mar, CA	39 / 51 (615.2800)	40 (154.8344)	48 (145.6456)	21 (165.1200)	39 (149.6800)
Jul 28, 2018	Gilroy Garli-Que Challenge Gilroy, CA	13 / 34 (667.3600)	20 (162.8572)	8 (169.7028)	14 (170.2744)	14 (164.5256)
Oct 13, 2017	OC BBQ Competition Costa Messa, CA	52 / 56 (619.4172)	48 (158.8456)	41 (161.7488)	54 (150.8228)	53 (148)
Jul 28, 2017	Gilroy Garli-Que Challenge Gilroy, CA	11 / 26 (651.9544)	3 (171.4400)	2 (169.7144)	18 (157.1428)	17 (153.6572)
Jan 27, 2017	Newport Beach Winter Q Newport, CA	38 / 56 (653.6572)	28 (167.4172)	39 (162.8344)	28 (166.8684)	45 (156.5372)
Apr 1, 2016	5th Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship Arciadia, CA	67 / 72 (625.5544)	58 (161.0972)	57 (158.8000)	71 (142.8228)	41 (162.8344)
Jul 24, 2015	7th Annual Vista BBQ Classic Vista, CA	41 / 54 (634.7888)	44 (158.3088)	28 (167.4056)	51 (148.5372)	36 (160.5372)
Jun 26, 2015	Silicon Valley BBQ Championships Santa Clara, CA	28 / 49 (620.9484)	26 (157.0972)	26 (157.6800)	33 (152.5140)	27 (153.6572)
May 15, 2015	Bakersfield's Biggest, Baddest BBQ Championship Bakersfield, CA	44 / 53 (610.8112)	30 (161.1544)	40 (155.9312)	44 (152.0344)	47 (141.6912)
Feb 27, 2015	6th Annual Lake Havasu Music Brews & BBQ Championship Lake Havasu City, AZ	73 / 82 (614.3204)	74 (150.8916)	71 (151.3944)	44 (163.4744)	73 (148.5600)
Aug 22, 2014	Smokin' on the Water Lakeport, CA	16 / 17 (594.1484)	7 (168)	15 (146.8228)	17 (142.8228)	17 (136.5028)
Jun 27, 2014	Silicon Valley BBQ Championships Santa Clara, CA	—	—	—	—	—

GRILLIN' THE SHED

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

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 (8 found in their record)

High-water mark

A tough matchup

The weak link

The comeback

Chicken nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

A July team

The long haul

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 — 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)