A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
SMELLAQUE ahead in 100% of their meetings
SMELLAQUE has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
Natural Born Grillers AB
Natural Born Grillers AB is a competition barbecue team with 3 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2016 and 2018. Their best overall finish is 9th of 34 at the Smokin Q at Lynnwood Ranch (2016).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1500
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 3
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
May 14, 2016
latest May 12, 2018 · 2 years on the trail
Category wins
0
1 podium
Overall top-10s
1
of 3 contests
Avg finish
top 53%
overall standings
Walk rate
100%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±9.62
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 166.48 · weakest Pork (155.60)
Road miles
50
across 3 mapped stops
Schedule strength
10%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1514)
Master avg
634.45 / 720
3 Master contests · 0 GCs
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.4400 | 147.4056 | 156.00 | top 72% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 173.7600 | 157.6800 | 166.48 | top 26% |
| Pork | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 162.8456 | 150.2856 | 155.60 | top 57% |
| Brisket | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 165.7144 | 143.9772 | 156.37 | top 55% |
“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.
More numbers
Busiest season
2016
2 contests
Contests a season
1.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
CA
1 of 3 contests
Contests visited
3
a different one every time
Opponents faced
74
finished ahead 47 times, behind 49
Longest layoff
1.7 yrs
Sep 3, 2016 → May 12, 2018
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20181 milestone
- Most recent contest Smokin Q at Lynwood Ranch
20167 milestones
- First tracked contest Smokin Q at Lynnwood Ranch
- First call Smokin Q at Lynnwood Ranch
- First overall top-10 Smokin Q at Lynnwood Ranch
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score648.0228 Smokin Q at Lynnwood Ranch
- Career-best overall score648.0228 Smokin Q at Lynnwood Ranch
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)173.7600 Smokin Q at Lynnwood Ranch
- Peak power rating (1508) Smokin Q at Lynnwood Ranch
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 12, 2018 | Smokin Q at Lynwood Ranch Aldersyde | 21 / 30 (628.5028) | 29 (147.4056) | 6 (168.0116) | 21 (153.6800) | 15 (159.4056) |
| Sep 3, 2016 | BBQ on the Bow Calgary, Alberta, CA | 22 / 35 (626.8232) | 30 (153.1432) | 18 (157.6800) | 28 (150.2856) | 9 (165.7144) |
| May 14, 2016 | Smokin Q at Lynnwood Ranch Aldersyde, Alberta Canada | 9 / 34 (648.0228) | 11 (167.4400) | 2 (173.7600) | 7 (162.8456) | 30 (143.9772) |