Grillbilly's BBQ KS
Rating
1506
peak 1518
Contests
15
in the data
First seen
2021-07-16
latest 2025-11-05
Best ToY finish
#600
Master 2022
Grand champs
1
0 reserve
Category wins
1
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
of 15 contests
Avg finish
top 62%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Current form
675.13 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 624.09 (+51.05)
Walk rate
13%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±142.64
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 170.50 · weakest Pork (163.81)
Road miles
1588
mi across 15 mapped stops · furthest 288 mi
Storylines
⚔️ A tough matchup
HOT DADDY'S BBQ has come out ahead in 9 of their 9 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of Chillin N Grillin N Iowa BBQ in 5 of their 6 shared contests.
🃏 Against the odds
Their Grand Championship at Real Squeal BBQ Smokeoff (2021-07-16) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 19-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, One2BBQ.
🐣 Announced themselves early
Finished 1 of 26 at their very first tracked contest, Real Squeal BBQ Smokeoff (2021-07-16).
Teams like this (closest power rating, KS first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 174.8572 | 165.1544 | 170.11 | top 50% |
| Pork Ribs | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 177.7372 | 160.5488 | 170.50 | top 42% |
| Pork | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 171.9772 | 150.8000 | 163.81 | top 68% |
| Brisket | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 180.0000 🔥 | 150.1944 | 164.66 | 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 state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| KS | 5 | 0 | top 59% |
| IA | 4 | 1 | top 43% |
| OK | 2 | 0 | top 96% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 1 | top 32% |
| Large (40+) | 8 | 0 | top 69% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2022 (6 contests)
- Cooks mostly in KS (8 of 15 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork (11 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: Real Squeal BBQ Smokeoff (2021-07-16)
- Wins it all in 7% of contests
- All-time average overall score: 624.09
- 1 perfect 180 on the books 🔥
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 680.4916 | 680.49 |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 673.7028 | 670.80 |
| 2022 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 683.9428 | 570.69 |
| 2021 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 690.2744 | 663.15 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest Kansas City, KS | 174 / 401 (680.4916) | 136 (172.5716) | 123 (172.0000) | 148 (171.9772) | 279 (163.9428) |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest Kansas City, KS | 236 / 487 (673.7028) | 177 (170.8228) | 16 (177.7372) | 303 (165.1772) | 362 (159.9656) |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest Kansas City, KS | 183 / 211 (667.8972) | 90 (172.5600) | 50 (174.2744) | 210 (155.9544) | 162 (165.1084) |
| 2022-10-14 | King of the Corn Ottumwa, IA | 22 / 36 (669.6344) | 6 (174.8572) | 26 (164.5372) | 30 (163.3828) | 16 (166.8572) |
| 2022-10-01 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - SIDES Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - INVITATIONAL CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 239 / 249 (654.1484) | 125 (171.4056) | 234 (160.5488) | 246 (157.0856) | 197 (165.1084) |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 103 / 505 (683.9428) | 215 (168.5600) | 55 (175.4172) | 229 (168.5256) | 104 (171.4400) |
| 2022-04-01 | Iowa State BBQ Championship Altoona, IA | 31 / 48 (670.8232) | 25 (169.1200) | 16 (171.9888) | 22 (169.6800) | 38 (160.0344) |
| 2022-04-01 | Iowa State BBQ Championship (Steak) Altoona, IA | 4 (174.8800) | — | — | — | — |
| 2021-11-13 | 3rd Annual KCBS World Invitational - Master Invitational Shawnee, OK | 90 / 92 (653.5316) | 87 (166.2628) | 45 (173.1200) | 81 (163.9544) | 91 (150.1944) |
| 2021-11-11 | 3rd Annual KCBS World Invitational - Open Shawnee, OK | 104 / 111 (645.6348) | 82 (165.1544) | 81 (165.7032) | 107 (150.8000) | 86 (163.9772) |
| 2021-11-11 | 3rd Annual KCBS World Invitational - Ancillary Shawnee, OK | — | — | — | 28 (164.5372) | — |
| 2021-07-16 | Real Squeal BBQ Smokeoff Cedar Rapids, IA | 1 / 26 (690.2744) | 15 (169.7372) | 7 (169.7028) | 7 (170.8344) | 1 (180.0000) |
Team of the Year standings (rank per category by season — year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #1255 (60 pts) | #1319 (60 pts) | #1432 (60 pts) | #1287 (60 pts) | #1296 (60 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #600 (315 pts) | #523 (415 pts) | #690 (300 pts) | #645 (300 pts) | #588 (345 pts) |