High-water mark
671.3028
career-best overall
93.2% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 671.3028 at The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ — 93.2% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- May 6, 2016
The Serial Grillers
The Serial Grillers is a competition barbecue team with 3 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2016 and 2017. Their best overall finish is 11th of 22 at the Barn Burner BBQ (2016).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1513
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 3
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
Mar 19, 2016
latest May 5, 2017 · 1.1 years on the trail
Category wins
0
1 podium
Avg finish
top 43%
overall standings
Walk rate
67%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±13.48
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 170.48 · weakest Chicken (155.77)
Road miles
2,050
across 3 mapped stops · furthest 2,050 mi
Schedule strength
32%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1542)
Master avg
658.78 / 720
3 Master contests · 0 GCs
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.0856 | 146.2740 | 155.77 | top 79% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.6800 | 160.0460 | 166.09 | top 42% |
| Pork | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 169.1428 | 163.3828 | 166.45 | top 43% |
| Brisket | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 174.8572 | 164.6060 | 170.48 | top 16% |
“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.
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ | 2 | 22 | 0 | top 40% | May 5, 2017 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2016
2 contests
Contests a season
1.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
AL
2 of 3 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
2
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
120
finished ahead 93 times, behind 62
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20172 milestones
- Peak power rating (1513) The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ
- Most recent contest The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ
20165 milestones
- First tracked contest Barn Burner BBQ
- First call Barn Burner BBQ
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score671.3028 The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ
- Career-best overall score671.3028 The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ
- Career-best single call (Brisket)174.8572 The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 5, 2017 | The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ Huntsville, AL | 32 / 69 (664.9712) | 47 (161.0856) | 29 (168.5372) | 47 (163.3828) | 12 (171.9656) |
| May 6, 2016 | The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ Huntsville, AL | 22 / 67 (671.3028) | 49 (159.9428) | 20 (169.6800) | 29 (166.8228) | 3 (174.8572) |
| Mar 19, 2016 | Barn Burner BBQ Chilliwack, British of Columbi, CA | 11 / 22 (640.0688) | 21 (146.2740) | 12 (160.0460) | 4 (169.1428) | 6 (164.6060) |