A tough matchup
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
AMERICAN FIRE BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
AMERICAN FIRE BBQ has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
G'RILLA Q
G'RILLA Q is a competition barbecue team with 6 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2022 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 55th of 71 at the Qlathe BBQ Championship (2022). They are ranked #4847 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “G'rillaQ”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1466
peak 1466 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
Mar 18, 2022
latest Sep 30, 2026 · 4.5 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 84%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±4.12
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 161.33 · weakest Brisket (159.73)
Road miles
40
across 6 mapped stops
Schedule strength
72%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1590)
Purse competed for
$291K
listed at 6 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 4 state-championship entries
Master avg
641.11 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #1148 (60 pts) | #1221 (60 pts) | #1293 (60 pts) | #1190 (60 pts) | #1190 (60 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #1182 (60 pts) | #1242 (60 pts) | #1317 (60 pts) | #1231 (60 pts) | #1204 (60 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #1255 (60 pts) | #1319 (60 pts) | #1432 (60 pts) | #1287 (60 pts) | #1296 (60 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #1309 (60 pts) | #1341 (60 pts) | #1404 (60 pts) | #1348 (60 pts) | #1333 (60 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to G'RILLA Q, each with one reason worth a look.
130 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4,842 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1466
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to G'RILLA Q)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team G'RILLA Q has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#4,858 of the rated field
- Contests
- 14
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 7%
- Peak
- 1466
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to G'RILLA Q)
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 14 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#4,864 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1466
Their last contest in the data was back in 2023, 3 years before G'RILLA Q's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#4,861 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1466
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,837 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1466
They were already cooking in 2016, 6 years before G'RILLA Q's first contest.
⚔ Compare careers#4,866 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1466
Level with G'RILLA Q on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The 28th Amendment | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN ELVISES | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| AMERICAN FIRE BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Barking Dog BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Dr. Squealgood BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| FINGER LEIKAM GOOD | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| IRWIN'S PIT CREW BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| KEEP CALM & SAUCE ON | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| LOVE 2 Q | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| MAD MUTT'S BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| MAN MEAT BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| PIRATES OF BAR-B-QUE BAY | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SLAPS BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Squealin N Dealin BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.6916 | 155.9200 | 159.85 | top 85% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.8572 | 152.0228 | 160.21 | top 80% |
| Pork | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164.5372 | 158.8344 | 161.33 | top 80% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 172.0344 | 152.5256 | 159.73 | top 68% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 2 | 331 | 0 | top 84% | Sep 30, 2026 |
| American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 2 | 352 | 0 | top 86% | Nov 5, 2025 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2026
2 contests
Contests a season
1.2
across 5 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
KS
6 of 6 contests
Contests visited
3
2 of them more than once
Opponents faced
857
finished ahead 274 times, behind 1,483
Longest layoff
1.5 yrs
Mar 18, 2022 → Sep 27, 2023
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20261 milestone
- Most recent contest American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides
20232 milestones
- Career-best overall score647.9888 American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest
- Career-best single call (Brisket)172.0344 American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest
20222 milestones
- First tracked contest Qlathe BBQ Championship
- Peak power rating (1495) Qlathe BBQ Championship
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -8.7 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | Sep 30, 2026 |
| -8.1 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | Nov 5, 2025 |
| -7.4 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | Oct 30, 2024 |
| -5.2 | Qlathe BBQ Championship | Mar 18, 2022 |
| -4.7 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | Sep 27, 2023 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 92% | 88.4% | 88.4% |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 88% | 89.3% | 89.3% |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 85% | 88.5% | 88.5% |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 76% | 90% | 90% |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 77% | 89% | 89% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sep 30, 2026 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest Kansas City, KS | 331 / 360 (636.4340) | 324 (161.1200) | 305 (162.8572) | 314 (159.9312) | 336 (152.5256) |
| Nov 5, 2025 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 352 / 401 (642.7200) | 354 (158.8572) | 361 (157.6456) | 358 (158.8344) | 213 (167.3828) |
| Oct 30, 2024 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 378 / 444 (637.4856) | 402 (155.9200) | 278 (166.8572) | 355 (161.0856) | 386 (153.6228) |
| Sep 27, 2023 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 372 / 487 (647.9888) | 379 (161.6916) | 454 (152.0228) | 354 (162.2400) | 94 (172.0344) |
| Mar 18, 2022 | Qlathe BBQ Championship 🏅 Olathe, KS | 55 / 71 (640.9372) | 56 (161.6572) | 48 (161.6456) | 51 (164.5372) | 61 (153.0972) |