Rusty grill
Rating
1515
peak 1515
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
2025-09-12
latest 2025-10-11
Best ToY finish
#513
Master 2025
Grand champs
0
1 reserve
Category wins
2
3 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
of 3 contests
Avg finish
top 33%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
100%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
2
and counting
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 176.56 · weakest Pork (166.82)
Road miles
391
mi across 3 mapped stops
Storylines
👀 Looking over their shoulder
Smoke and Beer team has landed one call behind them 2 times.
🐣 Announced themselves early
Finished 2 of 11 at their very first tracked contest, Bulgarian Barbecue Championship (2025-09-12).
Teams like this (closest power rating)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 177.7372 | 173.1656 | 175.45 | top 37% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 177.7372 | 161.7256 | 168.18 | top 56% |
| Pork | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 173.1316 | 160.5144 | 166.82 | top 66% |
| Brisket | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 176.5600 | 176.5600 | 176.56 | top 11% |
“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 contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 18% |
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 48% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2025 (3 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (3 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 690.25
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 700.5944 | 690.25 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-11 | V. I Love Smoky Exhibition and BBQ Competition Szerencs, 3900 | 10 / 21 (679.8972) | 4 (177.7372) | 17 (165.0856) | 18 (160.5144) | 1 (176.5600) |
| 2025-10-11 | V. I Love Smoky Exhibition and BBQ Competition (ONE MEAT RIBS) Szerencs, 3900 | — | — | 7 (161.7256) | — | — |
| 2025-09-12 | Bulgarian Barbecue Championship Sofia, 1000 | 2 / 11 (700.5944) | 6 (173.1656) | 1 (177.7372) | 5 (173.1316) | 2 (176.5600) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #513 (357 pts) | #569 (347 pts) | #474 (486 pts) | #672 (242 pts) | #429 (507 pts) |