Grillas in the Mist KS
Rating
1533
peak 1533
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
2019-06-29
latest 2025-10-10
Best ToY finish
#986
Master 2022
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 34%
overall standings
Best overall
697.0396
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Current form
679.07
last 4 vs career avg 679.07 (+0.00)
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Best single call
180.0000 🔥
Consistency
±12.70
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 171.84 · weakest Brisket (165.55)
Road miles
9051
mi across 4 mapped stops · furthest 8517 mi
Storylines
⚔️ A tough matchup
BOGGS HOG BBQ has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of Smoke Show BBQ in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
Teams like this (closest power rating, KS first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 174.2744 | 166.2628 | 170.69 | top 43% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 180.0000 🔥 | 161.6572 | 170.27 | top 40% |
| Pork | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 176.5600 | 169.6684 | 171.84 | top 33% |
| Brisket | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 175.4056 | 157.7484 | 165.55 | top 54% |
“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 | 2 | 0 | top 51% |
| TN | 1 | 0 | top 9% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2022 (2 contests)
- Cooks mostly in KS (2 of 4 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (5 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 679.07
- 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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 697.0396 | 697.04 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 682.7656 | 672.46 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 674.3084 | 674.31 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-10 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series) (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) Lynchburg, TN | 8 / 90 (697.0396) | 61 (169.6684) | 2 (180.0000) | 15 (176.5600) | 45 (170.8112) |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - INVITATIONAL CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 112 / 249 (682.7656) | 64 (174.2744) | 218 (163.4172) | 152 (169.6684) | 34 (175.4056) |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 292 / 505 (662.1600) | 108 (172.5600) | 386 (161.6572) | 182 (169.7028) | 391 (158.2400) |
| 2019-06-29 | Queensland BBQ Championship CLEVELAND QUEENSLAND, 4163 | 10 / 41 (674.3084) | 23 (166.2628) | 13 (167.4400) | 7 (171.4400) | 31 (157.7484) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #986 (120 pts) | #1051 (120 pts) | #1107 (120 pts) | #1046 (120 pts) | #1021 (120 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #1405 (135 pts) | #1976 (70 pts) | #1013 (285 pts) | #1383 (165 pts) | #2012 (60 pts) |