Chillin N Grillin N Iowa BBQ IA
Rating
1513
peak 1521
Contests
49
in the data
First seen
2019-04-26
latest 2026-06-19
Best ToY finish
#175
Master 2024
Grand champs
0
1 reserve
Category wins
5
12 podiums
Overall top-10s
5
of 49 contests
Avg finish
top 58%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
3 🔥
Current form
678.07 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 647.17 (+30.90)
Walk rate
45%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
2
best run (overall)
Consistency
±83.73
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 168.01 · weakest Brisket (163.94)
Road miles
6286
mi across 49 mapped stops · furthest 317 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
PARROTHEAD SMOKERS has finished one call ahead of Chillin N Grillin N Iowa BBQ 3 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
DRY 2 DA BONE has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
HOT DADDY'S BBQ has come out ahead in 23 of their 26 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of Bucknutz BBQ in 15 of their 19 shared contests.
💔 The heartbreaker
Came within 4.5828 points of the Grand Championship at Shenandoah ShenDig BBQ (2024-07-19).
📅 A September team
Something about September: average finish in the top 40% across 6 contests, versus top 58% the rest of the year.
Teams like this (closest power rating, IA first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 44 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 180.0000 🔥 | 152.5488 | 167.97 | top 56% |
| Pork Ribs | 44 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 180.0000 🔥 | 150.8000 | 165.91 | top 58% |
| Pork | 44 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 178.2972 | 151.9428 | 168.01 | top 53% |
| Brisket | 44 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 178.8572 | 142.2288 | 163.94 | top 57% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| IA | 25 | 0 | top 54% |
| KS | 8 | 0 | top 45% |
| MO | 7 | 0 | top 77% |
| NE | 2 | 0 | top 59% |
| IL | 2 | 0 | top 70% |
| MN | 1 | 0 | top 71% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 23 | 0 | top 54% |
| Large (40+) | 21 | 0 | top 61% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2025 (10 contests)
- Cooks mostly in IA (25 of 49 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (44 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 647.17
- 3 perfect 180s 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 693.0740 | 684.35 |
| 2025 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 682.8112 | 669.34 |
| 2024 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 699.9428 | 682.57 |
| 2023 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 678.7544 | 666.19 |
| 2022 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 682.2288 | 571.78 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 630.1144 | 566.17 |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 645.0404 | 632.46 |
| 2019 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 671.3484 | 630.69 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-19 | Rose Festival's 25th Annual KCBS BBQ Competition State Center, IA | 6 / 20 (692.5376) | 5 (177.7144) | 12 (169.6916) | 8 (173.7144) | 10 (171.4172) |
| 2026-04-17 | Knox Co. 4-H/FFA Ring of Smoke Edina, MO | 18 / 25 (670.1828) | 1 (180.0000) | 12 (169.6800) | 25 (157.0856) | 18 (163.4172) |
| 2026-04-10 | Smoke in the Spring (OPEN FORMAT) Osage City, KS | 26 / 101 (693.0740) | 32 (175.4056) | 24 (174.8456) | 32 (173.7028) | 61 (169.1200) |
| 2026-04-03 | Iowa State BBQ Championship Altoona, IA | 17 / 42 (681.5884) | 17 (173.1200) | 27 (166.8112) | 11 (173.1200) | 21 (168.5372) |
| 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 | 319 / 401 (652.9592) | 322 (163.3712) | 334 (161.1200) | 299 (164.5140) | 278 (163.9540) |
| 2025-11-01 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 2) Oak Grove, MO | 48 / 50 (663.2452) | 46 (166.2284) | 29 (171.4056) | 48 (158.2284) | 32 (167.3828) |
| 2025-10-31 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 1) Oak Grove, MO | 50 / 53 (667.8400) | 52 (163.3828) | 52 (161.6572) | 48 (163.9428) | 1 (178.8572) |
| 2025-10-03 | La Belle MO Show Me BBQ Showdown La Belle, MO | 30 / 39 (673.0168) | 32 (167.9656) | 37 (161.6684) | 22 (171.4172) | 11 (171.9656) |
| 2025-09-19 | Tri-City BBQ Fest Denison, IA | 15 / 26 (679.8740) | 13 (172.5484) | 12 (168.5372) | 17 (166.2400) | 7 (172.5484) |
| 2025-06-20 | Rose Festival's 24th Annual KCBS BBQ Competition State Center, IA | 12 / 25 (681.0856) | 16 (168.0000) | 6 (172.5600) | 21 (163.9428) | 3 (176.5828) |
| 2025-05-16 | King of the Corn Ottumwa, IA | 14 / 33 (682.8112) | 15 (173.7144) | 9 (172.0344) | 15 (170.2512) | 24 (166.8112) |
| 2025-02-21 | Fire on Ice BBQ Championship Onamia, MN | 30 / 42 (665.6344) | 16 (171.4288) | 35 (159.9772) | 13 (171.4056) | 33 (162.8228) |
| 2025-01-24 | SJV Winter Rub Omaha, NE | 22 / 32 (657.5544) | 23 (164.5372) | 15 (170.2860) | 25 (161.0856) | 23 (161.6456) |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest Kansas City, KS | 160 / 444 (682.2400) | 206 (169.7372) | 149 (171.9772) | 295 (165.1200) | 40 (175.4056) |
| 2024-10-26 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 2) (MASTERS and BACKYARD) Oak Grove, MO | 28 / 56 (683.2912) | 50 (165.0856) | 1 (180.0000) | 18 (173.1200) | 44 (165.0856) |
| 2024-10-25 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 1) (MASTERS and BACKYARD) Oak Grove, MO | 37 / 53 (678.7084) | 20 (174.2628) | 46 (163.9428) | 15 (174.2628) | 42 (166.2400) |
| 2024-09-20 | Tri City BBQ Fest Denison, IA | 3 / 30 (694.7884) | 10 (172.5484) | 3 (173.7144) | 4 (176.5600) | 13 (171.9656) |
| 2024-07-19 | Shenandoah ShenDig BBQ Shenandoah, IA | 2 / 36 (699.9428) | 1 (180.0000) | 13 (173.1200) | 14 (172.5600) | 6 (174.2628) |
| 2024-07-05 | Ditmars Red, White & Blue BBQ Council Bluffs, IA | 15 / 26 (662.1256) | 5 (174.8572) | 24 (156.5028) | 19 (165.0856) | 13 (165.6800) |
| 2024-06-28 | Happy Basset 4th Annual BBQ Competition Topeka, KS | 14 / 28 (689.0284) | 4 (177.7144) | 18 (169.6800) | 15 (170.8112) | 14 (170.8228) |
| 2024-05-17 | King of the Corn Ottumwa, IA | 5 / 36 (687.3484) | 11 (173.7028) | 27 (166.2284) | 8 (174.2628) | 8 (173.1544) |
| 2024-03-29 | Iowa State BBQ Championship Altoona, IA | 32 / 42 (665.6460) | 12 (173.1428) | 30 (162.8344) | 32 (166.2744) | 32 (163.3944) |
| 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 | 396 / 487 (641.5196) | 449 (153.6572) | 398 (159.3712) | 171 (170.8228) | 400 (157.6684) |
| 2023-07-21 | Shenandoah ShenDig Shenandoah, IA | 17 / 37 (673.0860) | 3 (176.5600) | 28 (158.8572) | 3 (178.2972) | 24 (159.3716) |
| 2023-06-30 | Ditmars Red White & Blue BBQ Council Bluffs, IA | 11 / 22 (667.9772) | 12 (168.0228) | 20 (158.8228) | 12 (169.1544) | 3 (171.9772) |
| 2023-06-16 | Rose Festival 22nd Annual KCBS BBQ Competition State Center, IA | 10 / 27 (678.7544) | 15 (169.6800) | 19 (162.2516) | 17 (170.2628) | 1 (176.5600) |
| 2023-05-19 | King of the Corn Ottumwa, IA | 29 / 45 (669.6112) | 15 (172.5600) | 44 (154.7768) | 17 (172.5600) | 14 (169.7144) |
| 2022-10-14 | King of the Corn Ottumwa, IA | 35 / 36 (641.0060) | 27 (168.5716) | 25 (165.0972) | 36 (151.9428) | 33 (155.3944) |
| 2022-10-01 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - SIDES Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 296 / 505 (661.5656) | 381 (162.2284) | 87 (173.7028) | 235 (167.9772) | 401 (157.6572) |
| 2022-07-29 | Shenandoah "ShenDig" Barbeque Championship Shenandoah, IA | 22 / 27 (646.6972) | 21 (162.8344) | 13 (169.7028) | 18 (164.5256) | 23 (149.6344) |
| 2022-04-22 | Smokin' in the Creek BBQ Contest (JUDGE'S FULL) Sugar Creek, MO | 27 / 35 (646.1144) | 26 (162.2400) | 13 (170.8344) | 31 (161.0856) | 32 (151.9544) |
| 2022-04-01 | Iowa State BBQ Championship Altoona, IA | 13 / 48 (682.2288) | 17 (171.9772) | 9 (173.7372) | 23 (169.1316) | 24 (167.3828) |
| 2022-04-01 | Iowa State BBQ Championship (Steak) Altoona, IA | 18 (153.0972) | — | — | — | — |
| 2021-09-16 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 36 / 467 (502.2284) | 337 (160.5140) | 312 (162.2972) | 107 (170.2744) | 66 (172.5600) |
| 2021-06-18 | Rose Festival KCBS BBQ Competition State Center, IA | 28 / 32 (630.1144) | 29 (157.6456) | 19 (163.3828) | 17 (166.8572) | 30 (142.2288) |
| 2020-10-02 | Ottumwa Smoketoberfest Ottumwa, IA | 61 / 66 (620.4460) | 63 (152.5488) | 38 (163.3944) | 59 (154.8456) | 63 (149.6572) |
| 2020-07-17 | Real Squeal BBQ Smoke Off MARION, IA | 28 / 36 (631.8856) | 31 (154.8456) | 23 (159.9544) | 6 (170.2628) | 31 (146.8228) |
| 2020-06-27 | Back to Mayberry Day 2 Rodney, IA | 44 / 47 (645.0404) | 29 (165.7144) | 47 (150.8000) | 28 (167.9888) | 39 (160.5372) |
| 2019-10-04 | Smoketoberfest Ottumwa, IA | 30 / 49 (656.4688) | 36 (161.1544) | 7 (174.2744) | 24 (167.3828) | 38 (153.6572) |
| 2019-09-12 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 109 / 468 (465.0852) | 190 (167.9656) | 199 (166.8228) | 327 (160.5600) | 436 (145.1084) |
| 2019-07-19 | BBQ'Loo & Blues Too! Waterloo, IA | 20 / 33 (663.3256) | 28 (162.8228) | 8 (170.2744) | 14 (169.1200) | 21 (161.1084) |
| 2019-06-22 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown Day 2 Belvidere, IL | 29 / 45 (657.6344) | 28 (163.9656) | 24 (165.1660) | 31 (163.3828) | 21 (165.1200) |
| 2019-06-21 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown Day 1 Belvidere, IL | 38 / 50 (631.8748) | 33 (162.8572) | 47 (150.8232) | 2 (175.4172) | 47 (142.7772) |
| 2019-06-14 | Rose Festival KCBS BBQ Competition State Center, IA | 15 / 31 (669.0856) | 20 (165.6684) | 16 (163.4516) | 2 (176.5600) | 18 (163.4056) |
| 2019-04-26 | Q for a Cause Papillion, NE | 16 / 32 (671.3484) | 17 (167.9656) | 22 (163.9656) | 21 (167.4172) | 10 (172.0000) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #288 (405 pts) | #203 (605 pts) | #396 (350 pts) | #306 (380 pts) | #343 (345 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #309 (701 pts) | #310 (726 pts) | #315 (831 pts) | #319 (701 pts) | #197 (1106 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #175 (1124 pts) | #143 (1254 pts) | #228 (1019 pts) | #223 (984 pts) | #241 (904 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #424 (464 pts) | #367 (619 pts) | #632 (334 pts) | #357 (599 pts) | #304 (739 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #546 (367 pts) | #591 (352 pts) | #494 (497 pts) | #595 (337 pts) | #636 (307 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #988 (117 pts) | #1045 (117 pts) | #925 (147 pts) | #847 (157 pts) | #1020 (117 pts) |
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #530 (180 pts) | #565 (180 pts) | #558 (190 pts) | #388 (295 pts) | #565 (180 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #618 (531 pts) | #717 (476 pts) | #514 (676 pts) | #384 (891 pts) | #614 (561 pts) |