Grilligans Island

Grilligans Island is a competition barbecue team with 17 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2025. Their best overall finish is 13th of 102 at the Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship (2019). They are ranked #3764 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “Grilligan's Island”.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#3,764

of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1488

peak 1507 · rated over 17 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

May 10, 2013

latest Sep 26, 2025 · 12.4 years on the trail

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

0% of 17 contests

Avg finish

top 56%

overall standings

Best overall

677.1088 / 720

Master · Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship

Perfect 180s

Current form

643.97 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 638.46 (+5.51)

Walk rate

24%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

177.1544

Brisket · Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship

Consistency

±36.01

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs

avg 165.33 · weakest Chicken (159.59)

Road miles

227

across 17 mapped stops

Schedule strength

16%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1523)

Purse competed for

$37K

listed at 6 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 12 state-championship entries

Master avg

638.46 / 720

17 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (7 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

High-water mark

677.1088 career-best overall

94.0% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 677.1088 at Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship — 94.0% of a perfect 720.

Master
Sep 27, 2019

A tough matchup

11–0 behind in the head-to-head

913 BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

913 BBQ has come out ahead in 11 of their 11 shared contests.

The weak link

−5.7 points behind their best meat

Chicken is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 5.74 points below their pork ribs, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 13%.

Chicken avg 159.59
Pork Ribs avg 165.33
0 calls in 17 entries

A strong matchup

11–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 92% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of YARDHOGS BBQ in 11 of their 12 shared contests.

The comeback

2 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 2 years, then back at Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship (TEAM & JUDGES ARE FULL-WAITLIST ONLY) (Sep 24, 2021).

last seen Sep 27, 2019
back Sep 24, 2021

Pork Ribs nemesis

9 of 10 shared pork ribs entries lost

913 BBQ ahead 90% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, 913 BBQ has out-cooked them in 9 of 10 shared pork ribs entries.

A standing appointment

4 years running at one contest

They've cooked Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship every year from 2013 to 2016 — the contest they never miss.

7 visits in all
best finish 13th

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to Grilligans Island, each with one reason worth a look.

138 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

INDIGO PIG

#3,771 of the rated field

1488 power rating

Contests: 68
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 9%
Peak: 1532

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to Grilligans Island)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Grilligans Island has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 67 contests
last seen May 31, 2024

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SAUWALD BBQ

#3,751 of the rated field

1488 power rating

Contests: 16
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 38%
Peak: 1488

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 16 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 16 contests
last seen Apr 23, 2022

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PULL MY MEAT

#3,761 of the rated field

1488 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 7%
Peak: 1488

Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 8 years before Grilligans Island's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 15 contests

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ELKHAWG SMOKERS

#3,777 of the rated field

1488 power rating

Contests: 22
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 23%
Peak: 1509

Careers of much the same size, 22 contests to 17, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 21 contests
last seen Sep 9, 2022

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Dr. Smoke

#3,747 of the rated field

1488 power rating

Contests: 24
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 4%
Peak: 1524

24 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 4% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 22 contests
last seen Sep 25, 2026

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Smoky Butt BBQ

#3,754 of the rated field

1488 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 23%
Peak: 1488

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.

rated over 13 contests
last seen Sep 2, 2017

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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
Last Years Leftovers	13	8	5	62%	⚔ compare
YARDHOGS BBQ	12	11	1	92%	⚔ compare
Just Smoked Your Butt	12	10	2	83%	⚔ compare
SMF	12	9	3	75%	⚔ compare
Overland Pig Committee	12	9	3	75%	⚔ compare
Why Not Smoke	12	9	3	75%	⚔ compare
Bubba's Pig-a-licious	12	9	3	75%	⚔ compare
This Little Piggy Got Smoked	12	5	7	42%	⚔ compare
F.O.M.S.B.	12	5	7	42%	⚔ compare
KC Rib doctor	12	4	8	33%	⚔ compare
T'S SMOKIN PIT	12	3	9	25%	⚔ compare
Fat&Dumb BBQ	12	2	10	17%	⚔ compare
IHC BBQ	12	2	10	17%	⚔ compare
ALMOST FLAMOUS BARBEQUE	11	7	4	64%	⚔ compare
PASSIONS OF THE PIT	11	6	5	55%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	17	0	170.8572	142.8572	159.59	top 65%
Pork Ribs	16	2	175.4516	151.3716	165.33	top 43%
Pork	17	1	174.2628	146.2400	163.54	top 49%
Brisket	17	1	177.1544	147.3484	159.73	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 field size and state

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	1	0	top 76%
Large (40+)	16	0	top 55%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
KS	13	0	top 52%
MO	4	0	top 72%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship	7	13	top 45%	Sep 23, 2022
Shawnee Great Grillers	3	42	top 75%	Sep 26, 2025
Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship Barbeque	2	25	top 36%	Sep 21, 2018

More numbers

Busiest season 2018 2 contests

Contests a season 1.4 across 12 seasons in the data

Most contests held in KS 13 of 17 contests · 2 states in all

Contests visited 8 3 of them more than once

Opponents faced 489 finished ahead 665 times, behind 711

Longest layoff 2 yrs Sep 27, 2019 → Sep 24, 2021

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

20251 milestone

Sep 26 Most recent contest Shawnee Great Grillers

20221 milestone

Sep 23 Peak power rating (1507) Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship

20192 milestones

Sep 27 Career-best overall score677.1088 Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship
Sep 27 Career-best single call (Brisket)177.1544 Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship

20181 milestone

May 18 10th tracked contest 23rd Annual Platte City BBQ Cook Off at Basswood Resort

20171 milestone

Sep 22 First call Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship Barbeque

20132 milestones

May 10 First tracked contest Sertoma 48 BBQ
Sep 27 First overall past 90% of a perfect score652.5256 Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+13	Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship	Sep 27, 2019
+9.7	Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship Barbeque	Sep 21, 2018
+8.1	Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship	Sep 27, 2013
+7.5	Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship	Sep 25, 2015
+3.6	Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship	Sep 23, 2016

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-15.8	Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship	Sep 26, 2014
-11	Shawnee Great Grillers	Sep 22, 2023
-8.1	20th Annual Platte City BBQ Cook-Off	May 15, 2015
-5.8	Shawnee Great Grillers	Sep 27, 2024
-4.7	23rd Annual Platte City BBQ Cook Off at Basswood Resort	May 18, 2018

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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2025	1	0%	top 63%	90.9%	90.9%
2024	1	0%	top 74%	89.1%	89.1%
2023	1	0%	top 88%	85.1%	85.1%
2022	1	0%	top 52%	91%	91%
2021	1	100%	top 48%	91.1%	91.1%
2019	1	100%	top 13%	94%	94%
2018	2	50%	top 50%	92.5%	89.9%
2017	1	100%	top 48%	90.1%	90.1%
2016	2	0%	top 56%	90.4%	89.3%
2015	2	0%	top 57%	91.7%	89.6%
2014	2	0%	top 79%	90.3%	80.5%
2013	2	0%	top 46%	90.6%	88.8%

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Sep 26, 2025	Shawnee Great Grillers 🏅 Shawnee, KS	42 / 67 (654.1372)	34 (167.3828)	34 (166.2400)	47 (162.8344)	50 (157.6800)
Sep 27, 2024	Shawnee Great Grillers 🏅 Shawnee, KS	54 / 73 (641.5200)	26 (170.8572)	47 (161.6456)	50 (161.6688)	68 (147.3484)
Sep 22, 2023	Shawnee Great Grillers 🏅 Shawnee, KS	64 / 73 (612.9828)	71 (142.8572)	40 (166.2284)	69 (146.2400)	45 (157.6572)
Sep 23, 2022	Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship 🏅 Shawnee, KS	45 / 87 (655.2800)	71 (158.2400)	19 (173.1200)	41 (164.5256)	52 (159.3944)
Sep 24, 2021	Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship (TEAM & JUDGES ARE FULL-WAITLIST ONLY) 🏅 Shawnee, KS	41 / 86 (655.9320)	62 (158.8344)	6 (175.4516)	41 (166.2744)	64 (155.3716)
Sep 27, 2019	Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship 🏅 Shawnee, KS	13 / 102 (677.1088)	74 (158.8572)	18 (170.8344)	27 (170.2628)	5 (177.1544)
Sep 21, 2018	Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship Barbeque 🏅 Shawnee, KS	25 / 107 (666.1828)	49 (165.1200)	20 (170.8228)	35 (167.4400)	49 (162.8000)
May 18, 2018	23rd Annual Platte City BBQ Cook Off at Basswood Resort Platte City, MO	28 / 37 (628.4112)	34 (152.5144)	10 (171.4400)	32 (151.9200)	27 (152.5368)
Sep 22, 2017	Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship Barbeque 🏅 Shawnee, KS	54 / 112 (648.5028)	101 (149.6684)	40 (166.2860)	6 (174.2628)	66 (158.2856)
Sep 23, 2016	Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship 🏅 Shawnee, KS	47 / 111 (650.7316)	52 (163.4172)	41 (165.1316)	65 (162.8228)	55 (159.3600)
May 13, 2016	21st Annual Platte City BBQ Cook-off At Basswood Resort Platte City, MO	36 / 51 (635.3488)	41 (158.2972)	44 (151.3716)	32 (162.8228)	21 (162.8572)
Sep 25, 2015	Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship 🏅 Shawnee, KS	35 / 112 (660.5944)	72 (157.7372)	12 (174.3088)	20 (170.2972)	57 (158.2512)
May 15, 2015	20th Annual Platte City BBQ Cook-Off Platte City, MO	42 / 51 (629.5884)	34 (163.4400)	41 (157.0856)	35 (158.2400)	45 (150.8228)
Sep 26, 2014	Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship 🏅 Shawnee, KS	112 / 112 (508.5372)	20 (170.2744)	—	16 (172)	21 (166.2628)
May 16, 2014	Platte City BBQ Cook-Off Platte City, MO	29 / 50 (650.1824)	28 (161.1656)	39 (155.9084)	28 (162.8456)	12 (170.2628)
Sep 27, 2013	Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship 🏅 Shawnee, KS	30 / 114 (652.5256)	74 (157.1428)	24 (167.9656)	25 (168)	45 (159.4172)
May 10, 2013	Sertoma 48 BBQ Lawrence, KS	32 / 49 (626.2858)	34 (157.1430)	41 (151.4284)	29 (157.7144)	26 (160)

Grilligans Island

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (7 found in their record)

High-water mark

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

The comeback

Pork Ribs nemesis

A standing appointment

Teams like this (closest power rating)

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

More numbers

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

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

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)