High-water mark
675.3260
career-best overall
93.8% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 675.3260 at Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard — 93.8% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Sep 19, 2025
Get Your Grill On
Get Your Grill On is a competition barbecue team with 11 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2018 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 22nd of 26 at the Smoke N for the Kids (Day 1) (2026). They are ranked #6053 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1431
peak 1431 · rated over 11 contests
Contests
11
in the data
First seen
Sep 21, 2018
latest Sep 25, 2026 · 8 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 11 contests
Avg finish
top 87%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
667.40 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 644.38 (+23.02)
Walk rate
27%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±27.19
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 164.43 · weakest Brisket (153.62)
Road miles
292
across 11 mapped stops · furthest 53 mi
Schedule strength
87%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1618)
Purse competed for
$117K
listed at 10 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 10 state-championship entries
Master avg
644.38 / 720
11 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Get Your Grill On, each with one reason worth a look.
58 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#6,056 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 9%
- Peak
- 1431
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 11 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#6,061 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1431
Their last contest in the data was back in 2022, 4 years before Get Your Grill On's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#6,047 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1432
Careers of much the same size, 10 contests to 11, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#6,050 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1431
Level with Get Your Grill On on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#6,058 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1431
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2018.
⚔ Compare careers#6,048 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1432
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JANKY LEG BBQ | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| THE BBQ BUS | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Party Q | 7 | 4 | 3 | 57% | ⚔ compare |
| Can Country Outlaw BBQ | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Eleven Thirteen Q | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SmokinGhost BBQ | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Rusty Pig BBQ | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| HEFTY LEFTY BBQ | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| TRIPLE H BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Heavy Smoke BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Shiggin aint easy | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| WE WILL ROCK QUE | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Blinkys Offset BBQ | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 177.7144 | 153.6684 | 164.18 | top 72% |
| Pork Ribs | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 176.5716 | 147.9316 | 162.15 | top 77% |
| Pork | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 173.1200 | 147.9428 | 164.43 | top 74% |
| Brisket | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 176.5828 | 129.6916 | 153.62 | top 84% |
“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) | 4 | 0 | top 89% |
| Large (40+) | 7 | 0 | top 86% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard | 5 | 38 | 0 | top 84% | Sep 25, 2026 |
| Smoke N for the Kids (Day 2) | 3 | 22 | 0 | top 91% | Aug 15, 2026 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2026
3 contests
Contests a season
1.4
across 8 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
IL
11 of 11 contests
Contests visited
5
2 of them more than once
Opponents faced
268
finished ahead 71 times, behind 500
Longest layoff
2 yrs
Sep 20, 2019 → Sep 24, 2021
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20262 milestones
- 10th tracked contest Smoke N for the Kids (Day 2)
- Most recent contest Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard
20253 milestones
- First call Smoke N for the Kids
- Career-best single call (Chicken)177.7144 Smoke N for the Kids
- Career-best overall score675.3260 Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard
20241 milestone
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score659.3028 Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard
20182 milestones
- First tracked contest Murphysboro BBQ Cookoff
- Peak power rating (1492) Murphysboro BBQ Cookoff
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10.6 | Murphysboro BBQ Cook Off | Sep 20, 2019 |
| -9.4 | Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard | Sep 21, 2023 |
| -8.3 | Smoke N for the Kids | Aug 16, 2025 |
| -7.9 | Murphysboro BBQ Cookoff | Sep 21, 2018 |
| -7.7 | Smoke N for the Kids (Day 2) | Aug 15, 2026 |
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 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67% | top 86% | 93.5% | 93.1% |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 88% | 93.8% | 92.1% |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 83% | 91.6% | 91.6% |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 96% | 82% | 82% |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 83% | 88.2% | 88.2% |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 82% | 88.6% | 88.6% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 94% | 85.1% | 85.1% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 88% | 85.4% | 85.4% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25, 2026 | Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard 🏅 Murphysboro, IL | 56 / 71 (673.0056) | 56 (167.3828) | 68 (159.3600) | 40 (169.6800) | 9 (176.5828) |
| Aug 15, 2026 | Smoke N for the Kids (Day 2) 🏅 Troy, IL | 30 / 32 (673.0288) | 31 (162.2400) | 6 (176.5716) | 30 (167.9772) | 29 (166.2400) |
| Aug 14, 2026 | Smoke N for the Kids (Day 1) 🏅 Troy, IL | 22 / 26 (664.3768) | 22 (166.8112) | 21 (167.3944) | 19 (170.8112) | 25 (159.3600) |
| Sep 19, 2025 | Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard 🏅 Murphysboro, IL | 46 / 56 (675.3260) | 12 (176.5828) | 46 (166.2516) | 43 (167.3944) | 51 (165.0972) |
| Aug 16, 2025 | Smoke N for the Kids 🏅 Troy, IL | 30 / 32 (651.2572) | 6 (177.7144) | 31 (158.2400) | 22 (169.6800) | 31 (145.6228) |
| Sep 20, 2024 | Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard 🏅 Murphysboro, IL | 48 / 58 (659.3028) | 47 (162.2512) | 32 (169.7144) | 22 (173.1200) | 52 (154.2172) |
| Sep 21, 2023 | Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard 🏅 Murphysboro, IL | 48 / 50 (590.6288) | 46 (153.6684) | 46 (152.4800) | 48 (151.3716) | 48 (133.1088) |
| Sep 23, 2022 | Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard 🏅 Murphysboro, IL | 38 / 46 (635.2916) | 41 (155.9428) | 36 (162.8456) | 31 (167.3944) | 44 (149.1088) |
| Sep 24, 2021 | Praise the Lard Murphysboro BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Murphysboro, IL | 32 / 39 (638.1488) | 23 (166.2400) | 29 (161.6916) | 31 (160.5260) | 34 (149.6912) |
| Sep 20, 2019 | Murphysboro BBQ Cook Off 🏅 Murphysboro, IL | 51 / 54 (612.9832) | 46 (155.9656) | 52 (147.9316) | 53 (147.9428) | 36 (161.1432) |
| Sep 21, 2018 | Murphysboro BBQ Cookoff Murphysboro, IL | 52 / 59 (614.8692) | 48 (161.1772) | 42 (161.1432) | 40 (162.8572) | 59 (129.6916) |