A tough matchup
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
Grillin' & Chillin' Pitmasters ahead in 100% of their meetings
Grillin' & Chillin' Pitmasters has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
County Line Barbeque
County Line Barbeque is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2025 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 14th of 14 at the Spencerville Smoke Ring (2025). They are ranked #5659 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1447
peak 1447 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
May 24, 2025
latest Jun 19, 2026 · 1.1 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 90%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
40%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±19.36
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 160.45 · weakest Pork Ribs (155.95)
Road miles
722
across 5 mapped stops · furthest 270 mi
Schedule strength
16%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1523)
Master avg
633.48 / 720
5 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 County Line Barbeque, each with one reason worth a look.
103 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5,664 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1447
Their last contest in the data was back in 2022, 4 years before County Line Barbeque's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#5,671 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1447
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,658 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1447
They were already cooking in 2015, 10 years before County Line Barbeque's first contest.
⚔ Compare careers#5,645 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1447
Level with County Line Barbeque on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#5,668 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1447
Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 9 years before County Line Barbeque's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#5,643 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1448
Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 9 years before County Line Barbeque's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RUSTY'S SMOKE BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| Grillin' & Chillin' Pitmasters | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| MEAN MOE'S BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| What For BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.6684 | 150.8112 | 159.29 | top 88% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 170.2972 | 140.4000 | 155.95 | top 81% |
| Pork | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 165.7256 | 147.9084 | 157.79 | top 82% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.4400 | 157.0744 | 160.45 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 2 | 0 | top 97% |
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 0 | top 85% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JACK9 Memorial BBQ Competition | 2 | 15 | 0 | top 78% | May 23, 2026 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2025
3 contests
Contests a season
2.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
ON
4 of 5 contests
Contests visited
4
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
44
finished ahead 11 times, behind 82
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20264 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score658.7540 JACK9 Memorial BBQ Competition
- Career-best overall score658.7540 JACK9 Memorial BBQ Competition
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)170.2972 JACK9 Memorial BBQ Competition
- Most recent contest New Lowell True North BBQ Bash
20253 milestones
- First tracked contest Jack9 Memorial BBQ Competition
- First call Jack9 Memorial BBQ Competition
- Peak power rating (1492) Jack9 Memorial BBQ Competition
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -14.2 | Rock N Hogs BBQ Battle | Aug 23, 2025 |
| -13.8 | Spencerville Smoke Ring | Sep 27, 2025 |
| -10.9 | New Lowell True North BBQ Bash | Jun 19, 2026 |
| -8.5 | Jack9 Memorial BBQ Competition | May 24, 2025 |
| -5.4 | JACK9 Memorial BBQ Competition | May 23, 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 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 84% | 91.5% | 90.2% |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33% | top 94% | 89.4% | 86.5% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 19, 2026 | New Lowell True North BBQ Bash New Lowell, ON | 15 / 16 (639.8968) | 15 (160.5484) | 14 (158.2400) | 16 (158.2400) | 15 (162.8684) |
| May 23, 2026 | JACK9 Memorial BBQ Competition La Salette, ON | 15 / 20 (658.7540) | 13 (165.6684) | 8 (170.2972) | 15 (165.6684) | 18 (157.1200) |
| Sep 27, 2025 | Spencerville Smoke Ring Spencerville | 14 / 14 (602.5140) | 13 (157.1312) | 14 (140.4000) | 14 (147.9084) | 13 (157.0744) |
| Aug 23, 2025 | Rock N Hogs BBQ Battle London, ON | 22 / 22 (643.9772) | 21 (162.2744) | 20 (162.8456) | 22 (151.4172) | 15 (167.4400) |
| May 24, 2025 | Jack9 Memorial BBQ Competition La Salette, ON | 21 / 26 (622.2624) | 24 (150.8112) | 23 (147.9884) | 9 (165.7256) | 19 (157.7372) |