What Up Grill KY
Rating
1431
peak 1431
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
2021-04-23
latest 2025-09-12
Best ToY finish
#1043
Master 2021
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 94%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
607.57 ▼
last 5 vs career avg 611.52 (-3.96)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±13.34
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 158.04 · weakest Brisket (148.32)
Road miles
206
mi across 6 mapped stops · furthest 206 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
Loaded Barrel BBQ has finished one call ahead of What Up Grill 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
⚔️ A tough matchup
Dogpatch Q has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
Teams like this (closest power rating, KY first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164.6056 | 141.0856 | 153.78 | top 90% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158.8344 | 147.3716 | 151.37 | top 96% |
| Pork | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.9656 | 152.5144 | 158.04 | top 87% |
| Brisket | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 154.8456 | 138.8116 | 148.32 | top 96% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| KY | 5 | 0 | top 95% |
| OH | 1 | 0 | top 86% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2021 (2 contests)
- Cooks mostly in KY (5 of 6 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (6 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 611.52
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 | 589.4288 | 589.43 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 606.6284 | 606.63 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 616.3660 | 616.37 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 620.9944 | 620.99 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 631.3140 | 617.86 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-12 | Bands and BBQ at the Point Carrollton, KY | 28 / 29 (589.4288) | 29 (141.0856) | 29 (147.3716) | 28 (153.0628) | 29 (147.9088) |
| 2024-09-13 | Bands & BBQ at the Point Carrollton, KY | 30 / 31 (606.6284) | 31 (143.9428) | 31 (149.0628) | 23 (163.9656) | 30 (149.6572) |
| 2023-09-08 | Bands & BBQ at the Point Carrollton, KY | 33 / 33 (616.3660) | 32 (154.8344) | 33 (150.2172) | 31 (161.1200) | 33 (150.1944) |
| 2022-09-09 | Bands & BBQ at the Point Carrollton, KY | 30 / 32 (620.9944) | 28 (164.6056) | 29 (155.3600) | 31 (152.5144) | 30 (148.5144) |
| 2021-09-10 | Bands & BBQ at the Point Carrollton, KY | 25 / 28 (604.4120) | 18 (163.4288) | 27 (147.3944) | 25 (154.7772) | 28 (138.8116) |
| 2021-04-23 | Marietta River City BBQ Marietta, OH | 25 / 29 (631.3140) | 26 (154.8112) | 25 (158.8344) | 21 (162.8228) | 24 (154.8456) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #1440 (55 pts) | #1476 (55 pts) | #1535 (55 pts) | #1451 (55 pts) | #1453 (55 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #1499 (56 pts) | #1539 (56 pts) | #1588 (56 pts) | #1204 (66 pts) | #1504 (56 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #1552 (58 pts) | #1584 (58 pts) | #1680 (58 pts) | #1557 (58 pts) | #1567 (58 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #1627 (57 pts) | #1636 (57 pts) | #1675 (57 pts) | #1636 (57 pts) | #1636 (57 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #1043 (107 pts) | #910 (142 pts) | #1133 (107 pts) | #935 (127 pts) | #1045 (112 pts) |