High-water mark
666.2854
career-best overall
92.5% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 666.2854 at 1st Annual Show Low BBQ Throwdown — 92.5% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- May 3, 2013
Smell My Grill
Smell My Grill is a competition barbecue team with 7 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2014. Their best overall finish is 7th of 24 at the 1st Annual Show Low BBQ Throwdown (2013). They are ranked #3953 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1484
peak 1484 · rated over 7 contests
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
Feb 15, 2013
latest May 2, 2014 · 1.2 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
1 podium
Overall top-10s
1
14% of 7 contests
Avg finish
top 61%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
650.73 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 647.34 (+3.39)
Walk rate
43%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±12.82
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 164.32 · weakest Brisket (159.84)
Road miles
805
across 7 mapped stops · furthest 249 mi
Schedule strength
10%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1514)
Master avg
647.34 / 720
7 Master contests · 0 GCs
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Smell My Grill, each with one reason worth a look.
153 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3,958 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 11%
- Peak
- 1484
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to Smell My Grill)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Smell My Grill has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#3,943 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1484
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,975 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 29%
- Peak
- 1484
They turned up 7 years after Smell My Grill did, first appearing in 2020.
⚔ Compare careers#3,969 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1484
Level with Smell My Grill on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#3,966 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1502
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,952 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1505
Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karnivorous | 7 | 2 | 5 | 29% | ⚔ compare |
| Bad Boyz BBQ | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Your Behind BBQ | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| DJS SMOKIN' BBQ | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| I.A.B. 30 BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| AFRO SMOKE BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 176 | 147.4282 | 163.26 | top 64% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 176 | 157.0972 | 164.32 | top 50% |
| Pork | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.2854 | 154.8570 | 159.92 | top 70% |
| Brisket | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 167.4516 | 153.7142 | 159.84 | 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 field size and state
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 6 | 0 | top 63% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 51% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chubby Hubby BBQ Bash | 2 | 18 | 0 | top 70% | Feb 16, 2013 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2013
5 contests
Contests a season
3.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
AZ
6 of 7 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
6
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
123
finished ahead 89 times, behind 134
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20141 milestone
- Most recent contest 2nd Annual Show Low BBQ Throwdown
20138 milestones
- First tracked contest Chubby Hubby BBQ Bash
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score655.4278 Chubby Hubby BBQ Bash
- First call 1st Annual Show Low BBQ Throwdown
- First category win (Chicken) 1st Annual Show Low BBQ Throwdown
- First overall top-10 1st Annual Show Low BBQ Throwdown
- Career-best overall score666.2854 1st Annual Show Low BBQ Throwdown
- Career-best single call (Chicken)176 1st Annual Show Low BBQ Throwdown
- Peak power rating (1497) 1st Annual Show Low BBQ Throwdown
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +8.5 | 1st Annual Show Low BBQ Throwdown | May 3, 2013 |
| +3.2 | Smokin In Mesquite BBQ Championship | Apr 26, 2014 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10.2 | Chubby Hubby BBQ Bash | Feb 15, 2013 |
| -9.5 | Memorial Day Salute to Service | May 24, 2013 |
| -3.7 | 2nd Annual Show Low BBQ Throwdown | May 2, 2014 |
| -2.6 | Northern Arizona BBQ Festival | Jun 14, 2013 |
| -1.5 | Chubby Hubby BBQ Bash | Feb 16, 2013 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 58% | 90.6% | 90.5% |
| 2013 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 40% | top 62% | 92.5% | 89.7% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2, 2014 | 2nd Annual Show Low BBQ Throwdown Show Low, AZ | 23 / 35 (652.0232) | 30 (162.8572) | 30 (157.0972) | 20 (164.6172) | 9 (167.4516) |
| Apr 26, 2014 | Smokin In Mesquite BBQ Championship Mesquite, NV | 26 / 51 (651.3372) | 29 (163.9428) | 32 (159.3944) | 22 (165.1428) | 25 (162.8572) |
| Jun 14, 2013 | Northern Arizona BBQ Festival Williams, AZ | 20 / 32 (643.4282) | 15 (168.5716) | 14 (164.5712) | 30 (154.8570) | 21 (155.4284) |
| May 24, 2013 | Memorial Day Salute to Service Mesa, AZ | 23 / 29 (640.5710) | 19 (161.7142) | 4 (170.2856) | 27 (154.8570) | 24 (153.7142) |
| May 3, 2013 | 1st Annual Show Low BBQ Throwdown Show Low, AZ | 7 / 24 (666.2854) | 1 (176) | 4 (176) | 20 (155.9998) | 17 (158.2856) |
| Feb 16, 2013 | Chubby Hubby BBQ Bash Mesa, AZ | 18 / 31 (655.4278) | 28 (162.2854) | 20 (163.4286) | 15 (166.2854) | 13 (163.4284) |
| Feb 15, 2013 | Chubby Hubby BBQ Bash Mesa, AZ | 24 / 29 (622.2850) | 28 (147.4282) | 18 (159.4284) | 20 (157.7142) | 19 (157.7142) |