Top Notch Grillling
Top Notch Grillling is a competition barbecue team with 1 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contest on record in 2026. Their best overall finish is 30th of 28 at the MD State BBQ Bash (2026). They finished #326 in the 2026 Backyard Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1490
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 1
Contests
1
in the data
First seen
Oct 9, 2026
their only contest in the data
Avg finish
top 107%
overall standings
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 162.26 · weakest Pork Ribs (153.07)
Purse competed for
$13K
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here. Still inside their first twelve months: see what a first season usually looks like.
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Backyard | #326 (60 pts) | #326 (70 pts) | #334 (60 pts) | — | — |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.2628 | 162.2628 | 162.26 | top 82% |
| Pork Ribs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 153.0744 | 153.0744 | 153.07 | top 118% |
“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.
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 9, 2026 | MD State BBQ Bash 🏅 Bel Air, MD | 30 / 28 (315.3372) | 23 (162.2628) | 33 (153.0744) | — | — |