DRILLING & GRILLING PA

Power ranking

#330

of 2982 rated · rankings

Rating

1636

peak 1645

Contests

in the data

First seen

2019-03-22

latest 2026-06-13

Best ToY finish

#81

Master 2017

Grand champs

7 reserve

Category wins

38 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 60 contests

Avg finish

top 35%

overall standings

Best overall

698.8232

Smoke in the Grove (Day 2)

Perfect 180s

2 🔥

Current form

682.63 ▲

last 5 vs career avg 671.09 (+11.54)

Walk rate

75%

contests with a top-10 call

Top-10 streak

best run (overall)

Best single call

180.0000 🔥

Pork · Grand American Barbecue World Championship Invitational (COMPETITOR SERIES)

Consistency

±33.26

std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 171.14 · weakest Pork Ribs (167.30)

Road miles

3114

mi across 60 mapped stops · furthest 186 mi

⚔ Compare with another team

Storylines

🎯 The one to beat

Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit has finished one call ahead of DRILLING & GRILLING 5 times — their closest competition in the data.

👀 Looking over their shoulder

OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE has landed one call behind them 4 times.

⚔️ A strong matchup

They've finished ahead of 4 BOXERS Q in 25 of their 31 shared contests.

🏕️ Happy hunting ground

Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship is their spot: 1 Grand Championship in 3 visits.

💔 The heartbreaker

Came within 0.0224 points of the Grand Championship at Interstate BBQ Festival (2019-04-19).

📅 A October team

Something about October: average finish in the top 19% across 8 contests, versus top 35% the rest of the year.

🃏 Against the odds

Their Grand Championship at First State BBQ Bash (2025-09-26) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 26-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, BOGGS HOG BBQ.

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By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	57	23	1	9	180.0000 🔥	161.6800	171.14	top 39%
Pork Ribs	60	22	1	9	177.1428	152.5028	167.30	top 45%
Pork	57	23	3	7	180.0000 🔥	153.1200	168.57	top 43%
Brisket	58	31	5	13	178.2972	159.9428	170.00	top 31%

“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
PA	38	1	top 39%
MD	6	0	top 28%
DE	4	1	top 21%
NJ	4	0	top 25%
NY	2	0	top 36%
WV	2	0	top 46%
DC	1	0	top 28%
VA	1	0	top 35%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	7	0	top 50%
Medium (20–39)	30	2	top 37%
Large (40+)	21	0	top 28%

The story so far

Busiest season: 2019 (13 contests)
Cooks mostly in PA (38 of 60 contests)
Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (60 entries)
First Grand Championship in the data: Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship (2021-10-08)
Wins it all in 3% of contests
All-time average overall score: 671.09
2 perfect 180s on the books 🔥

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
2026	5	0	2	694.2056	682.63
2025	6	1	1	697.6688	663.74
2024	8	0	0	689.6344	666.36
2023	2	0	1	685.6228	679.59
2022	7	0	1	698.8232	681.30
2021	11	1	0	697.6340	658.33
2020	8	0	1	689.1428	674.23
2019	13	0	4	697.1656	675.51

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2026-06-13	York County BBQ Festival (Day 2) Delta, PA	11 / 13 (671.3028)	10 (168.5372)	12 (163.3828)	8 (170.2628)	8 (169.1200)
2026-06-12	York County BBQ Festival (Day 1) Delta, PA	14 / 25 (678.7200)	20 (168.5372)	9 (174.2744)	13 (170.8228)	14 (165.0856)
2026-05-02	Grand American Barbecue New York State Championship Open (OPEN FORMAT) New Paltz, NY	22 / 59 (681.0632)	14 (174.2628)	50 (165.6800)	47 (166.2516)	11 (174.8688)
2026-05-01	Grand American Barbecue World Championship Invitational (COMPETITOR SERIES) New Paltz, NY	15 / 43 (687.8740)	23 (173.1084)	42 (159.3484)	1 (180.0000)	10 (175.4172)
2026-04-03	Rekindled Ironman Seven Valleys, PA	2 / 14 (694.2056)	5 (175.4056)	9 (164.5372)	3 (176.5600)	1 (177.7028)
2025-10-10	MD State BBQ Bash Bel Air, MD	5 / 29 (693.6456)	2 (177.7144)	13 (170.2628)	1 (176.0000)	12 (169.6684)
2025-09-26	First State BBQ Bash Milford, DE	1 / 25 (697.6688)	13 (170.2744)	5 (175.4172)	7 (174.2744)	4 (177.7028)
2025-07-26	Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 2) New Freedom, PA	5 / 27 (692.4800)	6 (174.2744)	10 (171.9772)	12 (171.9656)	3 (174.2628)
2025-07-25	Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1) New Freedom, PA	30 / 30 (519.3716)	16 (171.9772)	9 (171.9772)	—	8 (175.4172)
2025-06-28	York County BBQ Festival (Day 2) Delta, PA	6 / 10 (685.6460)	9 (167.9772)	6 (171.4288)	6 (169.6800)	2 (176.5600)
2025-06-27	York County BBQ Festival (Day 1) Delta, PA	2 / 26 (693.6572)	6 (173.7028)	9 (170.2744)	7 (174.2628)	4 (175.4172)
2024-09-27	"The First State" BBQ Bash Milford, DE	8 / 26 (689.6344)	15 (170.8228)	16 (166.8344)	8 (175.4056)	5 (176.5716)
2024-08-23	New Holland Summer Fest New Holland, PA	25 / 38 (658.7084)	12 (173.1084)	20 (165.1200)	29 (159.9544)	27 (160.5256)
2024-07-27	Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 2) New Freedom, PA	28 / 32 (657.5544)	20 (169.7144)	30 (158.2172)	29 (159.9428)	14 (169.6800)
2024-07-26	Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1) New Freedom, PA	9 / 35 (675.8624)	9 (171.9656)	19 (166.8228)	23 (163.9656)	3 (173.1084)
2024-06-29	York County BBQ Festival (Day 2) Delta, PA	11 / 19 (683.8972)	11 (170.8228)	16 (163.9544)	7 (172.5600)	3 (176.5600)
2024-06-28	York County BBQ Festival (Day 1) Delta, PA	22 / 29 (656.4000)	17 (169.1084)	25 (156.5144)	16 (166.8344)	19 (163.9428)
2024-05-18	Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 2) Morgantown, PA	15 / 26 (669.0400)	17 (165.1088)	15 (165.6684)	8 (171.4172)	11 (166.8456)
2024-05-17	Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 1) Morgantown, PA	32 / 37 (639.7828)	33 (165.0856)	34 (155.3944)	32 (159.3600)	30 (159.9428)
2023-05-19	Twin Valley Fire and Smoke Morgantown, PA	11 / 37 (673.5540)	12 (170.2744)	17 (167.3828)	15 (166.2284)	11 (169.6684)
2023-04-07	The Ironman Greencastle, PA	4 / 30 (685.6228)	3 (177.7028)	20 (161.0856)	13 (168.5372)	1 (178.2972)
2022-10-07	Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship Harrisburg, PA	9 / 26 (673.5540)	10 (168.5372)	17 (161.0856)	10 (168.5256)	2 (175.4056)
2022-08-26	New Holland Summer Fest New Holland, PA	12 / 49 (682.1712)	13 (172.5600)	14 (170.8228)	14 (170.8228)	18 (167.9656)
2022-07-30	Smoke in the Grove (Day 2) Spring Grove, PA	5 / 42 (698.8232)	23 (171.9772)	13 (172.5716)	2 (177.7144)	4 (176.5600)
2022-07-29	Smoke in the Grove (Day 1) Spring Grove, PA	21 / 54 (665.6000)	20 (172.5600)	48 (155.3944)	10 (173.1200)	24 (164.5256)
2022-06-25	Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle Washington, DC	9 / 32 (690.2744)	7 (175.4288)	17 (169.6800)	10 (173.7028)	9 (171.4628)
2022-06-17	York County BBQ Festival Delta, PA	9 / 34 (674.7656)	1 (180.0000)	13 (166.8572)	21 (163.9312)	20 (163.9772)
2022-05-13	Twin Valley Fire and Smoke Morgantown, PA	7 / 39 (683.9088)	19 (170.2744)	3 (173.1200)	18 (168.5372)	9 (171.9772)
2021-10-15	Maryland State BBQ Bash Belair, MD	2 / 25 (697.6340)	3 (177.7028)	3 (173.7028)	3 (174.2628)	6 (171.9656)
2021-10-08	Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship Harrisburg, PA	1 / 27 (682.7656)	3 (176.0000)	4 (169.1200)	7 (169.6684)	4 (167.9772)
2021-09-24	Smoke in the Park Lemoyne, PA	30 / 31 (497.0400)	—	14 (166.8228)	17 (165.1200)	17 (165.0972)
2021-08-27	New Holland Summer Fest New Holland, PA	15 / 44 (655.9088)	4 (174.2972)	35 (152.5028)	21 (163.4172)	14 (165.6916)
2021-07-30	Smoke in the Grove Spring Grove, PA	12 / 54 (674.1596)	20 (169.6684)	15 (169.1200)	29 (164.5484)	7 (170.8228)
2021-07-17	Country Roads BBQ Clash Day 2 Morgantown, WV	8 / 15 (678.7428)	5 (175.4288)	12 (161.6456)	8 (171.4056)	6 (170.2628)
2021-07-16	Country Roads BBQ Clash Day 1 Morgantown, WV	7 / 18 (683.2912)	11 (170.8228)	4 (174.2744)	13 (165.0856)	3 (173.1084)
2021-06-18	York County BBQ Festival Delta, PA	20 / 41 (663.8512)	30 (163.3828)	15 (166.8344)	14 (167.9540)	21 (165.6800)
2021-05-14	Twin Valley Fire and Smoke Morgantown, PA	9 / 46 (663.3600)	15 (166.2628)	11 (167.4172)	11 (165.7144)	16 (163.9656)
2021-04-17	Interstate BBQ Festival - Day 2 Hagerstown, MD	23 / 34 (673.5888)	26 (166.2284)	27 (163.4060)	8 (173.1316)	17 (170.8228)
2021-04-16	Interstate BBQ Festival - Day 1 Hagerstown, MD	26 / 47 (671.2796)	17 (170.8572)	16 (169.6800)	21 (167.3712)	35 (163.3712)
2020-10-17	Red White & Que: Day 2 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES Jackson, NJ	17 / 40 (660.5144)	20 (168.5828)	19 (163.4172)	22 (163.3944)	16 (165.1200)
2020-10-17	Red White & Que: Day 2 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES One-Meat Companion Jackson, NJ	—	—	8 (169.7144)	—	—
2020-10-16	Red White & Que: Day 1 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES Jackson, NJ	2 / 37 (683.9428)	25 (166.2628)	2 (174.8572)	3 (176.0000)	12 (166.8228)
2020-10-16	Red White & Que: Day 1 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES One-Meat Companion Jackson, NJ	—	—	3 (168.6060)	—	—
2020-07-31	New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 1-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES Blairstown, NJ	2 / 35 (689.1428)	6 (173.1772)	2 (176.5828)	19 (165.6800)	1 (173.7028)
2020-07-30	"Last Chance" KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES Blairstown, NJ	8 / 18 (669.6344)	4 (175.4172)	10 (164.0116)	7 (168.5256)	13 (161.6800)
2020-07-24	Smoke in the Grove Spring Grove, PA	10 / 59 (678.2516)	23 (166.8456)	20 (166.2744)	7 (173.1544)	10 (171.9772)
2020-06-26	York County BBQ Festival Delta, PA	27 / 53 (663.8972)	26 (167.9772)	14 (169.7144)	28 (166.2628)	33 (159.9428)
2019-10-18	Boo-B-Que Rehoboth Beach, DE	18 / 63 (661.5544)	17 (168.5488)	29 (161.0856)	13 (169.1200)	28 (162.8000)
2019-10-04	Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship Harrisburg, PA	3 / 36 (682.7196)	3 (175.4056)	1 (177.1428)	26 (158.2056)	2 (171.9656)
2019-09-27	Smoke in the Park Lemoyne, PA	4 / 40 (668.4912)	11 (168.5600)	2 (168.0344)	12 (167.3828)	21 (164.5140)
2019-08-23	New Holland Summer Fest New Holland, PA	13 / 65 (671.3600)	2 (176.5600)	20 (169.1200)	49 (153.1200)	3 (172.5600)
2019-08-09	Maryland State BBQ Bash Belair, MD	5 / 30 (678.7884)	2 (172.0000)	2 (176.0000)	18 (162.2400)	8 (168.5484)
2019-07-26	Smoke in the Grove Spring Grove, PA	15 / 53 (665.0056)	36 (162.8228)	18 (167.4172)	23 (165.0856)	9 (169.6800)
2019-06-28	York County BBQ Festival Delta, PA	2 / 48 (697.1656)	5 (174.3200)	2 (174.8800)	20 (170.2628)	1 (177.7028)
2019-06-07	Separation Colonial BBQ Competition New Castle, DE	8 / 36 (671.3716)	22 (161.6800)	4 (172.5716)	15 (166.2972)	6 (170.8228)
2019-05-25	Gettysburg BBQ Festival Day 2 Gettysburg, PA	17 / 32 (683.9084)	20 (169.6684)	16 (168.5372)	7 (175.4172)	14 (170.2856)
2019-05-24	Gettysburg BBQ Festival Day 1 Gettysburg, PA	12 / 33 (674.7428)	23 (163.9772)	10 (169.1200)	23 (166.2400)	4 (175.4056)
2019-04-19	Interstate BBQ Festival Hagerstown, MD	2 / 54 (689.0632)	5 (175.4172)	28 (163.9544)	1 (177.7144)	11 (171.9772)
2019-04-05	The Ironman Greencastle, PA	6 / 42 (674.8000)	2 (174.8916)	24 (161.6456)	23 (163.4056)	1 (174.8572)
2019-03-22	BBQ Gives Back-III (Day 1) Urbanna, VA	22 / 63 (662.7196)	12 (171.4172)	16 (165.7028)	43 (162.7884)	29 (162.8112)

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
2026 ↗	Master	#215 (512 pts)	#260 (467 pts)	#331 (422 pts)	#216 (517 pts)	#163 (632 pts)
2025 ↗	Master	#198 (1087 pts)	#245 (917 pts)	#308 (842 pts)	#268 (857 pts)	#190 (1132 pts)
2024 ↗	Master	#294 (752 pts)	#282 (812 pts)	#377 (632 pts)	#283 (787 pts)	#190 (1067 pts)
2023 ↗	Master	#725 (205 pts)	#730 (230 pts)	#1349 (80 pts)	#1082 (115 pts)	#618 (280 pts)
2022 ↗	Master	#220 (987 pts)	#242 (937 pts)	#310 (837 pts)	#248 (942 pts)	#228 (992 pts)
2021 ↗	Master	#108 (1404 pts)	#110 (1354 pts)	#119 (1351 pts)	#130 (1275 pts)	#105 (1400 pts)
2020 ↗	Master	#108 (953 pts)	#192 (643 pts)	#65 (1269 pts)	#149 (773 pts)	#135 (813 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#101 (1828 pts)	#80 (1817 pts)	#78 (1790 pts)	#236 (1185 pts)	#54 (1985 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#141 (1669 pts)	#98 (1784 pts)	#110 (1684 pts)	#219 (1304 pts)	#169 (1514 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#81 (2075 pts)	#209 (1375 pts)	#92 (1845 pts)	#115 (1745 pts)	#211 (1410 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#117 (1897 pts)	#144 (1657 pts)	#95 (1823 pts)	#126 (1679 pts)	#227 (1398 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#319 (1148 pts)	#293 (1183 pts)	#319 (1098 pts)	#296 (1128 pts)	#304 (1128 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#198 (1517 pts)	#202 (1418 pts)	#288 (1218 pts)	#334 (1073 pts)	#210 (1458 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#503 (617 pts)	#916 (352 pts)	#585 (567 pts)	#432 (742 pts)	#506 (632 pts)