Grill Reapers
Grill Reapers is a competition barbecue team with 2 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2024 and 2025. Their best overall finish is 29th of 30 at the Shenandoah ShenDig (2025). They finished #1182 in the 2024 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1476
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 2
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
Jul 19, 2024
latest Jul 18, 2025 · 1 year on the trail
Avg finish
top 97%
overall standings
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 157.70 · weakest Brisket (145.98)
Road miles
0
across 2 mapped stops
Purse competed for
$14K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
Master avg
611.61 / 720
2 Master contests · 0 GCs
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #1182 (60 pts) | #1242 (60 pts) | #1317 (60 pts) | #1231 (60 pts) | #1204 (60 pts) |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 160.5372 | 149.0972 | 154.82 | top 97% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.6800 | 153.7256 | 157.70 | top 92% |
| Pork | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 154.2628 | 151.9428 | 153.10 | top 98% |
| Brisket | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 147.9772 | 143.9888 | 145.98 | top 95% |
“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.
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20253 milestones
- Career-best overall score624.4572 Shenandoah ShenDig
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)161.6800 Shenandoah ShenDig
- Most recent contest Shenandoah ShenDig
20241 milestone
- First tracked contest Shenandoah ShenDig BBQ
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 18, 2025 | Shenandoah ShenDig 🏅 Shenandoah, IA | 29 / 30 (624.4572) | 29 (160.5372) | 25 (161.6800) | 29 (154.2628) | 28 (147.9772) |
| Jul 19, 2024 | Shenandoah ShenDig BBQ 🏅 Shenandoah, IA | 35 / 36 (598.7544) | 35 (149.0972) | 36 (153.7256) | 36 (151.9428) | 35 (143.9888) |