A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
Ain't That Rich ahead in 100% of their meetings
Ain't That Rich has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
The Grill Guys
The Grill Guys is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2023 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 42nd of 62 at the New Jersey State Barbecue Championship (2026). They finished #1020 in the 2026 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1465
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Jul 14, 2023
latest Jul 11, 2026 · 3 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 83%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±19.18
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 158.27 · weakest Pork Ribs (151.38)
Road miles
0
across 4 mapped stops
Schedule strength
19%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1527)
Purse competed for
$36K
listed at 4 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 4 state-championship entries
Master avg
614.40 / 720
4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #1020 (60 pts) | #1093 (60 pts) | #1161 (60 pts) | #1067 (60 pts) | #1051 (60 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #1148 (60 pts) | #1221 (60 pts) | #1293 (60 pts) | #1190 (60 pts) | #1190 (60 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #1182 (60 pts) | #1242 (60 pts) | #1317 (60 pts) | #1231 (60 pts) | #1204 (60 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #1255 (60 pts) | #1319 (60 pts) | #1432 (60 pts) | #1287 (60 pts) | #1296 (60 pts) |
Overall rank by season
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158.2056 | 144.4916 | 152.78 | top 85% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158.2172 | 146.1944 | 151.38 | top 85% |
| Pork | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164.5372 | 143.9656 | 151.97 | top 83% |
| Brisket | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164.0116 | 147.9428 | 158.27 | top 59% |
“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.
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Jersey State Barbecue Championship | 4 | 42 | 0 | top 83% | Jul 11, 2026 |
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
NJ
4 of 4 contests
Contests visited
1
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
110
finished ahead 43 times, behind 204
Longest layoff
1 yrs
Jul 14, 2023 → Jul 13, 2024
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20263 milestones
- Career-best overall score644.9716 New Jersey State Barbecue Championship
- Career-best single call (Pork)164.5372 New Jersey State Barbecue Championship
- Most recent contest New Jersey State Barbecue Championship
20232 milestones
- First tracked contest New Jersey State Barbecue Championship
- Peak power rating (1490) New Jersey State Barbecue Championship
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.4 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship | Jul 13, 2024 |
| -9.9 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship | Jul 14, 2023 |
| -9.3 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship | Jul 12, 2025 |
| -3.1 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship | Jul 11, 2026 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 68% | 89.6% | 89.6% |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 86% | 83.9% | 83.9% |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 94% | 82.4% | 82.4% |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 84% | 85.4% | 85.4% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 11, 2026 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship 🏅 North Wildwood, NJ | 42 / 62 (644.9716) | 49 (158.2056) | 48 (158.2172) | 35 (164.5372) | 32 (164.0116) |
| Jul 12, 2025 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship 🏅 North Wildwood, NJ | 54 / 63 (604.4344) | 60 (144.4916) | 52 (148.5372) | 56 (150.8456) | 27 (160.5600) |
| Jul 13, 2024 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship 🏅 North Wildwood, NJ | 58 / 62 (593.4856) | 50 (155.3828) | 62 (146.1944) | 59 (143.9656) | 57 (147.9428) |
| Jul 14, 2023 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship 🏅 North Wildwood, NJ | 54 / 64 (614.7196) | 55 (153.0512) | 52 (152.5716) | 59 (148.5368) | 31 (160.5600) |