Griswold Grillers

Griswold Grillers is a competition barbecue team with 41 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2025. Their best overall finish is 14th of 61 at the East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival (2016). They are ranked #4162 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#4,162

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1480

peak 1480 · rated over 41 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Apr 12, 2013

latest Jun 27, 2025 · 12.2 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#1676

Master 2015 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

2 podiums

Overall top-10s

0% of 41 contests

Avg finish

top 61%

overall standings

Best overall

686.1940 / 720

Master · The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship

Perfect 180s

Current form

653.51 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 639.30 (+14.21)

Walk rate

12%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

177.7028

Pork Ribs · East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival

Consistency

±28.86

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 163.07 · weakest Brisket (157.38)

Road miles

1,565

across 41 mapped stops · furthest 151 mi

Schedule strength

36%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1548)

Purse competed for

$150K

listed at 12 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 22 state-championship entries

Master avg

639.30 / 720

41 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (10 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

High-water mark

686.1940 career-best overall

95.3% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 686.1940 at The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship — 95.3% of a perfect 720.

Master
Jun 27, 2025

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

MEN OF ERIN BBQ has finished one call ahead of Griswold Grillers 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2015 their best year

2015 was the year it came together: 5 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 50%.

5 contests
0 overall top-10s
0 category wins
average top 50%

A tough matchup

31–0 behind in the head-to-head

913 BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

913 BBQ has come out ahead in 31 of their 31 shared contests.

The weak link

−5.7 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 5.69 points below their pork, and turns into a call 3% of the time against 2%.

Brisket avg 157.38
Pork avg 163.07
1 call in 40 entries

A strong matchup

18–5 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 78% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of DUNN UP BBQ in 18 of their 23 shared contests.

Pork nemesis

24 of 31 shared pork entries lost

913 BBQ ahead 77% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, 913 BBQ has out-cooked them in 24 of 31 shared pork entries.

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Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

.Smokin J's has landed one call behind them 2 times.

A June team

Top 43% average finish in June

Something about June: average finish in the top 43% across 12 contests, versus top 61% the rest of the year.

12 June contests
top 61% the rest of the year

A standing appointment

6 years running at one contest

They've cooked Smoke in the Spring every year from 2013 to 2018 — the contest they never miss.

7 visits in all
best finish 51st

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
2016 ↗	Master	#2274 (60 pts)	#2353 (60 pts)	#2349 (60 pts)	#2326 (60 pts)	#2345 (60 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#1676 (120 pts)	#1629 (150 pts)	#1776 (120 pts)	#1281 (240 pts)	#1763 (120 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to Griswold Grillers, each with one reason worth a look.

138 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

Smoke Me Tender BBQ

#4,156 of the rated field

1480 power rating

Contests: 38
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 5%
Peak: 1525

5–2 in 7 shared contests (71% to Griswold Grillers)

These two have cooked 7 of the same contests — Griswold Grillers ahead 5–2 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

rated over 38 contests
last seen Sep 30, 2026

⚔ Head-to-head

DAWGHOUSE BBQ

#4,163 of the rated field

1480 power rating

Contests: 38
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 11%
Peak: 1540

1–11 in 12 shared contests (8% to Griswold Grillers)

They've been 1540 at their best, 61 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 38 contests
last seen Apr 5, 2024

⚔ Head-to-head

Silence of the Hams

#4,161 of the rated field

1480 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 6%
Peak: 1480

5–2 in 7 shared contests (71% to Griswold Grillers)

Fewer contests behind them than Griswold Grillers has cooked, 17 to 41, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 17 contests
last seen Sep 25, 2026

⚔ Head-to-head

Panic BBQ

#4,167 of the rated field

1480 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1480

3–0 in 3 shared contests (100% to Griswold Grillers)

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.

rated over 10 contests
last seen Jun 27, 2025

⚔ Head-to-head

BURNT BUTTS-N-BUNS

#4,179 of the rated field

1479 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1479

5–2 in 7 shared contests (71% to Griswold Grillers)

Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 6 years before Griswold Grillers's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 8 contests

⚔ Head-to-head

BROWN STREET BBQ

#4,150 of the rated field

1480 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1480

2–0 in 2 shared contests (100% to Griswold Grillers)

Level with Griswold Grillers on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 8 contests
last seen Oct 26, 2018

⚔ Head-to-head

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
913 BBQ	31	0	31	0%	⚔ compare
HIGH i QUE	26	0	26	0%	⚔ compare
KC Rib doctor	25	16	9	64%	⚔ compare
DUNN UP BBQ	23	18	5	78%	⚔ compare
BEAUX HAWG BBQ	21	6	15	29%	⚔ compare
B & C SMOKERS	21	4	17	19%	⚔ compare
BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE	20	0	20	0%	⚔ compare
HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB	18	1	17	6%	⚔ compare
Four Men and A Pig	18	0	18	0%	⚔ compare
Fat&Dumb BBQ	18	0	18	0%	⚔ compare
PASSIONS OF THE PIT	17	6	11	35%	⚔ compare
Dead Last BBQ	17	3	14	18%	⚔ compare
BLACK EYE BBQ	17	1	16	6%	⚔ compare
OINK, MOO & COCK-A-DOODLE DOO	16	6	10	38%	⚔ compare
Smoke 'Em If You Got 'Em	16	6	10	38%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	41	1	0	174.3200	138.8572	160.37	top 63%
Pork Ribs	41	2	1	177.7028	151.3716	162.32	top 54%
Pork	41	1	0	173.1544	148.4800	163.07	top 54%
Brisket	40	1	1	176.6172	138.2856	157.38	top 61%

“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	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	1	top 94%
Medium (20–39)	2	top 67%
Large (40+)	38	top 60%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Smoke in the Spring	7	51	top 82%	Oct 30, 2020
The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship	5	24	top 42%	Jun 27, 2025
East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival	5	14	top 48%	Aug 23, 2019
Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship	4	38	top 59%	Sep 27, 2019
Cookin on the Kaw	4	25	top 72%	Oct 7, 2016
Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship	3	70	top 45%	Jun 24, 2016
Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship Barbeque	2	41	top 58%	Sep 21, 2018

More numbers

Busiest season 2019 7 contests

Contests a season 3.2 across 13 seasons in the data

Most contests held in KS 41 of 41 contests

Contests visited 18 7 of them more than once

Opponents faced 1,121 finished ahead 1,852 times, behind 2,251

Longest layoff 1.1 yrs Oct 11, 2019 → Oct 30, 2020

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

20252 milestones

Jun 27 Career-best overall score686.1940 The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
Jun 27 Most recent contest The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship

20181 milestone

Jun 22 25th tracked contest The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle

20172 milestones

Aug 25 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)177.7028 East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival
Aug 25 Peak power rating (1493) East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival

20153 milestones

Aug 28 First call East Central State BBQ Cook Off Paola Roots Festival
Aug 28 First overall past 90% of a perfect score654.2636 East Central State BBQ Cook Off Paola Roots Festival
Sep 25 10th tracked contest Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship

20131 milestone

Apr 12 First tracked contest Smoke In The Spring

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+13.5	The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship	Jun 27, 2025
+11.2	East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival	Aug 26, 2016
+9.9	The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship	Jun 21, 2019
+9.3	East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival	Aug 25, 2017
+8.3	Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship	Jun 23, 2017

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-15.4	Smoke In The Spring	Apr 12, 2013
-11.8	Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship	Sep 23, 2016
-10.8	Smoke in the Spring	Apr 6, 2018
-10.1	Midian Shrine Cowskin Cookoff	Sep 6, 2019
-8.6	The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship	Jun 23, 2023

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2025	1	0%	top 15%	95.3%	95.3%
2024	1	0%	top 40%	91.3%	91.3%
2023	1	0%	top 83%	86.2%	86.2%
2022	1	100%	top 42%	91%	91%
2021	1	0%	top 46%	89.9%	89.9%
2020	1	0%	top 96%	85.5%	85.5%
2019	7	0%	top 65%	92.2%	89.9%
2018	6	0%	top 64%	91.4%	86.6%
2017	5	20%	top 58%	92.9%	90%
2016	6	0%	top 59%	92.4%	89.4%
2015	5	60%	top 50%	91.9%	90.2%
2014	4	0%	top 66%	87.9%	87.2%
2013	2	0%	top 89%	85.8%	83%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Jun 27, 2025	The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS	24 / 159 (686.1940)	29 (173.7028)	20 (174.8572)	38 (171.9656)	70 (165.6684)
Jun 21, 2024	The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS	69 / 172 (657.6116)	90 (162.2744)	140 (154.2516)	21 (173.1200)	43 (167.9656)
Jun 23, 2023	The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS	139 / 167 (620.9604)	137 (153.6688)	131 (155.9200)	80 (165.7028)	146 (145.6688)
Jun 24, 2022	The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS	69 / 164 (655.4288)	101 (161.1200)	139 (153.1544)	90 (164.5372)	2 (176.6172)
Jun 25, 2021	The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS	67 / 145 (647.3372)	82 (160.5716)	58 (165.1200)	55 (165.1084)	86 (156.5372)
Oct 30, 2020	Smoke in the Spring 🏅 Osage City, KS	89 / 93 (615.7376)	87 (155.9316)	71 (162.2516)	87 (153.0744)	91 (144.4800)
Oct 11, 2019	Cookin on the Kaw BBQ Contest (JUDGES FULL) 🏅 DeSoto, KS	28 / 51 (663.8168)	38 (161.6572)	30 (166.8228)	23 (168.5256)	23 (166.8112)
Sep 27, 2019	Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship 🏅 Shawnee, KS	45 / 102 (654.7316)	63 (162.8000)	51 (162.2400)	29 (169.7028)	51 (159.9888)
Sep 6, 2019	Midian Shrine Cowskin Cookoff 🏅 Wichita, KS	15 / 16 (625.4972)	14 (161.6916)	11 (157.6572)	16 (148.4800)	11 (157.6684)
Aug 23, 2019	East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival 🏅 Paola, KS	55 / 66 (634.6744)	44 (163.9428)	50 (159.9544)	41 (163.4172)	60 (147.3600)
Jun 21, 2019	The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS	46 / 183 (657.7024)	89 (161.1200)	64 (165.1428)	46 (168.0112)	65 (163.4284)
May 10, 2019	Grasshopper '19 🏅 DeSoto, KS	49 / 53 (634.6056)	50 (157.6572)	34 (165.0856)	51 (157.6572)	45 (154.2056)
Apr 12, 2019	Smoke In the Springs 🏅 Osage City, KS	66 / 104 (657.6456)	91 (156.5372)	26 (170.2744)	46 (167.4056)	61 (163.4284)
Oct 12, 2018	15th Annual Cookin on the Kaw BBQ Contest Desoto, KS	48 / 69 (655.3144)	64 (157.6456)	33 (167.4288)	32 (169.6800)	53 (160.5600)
Sep 21, 2018	Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship Barbeque 🏅 Shawnee, KS	41 / 107 (658.0912)	48 (165.1200)	36 (167.3828)	39 (167.3828)	64 (158.2056)
Aug 24, 2018	East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival Paola, KS	47 / 67 (627.2916)	59 (150.2400)	27 (166.8344)	57 (151.9544)	37 (158.2628)
Jun 22, 2018	The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle Lenexa, KS	65 / 185 (644.5028)	99 (158.2972)	61 (164.0228)	15 (172.5484)	140 (149.6344)
May 11, 2018	The Grasshopper '18 (formerly Kansas 10x10) (JUDGES FULL) De Soto, KS	40 / 56 (653.0516)	42 (162.8460)	31 (164.5256)	49 (160.5484)	35 (165.1316)
Apr 6, 2018	Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS	101 / 103 (502.8344)	49 (167.4400)	34 (169.1544)	50 (166.2400)	—
Oct 13, 2017	14th Annual Cookin on the Kaw Desoto, KS	43 / 55 (655.3256)	46 (162.8228)	48 (159.4172)	34 (168.5256)	39 (164.5600)
Sep 22, 2017	Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship Barbeque 🏅 Shawnee, KS	86 / 112 (631.3372)	91 (154.8572)	38 (166.8228)	103 (154.2400)	75 (155.4172)
Aug 25, 2017	East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival Paola, KS	17 / 57 (669.1428)	27 (162.2628)	3 (177.7028)	39 (159.4400)	15 (169.7372)
Jun 23, 2017	Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS	53 / 184 (645.6572)	35 (166.2972)	36 (166.8344)	91 (159.9884)	119 (152.5372)
Apr 7, 2017	Smoke in the Spring (WFC Quilfyer) Osage City, KS	74 / 100 (638.7548)	78 (159.9888)	82 (154.2400)	18 (173.1544)	86 (151.3716)
Oct 7, 2016	Cookin on the Kaw DeSoto, KS	33 / 56 (657.1200)	26 (168.5600)	52 (151.9544)	27 (167.4628)	16 (169.1428)
Sep 23, 2016	Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship 🏅 Shawnee, KS	99 / 111 (615.8516)	68 (160.5256)	92 (152.5144)	72 (161.1428)	102 (141.6688)
Aug 26, 2016	East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival Paola, KS	14 / 61 (665.6228)	14 (169.1200)	33 (162.8228)	16 (169.1428)	20 (164.5372)
Jun 24, 2016	Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS	93 / 183 (632.4916)	19 (169.1544)	92 (159.4400)	127 (154.8456)	141 (149.0516)
Jun 3, 2016	McLouth BBQ Blowout 25th Anniversary (Judges full) McLouth, KS	21 / 33 (654.1944)	22 (162.2856)	19 (165.1316)	14 (167.9656)	21 (158.8116)
Apr 8, 2016	Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS	72 / 109 (637.0744)	59 (163.4172)	65 (159.9772)	73 (159.9544)	76 (153.7256)
Oct 9, 2015	Cookin on the Kaw DeSoto, KS	25 / 36 (661.6916)	7 (174.3200)	25 (166.8344)	31 (161.1200)	23 (159.4172)
Sep 25, 2015	Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship 🏅 Shawnee, KS	38 / 112 (659.3604)	19 (169.7144)	80 (158.2516)	10 (173.1428)	56 (158.2516)
Aug 28, 2015	East Central State BBQ Cook Off Paola Roots Festival Paola, KS	22 / 65 (654.2636)	50 (153.1432)	7 (170.8344)	25 (165.1544)	19 (165.1316)
Jun 26, 2015	Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS	70 / 183 (641.0056)	81 (161.6572)	57 (164)	44 (166.2628)	145 (149.0856)
Apr 10, 2015	Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS	71 / 97 (631.8516)	64 (161.0972)	87 (151.3716)	16 (170.8800)	83 (148.5028)
Oct 10, 2014	Cookin on the Kaw DeSoto, KS	37 / 46 (625.0284)	44 (153.6684)	32 (156.5716)	42 (150.2400)	20 (164.5484)
Sep 26, 2014	Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship 🏅 Shawnee, KS	77 / 112 (631.2688)	108 (141.0628)	38 (165.1316)	36 (168.0116)	68 (157.0628)
Jun 27, 2014	Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS	85 / 184 (633.1200)	132 (154.8116)	63 (161.7028)	109 (155.3828)	55 (161.2228)
Apr 11, 2014	Smoke In The Spring Osage City, KS	51 / 73 (622.2860)	56 (152.0116)	37 (161.1432)	65 (150.2628)	39 (158.8684)
Oct 11, 2013	Cookin' on the Kaw DeSoto, KS	33 / 42 (617.5088)	19 (161.0856)	27 (158.8116)	34 (154.8228)	36 (142.7888)
Apr 12, 2013	Smoke In The Spring Osage City, KS	70 / 71 (578.2856)	70 (138.8572)	63 (151.4286)	65 (149.7142)	70 (138.2856)

Griswold Grillers

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (10 found in their record)

High-water mark

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Pork nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

A June team

A standing appointment

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

More numbers

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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

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

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)