Griswold Grillers KS
Rating
1480
peak 1480
Contests
13
in the data
First seen
2019-04-12
latest 2025-06-27
Best ToY finish
#1676
Master 2015
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 13 contests
Avg finish
top 60%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
653.51 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 647.07 (+6.43)
Walk rate
8%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±19.04
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 164.36 · weakest Brisket (159.22)
Road miles
553
mi across 13 mapped stops · furthest 145 mi
Storylines
⚔️ A tough matchup
913 BBQ has come out ahead in 11 of their 11 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of Most Wanted BBQ in 6 of their 6 shared contests.
📅 A June team
Something about June: average finish in the top 42% across 6 contests, versus top 60% the rest of the year.
Teams like this (closest power rating, KS first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 173.7028 | 153.6688 | 160.98 | top 68% |
| Pork Ribs | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 174.8572 | 153.1544 | 162.52 | top 58% |
| Pork | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 173.1200 | 148.4800 | 164.36 | top 52% |
| Brisket | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 176.6172 | 144.4800 | 159.22 | top 58% |
“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 contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 94% |
| Large (40+) | 12 | 0 | top 57% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2019 (7 contests)
- Cooks mostly in KS (13 of 13 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (13 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 647.07
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 686.1940 | 686.19 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 657.6116 | 657.61 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 620.9604 | 620.96 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 655.4288 | 655.43 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 647.3372 | 647.34 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 615.7376 | 615.74 |
| 2019 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 663.8168 | 646.95 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-06-27 | 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) |
| 2024-06-21 | 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) |
| 2023-06-23 | 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) |
| 2022-06-24 | 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) |
| 2021-06-25 | 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) |
| 2020-10-30 | Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS | 89 / 93 (615.7376) | 87 (155.9316) | 71 (162.2516) | 87 (153.0744) | 91 (144.4800) |
| 2019-10-11 | 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) |
| 2019-09-27 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship Shawnee, KS | 45 / 102 (654.7316) | 63 (162.8000) | 51 (162.2400) | 29 (169.7028) | 51 (159.9888) |
| 2019-09-06 | Midian Shrine Cowskin Cookoff Wichita, KS | 15 / 16 (625.4972) | 14 (161.6916) | 11 (157.6572) | 16 (148.4800) | 11 (157.6684) |
| 2019-08-23 | 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) |
| 2019-06-21 | 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) |
| 2019-05-10 | Grasshopper '19 DeSoto, KS | 49 / 53 (634.6056) | 50 (157.6572) | 34 (165.0856) | 51 (157.6572) | 45 (154.2056) |
| 2019-04-12 | Smoke In the Springs Osage City, KS | 66 / 104 (657.6456) | 91 (156.5372) | 26 (170.2744) | 46 (167.4056) | 61 (163.4284) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) |