BYO GRILL MO
Rating
1632
peak 1639
Contests
31
in the data
First seen
2019-02-08
latest 2025-05-09
Best ToY finish
#118
Master 2019
Grand champs
1
1 reserve
Category wins
6
12 podiums
Overall top-10s
11
of 31 contests
Avg finish
top 31%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
5 🔥
Current form
683.22 ▼
last 5 vs career avg 684.18 (-0.96)
Walk rate
74%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
3
best run (overall)
Consistency
±10.35
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 172.83 · weakest Pork Ribs (169.97)
Road miles
5720
mi across 31 mapped stops · furthest 357 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
TRIPLE H BBQ has finished one call ahead of BYO GRILL 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
4 LEGS UP BBQ has landed one call behind them 3 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
SLAPS BBQ has come out ahead in 11 of their 15 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of PARTS 'R' SMOKIN in 12 of their 17 shared contests.
🏕️ Happy hunting ground
Smoke in the Spring is their spot: an average finish in the top 20% across 3 visits.
💔 The heartbreaker
Came within 0.5716 points of the Grand Championship at Smokin on the Osage (Day 2) (2020-07-18).
📅 A October team
Something about October: average finish in the top 8% across 3 contests, versus top 31% the rest of the year.
🃏 Against the odds
Their Grand Championship at Route 66 BBQ & Steak Showdown (2019-08-09) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 32-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, 4 LEGS UP BBQ.
Teams like this (closest power rating, MO first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 31 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 180.0000 🔥 | 154.2172 | 170.74 | top 44% |
| Pork Ribs | 31 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 180.0000 🔥 | 159.3484 | 169.97 | top 43% |
| Pork | 31 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 180.0000 🔥 | 155.9772 | 172.83 | top 29% |
| Brisket | 31 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 177.1428 | 153.6800 | 170.64 | top 36% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| MO | 15 | 1 | top 33% |
| KS | 11 | 0 | top 26% |
| OK | 2 | 0 | top 42% |
| TN | 1 | 0 | top 79% |
| IL | 1 | 0 | top 9% |
| AR | 1 | 0 | top 16% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 11 | 1 | top 30% |
| Large (40+) | 20 | 0 | top 32% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2019 (13 contests)
- Cooks mostly in MO (15 of 31 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (31 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: Route 66 BBQ & Steak Showdown (2019-08-09)
- Wins it all in 3% of contests
- All-time average overall score: 684.18
- 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 691.3372 | 682.18 |
| 2021 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 693.6688 | 679.63 |
| 2020 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 705.7372 | 686.06 |
| 2019 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 698.8000 | 686.43 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-05-09 | 43rd Annual Kennett Jaycees BBQ Cook Off Kennett, MO | 8 / 27 (691.3372) | 15 (173.1200) | 21 (165.0972) | 2 (180.0000) | 12 (173.1200) |
| 2025-04-11 | Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS | 30 / 92 (687.8972) | 2 (180.0000) | 60 (168.5256) | 44 (170.8344) | 48 (168.5372) |
| 2025-03-14 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship Lebanon, TN | 79 / 100 (667.3028) | 95 (157.6456) | 58 (169.1200) | 81 (165.1200) | 18 (175.4172) |
| 2021-11-13 | 3rd Annual KCBS World Invitational - Master Invitational Shawnee, OK | 24 / 92 (693.6688) | 29 (175.4172) | 6 (178.2972) | 42 (172.5600) | 67 (167.3944) |
| 2021-11-11 | 3rd Annual KCBS World Invitational - Open Shawnee, OK | 65 / 111 (675.8972) | 44 (171.4172) | 97 (162.2400) | 63 (169.6800) | 30 (172.5600) |
| 2021-09-16 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-INVITATIONAL CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 55 / 185 (687.3484) | 29 (175.4172) | 126 (167.4172) | 42 (174.2628) | 85 (170.2512) |
| 2021-09-16 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 48 / 467 (683.9312) | 255 (165.0856) | 229 (166.8228) | 5 (179.4400) | 58 (172.5828) |
| 2021-04-23 | WashMo BBQ & Bluesfest Washington, MO | 8 / 45 (674.7544) | 29 (166.8228) | 34 (164.5372) | 1 (177.1544) | 17 (166.2400) |
| 2021-04-09 | Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS | 24 / 105 (689.1200) | 81 (164.5600) | 35 (171.9772) | 15 (175.4400) | 7 (177.1428) |
| 2021-03-26 | Kickin It Route 66 Barbeque Challenge St. Roberts, MO | 40 / 52 (665.5884) | 40 (163.9312) | 39 (165.6916) | 34 (166.8228) | 23 (169.1428) |
| 2021-03-19 | 3rd Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship Olathe, KS | 39 / 70 (666.7544) | 25 (170.8228) | 31 (169.1200) | 59 (155.9772) | 23 (170.8344) |
| 2020-11-13 | Second Annual KCBS World Invitational Barbeque Competition Mayetta, KS | 53 / 94 (683.9544) | 37 (172.5600) | 59 (169.1316) | 62 (169.1200) | 32 (173.1428) |
| 2020-10-30 | Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS | 3 / 93 (697.6572) | 5 (177.7028) | 18 (173.1200) | 10 (175.4172) | 29 (171.4172) |
| 2020-08-14 | BBQ & Fly in on the River Excelsior Springs, MO | 32 / 55 (677.5884) | 29 (170.2628) | 50 (159.3484) | 1 (180.0000) | 28 (167.9772) |
| 2020-07-18 | Smokin on the Osage (Day 2) Osceola, MO | 2 / 31 (705.7372) | 5 (177.7372) | 10 (174.2972) | 4 (176.5600) | 2 (177.1428) |
| 2020-07-17 | Smokin on the Osage (Day 1) Osceola, MO | 10 / 29 (685.6228) | 19 (171.4056) | 15 (168.5372) | 13 (169.1200) | 2 (176.5600) |
| 2020-06-19 | Black Silo Winery Trenton, MO | 20 / 31 (671.9428) | 18 (169.7028) | 8 (174.2628) | 7 (174.2972) | 30 (153.6800) |
| 2020-03-13 | 2nd Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship Olathe, KS | 20 / 68 (679.9432) | 21 (170.2972) | 24 (170.8460) | 13 (174.8572) | 37 (163.9428) |
| 2019-10-11 | Central Illinois Bragging Rights(CIBR-BBQ) Arthur, IL | 4 / 43 (691.9772) | 17 (170.8228) | 1 (176.0000) | 9 (173.7028) | 13 (171.4516) |
| 2019-10-04 | Guts Glory Ram BBQ Showdown Lebanon, MO | 3 / 27 (698.8000) | 1 (180.0000) | 13 (169.6800) | 4 (175.4172) | 8 (173.7028) |
| 2019-09-21 | Bikes Boats & Bones BBQ & Steak Showdown Kimberling City, MO | 7 / 28 (690.1944) | 11 (173.1200) | 6 (173.1200) | 8 (174.2744) | 16 (169.6800) |
| 2019-09-12 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- INVITATIONAL CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 35 / 135 (690.7884) | 79 (170.8228) | 59 (170.8228) | 6 (178.8572) | 75 (170.2856) |
| 2019-09-12 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 17 / 468 (691.9544) | 31 (175.4172) | 82 (171.9772) | 76 (172.0000) | 78 (172.5600) |
| 2019-08-16 | Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest Cape Girardeau, MO | 8 / 45 (686.7428) | 10 (173.1200) | 10 (173.1316) | 14 (169.6684) | 14 (170.8228) |
| 2019-08-09 | Route 66 BBQ & Steak Showdown Springfiled, MO | 1 / 25 (694.2400) | 1 (178.8572) | 12 (167.3828) | 2 (174.8572) | 5 (173.1428) |
| 2019-07-20 | Smoking on the Osage BBQ contest and Car show Osceola, MO | 3 / 27 (691.3944) | 7 (174.2628) | 9 (169.1316) | 5 (173.7028) | 5 (174.2972) |
| 2019-07-05 | Johnson County BBQ Challenge Warrensburg, MO | 16 / 37 (672.4112) | 28 (163.9428) | 5 (172.5600) | 20 (166.2400) | 10 (169.6684) |
| 2019-05-03 | 38th Annual Kennett Jaycee's Show Me State BBQ Cookoff Kennett, MO | 16 / 25 (663.3144) | 18 (165.6800) | 9 (170.8572) | 14 (166.2400) | 20 (160.5372) |
| 2019-04-26 | BBQ, Bikes and Blues Washington, MO | 13 / 39 (679.3144) | 34 (154.2172) | 9 (170.8228) | 2 (177.7144) | 4 (176.5600) |
| 2019-04-12 | Smoke In the Springs Osage City, KS | 13 / 104 (686.7656) | 39 (170.2628) | 1 (180.0000) | 21 (171.9656) | 59 (164.5372) |
| 2019-02-08 | KCBS World Invitational Barbeque Championship Little Rock, AR | 15 / 92 (685.6572) | 64 (168.5372) | 64 (165.1200) | 5 (176.5600) | 10 (175.4400) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #600 (267 pts) | #512 (422 pts) | #827 (192 pts) | #514 (372 pts) | #610 (272 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #967 (125 pts) | #1051 (120 pts) | #800 (235 pts) | #1046 (120 pts) | #1021 (120 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #406 (460 pts) | #518 (360 pts) | #545 (360 pts) | #269 (760 pts) | #387 (525 pts) |
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #129 (846 pts) | #179 (681 pts) | #194 (606 pts) | #95 (1021 pts) | #156 (746 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #118 (1697 pts) | #184 (1332 pts) | #102 (1702 pts) | #108 (1662 pts) | #184 (1312 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #119 (1801 pts) | #317 (1041 pts) | #71 (1911 pts) | #92 (1781 pts) | #266 (1171 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #1936 (110 pts) | #2118 (85 pts) | #1970 (115 pts) | #2121 (85 pts) | #1623 (155 pts) |