High-water mark
689.6344
career-best overall
95.8% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 689.6344 at Kennett Jaycees Show-Me State BBQ Cook Off — 95.8% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- May 10, 2024
Midwest Grilling
Midwest Grilling is a competition barbecue team with 2 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record in 2024. Their best overall finish is 15th of 26 at the Kennett Jaycees Show-Me State BBQ Cook Off (2024). They finished #1006 in the 2024 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1503
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 1
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
May 10, 2024
latest May 10, 2024
Avg finish
top 58%
overall standings
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 174.86 · weakest Pork Ribs (168.55)
Road miles
596
across 2 mapped stops · furthest 596 mi
Purse competed for
$17K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
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 | #1006 (101 pts) | #930 (136 pts) | #1208 (86 pts) | #994 (116 pts) | #1010 (111 pts) |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 174.8572 | 174.8572 | 174.86 | top 35% |
| Pork Ribs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168.5488 | 168.5488 | 168.55 | top 69% |
| Pork | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 174.2628 | 174.2628 | 174.26 | top 46% |
| Brisket | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 171.9656 | 171.9656 | 171.97 | top 50% |
“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)
20251 milestone
- Most recent contest Minnesota in May
20245 milestones
- First tracked contest Kennett Jaycees Show-Me State BBQ Cook Off
- First call Kennett Jaycees Show-Me State BBQ Cook Off
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score689.6344 Kennett Jaycees Show-Me State BBQ Cook Off
- Career-best overall score689.6344 Kennett Jaycees Show-Me State BBQ Cook Off
- Career-best single call (Chicken)174.8572 Kennett Jaycees Show-Me State BBQ Cook Off
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 9, 2025 | Minnesota in May 🏅 St. Peter, MN | — | — | — | — | — |
| May 10, 2024 | Kennett Jaycees Show-Me State BBQ Cook Off 🏅 Kennett, MO | 15 / 26 (689.6344) | 9 (174.8572) | 18 (168.5488) | 12 (174.2628) | 13 (171.9656) |