From Nil to Grill LT
Rating
1503
peak 1513
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
2025-05-17
latest 2026-05-15
Best ToY finish
#636
Master 2025
Grand champs
0
1 reserve
Category wins
2
3 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 2 contests
Avg finish
top 50%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 166.06 · weakest Pork (161.14)
Road miles
0
mi across 2 mapped stops
Storylines
💔 The heartbreaker
Came within 3.9196 points of the Grand Championship at Twin Smoke (2025-05-17).
🐣 Announced themselves early
Finished 2 of 11 at their very first tracked contest, Twin Smoke (2025-05-17).
Teams like this (closest power rating, LT first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 172.6172 | 159.5088 | 166.06 | top 42% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 169.6800 | 159.3828 | 164.53 | top 40% |
| Pork | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 164.5600 | 157.7260 | 161.14 | top 58% |
| Brisket | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 173.1200 | 158.2172 | 165.67 | top 42% |
“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 18% |
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 83% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2026 (1 contest)
- Cooks mostly in LT (2 of 2 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (2 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 657.41
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 634.8348 | 634.83 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 679.9772 | 679.98 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-15 | Twin Smoke Vilnius, LT | 19 / 23 (634.8348) | 17 (159.5088) | 14 (159.3828) | 16 (157.7260) | 17 (158.2172) |
| 2025-05-17 | Twin Smoke Vilnius, LT | 2 / 11 (679.9772) | 1 (172.6172) | 2 (169.6800) | 5 (164.5600) | 1 (173.1200) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #745 (78 pts) | #807 (88 pts) | #812 (103 pts) | #745 (93 pts) | #752 (88 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #636 (236 pts) | #670 (261 pts) | #747 (236 pts) | #825 (161 pts) | #623 (261 pts) |