GIRLS CAN GRILL AZ
Rating
1593
peak 1660
Contests
46
in the data
First seen
2019-01-18
latest 2026-06-26
Best ToY finish
#110
Master 2022
Grand champs
4
1 reserve
Category wins
9
24 podiums
Overall top-10s
18
of 46 contests
Avg finish
top 40%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
675.67 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 669.55 (+6.12)
Walk rate
70%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
5
best run (overall)
Consistency
±74.74
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 171.45 · weakest Pork Ribs (168.81)
Road miles
18200
mi across 46 mapped stops · furthest 1544 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
Meat Candy Q has finished one call ahead of GIRLS CAN GRILL 3 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ has landed one call behind them 3 times.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of SMOKERS PURGATORY in 12 of their 15 shared contests.
🏕️ Happy hunting ground
Best Dam Barbeque is their spot: 1 Grand Championship in 3 visits.
🗡️ Giant slayer
Took the Grand Championship over a 33-team field at Indio California State BBQ Championship & Festival.
📅 A April team
Something about April: average finish in the top 25% across 3 contests, versus top 40% the rest of the year.
🃏 Against the odds
Their Grand Championship at Indio California State BBQ Championship & Festival (2021-11-05) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 26-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, BIG POPPA SMOKERS.
Teams like this (closest power rating, AZ first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 45 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 177.7028 | 154.8228 | 170.37 | top 48% |
| Pork Ribs | 45 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 178.2972 | 157.0860 | 168.81 | top 50% |
| Pork | 46 | 20 | 3 | 4 | 178.8572 | 161.6572 | 171.45 | top 40% |
| Brisket | 46 | 18 | 3 | 8 | 179.4400 | 159.3600 | 169.93 | top 40% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| AZ | 15 | 0 | top 45% |
| NV | 9 | 1 | top 39% |
| UT | 8 | 1 | top 30% |
| CA | 8 | 2 | top 39% |
| ID | 3 | 0 | top 49% |
| TN | 2 | 0 | top 59% |
| MO | 1 | 0 | top 9% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 4 | 1 | top 18% |
| Medium (20–39) | 30 | 3 | top 41% |
| Large (40+) | 12 | 0 | top 46% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2022 (8 contests)
- Cooks mostly in AZ (15 of 46 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork (46 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: Indio California State BBQ Championship & Festival (2021-11-05)
- Wins it all in 9% of contests
- All-time average overall score: 669.55
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 682.2288 | 675.67 |
| 2025 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 694.8460 | 686.41 |
| 2024 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 687.3720 | 681.39 |
| 2023 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 706.8228 | 687.44 |
| 2022 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 698.8344 | 686.43 |
| 2021 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 697.1544 | 675.57 |
| 2020 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 696.5256 | 582.24 |
| 2019 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 685.7260 | 667.69 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-26 | Smoke-N-Wings Blackfoot, ID | 27 / 31 (674.2056) | 29 (167.9772) | 22 (172.5484) | 29 (165.7028) | 22 (167.9772) |
| 2026-05-23 | Best Dam BBQ Boulder City, NV | 21 / 33 (681.0516) | 21 (169.1316) | 2 (177.7028) | 19 (169.6916) | 23 (164.5256) |
| 2026-03-27 | Q's & Brews Bighorn BBQ Competition Lake Havasu City, AZ | 17 / 33 (682.2288) | 14 (172.5600) | 22 (166.2400) | 18 (171.4172) | 14 (172.0116) |
| 2026-02-27 | BBQ & Brew Festival Yuma, AZ | 21 / 25 (673.5888) | 17 (168.5256) | 22 (165.6916) | 18 (169.6916) | 14 (169.6800) |
| 2026-01-16 | 11th Annual Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge Bullhead City, AZ | 41 / 53 (667.2688) | 45 (163.9428) | 16 (171.9888) | 34 (167.3828) | 35 (163.9544) |
| 2025-08-29 | Meat & Tater BBQ Fest Meridian, ID | 9 / 39 (694.8460) | 12 (174.2628) | 18 (173.1316) | 6 (176.5716) | 16 (170.8800) |
| 2025-07-18 | Blaze of 47 Salt Lake City, UT | 16 / 26 (688.4800) | 16 (171.9772) | 6 (176.5600) | 7 (176.0000) | 24 (163.9428) |
| 2025-06-27 | Smoke-N-Wings Blackfoot, ID | 12 / 32 (685.0628) | 3 (176.0000) | 26 (165.6800) | 20 (169.1084) | 8 (174.2744) |
| 2025-05-23 | Best Dam BBQ Boulder City, NV | 10 / 29 (684.5372) | 3 (176.5600) | 23 (165.1544) | 10 (175.4056) | 18 (167.4172) |
| 2025-03-28 | Q's & Brews Lake Havasu, AZ | 7 / 26 (686.7540) | 18 (169.6684) | 2 (176.5600) | 4 (175.4172) | 13 (165.1084) |
| 2025-02-21 | Best in the Southwest Yuma, AZ | 16 / 29 (678.7772) | 21 (167.9656) | 21 (164.5600) | 9 (171.9656) | 5 (174.2860) |
| 2024-06-28 | 20th Annual Burnt Offerings BBQ Contest Riverside, CA | 16 / 35 (686.8000) | 13 (174.2628) | 11 (173.7028) | 18 (169.7144) | 18 (169.1200) |
| 2024-05-24 | Best Dam Barbeque Boulder City, NV | 10 / 33 (687.3024) | 15 (170.8112) | 17 (170.2628) | 11 (174.2628) | 9 (171.9656) |
| 2024-04-12 | BBQ Boots & Brew Perris, CA | 19 / 39 (679.8972) | 25 (167.9772) | 15 (173.1200) | 25 (166.8228) | 14 (171.9772) |
| 2024-02-23 | Best in the Southwest Yuma, AZ | 19 / 25 (665.5884) | 21 (163.3828) | 19 (165.7028) | 5 (173.1200) | 20 (163.3828) |
| 2024-01-12 | 9th Annual Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge Bullhead City, AZ | 11 / 58 (687.3720) | 18 (173.1316) | 35 (167.4060) | 11 (175.4172) | 13 (171.4172) |
| 2023-11-17 | Golden State Battle of Indio Indio, CA | 37 / 40 (674.7316) | 39 (163.3828) | 15 (173.1316) | 31 (168.5372) | 26 (169.6800) |
| 2023-10-13 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series)(JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) Lynchburg, TN | 66 / 81 (668.4572) | 63 (164.5372) | 66 (166.2400) | 25 (172.5600) | 67 (165.1200) |
| 2023-06-09 | GMG NorUt State BBQ Championship Ogden, UT | 1 / 16 (706.8228) | 5 (176.5600) | 3 (178.2972) | 11 (173.1084) | 1 (178.8572) |
| 2023-05-26 | Best Dam Barbeque Boulder City, NV | 6 / 27 (693.6344) | 7 (175.4056) | 3 (176.5600) | 6 (176.5716) | 16 (165.0972) |
| 2023-04-28 | BBQ, Boots & Brew Perris, CA | 6 / 33 (695.9540) | 4 (177.1428) | 20 (168.5256) | 13 (173.1428) | 3 (177.1428) |
| 2023-03-10 | BBQ & Brew Fest - Best in the Southwest Yuma, AZ | 11 / 32 (685.0400) | 23 (168.5256) | 8 (175.4172) | 7 (174.2628) | 22 (166.8344) |
| 2022-11-04 | 2022 Indio California State BBQ Championship & Festival Indio, CA | 10 / 35 (687.8856) | 1 (177.7028) | 28 (163.9428) | 8 (175.4172) | 11 (170.8228) |
| 2022-10-14 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series)(JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) Lynchburg, TN | 31 / 83 (678.7312) | 49 (167.3828) | 72 (162.2400) | 21 (173.1084) | 5 (176.0000) |
| 2022-09-30 | 2022 Mazatzal Grill Masters BBQ Competition & Testicle Festival Payson, AZ | 2 / 21 (693.1088) | 2 (175.4172) | 4 (173.1428) | 15 (167.9772) | 2 (176.5716) |
| 2022-09-09 | Western Legends BBQ Contest Kanab, UT | 10 / 31 (681.0168) | 15 (171.4056) | 26 (161.0856) | 12 (170.8228) | 2 (177.7028) |
| 2022-08-12 | Reata Round Up BBQ Contest San Juan Capistrano, CA | 1 / 25 (698.8344) | 4 (173.1544) | 2 (178.2972) | 5 (175.4172) | 5 (171.9656) |
| 2022-07-01 | 2nd Annual VFW Post 3396 Armed Forces BBQ Challenge (MASTERS) Sparks, NV | 4 / 17 (682.8116) | 5 (172.5600) | 7 (168.5600) | 10 (169.1316) | 3 (172.5600) |
| 2022-05-27 | Best Dam Barbeque Boulder City, NV | 1 / 26 (698.2516) | 1 (176.5716) | 3 (173.7028) | 7 (173.1200) | 4 (174.8572) |
| 2022-01-14 | Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge Bullhead City, AZ | 26 / 59 (670.7888) | 36 (166.8572) | 9 (172.0116) | 36 (165.6800) | 22 (166.2400) |
| 2021-11-05 | Indio California State BBQ Championship & Festival Indio, CA | 1 / 33 (697.1544) | 14 (172.5600) | 7 (173.1428) | 1 (178.8572) | 7 (172.5944) |
| 2021-08-20 | Western Legends BBQ Contest Kanab, UT | 12 / 26 (671.3484) | 17 (168.5828) | 20 (159.9544) | 6 (166.8344) | 7 (170.2628) |
| 2021-05-28 | The Best Dam Barbeque Boulder City, NV | 13 / 26 (658.2172) | 20 (154.8228) | 19 (157.1544) | 8 (171.9772) | 3 (174.2628) |
| 2020-08-14 | Western Legends Heritage and Music Festival Kanab, UT | 15 / 42 (681.1084) | 15 (172.5484) | 23 (165.7028) | 9 (173.1544) | 13 (169.7028) |
| 2020-06-19 | Traeger NorUt State BBQ Championship Riverdale, UT | 4 / 32 (696.5256) | 11 (174.2856) | 6 (176.5600) | 11 (173.1200) | 7 (172.5600) |
| 2020-04-06 | Socially Distanced Smoking - Brisket presented by The BBQ League washington, MO | 10 / 109 (174.2972) | — | — | — | 11 (174.2972) |
| 2020-01-17 | Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge Bullhead City, AZ | 12 / 59 (676.4572) | 29 (168.5372) | 44 (159.9544) | 19 (168.5256) | 1 (179.4400) |
| 2020-01-03 | Red Rock BBQ Hurrican, UT | 3 / 15 (682.8228) | 7 (170.2628) | 13 (161.1200) | 3 (173.1428) | 1 (178.2972) |
| 2019-12-27 | Arizona National BBQ Stampede Phoenix, AZ | 22 / 44 (670.7772) | 31 (165.1084) | 10 (171.4516) | 35 (161.6572) | 11 (172.5600) |
| 2019-09-27 | Mazatzal Grill Masters-BBQ Competition & Testicle Festival Payson, AZ | 13 / 33 (669.0856) | 25 (159.4056) | 17 (165.1428) | 1 (177.7144) | 16 (166.8228) |
| 2019-08-23 | Wild West BBQ Shoot Out Wendover, NV | 26 / 37 (661.0744) | 12 (172.5484) | 26 (164.0116) | 29 (162.8228) | 32 (161.6916) |
| 2019-08-16 | Western Legends Roundup BBQ Cook Off Kanab, UT | 4 / 18 (685.7260) | 8 (170.8572) | 12 (166.8572) | 1 (178.8572) | 10 (169.1544) |
| 2019-08-02 | 10th Annual Vista BBQ Classic Vista, CA | 25 / 34 (656.4000) | 29 (163.9312) | 19 (164.5488) | 17 (167.9772) | 26 (159.9428) |
| 2019-05-24 | The Best Dam Barbeque Boulder City, NV | 14 / 29 (666.6740) | 14 (169.1200) | 14 (167.3828) | 19 (165.0856) | 14 (165.0856) |
| 2019-05-03 | 7th Annual Show Low BBQ Throw down Show Low, AZ | 16 / 45 (670.7656) | 13 (172.5600) | 13 (169.1200) | 12 (169.7144) | 25 (159.3712) |
| 2019-01-18 | Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge Bullhead City, AZ | 31 / 63 (660.9832) | 1 (176.5600) | 50 (157.0860) | 27 (167.9772) | 44 (159.3600) |
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 | #318 (362 pts) | #320 (397 pts) | #239 (572 pts) | #299 (382 pts) | #286 (417 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #295 (747 pts) | #265 (842 pts) | #366 (707 pts) | #258 (882 pts) | #336 (692 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #367 (598 pts) | #429 (513 pts) | #410 (588 pts) | #346 (648 pts) | #372 (608 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #246 (868 pts) | #253 (883 pts) | #345 (738 pts) | #301 (713 pts) | #278 (798 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #110 (1463 pts) | #177 (1168 pts) | #178 (1183 pts) | #213 (1008 pts) | #136 (1333 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #664 (227 pts) | #846 (167 pts) | #896 (157 pts) | #520 (347 pts) | #502 (382 pts) |
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #157 (732 pts) | #241 (502 pts) | #222 (537 pts) | #189 (637 pts) | #98 (962 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #473 (704 pts) | #356 (894 pts) | #538 (644 pts) | #325 (979 pts) | #606 (569 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #741 (452 pts) | #963 (327 pts) | #621 (592 pts) | #680 (542 pts) | #728 (492 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #1890 (115 pts) | #1209 (265 pts) | #1970 (115 pts) | #1462 (185 pts) | #1476 (180 pts) |