GRILLDROIDS TN
Rating
1529
peak 1533
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
2019-03-23
latest 2025-03-14
Best ToY finish
#889
Master 2023
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
2
4 podiums
Overall top-10s
5
of 7 contests
Avg finish
top 36%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
655.81 ▼
last 5 vs career avg 657.45 (-1.64)
Walk rate
100%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
4
and counting
Consistency
±11.92
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 168.63 · weakest Brisket (158.45)
Road miles
3566
mi across 7 mapped stops · furthest 1782 mi
Storylines
👀 Looking over their shoulder
BBQ Costa Rica has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
Justice BBQ has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of The Grillers in 4 of their 5 shared contests.
🍖 Signature meat
When pork ribs is on the table, watch out — they've won it in 25% of their entries (2 of 8).
📈 Riding a hot streak
Currently on a 4-contest overall top-10 run.
🐣 Announced themselves early
Finished 4 of 22 at their very first tracked contest, BBQFest Costa Rica 2019 (2019-03-23).
Teams like this (closest power rating, TN first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 172.5828 | 148.5256 | 163.41 | top 46% |
| Pork Ribs | 8 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 176.5716 | 156.5484 | 168.63 | top 36% |
| Pork | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 169.1772 | 159.9428 | 165.61 | top 41% |
| Brisket | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 166.8572 | 145.0744 | 158.45 | top 59% |
“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 59% |
| Medium (20–39) | 5 | 0 | top 31% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2023 (2 contests)
- Cooks mostly in TN (1 of 7 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (8 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 657.45
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 | 642.2172 | 642.22 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 654.1368 | 654.14 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 663.4060 | 663.41 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 675.4056 | 675.41 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 643.8740 | 643.87 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 665.6568 | 665.66 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-03-14 | Masters BBQ Challenge CR San Jose, 10104 | 10 / 17 (642.2172) | 17 (148.5256) | 11 (164.5716) | 7 (164.0000) | 4 (165.1200) |
| 2024-04-06 | BBQ Fest Costa Rica 2024 Heredia, 40703 | 6 / 24 (654.1368) | 6 (166.2628) | 14 (161.6684) | 13 (159.9428) | 3 (166.2628) |
| 2023-05-20 | Patio Porkers on Beale (ONE MEAT RIBS) Memphis, TN | — | — | 8 (166.2628) | — | — |
| 2023-04-15 | BBQ Fest Costa Rica 2023 San Jose, | 9 / 26 (663.4060) | 6 (169.7028) | 1 (176.5716) | 10 (169.1772) | 26 (145.0744) |
| 2022-03-25 | BBQ Fest Costa Rica 2022 San Jose, | 8 / 28 (675.4056) | 5 (169.1428) | 9 (173.1428) | 15 (166.2628) | 19 (166.8572) |
| 2021-04-23 | Fuego y Humo 2021 San Jose, | 11 / 22 (643.8740) | 22 (149.6684) | 14 (156.5484) | 7 (167.9656) | 16 (151.9544) |
| 2019-03-23 | BBQFest Costa Rica 2019 San Jose, 1000 | 4 / 22 (665.6568) | 6 (167.9656) | 2 (176.0000) | 6 (166.2856) | 17 (155.4056) |
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 | #930 (117 pts) | #1140 (82 pts) | #1110 (112 pts) | #860 (147 pts) | #746 (192 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #889 (136 pts) | #907 (156 pts) | #710 (276 pts) | #962 (126 pts) | #1620 (51 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #916 (148 pts) | #880 (178 pts) | #1057 (138 pts) | #1178 (103 pts) | #1242 (83 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #988 (117 pts) | #1274 (62 pts) | #637 (272 pts) | #864 (152 pts) | #1120 (92 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #1185 (197 pts) | #1393 (162 pts) | #1112 (247 pts) | #1398 (162 pts) | #1833 (87 pts) |