Grease Monkey BBQ

Grease Monkey BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 9 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2019 and 2025. Their best overall finish is 6th of 25 at the Plant City Pig Jam (2023). They are ranked #2200 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “GreaseMonkey BBQ”.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#2,200

of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1531

peak 1531 · rated over 7 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jan 25, 2019

latest Jan 24, 2025 · 6 years on the trail

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podium

Overall top-10s

22% of 9 contests

Avg finish

top 38%

overall standings

Best overall

660.5144 / 720

Backyard · Plant City Pig Jam

Perfect 180s

Walk rate

44%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

174.8800

Pork Ribs · Plant City Pig Jam

Consistency

±8.99

spread of their Backyard (4-meat) overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs

avg 165.05 · weakest Brisket (156.85)

Road miles

3,436

across 9 mapped stops · furthest 1,711 mi

Schedule strength

31%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1542)

Purse competed for

$134K

listed at 6 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 7 state-championship entries

Master avg

617.61 / 720

1 Master contest · 0 GCs

Backyard avg

333.97 / 360

2 Backyard contests · 0 GCs

Backyard (4-meat) avg

649.62 / 720

4 Backyard (4-meat) contests · 0 GCs

These overall scores sit on different scales (Master out of 720, Backyard out of 360, Backyard (4-meat) out of 720), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.

This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.

Storylines (8 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

Happy hunting ground

Top 20% average finish here

Plant City Pig Jam is their spot: an average finish in the top 20% across 2 visits.

2 visits
best finish 6th
average top 20%

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

Pig Timers has finished one call ahead of Grease Monkey BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

4–0 behind in the head-to-head

SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA ahead in 100% of their meetings

SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.

The weak link

−8.2 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 8.20 points below their pork ribs, and turns into a call 29% of the time against 57%.

Brisket avg 156.85
Pork Ribs avg 165.05
2 calls in 7 entries

A strong matchup

6–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Porkganic BBQ in 6 of their 6 shared contests.

The comeback

2 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 2 years, then back at Lakeland Pig Festival (Jan 28, 2022).

last seen Jan 24, 2020
back Jan 28, 2022

The long haul

3,436 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 3,436 miles across 9 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 1,711 miles to Smoke & Soul Fest.

9 mapped stops
furthest 1,711 mi

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The metronome

±2.38% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.38% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 90.3% of a perfect score
9 contests

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to Grease Monkey BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

82 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

PWA BBQ

#2,208 of the rated field

1531 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 33%
Peak: 1531

Careers of much the same size, 9 contests to 9, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 7 contests
last seen May 12, 2023

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SLOPPY JOHNS BBQ

#2,195 of the rated field

1531 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 29%
Peak: 1531

Their last contest in the data was back in 2016, 9 years before Grease Monkey BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 7 contests

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Willy Mo's

#2,199 of the rated field

1531 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 50%
Peak: 1531

Level with Grease Monkey BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 6 contests
last seen Aug 22, 2025

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Kooky Kampers Barbecue

#2,203 of the rated field

1531 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 50%
Peak: 1531

Fewer contests behind them than Grease Monkey BBQ has cooked, 6 to 9, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 6 contests
last seen May 4, 2024

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smokin in the dark!

#2,197 of the rated field

1531 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 50%
Peak: 1553

They were already cooking in 2013, 6 years before Grease Monkey BBQ's first contest.

rated over 6 contests
last seen Aug 25, 2023

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Zombie Barbecue

#2,207 of the rated field

1531 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 33%
Peak: 1531

Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 6 years before Grease Monkey BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 6 contests

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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
Porkganic BBQ	6	6	0	100%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN ACES BBQ - FL	6	5	1	83%	⚔ compare
K & E's Little Smokers	5	5	0	100%	⚔ compare
2 Live Que	5	4	1	80%	⚔ compare
HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS	5	3	1	60%	⚔ compare
Accutech BBQ	5	3	2	60%	⚔ compare
Smokin' Ain't EZ	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
SWAMP BOYS	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	7	3	0	0	168.5372	156	163.65	top 43%
Pork Ribs	7	4	1	1	174.8800	155.9772	165.05	top 37%
Pork	7	2	0	0	167.9772	146.2512	160.63	top 47%
Brisket	7	2	0	0	161.0972	153.6456	156.85	top 46%

“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 field size and state

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	3	0	top 44%
Large (40+)	4	0	top 34%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
FL	6	0	top 29%
WY	1	0	top 93%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Lakeland Pig Festival	4	12	0	top 34%	Jan 24, 2025
Plant City Pig Jam	2	6	0	top 20%	Nov 17, 2023

More numbers

Busiest season 2023 2 contests

Contests a season 1.3 across 7 seasons in the data

Most contests held in FL 8 of 9 contests · 2 states in all

Contests visited 3 2 of them more than once

Opponents faced 353 finished ahead 355 times, behind 183

Longest layoff 2 yrs Jan 24, 2020 → Jan 28, 2022

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

20252 milestones

Jan 24 Peak power rating (1531) Lakeland Pig Festival
Jan 24 Most recent contest Lakeland Pig Festival

20196 milestones

Nov 22 First call Plant City Pig Jam
Nov 22 First category win (Pork Ribs) Plant City Pig Jam
Nov 22 First overall top-10 Plant City Pig Jam
Nov 22 First overall past 90% of a perfect score660.5144 Plant City Pig Jam
Nov 22 Career-best overall score660.5144 Plant City Pig Jam
Nov 22 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)174.8800 Plant City Pig Jam

20171 milestone

Jan 27 First tracked contest Lakeland Pig Festival

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+10.7	Lakeland Pig Festival	Jan 28, 2022
+9.7	Plant City Pig Jam	Nov 22, 2019
+8.1	Plant City Pig Jam	Nov 17, 2023
+6.2	Lakeland Pig Festival	Jan 24, 2025
+5.8	Lakeland Pig Festival	Jan 25, 2019

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-11.7	Smoke & Soul Fest	Oct 6, 2023

Scores over time (% of a perfect score — tap a meat to add it)

Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)

Where they finish (overall)

Best vs average (by meat)

How entries end (by meat)

Season by season

Season	Contests	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2025	1	0	0	100%	top 38%	93.3%	93.3%
2023	2	1	0	50%	top 58%	92.2%	89%
2022	1	0	0	100%	top 20%	91.2%	91.2%
2020	1	0	0	0%	top 43%	89%	89%
2019	2	1	1	50%	top 26%	91.7%	90.4%
2018	1	0	0	0%	—	—	—
2017	1	0	0	0%	—	—	—

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Jan 24, 2025	Lakeland Pig Festival 🏅 Lakeland, FL	15 / 40 (335.9772)	32 (162.8572)	4 (173.1200)	45 (155.9428)	23 (161.0972)
Nov 17, 2023	Plant City Pig Jam 🏅 Plant City, FL	6 / 25 (331.9656)	6 (166.8228)	9 (165.1428)	5 (162.2516)	7 (159.9540)
Oct 6, 2023	Smoke & Soul Fest 🏅 Casper, WY	26 / 28 (617.6112)	24 (156)	21 (161.1428)	27 (146.2512)	24 (154.2172)
Jan 28, 2022	Lakeland Pig Festival 🏅 Lakeland, FL	12 / 60 (656.4688)	6 (168.5372)	8 (167.9772)	8 (165.6912)	21 (154.2632)
Jan 24, 2020	Lakeland Pig Festival 🏅 Lakeland, FL	23 / 53 (640.4912)	20 (164.5256)	33 (155.9772)	15 (164.6056)	22 (155.3828)
Nov 22, 2019	Plant City Pig Jam 🏅 Plant City, FL	6 / 39 (660.5144)	6 (164.5372)	1 (174.8800)	16 (161.7028)	10 (159.3944)
Jan 25, 2019	Lakeland Pig Festival 🏅 Lakeland, FL	21 / 58 (640.9944)	27 (162.2628)	34 (157.1088)	12 (167.9772)	29 (153.6456)
Jan 26, 2018	Lakeland Pig Festival Lakeland, FL	—	—	—	—	—
Jan 27, 2017	Lakeland Pig Festival Lakeland, FL	—	—	—	—	—

Grease Monkey BBQ

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Backyard avg

Backyard (4-meat) avg

Storylines (8 found in their record)

Happy hunting ground

The one to beat

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

The comeback

The long haul

The metronome

Teams like this (closest power rating)

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

More numbers

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

Scores over time (% of a perfect score — tap a meat to add it)

Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)

Where they finish (overall)

Best vs average (by meat)

How entries end (by meat)

Season by season

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)