Grate Expectations MT
Rating
1497
peak 1544
Contests
19
in the data
First seen
2019-05-31
latest 2026-05-23
Best ToY finish
#205
Master 2026
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
2
7 podiums
Overall top-10s
10
of 19 contests
Avg finish
top 56%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
656.80 ▼
last 5 vs career avg 658.88 (-2.08)
Walk rate
95%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
2
and counting
Consistency
±15.85
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 168.00 · weakest Pork (163.24)
Road miles
6486
mi across 19 mapped stops · furthest 4625 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
Just wing it BBQ team has finished one call ahead of Grate Expectations 3 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
BBQ Brothers has landed one call behind them 3 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
The Antwerp Smokers has come out ahead in 12 of their 12 shared contests.
📅 A August team
Something about August: average finish in the top 33% across 3 contests, versus top 56% the rest of the year.
🐣 Announced themselves early
Finished 5 of 29 at their very first tracked contest, Big Blue BBQ Championship (2019-05-31).
Teams like this (closest power rating, MT first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 19 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 176.0000 | 160.5028 | 168.00 | top 48% |
| Pork Ribs | 19 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 174.2628 | 147.9544 | 163.67 | top 53% |
| Pork | 19 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 172.5600 | 150.8000 | 163.24 | top 60% |
| Brisket | 19 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 174.3200 | 142.1944 | 163.97 | top 51% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| MT | 4 | 0 | top 35% |
| WY | 2 | 0 | top 32% |
| KS | 1 | 0 | top 17% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 10 | 0 | top 69% |
| Medium (20–39) | 9 | 0 | top 41% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2025 (8 contests)
- Cooks mostly in MT (4 of 19 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (19 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 658.88
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 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 671.9316 | 658.60 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 668.4344 | 648.92 |
| 2019 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 686.1940 | 670.42 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-23 | Het Belgisch Barbecue Weekend 8the Edition Boom, 2850 | 10 / 18 (671.9316) | 13 (169.1316) | 9 (168.5372) | 14 (164.5600) | 8 (169.7028) |
| 2026-05-22 | Het Belgisch Barbecue Weekend 7the Edition Boom, 2850 | 4 / 13 (668.9940) | 1 (176.0000) | 8 (165.0972) | 8 (162.7884) | 8 (165.1084) |
| 2026-04-25 | Spitsbroek on Fire IV Eede Holland, 4529 PW | 13 / 15 (648.4344) | 11 (165.0972) | 14 (156.5144) | 14 (152.5028) | 3 (174.3200) |
| 2026-04-24 | Spitsbroek on Fire III Eede Holland, 4529 PW | 9 / 11 (645.0284) | 3 (173.1084) | 8 (160.5716) | 11 (156.5372) | 11 (154.8112) |
| 2025-09-13 | Vaartse Hoeve BBQ Contest (Day 2) Dongen, 5106NC | 15 / 23 (649.5884) | 17 (165.6800) | 13 (162.2400) | 13 (162.8344) | 11 (158.8340) |
| 2025-09-12 | Vaartse Hoeve BBQ Contest (Day 1) Dongen, 5106NC | 14 / 16 (651.2456) | 16 (160.5028) | 14 (161.1200) | 7 (169.6800) | 14 (159.9428) |
| 2025-08-29 | Vuur en Vlees Deurne, 5753 SG | 6 / 13 (668.4344) | 11 (165.0972) | 2 (168.5716) | 5 (169.6800) | 9 (165.0856) |
| 2025-06-28 | Riverland Smokers BBQ Contest 2025 (Day 2) Dodewaard, 6669 BZ | 9 / 18 (667.8628) | 8 (169.1200) | 5 (171.9772) | 15 (161.6800) | 9 (165.0856) |
| 2025-06-27 | Riverland Smokers BBQ Contest 2025 (Day 1) Dodewaard, 6669 BZ | 13 / 13 (640.3768) | 13 (160.5028) | 7 (162.8456) | 13 (150.8000) | 9 (166.2284) |
| 2025-05-24 | Het Belgisch Barbecue Weekend 6the Edition Boom, 2850 | 17 / 20 (644.4804) | 5 (173.1428) | 18 (155.3944) | 16 (158.8116) | 16 (157.1316) |
| 2025-05-23 | Het Belgisch Barbecue Weekend 5the Edition Boom, 2850 | 14 / 16 (621.4972) | 5 (167.9656) | 16 (149.0972) | 9 (162.2400) | 16 (142.1944) |
| 2025-04-26 | Spitsbroek on Fire Pt. 2 Eede Holland, 4529 PW | 10 / 15 (647.8628) | 7 (167.4400) | 13 (147.9544) | 5 (167.3828) | 6 (165.0856) |
| 2019-09-27 | BBQ In The Badlands Glendive, MT | 13 / 25 (655.3256) | 14 (162.8228) | 5 (169.1200) | 16 (160.5372) | 11 (162.8456) |
| 2019-09-13 | Smoke & Soul Fest Casper, WY | 6 / 28 (667.2452) | 8 (168.5140) | 7 (165.6800) | 16 (161.6456) | 1 (171.4056) |
| 2019-08-23 | Montana Pitmaster Classic Bozeman, MT | 3 / 29 (682.7884) | 2 (173.1428) | 5 (168.5600) | 5 (172.5484) | 5 (168.5372) |
| 2019-08-16 | Pepsi WY State Championship BBQ & Bluegrass Festival Worland, WY | 13 / 30 (655.2912) | 10 (165.7028) | 19 (159.9428) | 17 (162.2400) | 10 (167.4056) |
| 2019-06-22 | Montana BBQ Cook-Off Absarokee, MT | 10 / 29 (672.4800) | 14 (167.4172) | 11 (168.5256) | 5 (172.5600) | 11 (163.9772) |
| 2019-06-14 | Miles City Cowtown Cook Off Miles City, MT | 12 / 28 (673.6112) | 11 (166.8112) | 9 (173.7028) | 13 (166.2628) | 12 (166.8344) |
| 2019-05-31 | Big Blue BBQ Championship Marysville, KS | 5 / 29 (686.1940) | 2 (174.8456) | 4 (174.2628) | 19 (166.2400) | 8 (170.8456) |
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 | #205 (527 pts) | #173 (687 pts) | #285 (487 pts) | #266 (432 pts) | #185 (592 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #252 (869 pts) | #222 (999 pts) | #244 (1019 pts) | #225 (989 pts) | #252 (919 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #295 (1048 pts) | #256 (1123 pts) | #272 (1063 pts) | #403 (843 pts) | #278 (1098 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #295 (1083 pts) | #416 (868 pts) | #292 (1083 pts) | #320 (1033 pts) | #276 (1143 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #366 (1015 pts) | #412 (920 pts) | #293 (1170 pts) | #445 (870 pts) | #176 (1510 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #260 (1296 pts) | #206 (1396 pts) | #236 (1356 pts) | #280 (1226 pts) | #309 (1156 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #225 (1402 pts) | #212 (1397 pts) | #265 (1237 pts) | #166 (1507 pts) | #301 (1147 pts) |