Grill Em All IA
Rating
1480
peak 1480 · rated over 10 contests
Contests
11
in the data
First seen
2021-09-17
latest 2025-01-24
Best ToY finish
#229
Backyard 2024
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
4
of 11 contests
Avg finish
top 62%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
330.81 ▲
last 5 Backyard vs avg 329.56 (+1.24)
Walk rate
45%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±4.28
std dev of Backyard overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 163.97 · weakest Brisket (151.67)
Road miles
760
mi across 11 mapped stops · furthest 161 mi
Schedule strength
64%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1559)
Purse competed for
$67K
listed at 7 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 9 state-championship entries
Master avg
634.11 / 720
4 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
329.56 / 360
6 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
Master and Backyard overall scores sit on different scales (Master is out of 720, Backyard out of 360), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.
Storylines
⚔️ A tough matchup
MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of Bucknutz BBQ in 5 of their 7 shared contests.
😤 Chicken nemesis
Even in their strongest meat, PARROTHEAD SMOKERS has out-cooked them in 8 of 8 shared chicken entries.
📅 A September team
Something about September: average finish in the top 41% across 4 contests, versus top 62% the rest of the year.
Teams like this (closest power rating, IA first)
Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | 8 | 3 | 5 | 38% | ⚔ compare |
| Bucknutz BBQ | 7 | 5 | 2 | 71% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKEHOUSE 72 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| GRILLIN' GRINDES | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| FAIRWAY SMOKERS | 5 | 1 | 3 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| HOT DADDY'S BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 167.4056 | 158.2400 | 163.97 | top 58% |
| Pork Ribs | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 168.5372 | 143.9428 | 162.98 | top 57% |
| Pork | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 170.8344 | 154.8000 | 161.55 | top 67% |
| Brisket | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 156.5144 | 144.5372 | 151.67 | top 92% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| IA | 5 | 0 | top 47% |
| NE | 3 | 0 | top 88% |
| MO | 2 | 0 | top 58% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 67% |
| Medium (20–39) | 8 | 0 | top 60% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 71% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tri City BBQ Fest | 4 | 5 | 0 | top 41% | 2024-09-20 |
| SJV Winter Rub | 3 | 22 | 0 | top 88% | 2025-01-24 |
| Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off (BACKYARD 2) | 2 | 8 | 0 | top 58% | 2023-07-07 |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2023 (5 contests)
- Cooks mostly in IA (5 of 11 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (11 entries)
- Average Master overall score: 634.11 / 720
- Average Backyard overall score: 329.56 / 360
Milestones
- 🚩 2021-09-17 — First tracked contest · Tri City BBQ Fest
- 📣 2021-09-17 — First call · Tri City BBQ Fest
- 📈 2022-09-16 — Peak power rating (1495) · Tri City BBQ Fest
- ⭐ 2024-01-26 — Career-best overall score (653.5548) · SJV Winter Rub
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +9.9 | Tri City BBQ Fest | 2022-09-16 |
| +9.9 | Tri City BBQ Fest | 2023-09-15 |
| +6.8 | Tri City BBQ Fest | 2024-09-20 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -14.7 | Tri City BBQ Fest | 2021-09-17 |
| -10.2 | SJV Winter Rub | 2023-01-27 |
| -10 | SJV Winter Rub | 2025-01-24 |
| -7.6 | SJV Winter Rub | 2024-01-26 |
| -2.4 | Iowa State BBQ Championship | 2024-03-29 |
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
How entries end (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 94% | 86.2% | 86.2% |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 33% | top 61% | 91.6% | 90.8% |
| 2023 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 40% | top 56% | 93% | 91.7% |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 20% | 89.8% | 89.8% |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 100% | 86.3% | 86.3% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-24 | SJV Winter Rub 🏅 Omaha, NE | 30 / 32 (620.9600) | 28 (159.9772) | 28 (161.6456) | 29 (154.8000) | 31 (144.5372) |
| 2024-09-20 | Tri City BBQ Fest 🏅 Denison, IA | 8 / 30 (324.5144) | 5 (165.6800) | 7 (158.8344) | — | — |
| 2024-03-29 | Iowa State BBQ Championship 🏅 Altoona, IA | 30 / 42 (329.6688) | 39 (162.8344) | 22 (166.8344) | — | — |
| 2024-01-26 | SJV Winter Rub 🏅 Omaha, NE | 22 / 26 (653.5548) | 25 (161.6572) | 21 (164.5488) | 11 (170.8344) | 24 (156.5144) |
| 2023-09-15 | Tri City BBQ Fest 🏅 Denison, IA | 6 / 32 (333.1544) | 6 (166.2972) | 5 (166.8572) | — | — |
| 2023-07-07 | Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off (BACKYARD 2) Cameron, MO | 8 / 12 (334.7884) | 8 (167.3712) | 10 (167.4172) | — | — |
| 2023-07-07 | Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off 🏅 Cameron, MO | 15 / 30 (331.9084) | 14 (166.2284) | 13 (165.6800) | — | — |
| 2023-07-07 | Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off (ONE MEAT RIBS) Cameron, MO | — | — | 19 (168.5372) | — | — |
| 2023-01-27 | SJV Winter Rub 🏅 Omaha, NE | 27 / 31 (640.4112) | 15 (167.4056) | 20 (163.4056) | 25 (158.2056) | 27 (151.3944) |
| 2022-09-16 | Tri City BBQ Fest 🏅 Denison, IA | 5 / 25 (323.3484) | 7 (158.2400) | 4 (165.1084) | — | — |
| 2021-09-17 | Tri City BBQ Fest 🏅 Denison, IA | 20 / 20 (621.5084) | 16 (163.9656) | 20 (143.9428) | 7 (164.5372) | 18 (154.2400) |
Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)
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 | #1411 (57 pts) | #1446 (57 pts) | #1515 (57 pts) | #1428 (57 pts) | #1427 (57 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Backyard | #229 (189 pts) | #213 (219 pts) | #224 (214 pts) | — | — |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #1152 (66 pts) | #1584 (51 pts) | #1277 (71 pts) | #934 (121 pts) | #1504 (56 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Backyard | — | #142 (374 pts) | #144 (454 pts) | — | — |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #1582 (56 pts) | #1140 (106 pts) | #959 (166 pts) | #1582 (56 pts) | #1589 (56 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Backyard | — | #238 (137 pts) | #200 (182 pts) | — | — |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #1193 (70 pts) | #1170 (90 pts) | #1269 (70 pts) | #1173 (85 pts) | #1170 (80 pts) |