Grill on Grill Action

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

#4733

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1468

peak 1468 · rated over 15 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-05-03

latest 2026-06-26

Best ToY finish

#1722

Master 2017

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 15 contests

Avg finish

top 62%

overall standings

Best overall

662.7312 / 720

Master · The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship

Perfect 180s

Current form

645.51 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 631.92 (+13.59)

Walk rate

13%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

176.0000

Pork Ribs · Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship

Consistency

±18.01

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 161.97 · weakest Brisket (155.55)

Road miles

mi across 15 mapped stops

Schedule strength

11%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1516)

Purse competed for

$103K

listed at 7 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 12 state-championship entries

Master avg

631.92 / 720

15 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (8 found in this team's record)

Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.

High-water mark

662.7312 career-best overall

92.0% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 662.7312 at The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship — 92.0% of a perfect 720.

Master
2024-06-21

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

Most Wanted BBQ has finished one call ahead of Grill on Grill Action 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

14–0 behind in the head-to-head

BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE ahead in 100% of their meetings

BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE has come out ahead in 14 of their 14 shared contests.

The weak link

−6.4 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 6.42 points below their pork, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 0%.

Brisket avg 155.55
Pork avg 161.97
0 calls in 15 entries

A strong matchup

12–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 92% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of No Clue BBQ in 12 of their 13 shared contests.

The comeback

2 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 2 years, then back at The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship (2021-06-25).

last seen 2019-06-21
back 2021-06-25

Pork nemesis

13 of 14 shared pork entries lost

BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE ahead 93% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE has out-cooked them in 13 of 14 shared pork entries.

A standing appointment

4 years running at one contest

They've cooked The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship every year from 2023 to 2026 — the contest they never miss.

6 visits in all
best finish 59th

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.

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

Crooked Que BBQ

#4715 of the rated field

1468 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1468

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to Grill on Grill Action)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Grill on Grill Action has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 13 contests
last seen 2026-08-21

⚔ Head-to-head

BuBByQ

#4745 of the rated field

1468 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1508

3–2 in 5 shared contests (60% to Grill on Grill Action)

They've been 1508 at their best, 41 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 9 contests
last seen 2022-06-24

⚔ Head-to-head

Mc Que It

#4744 of the rated field

1468 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 40%
Peak: 1468

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 15 contests to 15, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 15 contests
last seen 2026-08-14

⚔ Head-to-head

BACKDRAFT BAR B Q SD

#4716 of the rated field

1468 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 7%
Peak: 1506

No shared contest yet.

Their last contest in the data was back in 2022, 4 years before Grill on Grill Action's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 15 contests

⚔ Head-to-head

The BBQ Mavens

#4726 of the rated field

1468 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 16
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1468

No shared contest yet.

16 contests and no Grand Championship yet.

rated over 16 contests
last seen 2025-11-05

⚔ Head-to-head

Too Sauced to Pork

#4710 of the rated field

1468 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 24%
Peak: 1503

No shared contest yet.

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.

rated over 16 contests
last seen 2025-10-17

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
DUNN UP BBQ	14	8	6	57%	⚔ compare
BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE	14	0	14	0%	⚔ compare
HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB	14	0	14	0%	⚔ compare
No Clue BBQ	13	12	1	92%	⚔ compare
The Drizzlers	13	11	2	85%	⚔ compare
Every Man A Smoker	13	9	4	69%	⚔ compare
Nice Rack	13	9	4	69%	⚔ compare
Slow Cookin' Cats	13	9	4	69%	⚔ compare
Too Hot to Handle	13	9	4	69%	⚔ compare
Smokin Engineers	13	7	6	54%	⚔ compare
This is Nice	13	7	6	54%	⚔ compare
B&D BBQ	13	6	7	46%	⚔ compare
KC Rib doctor	13	6	7	46%	⚔ compare
Animal House BBQ	13	5	8	38%	⚔ compare
Can't Beat Our Meat	13	4	9	31%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	15	1	0	174.8572	135.9312	158.07	top 59%
Pork Ribs	15	1	1	176.0000	138.2862	156.32	top 64%
Pork	15	0	0	173.7028	147.4400	161.97	top 47%
Brisket	15	0	0	170.8572	137.0288	155.55	top 57%

“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
KS	14	0	top 63%
MO	1	0	top 41%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	1	0	top 97%
Large (40+)	14	0	top 59%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship	6	59	0	top 60%	2026-06-26
Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship	4	79	0	top 55%	2016-06-24

The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 13.1 yrs 2013-05-03 → 2026-06-26

Busiest season 2017 2 contests

Contests a season 1.2 across 13 seasons in the data

Cooks most in KS 14 of 15 contests · 2 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 7 2 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 15 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls

Strongest meat Pork averages 161.97 · weakest Brisket (155.55)

Walk rate 13% a top-10 call in 2 of 15 contests

Overall top-10 rate 0% 0 of 15 contests

Master average 631.92 out of 720 · 15 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 658 920–1,407 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 52 15 mapped stops

Schedule strength 1516 average field rating faced — tougher than 11% of rated contests

Purse competed for $103,350 listed at 7 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships 0 from 12 state-championship entries

Longest layoff 2 yrs 2019-06-21 → 2021-06-25

Power rating 1468 peak 1468 · #4733 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
May 3 First tracked contest Brew, Blues & Bar-B-Q Cook-Off
Jun 21 First call Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
Jun 21 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)176.0000 Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
2017
Jun 2 Peak power rating (1488) *Kelley Wilson BBQ
2021
Jun 25 10th tracked contest The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship
2024
Jun 21 First overall past 90% of a perfect score662.7312 The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
Jun 21 Career-best overall score662.7312 The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
2026
Jun 26 Most recent contest The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+7.8	The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship	2024-06-21
+5.1	*Kelley Wilson BBQ	2017-06-02
+3.6	Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship	2016-06-24
+3	Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship	2013-06-21
+1.7	The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship	2021-06-25

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-14.8	Brew, Blues & Bar-B-Q Cook-Off	2013-05-03
-10.2	The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle	2018-06-22
-7.9	The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship	2019-06-21
-5.4	The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship	2023-06-23
-4.9	Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship	2015-06-26

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)

Season by season

Season	Contests	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2026	1	0%	top 66%	89.2%	89.2%
2025	1	0%	top 54%	90.9%	90.9%
2024	1	0%	top 34%	92%	92%
2023	1	0%	top 74%	87.5%	87.5%
2022	1	100%	top 71%	88.6%	88.6%
2021	1	0%	top 52%	89.5%	89.5%
2019	1	0%	top 80%	85.9%	85.9%
2018	1	0%	top 85%	83.8%	83.8%
2017	2	0%	top 48%	89.6%	88.7%
2016	1	0%	top 43%	88.7%	88.7%
2015	1	0%	top 69%	86.5%	86.5%
2014	1	0%	top 64%	86.1%	86.1%
2013	2	50%	top 70%	88.2%	85.2%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2026-06-26	The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS	103 / 157 (642.1488)	67 (166.8228)	149 (147.3944)	88 (163.9544)	72 (163.9772)
2025-06-27	The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS	86 / 159 (654.8348)	93 (162.8572)	118 (158.8688)	93 (163.3944)	43 (169.7144)
2024-06-21	The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS	59 / 172 (662.7312)	44 (169.6800)	127 (155.9772)	38 (170.8228)	57 (166.2512)
2023-06-23	The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS	123 / 167 (630.2064)	85 (162.8688)	127 (156.6060)	23 (173.7028)	160 (137.0288)
2022-06-24	The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS	116 / 164 (637.6228)	6 (174.8572)	155 (146.2172)	122 (158.2856)	113 (158.2628)
2021-06-25	The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS	75 / 145 (644.5260)	61 (163.4172)	61 (163.9888)	37 (167.9772)	117 (149.1428)
2019-06-21	The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS	146 / 183 (618.7312)	182 (135.9312)	157 (147.9544)	76 (163.9884)	19 (170.8572)
2018-06-22	The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle Lenexa, KS	157 / 185 (603.2344)	75 (161.6800)	115 (157.0744)	160 (147.4400)	176 (137.0400)
2017-06-23	Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS	100 / 184 (631.8972)	156 (148.5144)	121 (155.9772)	55 (165.1428)	61 (162.2628)
2017-06-02	*Kelley Wilson BBQ Kansas City, MO	25 / 61 (645.0628)	28 (161.1200)	22 (165.1200)	30 (156.5828)	19 (162.2400)
2016-06-24	Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS	79 / 183 (638.8228)	126 (153.6800)	83 (160.5600)	43 (166.2856)	82 (158.2972)
2015-06-26	Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS	126 / 183 (622.7776)	152 (151.3944)	143 (151.9888)	65 (163.4172)	98 (155.9772)
2014-06-27	Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS	117 / 184 (619.8856)	136 (154.2628)	58 (162.8456)	90 (158.2628)	151 (144.5144)
2013-06-21	Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS	79 / 183 (634.8568)	130 (153.1428)	2 (176.0000)	98 (158.8568)	140 (146.8572)
2013-05-03	Brew, Blues & Bar-B-Q Cook-Off Lansing, KS	32 / 33 (591.4290)	32 (150.8570)	33 (138.2862)	30 (151.4286)	26 (150.8572)

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
2017 ↗	Master	#1722 (120 pts)	#1802 (120 pts)	#1732 (135 pts)	#1799 (120 pts)	#1657 (150 pts)