High-water mark
344.5484
career-best overall
95.7% of a perfect 360
Their best day on record: 344.5484 at Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) — 95.7% of a perfect 360.
- Backyard
- Aug 15, 2026
Grillers Anonymous
Grillers Anonymous is a competition barbecue team with 7 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2025 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 5th of 30 at the Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) (2026). They are ranked #3719 of 6,477 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1489
peak 1500 · rated over 6 contests
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
Sep 19, 2025
latest Oct 2, 2026 · 1 year on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
14% of 7 contests
Avg finish
top 64%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
331.73 ▲
last 5 Backyard vs avg 327.88 (+3.86)
Walk rate
29%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±12.34
spread of their Backyard overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 161.95 · weakest Pork Ribs (159.32)
Road miles
405
across 7 mapped stops · furthest 131 mi
Schedule strength
37%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1548)
Purse competed for
$12K
listed at 6 contests — purses, not winnings
Backyard avg
327.88 / 360
6 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Backyard | #107 (424 pts) | #112 (434 pts) | #130 (409 pts) | — | — |
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Grillers Anonymous, each with one reason worth a look.
154 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3,724 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1489
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,711 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1503
They were already cooking in 2016, 9 years before Grillers Anonymous's first contest.
⚔ Compare careers#3,721 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1501
Level with Grillers Anonymous on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#3,720 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1489
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,733 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1489
Their last contest in the data was back in 2023, 3 years before Grillers Anonymous's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#3,702 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1507
Their last contest in the data was back in 2022, 4 years before Grillers Anonymous's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Too Sauced Guys Bar-B-Que | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 171.9884 | 145.7028 | 161.95 | top 61% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 172.5600 | 135.8972 | 159.32 | top 64% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 2 | 0 | top 81% |
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 0 | top 51% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 73% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smokin Ribs for the Kids (BACKYARD ONLY) (Contest 1) | 2 | 14 | 0 | top 68% | Aug 28, 2026 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2026
5 contests
Contests a season
2.3
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
IL
6 of 7 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
5
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
101
finished ahead 59 times, behind 91
Longest layoff
7 yrs
Oct 6, 2018 → Sep 19, 2025
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20266 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score329.1200 Rhythm & BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY)
- First overall top-10 Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Career-best overall score344.5484 Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)172.5600 Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Peak power rating (1500) Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Most recent contest Octoberfest (BACKYARD ONLY)
20182 milestones
- First tracked contest Harbor-Que (BACKYARD ONLY)
- First call Harbor-Que (BACKYARD ONLY)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +13.2 | Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) | Aug 15, 2026 |
| +2.1 | Smokin Ribs for the Kids (BACKYARD ONLY) (Contest 2) | Aug 28, 2026 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -8.8 | Smokin Ribs for the Kids (BACKYARD ONLY) | Sep 19, 2025 |
| -7.5 | Octoberfest (BACKYARD ONLY) | Oct 2, 2026 |
| -5.8 | Smokin Ribs for the Kids (BACKYARD ONLY) (Contest 1) | Aug 28, 2026 |
| -4.3 | Rhythm & BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) | Jun 19, 2026 |
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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20% | top 61% | 95.7% | 92.1% |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 82% | 85.7% | 85.7% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | — | — | — |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | Octoberfest (BACKYARD ONLY) Argos, IN | 15 / 19 (329.0972) | 15 (163.3828) | 14 (165.7144) | — | — |
| Aug 28, 2026 | Smokin Ribs for the Kids (BACKYARD ONLY) (Contest 1) Cherry Valley, IL | 19 / 24 (316.5260) | 16 (162.3088) | 20 (154.2172) | — | — |
| Aug 28, 2026 | Smokin Ribs for the Kids (BACKYARD ONLY) (Contest 2) Cherry Valley, IL | 14 / 25 (339.3828) | 11 (171.4172) | 14 (167.9656) | — | — |
| Aug 15, 2026 | Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) Park Ridge, IL | 5 / 30 (344.5484) | 7 (171.9884) | 6 (172.5600) | — | — |
| Jun 19, 2026 | Rhythm & BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Morris, IL | 30 / 41 (329.1200) | 27 (163.9772) | 31 (165.1428) | — | — |
| Sep 19, 2025 | Smokin Ribs for the Kids (BACKYARD ONLY) Loves Park, IL | 14 / 17 (308.5944) | 15 (154.8572) | 12 (153.7372) | — | — |
| Oct 6, 2018 | Harbor-Que (BACKYARD ONLY) Winthrop Harbor, IL | — | 4 (145.7028) | 5 (135.8972) | — | — |