They almost always walk
100%
of contests with a top-10 call
A call in 8 of 8 contests
A top-10 category call in 100% of their 8 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.
Grillin' & Chillin' Pitmasters
Grillin' & Chillin' Pitmasters is a competition barbecue team with 8 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2025 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 3rd of 15 at the Throttled Up BBQ Throwdown (2026). They are ranked #2970 of 6,477 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1506
peak 1509 · rated over 8 contests
Contests
8
in the data
First seen
May 24, 2025
latest Jun 19, 2026 · 1.1 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
3 podiums
Overall top-10s
4
50% of 8 contests
Best top-10 run
2
straight overall top-10s, still running
Avg finish
top 55%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
678.57 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 671.93 (+6.64)
Walk rate
100%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±13.58
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 170.34 · weakest Pork Ribs (164.99)
Road miles
3,728
across 8 mapped stops · furthest 861 mi
Schedule strength
20%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1528)
Master avg
671.93 / 720
8 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Grillin' & Chillin' Pitmasters, each with one reason worth a look.
108 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2,977 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 13%
- Peak
- 1506
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#2,981 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 50%
- Peak
- 1518
Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 7 years before Grillin' & Chillin' Pitmasters's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#2,971 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1526
Careers of much the same size, 9 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#2,979 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 11%
- Peak
- 1511
They were already cooking in 2016, 9 years before Grillin' & Chillin' Pitmasters's first contest.
⚔ Compare careers#2,969 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 10%
- Peak
- 1506
Level with Grillin' & Chillin' Pitmasters on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#2,982 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1506
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RUSTY'S SMOKE BBQ | 7 | 2 | 5 | 29% | ⚔ compare |
| MEAN MOE'S BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Rub Sweat and Beers | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| County Line Barbeque | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| What For BBQ | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| BBQ WorX | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 177.1428 | 162.7884 | 170.34 | top 50% |
| Pork Ribs | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 173.7144 | 156 | 164.99 | top 60% |
| Pork | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 174.2972 | 159.9772 | 167.55 | top 58% |
| Brisket | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 178.3200 | 161.6684 | 169.05 | top 44% |
“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) | 4 | 0 | top 58% |
| Medium (20–39) | 4 | 0 | top 51% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JACK9 Memorial BBQ Competition | 2 | 5 | 0 | top 38% | May 23, 2026 |
More numbers
Contests a season
4
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
ON
4 of 8 contests · 4 states and provinces in all
Contests visited
7
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
75
finished ahead 70 times, behind 74
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20265 milestones
- First overall podium Throttled Up BBQ Throwdown
- Career-best overall score696.6056 Throttled Up BBQ Throwdown
- Career-best single call (Brisket)178.3200 Throttled Up BBQ Throwdown
- Peak power rating (1509) Throttled Up BBQ Throwdown
- Most recent contest New Lowell True North BBQ Bash
20254 milestones
- First tracked contest Jack9 Memorial BBQ Competition
- First call Jack9 Memorial BBQ Competition
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score665.6340 Smoke in the Orchard, Powered by Sunpoke
- First overall top-10 Spencerville Smoke Ring
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +12.5 | Throttled Up BBQ Throwdown | Jun 6, 2026 |
| +10.6 | JACK9 Memorial BBQ Competition | May 23, 2026 |
| +3.5 | La Classique - L'Entrepot de Viandes | May 29, 2026 |
| +1.7 | Jack9 Memorial BBQ Competition | May 24, 2025 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -8 | Smoke in the Orchard, Powered by Sunpoke | Aug 8, 2025 |
| -6.6 | Rock N Hogs BBQ Battle | Aug 23, 2025 |
| -4.4 | Spencerville Smoke Ring | Sep 27, 2025 |
| -2.7 | New Lowell True North BBQ Bash | 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 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 100% | top 39% | 96.8% | 94.6% |
| 2025 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 70% | 93.2% | 92.1% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 19, 2026 | New Lowell True North BBQ Bash New Lowell, ON | 10 / 16 (676.5828) | 8 (168.5600) | 11 (166.8572) | 10 (169.1428) | 4 (172.0228) |
| Jun 6, 2026 | Throttled Up BBQ Throwdown Upper Onslow, NS | 3 / 15 (696.6056) | 3 (177.1428) | 9 (166.8456) | 4 (174.2972) | 3 (178.3200) |
| May 29, 2026 | La Classique - L'Entrepot de Viandes Montreal, QC | 12 / 24 (667.9084) | 11 (168.5716) | 3 (172.5944) | 18 (162.8112) | 16 (163.9312) |
| May 23, 2026 | JACK9 Memorial BBQ Competition La Salette, ON | 5 / 20 (682.7312) | 17 (162.7884) | 4 (173.7144) | 6 (173.1084) | 4 (173.1200) |
| Sep 27, 2025 | Spencerville Smoke Ring Spencerville | 10 / 14 (669.0168) | 6 (176.5600) | 11 (159.4056) | 6 (169.6684) | 10 (163.3828) |
| Aug 23, 2025 | Rock N Hogs BBQ Battle London, ON | 17 / 22 (670.8000) | 9 (173.1544) | 18 (163.9656) | 19 (164.5484) | 12 (169.1316) |
| Aug 8, 2025 | Smoke in the Orchard, Powered by Sunpoke Keswick, NB | 12 / 15 (665.6340) | 12 (167.3712) | 13 (160.5600) | 11 (166.8456) | 7 (170.8572) |
| May 24, 2025 | Jack9 Memorial BBQ Competition La Salette, ON | 13 / 26 (646.1828) | 10 (168.5372) | 19 (156) | 18 (159.9772) | 13 (161.6684) |