GRILLAS MO
Rating
1495
peak 1523
Contests
27
in the data
First seen
2019-04-12
latest 2024-10-30
Best ToY finish
#368
Master 2021
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
3
of 27 contests
Avg finish
top 58%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
563.65 ▼
last 5 vs career avg 618.43 (-54.78)
Walk rate
37%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±136.79
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 167.47 · weakest Pork Ribs (164.67)
Road miles
728
mi across 27 mapped stops · furthest 129 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
Wildhouse BBQ has finished one call ahead of GRILLAS 3 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
Smoke 'n Magic has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
SLAPS BBQ has come out ahead in 18 of their 20 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of No Money No Honey BBQ in 8 of their 9 shared contests.
Teams like this (closest power rating, MO first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 175.4172 | 153.0856 | 165.14 | top 63% |
| Pork Ribs | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 174.8572 | 151.3600 | 164.67 | top 60% |
| Pork | 25 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 178.8572 | 150.2172 | 167.47 | top 49% |
| Brisket | 22 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 178.8572 | 151.9200 | 166.96 | top 47% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| MO | 17 | 0 | top 58% |
| KS | 7 | 0 | top 59% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 2 | 0 | top 53% |
| Medium (20–39) | 10 | 0 | top 66% |
| Large (40+) | 12 | 0 | top 52% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2022 (6 contests)
- Cooks mostly in MO (17 of 27 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork (25 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 618.43
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 666.6740 | 537.30 |
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 673.0512 | 668.64 |
| 2022 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 678.1716 | 558.49 |
| 2021 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 694.8232 | 641.51 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 678.1600 | 675.29 |
| 2019 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 674.2520 | 660.26 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest Kansas City, KS | 290 / 444 (665.0056) | 343 (162.8000) | 358 (162.2400) | 219 (168.5600) | 114 (171.4056) |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2024-09-20 | 36th Annual Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out Kearney, MO | 19 / 32 (666.6740) | 13 (173.1200) | 15 (168.5372) | 8 (164.5372) | 25 (155.3484) |
| 2024-05-31 | Big Blue BBQ Championship Marysville, KS | 20 / 25 (643.2456) | 23 (153.0856) | 18 (162.2400) | 22 (161.0856) | 16 (166.8344) |
| 2024-03-22 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue Steak Cook-Off Kansas City, MO | 6 / 10 (174.2744) | — | — | — | — |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest Kansas City, KS | 274 / 487 (669.0400) | 239 (168.5600) | 292 (166.2400) | 274 (166.8228) | 225 (167.4172) |
| 2023-09-15 | 35th Annual Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out Kearney, MO | 17 / 26 (663.8400) | 15 (169.1200) | 24 (151.9200) | 6 (167.3828) | 15 (169.6800) |
| 2023-08-18 | BBQ & Fly-In on the River Excelsior Springs, MO | 30 / 57 (673.0512) | 40 (164.5484) | 41 (163.3828) | 7 (176.5600) | 24 (168.5600) |
| 2022-10-01 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - SIDES Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 402 / 505 (641.5540) | 329 (164.5256) | 283 (166.2628) | 477 (150.2172) | 344 (160.5484) |
| 2022-09-16 | 34th Annual Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out Kearney, MO | 18 / 33 (678.1716) | 21 (163.9544) | 25 (161.0972) | 8 (170.2744) | 14 (174.2628) |
| 2022-08-19 | BBQ & Fly-In on the River Excelsior Springs, MO | 39 / 54 (667.3028) | 49 (153.6228) | 19 (171.4172) | 38 (167.9772) | 11 (174.2856) |
| 2022-04-22 | Smokin' in the Creek BBQ Contest (JUDGE'S FULL) Sugar Creek, MO | 28 / 35 (643.7708) | 31 (157.0512) | 32 (158.2512) | 21 (166.2284) | 25 (162.2400) |
| 2022-03-25 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue Steak Cook-Off Kansas City, MO | 5 / 11 (161.6684) | — | — | — | — |
| 2021-09-16 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 14 / 467 (511.3256) | 331 (160.5600) | 371 (157.6800) | 161 (167.4400) | 158 (167.9884) |
| 2021-08-21 | BBQ & Fly in on the River - Day 2 Excelsior Springs, MO | 13 / 30 (685.0516) | 17 (174.2628) | 25 (163.9544) | 10 (171.9772) | 5 (174.8572) |
| 2021-08-20 | BBQ & Fly in on the River - Day 1 Excelsior Springs, MO | 4 / 40 (694.8232) | 21 (171.4288) | 8 (174.8572) | 18 (169.6800) | 1 (178.8572) |
| 2021-07-17 | Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off Day 2 Cameron, MO | 20 / 25 (666.1600) | 25 (158.2172) | 16 (168.0000) | 15 (170.8228) | 12 (169.1200) |
| 2021-07-16 | Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off Day 1 Cameron, MO | 29 / 33 (650.1824) | 23 (167.9772) | 8 (173.1656) | 31 (151.9540) | 28 (157.0856) |
| 2020-08-14 | BBQ & Fly in on the River Excelsior Springs, MO | 29 / 55 (678.1600) | 11 (175.4172) | 14 (173.1200) | 8 (177.7028) | 50 (151.9200) |
| 2020-06-26 | Grillin and Chillin Chillicothe, MO | 21 / 34 (672.4228) | 22 (169.1084) | 31 (159.3716) | 15 (170.8228) | 7 (173.1200) |
| 2019-09-20 | Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out Kearney, MO | 16 / 31 (666.1944) | 16 (166.2628) | 17 (163.3944) | 16 (166.8228) | 11 (169.7144) |
| 2019-08-16 | BBQ and Fly In on the River Excelsior Springs, MO | 52 / 68 (645.0628) | 15 (172.5828) | 61 (151.3600) | 54 (160.5600) | 44 (160.5600) |
| 2019-06-07 | Smoke Out Hunger BBQ Challenge Kansas City, KS | 25 / 46 (661.5888) | 31 (160.5256) | 28 (165.7032) | 25 (166.8228) | 17 (168.5372) |
| 2019-05-10 | Grasshopper '19 DeSoto, KS | 40 / 53 (654.2056) | 49 (157.6912) | 22 (169.7028) | 35 (169.1200) | 42 (157.6916) |
| 2019-04-12 | The Best Dam BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake Smithville, MO | 15 / 54 (674.2520) | 18 (168.5832) | 7 (170.8572) | 36 (161.6800) | 5 (173.1316) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #690 (222 pts) | #717 (237 pts) | #722 (252 pts) | #713 (227 pts) | #743 (212 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #713 (211 pts) | #749 (221 pts) | #933 (176 pts) | #536 (361 pts) | #727 (226 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #652 (273 pts) | #710 (258 pts) | #734 (268 pts) | #490 (458 pts) | #567 (363 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #368 (518 pts) | #527 (353 pts) | #397 (518 pts) | #427 (443 pts) | #293 (698 pts) |
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #618 (139 pts) | #527 (204 pts) | #601 (174 pts) | #438 (264 pts) | #507 (224 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #767 (391 pts) | #776 (426 pts) | #738 (456 pts) | #903 (341 pts) | #642 (531 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #833 (385 pts) | #583 (640 pts) | #606 (600 pts) | #881 (370 pts) | #895 (360 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #1323 (195 pts) | #1469 (185 pts) | #1329 (230 pts) | #1489 (180 pts) | #1199 (260 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #986 (330 pts) | #916 (400 pts) | #1256 (255 pts) | #845 (465 pts) | #1339 (230 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #487 (777 pts) | #560 (692 pts) | #629 (622 pts) | #434 (872 pts) | #518 (727 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #637 (579 pts) | #850 (424 pts) | #566 (679 pts) | #807 (459 pts) | #590 (624 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #1970 (75 pts) | #2073 (75 pts) | #2043 (75 pts) | #1687 (140 pts) | #1912 (95 pts) |