Happy Grillmore KS
Rating
1685
peak 1693
Contests
44
in the data
First seen
2019-04-05
latest 2024-10-18
Best ToY finish
#47
Master 2021
Grand champs
1
1 reserve
Category wins
8
22 podiums
Overall top-10s
25
of 44 contests
Avg finish
top 31%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
4 🔥
Current form
546.33 ▼
last 5 vs career avg 624.78 (-78.44)
Walk rate
80%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
10
best run (overall)
Consistency
±153.52
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 173.34 · weakest Pork Ribs (171.11)
Road miles
9909
mi across 44 mapped stops · furthest 685 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
Barking Dog BBQ has finished one call ahead of Happy Grillmore 3 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
HIGH i QUE has landed one call behind them 3 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
SLAPS BBQ has come out ahead in 16 of their 21 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of PORKY MCBEEF AND THE CLUCKERS in 13 of their 14 shared contests.
🏕️ Happy hunting ground
Knights of Columbus BBQ Smoke Off "4 Life" is their spot: an average finish in the top 19% across 2 visits.
🗡️ Giant slayer
Took the Grand Championship over a 43-team field at Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest.
📅 A July team
Something about July: average finish in the top 16% across 4 contests, versus top 31% the rest of the year.
🃏 Against the odds
Their Grand Championship at Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest (2021-07-09) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 19-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, SLAPS BBQ.
🐣 Announced themselves early
Finished 5 of 53 at their very first tracked contest, VFW Post 846 Battle of the Pits (2019-04-05).
Teams like this (closest power rating, KS first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 42 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 178.2972 | 157.0972 | 171.66 | top 39% |
| Pork Ribs | 43 | 20 | 3 | 8 | 180.0000 🔥 | 151.3828 | 171.11 | top 35% |
| Pork | 37 | 19 | 2 | 8 | 180.0000 🔥 | 162.8000 | 173.34 | top 32% |
| Brisket | 37 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 180.0000 🔥 | 160.5144 | 171.59 | top 33% |
“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 | 26 | 1 | top 24% |
| MO | 8 | 0 | top 37% |
| AL | 6 | 0 | top 60% |
| OK | 2 | 0 | top 13% |
| GA | 1 | 0 | top 29% |
| NE | 1 | 0 | top 40% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 3 | 0 | top 33% |
| Medium (20–39) | 19 | 0 | top 34% |
| Large (40+) | 22 | 1 | top 28% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2021 (17 contests)
- Cooks mostly in KS (26 of 44 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (43 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest (2021-07-09)
- Wins it all in 2% of contests
- All-time average overall score: 624.78
- 4 perfect 180s on the books 🔥
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 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 690.2056 | 571.74 |
| 2023 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 700.5028 | 655.70 |
| 2022 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 694.8116 | 603.29 |
| 2021 | 17 | 1 | 7 | 713.1316 | 650.16 |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 693.1316 | 509.66 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-10-18 | WhistleStop BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Huntsville, AL | 12 / 50 (340.5260) | 17 (169.6916) | 10 (170.8344) | — | — |
| 2024-10-04 | Meat Inferno Edgerton, KS | 19 / 38 (684.4916) | 17 (174.2860) | 26 (170.2628) | 23 (169.1200) | 13 (170.8228) |
| 2024-08-23 | East Central Kansas State BBQ Championship Paola, KS | 14 / 42 (690.2056) | 24 (167.9656) | 23 (170.2628) | 7 (175.4172) | 8 (176.5600) |
| 2023-10-20 | The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY) Huntsville, AL | 25 / 50 (326.8344) | 36 (158.8228) | 21 (168.0116) | — | — |
| 2023-10-06 | Meat Inferno (JUDGING FULL) Edgerton, KS | 6 / 19 (689.6112) | 12 (173.1084) | 6 (171.9772) | 9 (171.4056) | 4 (173.1200) |
| 2023-09-09 | 7th Annual Smoke on the Trails Gardner, KS | 8 / 38 (693.0628) | 4 (177.7028) | 20 (170.2744) | 8 (173.1200) | 14 (171.9656) |
| 2023-08-25 | Smoke on the Bricks Baldwin City, KS | 12 / 44 (685.6000) | 21 (169.6684) | 15 (171.9772) | 17 (171.9772) | 8 (171.9772) |
| 2023-07-28 | Tom Brigham Memorial BBQ Iola, KS | 4 / 25 (693.0628) | 9 (173.1200) | 14 (170.8228) | 10 (169.6800) | 1 (179.4400) |
| 2023-06-30 | Happy Basset 3rd Annual BBQ Competition Topeka, KS | 6 / 33 (700.5028) | 11 (176.5600) | 4 (177.7144) | 16 (171.9656) | 6 (174.2628) |
| 2023-06-16 | Knights of Columbus BBQ Smoke Off "4 Life" Kansas City, KS | 4 / 29 (699.9660) | 6 (176.5600) | 8 (173.1316) | 6 (175.4172) | 7 (174.8572) |
| 2023-06-09 | Made for KC BBQ Championship (COMPETITORS SERIES) Kansas City, MO | 9 / 44 (683.8972) | 16 (171.9772) | 18 (171.9656) | 29 (167.9772) | 7 (171.9772) |
| 2023-04-21 | Smokin in the Creek BBQ Sugar Creek, MO | 12 / 51 (686.7772) | 21 (169.1200) | 27 (167.3828) | 3 (177.7144) | 13 (172.5600) |
| 2023-04-07 | Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS | 8 / 103 (697.6572) | 17 (175.4172) | 5 (178.2972) | 52 (169.6684) | 22 (174.2744) |
| 2022-10-21 | Border War Barbeque Osawatomie, KS | 11 / 30 (686.2060) | 6 (175.4172) | 18 (168.5372) | 2 (177.7144) | 22 (164.5372) |
| 2022-10-07 | Meat Inferno (JUDGING FULL) Edgerton, KS | 6 / 29 (694.8116) | 10 (174.2744) | 3 (176.5716) | 12 (173.1200) | 14 (170.8456) |
| 2022-09-09 | 6th Annual Smoke on the Trails Gardner, KS | 9 / 37 (687.9084) | 5 (175.4172) | 27 (163.3828) | 8 (175.4056) | 6 (173.7028) |
| 2022-09-08 | Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ Huntsville, AL | 26 / 35 (320.4916) | 27 (161.1316) | 25 (159.3600) | — | — |
| 2022-08-26 | East Central State BBQ Cook-Off-Paola Roots Festival Paola, KS | 14 / 45 (685.6344) | 8 (175.4172) | 14 (169.7144) | 23 (168.5372) | 9 (171.9656) |
| 2022-06-17 | Knights Of Columbus BBQ Smoke Off "4 Life" Kansas City, KS | 7 / 29 (686.7888) | 2 (177.7144) | 17 (161.6916) | 5 (176.5600) | 8 (170.8228) |
| 2022-06-10 | Made for KC BBQ Championship (COMPETITORS SERIES) Kansas City, MO | 29 / 36 (673.5888) | 16 (173.1200) | 2 (177.1544) | 35 (162.8000) | 33 (160.5144) |
| 2022-04-29 | Red, White, Blue BBQ Competition Topeka, KS | 25 / 77 (682.7656) | 28 (171.9656) | 28 (170.8572) | 2 (178.8572) | 43 (161.0856) |
| 2022-04-08 | Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS | 54 / 94 (673.0056) | 48 (169.6916) | 58 (167.3828) | 48 (169.6684) | 52 (166.2628) |
| 2022-03-25 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue Steak Cook-Off Kansas City, MO | 6 / 11 (160.5140) | — | — | — | — |
| 2022-03-18 | Qlathe BBQ Championship Olathe, KS | 14 / 71 (684.4800) | 9 (174.2628) | 8 (174.2744) | 43 (167.9656) | 29 (167.9772) |
| 2021-10-29 | Boo-B-Que - Day 1 Unity Village, MO | 18 / 41 (687.4060) | 34 (167.4400) | 4 (175.4288) | 20 (171.4172) | 15 (173.1200) |
| 2021-10-22 | Border War Barbeque Osawatomie, KS | 9 / 30 (689.6228) | 4 (175.4172) | 19 (167.9656) | 2 (176.5600) | 14 (169.6800) |
| 2021-10-15 | Royal Oak Invitational Only (COMPETITOR SERIES) Roswell, GA | 10 / 34 (694.2056) | 13 (175.4172) | 13 (173.7028) | 15 (175.4056) | 19 (169.6800) |
| 2021-09-10 | Smoke on the Trails Gardner, KS | 10 / 53 (696.5260) | 4 (178.2972) | 16 (173.1200) | 12 (174.2744) | 19 (170.8344) |
| 2021-09-04 | Septemberfest BBQ & Rib-eye Steak cook-off challenge Omaha, NE | 10 / 25 (686.7656) | 15 (168.5372) | 3 (176.5600) | 2 (177.7028) | 18 (163.9656) |
| 2021-08-20 | Smoke on the Bricks Baldwin City, KS | 5 / 46 (690.2172) | 17 (170.8344) | 7 (171.9884) | 23 (169.6800) | 3 (177.7144) |
| 2021-08-13 | Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ Huntsville, AL | 5 / 49 (331.8968) | 5 (168.5140) | 9 (163.3828) | — | — |
| 2021-07-16 | County Seat Cookoff Jay, OK | 2 / 15 (690.2400) | 12 (166.8228) | 7 (172.5944) | 1 (177.7144) | 4 (173.1084) |
| 2021-07-09 | Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest Mayetta, KS | 1 / 43 (713.1316) | 13 (175.4172) | 3 (177.7144) | 1 (180.0000) | 1 (180.0000) |
| 2021-06-18 | Knights Of Columbus BBQ Smoke Off 4 Life Kansas City, KS | 3 / 37 (702.2400) | 4 (177.7144) | 1 (180.0000) | 12 (173.1200) | 11 (171.4056) |
| 2021-06-11 | Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest Derby, KS | 6 / 28 (695.4288) | 11 (174.8572) | 21 (166.8572) | 7 (174.2744) | 1 (179.4400) |
| 2021-06-11 | Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) Huntsville, AL | 24 / 31 (325.6684) | 30 (157.0972) | 13 (168.5712) | — | — |
| 2021-05-01 | Columbia Elks BBQ Cookoff Columbia, MO | 12 / 39 (684.5028) | 35 (162.2284) | 1 (178.8572) | 5 (177.1428) | 25 (166.2744) |
| 2021-04-23 | 16th Annual HANOR Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ Enid, OK | 5 / 41 (694.2400) | 29 (166.2628) | 5 (172.5600) | 3 (178.8572) | 3 (176.5600) |
| 2021-04-09 | Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS | 7 / 105 (697.6800) | 18 (176.0116) | 1 (180.0000) | 40 (171.4056) | 41 (170.2628) |
| 2021-03-26 | Kickin It Route 66 Barbeque Challenge St. Roberts, MO | 4 / 52 (695.3484) | 4 (177.1544) | 23 (169.6800) | 8 (175.4056) | 10 (173.1084) |
| 2021-03-19 | 3rd Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship Olathe, KS | 27 / 70 (677.6344) | 32 (168.5716) | 40 (166.8460) | 30 (170.8112) | 21 (171.4056) |
| 2019-07-12 | 2nd Annual Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off (JUDGES FULL) Cameron, MO | 11 / 35 (684.4572) | 11 (171.9772) | 8 (173.1200) | 11 (171.9772) | 19 (167.3828) |
| 2019-05-03 | The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ Huntsville, AL | 67 / 54 (151.3828) | — | 48 (151.3828) | — | — |
| 2019-04-05 | VFW Post 846 Battle of the Pits Overland Park, KS | 5 / 53 (693.1316) | 23 (168.5372) | 3 (175.4400) | 6 (173.7372) | 4 (175.4172) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #182 (1092 pts) | #270 (842 pts) | #259 (912 pts) | #240 (907 pts) | #170 (1107 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #236 (948 pts) | #184 (1158 pts) | #294 (863 pts) | #171 (1158 pts) | #279 (828 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #47 (1948 pts) | #92 (1478 pts) | #23 (2125 pts) | #29 (2038 pts) | #48 (1798 pts) |