The one to beat
2×
one call ahead of them
PASSIONS OF THE PIT has finished one call ahead of Five Guys and a Grill 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
Five Guys and a Grill
Five Guys and a Grill is a competition barbecue team with 11 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2024. Their best overall finish is 33rd of 183 at the Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship (2013). They are ranked #3989 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1484
peak 1516 · rated over 11 contests
Contests
11
in the data
First seen
Jun 21, 2013
latest Jun 21, 2024 · 11 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 11 contests
Avg finish
top 57%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
634.99 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 632.26 (+2.73)
Walk rate
9%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±19.05
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 165.80 · weakest Brisket (148.64)
Road miles
16
across 11 mapped stops
Schedule strength
9%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1513)
Purse competed for
$77K
listed at 5 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 10 state-championship entries
Master avg
632.26 / 720
11 Master contests · 0 GCs
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Five Guys and a Grill, each with one reason worth a look.
149 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3,980 of the rated field
- Contests
- 12
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1502
7–4 in 11 shared contests (64% to Five Guys and a Grill)
These two have cooked 11 of the same contests — Five Guys and a Grill ahead 7–4 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.
⚔ Head-to-head#4,000 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1483
1–3 in 4 shared contests (25% to Five Guys and a Grill)
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#3,986 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 9%
- Peak
- 1484
Careers of much the same size, 11 contests to 11, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,978 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 27%
- Peak
- 1517
They turned up 7 years after Five Guys and a Grill did, first appearing in 2020.
⚔ Compare careers#3,977 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 9%
- Peak
- 1512
Their last contest in the data was back in 2021, 3 years before Five Guys and a Grill's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#3,982 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 9%
- Peak
- 1512
Level with Five Guys and a Grill on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Drizzlers | 11 | 9 | 2 | 82% | ⚔ compare |
| No Clue BBQ | 11 | 8 | 3 | 73% | ⚔ compare |
| Smokin Engineers | 11 | 8 | 3 | 73% | ⚔ compare |
| Too Hot to Handle | 11 | 8 | 3 | 73% | ⚔ compare |
| Every Man A Smoker | 11 | 7 | 4 | 64% | ⚔ compare |
| Nice Rack | 11 | 7 | 4 | 64% | ⚔ compare |
| Slow Cookin' Cats | 11 | 7 | 4 | 64% | ⚔ compare |
| Happy Beetle BBQ | 11 | 7 | 4 | 64% | ⚔ compare |
| THE LICKS | 11 | 7 | 4 | 64% | ⚔ compare |
| Can't Beat Our Meat | 11 | 6 | 5 | 55% | ⚔ compare |
| Hogs Breath BBQ | 11 | 6 | 5 | 55% | ⚔ compare |
| KC Rib doctor | 11 | 6 | 5 | 55% | ⚔ compare |
| Natural Born Grillers | 11 | 6 | 5 | 55% | ⚔ compare |
| B&D BBQ | 11 | 5 | 6 | 45% | ⚔ compare |
| Beware of the Hog BBQ | 11 | 5 | 6 | 45% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 173.7028 | 158.8456 | 165.80 | top 32% |
| Pork Ribs | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.7144 | 149.0740 | 160.34 | top 49% |
| Pork | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 173.1428 | 150.2400 | 157.48 | top 65% |
| Brisket | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.1426 | 128.4688 | 148.64 | top 74% |
“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.
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | 4 | 81 | 0 | top 66% | Jun 21, 2024 |
| Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship | 4 | 33 | 0 | top 56% | Jun 24, 2016 |
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 11 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
KS
11 of 11 contests
Contests visited
5
2 of them more than once
Opponents faced
527
finished ahead 837 times, behind 1,085
Longest layoff
2 yrs
Jun 21, 2019 → Jun 25, 2021
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20241 milestone
- Most recent contest The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
20231 milestone
- 10th tracked contest The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
20221 milestone
- Career-best single call (Chicken)173.7028 The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
20181 milestone
- Career-best overall score653.0284 The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle
20142 milestones
- First call Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
- Peak power rating (1516) Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
20132 milestones
- First tracked contest Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score649.7136 Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +10.4 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | Jun 21, 2013 |
| +8.5 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle | Jun 22, 2018 |
| +5.7 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | Jun 27, 2014 |
| +2.1 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | Jun 23, 2023 |
| +1.2 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | Jun 21, 2024 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.5 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | Jun 26, 2015 |
| -11.6 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship | Jun 24, 2016 |
| -10.7 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship | Jun 21, 2019 |
| -7.9 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship | Jun 25, 2021 |
| -1 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | Jun 24, 2022 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 52% | 89.8% | 89.8% |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 49% | 90.6% | 90.6% |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 59% | 89.7% | 89.7% |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 79% | 86% | 86% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 85% | 84.8% | 84.8% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 26% | 90.7% | 90.7% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 55% | 87.6% | 87.6% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 87% | 83.6% | 83.6% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 88% | 83.8% | 83.8% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 32% | 89% | 89% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 18% | 90.2% | 90.2% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 21, 2024 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 89 / 172 (646.7884) | 34 (171.4172) | 82 (163.4288) | 132 (156.5368) | 117 (155.4056) |
| Jun 23, 2023 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 81 / 167 (652.4228) | 71 (165.1200) | 45 (169.7028) | 92 (163.9656) | 128 (153.6344) |
| Jun 24, 2022 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 96 / 164 (645.6456) | 12 (173.7028) | 51 (166.8456) | 147 (151.3828) | 137 (153.7144) |
| Jun 25, 2021 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 114 / 145 (619.2684) | 96 (159.4172) | 126 (150.1940) | 126 (150.2400) | 77 (159.4172) |
| Jun 21, 2019 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 156 / 183 (610.8344) | 110 (158.8456) | 121 (155.4516) | 160 (151.9544) | 164 (144.5828) |
| Jun 22, 2018 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle Lenexa, KS | 48 / 185 (653.0284) | 44 (164.5600) | 94 (159.9772) | 19 (171.9656) | 105 (156.5256) |
| Jun 23, 2017 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 101 / 184 (630.7884) | 38 (166.2744) | 61 (162.8456) | 149 (151.4056) | 130 (150.2628) |
| Jun 24, 2016 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 159 / 183 (602.1256) | 57 (163.9656) | 152 (149.0740) | 123 (156.0456) | 173 (133.0404) |
| Jun 26, 2015 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 161 / 183 (603.2344) | 28 (169.1200) | 130 (153.6916) | 153 (151.9540) | 180 (128.4688) |
| Jun 27, 2014 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 58 / 184 (641.0400) | 105 (159.3828) | 20 (169.7144) | 6 (173.1428) | 169 (138.8000) |
| Jun 21, 2013 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 33 / 183 (649.7136) | 13 (172) | 59 (162.8570) | 126 (153.7140) | 60 (161.1426) |