LIVIN THE GRILL LIFE
LIVIN THE GRILL LIFE is a competition barbecue team with 1 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contest on record in 2024. Their best overall finish is 12th of 17 at the Give Local First - Charity BBQ Festival (2024). They finished #988 in the 2024 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1496
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 1
Contests
1
in the data
First seen
May 17, 2024
their only contest in the data
Avg finish
top 71%
overall standings
Walk rate
100%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 175.42 · weakest Pork Ribs (152.51)
Purse competed for
$10K
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #988 (107 pts) | #1145 (87 pts) | #1168 (97 pts) | #778 (192 pts) | #1039 (102 pts) |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 153.1084 | 153.1084 | 153.11 | top 94% |
| Pork Ribs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 152.5144 | 152.5144 | 152.51 | top 82% |
| Pork | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 175.4172 | 175.4172 | 175.42 | top 24% |
| Brisket | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158.2288 | 158.2288 | 158.23 | top 76% |
“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.
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 17, 2024 | Give Local First - Charity BBQ Festival 🏅 West Plains, MO | 12 / 17 (639.2688) | 16 (153.1084) | 14 (152.5144) | 4 (175.4172) | 13 (158.2288) |