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Knights of the Holy Grill

Knights of the Holy Grill is a competition barbecue team with 23 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 16th of 16 at the Camino del Fuego 2026 (2026). They are ranked #1482 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#1,482
of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1566
peak 1584 · rated over 23 contests

Contests

23
in the data

First seen

Aug 23, 2013
latest Sep 18, 2026 · 13.1 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#993
Master 2026 · every season

Grand champs

0
0 reserve

Category wins

1
2 podiums

Overall top-10s

0
0% of 23 contests

Avg finish

top 41%
overall standings

Best overall

687.3140 / 720
Master · The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship

Perfect 180s

0

Current form

673.73 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 656.07 (+17.66)

Walk rate

35%
contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

178.8572
Pork Ribs · The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship

Consistency

±17.58
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken
avg 167.78 · weakest Brisket (158.60)

Road miles

2,488
across 23 mapped stops · furthest 2,100 mi

Schedule strength

22%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1530)

Purse competed for

$117K
listed at 9 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅
won from 13 state-championship entries

Master avg

656.07 / 720
23 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (10 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

Double Stack BBQ has finished one call ahead of Knights of the Holy Grill 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

16–4 behind in the head-to-head

B & C SMOKERS ahead in 80% of their meetings

B & C SMOKERS has come out ahead in 16 of their 20 shared contests.

The weak link

−9.2 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 9.18 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 13%.

  • Brisket avg 158.60
  • Chicken avg 167.78
  • 0 calls in 23 entries

A strong matchup

16–2 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 89% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of DUNN UP BBQ in 16 of their 18 shared contests.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

Broken Bottle BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.

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A June team

Top 27% average finish in June

Something about June: average finish in the top 27% across 13 contests, versus top 41% the rest of the year.

  • 13 June contests
  • top 41% the rest of the year

The metronome

±2.44% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.44% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

  • averages 91.1% of a perfect score
  • 23 contests

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

YearSeriesOverallChickenRibsPorkBrisket
2026 ↗ Master #993 (86 pts) #1068 (86 pts) #1134 (86 pts) #1037 (86 pts) #1036 (86 pts)
2019 ↗ Master #1920 (65 pts) #1702 (115 pts) #2026 (60 pts) #2029 (60 pts) #1868 (80 pts)
2014 ↗ Master #2084 (75 pts) #1953 (115 pts) #2081 (90 pts) #1908 (125 pts) #2148 (75 pts)
2013 ↗ Master #1762 (115 pts) #2073 (75 pts) #2017 (80 pts) #1942 (100 pts) #1700 (130 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to Knights of the Holy Grill, each with one reason worth a look.

29 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

DADDY O'S SMOKIN' BBQ
#1,486 of the rated field
1565 power rating
Contests
26
GCs
0
Top-10s
12%
Peak
1574

Their last contest in the data was back in 2022, 4 years before Knights of the Holy Grill's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

  • rated over 26 contests
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E.O.D. WRECKINQ
#1,480 of the rated field
1566 power rating
Contests
20
GCs
0
Top-10s
10%
Peak
1576

Careers of much the same size, 20 contests to 23, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

  • rated over 20 contests
  • last seen Jun 9, 2018
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BRUTUS AND COMPANY
#1,485 of the rated field
1565 power rating
Contests
29
GCs
1
Top-10s
31%
Peak
1593

Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 29 contests, alongside a 31% overall top-10 rate.

  • rated over 28 contests
  • last seen Jul 12, 2019
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PORKY'S PIT CREW
#1,479 of the rated field
1566 power rating
Contests
38
GCs
1
Top-10s
13%
Peak
1571

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.

  • rated over 37 contests
  • last seen Jun 16, 2023
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AGAINST THE GRAIN BBQ
#1,483 of the rated field
1566 power rating
Contests
12
GCs
0
Top-10s
25%
Peak
1566

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 12 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

  • rated over 12 contests
  • last seen Jan 27, 2023
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LUCKY 13 BARBEQUE
#1,484 of the rated field
1565 power rating
Contests
13
GCs
1
Top-10s
38%
Peak
1572

Level with Knights of the Holy Grill on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

  • rated over 12 contests
  • last seen Feb 20, 2015
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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

OpponentMeetingsAheadBehindWin rate
B & C SMOKERS 20 4 16 20% ⚔ compare
DUNN UP BBQ 18 16 2 89% ⚔ compare
BEAUX HAWG BBQ 16 6 10 38% ⚔ compare
Griswold Grillers 15 9 6 60% ⚔ compare
BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE 15 1 14 7% ⚔ compare
B&D BBQ 14 14 0 100% ⚔ compare
Royal Smoke 13 11 2 85% ⚔ compare
Four Men and A Pig 13 3 10 23% ⚔ compare
913 BBQ 13 0 13 0% ⚔ compare
The Drizzlers 12 12 0 100% ⚔ compare
Too Hot to Handle 12 12 0 100% ⚔ compare
Grill on Grill Action 12 11 1 92% ⚔ compare
No Clue BBQ 12 11 1 92% ⚔ compare
Slow Cookin' Cats 12 11 1 92% ⚔ compare
Smokin Engineers 12 11 1 92% ⚔ compare

By meat

CategoryEntriesCallsWinsPodiumsBestWorstAverageAvg finish
Chicken 23 3 0 1 176 158.8344 167.78 top 33%
Pork Ribs 23 2 1 1 178.8572 150.8228 165.02 top 43%
Pork 23 3 0 0 177.7028 153.0856 164.67 top 44%
Brisket 23 0 0 0 174.2744 138.1944 158.60 top 55%

“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

FieldContestsGCsAvg finish
Small (<20 teams)10top 100%
Large (40+)220top 38%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

WhereContestsGCsAvg finish
KS210top 39%
CR10top 100%
MO10top 24%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

ContestVisitsBestGCsAvg finishLast visit
The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 6 21 0 top 24% Jun 26, 2026
East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival 6 17 0 top 51% Aug 24, 2018
Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship 3 28 0 top 36% Jun 24, 2016

More numbers

Busiest season 2018 3 contests
Contests a season 1.8 across 13 seasons in the data
Most contests held in KS 21 of 23 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited 11 3 of them more than once
Opponents faced 830 finished ahead 1,808 times, behind 875
Longest layoff 2 yrs Jun 21, 2019 → Jun 25, 2021

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

20262 milestones
  1. Peak power rating (1584) The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
  2. Most recent contest Camino del Fuego 2026
20251 milestone
  1. Career-best overall score687.3140 The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
20232 milestones
  1. First category win (Pork Ribs) The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
  2. Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)178.8572 The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
20171 milestone
  1. 10th tracked contest East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival
20141 milestone
  1. First call Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
20132 milestones
  1. First tracked contest East Central State BBQ Cook-Off Paola Roots Festival
  2. First overall past 90% of a perfect score657.6800 East Central State BBQ Cook-Off Paola Roots Festival

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

SwingContestDate
+11.5The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State ChampionshipJun 24, 2022
+10.8Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State ChampionshipJun 26, 2015
+10.7The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State ChampionshipJun 23, 2023
+10.3The Great Lenexa BBQ BattleJun 22, 2018
+9.7The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State ChampionshipJun 27, 2025

📉 Toughest weekends

SwingContestDate
-18.5Camino del Fuego 2026Sep 18, 2026
-12.1East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots FestivalAug 26, 2016
-5.3Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State ChampionshipJun 24, 2016
-3.610th Annual VFW Post 846 BBQ ChallengeApr 20, 2018
-3.1East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots FestivalAug 24, 2018

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

SeasonContestsGCsTop-10sCategory winsWalk rateAvg finishBest overall (% of perfect)Avg overall (% of perfect)
20262000 50% top 61% 94.1% 91.9%
20251000 0% top 13% 95.5% 95.5%
20241000 0% top 19% 93.8% 93.8%
20231001 100% top 13% 94.8% 94.8%
20222000 50% top 37% 94.3% 93.2%
20211000 100% top 45% 90.1% 90.1%
20192000 0% top 39% 92.5% 91.6%
20183000 33% top 49% 91.5% 90.2%
20172000 50% top 41% 92.4% 90.4%
20163000 33% top 58% 93.1% 88.7%
20152000 0% top 35% 91.3% 90.5%
20142000 50% top 36% 89.4% 89.2%
20131000 0% top 25% 91.3% 91.3%

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

DateEventOverallChickenRibsPorkBrisket
Sep 18, 2026 Camino del Fuego 2026 San Rafael, Alajuela, Costa Rica 16 / 16 (646.1716) 16 (165.6800) 16 (161.1200) 16 (158.8228) 16 (160.5488)
Jun 26, 2026 The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS 34 / 157 (677.6116) 16 (176) 110 (159.3600) 10 (176) 61 (166.2516)
Jun 27, 2025 The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS 21 / 159 (687.3140) 32 (173.1200) 44 (172.5600) 36 (171.9656) 44 (169.6684)
Jun 21, 2024 The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS 32 / 172 (675.3144) 31 (171.9772) 18 (171.9772) 35 (170.8572) 90 (160.5028)
Jun 23, 2023 The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS 21 / 167 (682.2516) 99 (161.1544) 1 (178.8572) 68 (167.9656) 16 (174.2744)
Jun 24, 2022 The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS 20 / 164 (678.7656) 18 (172.5600) 55 (166.2628) 5 (177.7028) 73 (162.2400)
Mar 18, 2022 Qlathe BBQ Championship 🏅 Olathe, KS 44 / 71 (663.2800) 52 (162.8228) 18 (171.9772) 48 (165.0972) 45 (163.3828)
Jun 25, 2021 The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS 65 / 145 (648.4572) 47 (165.0972) 6 (176.5600) 75 (161.7028) 127 (145.0972)
Jun 21, 2019 The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS 61 / 183 (652.5256) 111 (158.8344) 44 (167.9656) 104 (160.5712) 54 (165.1544)
Apr 5, 2019 VFW Post 846 Battle of the Pits 🏅 Overland Park, KS 24 / 53 (666.1716) 14 (172.5600) 34 (163.3944) 34 (163.9544) 21 (166.2628)
Aug 24, 2018 East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival Paola, KS 42 / 67 (638.1376) 39 (159.3716) 26 (166.8460) 34 (162.8000) 54 (149.1200)
Jun 22, 2018 The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle Lenexa, KS 30 / 185 (658.8228) 85 (160.5372) 22 (169.7144) 41 (167.4056) 67 (161.1656)
Apr 20, 2018 10th Annual VFW Post 846 BBQ Challenge Overland Park, KS 32 / 46 (651.8512) 24 (165.1084) 39 (156.5028) 10 (168.5484) 29 (161.6916)
Aug 25, 2017 East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival Paola, KS 19 / 57 (665.5656) 3 (176) 23 (165.0972) 38 (160.5256) 24 (163.9428)
Jun 23, 2017 Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS 90 / 184 (635.8856) 14 (170.8572) 94 (159.9884) 139 (154.2400) 129 (150.8000)
Aug 26, 2016 East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival Paola, KS 53 / 61 (620.3888) 8 (171.4172) 48 (156.5028) 49 (154.2744) 59 (138.1944)
Jun 24, 2016 Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS 115 / 183 (624.9484) 48 (165.1084) 85 (160.5144) 136 (153.0856) 146 (146.2400)
Jun 3, 2016 Smokin' on the Summit BBQ Lee's Summit, MO 16 / 67 (670.1368) 15 (170.8112) 24 (167.3828) 16 (170.8228) 32 (161.1200)
Aug 28, 2015 East Central State BBQ Cook Off Paola Roots Festival Paola, KS 35 / 65 (646.1828) 15 (168.5256) 38 (161.7144) 28 (163.9656) 49 (151.9772)
Jun 26, 2015 Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS 28 / 183 (657.7148) 14 (170.8572) 78 (160.5832) 38 (166.8572) 80 (159.4172)
Aug 22, 2014 East Central State BBQ Cook Off Paola Roots Festival Paola, KS 29 / 69 (641.1316) 17 (168.5600) 22 (162.8572) 15 (167.4516) 62 (142.2628)
Jun 27, 2014 Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS 54 / 184 (643.3600) 4 (173.1544) 142 (150.8228) 86 (158.2856) 56 (161.0972)
Aug 23, 2013 East Central State BBQ Cook-Off Paola Roots Festival Paola, KS 17 / 68 (657.6800) 41 (158.8344) 24 (166.8228) 20 (164.5828) 14 (167.4400)

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