High-water mark
685.6340
career-best overall
95.2% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 685.6340 at American Royal World Series of Barbecue - INVITATIONAL CONTEST — 95.2% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Sep 29, 2022
Chillin & Grillin
Chillin & Grillin is a competition barbecue team with 21 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2024. Their best overall finish is 12th of 35 at the Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 1 (2023). They are ranked #5636 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “CHILLIN' & GRILLIN” and “CHILLIN' & GRILLIN'”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1448
peak 1448 · rated over 17 contests1 invitational or side-series contest not counted
Contests
21
in the data
First seen
Sep 6, 2013
latest May 3, 2024 · 10.7 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podium
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 21 contests
Avg finish
top 72%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
632.25 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 613.63 (+18.63)
Walk rate
14%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±37.41
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 155.79 · weakest Pork Ribs (148.69)
Road miles
13,483
across 21 mapped stops · furthest 2,043 mi
Schedule strength
64%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1581)
Purse competed for
$72K
listed at 7 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 11 state-championship entries
Master avg
613.63 / 720
13 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
305.18 / 360
5 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
These overall scores sit on different scales (Master out of 720, Backyard out of 360), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #2507 (56 pts) | #2520 (56 pts) | #2522 (56 pts) | #2512 (56 pts) | #2509 (56 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #2548 (54 pts) | #2545 (54 pts) | #2536 (54 pts) | #2547 (54 pts) | #2540 (54 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #2910 (55 pts) | #2228 (80 pts) | #2985 (50 pts) | #2326 (60 pts) | #2316 (65 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #2816 (54 pts) | #2810 (54 pts) | #2716 (59 pts) | #2813 (54 pts) | #2199 (64 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #2370 (73 pts) | #1816 (118 pts) | #2689 (53 pts) | #2047 (83 pts) | #2565 (63 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Chillin & Grillin, each with one reason worth a look.
97 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5,637 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1448
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to Chillin & Grillin)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Chillin & Grillin has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#5,653 of the rated field
- Contests
- 16
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1504
They've been 1504 at their best, 56 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Compare careers#5,632 of the rated field
- Contests
- 16
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1501
Their last contest in the data was back in 2021, 3 years before Chillin & Grillin's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#5,655 of the rated field
- Contests
- 20
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 15%
- Peak
- 1447
Careers of much the same size, 20 contests to 21, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,633 of the rated field
- Contests
- 14
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1448
14 contests and no Grand Championship yet.
⚔ Compare careers#5,644 of the rated field
- Contests
- 23
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1500
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | 10 | 2 | 8 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| REDNECK SCIENTIFIC | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| FRED VEGAS SMOKERS | 6 | 1 | 4 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| BIG DOG BBQ VA | 6 | 1 | 4 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| CBF Que | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| CHUNKY BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| WHO CARES BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| JD'S SMOKIN MISFITS | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| FIRE DANCER BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Fergolicious BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 18 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 171.9884 | 134.2972 | 155.79 | top 63% |
| Pork Ribs | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.8228 | 125.1200 | 148.69 | top 78% |
| Pork | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.8572 | 139.9656 | 155.63 | top 76% |
| Brisket | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 178.2972 | 138.2632 | 153.78 | top 70% |
“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
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 88% |
| Medium (20–39) | 11 | 0 | top 82% |
| Large (40+) | 6 | 0 | top 49% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 1 | 2 | 12 | 0 | top 38% | May 3, 2024 |
| Hammond BBQ | 2 | 13 | 0 | top 47% | Mar 22, 2019 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2018
4 contests
Contests a season
2.1
across 10 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
VA
6 of 21 contests · 9 states in all
Contests visited
16
2 of them more than once
Opponents faced
917
finished ahead 642 times, behind 741
Longest layoff
1.7 yrs
Sep 6, 2019 → May 14, 2021
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20241 milestone
- Most recent contest Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 1
20222 milestones
- Career-best overall score685.6340 American Royal World Series of Barbecue - INVITATIONAL CONTEST
- Career-best single call (Brisket)178.2972 American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST
20191 milestone
- First call D'Iberville BBQ Throw Down Festival
20182 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score659.8856 Hammond BBQ
- 10th tracked contest 14th Annual Recovery Fest/8th Annual BBQ State Championship
20132 milestones
- First tracked contest Recovery Fest 2013
- Peak power rating (1492) Recovery Fest 2013
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +12.7 | Hammond BBQ | Mar 22, 2019 |
| +9.2 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST | Sep 29, 2022 |
| +7.8 | Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 1 | May 5, 2023 |
| +5.2 | Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 1 | May 3, 2024 |
| +2.3 | Hammond BBQ | Mar 23, 2018 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12 | Best Dam Barbecue | May 22, 2015 |
| -11.3 | 11th Annual Recovery Fest | Sep 11, 2015 |
| -10.4 | Mark Marley's Go Big or Go Home BBQ Bash (DAY 1) | May 14, 2021 |
| -10.2 | 12th Annual Recovery Fest/7th Annual BBQ State Championship | Sep 9, 2016 |
| -9.5 | Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off (GBC Qualifier) | May 9, 2014 |
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 42% | 85.5% | 85.5% |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 45% | 90.8% | 87.4% |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33% | top 38% | 95.2% | 94.4% |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 100% | 80.9% | 80.9% |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67% | top 69% | 82.8% | 82.1% |
| 2018 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 80% | 91.7% | 85.3% |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 96% | 81.3% | 81.3% |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 97% | 87.3% | 84.4% |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 83% | 84.5% | 84.5% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 75% | 80.7% | 80.7% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 3, 2024 | Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 1 🏅 Kannapolis, NC | 19 / 45 (307.9544) | 22 (145.0972) | 14 (162.8572) | — | — |
| May 6, 2023 | Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 2 🏅 Kannapolis, NC | 13 / 23 (302.7544) | 13 (144.5144) | 11 (158.2400) | — | — |
| May 5, 2023 | Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 1 🏅 Kannapolis, NC | 12 / 35 (326.7428) | 13 (162.8000) | 11 (163.9428) | — | — |
| Oct 1, 2022 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - SIDES Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sep 29, 2022 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 210 / 505 (673.0744) | 255 (167.4056) | 445 (156.5144) | 150 (170.8572) | 10 (178.2972) |
| Sep 29, 2022 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - INVITATIONAL CONTEST unrated Kansas City, KS | 86 / 249 (685.6340) | 109 (171.9884) | 130 (170.8228) | 163 (168.5600) | 47 (174.2628) |
| May 14, 2021 | Mark Marley's Go Big or Go Home BBQ Bash (DAY 1) 🏅 Plainview, TX | 33 / 33 (582.2516) | 29 (151.9772) | 33 (135.4400) | 29 (153.1544) | 32 (141.6800) |
| Sep 6, 2019 | 15th annual Recovery Fest/ 10th annual State BBQ Championship (JUDGES FULL) 🏅 Richmond, VA | 29 / 31 (596.3996) | 27 (155.9884) | 30 (143.9312) | 30 (142.8228) | 27 (153.6572) |
| Mar 22, 2019 | Hammond BBQ 🏅 Hammond, LA | 13 / 48 (293.0860) | 2 (165.7256) | 32 (127.3604) | — | — |
| Feb 22, 2019 | D'Iberville BBQ Throw Down Festival 🏅 Diberville, MS | 14 / 16 (295.3484) | 6 (155.9884) | 18 (139.3600) | — | — |
| Oct 12, 2018 | Pigs in the Pit Alton, VA | 23 / 30 (623.9084) | 26 (149.0856) | 25 (153.6800) | 14 (162.8112) | 22 (158.3316) |
| Sep 7, 2018 | 14th Annual Recovery Fest/8th Annual BBQ State Championship 🏅 Richmond, VA | 28 / 29 (558.1944) | 29 (138.2972) | 28 (141.6684) | 29 (139.9656) | 26 (138.2632) |
| Jul 27, 2018 | Dodge City Days Smokin' Saddles BBQ Contest Dodge City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mar 23, 2018 | Hammond BBQ Hammond, LA | 32 / 48 (659.8856) | 26 (167.9656) | 23 (165.7372) | 32 (165.0856) | 35 (161.0972) |
| Sep 9, 2016 | 12th Annual Recovery Fest/7th Annual BBQ State Championship 🏅 Richmond, VA | 24 / 25 (585.6116) | 19 (158.2744) | 25 (125.1200) | 23 (154.2400) | 22 (147.9772) |
| Mar 25, 2016 | Hamond BBQ Hammond, LA | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sep 11, 2015 | 11th Annual Recovery Fest Richmond, VA | 29 / 29 (586.3428) | 29 (134.2972) | 24 (152.5140) | 27 (152.0344) | 23 (147.4972) |
| May 22, 2015 | Best Dam Barbecue Boulder City, NV | 36 / 38 (628.4572) | 27 (164.5944) | 35 (150.7772) | 35 (158.2628) | 32 (154.8228) |
| Jun 6, 2014 | Okfuskee Firefighters Wildfire Cookoff Okemah, OK | 27 / 33 (608.5832) | 32 (145.7028) | 28 (148) | 18 (163.4516) | 22 (151.4288) |
| May 9, 2014 | Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off (GBC Qualifier) 🏅 Waynesboro, GA | 35 / 42 (607.8172) | 20 (168) | 39 (146.2400) | 40 (142.8000) | 30 (150.7772) |
| Sep 6, 2013 | Recovery Fest 2013 Richmond, VA | 21 / 28 (581.0056) | 12 (156.5716) | 25 (134.2172) | 19 (149.1084) | 23 (141.1084) |
An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.