TASTE OF GRACE

TASTE OF GRACE is a competition barbecue team with 45 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2024. Their best overall finish is 2nd of 34 at the Shelby BBQ Extravaganza (Day 2) (2022), and they have finished Reserve Grand Champion once. They are ranked #1213 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#1,213

of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1585

peak 1616 · rated over 40 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Aug 22, 2014

latest Apr 26, 2024 · 9.7 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#250

Master 2022 · every season

Grand champs

1 reserve

Category wins

14 podiums

Overall top-10s

16% of 45 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 45%

overall standings

Best overall

699.3828 / 720

Master · Shelby BBQ Extravaganza (Day 2)

Perfect 180s

2 🔥

Current form

673.95 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 671.28 (+2.67)

Walk rate

64%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

180 🔥

Pork · Shelby BBQ Extravaganza (Day 2)

Consistency

±15.94

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 169.64 · weakest Pork Ribs (165.21)

Road miles

9,279

across 45 mapped stops · furthest 907 mi

Schedule strength

79%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1603)

Purse competed for

$312K

listed at 24 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 30 state-championship entries

Master avg

671.28 / 720

40 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (17 found in their record)

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

The heartbreaker

0.5716 points from the title

Came within 0.5716 points of the Grand Championship at Shelby BBQ Extravaganza (Day 2) (Oct 29, 2022).

Perfect scores on the board

2 perfect 180s

2 perfect 180s in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, across 2 different meats.

Chicken ×1
Pork ×1

Happy hunting ground

Top 14% average finish here

Shelby BBQ Extravaganza (Day 2) is their spot: an average finish in the top 14% across 2 visits.

2 visits
best finish 2nd
average top 14%

They almost always walk

64% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 29 of 45 contests

A top-10 category call in 64% of their 45 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

699.3828 career-best overall

97.1% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 699.3828 at Shelby BBQ Extravaganza (Day 2) — 97.1% of a perfect 720.

Master
Oct 29, 2022

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

BIG DOG BBQ VA has finished one call ahead of TASTE OF GRACE 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2022 their best year

2022 was the year it came together: 8 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 1 category win, at an average finish in the top 31%.

8 contests
3 overall top-10s
1 category win
average top 31%

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A tough matchup

24–3 behind in the head-to-head

WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ ahead in 89% of their meetings

WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ has come out ahead in 24 of their 27 shared contests.

The weak link

−4.4 points behind their best meat

Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.42 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 15% of the time against 35%.

Pork Ribs avg 165.21
Chicken avg 169.64
6 calls in 40 entries

A strong matchup

13–5 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 72% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of BIG DOG BBQ VA in 13 of their 18 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

22 of 30 shared chicken entries lost

WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ ahead 73% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ has out-cooked them in 22 of 30 shared chicken entries.

Going the wrong way

-27 rating points in a year

The rating has slipped 27 points across 8 contests since May 19, 2023 — from 1612 down to 1585.

8 contests since May 19, 2023
now 1585

Built for the big stage

Top 43% average finish in large fields

Field size changes the story: they average a top 43% finish in large fields against top 85% in small ones.

Large (40+): top 43% (15)
Small (<20 teams): top 85% (4)

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

CHOOCHOO BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.

An April team

Top 28% average finish in April

Something about April: average finish in the top 28% across 4 contests, versus top 45% the rest of the year.

4 April contests
top 45% the rest of the year

The long haul

9,279 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 9,279 miles across 45 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 907 miles to American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST.

45 mapped stops
furthest 907 mi

The metronome

±2.21% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.21% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 93.2% of a perfect score
45 contests

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	—	#1081 (107 pts)	—	—	—
2023 ↗	Master	#335 (626 pts)	#222 (956 pts)	#419 (586 pts)	#320 (661 pts)	#283 (786 pts)
2022 ↗	Master	#250 (909 pts)	#122 (1,349 pts)	#457 (549 pts)	#139 (1,284 pts)	#388 (604 pts)
2021 ↗	Master	#334 (574 pts)	#377 (534 pts)	#502 (399 pts)	#362 (559 pts)	#324 (624 pts)
2020 ↗	Master	#529 (181 pts)	#600 (166 pts)	#591 (176 pts)	#510 (211 pts)	#493 (236 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#553 (598 pts)	#472 (723 pts)	#754 (438 pts)	#494 (693 pts)	#514 (653 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#693 (487 pts)	#702 (507 pts)	#712 (502 pts)	#761 (462 pts)	#580 (627 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#1104 (280 pts)	#1219 (260 pts)	#1195 (275 pts)	#903 (425 pts)	#1285 (235 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#1039 (290 pts)	#1030 (320 pts)	#1326 (225 pts)	#1387 (215 pts)	#1091 (285 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to TASTE OF GRACE, each with one reason worth a look.

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

ROLLIN KOLBZ

#1,211 of the rated field

1586 power rating

Contests: 42
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 38%
Peak: 1605

1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to TASTE OF GRACE)

2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team TASTE OF GRACE has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 41 contests
last seen May 9, 2025

⚔ Head-to-head

Country Boys BBQ

#1,214 of the rated field

1585 power rating

Contests: 48
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 60%
Peak: 1636

0–6 in 7 shared contests (0% to TASTE OF GRACE)

They've been 1636 at their best, 51 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 44 contests
last seen Aug 21, 2026

⚔ Head-to-head

HOT GRILL ON GRILL ACTION

#1,218 of the rated field

1585 power rating

Contests: 47
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 26%
Peak: 1636

3–0 in 3 shared contests (100% to TASTE OF GRACE)

Careers of much the same size, 47 contests to 45, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 46 contests
last seen Jan 30, 2026

⚔ Head-to-head

MadChad's BBQ

#1,215 of the rated field

1585 power rating

Contests: 34
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 24%
Peak: 1593

1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to TASTE OF GRACE)

34 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 24% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 33 contests
last seen Sep 18, 2026

⚔ Head-to-head

Bourbon & Blues BBQ

#1,210 of the rated field

1586 power rating

Contests: 139
GCs: 6
Top-10s: 33%
Peak: 1725

3–3 in 6 shared contests (50% to TASTE OF GRACE)

They turned up 8 years after TASTE OF GRACE did, first appearing in 2022.

rated over 134 contests
last seen Sep 25, 2026

⚔ Head-to-head

MR.GOODTIME'S BBQ CLUB

#1,217 of the rated field

1585 power rating

Contests: 22
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 41%
Peak: 1598

Their last contest in the data was back in 2016, 8 years before TASTE OF GRACE's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 22 contests

⚔ Compare careers

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	27	3	24	11%	⚔ compare
MUTTLEY CREW BBQ	20	3	17	15%	⚔ compare
Under the Radar	19	5	14	26%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN SKULLIES	19	4	15	21%	⚔ compare
BIG DOG BBQ VA	18	13	5	72%	⚔ compare
OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE	17	2	15	12%	⚔ compare
ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN	16	4	12	25%	⚔ compare
REDNECK SCIENTIFIC	14	4	10	29%	⚔ compare
ELITE BBQ SMOKERS	13	4	9	31%	⚔ compare
HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ	13	4	9	31%	⚔ compare
Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit	12	3	9	25%	⚔ compare
CHUNKY BBQ	12	3	9	25%	⚔ compare
FRED VEGAS SMOKERS	12	2	10	17%	⚔ compare
HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS	11	9	2	82%	⚔ compare
CONTAGIOUS Q	11	5	6	45%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	43	15	0	6	180 🔥	142.8228	169.64	top 43%
Pork Ribs	40	6	0	1	176.0116	150.2288	165.21	top 58%
Pork	40	12	3	5	180 🔥	157.0628	169.13	top 41%
Brisket	40	11	2	2	176.5716	154.2400	167.22	top 45%

“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	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	4	top 85%
Medium (20–39)	21	top 38%
Large (40+)	15	top 43%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
VA	22	top 52%
TN	8	top 39%
NC	5	top 32%
KS	3	top 42%
GA	1	top 44%
AL	1	top 8%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard)	6	16	top 50%	Mar 23, 2024
American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest	3	130	top 42%	Sep 27, 2023
Shelby BBQ Extravaganza (Day 2)	2	2	top 14%	Oct 29, 2022
BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard)	2	14	top 36%	Mar 26, 2022
Blount County BBQ Bash	2	13	top 48%	Jun 21, 2019
Shenandoah Valley BBQ Fest	2	12	top 41%	Oct 14, 2016

More numbers

Busiest season 2023 10 contests

Contests a season 4.1 across 11 seasons in the data

Most contests held in VA 25 of 45 contests · 6 states in all

Contests visited 29 6 of them more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 43 entries · 0 wins · 15 calls

Opponents faced 1,403 finished ahead 1,633 times, behind 1,463

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

20241 milestone

Apr 26 Most recent contest BBQ, Boogie & Blues

20231 milestone

Mar 24 Peak power rating (1616) BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard)

20224 milestones

Mar 26 25th tracked contest BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard)
Sep 29 First perfect 180 (Chicken) American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST
Oct 29 First Reserve Championship Shelby BBQ Extravaganza (Day 2)
Oct 29 Career-best overall score699.3828 Shelby BBQ Extravaganza (Day 2)

20211 milestone

Apr 9 First overall podium Smoke on the Falls

20181 milestone

May 18 10th tracked contest Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass

20171 milestone

Apr 28 First category win (Pork) 4th Annual Pickin N Pullin BBQ competition

20153 milestones

May 15 First call Chesapeake Jubilee BBQ Cook-Off
May 15 First overall top-10 Chesapeake Jubilee BBQ Cook-Off
May 15 First overall past 90% of a perfect score658.7540 Chesapeake Jubilee BBQ Cook-Off

20141 milestone

Aug 22 First tracked contest VA BBQ Championships

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+17	Shelby BBQ Extravaganza (Day 2)	Oct 29, 2022
+14.6	Smoke on the Falls	Apr 9, 2021
+13.9	Blount County BBQ Bash	Jun 25, 2021
+11.9	Chesapeake Jubilee BBQ Cook-Off	May 15, 2015
+11.8	Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show	Aug 9, 2019

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-14.7	BBQ WYTHE US DAY 2	Aug 8, 2020
-11.3	BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard)	Mar 23, 2024
-10.1	Nightmare before Zom-B-Q (Day 1)	Oct 27, 2023
-9.6	BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard)	Mar 25, 2023
-8.1	BBQ WYTHE US DAY 1	Aug 7, 2020

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2024	4	0	0	50%	top 52%	94.7%	94.1%
2023	10	0	0	50%	top 54%	95.3%	94.2%
2022	8	3	1	75%	top 31%	97.1%	95.3%
2021	4	2	2	75%	top 33%	95.9%	94.7%
2020	2	0	0	50%	top 87%	92.2%	90.3%
2019	5	1	0	80%	top 47%	95.6%	93.2%
2018	5	0	1	60%	top 46%	94.1%	92.5%
2017	3	0	1	67%	top 41%	92.6%	91.1%
2016	1	0	0	100%	top 50%	90.6%	90.6%
2015	2	1	0	100%	top 26%	91.5%	91.1%
2014	1	0	0	0%	top 44%	86.7%	86.7%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Apr 26, 2024	BBQ, Boogie & Blues 🏅 Calhoun, GA	15 / 34 (680.4800)	31 (161.6456)	3 (176.0116)	18 (170.8228)	10 (172)
Mar 23, 2024	BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) 🏅 Urbanna, VA	32 / 42 (669.5540)	22 (171.4056)	23 (169.1200)	19 (170.8344)	40 (158.1940)
Mar 22, 2024	BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) 🏅 Urbanna, VA	16 / 45 (682.1948)	2 (177.7144)	27 (167.3944)	16 (170.8344)	29 (166.2516)
Mar 22, 2024	BBQ Gives Back (One Meat Chicken) 🏅 Urbanna, VA	—	14 (167.3828)	—	—	—
Oct 27, 2023	Nightmare before Zom-B-Q (Day 1) 🏅 Galax, VA	16 / 19 (671.3256)	12 (167.3828)	18 (164.5484)	18 (166.2628)	5 (173.1316)
Oct 27, 2023	Zom-B-Q (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Galax, VA	—	10 (167.3828)	—	—	—
Sep 27, 2023	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS	293 / 487 (666.1940)	315 (165.1428)	319 (165.0856)	199 (169.7028)	255 (166.2628)
Sep 27, 2023	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS	—	—	—	—	—
Jul 21, 2023	Smoke on the Mountain 🏅 Galax, VA	20 / 38 (679.3604)	27 (167.4288)	21 (166.2516)	7 (177.7028)	20 (167.9772)
Jun 23, 2023	Big BBQ Bash 🏅 Maryville, TN	15 / 36 (683.2912)	16 (171.9656)	13 (171.9772)	20 (168.5256)	17 (170.8228)
May 19, 2023	Bloomin' BBQ Music & Food Festival 🏅 Sevierville, TN	11 / 32 (684.4568)	23 (167.9656)	11 (170.8228)	8 (173.1084)	5 (172.5600)
Mar 25, 2023	BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) 🏅 Urbanna, VA	32 / 46 (674.6968)	3 (179.4400)	36 (165.0972)	35 (167.3712)	38 (162.7884)
Mar 24, 2023	BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) 🏅 Urbanna, VA	18 / 53 (686.1944)	16 (174.2628)	34 (169.1316)	26 (169.6800)	11 (173.1200)
Mar 24, 2023	BBQ Gives Back (One Meat Chicken) Urbanna, VA	—	17 (170.8228)	—	—	—
Oct 29, 2022	Shelby BBQ Extravaganza (Day 2) 🏅 Shelby, NC	2 / 34 (699.3828)	2 (178.8572)	9 (173.1428)	1 (180)	22 (167.3828)
Oct 28, 2022	Shelby BBQ Extravaganza (Day 1) 🏅 Shelby, NC	8 / 35 (683.8740)	2 (178.2972)	28 (163.9428)	4 (175.4056)	22 (166.2284)
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	185 / 505 (675.8740)	2 (180)	331 (164.5256)	163 (170.8228)	350 (160.5256)
Jul 21, 2022	Smoke on the Mountain BBQ Championship 2022 🏅 Galax, VA	11 / 25 (686.7656)	13 (169.6684)	14 (169.6916)	2 (178.2972)	11 (169.1084)
May 20, 2022	Sevierville's Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass Festival 🏅 Sevierville, TN	10 / 30 (686.8000)	2 (177.7028)	24 (162.8228)	6 (174.8572)	11 (171.4172)
Mar 26, 2022	BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) 🏅 Urbanna, VA	14 / 50 (691.9544)	15 (174.2972)	28 (172.5600)	4 (177.7144)	33 (167.3828)
Mar 25, 2022	BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) 🏅 Urbanna, VA	23 / 53 (680.4572)	18 (173.1084)	41 (163.3944)	17 (173.1316)	19 (170.8228)
Sep 16, 2021	American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS	130 / 467 (673.6684)	191 (167.9656)	331 (161.1428)	28 (175.4172)	133 (169.1428)
Jun 25, 2021	Blount County BBQ Bash 🏅 Maryville, TN	5 / 32 (689.6112)	5 (172.5484)	11 (170.8228)	14 (170.8228)	1 (175.4172)
May 7, 2021	Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Franklin 🏅 Franklin, NC	14 / 17 (673.5540)	17 (164.5256)	9 (168.5372)	13 (166.2284)	5 (174.2628)
Apr 9, 2021	Smoke on the Falls 🏅 Gadsden, AL	3 / 38 (690.2284)	4 (175.4400)	20 (167.3828)	1 (177.7028)	14 (169.7028)
Aug 8, 2020	BBQ WYTHE US DAY 2 🏅 Wythe, VA	17 / 17 (636.9712)	17 (163.9428)	15 (157.0972)	14 (161.6456)	16 (154.2856)
Aug 7, 2020	BBQ WYTHE US DAY 1 🏅 Wythe, VA	14 / 19 (663.8396)	17 (161.6572)	17 (163.3828)	11 (169.1084)	7 (169.6912)
Oct 25, 2019	Zom-B-Q (BBQ Wythe US) 🏅 Wytheville, VA	12 / 20 (662.1716)	6 (170.8344)	20 (150.2288)	6 (167.4056)	5 (173.7028)
Sep 27, 2019	Butts and Beans BBQ Challenge 🏅 Newton, NC	12 / 37 (675.3944)	10 (171.4400)	26 (163.9888)	18 (166.8228)	6 (173.1428)
Aug 9, 2019	Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show 🏅 Franklin, NC	5 / 29 (688.5148)	14 (169.6800)	6 (174.2744)	2 (176.0116)	11 (168.5488)
Jul 19, 2019	Chillin & Grillin in the Glades 🏅 Wise, VA	21 / 27 (655.9088)	12 (169.7144)	25 (158.8116)	19 (162.8456)	18 (164.5372)
Jun 21, 2019	Blount County BBQ Bash 🏅 Maryville, TN	13 / 27 (672.4456)	4 (175.4056)	18 (164.5372)	15 (166.8228)	16 (165.6800)
Oct 19, 2018	Mid-South BBQ Festival Mount Pleasant, TN	11 / 22 (677.6804)	7 (172.5716)	21 (160.5600)	4 (172.5600)	10 (171.9888)
Jun 22, 2018	Blount County BBQ Bash Maryville, TN	17 / 36 (672.3880)	19 (166.8112)	4 (173.1200)	23 (165.0856)	17 (167.3712)
May 18, 2018	Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass Sevierville, TN	18 / 43 (666.1144)	17 (167.3944)	16 (168.5372)	24 (166.2400)	27 (163.9428)
Apr 27, 2018	Pickin N Pullin BBQ competition Lenexa, VA	14 / 45 (666.7888)	16 (167.4172)	30 (159.9772)	23 (162.8228)	1 (176.5716)
Mar 23, 2018	BBQ Gives Back Urbanna, VA	43 / 75 (647.8168)	48 (162.7884)	44 (159.9772)	36 (162.8228)	40 (162.2284)
Sep 8, 2017	13th Annual Recovery Fest/8th Annual BBQ State Championship 🏅 Richmond, VA	23 / 35 (642.0796)	18 (165.0856)	28 (155.3828)	21 (160.4912)	19 (161.1200)
Apr 28, 2017	4th Annual Pickin N Pullin BBQ competition Lanexa, VA	14 / 46 (658.7656)	28 (162.8000)	27 (158.2628)	1 (177.1428)	20 (160.5600)
Mar 24, 2017	BBQ Gives Back Urbanna, VA	18 / 64 (666.7656)	16 (171.4056)	8 (171.4172)	25 (166.8228)	39 (157.1200)
Oct 14, 2016	Shenandoah Valley BBQ Fest Woodstock, VA	19 / 38 (652.3884)	6 (173.1200)	25 (155.3600)	25 (158.2284)	16 (165.6800)
Oct 16, 2015	Shenandoah Valley BBQ Fest Woodstock, VA	12 / 37 (652.4800)	4 (175.4400)	18 (162.2400)	15 (160.5600)	22 (154.2400)
May 15, 2015	Chesapeake Jubilee BBQ Cook-Off Chesapeake, VA	7 / 36 (658.7540)	15 (161.6800)	11 (165.0856)	16 (159.4056)	4 (172.5828)
Aug 22, 2014	VA BBQ Championships Hampton, VA	19 / 43 (623.8856)	39 (142.8228)	11 (162.8800)	22 (157.0628)	15 (161.1200)

TASTE OF GRACE

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Best top-10 run

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (17 found in their record)

The heartbreaker

Perfect scores on the board

Happy hunting ground

They almost always walk

High-water mark

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Chicken nemesis

Going the wrong way

Built for the big stage

Looking over their shoulder

An April team

The long haul

The metronome

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

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

By state / province (where the contests were held)

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

More numbers

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

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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

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

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)