A tough matchup
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
GRILLDROIDS ahead in 100% of their meetings
GRILLDROIDS has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
BBQ Holics
BBQ Holics is a competition barbecue team with 6 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2015 and 2024. Their best overall finish is 7th of 18 at the BBQ Fest Costa Rica (2017). They are ranked #4930 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “BBQHolics”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1464
peak 1503 · rated over 6 contests
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
Feb 21, 2015
latest Apr 6, 2024 · 9.1 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
33% of 6 contests
Best top-10 run
2
straight overall top-10s
Avg finish
top 71%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
630.41
last 5 Master vs avg 630.17 (+0.23)
Walk rate
83%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±13.62
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 161.16 · weakest Brisket (154.26)
Road miles
7,384
across 6 mapped stops · furthest 3,591 mi
Schedule strength
3%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1503)
Master avg
630.17 / 720
6 Master contests · 0 GCs
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to BBQ Holics, each with one reason worth a look.
133 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4,921 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1464
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,924 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1464
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2015.
⚔ Compare careers#4,933 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1506
They've been 1506 at their best, 42 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Compare careers#4,950 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1464
Level with BBQ Holics on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#4,938 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 67%
- Peak
- 1464
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,916 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1465
Their last contest in the data was back in 2021, 3 years before BBQ Holics's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GRILLDROIDS | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BBQ Costa Rica | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 162.9028 | 146.8456 | 156.67 | top 69% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 165.7372 | 148.5600 | 158.08 | top 68% |
| Pork | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 171.4856 | 148.5484 | 161.16 | top 48% |
| Brisket | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 170.2856 | 132.5144 | 154.26 | top 56% |
“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) | 2 | 0 | top 48% |
| Medium (20–39) | 4 | 0 | top 83% |
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 6 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
PR
1 of 6 contests
Contests visited
6
a different one every time
Opponents faced
100
finished ahead 38 times, behind 97
Longest layoff
3 yrs
Mar 23, 2019 → Mar 25, 2022
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20241 milestone
- Most recent contest BBQ Fest Costa Rica 2024
20223 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score653.1996 BBQ Fest Costa Rica 2022
- Career-best overall score653.1996 BBQ Fest Costa Rica 2022
- Career-best single call (Pork)171.4856 BBQ Fest Costa Rica 2022
20173 milestones
- First call BBQ Fest Costa Rica
- First overall top-10 BBQ Fest Costa Rica
- Peak power rating (1503) BBQ Fest Costa Rica
20151 milestone
- First tracked contest Smokin' Hot BBQ San Juan Puerto Rico
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +4.6 | BBQ Fest Costa Rica | Mar 4, 2017 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -13.1 | BBQFest Costa Rica 2019 | Mar 23, 2019 |
| -13 | BBQ Fest Costa Rica 2022 | Mar 25, 2022 |
| -11.6 | BBQ Fest Costa Rica 2024 | Apr 6, 2024 |
| -1.4 | Smokin' Hot BBQ San Juan Puerto Rico | Feb 21, 2015 |
| -1.3 | Circuito Parrillero by BBQ Fest Etapo 1 2018 | Apr 7, 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
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 92% | 84.3% | 84.3% |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 93% | 90.7% | 90.7% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 91% | 87.4% | 87.4% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 56% | 87.1% | 87.1% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 39% | 88.3% | 88.3% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 58% | 87.4% | 87.4% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 6, 2024 | BBQ Fest Costa Rica 2024 Heredia | 22 / 24 (606.8228) | 14 (160.0228) | 9 (165.7372) | 22 (148.5484) | 24 (132.5144) |
| Mar 25, 2022 | BBQ Fest Costa Rica 2022 San Jose | 26 / 28 (653.1996) | 26 (157.7256) | 28 (153.7028) | 9 (171.4856) | 11 (170.2856) |
| Mar 23, 2019 | BBQFest Costa Rica 2019 San Jose | 20 / 22 (629.1084) | 22 (146.8456) | 16 (163.3828) | 19 (153.1656) | 6 (165.7144) |
| Apr 7, 2018 | Circuito Parrillero by BBQ Fest Etapo 1 2018 San Jose | 9 / 16 (627.4284) | 13 (151.9656) | 13 (148.5600) | 2 (166.3428) | 4 (160.5600) |
| Mar 4, 2017 | BBQ Fest Costa Rica Costa Rica | 7 / 18 (635.4740) | 5 (162.9028) | 10 (158.8456) | 2 (170.3084) | 14 (143.4172) |
| Feb 21, 2015 | Smokin' Hot BBQ San Juan Puerto Rico San Juan, PR | 19 / 33 (629.0060) | 18 (160.5372) | 20 (158.2400) | 18 (157.1316) | 22 (153.0972) |