High-water mark
663.5084
career-best overall
92.2% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 663.5084 at BBQ Fest Costa Rica 2022 — 92.2% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Mar 25, 2022
DARTH GRILLERS
DARTH GRILLERS is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2018 and 2024. Their best overall finish is 13th of 16 at the Circuito Parrillero by BBQ Fest Etapo 1 2018 (2018). They are ranked #5301 of 6,485 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1456
peak 1456 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
Apr 7, 2018
latest Apr 6, 2024 · 6 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 82%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
80%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±29.16
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 158.40 · weakest Pork (154.28)
Road miles
3,019
across 5 mapped stops
Schedule strength
5%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1507)
Master avg
624.10 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
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 | #1523 (54 pts) | #1562 (54 pts) | #1304 (64 pts) | #1132 (84 pts) | #1151 (74 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #1164 (81 pts) | #1276 (71 pts) | #1427 (61 pts) | #1244 (71 pts) | #727 (226 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #1220 (83 pts) | #1205 (98 pts) | #822 (228 pts) | #1682 (53 pts) | #1301 (68 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #1167 (77 pts) | #1264 (67 pts) | #1109 (112 pts) | #1256 (62 pts) | #758 (197 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to DARTH GRILLERS, each with one reason worth a look.
127 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5,317 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1456
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,321 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1456
Level with DARTH GRILLERS on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#5,306 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1456
They were already cooking in 2013, 5 years before DARTH GRILLERS's first contest.
⚔ Compare careers#5,298 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1456
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,307 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1456
Their last contest in the data was back in 2021, 3 years before DARTH GRILLERS's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#5,285 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1456
Their last contest in the data was back in 2021, 3 years before DARTH GRILLERS'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 |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 163.4400 | 140.5484 | 155.88 | top 73% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 175.4400 | 135.4172 | 155.54 | top 69% |
| Pork | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 160.5712 | 144.5828 | 154.28 | top 80% |
| Brisket | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 172 | 142.7772 | 158.40 | 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
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 81% |
| Medium (20–39) | 4 | 0 | top 82% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BBQ Fest Costa Rica 2023 | 2 | 19 | 0 | top 70% | Apr 15, 2023 |
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 5 seasons in the data
Contests visited
4
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
64
finished ahead 22 times, behind 89
Longest layoff
3 yrs
Apr 7, 2018 → Apr 23, 2021
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 score663.5084 BBQ Fest Costa Rica 2022
- Career-best overall score663.5084 BBQ Fest Costa Rica 2022
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)175.4400 BBQ Fest Costa Rica 2022
20183 milestones
- First tracked contest Circuito Parrillero by BBQ Fest Etapo 1 2018
- First call Circuito Parrillero by BBQ Fest Etapo 1 2018
- Peak power rating (1490) Circuito Parrillero by BBQ Fest Etapo 1 2018
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -14.1 | BBQ Fest Costa Rica 2024 | Apr 6, 2024 |
| -11 | Fuego y Humo 2021 | Apr 23, 2021 |
| -9.7 | Circuito Parrillero by BBQ Fest Etapo 1 2018 | Apr 7, 2018 |
| -5.1 | BBQ Fest Costa Rica 2023 | Apr 15, 2023 |
| -4.2 | BBQ Fest Costa Rica 2022 | Mar 25, 2022 |
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 100% | 82% | 82% |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 73% | 90.3% | 90.3% |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 68% | 92.2% | 92.2% |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 86% | 86.3% | 86.3% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 81% | 82.6% | 82.6% |
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 | 24 / 24 (590.2396) | 24 (140.5484) | 22 (149.7140) | 18 (154.2628) | 20 (145.7144) |
| Apr 15, 2023 | BBQ Fest Costa Rica 2023 San Jose | 19 / 26 (650.2856) | 21 (163.4056) | 23 (158.2972) | 21 (156.5828) | 3 (172) |
| Mar 25, 2022 | BBQ Fest Costa Rica 2022 San Jose | 19 / 28 (663.5084) | 16 (163.4400) | 3 (175.4400) | 25 (160.5712) | 22 (164.0572) |
| Apr 23, 2021 | Fuego y Humo 2021 San Jose | 19 / 22 (621.7024) | 21 (150.8456) | 12 (158.8340) | 22 (144.5828) | 4 (167.4400) |
| Apr 7, 2018 | Circuito Parrillero by BBQ Fest Etapo 1 2018 San Jose | 13 / 16 (594.7772) | 5 (161.1656) | 16 (135.4172) | 9 (155.4172) | 13 (142.7772) |