A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
SMOKING BAD BBQ TEAM ahead in 100% of their meetings
SMOKING BAD BBQ TEAM has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
Psycho Griller
Psycho Griller is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2015 and 2016. Their best overall finish is 23rd of 24 at the Italian Barbecue Championship 2015 (2015).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1457
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 3
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
Jun 20, 2015
latest Sep 10, 2016 · 1.2 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podium
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 99%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
20%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±16.69
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 163.25 · weakest Pork (152.39)
Road miles
204
across 5 mapped stops · furthest 101 mi
Schedule strength
8%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1511)
Master avg
630.88 / 720
3 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 | — | — | #1146 (105 pts) | — | — |
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Psycho Griller, each with one reason worth a look.
Psycho Griller has 3 rated contests, short of the five a power ranking needs, so its rating is still close to the 1500 every team starts on and 128 rated teams sit within a point of it.
#5,259 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1457
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,247 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1457
They turned up 8 years after Psycho Griller did, first appearing in 2023.
⚔ Compare careers#5,238 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1457
Level with Psycho Griller on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#5,268 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1457
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,235 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1457
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,261 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1457
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164.5944 | 161.1428 | 163.25 | top 72% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 175.4400 | 141.7484 | 154.96 | top 78% |
| Pork | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 154.2972 | 150.2972 | 152.39 | top 92% |
| Brisket | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.2856 | 153.1200 | 156.75 | top 76% |
“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.
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Italian Barbecue Championship 2016 | 2 | 23 | 0 | top 98% | Jun 11, 2016 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2024
2 contests
Contests a season
1.7
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
IT
2 of 5 contests
Contests visited
2
1 of them more than once
Most-entered meat
Pork Ribs
5 entries · 0 wins · 1 call
Opponents faced
52
finished ahead 1 times, behind 75
Longest layoff
7.6 yrs
Sep 10, 2016 → Apr 6, 2024
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20241 milestone
- Most recent contest "Smokin' Ribs Showdown" (ONE MEAT RIBS) #1
20163 milestones
- First call Italian Barbecue Championship 2016
- Career-best overall score647.4516 Italian Barbecue Championship 2016
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)175.4400 Italian Barbecue Championship 2016
20152 milestones
- First tracked contest Italian Barbecue Championship 2015
- Peak power rating (1486) Italian Barbecue Championship 2015
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -15 | Italian Barbecue Championship 2016 | Jun 11, 2016 |
| -14.3 | Italian Barbecue Championship 2015 | Jun 20, 2015 |
| -13.8 | Brixia 4 Star Championship | Sep 10, 2016 |
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 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 100% | 89.9% | 89.2% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 96% | 84.4% | 84.4% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 6, 2024 | "Smokin' Ribs Showdown" (ONE MEAT RIBS) #1 Brescia | — | — | 29 (150.2516) | — | — |
| Apr 6, 2024 | "Smokin' Ribs Showdown" (ONE MEAT RIBS) #2 Brescia | — | — | 25 (149.0972) | — | — |
| Sep 10, 2016 | Brixia 4 Star Championship Brescia, Italy | 26 / 26 (637.1428) | 21 (164.0116) | 23 (158.2628) | 24 (152.5828) | 18 (162.2856) |
| Jun 11, 2016 | Italian Barbecue Championship 2016 Perugia, Italy | 29 / 29 (647.4516) | 25 (164.5944) | 3 (175.4400) | 29 (154.2972) | 27 (153.1200) |
| Jun 20, 2015 | Italian Barbecue Championship 2015 Percorso Verde, Perugia | 23 / 24 (608.0340) | 12 (161.1428) | 23 (141.7484) | 20 (150.2972) | 16 (154.8456) |