A tough matchup
5–1
behind in the head-to-head
White Squirrel BBQ ahead in 83% of their meetings
White Squirrel BBQ has come out ahead in 5 of their 6 shared contests.
Grilligion
Grilligion is a competition barbecue team with 7 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2016 and 2023. Their best overall finish is 11th of 31 at the Smoke in the North (2016). They are ranked #3516 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1493
peak 1502 · rated over 7 contests
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
May 8, 2016
latest Aug 26, 2023 · 7.3 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 7 contests
Avg finish
top 59%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
642.15
last 5 Master vs avg 642.02 (+0.13)
Walk rate
57%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±11.42
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 163.12 · weakest Pork (157.72)
Road miles
1,890
across 7 mapped stops · furthest 656 mi
Schedule strength
22%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1531)
Master avg
642.02 / 720
7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #1084 (106 pts) | #1276 (71 pts) | #1298 (96 pts) | #1116 (106 pts) | #685 (246 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #1524 (120 pts) | #1377 (175 pts) | #1614 (120 pts) | #1569 (125 pts) | #1179 (235 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #2212 (60 pts) | #2286 (60 pts) | #1785 (125 pts) | #2260 (60 pts) | #2266 (60 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #1065 (299 pts) | #1028 (339 pts) | #670 (609 pts) | #1381 (229 pts) | #1237 (254 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Grilligion, each with one reason worth a look.
136 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3,542 of the rated field
- Contests
- 18
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 11%
- Peak
- 1503
0–2 in 2 shared contests (0% to Grilligion)
2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Grilligion has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#3,521 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1493
Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 5 years before Grilligion's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#3,508 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1516
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,514 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1493
Level with Grilligion on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#3,537 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1513
Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,523 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 13%
- Peak
- 1493
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROKENDE REGAHS | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| White Squirrel BBQ | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| BBQ Team Laurentius | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| BBQ+ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 169.1544 | 150.8228 | 162.19 | top 58% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 174.3316 | 145.1544 | 163.12 | top 42% |
| Pork | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.2972 | 152.5600 | 157.72 | top 65% |
| Brisket | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 171.4400 | 142.8000 | 159.00 | top 51% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 4 | 0 | top 56% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 63% |
By state / province (where the contests were held)
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| NO | 1 | 0 | top 46% |
| SE | 1 | 0 | top 35% |
| BE | 1 | 0 | top 78% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beer,Fries & BBQ V (Day 2) | 2 | 28 | 0 | top 67% | May 12, 2018 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2016
3 contests
Contests a season
1.8
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
NO
1 of 7 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
6
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
123
finished ahead 104 times, behind 147
Longest layoff
5.3 yrs
May 12, 2018 → Aug 26, 2023
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20232 milestones
- Career-best overall score655.3364 Smoke in the North Edition Q in the Swamp
- Most recent contest Smoke in the North Edition Q in the Swamp
20166 milestones
- First tracked contest Beers, Fries & BBQ III - The Belgian Championship Low & Slow BBQ
- First call Smoke in the North
- First category win (Pork Ribs) Smoke in the North
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score653.7376 Smoke in the North
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)174.3316 Smoke in the North
- Peak power rating (1502) Oslofjord BBQ Challenge
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +6.8 | Smoke in the North | Aug 6, 2016 |
| +2.7 | Oslofjord BBQ Challenge | Aug 13, 2016 |
| +0.7 | Beer,Fries & BBQ V (Day 2) | May 12, 2018 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -7.9 | Beers, Fries & BBQ III - The Belgian Championship Low & Slow BBQ | May 8, 2016 |
| -6.4 | Beer Fries & BBQ V (Day1) | May 11, 2018 |
| -1.9 | Smoke in the North Edition Q in the Swamp | Aug 26, 2023 |
| -1.3 | Beer,Fries & BBQ IV | May 13, 2017 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 62% | 91% | 91% |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 67% | 89.4% | 87.9% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 58% | 89.2% | 89.2% |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 67% | top 53% | 90.8% | 89.4% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 26, 2023 | Smoke in the North Edition Q in the Swamp Rolfstorp | 13 / 21 (655.3364) | 20 (158.2284) | 15 (163.9540) | 13 (161.7140) | 2 (171.4400) |
| May 12, 2018 | Beer,Fries & BBQ V (Day 2) Hasselt | 28 / 51 (644.0344) | 14 (169.1544) | 27 (160.0344) | 34 (158.2972) | 29 (156.5484) |
| May 11, 2018 | Beer Fries & BBQ V (Day1) Hasselt | 29 / 37 (621.7028) | 36 (150.8228) | 36 (145.1544) | 24 (156.5600) | 6 (169.1656) |
| May 13, 2017 | Beer,Fries & BBQ IV Hasselt | 29 / 50 (642.2172) | 26 (163.3944) | 12 (163.4400) | 32 (159.4400) | 32 (155.9428) |
| Aug 13, 2016 | Oslofjord BBQ Challenge OSLO, Norway, NO | 13 / 28 (647.4516) | 12 (165.1428) | 4 (170.8916) | 21 (153.1428) | 16 (158.2744) |
| Aug 6, 2016 | Smoke in the North Gothenburg, Sweden | 11 / 31 (653.7376) | 7 (168.0116) | 1 (174.3316) | 24 (152.5600) | 17 (158.8344) |
| May 8, 2016 | Beers, Fries & BBQ III - The Belgian Championship Low & Slow BBQ Hasselt, Belgium | 31 / 40 (629.6800) | 27 (160.5828) | 12 (164) | 18 (162.2972) | 38 (142.8000) |