Guardians of the Grill AB
Rating
1508
peak 1515
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
2022-07-23
latest 2023-07-20
Grand champs
1
0 reserve
Category wins
1
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
of 2 contests
Avg finish
top 40%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
100%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
2
and counting
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 170.85 · weakest Pork Ribs (150.54)
Road miles
17
mi across 2 mapped stops
Storylines
🐣 Announced themselves early
Finished 1 of 20 at their very first tracked contest, Smoke, Wind & Fire (2022-07-23).
Teams like this (closest power rating, AB first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 174.2972 | 165.1084 | 169.70 | top 26% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 163.4400 | 137.6456 | 150.54 | top 53% |
| Pork | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 170.8456 | 170.8456 | 170.85 | top 50% |
| Brisket | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 161.1428 | 161.1428 | 161.14 | top 83% |
“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 contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 75% |
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 1 | top 5% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2023 (1 contest)
- Cooks mostly in AB (1 of 2 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (2 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: Smoke, Wind & Fire (2022-07-23)
- Wins it all in 50% of contests
- All-time average overall score: 486.24
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 643.9312 | 643.93 |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 328.5484 | 328.55 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-07-20 | Smoke, Wind & Fire Raymond, AB | 9 / 12 (643.9312) | 5 (174.2972) | 12 (137.6456) | 6 (170.8456) | 10 (161.1428) |
| 2022-07-23 | Smoke, Wind & Fire Lethbridge, T1J4R3 | 1 / 20 (328.5484) | 2 (165.1084) | 1 (163.4400) | — | — |