MONTY PIGTHON & THE HOLY GRILL

MONTY PIGTHON & THE HOLY GRILL is a competition barbecue team with 28 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2015. They have won 1 Grand Championship, at the Buckeye State BBQ Championship (2013), and finished Reserve Grand Champion twice. They are ranked #1129 of 6,485 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#1,129

of 6,485 rated · rankings

Rating

1592

peak 1620 · rated over 28 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Apr 5, 2013

latest Oct 16, 2015 · 2.5 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#164

Master 2014 · every season

Grand champs

2 reserve · wins it all 4% of the time

Category wins

11 podiums

Overall top-10s

39% of 28 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 37%

overall standings

Best overall

692.5140 / 720

Master · Barbourville BBQ Festival

Perfect 180s

Current form

645.78 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 663.90 (-18.13)

Walk rate

68%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

178.8800

Pork · Barbourville BBQ Festival

Consistency

±28.70

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Brisket

avg 167.54 · weakest Pork Ribs (162.13)

Road miles

4,732

across 28 mapped stops · furthest 444 mi

Schedule strength

34%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1546)

Master avg

663.90 / 720

28 Master contests · 1 GC

Storylines (13 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

The heartbreaker

0.5484 points from the title

Came within 0.5484 points of the Grand Championship at WNC BBQ Festival (Jul 25, 2014).

Giant slayer

35 teams beaten in one weekend

Took the Grand Championship over a 35-team field at Buckeye State BBQ Championship.

May 17, 2013

Happy hunting ground

1× Grand Championship here

Buckeye State BBQ Championship is their spot: 1 Grand Championship in 2 visits.

2 visits
best finish 1st
average top 9%

They almost always walk

68% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 19 of 28 contests

A top-10 category call in 68% of their 28 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

692.5140 career-best overall

96.2% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 692.5140 at Barbourville BBQ Festival — 96.2% of a perfect 720.

Master
Jun 20, 2014

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS has finished one call ahead of MONTY PIGTHON & THE HOLY GRILL 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

The weak link

−5.4 points behind their best meat

Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 5.41 points below their brisket, and turns into a call 32% of the time against 43%.

Pork Ribs avg 162.13
Brisket avg 167.54
9 calls in 28 entries

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The drought

25 contests since the last title

Their last Grand Championship came at Buckeye State BBQ Championship on May 17, 2013 — 25 contests and 13.4 years ago.

last GC May 17, 2013
13.4 years ago

A strong matchup

9–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of ALL OUT PIG OUT in 9 of their 9 shared contests.

Brisket nemesis

14 of 19 shared brisket entries lost

WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS ahead 74% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS has out-cooked them in 14 of 19 shared brisket entries.

Announced themselves early

5th at their very first contest

Finished 5 of 50 at their very first tracked contest, 1st Annual Parkinson's Smoke Out (Apr 5, 2013).

Apr 5, 2013
50-team field

A May team

Top 12% average finish in May

Something about May: average finish in the top 12% across 4 contests, versus top 37% the rest of the year.

4 May contests
top 37% the rest of the year

The long haul

4,732 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 4,732 miles across 28 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 444 miles to Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional).

28 mapped stops
furthest 444 mi

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
2015 ↗	Master	#699 (508 pts)	#728 (508 pts)	#706 (538 pts)	#617 (628 pts)	#648 (578 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#164 (1,661 pts)	#206 (1,398 pts)	#220 (1,393 pts)	#168 (1,536 pts)	#158 (1,643 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#194 (1,425 pts)	#292 (1,005 pts)	#178 (1,395 pts)	#239 (1,155 pts)	#192 (1,360 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to MONTY PIGTHON & THE HOLY GRILL, each with one reason worth a look.

35 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

SLOW PORKIN

#1,127 of the rated field

1592 power rating

Contests: 31
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 52%
Peak: 1596

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 26 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 26 contests
last seen Sep 4, 2026

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B.S. BARBEQUE

#1,132 of the rated field

1592 power rating

Contests: 26
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 31%
Peak: 1620

Careers of much the same size, 26 contests to 28, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 25 contests
last seen Sep 1, 2023

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Smokin Steve's BBQ

#1,125 of the rated field

1593 power rating

Contests: 25
GCs: 5
Top-10s: 60%
Peak: 1599

Their rating is built on 5 Grand Championships in 25 contests, alongside a 60% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 24 contests
last seen Aug 1, 2026

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QSS SMOKIN

#1,121 of the rated field

1593 power rating

Contests: 22
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 23%
Peak: 1601

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.

rated over 22 contests
last seen Apr 12, 2019

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BROTHER OF SWEET SMOKE Q

#1,120 of the rated field

1593 power rating

Contests: 21
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 29%
Peak: 1593

Level with MONTY PIGTHON & THE HOLY GRILL on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 21 contests
last seen Sep 30, 2026

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Shark Q

#1,124 of the rated field

1593 power rating

Contests: 42
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 14%
Peak: 1596

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 40 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 40 contests
last seen Sep 30, 2026

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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS	19	3	16	16%	⚔ compare
BLUE CHIP BBQ	18	6	12	33%	⚔ compare
Pappy Q	16	4	12	25%	⚔ compare
ACME BBQ	14	9	5	64%	⚔ compare
Extra Mile BBQ	14	6	8	43%	⚔ compare
FRIENDS OF OBR	14	6	8	43%	⚔ compare
WeQ4U	13	8	5	62%	⚔ compare
BIG JT'S SMOKIN BBQ	13	4	9	31%	⚔ compare
YELLOW RIVER BBQ	13	4	9	31%	⚔ compare
EAT MOR BUTT BBQ	12	4	8	33%	⚔ compare
THUNDER HOG BBQ	11	7	4	64%	⚔ compare
HUG HOGS	11	4	7	36%	⚔ compare
SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS	10	6	4	60%	⚔ compare
ALL OUT PIG OUT	9	9	0	100%	⚔ compare
HOBBIE BAR-B-Q	9	5	4	56%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	28	8	0	1	176	154.8228	166.80	top 47%
Pork Ribs	28	9	0	3	175.4400	20	162.13	top 40%
Pork	28	9	1	3	178.8800	150.2858	167.43	top 39%
Brisket	28	12	0	4	176.5600	150.2400	167.54	top 36%

“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)	10	1	top 41%
Large (40+)	18	0	top 35%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
KY	11	0	top 56%
IN	9	0	top 21%
TN	3	0	top 28%
NC	2	0	top 28%
OH	2	1	top 9%
WI	1	0	top 80%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Big Buffalo Crossing BBQ Cook-Off	3	17	0	top 66%	Oct 16, 2015
Jim Beam BBQ Classic	3	12	0	top 61%	Oct 2, 2015
Wine, Brew & Bar-B-Que Too!	3	6	0	top 29%	Jul 17, 2015
Buckeye State BBQ Championship	2	1	1	top 9%	May 16, 2014
Smokin' On The River	2	5	0	top 16%	Jun 13, 2014
Bourbon City BBQ Festival Cookoff	2	14	0	top 54%	Jun 6, 2014

More numbers

Busiest season 2014 14 contests

Contests a season 9.3 across 3 seasons in the data

Most contests held in KY 11 of 28 contests · 6 states in all

Contests visited 19 6 of them more than once

First title May 17, 2013 Buckeye State BBQ Championship

Opponents faced 538 finished ahead 773 times, behind 408

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

20153 milestones

Jun 12 25th tracked contest Smokin' On The River
Jul 17 Peak power rating (1620) Wine, Brew & Bar-B-Que Too!
Oct 16 Most recent contest Big Buffalo Crossing BBQ Cook-Off

20144 milestones

Mar 28 10th tracked contest Grills Gone Wild BBQ Festival
Jun 20 First category win (Pork) Barbourville BBQ Festival
Jun 20 Career-best overall score692.5140 Barbourville BBQ Festival
Jun 20 Career-best single call (Pork)178.8800 Barbourville BBQ Festival

20138 milestones

Apr 5 First tracked contest 1st Annual Parkinson's Smoke Out
Apr 5 First call 1st Annual Parkinson's Smoke Out
Apr 5 First overall top-10 1st Annual Parkinson's Smoke Out
Apr 5 First overall past 90% of a perfect score667.4284 1st Annual Parkinson's Smoke Out
May 3 First overall podium West Knoxville RotaryBBQ Cookoff
May 3 First Reserve Championship West Knoxville RotaryBBQ Cookoff
May 17 First Grand Championship Buckeye State BBQ Championship
May 17 Biggest field won (35 teams) Buckeye State BBQ Championship

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+14.8	West Knoxville RotaryBBQ Cookoff	May 3, 2013
+14.8	Buckeye State BBQ Championship	May 17, 2013
+13.4	1st Annual Parkinson's Smoke Out	Apr 5, 2013
+13	Barbourville BBQ Festival	Jun 20, 2014
+13	WNC BBQ Festival	Jul 25, 2014

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-17.5	Jim Beam BBQ Classic	Oct 2, 2015
-9.9	Big Buffalo Crossing BBQ Cook-Off	Oct 16, 2015
-9.5	Grills Gone Wild BBQ Festival	Mar 28, 2014
-7.5	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional)	Aug 1, 2014
-6.5	Bourbon City BBQ Festival Cookoff	Jun 7, 2013

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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)
2015	5	0	1	0	80%	top 53%	96%	89.7%
2014	14	0	6	1	57%	top 37%	96.2%	93%
2013	9	1	4	0	78%	top 30%	94.9%	92.4%

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Oct 16, 2015	Big Buffalo Crossing BBQ Cook-Off Munfordville, KY	27 / 34 (650.6972)	20 (167.4172)	27 (160.5488)	23 (163.9312)	28 (158.8000)
Oct 2, 2015	Jim Beam BBQ Classic Springfield, KY	45 / 45 (536.5600)	14 (172.5828)	45 (20)	12 (170.2744)	5 (173.7028)
Jul 17, 2015	Wine, Brew & Bar-B-Que Too! New Palestine, IN	6 / 44 (691.3716)	9 (174.2860)	31 (166.2400)	4 (177.1428)	9 (173.7028)
Jun 12, 2015	Smokin' On The River Jeffersonville, IN	17 / 59 (675.3944)	37 (161.1200)	12 (172.0116)	7 (173.7028)	18 (168.5600)
Jun 5, 2015	Bourbon City BBQ Festival Bardstown, KY	14 / 34 (674.8688)	16 (168.5600)	3 (173.7372)	25 (164.5828)	18 (167.9888)
Oct 17, 2014	Big Buffalo Crossing BBQ Cook-Off Munfordville, KY	17 / 32 (657.5888)	15 (167.4056)	16 (165.1088)	22 (163.3944)	20 (161.6800)
Oct 3, 2014	Jim Beam BBQ Classic Springfield, KY	24 / 44 (670.7544)	36 (163.9544)	29 (165.0972)	27 (165.1428)	7 (176.5600)
Aug 1, 2014	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) Madison, WI	24 / 30 (658.2172)	27 (161.0856)	19 (166.8344)	16 (165.7028)	19 (164.5944)
Jul 25, 2014	WNC BBQ Festival Maggie Valley, NC	2 / 46 (688.5600)	13 (169.1200)	2 (175.4400)	7 (171.4172)	10 (172.5828)
Jul 18, 2014	Wine, Brew & Bar-B-Que Too! New Palestine, IN	31 / 51 (650.1368)	39 (159.9428)	16 (168.5484)	27 (162.8228)	34 (158.8228)
Jun 27, 2014	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Indianapolis, IN	4 / 26 (673.7484)	10 (166.3200)	7 (165.7256)	4 (170.2628)	4 (171.4400)
Jun 20, 2014	Barbourville BBQ Festival Barbourville, KY	3 / 27 (692.5140)	16 (168.5256)	11 (170.8456)	1 (178.8800)	6 (174.2628)
Jun 13, 2014	Smokin' On The River Jeffersonville, IN	5 / 52 (682.8344)	4 (176)	20 (166.2628)	7 (172.5600)	15 (168.0116)
Jun 6, 2014	Bourbon City BBQ Festival Cookoff Bardstown, KY	14 / 34 (673.6456)	21 (168.5140)	14 (167.9772)	16 (170.8228)	14 (166.3316)
May 30, 2014	The Rotary Club of West Knoxville - Rocky Top Hummin' & Strummin' BBQ Cook-Off Knoxville, TN	12 / 48 (679.4168)	7 (173.7256)	27 (166.2628)	28 (165.1428)	2 (174.2856)
May 16, 2014	Buckeye State BBQ Championship West Chester, OH	6 / 38 (672.5828)	2 (174.2856)	13 (164.0344)	2 (173.1428)	21 (161.1200)
Apr 18, 2014	High on the Hog Festival Winchester, TN	34 / 62 (667.2684)	27 (170.8228)	38 (163.9544)	23 (168.5484)	41 (163.9428)
Apr 3, 2014	2nd Annual Parkinson's Smoke Out Evansville, IN	9 / 64 (668.4912)	47 (159.9656)	5 (173.1200)	36 (162.2856)	2 (173.1200)
Mar 28, 2014	Grills Gone Wild BBQ Festival London, KY	32 / 42 (637.5884)	15 (168.5600)	30 (158.8344)	31 (159.9540)	36 (150.2400)
Oct 18, 2013	Big Buffalo Crossing BBQ Cook-Off Munfordville, KY	26 / 40 (646.1828)	32 (154.8228)	26 (161.1544)	29 (160.5256)	11 (169.6800)
Oct 4, 2013	Jim Beam BBQ Classic Springfield, KY	12 / 41 (676.4800)	23 (165.6684)	22 (166.8344)	20 (167.4172)	3 (176.5600)
Jul 26, 2013	WNC Barbeque Festival Maggie Valley, NC	25 / 48 (657.5996)	36 (163.4056)	29 (159.9656)	24 (163.9656)	11 (170.2628)
Jul 19, 2013	Wine, Brew & Bar-B-Que Too! New Palestine, IN	7 / 57 (672.5144)	13 (169.1200)	6 (171.4516)	13 (166.8228)	16 (165.1200)
Jun 14, 2013	Smokin' on the River Jeffersonville, IN	12 / 52 (673.1426)	9 (171.4286)	13 (169.1430)	18 (168.5712)	25 (163.9998)
Jun 7, 2013	Bourbon City BBQ Festival Cookoff Bardstown, KY	20 / 30 (631.4280)	18 (158.8568)	6 (166.8570)	21 (150.2858)	24 (155.4284)
May 17, 2013	Buckeye State BBQ Championship West Chester, OH	1 / 35 (678.8572)	8 (166.2856)	2 (172)	2 (174.2858)	9 (166.2858)
May 3, 2013	West Knoxville RotaryBBQ Cookoff Knoxville, TN	2 / 46 (683.4286)	7 (171.4284)	4 (172.5716)	4 (170.8570)	8 (168.5716)
Apr 5, 2013	1st Annual Parkinson's Smoke Out Evansville, IN	5 / 50 (667.4284)	36 (157.1426)	5 (169.1430)	16 (165.7142)	2 (175.4286)

MONTY PIGTHON & THE HOLY GRILL

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Best top-10 run

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Master avg

Storylines (13 found in their record)

The heartbreaker

Giant slayer

Happy hunting ground

They almost always walk

High-water mark

The one to beat

The weak link

The drought

A strong matchup

Brisket nemesis

Announced themselves early

A May team

The long haul

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

More numbers

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)