Grills of Mississippi

Grills of Mississippi is a competition barbecue team with 13 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2019 and 2023. They have won 1 Grand Championship, at the Hog Wild BBQ Cook off, Kids Que and Family Festival (2019). They are ranked #1975 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#1,975

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1539

peak 1550 · rated over 12 contests1 invitational or side-series contest not counted

Contests

in the data

First seen

May 24, 2019

latest Apr 28, 2023 · 3.9 years on the trail

Grand champs

0 reserve · wins it all 8% of the time

Category wins

7 podiums

Overall top-10s

31% of 13 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 51%

overall standings

Best overall

702.8000 / 720

Master · Southaven Springfest

Perfect 180s

Current form

664.78 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 670.08 (-5.30)

Walk rate

77%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

178.8572

Pork Ribs · Southaven Springfest

Consistency

±13.77

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs

avg 171.81 · weakest Brisket (162.86)

Road miles

2,230

across 13 mapped stops · furthest 516 mi

Schedule strength

61%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1578)

Purse competed for

$165K

listed at 10 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

1 🏅

won from 13 state-championship entries

Master avg

670.08 / 720

13 Master contests · 1 GC

Storylines (13 found in their record)

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

Against the odds

11-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings

The ratings favoured the top seed the other 89 times in 100

Their Grand Championship at Hog Wild BBQ Cook off, Kids Que and Family Festival (May 24, 2019) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 11-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, SMOKE THIS BBQ MO.

A multi-meat day

1 contest with 2+ category wins

They've won two or more meats on the same day 1 time — the best of them 2 category wins at Hog Wild BBQ Cook off, Kids Que and Family Festival (May 24, 2019).

Pork 1st
Brisket 1st

They almost always walk

77% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 10 of 13 contests

A top-10 category call in 77% of their 13 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

702.8000 career-best overall

97.6% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 702.8000 at Southaven Springfest — 97.6% of a perfect 720.

Master
Oct 29, 2021

State champions

1 state championship won

They've taken 1 state championship from 13 entries at contests carrying the title.

13 state-championship entries

A tough matchup

7–2 behind in the head-to-head

PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ ahead in 78% of their meetings

PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ has come out ahead in 7 of their 9 shared contests.

The weak link

−9.0 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 8.95 points below their pork ribs, and turns into a call 31% of the time against 69%.

Brisket avg 162.86
Pork Ribs avg 171.81
4 calls in 13 entries

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The drought

12 contests since the last title

Their last Grand Championship came at Hog Wild BBQ Cook off, Kids Que and Family Festival on May 24, 2019 — 12 contests and 7.4 years ago.

last GC May 24, 2019
7.4 years ago

A strong matchup

4–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Budro's BBQ in 4 of their 4 shared contests.

The comeback

1.7 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 1.7 years, then back at Hog Wild BBQ Cook off, Kids Que and Family Festival (May 1, 2021).

last seen Aug 24, 2019
back May 1, 2021

Pork Ribs nemesis

5 of 8 shared pork ribs entries lost

RAZORRACKS ahead 63% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, RAZORRACKS has out-cooked them in 5 of 8 shared pork ribs entries.

Announced themselves early

1st at their very first contest

Finished 1 of 26 at their very first tracked contest, Hog Wild BBQ Cook off, Kids Que and Family Festival (May 24, 2019).

May 24, 2019
26-team field

The metronome

±1.95% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.95% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 92.9% of a perfect score
13 contests

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to Grills of Mississippi, each with one reason worth a look.

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

Uncle Vic's BBQ

#1,980 of the rated field

1539 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1539

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to Grills of Mississippi)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Grills of Mississippi has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 5 contests
last seen Oct 30, 2024

⚔ Head-to-head

MUSIC CITY SMOKE

#1,972 of the rated field

1540 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 17%
Peak: 1551

Careers of much the same size, 12 contests to 13, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 12 contests
last seen Mar 17, 2023

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OLY SMOKES

#1,974 of the rated field

1540 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 33%
Peak: 1558

12 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 33% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 12 contests
last seen Aug 13, 2021

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BRINGINGTHEHEATBBQ

#1,979 of the rated field

1539 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 8%
Peak: 1539

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 12 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 12 contests
last seen Oct 4, 2019

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EGGSTRA POINT BBQ

#1,988 of the rated field

1539 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 8%
Peak: 1539

Their last contest in the data was back in 2015, 8 years before Grills of Mississippi's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 12 contests

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United Pork Smokers

#1,981 of the rated field

1539 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 25%
Peak: 1553

They were already cooking in 2013, 6 years before Grills of Mississippi's first contest.

rated over 11 contests
last seen Apr 14, 2023

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ	9	2	7	22%	⚔ compare
RAZORRACKS	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
FIRE DANCER BBQ	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare
JordyQ	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
Smokin N The Bandits	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
Kith n' Kin	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
MEMPHIS ORIGINAL BBQ	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
Organizer Portal	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
UNCLE FEOL'S TENNESSEE STYLE BBQ	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
Rankin County BBQ Company	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
CHICKEN FRIED BBQ	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
BEER-B-QUE BOYS	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	13	3	0	1	176.5600	150.1712	166.47	top 59%
Pork Ribs	13	9	0	3	178.8572	162.2628	171.81	top 31%
Pork	12	6	1	2	177.1428	159.3716	168.68	top 44%
Brisket	13	4	1	1	173.1772	152.4684	162.86	top 60%

“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)	3	0	top 61%
Medium (20–39)	7	1	top 49%
Large (40+)	3	0	top 43%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
MS	9	1	top 49%
AL	2	0	top 66%
KS	2	0	top 43%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Hog Wild BBQ Cook off, Kids Que and Family Festival	2	1	1	top 28%	May 1, 2021
Christmas on the River State Bar B Q Championship	2	7	0	top 66%	Dec 1, 2022
Smokin on the Rez BBQ and Music Festival (DAY 2)	2	14	0	top 60%	Aug 24, 2019

More numbers

Busiest season 2021 5 contests

Contests a season 3.3 across 4 seasons in the data

Most contests held in MS 9 of 13 contests · 3 states in all

Contests visited 10 3 of them more than once

First title May 24, 2019 Hog Wild BBQ Cook off, Kids Que and Family Festival

Opponents faced 662 finished ahead 566 times, behind 433

Longest layoff 1.7 yrs Aug 24, 2019 → May 1, 2021

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

20231 milestone

Apr 28 Most recent contest Hog Wild BBQ Cookoff

20222 milestones

Apr 29 10th tracked contest Hog Wild BBQ Cookoff and Family Festival
Dec 1 Peak power rating (1550) Christmas on the River State Bar B Q Championship

20212 milestones

Oct 29 Career-best overall score702.8000 Southaven Springfest
Oct 29 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)178.8572 Southaven Springfest

20199 milestones

May 24 First tracked contest Hog Wild BBQ Cook off, Kids Que and Family Festival
May 24 First call Hog Wild BBQ Cook off, Kids Que and Family Festival
May 24 First category win (Pork) Hog Wild BBQ Cook off, Kids Que and Family Festival
May 24 First overall top-10 Hog Wild BBQ Cook off, Kids Que and Family Festival
May 24 First overall podium Hog Wild BBQ Cook off, Kids Que and Family Festival
May 24 First Grand Championship Hog Wild BBQ Cook off, Kids Que and Family Festival
May 24 First state championship Hog Wild BBQ Cook off, Kids Que and Family Festival
May 24 First multi-meat day Hog Wild BBQ Cook off, Kids Que and Family Festival
May 24 First overall past 90% of a perfect score687.4056 Hog Wild BBQ Cook off, Kids Que and Family Festival

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+18.1	Hog Wild BBQ Cook off, Kids Que and Family Festival	May 24, 2019
+16.6	Southaven Springfest	Oct 29, 2021
+9.2	Roast N Boast	Oct 28, 2022
+8.5	American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST	Sep 16, 2021
+5.7	Christmas on the River State Bar B Q Championship	Dec 1, 2022

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-10.9	Hog Wild BBQ Cookoff	Apr 28, 2023
-6.4	Christmas on the River State Bar B Q Championship	Dec 2, 2021
-4.5	Hog Wild BBQ Cookoff and Family Festival	Apr 29, 2022
-4.1	Smokin on the Rez BBQ and Music Festival (DAY 2)	Aug 24, 2019
-0.1	Hog Wild BBQ Cook off, Kids Que and Family Festival	May 1, 2021

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 93%	91.6%	91.6%
2022	3	0	2	0	100%	top 57%	94.6%	92.6%
2021	5	0	1	0	60%	top 45%	97.6%	93.2%
2019	4	1	1	2	75%	top 42%	95.5%	93.2%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Apr 28, 2023	Hog Wild BBQ Cookoff 🏅 Brandon, MS	26 / 28 (659.2916)	21 (168.5600)	10 (174.8572)	26 (163.4060)	27 (152.4684)
Dec 1, 2022	Christmas on the River State Bar B Q Championship 🏅 Demopolis, AL	7 / 13 (669.0516)	2 (174.8572)	5 (168.5600)	13 (159.3716)	7 (166.2628)
Oct 28, 2022	Roast N Boast 🏅 Columbus, MS	4 / 8 (681.0172)	4 (171.9772)	4 (171.9772)	3 (171.9656)	4 (165.0972)
Apr 29, 2022	Hog Wild BBQ Cookoff and Family Festival 🏅 Brookhaven, MS	17 / 25 (650.1028)	25 (150.1712)	2 (176)	8 (167.9772)	17 (155.9544)
Dec 2, 2021	Christmas on the River State Bar B Q Championship 🏅 Demopolis, AL	15 / 19 (664.4460)	17 (163.9660)	4 (176)	9 (168.5488)	16 (155.9312)
Oct 29, 2021	Southaven Springfest 🏅 Southaven, MS	3 / 36 (702.8000)	6 (176.5600)	2 (178.8572)	7 (174.2628)	11 (173.1200)
Sep 16, 2021	American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS	81 / 467 (489.0972)	271 (163.9544)	257 (165.6800)	59 (173.1200)	272 (162.2284)
Sep 16, 2021	American Royal World Series of Barbecue-INVITATIONAL CONTEST 🏅 unrated Kansas City, KS	126 / 185 (675.3028)	148 (166.2284)	39 (175.4172)	96 (170.2628)	150 (163.3944)
May 1, 2021	Hog Wild BBQ Cook off, Kids Que and Family Festival 🏅 Brookhaven, MS	20 / 38 (660.9940)	27 (161.6800)	25 (162.2628)	20 (165.0740)	9 (171.9772)
Aug 24, 2019	Smokin on the Rez BBQ and Music Festival (DAY 2) 🏅 Brandon, MS	20 / 28 (657.0172)	13 (167.4172)	8 (167.4288)	19 (163.3828)	23 (158.7884)
Aug 23, 2019	Smokin on the Rez BBQ and Music Festival (DAY 1) 🏅 Brandon, MS	14 / 29 (661.5768)	13 (168.5600)	10 (167.4056)	4 (169.6684)	24 (155.9428)
Jun 14, 2019	Desoto Shrine Club BBQ Cook off 🏅 Hernado, MS	22 / 49 (677.0512)	26 (169.7028)	16 (172.5600)	—	32 (162.8228)
May 24, 2019	Hog Wild BBQ Cook off, Kids Que and Family Festival 🏅 Brookhaven, MS	1 / 26 (687.4056)	16 (160.5256)	2 (176.5600)	1 (177.1428)	1 (173.1772)

An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.

Grills of Mississippi

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

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

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (13 found in their record)

Against the odds

A multi-meat day

They almost always walk

High-water mark

State champions

A tough matchup

The weak link

The drought

A strong matchup

The comeback

Pork Ribs nemesis

Announced themselves early

The metronome

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 — 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)