MEMPHIS IN MUNDELEIN

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

#5178

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1458

peak 1458 · rated over 10 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-05-24

latest 2016-08-26

Best ToY finish

#1145

Master 2014

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 10 contests

Avg finish

top 70%

overall standings

Best overall

651.3600 / 720

Master · Grill Games

Perfect 180s

Current form

627.77 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 623.41 (+4.36)

Walk rate

40%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

171.4286

Chicken · Pig in the Park

Consistency

±13.48

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 159.48 · weakest Pork Ribs (152.26)

Road miles

756

mi across 10 mapped stops · furthest 111 mi

Schedule strength

14%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1520)

Master avg

623.41 / 720

10 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (7 found in this team's record)

Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.

A tough matchup

6–0 behind in the head-to-head

THE SMOKIN' C'S BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

THE SMOKIN' C'S BBQ has come out ahead in 6 of their 6 shared contests.

The weak link

−7.2 points behind their best meat

Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 7.23 points below their pork, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 20%.

Pork Ribs avg 152.26
Pork avg 159.48
0 calls in 10 entries

A strong matchup

4–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 80% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of MOOSE'S BARBECUE in 4 of their 5 shared contests.

Pork nemesis

5 of 6 shared pork entries lost

THE SMOKE HUNTERS ahead 83% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, THE SMOKE HUNTERS has out-cooked them in 5 of 6 shared pork entries.

An August team

Top 61% average finish in August

Something about August: average finish in the top 61% across 4 contests, versus top 70% the rest of the year.

4 August contests
top 70% the rest of the year

The metronome

±1.87% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.87% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 86.6% of a perfect score
10 contests

A standing appointment

4 years running at one contest

They've cooked Grill Games every year from 2013 to 2016 — the contest they never miss.

4 visits in all
best finish 17th

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.

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

TRAINWRECK SMOKING COMPANY

#5174 of the rated field

1458 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1458

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to MEMPHIS IN MUNDELEIN)

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

rated over 6 contests
last seen 2020-10-16

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Big Foot BBQ

#5158 of the rated field

1458 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 9%
Peak: 1458

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 11 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 11 contests
last seen 2026-08-28

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SWINEFELD

#5166 of the rated field

1458 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1458

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 11 contests to 10, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 11 contests
last seen 2021-08-13

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RUDE NOT 2 BBQ

#5173 of the rated field

1458 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1458

No shared contest yet.

Level with MEMPHIS IN MUNDELEIN on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 9 contests
last seen 2018-06-01

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SMOKIN ALONE

#5183 of the rated field

1458 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1458

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 9 contests
last seen 2016-08-19

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Pork-A-Holics

#5182 of the rated field

1458 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 8%
Peak: 1501

No shared contest yet.

12 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 8% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 12 contests
last seen 2026-07-11

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
ROLL THE BONES BBQ	6	3	3	50%	⚔ compare
KEN'S BURNT ENDS	6	3	3	50%	⚔ compare
BEER & SMOKING IN LAS VEGAS	6	3	3	50%	⚔ compare
THE SMOKIN' C'S BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
THE SMOKE HUNTERS	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
MUD'S BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
SMOK'N BOOTY BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
QUAU	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
MOOSE'S BARBECUE	5	4	1	80%	⚔ compare
D.F.G.'S BBQ	5	3	2	60%	⚔ compare
Risky Brisket	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
CAPTAIN RON'S BREW-N-QUE	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
T-BAUM BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	10	1	1	171.4286	143.9428	156.20	top 69%
Pork Ribs	10	0	0	166.2628	139.9998	152.26	top 74%
Pork	10	2	0	166.8344	147.9656	159.48	top 52%
Brisket	10	2	0	171.4172	138.8570	155.46	top 63%

“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 state / province

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
WI	6	0	top 66%
IL	4	0	top 75%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	3	0	top 74%
Large (40+)	7	0	top 68%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Grill Games	4	17	top 61%	2016-08-26
Route 66 Smoke Out	2	24	top 73%	2016-05-06
Pig in the Park	2	20	top 75%	2014-06-20

The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 3.3 yrs 2013-05-24 → 2016-08-26

Busiest season 2014 3 contests

Contests a season 2.5 across 4 seasons in the data

Cooks most in WI 6 of 10 contests · 2 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 5 3 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 10 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls

Strongest meat Pork averages 159.48 · weakest Pork Ribs (152.26)

Walk rate 40% a top-10 call in 4 of 10 contests

Overall top-10 rate 0% 0 of 10 contests

Master average 623.41 out of 720 · 10 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 247 137–306 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 756 10 mapped stops · furthest 111 mi

Schedule strength 1520 average field rating faced — tougher than 14% of rated contests

Power rating 1458 peak 1458 · #5178 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
May 24 First tracked contest Westmont Red, White & BBQ
May 24 Peak power rating (1489) Westmont Red, White & BBQ
Jun 14 First call Pig in the Park
Jun 14 Career-best single call (Chicken)171.4286 Pig in the Park
2014
Aug 22 First overall past 90% of a perfect score651.3600 Grill Games
Aug 22 Career-best overall score651.3600 Grill Games
2016
Aug 26 10th tracked contest Grill Games
Aug 26 Most recent contest Grill Games

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+7	Grill Games	2014-08-22

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-11	Westmont Red, White & BBQ	2013-05-24
-7.8	Route 66 Smoke Out	2016-05-06
-7.3	Pig in the Park	2014-06-20
-5.5	Grill Games	2015-08-28
-5	Pig in the Park	2013-06-14

Category scores over time

Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)

Where they finish (overall)

Best vs average (by meat)

How entries end (by meat)

Team of the Year rank by season

Season by season

Season	Contests	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2016	2	0%	top 79%	86.1%	85%
2015	2	0%	top 67%	89.2%	87.7%
2014	3	67%	top 62%	90.5%	88.1%
2013	3	67%	top 72%	86.1%	85.4%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2016-08-26	Grill Games Kenosha, WI	27 / 37 (619.8400)	12 (166.8228)	33 (153.0744)	34 (147.9656)	24 (151.9772)
2016-05-06	Route 66 Smoke Out Dwight, IL	34 / 40 (604.4224)	37 (149.0628)	33 (152.5256)	29 (156.0112)	34 (146.8228)
2015-08-28	Grill Games Kenosha, WI	36 / 49 (621.0172)	38 (154.8000)	33 (153.0972)	37 (154.2972)	24 (158.8228)
2015-05-01	Route 66 Smoke Out (TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL) Dwight, IL	24 / 40 (642.2056)	20 (165.7144)	22 (166.2628)	30 (157.1312)	34 (153.0972)
2014-08-22	Grill Games Kenosha, WI	17 / 47 (651.3600)	30 (159.4400)	20 (161.0972)	24 (159.4056)	9 (171.4172)
2014-06-20	Pig in the Park Whitewater, WI	21 / 26 (621.6572)	21 (155.4284)	24 (142.8460)	4 (166.8344)	17 (156.5484)
2014-05-24	Red, White, And BBQ Westmont, IL	50 / 72 (629.0628)	71 (143.9428)	40 (159.4172)	29 (164.0000)	40 (161.7028)
2013-08-23	Grill Games Kenosha, WI	27 / 43 (619.9200)	41 (144.5372)	30 (148.5372)	14 (162.3200)	10 (164.5256)
2013-06-14	Pig in the Park Whitewater, WI	20 / 29 (614.2852)	3 (171.4286)	27 (139.9998)	5 (163.9998)	29 (138.8570)
2013-05-24	Westmont Red, White & BBQ Westmont, IL	60 / 70 (610.2850)	65 (150.8568)	66 (145.7140)	33 (162.8570)	56 (150.8572)

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

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

Year	Series	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2016 ↗	Master	#1775 (120 pts)	#1508 (185 pts)	#1884 (120 pts)	#1872 (120 pts)	#1799 (125 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#1636 (125 pts)	#1645 (145 pts)	#1715 (135 pts)	#1790 (120 pts)	#1728 (125 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#1145 (258 pts)	#1372 (218 pts)	#1318 (228 pts)	#991 (353 pts)	#1018 (323 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#1196 (222 pts)	#870 (372 pts)	#1381 (197 pts)	#867 (377 pts)	#1072 (272 pts)