Risky Brisket IL

Power ranking

#308

of 2982 rated · rankings

Rating

1646

peak 1646

Contests

in the data

First seen

2019-06-21

latest 2026-06-13

Best ToY finish

#66

Master 2021

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

37 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 72 contests

Avg finish

top 39%

overall standings

Best overall

701.0972

GLBBQA Spring Fling

Perfect 180s

1 🔥

Current form

687.00 ▲

last 5 vs career avg 678.83 (+8.16)

Walk rate

81%

contests with a top-10 call

Top-10 streak

best run (overall)

Best single call

180.0000 🔥

Pork · Boo-B-Que - Day 1

Consistency

±13.59

std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 171.11 · weakest Brisket (166.99)

Road miles

10202

mi across 72 mapped stops · furthest 566 mi

⚔ Compare with another team

Storylines

🎯 The one to beat

Rusty Pig BBQ has finished one call ahead of Risky Brisket 3 times — their closest competition in the data.

👀 Looking over their shoulder

JaBs BBQ has landed one call behind them 3 times.

⚔️ A tough matchup

QUE U has come out ahead in 24 of their 30 shared contests.

⚔️ A strong matchup

They've finished ahead of LOADED-N-ROLLIN BBQ in 19 of their 20 shared contests.

🏕️ Happy hunting ground

GLBBQA Spring Fling is their spot: an average finish in the top 12% across 2 visits.

📅 A April team

Something about April: average finish in the top 16% across 4 contests, versus top 39% the rest of the year.

🃏 Against the odds

Their Grand Championship at Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown Day 2 (2021-07-17) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 22-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, Heavy Smoke BBQ.

Teams like this (closest power rating, IL first)

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By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	58	19	0	4	178.8572	159.4060	170.60	top 44%
Pork Ribs	72	36	6	19	178.8572	155.3716	170.36	top 36%
Pork	58	26	2	12	180.0000 🔥	153.0972	171.11	top 34%
Brisket	58	11	0	2	178.8572	157.0856	166.99	top 52%

“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
IL	23	1	top 45%
IN	13	0	top 34%
WI	12	0	top 41%
MI	3	0	top 21%
KY	3	0	top 29%
OK	2	0	top 58%
MO	2	0	top 27%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	1	1	top 5%
Medium (20–39)	32	0	top 39%
Large (40+)	25	0	top 41%

The story so far

Busiest season: 2022 (25 contests)
Cooks mostly in IL (29 of 72 contests)
Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (72 entries)
First Grand Championship in the data: Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown Day 2 (2021-07-17)
Wins it all in 1% of contests
All-time average overall score: 678.83
1 perfect 180 on the books 🔥

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

Category scores over time

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

Where they finish (overall)

Best vs average (by meat)

Team of the Year rank by season

Season by season

Season	Contests	GCs	Category wins	Best overall	Avg overall
2026	3	0	0	701.0972	687.92
2025	9	0	1	690.8344	680.70
2024	3	0	0	693.6572	693.66
2022	25	0	2	696.5028	680.48
2021	21	1	5	699.3828	683.22
2020	6	0	0	683.9656	664.48
2019	5	0	0	683.3028	662.85

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2026-06-13	Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) West Salem, WI	7 / 37 (691.9544)	10 (174.8572)	18 (170.2628)	6 (175.4288)	13 (171.4056)
2026-06-12	Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) West Salem, WI	20 / 40 (670.6972)	20 (169.6684)	35 (162.8000)	2 (176.5716)	32 (161.6572)
2026-04-17	GLBBQA Spring Fling Coldwater, MI	6 / 48 (701.0972)	15 (174.2744)	2 (178.8572)	7 (175.4172)	16 (172.5484)
2025-06-27	Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown Eureka, IL	18 / 26 (681.0056)	18 (167.3828)	10 (171.9656)	7 (173.1200)	17 (168.5372)
2025-06-27	Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown (ONE MEAT RIBS) Eureka, IL	—	—	15 (161.0740)	—	—
2025-06-14	Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) West Salem, WI	4 / 36 (690.2284)	3 (177.7144)	21 (168.5256)	2 (178.8800)	27 (165.1084)
2025-06-13	Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) West Salem, WI	31 / 36 (659.8056)	3 (174.8572)	30 (160.5028)	34 (159.3600)	27 (165.0856)
2025-06-13	Bring'n Home the Bacon (ONE MEAT RIBS) West Salem, WI	—	—	17 (168.5256)	—	—
2025-06-06	Hoosier BBQ Classic Franklin, IN	7 / 30 (690.8344)	10 (173.1200)	11 (169.1316)	3 (176.5600)	12 (172.0228)
2025-06-06	Hoosier BBQ Classic (ONE MEAT RIBS) Franklin, IN	—	—	3 (177.1544)	—	—
2025-05-16	11th Annual Rockin' BBQ Warsaw, IN	16 / 34 (681.6228)	21 (170.8228)	18 (170.2744)	12 (171.4056)	15 (169.1200)
2025-05-16	11th Annual Rockin' BBQ (ONE MEAT RIBS) Warsaw, IN	—	—	1 (177.7372)	—	—
2024-09-01	Rib Double Dip (2) (ONE MEAT RIBS) Chillicothe, IL	—	—	15 (165.0740)	—	—
2024-09-01	Rib Double Dip (1) (ONE MEAT RIBS) Chillicothe, IL	—	—	2 (174.2628)	—	—
2024-04-19	GLBBQA Spring Fling Charlotte, MI	7 / 62 (693.6572)	29 (170.2628)	14 (172.5600)	2 (178.8572)	17 (171.9772)
2022-10-14	Best of the Midwest BBQ Union Grove, WI	12 / 36 (682.7540)	8 (173.1200)	6 (174.2628)	13 (170.2628)	17 (165.1084)
2022-09-23	Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard Murphysboro, IL	13 / 46 (690.7772)	10 (176.0116)	16 (173.1200)	5 (175.4056)	24 (166.2400)
2022-09-16	Smokin' For Garrett Mt. Carmel, IL	12 / 27 (683.9432)	11 (172.5600)	10 (170.2744)	4 (176.5716)	18 (164.5372)
2022-09-09	Puckaway Pigfest Montello, WI	14 / 38 (680.5256)	20 (167.4400)	19 (166.8344)	2 (177.1428)	18 (169.1084)
2022-08-05	All American BBQ Throwdown Westland, MI	20 / 50 (675.8856)	21 (169.6800)	2 (177.1428)	13 (171.9656)	41 (157.0972)
2022-08-05	All American BBQ Throwdown - One Meat Ribs Westland, MI	—	—	27 (161.7028)	—	—
2022-07-22	EffingHAM-JAM Effingham, IL	11 / 25 (677.6112)	14 (167.9656)	6 (172.5600)	3 (173.1200)	17 (163.9656)
2022-07-15	Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown Eureka, IL	7 / 25 (686.1940)	13 (170.8112)	1 (177.1428)	16 (167.9772)	11 (170.2628)
2022-07-15	Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown (One Meat Ribs) Eureka, IL	—	—	8 (170.8344)	—	—
2022-07-08	Harvest on Fire at the Winery Marshall, IL	19 / 28 (674.1828)	14 (173.1200)	15 (169.7028)	16 (169.6800)	23 (161.6800)
2022-06-25	Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day Two) Belvidere, IL	18 / 32 (673.0860)	20 (169.6916)	20 (167.4172)	8 (172.5600)	27 (163.4172)
2022-06-24	Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day One) Belvidere, IL	20 / 36 (673.0056)	17 (169.6800)	19 (166.8228)	17 (169.1200)	26 (167.3828)
2022-06-24	Heritage Days BBQ Showdown - One Meat ribs Belvidere, IL	—	—	2 (175.4172)	—	—
2022-06-18	Hoosier BBQ Classic Day 2 Franklin, IN	7 / 27 (690.2172)	16 (170.8228)	9 (173.1200)	3 (177.7144)	13 (168.5600)
2022-06-17	Hoosier BBQ Classic Day 1 Franklin, IN	29 / 42 (665.0400)	29 (169.1200)	17 (168.5372)	27 (166.2628)	35 (161.1200)
2022-06-17	Hoosier BBQ Classic (One Meat Ribs) Franklin, IN	—	—	2 (173.7144)	—	—
2022-06-11	Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) West Salem, WI	20 / 37 (671.2912)	17 (171.9656)	22 (166.2400)	14 (170.8228)	24 (162.2628)
2022-06-10	Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) West Salem, WI	17 / 39 (673.6116)	4 (173.1200)	21 (166.2400)	8 (173.7144)	26 (160.5372)
2022-05-14	8th Annual Rockin' BBQ (Day 2) Warsaw, IN	8 / 25 (688.4800)	6 (177.7144)	2 (176.5600)	14 (169.6800)	18 (164.5256)
2022-05-13	8th Annual Rockin' BBQ (Day 1) Warsaw, IN	5 / 36 (687.3600)	12 (173.7028)	8 (170.8572)	14 (170.8228)	8 (171.9772)
2022-05-13	8th Annual Rockin' BBQ (One Meat Ribs) Warsaw, IN	—	—	4 (176.0000)	—	—
2022-05-06	Route 66 Smoke Out Dwight, IL	6 / 33 (687.3828)	5 (175.4172)	12 (166.8572)	9 (173.1200)	7 (171.9884)
2022-04-29	Masters in May Bancroft, WI	14 / 43 (671.3484)	14 (170.2628)	23 (165.1084)	28 (162.2400)	4 (173.7372)
2022-04-29	Masters in May (One Meat Ribs) Bancroft, WI	—	—	1 (176.0344)	—	—
2022-04-08	CCSFEST Indianapolis, IN	4 / 42 (696.5028)	4 (178.2972)	2 (175.4172)	2 (176.5600)	23 (166.2284)
2021-11-13	3rd Annual KCBS World Invitational - Master Invitational Shawnee, OK	63 / 92 (682.7768)	72 (169.6684)	14 (177.1428)	43 (172.0000)	78 (163.9656)
2021-11-11	3rd Annual KCBS World Invitational - Open Shawnee, OK	53 / 111 (679.3600)	55 (170.2628)	91 (164.5600)	3 (178.2972)	74 (166.2400)
2021-10-30	Boo-B-Que - Day 2 Unity Village, MO	6 / 33 (694.8000)	29 (167.3828)	2 (177.7144)	15 (173.1084)	7 (176.5944)
2021-10-30	Boo-B-Que - Day 1 - One Meat Rib Contest Unity Village, MO	—	—	3 (178.2972)	—	—
2021-10-29	Boo-B-Que - Day 1 Unity Village, MO	15 / 41 (690.1940)	21 (171.9656)	33 (167.9772)	1 (180.0000)	25 (170.2512)
2021-10-22	Best of the Midwest BBQ Union Grove, WI	3 / 44 (689.0744)	4 (173.7028)	16 (168.5372)	3 (176.0000)	12 (170.8344)
2021-10-15	Big Buffalo Crossing BBQ Cook-Off Munfordville, KY	13 / 27 (691.9200)	20 (167.3828)	15 (170.2628)	7 (175.4172)	3 (178.8572)
2021-09-24	Praise the Lard Murphysboro BBQ Cook-Off Murphysboro, IL	14 / 39 (681.6456)	19 (168.5600)	10 (172.5600)	18 (169.1200)	16 (171.4056)
2021-09-17	Grillin and Chillin BBQ Owensboro, KY	7 / 31 (699.3828)	9 (171.9656)	7 (174.2628)	6 (176.0000)	3 (177.1544)
2021-08-20	Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival Madison, IN	9 / 43 (687.3372)	17 (171.9772)	1 (177.1544)	8 (175.4172)	29 (162.7884)
2021-08-13	Big Blue Barbecue Shelbyville, IN	4 / 30 (696.5372)	2 (178.8572)	9 (173.7028)	11 (169.7028)	7 (174.2744)
2021-07-23	Effingham -Jam Effingham, IL	18 / 29 (667.2684)	26 (159.9428)	18 (163.3828)	1 (176.5600)	11 (167.3828)
2021-07-17	Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown Day 2 Eureka, IL	1 / 19 (698.2400)	2 (177.7028)	1 (177.1544)	6 (171.9772)	6 (171.4056)
2021-07-16	Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown Day 1 Eureka, IL	8 / 25 (679.8972)	11 (170.2628)	8 (171.9772)	12 (169.1200)	9 (168.5372)
2021-07-16	Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown - One Meat Rib Contest Eureka, IL	—	—	9 (162.8344)	—	—
2021-07-09	Harvest On the Fire At the Winery Marshall, IL	13 / 38 (675.3488)	15 (170.2972)	27 (163.3944)	16 (167.3944)	4 (174.2628)
2021-06-26	Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day Two) Belvidere, IL	20 / 43 (674.7200)	39 (163.9428)	3 (174.8572)	12 (170.8344)	25 (165.0856)
2021-06-25	Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day one) Belvidere, IL	32 / 49 (660.3996)	22 (167.3712)	30 (163.3828)	11 (172.5600)	43 (157.0856)
2021-06-19	Hoosier BBQ Classic Day 2 Franklin, IN	7 / 37 (685.0628)	17 (171.9656)	1 (176.5600)	11 (173.1428)	28 (163.3944)
2021-06-18	Hoosier BBQ Classic Day 1 Franklin, IN	31 / 51 (668.9824)	41 (164.5256)	9 (171.9656)	34 (163.9656)	27 (168.5256)
2021-05-01	Route 66 Smoke Out Dwight, IL	10 / 44 (678.2628)	27 (166.8228)	2 (176.5944)	20 (165.7028)	17 (169.1428)
2020-10-16	Best of the Midwest BBQ Union Grove, WI	21 / 50 (660.4112)	33 (163.3828)	22 (164.5484)	22 (165.0972)	18 (167.3828)
2020-09-04	Smokin in the Bogs Warrens, WI	21 / 28 (634.7316)	19 (162.8572)	22 (155.3716)	24 (155.4172)	12 (161.0856)
2020-07-18	CIBBQ Red Devil Edition Day 2 Eureka, IL	16 / 25 (671.8968)	21 (166.8228)	4 (171.9884)	13 (166.8456)	13 (166.2400)
2020-07-17	CIBBQ Red Devil Edition Day 1 Eureka, IL	6 / 30 (683.9656)	4 (173.1656)	2 (174.2972)	4 (172.5600)	20 (163.9428)
2020-06-20	Covid-Que Relief (Day 2) Franklin, IN	20 / 63 (677.6456)	7 (174.8800)	20 (167.9772)	57 (160.5256)	10 (174.2628)
2020-06-19	Covid-Que Relief (Day 1) Franklin, IN	49 / 69 (658.2060)	9 (173.1428)	24 (167.9772)	66 (153.0972)	46 (163.9888)
2019-10-04	Jim Beam BBQ Classic Springfield, KY	7 / 42 (683.3028)	4 (174.2628)	10 (170.8344)	14 (170.8228)	18 (167.3828)
2019-09-20	Murphysboro BBQ Cook Off Murphysboro, IL	27 / 54 (665.6112)	32 (163.4172)	8 (174.8572)	21 (169.1084)	41 (158.2284)
2019-07-19	Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown Peoria, IL	31 / 40 (644.9720)	32 (159.4060)	34 (155.9316)	10 (170.8344)	32 (158.8000)
2019-06-22	Heritage Days BBQ Showdown Day 2 Belvidere, IL	14 / 45 (674.8344)	9 (172.0000)	11 (171.4628)	18 (168.5372)	24 (162.8344)
2019-06-21	Heritage Days BBQ Showdown Day 1 Belvidere, IL	34 / 50 (645.5200)	30 (163.3944)	31 (159.9428)	26 (165.0856)	37 (157.0972)

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
2026 ↗	Master	#273 (425 pts)	#383 (330 pts)	#334 (415 pts)	#175 (600 pts)	#383 (285 pts)
2025 ↗	Master	#351 (620 pts)	#295 (765 pts)	#200 (1169 pts)	#278 (830 pts)	#467 (440 pts)
2024 ↗	Master	#797 (165 pts)	#1242 (60 pts)	#521 (452 pts)	#660 (260 pts)	#1046 (100 pts)
2022 ↗	Master	#104 (1507 pts)	#88 (1530 pts)	#16 (2364 pts)	#28 (2044 pts)	#155 (1217 pts)
2021 ↗	Master	#66 (1753 pts)	#94 (1450 pts)	#16 (2271 pts)	#53 (1826 pts)	#69 (1639 pts)
2020 ↗	Master	#214 (563 pts)	#163 (728 pts)	#147 (748 pts)	#221 (568 pts)	#193 (598 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#1105 (225 pts)	#1023 (270 pts)	#1006 (290 pts)	#1252 (195 pts)	#1389 (155 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#1500 (125 pts)	#1598 (120 pts)	#1271 (205 pts)	#1610 (120 pts)	#1539 (130 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#293 (1229 pts)	#385 (974 pts)	#399 (964 pts)	#251 (1269 pts)	#209 (1414 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#359 (1047 pts)	#420 (932 pts)	#303 (1182 pts)	#463 (882 pts)	#360 (1057 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#326 (1130 pts)	#268 (1230 pts)	#202 (1415 pts)	#327 (1048 pts)	#395 (945 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#618 (508 pts)	#915 (353 pts)	#560 (593 pts)	#838 (393 pts)	#464 (688 pts)