River City Smoque IL
Rating
1502
peak 1502
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
2025-08-22
latest 2026-06-19
Best ToY finish
#236
Backyard 2026
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 2 contests
Avg finish
top 57%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 168.56 · weakest Chicken (167.68)
Road miles
97
mi across 2 mapped stops · furthest 49 mi
Teams like this (closest power rating, IL first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.9656 | 167.3944 | 167.68 | top 56% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 173.7028 | 163.4172 | 168.56 | top 46% |
| Pork | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Brisket | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 68% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 46% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2026 (1 contest)
- Cooks mostly in IL (2 of 2 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (2 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 336.24
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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 341.6684 | 341.67 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 330.8116 | 330.81 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-19 | Rhythm & BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Morris, IL | 19 / 41 (341.6684) | 22 (167.9656) | 11 (173.7028) | — | — |
| 2025-08-22 | Up in Smoke on the Square (BACKYARD ONLY) Lincoln, IL | 21 / 31 (330.8116) | 18 (167.3944) | 20 (163.4172) | — | — |
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 ↗ | Backyard | #236 (90 pts) | #250 (75 pts) | #204 (130 pts) | — | — |
| 2025 ↗ | Backyard | #349 (76 pts) | #340 (91 pts) | #361 (81 pts) | — | — |