Rub Sauce & 2 Smoking Barrels IL
Rating
1492
peak 1492
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2023-08-25
latest 2026-06-19
Best ToY finish
#253
Backyard 2026
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 65%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
325.08
last 3 vs career avg 325.08 (+0.00)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±6.21
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 161.10 · weakest Pork Ribs (160.32)
Road miles
148
mi across 5 mapped stops · furthest 50 mi
Storylines
⚔️ A tough matchup
Rudes BBQ has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
Teams like this (closest power rating, IL first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.7028 | 153.6456 | 161.10 | top 67% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.1200 | 151.9888 | 160.32 | top 77% |
| 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) | 2 | 0 | top 65% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 66% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2024 (2 contests)
- Cooks mostly in IL (5 of 5 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (5 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 325.08
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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 330.8228 | 330.82 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 327.9660 | 327.97 |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 316.4456 | 316.45 |
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 | 27 / 41 (330.8228) | 25 (165.7028) | 32 (165.1200) | — | — |
| 2025-08-16 | Smoke on the Midway (BACKYARD ONLY) Fairbury, IL | 13 / 20 (327.9660) | 11 (163.9544) | 12 (164.0116) | — | — |
| 2024-09-01 | Rib Double Dip (2) (ONE MEAT RIBS) Chillicothe, IL | — | — | 18 (157.6688) | — | — |
| 2024-09-01 | Rib Double Dip (1) (ONE MEAT RIBS) Chillicothe, IL | — | — | 19 (151.9888) | — | — |
| 2023-08-25 | Up in Smoke on the Square (BACKYARD ONLY) Lincoln, IL | 17 / 26 (316.4456) | 22 (153.6456) | 12 (162.8000) | — | — |
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 | #253 (60 pts) | #258 (60 pts) | #262 (60 pts) | — | — |
| 2025 ↗ | Backyard | #322 (105 pts) | #309 (115 pts) | #326 (110 pts) | — | — |
| 2024 ↗ | Backyard | — | — | #362 (78 pts) | — | — |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | — | — | #918 (152 pts) | — | — |