THE PORK WHISPERERS IL
Rating
1489
peak 1489 · rated over 2 contests
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
2019-04-19
latest 2019-09-20
Best ToY finish
#1867
Master 2013
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 2 contests
Avg finish
top 64%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 157.97 · weakest Pork (148.50)
Road miles
637
mi across 2 mapped stops · furthest 637 mi
Purse competed for
$20K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 2 state-championship entries
Master avg
629.54 / 720
1 Master contest · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
302.21 / 360
1 Backyard contest · 0 GCs
Master and Backyard overall scores sit on different scales (Master is out of 720, Backyard out of 360), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.
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 | 163.3828 | 149.7028 | 156.54 | top 54% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.4288 | 152.5028 | 157.97 | top 55% |
| Pork | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 148.5028 | 148.5028 | 148.50 | top 96% |
| Brisket | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 154.2284 | 154.2284 | 154.23 | top 85% |
“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 | 1 | 0 | top 83% |
| MD | 1 | 0 | top 44% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2019 (2 contests)
- Cooks mostly in IL (1 of 2 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (2 entries)
- Average Master overall score: 629.54 / 720
- Average Backyard overall score: 302.21 / 360
Milestones
- 🚩 2019-04-19 — First tracked contest · Interstate BBQ Festival
- ⭐ 2019-09-20 — Career-best overall score (629.5428) · Murphysboro BBQ Cook Off
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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 64% | 87.4% | 85.7% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-09-20 | Murphysboro BBQ Cook Off 🏅 Murphysboro, IL | 45 / 54 (629.5428) | 33 (163.3828) | 36 (163.4288) | 52 (148.5028) | 46 (154.2284) |
| 2019-04-19 | Interstate BBQ Festival 🏅 Hagerstown, MD | 24 / 54 (302.2056) | 25 (149.7028) | 23 (152.5028) | — | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #1957 (60 pts) | #2049 (60 pts) | #2028 (60 pts) | #2032 (60 pts) | #2012 (60 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #1954 (60 pts) | #2012 (60 pts) | #1996 (60 pts) | #2030 (60 pts) | #1990 (60 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #1867 (95 pts) | #1522 (155 pts) | #1863 (110 pts) | #1918 (105 pts) | #2034 (75 pts) |