RUB IT, SMOKE IT, LOVE IT

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

Power ranking

#4087

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1481

peak 1481 · rated over 19 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-09-13

latest 2018-04-20

Best ToY finish

#747

Master 2017

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

5 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 19 contests

Avg finish

top 66%

overall standings

Best overall

676.5716 / 720

Master · *Beardstown Blues,Brews & Barbecue

Perfect 180s

1 🔥

Current form

656.72 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 644.88 (+11.84)

Walk rate

37%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

180.0000 🔥

Pork · Main Street BBQ & Blues Fest

Consistency

±18.94

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 167.54 · weakest Pork Ribs (156.55)

Road miles

2,128

mi across 19 mapped stops · furthest 122 mi

Schedule strength

48%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1563)

Master avg

644.88 / 720

19 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (8 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.

Perfect scores on the board

1 perfect 180s

1 perfect 180 in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, all in pork.

Pork ×1

High-water mark

676.5716 career-best overall

94.0% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 676.5716 at *Beardstown Blues,Brews & Barbecue — 94.0% of a perfect 720.

Master
2017-06-09

Their season

2017 their best year

2017 was the year it came together: 5 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 1 category win, at an average finish in the top 56%.

5 contests
1 overall top-10s
1 category wins
average top 56%

A tough matchup

11–0 behind in the head-to-head

One2BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

One2BBQ has come out ahead in 11 of their 11 shared contests.

The weak link

−11.0 points behind their best meat

Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 10.99 points below their pork, and turns into a call 5% of the time against 37%.

Pork Ribs avg 156.55
Pork avg 167.54
1 calls in 19 entries

A strong matchup

5–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of BIG LOG BBQ in 5 of their 5 shared contests.

Pork nemesis

9 of 12 shared pork entries lost

QUAU ahead 75% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, QUAU has out-cooked them in 9 of 12 shared pork entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

OINK-A-DOODLE-MOO 1559 has landed one call behind them 2 times.

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

HAWGPOUND SMOKERS

#4075 of the rated field

1481 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 20
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1504

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 20 contests to 19, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 20 contests
last seen 2017-08-04

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The 28th Amendment

#4105 of the rated field

1480 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 18
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 11%
Peak: 1480

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 18 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 18 contests
last seen 2026-03-20

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SLOWJOE BBQ SWEDEN

#4103 of the rated field

1480 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 18
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 22%
Peak: 1525

No shared contest yet.

18 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 22% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 18 contests
last seen 2022-05-14

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CRAZY BONES BBQ

#4100 of the rated field

1480 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 6%
Peak: 1523

No shared contest yet.

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.

rated over 17 contests
last seen 2018-07-13

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Sheyenne BBQ

#4073 of the rated field

1481 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 23
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 9%
Peak: 1481

No shared contest yet.

Level with RUB IT, SMOKE IT, LOVE IT on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 23 contests
last seen 2026-08-28

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Squeeze My Slabs

#4106 of the rated field

1480 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 7%
Peak: 1516

No shared contest yet.

They've been 1516 at their best, 36 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 15 contests
last seen 2024-06-08

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
ST. LOUIS BLACK IRON BBQ	12	1	11	8%	⚔ compare
QUAU	12	1	11	8%	⚔ compare
PORK PARADISE	12	1	11	8%	⚔ compare
BOSS HAWG BBQ	11	1	10	9%	⚔ compare
One2BBQ	11	0	11	0%	⚔ compare
ALL IN QUE	10	1	9	10%	⚔ compare
SMOKEY'S Q	9	2	7	22%	⚔ compare
JUGS BBQ	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare
Its 5 Oclock Somewhere	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
Outsiders BBQ	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
RURAL ROUTE BBQ	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
PITMASTERIQ BBQ	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
Carrol Lou's Smokehouse	7	5	2	71%	⚔ compare
I QUE & BREW	7	3	4	43%	⚔ compare
CLUCK , OINK & MOO BARBECUE	7	3	4	43%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	19	0	0	0	172.5484	150.2056	162.66	top 64%
Pork Ribs	19	1	0	1	173.7144	133.6344	156.55	top 73%
Pork	19	7	2	4	180.0000 🔥	155.3828	167.54	top 37%
Brisket	19	2	0	0	172.5828	135.4172	158.14	top 64%

“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	13	0	top 68%
MO	6	0	top 62%

By contest size

Field	Contests	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	2	top 64%
Medium (20–39)	4	top 60%
Large (40+)	13	top 68%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
*Main Street BBQ & Blues Fest	2	13	top 34%	2018-04-20
CIBR-BBQ Central Illinois Bragging Right BBQ	2	28	top 66%	2017-10-13
Murphysboro BBQ Cookoff	2	33	top 62%	2017-09-22
Up In smoke on the Square	2	35	top 83%	2016-06-03

The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 4.6 yrs 2013-09-13 → 2018-04-20

Busiest season 2017 5 contests

Contests a season 3.2 across 6 seasons in the data

Cooks most in IL 13 of 19 contests · 2 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 15 4 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 19 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls

Strongest meat Pork averages 167.54 · weakest Pork Ribs (156.55)

Walk rate 37% a top-10 call in 7 of 19 contests

Overall top-10 rate 11% 2 of 19 contests

Master average 644.88 out of 720 · 19 contests · 0 GCs

Perfect 180s 1 every judge at the table handing back a nine

Opponents faced 335 256–511 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 2,128 19 mapped stops · furthest 122 mi

Schedule strength 1563 average field rating faced — tougher than 48% of rated contests

Power rating 1481 peak 1481 · #4087 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
Sep 13 First tracked contest Q the Lou
Sep 13 Peak power rating (1492) Q the Lou
2014
Jun 26 First call Legacy State BBQ Championship Cook-Off
Sep 26 First overall past 90% of a perfect score648.5716 Hermann Bar-BQ and Brats Festival
2016
Jun 3 10th tracked contest Up In smoke on the Square
Jun 24 First overall top-10 Assumption Fest Smokin Hot BBQ Contest
2017
Apr 21 First category win (Pork) Main Street BBQ & Blues Fest
Apr 21 First perfect 180 (Pork) Main Street BBQ & Blues Fest
Jun 9 Career-best overall score676.5716 *Beardstown Blues,Brews & Barbecue
2018
Apr 20 Most recent contest *Main Street BBQ & Blues Fest

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+16.4	*Beardstown Blues,Brews & Barbecue	2017-06-09
+10.7	Main Street BBQ & Blues Fest	2017-04-21
+9	*Main Street BBQ & Blues Fest	2018-04-20
+7.1	Assumption Fest Smokin Hot BBQ Contest	2016-06-24
+4.8	CIBR-BBQ Central Illinois Bragging Right BBQ	2016-10-14

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-8.8	Up In Smoke On The Square	2015-06-05
-7.8	Q the Lou	2013-09-13
-7	Main Street BBQ & Bluesfest	2016-04-15
-7	7th Annual Main Street BBQ & Bluesfest	2015-04-17
-6.8	Casino Queen BBQ Competition	2014-10-17

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	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2018	1	0	1	100%	top 35%	92.9%	92.9%
2017	5	1	1	60%	top 56%	94%	91.4%
2016	5	1	0	20%	top 64%	92.6%	89.8%
2015	3	0	0	0%	top 82%	87.6%	86.9%
2014	4	0	0	50%	top 74%	90.1%	89.2%
2013	1	0	0	0%	top 80%	85.5%	85.5%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2018-04-20	*Main Street BBQ & Blues Fest Washington, MO	14 / 40 (669.1204)	28 (161.6916)	24 (159.9544)	1 (174.8916)	9 (172.5828)
2017-10-13	CIBR-BBQ Central Illinois Bragging Right BBQ Arthur, IL	33 / 41 (634.1368)	37 (150.2056)	20 (161.7028)	4 (173.1428)	36 (149.0856)
2017-10-06	*Decatur's Smokin BBQ Festival(JUDGES FULL) Decatur, IL	23 / 30 (651.3372)	16 (166.8572)	23 (158.8344)	17 (166.8228)	20 (158.8228)
2017-09-22	Murphysboro BBQ Cookoff Murphysboro, IL	40 / 55 (652.4344)	34 (165.6800)	43 (159.3828)	31 (167.4172)	38 (159.9544)
2017-06-09	*Beardstown Blues,Brews & Barbecue Beardstown, IL	4 / 24 (676.5716)	11 (168.0116)	3 (173.7144)	6 (170.2856)	11 (164.5600)
2017-04-21	Main Street BBQ & Blues Fest Washington, MO	13 / 40 (674.1716)	19 (166.2400)	27 (162.8344)	1 (180.0000)	20 (165.0972)
2016-10-14	CIBR-BBQ Central Illinois Bragging Right BBQ Authur, IL	28 / 55 (658.7660)	27 (165.7144)	31 (163.9772)	31 (163.9544)	28 (165.1200)
2016-09-23	Murphysboro BBQ Cookoff Murphysboro, IL	33 / 64 (666.7884)	16 (172.5484)	52 (159.4172)	13 (174.2628)	44 (160.5600)
2016-06-24	Assumption Fest Smokin Hot BBQ Contest Assumption, IL	9 / 18 (662.2056)	13 (165.6684)	17 (152.5372)	2 (172.5600)	5 (171.4400)
2016-06-03	Up In smoke on the Square Lincoln, IL	41 / 52 (626.7544)	44 (159.4056)	23 (163.4288)	16 (166.2856)	52 (137.6344)
2016-04-15	Main Street BBQ & Bluesfest Washington, MO	47 / 53 (619.8972)	45 (157.7028)	48 (150.8000)	31 (161.6800)	45 (149.7144)
2015-09-25	Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-Off Murphysboro, IL	43 / 55 (630.7200)	31 (165.6684)	51 (146.8116)	47 (155.3828)	30 (162.8572)
2015-06-05	Up In Smoke On The Square Lincoln, IL	35 / 40 (619.8404)	36 (155.9888)	38 (147.3716)	32 (155.9544)	21 (160.5256)
2015-04-17	7th Annual Main Street BBQ & Bluesfest Washington, MO	40 / 49 (625.5772)	37 (159.9772)	49 (133.6344)	11 (169.1200)	22 (162.8456)
2014-10-17	Casino Queen BBQ Competition Greater St. Louis, IL	37 / 44 (633.0628)	29 (163.4284)	41 (146.8344)	6 (172.5600)	38 (150.2400)
2014-09-26	Hermann Bar-BQ and Brats Festival Hermann, MO	25 / 37 (648.5716)	21 (165.1428)	30 (158.8460)	22 (162.8800)	23 (161.7028)
2014-06-26	Legacy State BBQ Championship Cook-Off Effingham, IL	14 / 18 (645.0972)	16 (156.5600)	16 (157.6800)	3 (169.1428)	13 (161.7144)
2014-04-11	6th Annual Main Street BBQ & Bluesfest Washington, MO	31 / 46 (642.2288)	17 (165.7144)	34 (156.0116)	18 (165.6800)	35 (154.8228)
2013-09-13	Q the Lou Litchfield, IL	20 / 25 (615.4972)	17 (158.3428)	13 (160.5828)	15 (161.1544)	23 (135.4172)

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
2018 ↗	Master	#1701 (115 pts)	#2012 (60 pts)	#1976 (65 pts)	#1049 (285 pts)	#1495 (145 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#747 (504 pts)	#909 (429 pts)	#812 (494 pts)	#482 (814 pts)	#918 (404 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#920 (368 pts)	#939 (388 pts)	#1050 (333 pts)	#686 (588 pts)	#887 (408 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#1372 (180 pts)	#1476 (180 pts)	#1470 (180 pts)	#1253 (250 pts)	#1311 (215 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#1034 (300 pts)	#999 (350 pts)	#1120 (290 pts)	#653 (585 pts)	#1035 (315 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#1970 (75 pts)	#1974 (90 pts)	#1863 (110 pts)	#1942 (100 pts)	#2597 (60 pts)