Shmack Q IL
Rating
1674
peak 1746
Contests
71
in the data
First seen
latest 2026-06-19
Best ToY finish
#20
Backyard 2024
Grand champs
6
8 reserve
Category wins
10
31 podiums
Overall top-10s
39
of 71 contests
Avg finish
top 31%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Current form
464.70 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 388.32 (+76.38)
Walk rate
66%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
11
best run (overall)
Consistency
±114.29
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 172.25 · weakest Brisket (165.60)
Road miles
15462
mi across 70 mapped stops · furthest 682 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
BBQ MIKE has finished one call ahead of Shmack Q 3 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
Smokey Bey's Barbecue has landed one call behind them 3 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ has come out ahead in 20 of their 24 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of SmoQued On Main St in 13 of their 14 shared contests.
🏕️ Happy hunting ground
Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) is their spot: an average finish in the top 7% across 2 visits.
💔 The heartbreaker
Came within 0.0116 points of the Grand Championship at Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) (2023-09-16).
🗡️ Giant slayer
Took the Grand Championship over a 34-team field at Westmont Red White & BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY).
📅 A September team
Something about September: average finish in the top 13% across 6 contests, versus top 31% the rest of the year.
🃏 Against the odds
Their Grand Championship at Smoke on the Midway (BACKYARD ONLY) (2023-08-19) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 35-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ.
Teams like this (closest power rating, IL first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 60 | 36 | 4 | 13 | 178.2972 | 154.2172 | 169.87 | top 35% |
| Pork Ribs | 66 | 38 | 4 | 12 | 180.0000 🔥 | 145.0400 | 168.06 | top 39% |
| Pork | 13 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 179.4400 | 158.2400 | 172.25 | top 27% |
| Brisket | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 171.4056 | 154.8112 | 165.60 | top 53% |
“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 | 20 | 3 | top 23% |
| TN | 8 | 0 | top 43% |
| MO | 8 | 1 | top 32% |
| IA | 6 | 1 | top 34% |
| VA | 4 | 1 | top 35% |
| WI | 3 | 0 | top 47% |
| AL | 2 | 0 | top 19% |
| OK | 2 | 0 | top 9% |
| KS | 2 | 0 | top 75% |
| GA | 2 | 0 | top 11% |
| MI | 1 | 0 | top 47% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 10 | 2 | top 38% |
| Medium (20–39) | 32 | 4 | top 23% |
| Large (40+) | 16 | 0 | top 44% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2023 (24 contests)
- Cooks mostly in IL (24 of 71 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (66 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: Tri City BBQ Fest (2022-09-16)
- Wins it all in 8% of contests
- All-time average overall score: 388.32
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 305.5888 | 305.59 |
| 2026 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 679.9200 | 504.48 |
| 2025 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 685.5884 | 363.71 |
| 2024 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 686.8116 | 369.82 |
| 2023 | 24 | 5 | 7 | 677.6460 | 394.57 |
| 2022 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 515.9200 | 363.67 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 647.8972 | 479.91 |
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 | 21 / 41 (339.9428) | 17 (171.4172) | 25 (168.5256) | — | — |
| 2026-05-24 | 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: Master Series Invitational and the Backyard Series Invitational (Sunday, May 24, 2026) Lebanon, TN | 23 / 82 (343.9428) | 29 (171.9656) | 25 (171.9772) | — | — |
| 2026-05-23 | 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: Wells Cup, Cocktail Ancillary, Dessert Ancillary (Saturday, May 23, 2026) Lebanon, TN | 81 / 117 (679.9200) | 96 (167.9772) | 46 (173.1200) | 44 (173.7028) | 98 (165.1200) |
| 2026-05-22 | 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: World Rib Finals (Friday, May 22, 2026) Lebanon, TN | — | — | 29 (174.8456) | — | — |
| 2026-04-17 | Knox Co. 4-H/FFA Ring of Smoke Edina, MO | 22 / 25 (654.1140) | 20 (167.9656) | 20 (166.8228) | 24 (158.2400) | 22 (161.0856) |
| 2025-07-19 | Dowagiac BBQ Competition and Summer Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Dowagiac, MI | 8 / 17 (341.1088) | 10 (167.9772) | 7 (173.1316) | — | — |
| 2025-06-20 | Rhythm & BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Morris, IL | 21 / 36 (334.8572) | 25 (163.9772) | 15 (170.8800) | — | — |
| 2025-05-25 | 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational (Sunday, May 25, 2025) Lebanon, TN | 26 / 70 (341.6688) | 26 (170.8344) | 25 (170.8344) | — | — |
| 2025-05-24 | 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational (Saturday, May 24, 2025) Lebanon, TN | 56 / 106 (685.5884) | 50 (173.1200) | 73 (169.6800) | 30 (174.2628) | 72 (168.5256) |
| 2025-05-23 | 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational Chicken (Friday, May 23, 2025) Lebanon, TN | — | 26 (170.8228) | — | — | — |
| 2025-05-23 | 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational Ribs (Friday, May 23, 2025) Lebanon, TN | — | — | 45 (163.9544) | — | — |
| 2025-04-26 | Revolutionary BBQ Brawl (Day 2) Williamsburg, VA | 13 / 16 (334.8000) | 15 (166.2400) | 10 (168.5600) | — | — |
| 2025-04-25 | Revolutionary BBQ Brawl (Day 1) Williamsburg, VA | 7 / 20 (346.2516) | 13 (169.6916) | 6 (176.5600) | — | — |
| 2025-04-04 | Iowa State BBQ Championship Altoona, IA | 36 / 49 (161.6688) | 32 (161.6688) | — | — | — |
| 2024-09-14 | Trekking for CDH Pierron, IL | 3 / 35 (341.1200) | 2 (174.2744) | 15 (166.8456) | — | — |
| 2024-09-01 | Rib Double Dip (2) (ONE MEAT RIBS) Chillicothe, IL | — | — | 12 (166.2400) | — | — |
| 2024-09-01 | Rib Double Dip (1) (ONE MEAT RIBS) Chillicothe, IL | — | — | 5 (173.1200) | — | — |
| 2024-08-24 | Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) Park Ridge, IL | 3 / 36 (346.2860) | 6 (171.4172) | 3 (174.8688) | — | — |
| 2024-08-17 | Smoke N for the Kids Troy, IL | 4 / 27 (337.0744) | 5 (170.8228) | 7 (166.2516) | — | — |
| 2024-08-17 | Smoke on the Midway (BACKYARD ONLY) Fairbury, IL | 10 / 26 (339.9888) | 7 (172.5600) | 12 (167.4288) | — | — |
| 2024-07-20 | Smokin on the Osage (Day 2) Osceola, MO | 2 / 33 (354.8572) | 6 (174.8572) | 1 (180.0000) | — | — |
| 2024-07-19 | Smokin on the Osage (Day 1) Osceola, MO | 4 / 37 (342.2516) | 3 (175.4172) | 6 (166.8344) | — | — |
| 2024-06-14 | Morris Rhythm & BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Morris, IL | 7 / 40 (338.8116) | 13 (167.3944) | 5 (171.4172) | — | — |
| 2024-05-25 | 6th Annual KCBS World Invitational - BACKYARD SERIES INVITATIONAL Lebanon, TN | 9 / 47 (346.8228) | 29 (170.8228) | 4 (176.0000) | — | — |
| 2024-05-24 | 6th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN Lebanon, TN | 47 / 118 (686.8116) | 65 (171.9888) | 75 (168.5600) | 27 (174.8572) | 50 (171.4056) |
| 2024-04-26 | Smoke on the Water BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Florence, AL | 2 / 40 (353.1200) | 4 (176.5600) | 2 (176.5600) | — | — |
| 2024-03-29 | Iowa State BBQ Championship Altoona, IA | 19 / 42 (335.9544) | 32 (165.0972) | 9 (170.8572) | — | — |
| 2024-03-15 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship Lebanon, TN | 43 / 93 (314.7200) | 13 (169.6800) | 48 (145.0400) | 23 (165.6800) | — |
| 2024-03-15 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship (ONE MEAT RIBS) Lebanon, TN | — | — | 67 (155.9200) | — | — |
| 2023-10-28 | Zom-B-Q (Day 2) Galax, VA | 3 / 17 (333.6456) | 7 (163.3828) | 4 (170.2628) | — | — |
| 2023-10-27 | Zom-B-Q (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Galax, VA | — | 5 (170.2744) | — | — | — |
| 2023-10-27 | Nightmare before Zom-B-Q (Day 1) Galax, VA | 1 / 19 (335.9316) | 2 (168.5372) | 3 (167.3944) | — | — |
| 2023-10-13 | Bring'n Home the Bacon II (MASTER & BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 9 / 21 (335.9544) | 8 (171.4172) | 17 (164.5372) | — | — |
| 2023-10-13 | Bring'n Home the Bacon II (ONE MEAT RIBS) West Salem, WI | — | — | 7 (170.2744) | — | — |
| 2023-10-06 | Smokin' for Garrett Mt. Carmel, IL | 1 / 26 (526.2744) | 2 (171.9772) | 1 (174.8572) | 1 (179.4400) | — |
| 2023-09-16 | Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) Park Ridge, IL | 2 / 35 (346.8228) | 5 (171.4056) | 4 (175.4172) | — | — |
| 2023-09-08 | Anchor City Cook-Off Centralia, MO | 1 / 13 (352.0000) | 1 (174.8572) | 1 (177.1428) | — | — |
| 2023-09-01 | Boats Beats & BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY) Grove, OK | 2 / 17 (523.9660) | 5 (170.8344) | 2 (177.7144) | 2 (175.4172) | — |
| 2023-08-25 | Up in Smoke on the Square (BACKYARD ONLY) Lincoln, IL | 2 / 26 (345.1204) | 2 (174.2744) | 6 (170.8460) | — | — |
| 2023-08-19 | Smoke on the Midway (BACKYARD ONLY) Fairbury, IL | 1 / 32 (342.8228) | 7 (171.4172) | 1 (171.4056) | — | — |
| 2023-08-12 | 5th Annual KCBS World Invitational - BACKYARD SERIES INVITATIONAL Mayetta, KS | 22 / 29 (339.9660) | 16 (173.1316) | 22 (166.8344) | — | — |
| 2023-08-11 | 5th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN Mayetta, KS | 66 / 90 (677.6460) | 49 (171.4172) | 73 (163.9772) | 32 (173.7144) | 57 (168.5372) |
| 2023-07-28 | Smokin on the Route Miami, OK | 2 / 29 (351.9888) | 1 (177.7144) | 2 (174.2744) | — | — |
| 2023-07-07 | Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off (BACKYARD 2) Cameron, MO | 6 / 12 (338.2400) | 6 (169.7028) | 9 (168.5372) | — | — |
| 2023-07-07 | Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off Cameron, MO | 7 / 30 (342.8344) | 9 (169.1200) | 6 (173.7144) | — | — |
| 2023-07-07 | Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off (ONE MEAT RIBS) Cameron, MO | — | — | 30 (155.3600) | — | — |
| 2023-06-17 | Morris Rhythm & BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Morris, IL | 2 / 33 (345.1888) | 6 (169.1544) | 2 (176.0344) | — | — |
| 2023-05-27 | Westmont Red White & BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY) Westmont, IL | 1 / 34 (521.1544) | 7 (172.0000) | 2 (175.4172) | 2 (173.7372) | — |
| 2023-05-19 | The High on the Hog Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Winchester, TN | 18 / 34 (335.3828) | 8 (174.2628) | 24 (161.1200) | — | — |
| 2023-04-28 | BBQ Boogie & Blues Calhoun, GA | 3 / 32 (521.6572) | 8 (169.6800) | 4 (173.1200) | 1 (178.8572) | 7 (154.8112) |
| 2023-03-31 | Iowa State BBQ Championship Altoona, IA | 10 / 47 (335.9312) | 14 (165.1084) | 7 (170.8228) | — | — |
| 2023-03-24 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue Backyard Contest Kansas City, MO | 11 / 37 (338.8228) | 11 (169.1544) | 13 (169.6684) | — | — |
| 2023-03-24 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue Steak Cook-Off Kansas City, MO | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2022-11-12 | 4th Annual KCBS World Invitational - BACKYARD SERIES INVITATIONAL Gadsden, AL | 16 / 49 (343.4056) | 20 (171.9656) | 10 (171.4400) | — | — |
| 2022-11-11 | 4th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN Gadsden, AL | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2022-10-14 | Best of the Midwest BBQ Union Grove, WI | 5 / 36 (326.8228) | 2 (170.8456) | 7 (155.9772) | — | — |
| 2022-09-16 | Tri City BBQ Fest Denison, IA | 1 / 25 (350.8456) | 1 (174.8456) | 2 (176.0000) | — | — |
| 2022-09-09 | Bar-B-QC (Backyard) Davenport, IA | 5 / 13 (515.9200) | 10 (168.5256) | 8 (168.5372) | 2 (178.8572) | — |
| 2022-08-20 | Smoke on the Midway (BACKYARD ONLY) Fairbury, IL | 7 / 20 (322.2516) | 11 (159.4516) | 8 (162.8000) | — | — |
| 2022-07-15 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown Eureka, IL | 9 / 25 (318.7428) | 5 (163.3828) | 10 (155.3600) | — | — |
| 2022-07-15 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown (One Meat Ribs) Eureka, IL | — | — | 13 (169.1200) | — | — |
| 2022-06-24 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day One) Belvidere, IL | 9 / 36 (323.8972) | 9 (163.9428) | 11 (159.9544) | — | — |
| 2022-06-24 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown - One Meat ribs Belvidere, IL | — | — | 20 (161.0972) | — | — |
| 2022-06-17 | Morris Rhythm & BBQ Festival (Backyard) Morris, IL | 3 / 23 (339.3944) | 2 (175.4172) | 7 (163.9772) | — | — |
| 2022-05-28 | Westmont Red White & BBQ Backyard BBQ Cook-Off 2022 (BACKYARD ONLY) Westmont, IL | 2 / 28 (340.0344) | 1 (178.2972) | 10 (161.7372) | — | — |
| 2022-04-29 | BBQ Boogie & Blues Calhoun, GA | 5 / 37 (507.3372) | 2 (175.4172) | 8 (169.1084) | 8 (162.8116) | 2 (169.7144) |
| 2022-04-01 | Iowa State BBQ Championship (Backyard) Altoona, IA | 6 / 27 (341.0972) | 10 (170.8228) | 8 (170.2744) | — | — |
| 2022-03-25 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue Backyard Contest Kansas City, MO | 10 / 25 (334.2628) | 2 (177.7028) | 21 (156.5600) | — | — |
| 2021-11-05 | Saluting with Smoke (COMPETITOR'S SERIES) Yorkville, IL | 12 / 18 (647.8972) | 14 (156.5144) | 12 (161.1200) | 9 (169.6800) | — |
| 2021-10-15 | Bring'n Home the Bacon II Day 1 (BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 34 / 40 (311.9200) | 27 (157.6800) | 34 (154.2400) | — | — |
| Smoke on the Midway (BACKYARD ONLY) Fairbury, IL | 9 / 17 (305.5888) | 9 (154.2172) | 11 (151.3716) | — | — |
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 | #170 (150 pts) | #171 (160 pts) | #170 (180 pts) | — | — |
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #791 (60 pts) | #866 (60 pts) | #733 (120 pts) | #823 (60 pts) | #814 (60 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Backyard | #103 (532 pts) | #136 (437 pts) | #104 (597 pts) | — | — |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #1148 (60 pts) | #960 (120 pts) | #1020 (120 pts) | #1190 (60 pts) | #1190 (60 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Backyard | #20 (1152 pts) | #31 (1017 pts) | #21 (1151 pts) | — | — |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #1182 (60 pts) | #1242 (60 pts) | #560 (397 pts) | #1231 (60 pts) | #1204 (60 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Backyard | — | #11 (1242 pts) | #4 (1317 pts) | — | — |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #1255 (60 pts) | #737 (227 pts) | #727 (271 pts) | #1287 (60 pts) | #1296 (60 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Backyard | — | #6 (1276 pts) | #47 (817 pts) | — | — |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | — | — | #932 (178 pts) | — | — |