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Shmack Q IL

Power ranking

#237
of 3077 rated · rankings

Rating

1668
peak 1746 · rated over 60 contests

Best runs

11
straight top-10s

Contests

74
in the data

First seen

2021-10-15
latest 2026-08-15

Best ToY finish

#20
Backyard 2024

Grand champs

6
9 reserve

Category wins

11
32 podiums

Overall top-10s

40
of 74 contests

Avg finish

top 32%
overall standings

Best overall

686.8116 / 720

Perfect 180s

1 🔥

Current form

333.21 ▼
last 5 Backyard vs avg 354.75 (-21.53)

Walk rate

65%
contests with a top-10 call

Top-10 streak

11
best run (overall)

Best single call

180.0000 🔥

Consistency

±63.02
std dev of Backyard overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork
avg 172.25 · weakest Brisket (165.60)

Road miles

15697
mi across 73 mapped stops · furthest 681 mi

Schedule strength

73%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1569)

Purse competed for

$276K
listed at 53 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

4 🏅
GCs in 24 state-championship entries

Master avg

676.82 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs

Backyard avg

354.75 / 360
55 Backyard contests · 6 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.

⚔ Compare with another team

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 22 of their 26 shared contests.

⚔️ A strong matchup

They've finished ahead of Too Sauced Guys Bar-B-Que in 14 of their 19 shared contests.

🏕️ Happy hunting ground

Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) is their spot: an average finish in the top 7% across 3 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).

😤 Pork nemesis

Even in their strongest meat, RAZORRACKS has out-cooked them in 5 of 5 shared pork entries.

📅 A September team

Something about September: average finish in the top 13% across 6 contests, versus top 32% 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)

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

OpponentMeetingsAheadBehindWin rate
WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ 26 4 22 15% ⚔ compare
Rudes BBQ 24 12 12 50% ⚔ compare
Too Sauced Guys Bar-B-Que 19 14 5 74% ⚔ compare
Stone Cold Grillers 19 12 7 63% ⚔ compare
ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN 16 7 8 44% ⚔ compare
HESSHOGS 15 8 7 53% ⚔ compare
BBQ MIKE 15 7 8 47% ⚔ compare
JANKY LEG BBQ 15 5 10 33% ⚔ compare
SmoQued On Main St 14 13 1 93% ⚔ compare
RUBY CREEK BBQ 14 8 6 57% ⚔ compare
Swine-O-licious BBQ 14 5 9 36% ⚔ compare
309 BBQ 13 6 7 46% ⚔ compare
Can Country Outlaw BBQ 13 5 8 38% ⚔ compare
Heavy Smoke BBQ 13 4 8 31% ⚔ compare
TRIPLE H BBQ 13 4 8 31% ⚔ compare

By meat

CategoryEntriesCallsWinsPodiumsBestWorstAverageAvg finish
Chicken 63 37 5 14 178.3200 154.2172 169.99 top 35%
Pork Ribs 69 39 4 12 180.0000 🔥 145.0400 168.05 top 40%
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

WhereContestsGCsAvg finish
IL213top 22%
IA81top 41%
TN80top 43%
MO81top 32%
VA41top 35%
WI30top 47%
AL20top 19%
OK20top 9%
KS20top 75%
GA20top 11%
MI10top 47%

By contest size

FieldContestsGCsAvg finish
Small (<20 teams)102top 38%
Medium (20–39)354top 25%
Large (40+)160top 44%

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

ContestVisitsBestGCsAvg finishLast visit
Smoke on the Midway (BACKYARD ONLY) 4 1 1 top 32% 2024-08-17
Iowa State BBQ Championship 4 6 0 top 41% 2025-04-04
Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) 3 2 0 top 7% 2026-08-15
Morris Rhythm & BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) 3 2 0 top 12% 2024-06-14
Great River Threshers BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY) (Day 2) 2 16 0 top 62% 2026-07-18
Rhythm & BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) 2 21 0 top 55% 2026-06-19
7th Annual KCBS World Invitational (Sunday, May 25, 2025) 2 26 0 top 45% 2025-05-25
Revolutionary BBQ Brawl (Day 2) 2 7 0 top 58% 2025-04-26
Smokin on the Osage (Day 2) 2 2 0 top 8% 2024-07-20
Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off (BACKYARD 2) 2 6 0 top 37% 2023-07-07
BBQ Boogie & Blues 2 3 0 top 11% 2023-04-28
American Royal World Series of Barbecue Backyard Contest 2 10 0 top 35% 2023-03-24

The story so far

Milestones

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

SwingContestDate
+14.9Tri City BBQ Fest2022-09-16
+14.5Westmont Red White & BBQ Backyard BBQ Cook-Off 2022 (BACKYARD ONLY)2022-05-28
+13.6Nightmare before Zom-B-Q (Day 1)2023-10-27
+12.3Morris Rhythm & BBQ Festival (Backyard)2022-06-17
+12Westmont Red White & BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY)2023-05-27

📉 Toughest weekends

SwingContestDate
-17.7Iowa State BBQ Championship2025-04-04
-15.9Knox Co. 4-H/FFA Ring of Smoke2026-04-17
-12.9Revolutionary BBQ Brawl (Day 2)2025-04-26
-10Bring'n Home the Bacon II Day 1 (BACKYARD)2021-10-15
-9.3Rhythm & BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY)2025-06-20

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

SeasonContestsGCsTop-10sCategory winsWalk rateAvg finishBest overall (% of perfect)Avg overall (% of perfect)
1010 100% top 53% 84.9% 84.9%
20268011 13% top 52% 97.5% 94.1%
20259020 33% top 55% 96.2% 87.4%
202415091 73% top 22% 98.6% 94.8%
2023245167 79% top 23% 146.2% 104.9%
2022151112 80% top 23% 143.3% 101%
20212000 50% top 76% 86.6% 86.6%

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

DateEventOverallChickenRibsPorkBrisket
2026-08-15 Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) Park Ridge, IL 2 / 30 (350.9144) 1 (178.3200) 5 (172.5944)
2026-07-18 Great River Threshers BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY) (Day 2) Miles, IA 18 / 28 (335.4060) 17 (169.1316) 19 (166.2744)
2026-07-17 Great River Threshers BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY) (Day 1) Miles, IA 16 / 27 (334.2172) 13 (169.6800) 20 (164.5372)
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)

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)

YearSeriesOverallChickenRibsPorkBrisket
2026 ↗ Backyard #72 (590 pts) #69 (645 pts) #103 (460 pts)
2026 ↗ Master #894 (60 pts) #974 (60 pts) #841 (120 pts) #929 (60 pts) #917 (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)

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