PLOWBOYZ BBQ

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

Power ranking

#4720

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1468

peak 1468 · rated over 9 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2016-06-03

latest 2018-10-12

Best ToY finish

#1206

Master 2018

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 9 contests

Avg finish

top 73%

overall standings

Best overall

657.0520 / 720

Master · CIBR-BBQ Central Illinois Bragging Right BBQ

Perfect 180s

Current form

635.31 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 634.34 (+0.96)

Walk rate

22%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

175.4400

Pork · CIBR-BBQ Central Illinois Bragging Right BBQ

Consistency

±17.17

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 159.65 · weakest Brisket (156.98)

Road miles

698

mi across 9 mapped stops · furthest 109 mi

Schedule strength

57%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1573)

Master avg

634.34 / 720

9 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (4 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.

A tough matchup

8–0 behind in the head-to-head

Outsiders BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

Outsiders BBQ has come out ahead in 8 of their 8 shared contests.

A strong matchup

4–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 80% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of LOADED-N-ROLLIN BBQ in 4 of their 5 shared contests.

Pork nemesis

6 of 8 shared pork entries lost

Outsiders BBQ ahead 75% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, Outsiders BBQ has out-cooked them in 6 of 8 shared pork entries.

The metronome

±2.38% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.38% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 88.1% of a perfect score
9 contests

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.

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

CONSIDER IT Q'D

#4737 of the rated field

1468 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1512

No shared contest yet.

They've been 1512 at their best, 44 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 9 contests
last seen 2023-09-27

⚔ Head-to-head

Lazy Bones BBQ

#4717 of the rated field

1468 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1502

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 9 contests to 9, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 9 contests
last seen 2023-08-04

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BuBByQ

#4745 of the rated field

1468 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1508

No shared contest yet.

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2016.

rated over 9 contests
last seen 2022-06-24

⚔ Head-to-head

SHAGAN PIT

#4711 of the rated field

1468 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1468

No shared contest yet.

Level with PLOWBOYZ BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 9 contests
last seen 2017-06-02

⚔ Head-to-head

Butts & Guts

#4740 of the rated field

1468 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1512

No shared contest yet.

They've been 1512 at their best, 44 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 8 contests
last seen 2025-11-05

⚔ Head-to-head

No Money No Honey BBQ

#4707 of the rated field

1468 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1512

No shared contest yet.

They've been 1512 at their best, 43 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 11 contests
last seen 2024-10-30

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
FIDDLIN' FATBACK	8	3	5	38%	⚔ compare
QUAU	8	2	6	25%	⚔ compare
Carrol Lou's Smokehouse	8	2	6	25%	⚔ compare
CHANNABILLY BBQ	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
Outsiders BBQ	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
Its 5 Oclock Somewhere	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
Rub Runners	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare
SMOKY LINCS	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
One2BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
PORK PARADISE	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
CLUCK , OINK & MOO BARBECUE	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
NUTTHIN BUT PORK	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
Oui Oui Oui BBQ	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
BLUE ISLAND BBQ CO.	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
THE BBQ BUS	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	9	0	0	169.7144	148.5144	159.64	top 70%
Pork Ribs	9	0	0	165.1200	149.1432	158.07	top 64%
Pork	9	2	1	175.4400	142.2404	159.65	top 62%
Brisket	9	0	0	166.2744	151.3484	156.98	top 69%

“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 73%
Large (40+)	7	0	top 73%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
CIBR-BBQ Central Illinois Bragging Right BBQ	3	23	0	top 66%	2018-10-12
*Up In smoke on the Square( WAIT LIST ONLY FOR JUDGES)	3	21	0	top 74%	2018-06-01

The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 2.4 yrs 2016-06-03 → 2018-10-12

Busiest season 2017 4 contests

Contests a season 3 across 3 seasons in the data

Cooks most in IL 9 of 9 contests

Contests visited 5 2 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 9 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls

Strongest meat Pork averages 159.65 · weakest Brisket (156.98)

Walk rate 22% a top-10 call in 2 of 9 contests

Overall top-10 rate 0% 0 of 9 contests

Master average 634.34 out of 720 · 9 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 189 106–295 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 698 9 mapped stops · furthest 109 mi

Schedule strength 1573 average field rating faced — tougher than 57% of rated contests

Power rating 1468 peak 1468 · #4720 of 6,413 rated

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

2016
Jun 3 First tracked contest Up In smoke on the Square
Oct 14 First call CIBR-BBQ Central Illinois Bragging Right BBQ
Oct 14 First overall past 90% of a perfect score657.0520 CIBR-BBQ Central Illinois Bragging Right BBQ
Oct 14 Career-best overall score657.0520 CIBR-BBQ Central Illinois Bragging Right BBQ
Oct 14 Peak power rating (1490) CIBR-BBQ Central Illinois Bragging Right BBQ
2017
Oct 13 Career-best single call (Pork)175.4400 CIBR-BBQ Central Illinois Bragging Right BBQ
2018
Oct 12 Most recent contest CIBR-BBQ Central Illinois Bragging Right BBQ

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+4.5	*Up In smoke on the Square( WAIT LIST ONLY FOR JUDGES)	2018-06-01
+2.1	CIBR-BBQ Central Illinois Bragging Right BBQ	2017-10-13
+1.6	CIBR-BBQ Central Illinois Bragging Right BBQ	2016-10-14

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-11.4	Up In smoke on the Square	2016-06-03
-7.8	*Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown (JUDGES FULL)	2017-07-21
-7.4	CIBR-BBQ Central Illinois Bragging Right BBQ	2018-10-12
-6.2	*RED, WHITE and BAR-B-Q ( DAY 2)	2017-05-27
-3.8	*Route 66 Smoke Out	2018-05-04

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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2018	3	0%	top 70%	89.9%	88.8%
2017	4	25%	top 75%	90.5%	87.5%
2016	2	50%	top 75%	91.3%	88.2%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2018-10-12	CIBR-BBQ Central Illinois Bragging Right BBQ Arthur, IL	39 / 45 (628.3772)	39 (155.9312)	27 (159.3716)	29 (159.4056)	42 (153.6688)
2018-06-01	*Up In smoke on the Square( WAIT LIST ONLY FOR JUDGES) Lincoln, IL	21 / 40 (643.3144)	26 (159.3944)	15 (162.8344)	23 (159.9428)	15 (161.1428)
2018-05-04	*Route 66 Smoke Out Dwight, IL	27 / 38 (647.3372)	13 (169.7144)	17 (165.1200)	31 (157.7028)	34 (154.8000)
2017-10-13	CIBR-BBQ Central Illinois Bragging Right BBQ Arthur, IL	23 / 41 (651.9544)	15 (168.5484)	39 (149.1432)	2 (175.4400)	28 (158.8228)
2017-07-21	*Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown (JUDGES FULL) Peoria, IL	40 / 48 (605.5548)	44 (148.5144)	12 (163.4516)	45 (142.2404)	34 (151.3484)
2017-06-02	Up In smoke on the Square Lincoln, IL	24 / 32 (642.1604)	30 (157.6684)	21 (161.1544)	20 (163.9660)	23 (159.3716)
2017-05-27	*RED, WHITE and BAR-B-Q ( DAY 2) Westmont, IL	50 / 59 (620.3772)	54 (154.2168)	39 (159.9888)	54 (151.9316)	42 (154.2400)
2016-10-14	CIBR-BBQ Central Illinois Bragging Right BBQ Authur, IL	31 / 55 (657.0520)	20 (166.8344)	52 (150.2288)	7 (173.7144)	24 (166.2744)
2016-06-03	Up In smoke on the Square Lincoln, IL	49 / 52 (612.9604)	48 (155.9544)	47 (151.3372)	47 (152.5144)	39 (153.1544)

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	#1206 (200 pts)	#1152 (240 pts)	#1091 (270 pts)	#1302 (190 pts)	#1195 (230 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#1336 (192 pts)	#1335 (227 pts)	#1231 (262 pts)	#934 (402 pts)	#1454 (187 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#2274 (60 pts)	#2207 (85 pts)	#2349 (60 pts)	#1664 (165 pts)	#2316 (65 pts)