TNT BBQ IL
Rating
1416
peak 1502
Contests
16
in the data
First seen
2019-05-31
latest 2026-06-19
Best ToY finish
#582
Master 2025
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
of 16 contests
Avg finish
top 72%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
659.96 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 417.83 (+242.12)
Walk rate
44%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±187.78
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 165.58 · weakest Pork Ribs (157.62)
Road miles
4708
mi across 16 mapped stops · furthest 633 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
PAPA'S BARBQ has finished one call ahead of TNT BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
⚔️ A tough matchup
FRED VEGAS SMOKERS has come out ahead in 6 of their 6 shared contests.
Teams like this (closest power rating, IL first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 171.9772 | 142.2172 | 158.41 | top 69% |
| Pork Ribs | 16 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 175.4056 | 138.2744 | 157.62 | top 59% |
| Pork | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 175.4056 | 153.0856 | 165.58 | top 76% |
| Brisket | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 165.6800 | 153.6344 | 158.70 | top 91% |
“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 | 3 | 0 | top 47% |
| WV | 2 | 0 | top 65% |
| MD | 2 | 0 | top 80% |
| AL | 2 | 0 | top 77% |
| TN | 1 | 0 | top 95% |
| NC | 1 | 0 | top 97% |
| KY | 1 | 0 | top 100% |
| VA | 1 | 0 | top 91% |
| OK | 1 | 0 | top 50% |
| MI | 1 | 0 | top 43% |
| KS | 1 | 0 | top 91% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 3 | 0 | top 95% |
| Medium (20–39) | 11 | 0 | top 65% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 73% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2019 (6 contests)
- Cooks mostly in IL (3 of 16 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (16 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 417.83
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 666.1144 | 665.27 |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 665.5656 | 656.42 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 331.3716 | 331.37 |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 318.2060 | 311.57 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 320.4800 | 320.48 |
| 2019 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 608.9028 | 299.83 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-19 | BBQ for Bravery Alcoa, TN | 18 / 19 (664.4228) | 19 (163.9772) | 15 (170.2628) | 11 (170.8344) | 18 (159.3484) |
| 2026-02-27 | Mission Farms - King of the Farm Iron Station, NC | 32 / 33 (666.1144) | 15 (171.9772) | 10 (175.4056) | 30 (165.0972) | 33 (153.6344) |
| 2025-07-25 | Fire on the Mountain BBQ Leburn, KY | 10 / 10 (665.5656) | 7 (167.3828) | 8 (167.4172) | 4 (175.4056) | 10 (155.3600) |
| 2025-07-18 | Chillin & Grillin in the Glades Wise, VA | 31 / 34 (643.8288) | 31 (160.5372) | 34 (155.9544) | 30 (161.6572) | 27 (165.6800) |
| 2025-06-06 | WV Coalfields Cookoff WV KCBS State Championship Welch, WV | 10 / 11 (659.8516) | 6 (167.4172) | 10 (163.9660) | 10 (167.3828) | 11 (161.0856) |
| 2023-08-04 | Que' For a Cause Tahlequah, OK | 18 / 36 (331.3716) | 17 (170.2744) | 18 (161.0972) | — | — |
| 2021-08-28 | Dirty Boots BBQ and Meat Contest - Day 2 Boonsboro, MD | 17 / 20 (305.7028) | 16 (158.8456) | 16 (146.8572) | — | — |
| 2021-08-27 | Dirty Boots BBQ and Meat Contest - Day 1 Boonsboro, MD | 18 / 24 (310.8000) | 18 (156.5256) | 17 (154.2744) | — | — |
| 2021-06-18 | Almost Heaven BBQ Bash Roanoke, WV | 11 / 28 (318.2060) | 11 (154.7888) | 8 (163.4172) | — | — |
| 2020-06-05 | Kick It In The Sticks (BACKYARD ONLY) Butler, AL | 18 / 23 (320.4800) | 21 (153.6456) | 8 (166.8344) | — | — |
| 2019-10-11 | Butlerfest 2019(BACKYARD ONLY) Butler, AL | 15 / 20 (305.1084) | 19 (151.9656) | 14 (153.1428) | — | — |
| 2019-09-13 | Silver Lake Sand Dunes Apple & BBQ Festival Mears, MI | 15 / 35 (165.1772) | — | 7 (165.1772) | — | — |
| 2019-09-12 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 426 / 468 (608.9028) | 402 (155.9428) | 453 (142.7888) | 402 (153.0856) | 341 (157.0856) |
| 2019-07-19 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown Peoria, IL | 22 / 40 (151.3600) | — | 17 (151.3600) | — | — |
| 2019-06-14 | Hog Capital Challenge Kewanee, IL | 13 / 25 (280.4916) | 13 (142.2172) | 12 (138.2744) | — | — |
| 2019-05-31 | Up In Smoke on the Square Lincoln, IL | 12 / 36 (287.9428) | 13 (142.2856) | 10 (145.6572) | — | — |
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 ↗ | Master | #587 (137 pts) | #583 (182 pts) | #535 (227 pts) | #554 (172 pts) | #623 (137 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #582 (280 pts) | #567 (350 pts) | #636 (300 pts) | #530 (355 pts) | #604 (275 pts) |