P.I.G. IL
Rating
1486
peak 1486 · rated over 7 contests
Contests
10
in the data
First seen
2019-06-14
latest 2022-06-17
Best ToY finish
#467
Master 2020
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
4
of 10 contests
Avg finish
top 53%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
656.67 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 651.38 (+5.29)
Walk rate
80%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
4
and counting
Consistency
±14.12
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 164.44 · weakest Pork (162.14)
Road miles
859
mi across 7 mapped stops · furthest 192 mi
Schedule strength
31%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1526)
Purse competed for
$40K
listed at 8 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 5 state-championship entries
Master avg
651.38 / 720
6 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
337.68 / 360
1 Backyard contest · 0 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.
Storylines
⚔️ A tough matchup
QUE U has come out ahead in 7 of their 7 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of SMOKE, EAT, REPEAT in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
🐣 Announced themselves early
Finished 3 of 9 at their very first tracked contest, Honor-Q Competitor's Series ().
🔁 The comeback
Off the trail for 1.7 years, then back at Morris Rhythm & BBQ Festival (Backyard) (2022-06-17).
Teams like this (closest power rating, IL first)
Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLUE ISLAND BBQ CO. | 8 | 2 | 6 | 25% | ⚔ compare |
| THE BBQ BUS | 8 | 1 | 7 | 13% | ⚔ compare |
| QUE U | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SI2 BBQ | 6 | 4 | 2 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| SmokinGhost BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKE, EAT, REPEAT | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| Rusty Pig BBQ | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| CHANNABILLY BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKE FREAKS | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| THE REAL SMOKIN ACES | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| One2BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Carrol Lou's Smokehouse | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| PORKRASTINATORS | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 171.9772 | 152.4684 | 164.22 | top 56% |
| Pork Ribs | 10 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 173.7144 | 146.2172 | 163.80 | top 45% |
| Pork | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 173.7028 | 149.0632 | 162.14 | top 64% |
| Brisket | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.4056 | 157.6572 | 164.44 | top 51% |
“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 | 7 | 0 | top 51% |
| WI | 2 | 0 | top 54% |
| IN | 1 | 0 | top 70% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 33% |
| Medium (20–39) | 5 | 0 | top 49% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 63% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: — (3 contests)
- Cooks mostly in IL (7 of 10 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (10 entries)
- Average Master overall score: 651.38 / 720
- Average Backyard overall score: 337.68 / 360
Milestones
- 🚩 — First tracked contest · Honor-Q Competitor's Series
- 📣 — First call · Honor-Q Competitor's Series
- 📈 2019-06-14 — Peak power rating (1487) · Hog Capital Challenge
- ⭐ 2020-10-16 — Career-best overall score (666.7540) · Best of the Midwest BBQ
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +13.5 | Morris Rhythm & BBQ Festival (Backyard) | 2022-06-17 |
| +4.2 | Best of the Midwest BBQ | 2020-10-16 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -13 | Hog Capital Challenge | 2019-06-14 |
| -6.6 | BBQ SmokeDown at Chicagoland | 2019-06-28 |
| -4.8 | Best of the Midwest | 2019-10-18 |
| -4.2 | CIBBQ Red Devil Edition Day 1 | 2020-07-17 |
| -2.9 | Covid-Que Relief (Day 1) | 2020-06-19 |
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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 100% | top 34% | — | — |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 17% | 93.8% | 93.8% |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 60% | 92.6% | 92% |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33% | top 78% | 90.8% | 88.9% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-06-17 | Morris Rhythm & BBQ Festival (Backyard) Morris, IL | 4 / 23 (337.6800) | 8 (169.7028) | 5 (167.9772) | — | — |
| 2020-10-16 | Best of the Midwest BBQ 🏅 Union Grove, WI | 18 / 50 (666.7540) | 16 (169.1316) | 4 (171.4056) | 25 (164.5484) | 30 (161.6684) |
| 2020-07-17 | CIBBQ Red Devil Edition Day 1 🏅 Eureka, IL | 22 / 30 (661.6456) | 28 (156.5372) | 5 (172.0000) | 21 (167.4056) | 17 (165.7028) |
| 2020-06-19 | Covid-Que Relief (Day 1) Franklin, IN | 48 / 69 (659.3368) | 58 (161.1200) | 59 (157.6684) | 9 (173.7028) | 36 (166.8456) |
| 2019-10-18 | Best of the Midwest 🏅 Union Grove, WI | 37 / 52 (642.1260) | 34 (160.5372) | 36 (156.5260) | 41 (157.6572) | 14 (167.4056) |
| 2019-06-28 | BBQ SmokeDown at Chicagoland 🏅 Joliet, IL | 32 / 42 (653.5080) | 25 (167.4172) | 35 (158.2284) | 31 (160.4912) | 22 (167.3712) |
| 2019-06-14 | Hog Capital Challenge 🏅 Kewanee, IL | 22 / 25 (624.9148) | 6 (171.9772) | 23 (146.2172) | 25 (149.0632) | 15 (157.6572) |
| Saluting with Smoke-Yorkville (COMPETITOR'S SERIES) Yorkville, IL | 9 / 22 (663.8972) | 6 (169.1200) | 11 (162.2744) | — | — | |
| Saluting With Smoke (COMPETITORS SERIES) Yorkville, IL | 10 / 38 (499.3256) | 32 (152.4684) | 2 (171.9772) | — | — | |
| Honor-Q Competitor's Series Plainfield, IL | 3 / 9 (341.6800) | — | 2 (173.7144) | — | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 ↗ | Backyard | — | #230 (143 pts) | #206 (173 pts) | — | — |
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #467 (225 pts) | #506 (220 pts) | #283 (450 pts) | #406 (280 pts) | #513 (215 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #1216 (185 pts) | #992 (285 pts) | #1287 (180 pts) | #1365 (170 pts) | #1005 (290 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #1382 (155 pts) | #1418 (165 pts) | #1354 (180 pts) | #1232 (215 pts) | #1511 (140 pts) |