Buster-que. 3 stooges bbq team IL
Rating
1493
peak 1493
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
2019-06-22
latest 2019-06-28
Best ToY finish
#1285
Master 2019
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 2 contests
Avg finish
top 67%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 170.29 · weakest Pork (160.51)
Road miles
68
mi across 2 mapped stops · furthest 34 mi
Teams like this (closest power rating, IL first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 178.3200 | 162.2628 | 170.29 | top 37% |
| Pork Ribs | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 170.2744 | 170.2744 | 170.27 | top 21% |
| Pork | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.6684 | 155.3484 | 160.51 | top 72% |
| Brisket | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.6684 | 158.2628 | 163.97 | 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.
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2019 (2 contests)
- Cooks mostly in IL (2 of 2 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (2 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 579.90
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 673.6112 | 579.90 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-06-28 | BBQ SmokeDown at Chicagoland Joliet, IL | 14 / 42 (673.6112) | 1 (178.3200) | 9 (170.2744) | 36 (155.3484) | 13 (169.6684) |
| 2019-06-22 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown Day 2 Belvidere, IL | 45 / 45 (486.1940) | 32 (162.2628) | — | 26 (165.6684) | 32 (158.2628) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #1285 (175 pts) | #887 (345 pts) | #1449 (145 pts) | #1584 (120 pts) | #1283 (180 pts) |