Beauty and the Beef IL
Rating
1477
peak 1477 · rated over 4 contests
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
2019-06-21
latest 2020-10-16
Best ToY finish
#856
Master 2020
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 63%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
642.19
last 4 Master vs avg 642.19 (-0.00)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±9.39
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 162.68 · weakest Chicken (156.93)
Road miles
274
mi across 4 mapped stops · furthest 102 mi
Schedule strength
28%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1523)
Purse competed for
$28K
listed at 4 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 4 state-championship entries
Master avg
642.19 / 720
4 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
293.11 / 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
PORKRASTINATORS has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
Teams like this (closest power rating, IL first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.1544 | 141.6800 | 156.93 | top 71% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.8228 | 150.8344 | 157.12 | top 63% |
| Pork | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.1312 | 160.5144 | 162.68 | top 60% |
| Brisket | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.1084 | 152.5028 | 160.11 | top 61% |
“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 | 4 | 0 | top 61% |
| WI | 2 | 0 | top 66% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 49% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 70% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2019 (3 contests)
- Cooks mostly in IL (4 of 6 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (6 entries)
- Average Master overall score: 642.19 / 720
- Average Backyard overall score: 293.11 / 360
Milestones
- 🚩 — First tracked contest · Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY)
- 📈 2019-06-21 — Peak power rating (1494) · Heritage Days BBQ Showdown Day 1
- ⭐ 2019-10-18 — Career-best overall score (650.8228) · Best of the Midwest
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +3.2 | Best of the Midwest | 2019-10-18 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10.4 | Best of the Midwest BBQ | 2020-10-16 |
| -9.4 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown | 2019-07-19 |
| -6.1 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown Day 1 | 2019-06-21 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 49% | 81.4% | 81.4% |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 86% | 87.1% | 87.1% |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 64% | 90.4% | 89.9% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-10-16 | Best of the Midwest BBQ 🏅 Union Grove, WI | 43 / 50 (627.3028) | 38 (159.4172) | 45 (150.8344) | 26 (164.5484) | 41 (152.5028) |
| 2019-10-18 | Best of the Midwest 🏅 Union Grove, WI | 24 / 52 (650.8228) | 21 (165.1544) | 22 (162.8228) | 21 (165.1312) | 37 (157.7144) |
| 2019-07-19 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown 🏅 Peoria, IL | 29 / 40 (649.6000) | 34 (158.2516) | 26 (161.7144) | 29 (160.5256) | 12 (169.1084) |
| 2019-06-21 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown Day 1 🏅 Belvidere, IL | 37 / 50 (641.0176) | 38 (161.1316) | 34 (158.2744) | 37 (160.5144) | 30 (161.0972) |
| Saluting With Smoke (COMPETITORS SERIES) Yorkville, IL | 14 / 38 (493.0172) | 25 (155.9200) | 25 (157.6572) | — | — | |
| Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) Park Ridge, IL | 24 / 39 (293.1088) | 32 (141.6800) | 18 (151.4288) | — | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #856 (60 pts) | #896 (60 pts) | #913 (60 pts) | #899 (60 pts) | #883 (60 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #1449 (125 pts) | #1489 (140 pts) | #1494 (135 pts) | #1479 (140 pts) | #1266 (185 pts) |