Forged In Smoke BBQ IL
Rating
1525
peak 1525
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
2020-10-16
latest 2021-06-25
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
of 2 contests
Avg finish
top 11%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
100%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
2
and counting
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 165.99 · weakest Pork Ribs (156.83)
Road miles
49
mi across 2 mapped stops · furthest 49 mi
Teams like this (closest power rating, IL first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 173.1200 | 158.8572 | 165.99 | top 7% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 157.1316 | 156.5260 | 156.83 | top 20% |
| Pork | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Brisket | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
“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 | 1 | 0 | top 10% |
| WI | 1 | 0 | top 12% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2021 (1 contest)
- Cooks mostly in IL (1 of 2 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (2 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 322.82
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 329.6460 | 329.65 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 315.9888 | 315.99 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-06-25 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day one) Belvidere, IL | 5 / 49 (329.6460) | 3 (173.1200) | 14 (156.5260) | — | — |
| 2020-10-16 | Best of the Midwest BBQ Union Grove, WI | 6 / 50 (315.9888) | 4 (158.8572) | 6 (157.1316) | — | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 ↗ | Backyard | — | #128 (221 pts) | #222 (101 pts) | — | — |
| 2020 ↗ | Backyard | — | #55 (184 pts) | #70 (149 pts) | — | — |