Sub Q IL
Rating
1503
peak 1503 · rated over 3 contests
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
2021-07-16
latest 2021-11-05
Best ToY finish
#1043
Master 2021
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 47%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
75%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 166.53 · weakest Pork Ribs (157.26)
Road miles
78
mi across 4 mapped stops · furthest 39 mi
Schedule strength
27%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1522)
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 2 state-championship entries
Master avg
654.22 / 720
1 Master contest · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
302.78 / 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.
Teams like this (closest power rating, IL first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 171.4172 | 154.7884 | 162.64 | top 41% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 167.9888 | 147.9884 | 157.26 | top 61% |
| Pork | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 173.1084 | 159.9544 | 166.53 | top 49% |
| Brisket | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.4516 | 163.4516 | 163.45 | top 65% |
“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 contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 2 | 0 | top 55% |
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 32% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2021 (4 contests)
- Cooks mostly in IL (4 of 4 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (4 entries)
- Average Master overall score: 654.22 / 720
- Average Backyard overall score: 302.78 / 360
Milestones
- 🚩 2021-07-16 — First tracked contest · Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown - One Meat Rib Contest
- 📣 2021-07-16 — First call · Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown Day 1
- 📈 2021-07-16 — Peak power rating (1503) · Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown Day 1
- ⭐ 2021-11-05 — Career-best overall score (663.8972) · Saluting with Smoke (COMPETITOR'S SERIES)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +4.8 | Saluting with Smoke (COMPETITOR'S SERIES) | 2021-11-05 |
| +3.3 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown Day 1 | 2021-07-16 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -5.2 | Honor-Q | 2021-09-10 |
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)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 75% | top 47% | 90.9% | 87.5% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-11-05 | Saluting with Smoke (COMPETITOR'S SERIES) Yorkville, IL | 7 / 18 (663.8972) | 10 (161.7028) | 5 (167.9888) | 4 (173.1084) | — |
| 2021-09-10 | Honor-Q 🏅 Yorkville, IL | 12 / 17 (654.2176) | 6 (171.4172) | 15 (159.3944) | 13 (159.9544) | 11 (163.4516) |
| 2021-07-16 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown Day 1 🏅 Eureka, IL | 8 / 25 (302.7768) | 8 (154.7884) | 8 (147.9884) | — | — |
| 2021-07-16 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown - One Meat Rib Contest Eureka, IL | — | — | 17 (153.6572) | — | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 ↗ | Backyard | — | #182 (129 pts) | #184 (129 pts) | — | — |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #1043 (107 pts) | #869 (157 pts) | #1189 (92 pts) | #1104 (102 pts) | #1045 (112 pts) |