Hard Knocks BBQ IL
Rating
1487
peak 1487
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
latest 2021-09-24
Best ToY finish
#1236
Master 2021
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 2 contests
Avg finish
top 64%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 164.56 · weakest Pork (145.10)
Teams like this (closest power rating, IL first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 167.4516 | 161.6684 | 164.56 | top 52% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 169.1656 | 145.6800 | 157.42 | top 57% |
| Pork | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 145.0972 | 145.0972 | 145.10 | top 100% |
| Brisket | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 149.1204 | 149.1204 | 149.12 | top 92% |
“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: — (1 contest)
- Cooks mostly in IL (2 of 2 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (2 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 548.22
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 494.8800 | 494.88 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 601.5660 | 601.57 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-09-24 | Praise the Lard Murphysboro BBQ Cook-Off Murphysboro, IL | 39 / 39 (601.5660) | 30 (161.6684) | 39 (145.6800) | 39 (145.0972) | 36 (149.1204) |
| Saluting With Smoke (COMPETITORS SERIES) Yorkville, IL | 11 / 38 (494.8800) | 10 (167.4516) | 5 (169.1656) | — | — |
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 ↗ | Master | #1236 (60 pts) | #1286 (60 pts) | #1309 (60 pts) | #1262 (60 pts) | #1245 (60 pts) |