Makdaddy BBQ IL
Rating
1517
peak 1518
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
2023-09-16
latest 2025-09-05
Grand champs
1
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 3 contests
Avg finish
top 33%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
329.12
last 3 vs career avg 329.12 (+0.00)
Walk rate
33%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±12.71
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 164.93 · weakest Pork Ribs (164.19)
Road miles
2
mi across 3 mapped stops
Storylines
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of P-Ridge Smoke in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
🗡️ Giant slayer
Took the Grand Championship over a 35-team field at Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY).
🃏 Against the odds
Their Grand Championship at Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) (2023-09-16) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 28-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, Shmack Q.
🐣 Announced themselves early
Finished 1 of 35 at their very first tracked contest, Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) (2023-09-16).
Teams like this (closest power rating, IL first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 170.2628 | 158.2400 | 164.93 | top 41% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 176.5716 | 156.6288 | 164.19 | top 38% |
| 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.
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2025 (1 contest)
- Cooks mostly in IL (3 of 3 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (3 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) (2023-09-16)
- Wins it all in 33% of contests
- All-time average overall score: 329.12
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 317.6232 | 317.62 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 322.9144 | 322.91 |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 346.8344 | 346.83 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-05 | Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) Park Ridge, IL | 20 / 38 (317.6232) | 25 (158.2400) | 19 (159.3832) | — | — |
| 2024-08-24 | Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) Park Ridge, IL | 16 / 36 (322.9144) | 13 (166.2856) | 21 (156.6288) | — | — |
| 2023-09-16 | Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) Park Ridge, IL | 1 / 35 (346.8344) | 7 (170.2628) | 2 (176.5716) | — | — |