Hump's Haven Backyard BBQ IL
Rating
1495
peak 1495 · rated over 7 contests
Contests
10
in the data
First seen
2021-05-01
latest 2024-06-08
Best ToY finish
#188
Backyard 2024
Grand champs
1
0 reserve
Category wins
2
3 podiums
Overall top-10s
3
of 10 contests
Avg finish
top 65%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
640.24
last 4 Master vs avg 640.24 (+0.00)
Walk rate
40%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
2
best run (overall)
Consistency
±10.82
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 165.35 · weakest Brisket (151.92)
Road miles
247
mi across 8 mapped stops · furthest 60 mi
Schedule strength
49%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1544)
Purse competed for
$49K
listed at 8 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 4 state-championship entries
Master avg
640.24 / 720
4 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
350.30 / 360
1 Backyard contest · 1 GC
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 7 of their 7 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of BBQ Buddies in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
Teams like this (closest power rating, IL first)
Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PORKRASTINATORS | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| THE BBQ BUS | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| QUE U | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| iBQ'n | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 9 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 176.5600 | 150.9032 | 162.59 | top 64% |
| Pork Ribs | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 174.8572 | 152.5144 | 160.77 | top 72% |
| Pork | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 173.1200 | 159.9884 | 165.35 | top 66% |
| Brisket | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.9656 | 143.8972 | 151.92 | top 90% |
“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) | 3 | 1 | top 30% |
| Medium (20–39) | 4 | 0 | top 85% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 79% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saluting with Smoke (COMPETITOR'S SERIES) | 2 | 5 | 0 | top 40% | 2023-09-15 |
| Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day Two) | 2 | 30 | 0 | top 95% | 2022-06-25 |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2022 (3 contests)
- Cooks mostly in IL (10 of 10 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (10 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: 1st Annual Hy-Vee Ribs & Rides (BBQ Challenge and Car Show) (BACKYARD ONLY) (2024-06-08)
- Wins it all in 10% of contests
- Average Master overall score: 640.24 / 720
- Average Backyard overall score: 350.30 / 360
Milestones
- 🚩 — First tracked contest · Saluting With Smoke (COMPETITORS SERIES)
- 📣 2021-05-01 — First call · Route 66 Smoke Out
- 📈 2021-05-01 — Peak power rating (1497) · Route 66 Smoke Out
- ⭐ 2023-09-15 — Career-best overall score (682.7656) · Saluting with Smoke (COMPETITOR'S SERIES)
- 🏆 2024-06-08 — First Grand Championship · 1st Annual Hy-Vee Ribs & Rides (BBQ Challenge and Car Show) (BACKYARD ONLY)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +15.5 | 1st Annual Hy-Vee Ribs & Rides (BBQ Challenge and Car Show) (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2024-06-08 |
| +11.8 | Saluting with Smoke (COMPETITOR'S SERIES) | 2023-09-15 |
| +1.7 | Saluting with Smoke (COMPETITOR'S SERIES) | 2021-11-05 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.8 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day one) | 2021-06-25 |
| -11 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day One) | 2022-06-24 |
| -8.2 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day Two) | 2022-06-25 |
| -3.5 | Route 66 Smoke Out | 2021-05-01 |
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 74% | — | — |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 100% | top 11% | 97.3% | 97.3% |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 29% | — | — |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 95% | 89% | 88.2% |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 67% | top 69% | 91.3% | 89.6% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-06-08 | 1st Annual Hy-Vee Ribs & Rides (BBQ Challenge and Car Show) (BACKYARD ONLY) Sycamore, IL | 1 / 9 (350.2972) | 1 (175.4400) | 1 (174.8572) | 6 (159.9884) | — |
| 2023-09-15 | Saluting with Smoke (COMPETITOR'S SERIES) Yorkville, IL | 5 / 17 (682.7656) | 3 (176.5600) | 15 (162.8344) | 7 (173.1200) | — |
| 2022-06-25 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day Two) 🏅 Belvidere, IL | 30 / 32 (640.9256) | 28 (165.0972) | 28 (162.8344) | 25 (164.5256) | 32 (148.4684) |
| 2022-06-24 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day One) 🏅 Belvidere, IL | 35 / 36 (629.5088) | 36 (154.8000) | 29 (162.2516) | 32 (161.0972) | 33 (151.3600) |
| 2022-06-24 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown - One Meat ribs Belvidere, IL | — | — | 24 (155.9084) | — | — |
| 2021-11-05 | Saluting with Smoke (COMPETITOR'S SERIES) Yorkville, IL | 9 / 18 (655.3716) | 16 (154.8116) | 9 (162.8572) | 15 (164.5372) | — |
| 2021-06-25 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day one) 🏅 Belvidere, IL | 45 / 49 (632.9712) | 39 (159.4056) | 38 (160.5484) | 24 (169.1200) | 48 (143.8972) |
| 2021-05-01 | Route 66 Smoke Out 🏅 Dwight, IL | 29 / 44 (657.5656) | 10 (172.0000) | 34 (156.5144) | 24 (165.0856) | 31 (163.9656) |
| Saluting with Smoke-Yorkville (COMPETITOR'S SERIES) Yorkville, IL | 18 / 22 (631.3832) | 21 (150.9032) | 17 (152.5144) | — | — | |
| Saluting With Smoke (COMPETITORS SERIES) Yorkville, IL | 25 / 38 (481.7716) | 29 (154.2628) | 26 (156.5716) | — | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 ↗ | Backyard | #188 (259 pts) | #196 (259 pts) | #192 (259 pts) | — | — |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #1056 (117 pts) | #1116 (117 pts) | #956 (171 pts) | #1103 (117 pts) | #1095 (117 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #917 (120 pts) | #773 (195 pts) | #1023 (120 pts) | #924 (130 pts) | #957 (120 pts) |