JaBs IL
Rating
1520
peak 1520
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
2025-06-27
latest 2025-09-19
Best ToY finish
#752
Master 2025
Grand champs
1
0 reserve
Category wins
3
3 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 39%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Current form
688.92
last 4 vs career avg 688.92 (+0.00)
Walk rate
100%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
2
and counting
Consistency
±12.07
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 175.84 · weakest Pork Ribs (169.12)
Road miles
585
mi across 4 mapped stops · furthest 287 mi
Storylines
🍖 Signature meat
When brisket is on the table, watch out — they've won it in 50% of their entries (2 of 4).
🃏 Against the odds
Their Grand Championship at Smoke on the Ohio (2025-09-12) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 10-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN.
Teams like this (closest power rating, IL first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 178.8800 | 163.9312 | 172.55 | top 42% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 178.2972 | 162.8228 | 169.12 | top 58% |
| Pork | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 174.2744 | 166.2400 | 171.41 | top 39% |
| Brisket | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 180.0000 🔥 | 171.9656 | 175.84 | top 21% |
“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 | 2 | 0 | top 65% |
| MI | 1 | 0 | top 23% |
| IN | 1 | 1 | top 4% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2025 (4 contests)
- Cooks mostly in IL (2 of 4 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (4 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: Smoke on the Ohio (2025-09-12)
- Wins it all in 25% of contests
- All-time average overall score: 688.92
- 1 perfect 180 on the books 🔥
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 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 709.1428 | 688.92 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-19 | September Fest Coldwater, MI | 6 / 26 (682.7656) | 10 (170.8344) | 16 (166.8228) | 4 (173.1428) | 8 (171.9656) |
| 2025-09-12 | Smoke on the Ohio Mt. Vernon, IN | 1 / 27 (709.1428) | 5 (178.8800) | 1 (178.2972) | 9 (171.9656) | 1 (180.0000) |
| 2025-07-26 | Code 3 Spices - Smokin' on Main Collinsville, IL | 27 / 32 (677.5884) | 6 (176.5600) | 31 (162.8228) | 30 (166.2400) | 14 (171.9656) |
| 2025-06-27 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown Eureka, IL | 12 / 26 (686.1828) | 24 (163.9312) | 18 (168.5372) | 4 (174.2744) | 1 (179.4400) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #752 (173 pts) | #723 (228 pts) | #947 (143 pts) | #644 (258 pts) | #503 (388 pts) |