One2BBQ IL
Rating
Contests
First seen
Best ToY finish
Grand champs
Category wins
Overall top-10s
Avg finish
Perfect 180s
Current form
Walk rate
Top-10 streak
Consistency
Strongest meat
Road miles
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
BLUE ISLAND BBQ CO. has finished one call ahead of One2BBQ 4 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN has landed one call behind them 3 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
GETTIN' BASTED has come out ahead in 10 of their 11 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of SmokinGhost BBQ in 31 of their 41 shared contests.
🏕️ Happy hunting ground
Big Blue Barbecue is their spot: 1 Grand Championship in 3 visits.
💔 The heartbreaker
Came within 0.0228 points of the Grand Championship at BBQ SmokeDown at Chicagoland (2019-06-28).
🗡️ Giant slayer
Took the Grand Championship over a 63-team field at Covid-Que Relief (Day 2).
📅 A August team
Something about August: average finish in the top 8% across 6 contests, versus top 22% the rest of the year.
Teams like this (closest power rating, IL first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 67 | 27 | 2 | 8 | 178.8572 | 155.9428 | 170.82 | top 38% |
| Pork Ribs | 68 | 33 | 7 | 13 | 180.0000 🔥 | 157.0856 | 170.26 | top 33% |
| Pork | 67 | 42 | 9 | 22 | 180.0000 🔥 | 160.5028 | 172.18 | top 27% |
| Brisket | 67 | 36 | 3 | 11 | 180.0000 🔥 | 159.3712 | 171.64 | top 27% |
“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 | 22 | 0 | top 26% |
| IN | 15 | 2 | top 16% |
| TN | 8 | 0 | top 21% |
| KS | 6 | 0 | top 30% |
| KY | 4 | 1 | top 15% |
| OH | 4 | 2 | top 17% |
| IA | 3 | 0 | top 22% |
| MO | 2 | 0 | top 41% |
| WI | 2 | 0 | top 12% |
| MS | 1 | 0 | top 42% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 53% |
| Medium (20–39) | 30 | 2 | top 22% |
| Large (40+) | 35 | 3 | top 21% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2021 (22 contests)
- Cooks mostly in IL (22 of 68 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (68 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: Our Lady of Victory Holy Smokes BBQ Competition (2019-08-02)
- Wins it all in 7% of contests
- All-time average overall score: 684.79
- 4 perfect 180s 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)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 675.3032 | 675.30 |
| 2022 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 687.8856 | 678.90 |
| 2021 | 22 | 0 | 7 | 700.5256 | 686.50 |
| 2020 | 16 | 2 | 7 | 702.8228 | 685.77 |
| 2019 | 21 | 3 | 6 | 701.6572 | 684.66 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-20 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship (ONE MEAT RIBS) Lebanon, TN | — | — | 6 (177.7028) | — | — |
| 2023-04-28 | WashMo BBQ & Bluesfest (JUDGING FULL) Washington, MO | 15 / 37 (675.3032) | 25 (167.3944) | 9 (173.1200) | 23 (167.3944) | 20 (167.3944) |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - INVITATIONAL CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 96 / 249 (684.4800) | 188 (167.3944) | 88 (172.0000) | 146 (169.6800) | 33 (175.4056) |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 141 / 505 (680.4684) | 228 (168.5256) | 57 (174.8688) | 155 (170.8456) | 234 (166.2284) |
| 2022-09-23 | Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard Murphysboro, IL | 29 / 46 (675.2912) | 12 (175.4056) | 9 (174.2744) | 35 (166.2400) | 36 (159.3712) |
| 2022-06-25 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day Two) Belvidere, IL | 17 / 32 (674.1944) | 29 (163.3944) | 8 (173.7028) | 14 (170.2628) | 19 (166.8344) |
| 2022-06-24 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day One) Belvidere, IL | 16 / 36 (675.8860) | 13 (170.8344) | 33 (159.9544) | 12 (170.8344) | 6 (174.2628) |
| 2022-04-01 | Iowa State BBQ Championship Altoona, IA | 26 / 48 (674.1256) | 34 (166.2516) | 8 (174.2628) | 31 (165.0856) | 20 (168.5256) |
| 2022-03-18 | Smoke on The Shores Lebanon, TN | 13 / 63 (687.8856) | 12 (175.4172) | 31 (168.5256) | 47 (163.9428) | 1 (180.0000) |
| 2021-10-29 | Southaven Springfest Southaven, MS | 15 / 36 (680.9940) | 5 (176.5716) | 19 (168.5256) | 19 (168.5256) | 19 (167.3712) |
| 2021-10-22 | Smokin' For Garrett Boonville, IN | 14 / 27 (670.7312) | 5 (171.9772) | 17 (164.5372) | 17 (164.5484) | 11 (169.6684) |
| 2021-10-15 | Big Buffalo Crossing BBQ Cook-Off Munfordville, KY | 8 / 27 (697.0744) | 11 (174.2744) | 17 (169.6916) | 10 (173.1084) | 2 (180.0000) |
| 2021-10-08 | 32nd Annual Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series)(JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) Lynchburg, TN | 24 / 70 (683.3940) | 9 (175.4516) | 35 (171.4284) | 39 (169.1084) | 45 (167.4056) |
| 2021-09-24 | Praise the Lard Murphysboro BBQ Cook-Off Murphysboro, IL | 3 / 39 (693.1088) | 18 (169.6916) | 8 (172.5600) | 4 (174.8572) | 4 (176.0000) |
| 2021-09-16 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-INVITATIONAL CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 21 / 185 (694.2512) | 34 (175.4056) | 119 (168.5828) | 53 (173.1200) | 15 (177.1428) |
| 2021-09-16 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 46 / 467 (683.9772) | 44 (174.2744) | 83 (172.5600) | 166 (167.4172) | 117 (169.7256) |
| 2021-09-10 | Bands & BBQ at the Point Carrollton, KY | 4 / 28 (693.0628) | 8 (169.6684) | 1 (178.8572) | 7 (171.9772) | 9 (172.5600) |
| 2021-09-04 | Destination Outlets Labor Day BBQ Championship Jeffersonville, OH | 8 / 15 (677.0400) | 3 (176.5716) | 9 (163.9772) | 8 (169.1200) | 8 (167.3712) |
| 2021-08-20 | Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival Madison, IN | 3 / 43 (693.6344) | 11 (173.1316) | 11 (170.8228) | 3 (177.7144) | 10 (171.9656) |
| 2021-08-13 | Big Blue Barbecue Shelbyville, IN | 6 / 30 (692.5028) | 17 (168.5256) | 8 (173.7028) | 6 (173.7144) | 2 (176.5600) |
| 2021-07-23 | Effingham -Jam Effingham, IL | 12 / 29 (675.2912) | 16 (166.8344) | 9 (169.6800) | 3 (173.1084) | 16 (165.6684) |
| 2021-07-16 | Real Squeal BBQ Smokeoff Cedar Rapids, IA | 2 / 26 (687.9316) | 12 (171.9656) | 15 (166.8344) | 1 (177.7144) | 5 (171.4172) |
| 2021-06-26 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day Two) Belvidere, IL | 7 / 43 (682.8004) | 13 (173.1316) | 11 (172.0116) | 18 (169.1316) | 17 (168.5256) |
| 2021-06-25 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day one) Belvidere, IL | 13 / 49 (676.4340) | 42 (157.6456) | 3 (175.4172) | 1 (176.5600) | 26 (166.8112) |
| 2021-06-19 | Hoosier BBQ Classic Day 2 Franklin, IN | 8 / 37 (683.3944) | 33 (163.9772) | 27 (165.1200) | 2 (177.7144) | 4 (176.5828) |
| 2021-06-18 | Hoosier BBQ Classic Day 1 Franklin, IN | 12 / 51 (684.4800) | 40 (165.6800) | 3 (174.2744) | 2 (177.7144) | 32 (166.8112) |
| 2021-06-04 | Covington TN's World's Oldest BBQ Cooking Contest Covington, TN | 3 / 34 (699.9544) | 15 (170.8344) | 1 (178.8572) | 8 (172.5600) | 3 (177.7028) |
| 2021-05-14 | Obion County Barbeque Cook Off Union City, TN | 12 / 31 (664.4456) | 27 (155.9428) | 5 (169.7028) | 15 (165.6800) | 5 (173.1200) |
| 2021-05-01 | Smoke on the Water Liberty, IN | 5 / 27 (689.0744) | 7 (171.9888) | 6 (171.4172) | 3 (176.0000) | 13 (169.6684) |
| 2021-04-09 | Smokin' For Down Syndrome (Formally Bull Moose) Collierville, TN | 2 / 44 (700.5256) | 5 (176.0000) | 1 (180.0000) | 1 (177.7028) | 16 (166.8228) |
| 2021-03-19 | Smoke on The Shores BBQ Championship Lebanon, TN | 5 / 57 (698.8000) | 22 (170.8228) | 11 (173.7144) | 1 (178.8572) | 11 (175.4056) |
| 2020-11-13 | Second Annual KCBS World Invitational Barbeque Competition Mayetta, KS | 61 / 94 (679.3144) | 69 (168.5372) | 39 (171.9888) | 90 (162.2284) | 9 (176.5600) |
| 2020-10-30 | Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS | 26 / 93 (683.8856) | 72 (165.0972) | 41 (169.1200) | 11 (175.4056) | 14 (174.2628) |
| 2020-10-23 | Smokin For Garrett Boonville, IN | 6 / 41 (682.7540) | 6 (171.4056) | 9 (171.4056) | 32 (162.2284) | 2 (177.7144) |
| 2020-10-16 | Best of the Midwest BBQ Union Grove, WI | 5 / 50 (684.5028) | 8 (171.4400) | 23 (164.5372) | 2 (177.7028) | 8 (170.8228) |
| 2020-10-02 | Ottumwa Smoketoberfest Ottumwa, IA | 3 / 66 (686.1828) | 19 (170.8344) | 15 (169.1200) | 11 (173.1200) | 4 (173.1084) |
| 2020-09-25 | TN River BBQ Battle & Music Fest Savannah, TN | 4 / 47 (702.8228) | 19 (170.8456) | 9 (176.5600) | 2 (180.0000) | 14 (175.4172) |
| 2020-09-18 | Smokin in the Hills Hillsboro, OH | 1 / 41 (698.8344) | 1 (178.8572) | 4 (171.9772) | 2 (176.5944) | 11 (171.4056) |
| 2020-09-12 | Rockin' BBQ 2 Just Another BBQ Day 2 Warsaw, IN | 8 / 26 (683.8856) | 23 (166.8228) | 1 (176.5600) | 5 (171.9656) | 14 (168.5372) |
| 2020-09-11 | Rockin' BBQ 2 Just Another BBQ Day 1 Warsaw, IN | 4 / 36 (686.2628) | 26 (165.0972) | 1 (178.8572) | 5 (172.5600) | 7 (169.7484) |
| 2020-09-04 | Smokin in the Bogs Warrens, WI | 4 / 28 (678.1944) | 5 (173.1200) | 18 (159.9544) | 1 (177.1544) | 9 (167.9656) |
| 2020-08-14 | Big Blue Barbecue Shelbyville, IN | 2 / 50 (695.9428) | 2 (177.1544) | 5 (175.4172) | 29 (167.9656) | 8 (175.4056) |
| 2020-07-18 | CIBBQ Red Devil Edition Day 2 Eureka, IL | 9 / 25 (675.2912) | 3 (174.2628) | 21 (163.9428) | 4 (171.9772) | 16 (165.1084) |
| 2020-07-17 | CIBBQ Red Devil Edition Day 1 Eureka, IL | 7 / 30 (679.3144) | 16 (167.3944) | 19 (166.2400) | 1 (176.0000) | 10 (169.6800) |
| 2020-07-10 | Harvest On the Fire At the Winery Marshall, IL | 30 / 53 (669.5888) | 34 (166.2744) | 42 (159.3832) | 14 (171.9656) | 13 (171.9656) |
| 2020-06-20 | Covid-Que Relief (Day 2) Franklin, IN | 1 / 63 (701.6916) | 4 (176.5600) | 2 (174.2744) | 1 (178.2972) | 14 (172.5600) |
| 2020-06-19 | Covid-Que Relief (Day 1) Franklin, IN | 7 / 69 (683.8972) | 24 (170.2744) | 1 (178.8572) | 53 (160.5028) | 9 (174.2628) |
| 2019-10-18 | Big Buffalo Crossing BBQ Cook-Off Munfordville, KY | 4 / 31 (694.7884) | 10 (171.4056) | 2 (176.0000) | 8 (171.9772) | 4 (175.4056) |
| 2019-10-11 | Central Illinois Bragging Rights(CIBR-BBQ) Arthur, IL | 6 / 43 (686.7772) | 8 (173.7028) | 13 (167.9772) | 6 (175.4172) | 17 (169.6800) |
| 2019-10-04 | Jim Beam BBQ Classic Springfield, KY | 1 / 42 (701.6572) | 6 (173.1200) | 3 (174.2628) | 2 (176.5600) | 2 (177.7144) |
| 2019-09-20 | Murphysboro BBQ Cook Off Murphysboro, IL | 7 / 54 (690.1828) | 9 (174.2628) | 22 (168.5372) | 7 (174.2628) | 9 (173.1200) |
| 2019-09-13 | Smoke On the Ohio Mt.Vernon, IN | 2 / 28 (693.0972) | 4 (170.8572) | 4 (174.2628) | 4 (171.4172) | 2 (176.5600) |
| 2019-08-30 | PigMania Hilliard State Championship BBQ & Music Festival Hilliard, OH | 3 / 28 (687.8972) | 9 (173.1200) | 10 (169.6916) | 10 (170.8228) | 1 (174.2628) |
| 2019-08-09 | Big Blue Barbecue Shelbyville, IN | 1 / 29 (692.5028) | 19 (166.2400) | 1 (176.0116) | 8 (170.8112) | 2 (179.4400) |
| 2019-08-02 | Our Lady of Victory Holy Smokes BBQ Competition CINCINNATI, OH | 1 / 31 (693.1204) | 1 (178.8572) | 10 (167.9888) | 7 (174.2744) | 3 (172.0000) |
| 2019-07-19 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown Peoria, IL | 8 / 40 (677.0056) | 11 (169.6800) | 13 (166.8228) | 8 (173.1084) | 16 (167.3944) |
| 2019-07-12 | Harvest On Fire at The Winery Marshall, IL | 6 / 31 (682.2172) | 23 (166.2628) | 18 (164.5372) | 1 (178.8572) | 7 (172.5600) |
| 2019-06-28 | BBQ SmokeDown at Chicagoland Joliet, IL | 2 / 42 (697.6688) | 5 (174.8572) | 11 (169.6800) | 1 (176.5600) | 4 (176.5716) |
| 2019-06-22 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown Day 2 Belvidere, IL | 10 / 45 (677.0404) | 17 (168.5372) | 36 (160.5144) | 5 (174.2744) | 4 (173.7144) |
| 2019-06-21 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown Day 1 Belvidere, IL | 14 / 50 (668.4568) | 3 (177.1428) | 38 (157.0856) | 18 (166.2628) | 17 (167.9656) |
| 2019-06-14 | Hog Capital Challenge Kewanee, IL | 4 / 25 (679.8744) | 11 (166.2284) | 16 (162.8116) | 2 (175.4288) | 1 (175.4056) |
| 2019-06-07 | Blues,Brews & Barbecue Beardstown, IL | 3 / 25 (675.8628) | 4 (176.5600) | 12 (161.6572) | 3 (171.9656) | 7 (165.6800) |
| 2019-05-25 | Red, White, and BBQ- Day 2 Westmont, IL | 11 / 48 (670.2060) | 16 (166.8344) | 7 (172.0000) | 20 (163.9888) | 14 (167.3828) |
| 2019-05-24 | Red, White, and BBQ Day 1 Westmont, IL | 4 / 40 (677.0976) | 5 (173.7144) | 13 (162.8576) | 5 (171.4172) | 12 (169.1084) |
| 2019-05-03 | Route 66 Smoke Out Dwight, IL | 4 / 33 (683.9428) | 14 (165.7028) | 6 (170.2744) | 2 (176.5600) | 4 (171.4056) |
| 2019-04-05 | Blues Brew & BBQ (NBBQL COMPETITOR Series) Springfiled, MO | 4 (679.9656) | 2 (171.9884) | 3 (173.1428) | 6 (168.5600) | 8 (166.2744) |
| 2019-03-22 | PigMania Franklin State Championship BBQ Competition Franklin, IN | 4 / 29 (691.4060) | 3 (177.7144) | 21 (163.9772) | 3 (178.8572) | 9 (170.8572) |
| 2019-03-08 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship Nashville, TN | 29 / 67 (677.0288) | 34 (169.1200) | 29 (168.5372) | 27 (168.5488) | 23 (170.8228) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #1067 (110 pts) | #1319 (60 pts) | #1025 (145 pts) | #1251 (70 pts) | #1194 (85 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #394 (562 pts) | #395 (607 pts) | #369 (692 pts) | #421 (537 pts) | #285 (812 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #34 (2115 pts) | #71 (1555 pts) | #25 (2109 pts) | #4 (2552 pts) | #34 (1926 pts) |
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #9 (2213 pts) | #21 (1768 pts) | #12 (1989 pts) | #3 (2314 pts) | #33 (1608 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #29 (2435 pts) | #47 (1993 pts) | #73 (1820 pts) | #16 (2361 pts) | #22 (2385 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #13 (2561 pts) | #41 (2087 pts) | #33 (2185 pts) | #60 (1992 pts) | #45 (2122 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #18 (2569 pts) | #13 (2435 pts) | #31 (2204 pts) | #35 (2260 pts) | #63 (2035 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #11 (2674 pts) | #24 (2349 pts) | #51 (2054 pts) | #70 (1947 pts) | #19 (2447 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #109 (1968 pts) | #59 (1991 pts) | #156 (1601 pts) | #88 (1823 pts) | #99 (1880 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #6 (2786 pts) | #31 (2364 pts) | #9 (2570 pts) | #27 (2353 pts) | #81 (1990 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #25 (2584 pts) | #35 (2261 pts) | #22 (2298 pts) | #110 (1656 pts) | #16 (2555 pts) |