Hell Yeah! BBQ IL
Rating
1493
peak 1493 · rated over 1 contests
Contests
1
in the data
First seen
2026-08-14
latest 2026-08-14
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 1 contests
Avg finish
top 81%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 159.98 · weakest Chicken (153.11)
Purse competed for
$9K
listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 1 state-championship entries
Backyard avg
313.09 / 360
1 Backyard contest · 0 GCs
Teams like this (closest power rating, IL first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 153.1088 | 153.1088 | 153.11 | top 81% |
| Pork Ribs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159.9772 | 159.9772 | 159.98 | top 65% |
| 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: 2026 (1 contest)
- Cooks mostly in IL (1 of 1 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (1 entries)
- Average Backyard overall score: 313.09 / 360
Milestones
- 🚩 2026-08-14 — First tracked contest · Smoke N for the Kids (Day 1)
- ⭐ 2026-08-14 — Career-best overall score (313.0860) · Smoke N for the Kids (Day 1)
Best vs average (by meat)
How entries end (by meat)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 81% | 87% | 87% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-14 | Smoke N for the Kids (Day 1) 🏅 Troy, IL | 21 / 26 (313.0860) | 21 (153.1088) | 17 (159.9772) | — | — |