I'd Smoke That IL
Rating
1477
peak 1507
Contests
12
in the data
First seen
latest 2025-11-05
Best ToY finish
#1122
Master 2024
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
of 12 contests
Avg finish
top 65%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
409.31 ▼
last 5 vs career avg 464.40 (-55.09)
Walk rate
25%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±155.19
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 164.67 · weakest Brisket (150.14)
Road miles
5312
mi across 10 mapped stops · furthest 1596 mi
Storylines
👀 Looking over their shoulder
Mouth 2 Mouth has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
LC BBQ has come out ahead in 6 of their 6 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of Ribbed For Your Pleasure in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
Teams like this (closest power rating, IL first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.8228 | 143.9772 | 157.97 | top 70% |
| Pork Ribs | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 173.7028 | 147.9772 | 162.75 | top 53% |
| Pork | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.8572 | 158.2512 | 164.67 | top 73% |
| Brisket | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164.5372 | 125.0632 | 150.14 | top 92% |
“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 | 6 | 0 | top 39% |
| KS | 4 | 0 | top 94% |
| ID | 1 | 0 | top 75% |
| AZ | 1 | 0 | top 97% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 7 | 0 | top 56% |
| Large (40+) | 5 | 0 | top 78% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2024 (4 contests)
- Cooks mostly in IL (6 of 12 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (12 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 464.40
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 298.8804 | 295.42 |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 654.7544 | 485.23 |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 658.2060 | 569.49 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 327.3944 | 327.39 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 596.3544 | 460.43 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest Kansas City, KS | 149 / 158 (654.7544) | 153 (158.8116) | 91 (170.8456) | 148 (162.2628) | 139 (162.8344) |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest Kansas City, KS | 398 / 401 (465.5888) | 366 (157.6572) | 372 (155.4288) | — | 372 (152.5028) |
| 2025-09-05 | Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) Park Ridge, IL | 10 / 38 (335.3600) | 18 (161.6572) | 5 (173.7028) | — | — |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest Kansas City, KS | 167 / 169 (658.2060) | 169 (155.4172) | 55 (173.1544) | 146 (165.0972) | 143 (164.5372) |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest Kansas City, KS | 372 / 444 (639.9660) | 358 (161.7256) | 258 (167.9772) | 259 (166.8572) | 424 (143.4060) |
| 2024-08-24 | Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) Park Ridge, IL | 14 / 36 (326.2516) | 19 (159.3944) | 7 (166.8572) | — | — |
| 2024-06-28 | Smoke-N-Wings Blackfoot, ID | 21 / 28 (653.5316) | 14 (170.8228) | 26 (159.3716) | 11 (170.8572) | 27 (152.4800) |
| 2023-09-16 | Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) Park Ridge, IL | 11 / 35 (327.3944) | 14 (165.0972) | 19 (162.2972) | — | — |
| 2022-08-20 | Vine St. BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) Park Ridge, IL | 6 / 41 (324.5140) | 26 (151.3712) | 2 (173.1428) | — | — |
| 2022-02-18 | BBQ & Brew 'Best in the Southwest' Festival Yuma, AZ | 33 / 34 (596.3544) | 27 (164.0000) | 32 (149.0400) | 30 (158.2512) | 33 (125.0632) |
| Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) Park Ridge, IL | 22 / 38 (298.8804) | 24 (145.7260) | 19 (153.1544) | — | — | |
| Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) Park Ridge, IL | 25 / 39 (291.9544) | 30 (143.9772) | 24 (147.9772) | — | — |
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 ↗ | Master | #1122 (73 pts) | #1077 (108 pts) | #1612 (53 pts) | #928 (123 pts) | #1532 (53 pts) |