I'd Smoke That IL

Power ranking

#1933

of 3077 rated · rankings

Rating

1486

peak 1507 · rated over 11 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

2022-02-18

latest 2026-08-15

Best ToY finish

#209

Backyard 2026

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 13 contests

Avg finish

top 62%

overall standings

Best overall

658.2060 / 720

Master · American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest

Perfect 180s

Current form

318.15 ▼

last 5 Backyard vs avg 320.38 (-2.23)

Walk rate

31%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

173.7028

Pork Ribs · Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY)

Consistency

±16.55

std dev of Backyard overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 164.67 · weakest Brisket (150.14)

Road miles

5721

mi across 11 mapped stops · furthest 1596 mi

Schedule strength

60%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1555)

Purse competed for

$233K

listed at 13 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 4 state-championship entries

Master avg

611.40 / 720

6 Master contests · 0 GCs

Backyard avg

320.38 / 360

7 Backyard contests · 0 GCs

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.

⚔ Compare with another team

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 De La 'Que in 6 of their 7 shared contests.

📅 A August team

Something about August: average finish in the top 28% across 3 contests, versus top 62% the rest of the year.

Teams like this (closest power rating, IL first)

P.I.G. #1924 · 1486 · IL Bleed Blue BBQ #1949 · 1485 · IL Backdraft Cooking Systems #1960 · 1485 · IL Kaleta's Kitchen #1882 · 1488 · IL PAPA'S BARBQ #1994 · 1483 · IL SMOKIN WINE-O'S #1845 · 1490 · IL

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
De La 'Que	7	6	1	86%	⚔ compare
Mouth 2 Mouth	7	5	2	71%	⚔ compare
Que's Your Daddy?	7	4	3	57%	⚔ compare
BIG BAD WOLVES	7	3	4	43%	⚔ compare
Pork Dorks	6	3	3	50%	⚔ compare
PORKLANDIA	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
LC BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
P-Ridge Smoke	5	5	0	100%	⚔ compare
Brass Monkey BBQ	5	4	1	80%	⚔ compare
BoriBQ	5	4	1	80%	⚔ compare
Pig Floyd	5	4	1	80%	⚔ compare
Stone Cold Grillers	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
Heavy Smoke BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	13	0	0	170.8228	143.9772	158.65	top 68%
Pork Ribs	13	4	1	173.7028	147.9772	163.41	top 50%
Pork	5	0	0	170.8572	158.2512	164.67	top 73%
Brisket	6	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	Avg finish
IL	7	top 38%
KS	4	top 94%
ID	1	top 75%
AZ	1	top 97%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	8	0	top 53%
Large (40+)	5	0	top 78%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY)	7	6	top 38%	2026-08-15
American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest	2	149	top 97%	2025-11-05
American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest	2	372	top 92%	2025-11-05

The story so far

Busiest season: 2024 (4 contests)
Cooks mostly in IL (7 of 13 contests)
Most-entered category: Chicken (13 entries)
Average Master overall score: 611.40 / 720
Average Backyard overall score: 320.38 / 360

Milestones

🚩 — First tracked contest · Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY)
📣 2022-08-20 — First call · Vine St. BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY)
📈 2024-08-24 — Peak power rating (1507) · Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY)
⭐ 2024-10-30 — Career-best overall score (658.2060) · American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+12.6	Vine St. BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY)	2022-08-20
+9.2	Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY)	2025-09-05
+9	Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY)	2026-08-15
+6.7	Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY)	2023-09-16
+4.6	Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY)	2024-08-24

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-13	BBQ & Brew 'Best in the Southwest' Festival	2022-02-18
-13	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest	2025-11-05
-9.7	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest	2024-10-30
-8.4	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest	2024-10-30
-7.9	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest	2025-11-05

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)

Season by season

Season	Contests	Top-10s	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
—	2	0	0%	top 61%	83%	82.1%
2026	1	1	100%	top 30%	94%	94%
2025	3	1	33%	top 73%	93.2%	82.9%
2024	4	0	25%	top 74%	91.4%	90.4%
2023	1	0	0%	top 31%	90.9%	90.9%
2022	2	1	50%	top 56%	90.1%	86.5%

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2026-08-15	Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) Park Ridge, IL	9 / 30 (338.2972)	12 (166.8572)	7 (171.4400)	—	—
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)	—	—

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
2026 ↗	Backyard	#209 (140 pts)	#228 (120 pts)	#211 (160 pts)	—	—
2024 ↗	Master	#1122 (73 pts)	#1077 (108 pts)	#1612 (53 pts)	#928 (123 pts)	#1532 (53 pts)