A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
iBQ'n ahead in 100% of their meetings
iBQ'n has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
4 SMOKING PIGS
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1489
peak 1510 · rated over 7 contests ⓘ
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
2013-07-19
latest 2016-06-24
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 7 contests
Avg finish
top 59%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
635.12 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 636.09 (-0.97)
Walk rate
57%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±15.85
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 163.50 · weakest Pork Ribs (153.96)
Road miles
810
mi across 7 mapped stops · furthest 169 mi
Schedule strength
17%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1524)
Master avg
636.09 / 720
7 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (4 found in this team's record)
Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.
The weak link
−9.5
points behind their best meat
Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 9.53 points below their pork, and turns into a call 14% of the time against 43%.
- Pork Ribs avg 153.96
- Pork avg 163.50
- 1 calls in 7 entries
A strong matchup
3–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of SMOKIN ON THE FLAT in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
A July team
Top 46%
average finish in July
Something about July: average finish in the top 46% across 3 contests, versus top 59% the rest of the year.
- 3 July contests
- top 59% the rest of the year
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.
155 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3694 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1489
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3667 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1490
No shared contest yet.
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#3660 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 63%
- Peak
- 1515
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 8 years after 4 SMOKING PIGS did, first appearing in 2021.
⚔ Head-to-head#3658 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 13%
- Peak
- 1517
No shared contest yet.
Level with 4 SMOKING PIGS on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#3673 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1514
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3655 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1490
No shared contest yet.
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-headBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.1544 | 152.0228 | 159.99 | top 62% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 166.2972 | 141.7260 | 153.96 | top 68% |
| Pork | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 169.7256 | 158.8228 | 163.50 | top 43% |
| Brisket | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.8344 | 149.0972 | 158.65 | top 49% |
“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 | 5 | 0 | top 65% |
| MI | 2 | 0 | top 43% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 0 | top 64% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 54% |
The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
2.9 yrs
2013-07-19 → 2016-06-24
Busiest season
2015
2 contests
Contests a season
1.8
across 4 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
IL
5 of 7 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
7
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
7 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Pork
averages 163.50 · weakest Pork Ribs (153.96)
Walk rate
57%
a top-10 call in 4 of 7 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 7 contests
Master average
636.09
out of 720 · 7 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
231
140–169 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
810
7 mapped stops · furthest 169 mi
Schedule strength
1524
average field rating faced — tougher than 17% of rated contests
Power rating
1489
peak 1510 · #3684 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Taste of Grand Rapids
- First call Taste of Grand Rapids
- 2014
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score658.2744 Taste of Grand Rapids 2014
- Career-best overall score658.2744 Taste of Grand Rapids 2014
- Career-best single call (Pork)169.7256 Taste of Grand Rapids 2014
- Peak power rating (1510) Taste of Grand Rapids 2014
- 2016
- Most recent contest Heritage Days BBQ Showdown
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +6 | Taste of Grand Rapids 2014 | 2014-07-25 |
| +3.6 | 8th Annual Lambs Farm Barn Burner Bar-B-Q (TEAMS FULL) | 2013-10-18 |
| +0.6 | Windy City BBQ Classic | 2015-09-11 |
| +0.3 | Taste of Grand Rapids | 2013-07-19 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.5 | Up In Smoke On The Square | 2015-06-05 |
| -9.6 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown | 2016-06-24 |
| -0.1 | Firin' Up the Fox BBQ Contest | 2014-07-11 |
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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 88% | 84.7% | 84.7% |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 71% | 89.1% | 87.6% |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 44% | 91.4% | 90.6% |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 46% | 89.9% | 88.7% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-06-24 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown Belvidere, IL | 29 / 33 (609.6464) | 30 (157.6804) | 33 (141.7260) | 21 (161.1428) | 27 (149.0972) |
| 2015-09-11 | Windy City BBQ Classic Chicago, IL | 32 / 61 (641.6572) | 18 (169.1544) | 38 (157.7372) | 48 (158.8228) | 34 (155.9428) |
| 2015-06-05 | Up In Smoke On The Square Lincoln, IL | 36 / 40 (619.7940) | 38 (154.8000) | 34 (151.4056) | 18 (162.8228) | 32 (150.7656) |
| 2014-07-25 | Taste of Grand Rapids 2014 Grand Rapids, MI | 19 / 55 (658.2744) | 17 (163.9772) | 31 (157.7372) | 9 (169.7256) | 16 (166.8344) |
| 2014-07-11 | Firin' Up the Fox BBQ Contest St. Charles, IL | 18 / 34 (646.2172) | 24 (156.0116) | 10 (166.2972) | 23 (159.9656) | 11 (163.9428) |
| 2013-10-18 | 8th Annual Lambs Farm Barn Burner Bar-B-Q (TEAMS FULL) Libertyville, IL | 22 / 54 (629.6568) | 43 (152.0228) | 26 (156.5484) | 8 (162.2628) | 18 (158.8228) |
| 2013-07-19 | Taste of Grand Rapids Comstock Park, MI | 20 / 39 (647.3828) | 15 (166.2628) | 37 (146.2744) | 5 (169.7256) | 13 (165.1200) |