Pappy Jack's BBQ IL
Rating
1503
peak 1503
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
2024-09-14
latest 2025-09-19
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 2 contests
Avg finish
top 54%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 176.56 · weakest Pork Ribs (163.95)
Road miles
71
mi across 2 mapped stops · furthest 36 mi
Teams like this (closest power rating, IL first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 178.8800 | 165.0972 | 171.99 | top 24% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.3944 | 160.5028 | 163.95 | top 67% |
| Pork | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.3828 | 167.3828 | 167.38 | top 80% |
| Brisket | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 176.5600 | 176.5600 | 176.56 | top 18% |
“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 contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 57% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 52% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2025 (1 contest)
- Cooks mostly in IL (2 of 2 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (2 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 507.91
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 690.2172 | 690.22 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 325.6000 | 325.60 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-19 | Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard Murphysboro, IL | 29 / 56 (690.2172) | 3 (178.8800) | 41 (167.3944) | 45 (167.3828) | 10 (176.5600) |
| 2024-09-14 | Trekking for CDH Pierron, IL | 20 / 35 (325.6000) | 15 (165.0972) | 21 (160.5028) | — | — |