Get Your Grill On IL
Rating
1447
peak 1447
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
2019-09-20
latest 2025-09-19
Best ToY finish
#1236
Master 2021
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 7 contests
Avg finish
top 88%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
642.36 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 637.56 (+4.80)
Walk rate
14%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±26.45
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 164.05 · weakest Brisket (151.14)
Road miles
146
mi across 7 mapped stops · furthest 63 mi
Storylines
⚔️ A tough matchup
IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ has come out ahead in 7 of their 7 shared contests.
Teams like this (closest power rating, IL first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 177.7144 | 153.6684 | 164.05 | top 64% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.7144 | 147.9316 | 159.88 | top 82% |
| Pork | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 173.1200 | 147.9428 | 162.49 | top 75% |
| Brisket | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.0972 | 133.1088 | 151.14 | top 89% |
“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) | 2 | 0 | top 88% |
| Large (40+) | 5 | 0 | top 88% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2025 (2 contests)
- Cooks mostly in IL (7 of 7 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (7 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 637.56
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 675.3260 | 663.29 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 659.3028 | 659.30 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 590.6288 | 590.63 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 635.2916 | 635.29 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 638.1488 | 638.15 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 612.9832 | 612.98 |
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 | 46 / 56 (675.3260) | 12 (176.5828) | 46 (166.2516) | 43 (167.3944) | 51 (165.0972) |
| 2025-08-16 | Smoke N for the Kids Troy, IL | 30 / 32 (651.2572) | 6 (177.7144) | 31 (158.2400) | 22 (169.6800) | 31 (145.6228) |
| 2024-09-20 | Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard Murphysboro, IL | 48 / 58 (659.3028) | 47 (162.2512) | 32 (169.7144) | 22 (173.1200) | 52 (154.2172) |
| 2023-09-21 | Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard Murphysboro, IL | 48 / 50 (590.6288) | 46 (153.6684) | 46 (152.4800) | 48 (151.3716) | 48 (133.1088) |
| 2022-09-23 | Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard Murphysboro, IL | 38 / 46 (635.2916) | 41 (155.9428) | 36 (162.8456) | 31 (167.3944) | 44 (149.1088) |
| 2021-09-24 | Praise the Lard Murphysboro BBQ Cook-Off Murphysboro, IL | 32 / 39 (638.1488) | 23 (166.2400) | 29 (161.6916) | 31 (160.5260) | 34 (149.6912) |
| 2019-09-20 | Murphysboro BBQ Cook Off Murphysboro, IL | 51 / 54 (612.9832) | 46 (155.9656) | 52 (147.9316) | 53 (147.9428) | 36 (161.1432) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #1236 (60 pts) | #1252 (70 pts) | #1309 (60 pts) | #1262 (60 pts) | #1245 (60 pts) |