Snake Holler BBQ IL
Rating
1547
peak 1547
Contests
8
in the data
First seen
2024-07-27
latest 2025-09-13
Best ToY finish
#115
Backyard 2025
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
3
of 8 contests
Avg finish
top 34%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
335.01 ▼
last 5 vs career avg 336.00 (-1.00)
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
2
best run (overall)
Consistency
±3.77
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 169.68 · weakest Chicken (167.14)
Road miles
247
mi across 8 mapped stops · furthest 88 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
Sermerstout BBQ has finished one call ahead of Snake Holler BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
⚔️ A tough matchup
Must B Smokin' Somethin' BBQ Team has come out ahead in 6 of their 7 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of Smokin A's in 6 of their 6 shared contests.
🐣 Announced themselves early
Finished 4 of 34 at their very first tracked contest, Code 3 Spices - Smokin' on Main (2024-07-27).
Teams like this (closest power rating, IL first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 170.2512 | 161.6456 | 167.14 | top 37% |
| Pork Ribs | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 175.4172 | 165.0972 | 169.68 | top 31% |
| Pork | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Brisket | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
“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.
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2025 (5 contests)
- Cooks mostly in IL (8 of 8 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (8 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 336.00
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)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 337.0628 | 335.20 |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 343.3712 | 337.07 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-13 | Trekking for CDH Pierron, IL | 6 / 27 (337.0628) | 7 (168.5372) | 7 (168.5256) | — | — |
| 2025-09-13 | Trekking for CDH (ONE MEAT RIBS) Pierron, IL | — | — | 4 (175.4172) | — | — |
| 2025-08-22 | Up in Smoke on the Square (BACKYARD ONLY) Lincoln, IL | 18 / 31 (336.5028) | 17 (167.9656) | 15 (168.5372) | — | — |
| 2025-08-16 | Smoke N for the Kids Troy, IL | 13 / 32 (330.1828) | 14 (161.6456) | 11 (168.5372) | — | — |
| 2025-07-26 | Code 3 Spices - Smokin' on Main Collinsville, IL | 12 / 32 (337.0628) | 12 (168.5372) | 12 (168.5256) | — | — |
| 2024-09-14 | Trekking for CDH Pierron, IL | 14 / 35 (334.2172) | 17 (164.5372) | 13 (169.6800) | — | — |
| 2024-08-17 | Smoke N for the Kids Troy, IL | 8 / 27 (333.6344) | 6 (168.5372) | 11 (165.0972) | — | — |
| 2024-07-27 | Code 3 Spices - Smokin' on Main Collinsville, IL | 4 / 34 (343.3712) | 9 (170.2512) | 2 (173.1200) | — | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 ↗ | Backyard | #115 (474 pts) | #125 (464 pts) | #90 (683 pts) | — | — |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | — | — | #825 (194 pts) | — | — |
| 2024 ↗ | Backyard | #127 (450 pts) | #153 (390 pts) | #123 (480 pts) | — | — |