Better BBQ Co IL
Rating
1506
peak 1507
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
2024-09-14
latest 2025-09-13
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 3 contests
Avg finish
top 49%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
33%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 168.54 · weakest Chicken (165.96)
Road miles
0
mi across 3 mapped stops
Teams like this (closest power rating, IL first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.2400 | 165.6800 | 165.96 | top 41% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 173.1200 | 162.2400 | 168.54 | top 47% |
| 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 (2 contests)
- Cooks mostly in IL (3 of 3 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (3 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 332.22
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 | 328.4800 | 328.48 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 335.9544 | 335.95 |
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 | 17 / 27 (328.4800) | 12 (166.2400) | 19 (162.2400) | — | — |
| 2025-09-13 | Trekking for CDH (ONE MEAT RIBS) Pierron, IL | — | — | 7 (173.1200) | — | — |
| 2024-09-14 | Trekking for CDH Pierron, IL | 12 / 35 (335.9544) | 13 (165.6800) | 12 (170.2744) | — | — |