Ruthless Hogs BBQ IL
Rating
1518
peak 1523
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
2024-07-27
latest 2025-09-13
Best ToY finish
#197
Backyard 2024
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 42%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
333.49
last 4 vs career avg 333.49 (+0.00)
Walk rate
75%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
2
best run (overall)
Consistency
±6.05
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 170.26 · weakest Pork Ribs (163.23)
Road miles
65
mi across 4 mapped stops
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
AbiCue has finished one call ahead of Ruthless Hogs BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
⚔️ A tough matchup
SmokinGhost BBQ has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of Smokin A's in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
Teams like this (closest power rating, IL first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 175.4288 | 161.6572 | 170.26 | top 26% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 170.8344 | 154.2056 | 163.23 | top 52% |
| 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 (4 of 4 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (4 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 333.49
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 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 339.3832 | 332.49 |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 339.3716 | 334.50 |
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 | 19 / 27 (325.6000) | 19 (161.6572) | 16 (163.9428) | — | — |
| 2025-07-26 | Code 3 Spices - Smokin' on Main Collinsville, IL | 9 / 32 (339.3832) | 2 (175.4288) | 18 (163.9544) | — | — |
| 2024-09-14 | Trekking for CDH Pierron, IL | 8 / 35 (339.3716) | 7 (168.5372) | 9 (170.8344) | — | — |
| 2024-07-27 | Code 3 Spices - Smokin' on Main Collinsville, IL | 16 / 34 (329.6228) | 2 (175.4172) | 23 (154.2056) | — | — |
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 | #206 (215 pts) | #158 (330 pts) | #250 (180 pts) | — | — |
| 2024 ↗ | Backyard | #197 (244 pts) | #149 (409 pts) | #236 (199 pts) | — | — |