I'll Tell You Later BBQ TX
Rating
1485
peak 1485
Contests
8
in the data
First seen
2023-08-18
latest 2025-09-12
Best ToY finish
#206
Backyard 2024
Grand champs
0
1 reserve
Category wins
2
4 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
of 8 contests
Avg finish
top 66%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Current form
602.88 ▼
last 5 vs career avg 625.40 (-22.53)
Walk rate
38%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
2
best run (overall)
Consistency
±107.99
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 168.46 · weakest Chicken (165.12)
Road miles
2236
mi across 8 mapped stops · furthest 387 mi
Storylines
⚔️ A tough matchup
Rollin' Smoke BBQ Texas has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
💔 The heartbreaker
Came within 0.6172 points of the Grand Championship at Cowchip BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) Day 2 (2024-08-24).
Teams like this (closest power rating, TX first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 170.8460 | 154.8456 | 165.12 | top 68% |
| Pork Ribs | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 171.9884 | 155.9544 | 165.73 | top 65% |
| Pork | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 180.0000 🔥 | 156.5600 | 168.46 | top 53% |
| Brisket | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 178.8572 | 161.6916 | 167.82 | top 39% |
“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 state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| TX | 5 | 0 | top 53% |
| KS | 2 | 0 | top 80% |
| OK | 1 | 0 | top 100% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 100% |
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 80% |
| Large (40+) | 5 | 0 | top 53% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2024 (5 contests)
- Cooks mostly in TX (5 of 8 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (10 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 625.40
- 1 perfect 180 on the books 🔥
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 | 664.9592 | 660.99 |
| 2024 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 685.6112 | 609.06 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 635.9088 | 635.91 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-12 | Navy SEAL Danny Dietz Memorial Classic Cookoff Waller, TX | 57 / 92 (657.0284) | 87 (154.8456) | 72 (161.6572) | 21 (173.1200) | 30 (167.4056) |
| 2025-08-15 | Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship Lubbock, TX | 28 / 55 (664.9592) | 22 (170.8228) | 34 (161.6800) | 37 (161.0740) | 22 (165.6912) |
| 2024-09-13 | Navy SEAL Danny Dietz Memorial Classic Cookoff Waller, TX | 39 / 67 (664.5256) | 38 (166.8572) | 29 (170.2856) | 44 (164.5256) | 37 (162.8572) |
| 2024-08-24 | Cowchip BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) Day 2 Beaver, OK | 2 / 2 (342.2512) | 1 (170.2628) | 2 (171.9884) | — | — |
| 2024-08-16 | Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championships Lubbock, TX | 10 / 41 (685.6112) | 25 (164.5256) | 23 (167.3828) | 1 (180.0000) | 10 (171.4056) |
| 2024-07-27 | Smokin' Saddles Double Header (Day 2) Dodge City, KS | 15 / 20 (682.7776) | 15 (170.8460) | 15 (163.3828) | 15 (169.6916) | 2 (178.8572) |
| 2024-07-26 | Smokin' Saddles Double Header (Day 1) Dodge City, KS | 17 / 20 (670.1484) | 20 (161.0972) | 15 (167.9656) | 12 (174.2628) | 13 (166.8228) |
| 2023-08-18 | Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championships Lubbock, TX | 34 / 48 (635.9088) | 32 (161.7028) | 38 (155.9544) | 38 (156.5600) | 23 (161.6916) |
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 ↗ | Master | #875 (120 pts) | #910 (135 pts) | #1020 (120 pts) | #882 (140 pts) | #882 (135 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Backyard | #206 (227 pts) | #201 (252 pts) | #216 (227 pts) | — | — |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #754 (180 pts) | #853 (165 pts) | #829 (190 pts) | #752 (205 pts) | #551 (350 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #1255 (60 pts) | #1319 (60 pts) | #1432 (60 pts) | #1287 (60 pts) | #1249 (70 pts) |