Stone Cold Grillers IL
Rating
1610
peak 1610
Contests
45
in the data
First seen
latest 2025-09-05
Best ToY finish
#59
Backyard 2024
Grand champs
1
1 reserve
Category wins
2
12 podiums
Overall top-10s
20
of 45 contests
Avg finish
top 36%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Current form
328.42 ▼
last 5 vs career avg 362.06 (-33.64)
Walk rate
73%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
5
and counting
Best single call
180.0000 🔥
Consistency
±94.58
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 168.02 · weakest Pork (162.39)
Road miles
7660
mi across 42 mapped stops · furthest 618 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
Pittie Q has finished one call ahead of Stone Cold Grillers 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
Breaking Slabs BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ has come out ahead in 20 of their 23 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of Ishy Links BBQ in 9 of their 10 shared contests.
🏕️ Happy hunting ground
Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day One) is their spot: an average finish in the top 14% across 2 visits.
💔 The heartbreaker
Came within 4.0000 points of the Grand Championship at Smoke on the Midway (BACKYARD ONLY) (2024-08-17).
🗡️ Giant slayer
Took the Grand Championship over a 41-team field at Vine St. BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY).
📅 A July team
Something about July: average finish in the top 23% across 3 contests, versus top 36% the rest of the year.
🐣 Announced themselves early
Finished 5 of 9 at their very first tracked contest, Honor-Q Competitor's Series ().
Teams like this (closest power rating, IL first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 37 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 175.4172 | 134.2972 | 164.18 | top 44% |
| Pork Ribs | 43 | 29 | 2 | 10 | 180.0000 🔥 | 142.2972 | 168.02 | top 29% |
| Pork | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168.5372 | 155.4056 | 162.39 | top 71% |
| Brisket | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.8228 | 155.9544 | 163.39 | top 66% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| IL | 21 | 1 | top 29% |
| WI | 6 | 0 | top 33% |
| IA | 4 | 0 | top 53% |
| KS | 3 | 0 | top 41% |
| IN | 1 | 0 | top 75% |
| AL | 1 | 0 | top 57% |
| OK | 1 | 0 | top 85% |
| NE | 1 | 0 | top 12% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 3 | 0 | top 81% |
| Medium (20–39) | 25 | 0 | top 31% |
| Large (40+) | 10 | 1 | top 35% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2022 (14 contests)
- Cooks mostly in IL (25 of 45 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (43 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: Vine St. BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) (2022-08-20)
- Wins it all in 2% of contests
- All-time average overall score: 362.06
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | 3 | 0 | 2 | 330.2400 | 324.89 |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 345.6800 | 337.70 |
| 2024 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 668.4112 | 385.73 |
| 2023 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 673.0288 | 437.20 |
| 2022 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 341.7028 | 333.88 |
| 2021 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 333.1200 | 319.08 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 319.3028 | 319.30 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-05 | Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) Park Ridge, IL | 8 / 38 (335.9544) | 5 (172.5600) | 15 (163.3944) | — | — |
| 2025-08-16 | Smoke on the Midway (BACKYARD ONLY) Fairbury, IL | 10 / 20 (331.4516) | 15 (160.5716) | 5 (170.8800) | — | — |
| 2025-06-20 | Rhythm & BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Morris, IL | 11 / 36 (345.6800) | 9 (175.4056) | 18 (170.2744) | — | — |
| 2024-08-24 | Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) Park Ridge, IL | 4 / 36 (340.5372) | 12 (167.4172) | 4 (173.1200) | — | — |
| 2024-08-17 | Smoke on the Midway (BACKYARD ONLY) Fairbury, IL | 2 / 26 (350.2628) | 3 (174.8456) | 3 (175.4172) | — | — |
| 2024-06-14 | Morris Rhythm & BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Morris, IL | 20 / 40 (329.0512) | 29 (160.4912) | 13 (168.5600) | — | — |
| 2024-06-08 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 16 / 37 (329.6344) | 21 (160.5028) | 7 (169.1316) | — | — |
| 2024-06-07 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 16 / 41 (334.2512) | 14 (169.7028) | 18 (164.5484) | — | — |
| 2024-05-17 | Rockin' BBQ Warsaw Warsaw, IN | 24 / 32 (668.4112) | 25 (168.5256) | 14 (169.1200) | 27 (159.9428) | 11 (170.8228) |
| 2024-03-29 | Iowa State BBQ Championship Altoona, IA | 4 / 42 (347.9772) | 5 (174.8572) | 5 (173.1200) | — | — |
| 2023-09-15 | Saluting with Smoke (COMPETITOR'S SERIES) Yorkville, IL | 15 / 17 (658.7080) | 9 (170.8112) | 4 (173.1200) | 17 (155.4056) | — |
| 2023-09-15 | Saluting with Smoke Single Meat - Rib Burn (ONE MEAT RIBS) Yorkville, IL | — | — | 22 (161.1088) | — | — |
| 2023-08-19 | Smoke on the Midway (BACKYARD ONLY) Fairbury, IL | 20 / 32 (314.1712) | 30 (148.4796) | 9 (165.6916) | — | — |
| 2023-08-12 | 5th Annual KCBS World Invitational - BACKYARD SERIES INVITATIONAL Mayetta, KS | 5 / 29 (353.1200) | 17 (173.1200) | 3 (180.0000) | — | — |
| 2023-08-11 | 5th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN Mayetta, KS | 69 / 90 (673.0288) | 47 (171.9656) | 8 (176.5716) | 59 (168.5372) | 87 (155.9544) |
| 2023-07-14 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown Eureka, IL | 8 / 25 (328.4684) | 11 (162.2284) | 6 (166.2400) | — | — |
| 2023-07-14 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown (One Meat Ribs) Eureka, IL | — | — | 3 (174.2628) | — | — |
| 2023-06-17 | Morris Rhythm & BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Morris, IL | 17 / 33 (326.8000) | 22 (160.5256) | 13 (166.2744) | — | — |
| 2023-05-27 | Westmont Red White & BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY) Westmont, IL | 4 / 34 (511.3716) | 5 (175.4172) | 6 (170.2628) | 12 (165.6916) | — |
| 2023-03-31 | Iowa State BBQ Championship Altoona, IA | 14 / 47 (331.9544) | 15 (164.5716) | 13 (167.3828) | — | — |
| 2022-11-12 | 4th Annual KCBS World Invitational - BACKYARD SERIES INVITATIONAL Gadsden, AL | 28 / 49 (334.8000) | 34 (166.8228) | 20 (167.9772) | — | — |
| 2022-11-11 | 4th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN Gadsden, AL | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2022-11-04 | Saluting with Smoke Single Meat Rib Burn (ONE MEAT RIBS) Yorkville, IL | — | — | 10 (169.6800) | — | — |
| 2022-09-09 | Bar-B-QC (Backyard) Davenport, IA | 13 / 13 (339.9428) | 9 (169.1200) | 6 (170.8228) | — | — |
| 2022-08-20 | Vine St. BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) Park Ridge, IL | 1 / 41 (341.7028) | 2 (169.1428) | 4 (172.5600) | — | — |
| 2022-07-15 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown Eureka, IL | 5 / 25 (330.7772) | 7 (161.6572) | 2 (169.1200) | — | — |
| 2022-07-15 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown (One Meat Ribs) Eureka, IL | — | — | 12 (169.6800) | — | — |
| 2022-06-24 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day One) Belvidere, IL | 3 / 36 (336.5028) | 5 (168.5372) | 4 (167.9656) | — | — |
| 2022-06-17 | Morris Rhythm & BBQ Festival (Backyard) Morris, IL | 6 / 23 (333.6800) | 4 (171.9772) | 11 (161.7028) | — | — |
| 2022-06-11 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 12 / 37 (332.4684) | 24 (157.0512) | 4 (175.4172) | — | — |
| 2022-06-10 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 8 / 39 (333.0856) | 17 (160.5256) | 3 (172.5600) | — | — |
| 2022-05-28 | Westmont Red White & BBQ Backyard BBQ Cook-Off 2022 (BACKYARD ONLY) Westmont, IL | 3 / 28 (339.3828) | 5 (170.8228) | 2 (168.5600) | — | — |
| 2022-05-14 | BBQ, BLESSINGS & THE VFW (ONE MEAT RIBS) Oconomowoc, WI | — | — | 5 (166.2860) | — | — |
| 2022-04-01 | Iowa State BBQ Championship (Backyard) Altoona, IA | 20 / 27 (316.4916) | 24 (149.6572) | 10 (166.8344) | — | — |
| 2021-11-12 | 3rd Annual KCBS World Invitational - Backyard Shawnee, OK | 28 / 33 (329.0284) | 29 (163.9428) | 20 (165.0856) | — | — |
| 2021-11-11 | 3rd Annual KCBS World Invitational - Ancillary Shawnee, OK | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2021-10-16 | Bring'n Home the Bacon II Day 2 (BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 11 / 36 (333.1200) | 17 (165.1084) | 9 (168.0116) | — | — |
| 2021-10-15 | Bring'n Home the Bacon II Day 1 (BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 13 / 40 (328.4912) | 23 (159.9312) | 7 (168.5600) | — | — |
| 2021-08-13 | GOBS Que (DAY 1) Arlington, NE | 3 / 26 (276.5944) | 5 (134.2972) | 3 (142.2972) | — | — |
| 2021-07-16 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown Day 1 Eureka, IL | 4 / 25 (325.6228) | 4 (159.9428) | 2 (165.6800) | — | — |
| 2021-06-25 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day one) Belvidere, IL | 10 / 49 (321.6116) | 10 (162.8000) | 12 (158.8116) | — | — |
| 2020-11-13 | Second Annual KCBS World Invitational Barbeque Competition Mayetta, KS | 27 / 94 (319.3028) | 19 (167.3828) | 28 (151.9200) | — | — |
| Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) Park Ridge, IL | 4 / 38 (330.2400) | 15 (158.2628) | 1 (171.9772) | — | — | |
| Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) Park Ridge, IL | 10 / 39 (314.8004) | 25 (145.6460) | 1 (169.1544) | — | — | |
| Honor-Q Competitor's Series Plainfield, IL | 5 / 9 (329.6344) | — | 8 (165.6800) | — | — |
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 | #141 (405 pts) | #139 (425 pts) | #159 (375 pts) | — | — |
| 2024 ↗ | Backyard | #59 (864 pts) | #84 (714 pts) | #50 (895 pts) | — | — |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #1175 (62 pts) | #1529 (57 pts) | #1118 (112 pts) | #1505 (57 pts) | #899 (127 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Backyard | — | #110 (569 pts) | #67 (917 pts) | — | — |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #1255 (60 pts) | #1319 (60 pts) | #435 (556 pts) | #1287 (60 pts) | #1296 (60 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Backyard | — | #36 (945 pts) | #24 (1130 pts) | — | — |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | — | — | #732 (269 pts) | — | — |
| 2021 ↗ | Backyard | — | #54 (671 pts) | #28 (1035 pts) | — | — |