Smoking Embers IL
Rating
1503
peak 1503 · rated over 1 contests
Contests
1
in the data
First seen
2025-09-05
latest 2025-09-05
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 1 contests
Avg finish
top 42%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 161.73 · weakest Pork Ribs (159.97)
Purse competed for
$1K
listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings
Backyard avg
321.69 / 360
1 Backyard contest · 0 GCs
Teams like this (closest power rating, IL first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.7260 | 161.7260 | 161.73 | top 39% |
| Pork Ribs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159.9656 | 159.9656 | 159.97 | top 45% |
| 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 (1 contest)
- Cooks mostly in IL (1 of 1 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (1 entries)
- Average Backyard overall score: 321.69 / 360
Milestones
- 🚩 2025-09-05 — First tracked contest · Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY)
- ⭐ 2025-09-05 — Career-best overall score (321.6916) · Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY)
Best vs average (by meat)
How entries end (by meat)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 42% | 89.4% | 89.4% |
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 | 16 / 38 (321.6916) | 15 (161.7260) | 17 (159.9656) | — | — |