Smoking Embers IL
Rating
1503
peak 1503
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)
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)
- All-time average overall score: 321.69
Best vs average (by meat)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 321.6916 | 321.69 |
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) | — | — |