Kaleta's Kitchen IL
Rating
1488
peak 1488 · rated over 6 contests
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
2022-05-06
latest 2025-09-05
Best ToY finish
#176
Backyard 2024
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 61%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
357.30
last 5 Backyard vs avg 357.30 (+0.00)
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±69.59
std dev of Backyard overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 163.79 · weakest Brisket (144.48)
Road miles
194
mi across 6 mapped stops · furthest 44 mi
Schedule strength
21%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1517)
Purse competed for
$17K
listed at 6 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 1 state-championship entries
Master avg
567.73 / 720
1 Master contest · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
357.30 / 360
5 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
Master and Backyard overall scores sit on different scales (Master is out of 720, Backyard out of 360), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.
Storylines
⚔️ A tough matchup
Stone Cold Grillers has come out ahead 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 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 163.3828 | 131.9428 | 153.29 | top 75% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 175.4516 | 142.2284 | 163.79 | top 43% |
| Pork | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 173.1200 | 149.0740 | 160.14 | top 57% |
| Brisket | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 144.4800 | 144.4800 | 144.48 | top 94% |
“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 contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 56% |
| Medium (20–39) | 4 | 0 | top 63% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 57% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2 | 22 | 0 | top 61% | 2025-09-05 |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2024 (3 contests)
- Cooks mostly in IL (6 of 6 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (6 entries)
- Average Master overall score: 567.73 / 720
- Average Backyard overall score: 357.30 / 360
Milestones
- 🚩 2022-05-06 — First tracked contest · Route 66 Smoke Out
- ⭐ 2022-05-06 — Career-best overall score (567.7252) · Route 66 Smoke Out
- 📣 2023-05-27 — First call · Westmont Red White & BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY)
- 📈 2023-05-27 — Peak power rating (1494) · Westmont Red White & BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +6.8 | Westmont Red White & BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2023-05-27 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.4 | Route 66 Smoke Out | 2022-05-06 |
| -2.2 | Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2024-08-24 |
| -2.1 | Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2025-09-05 |
| -1.3 | 1st Annual Hy-Vee Ribs & Rides (BBQ Challenge and Car Show) (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2024-06-08 |
| -0.7 | Morris Rhythm & BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2024-06-14 |
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
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 61% | 88.1% | 88.1% |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 67% | top 58% | 92.4% | 90.1% |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100% | top 35% | 137.8% | 137.8% |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 97% | 78.9% | 78.9% |
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 | 23 / 38 (317.0400) | 32 (149.6344) | 12 (167.4056) | — | — |
| 2024-08-24 | Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) Park Ridge, IL | 22 / 36 (315.8972) | 27 (150.7772) | 10 (165.1200) | — | — |
| 2024-06-14 | Morris Rhythm & BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Morris, IL | 23 / 40 (325.1200) | 26 (161.7028) | 24 (163.4172) | — | — |
| 2024-06-08 | 1st Annual Hy-Vee Ribs & Rides (BBQ Challenge and Car Show) (BACKYARD ONLY) Sycamore, IL | 5 / 9 (332.5028) | 6 (163.3828) | 4 (169.1200) | 2 (173.1200) | — |
| 2023-05-27 | Westmont Red White & BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY) Westmont, IL | 12 / 34 (495.9544) | 20 (162.2856) | 1 (175.4516) | 19 (158.2172) | — |
| 2022-05-06 | Route 66 Smoke Out 🏅 Dwight, IL | 32 / 33 (567.7252) | 33 (131.9428) | 31 (142.2284) | 31 (149.0740) | 31 (144.4800) |
Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 ↗ | Backyard | #176 (304 pts) | #190 (269 pts) | #144 (384 pts) | — | — |