The heartbreaker
2.3084
points from the title
Came within 2.3084 points of the Grand Championship at Smoke N for the Kids (2025-08-16).
Eleven Thirteen Q
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1611
peak 1611 · rated over 20 contests ⓘ
Contests
28
in the data
First seen
2020-07-10
latest 2026-08-15
Best ToY finish
#265
Master 2025
Grand champs
0
1 reserve
Category wins
2
5 podiums
Overall top-10s
5
of 28 contests
Avg finish
top 40%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Current form
692.03 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 686.36 (+5.67)
Walk rate
54%
contests with a top-10 call
Best single call
180.0000 🔥
Consistency
±10.67
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 172.89 · weakest Pork (169.90)
Road miles
3,440
mi across 28 mapped stops · furthest 283 mi
Schedule strength
83%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1610)
Purse competed for
$412K
listed at 22 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 20 state-championship entries
Master avg
686.36 / 720
24 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (13 found in this team's record)
Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.
Perfect scores on the board
1
perfect 180s
1 perfect 180 in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, all in pork ribs.
- Pork Ribs ×1
On the rise
+29
rating points in a year
Their power rating has climbed 29 points across 7 contests since 2025-08-16 — from 1582 up to 1611.
- 7 contests since 2025-08-16
- now 1611
High-water mark
706.2516
career-best overall
98.1% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 706.2516 at Smoke N for the Kids — 98.1% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2025-08-16
The one to beat
3×
one call ahead of them
JANKY LEG BBQ has finished one call ahead of Eleven Thirteen Q 3 times — their closest competition in the data.
Their season
2025
their best year
2025 was the year it came together: 7 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 30%.
- 7 contests
- 2 overall top-10s
- 0 category wins
- average top 30%
A strong matchup
10–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of Wicked Pig BBQ in 10 of their 10 shared contests.
The comeback
1.6 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 1.6 years, then back at WashMo BBQ & Bluesfest (JUDGING FULL) (2023-04-28).
- last seen 2021-09-24
- back 2023-04-28
They cook the hard rooms
1610
average field rating faced
A tougher draw than 83% of rated fields
The fields they enter average a 1610 power rating — a tougher draw than 83% of every rated contest in the data.
- 20 rated contests
Looking over their shoulder
2×
one call behind them
HEFTY LEFTY BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.
A March team
Top 25%
average finish in March
Something about March: average finish in the top 25% across 3 contests, versus top 40% the rest of the year.
- 3 March contests
- top 40% the rest of the year
The long haul
3,440
road miles between contests
Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 3,440 miles across 28 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 283 miles to American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest.
- 28 mapped stops
- furthest 283 mi
The metronome
±1.48%
swing around their own average
Their overall lands within ±1.48% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.
- averages 95.3% of a perfect score
- 28 contests
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.
#945 of the rated field
- Contests
- 31
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 29%
- Peak
- 1626
2–0 in 2 shared contests (100% to Eleven Thirteen Q)
2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Eleven Thirteen Q has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#941 of the rated field
- Contests
- 25
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 32%
- Peak
- 1611
No shared contest yet.
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 24 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#940 of the rated field
- Contests
- 25
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 24%
- Peak
- 1611
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 25 contests to 28, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#939 of the rated field
- Contests
- 14
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 36%
- Peak
- 1611
No shared contest yet.
14 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 36% top-10 finishes rather than wins.
⚔ Head-to-head#943 of the rated field
- Contests
- 30
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1624
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 7 years before Eleven Thirteen Q's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#944 of the rated field
- Contests
- 56
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 34%
- Peak
- 1623
No shared contest yet.
They were already cooking in 2014, 6 years before Eleven Thirteen Q's first contest.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JANKY LEG BBQ | 22 | 5 | 17 | 23% | ⚔ compare |
| MEAT ME IN ST. LOUIS | 21 | 9 | 12 | 43% | ⚔ compare |
| Can Country Outlaw BBQ | 21 | 8 | 13 | 38% | ⚔ compare |
| TRIPLE H BBQ | 20 | 4 | 16 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| Heavy Smoke BBQ | 19 | 9 | 10 | 47% | ⚔ compare |
| SmokinGhost BBQ | 19 | 7 | 12 | 37% | ⚔ compare |
| Mulkey's BBQ | 17 | 6 | 11 | 35% | ⚔ compare |
| ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | 15 | 4 | 11 | 27% | ⚔ compare |
| WE WILL ROCK QUE | 14 | 9 | 5 | 64% | ⚔ compare |
| Rusty Pig BBQ | 14 | 6 | 8 | 43% | ⚔ compare |
| THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE | 14 | 6 | 8 | 43% | ⚔ compare |
| DB BBQ | 13 | 10 | 3 | 77% | ⚔ compare |
| Take It Easy BBQ | 13 | 8 | 5 | 62% | ⚔ compare |
| 1Bite Stand | 13 | 5 | 8 | 38% | ⚔ compare |
| RAZORRACKS | 13 | 4 | 9 | 31% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 24 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 178.2972 | 163.9428 | 172.89 | top 41% |
| Pork Ribs | 28 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 180.0000 🔥 | 162.8000 | 171.94 | top 41% |
| Pork | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 176.5600 | 158.2288 | 169.90 | top 55% |
| Brisket | 24 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 177.7028 | 160.5144 | 171.40 | top 41% |
“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 | 13 | 0 | top 44% |
| TN | 5 | 0 | top 30% |
| KS | 4 | 0 | top 45% |
| MO | 2 | 0 | top 29% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 12 | 0 | top 47% |
| Large (40+) | 12 | 0 | top 33% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke N for the Kids (Day 2) | 4 | 2 | 0 | top 28% | 2026-08-15 |
| Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship | 3 | 12 | 0 | top 25% | 2026-03-20 |
| Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard | 2 | 11 | 0 | top 24% | 2025-09-19 |
| Trekking for CDH | 2 | 17 | 0 | top 77% | 2025-09-13 |
| Code 3 Spices - Smokin' on Main | 2 | 16 | 0 | top 60% | 2025-07-26 |
The story so far (18 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
6.1 yrs
2020-07-10 → 2026-08-15
Busiest season
2024
8 contests
Contests a season
4.7
across 6 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
IL
13 of 28 contests · 4 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
16
5 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Pork Ribs
28 entries · 2 wins · 9 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 172.89 · weakest Pork (169.90)
Walk rate
54%
a top-10 call in 15 of 28 contests
Overall top-10 rate
18%
5 of 28 contests
Master average
686.36
out of 720 · 24 contests · 0 GCs
Perfect 180s
1
every judge at the table handing back a nine
Opponents faced
1,026
1,625–1,097 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
3,440
28 mapped stops · furthest 283 mi
Schedule strength
1610
average field rating faced — tougher than 83% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$412,395
listed at 22 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0
from 20 state-championship entries
Longest layoff
1.6 yrs
2021-09-24 → 2023-04-28
Power rating
1611
peak 1611 · #942 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2020
- First tracked contest Harvest On the Fire At the Winery
- First call Harvest On the Fire At the Winery
- First overall top-10 Harvest On the Fire At the Winery
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score683.9200 Harvest On the Fire At the Winery
- 2024
- First category win (Pork Ribs) Code 3 Spices - Smokin' on Main
- 10th tracked contest Smoke N for the Kids
- 2025
- First overall podium Smoke N for the Kids
- First Reserve Championship Smoke N for the Kids
- Career-best overall score706.2516 Smoke N for the Kids
- 2026
- First perfect 180 (Pork Ribs) 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: Wells Cup, Cocktail Ancillary, Dessert Ancillary (Saturday, May 23, 2026)
- 25th tracked contest 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: Wells Cup, Cocktail Ancillary, Dessert Ancillary (Saturday, May 23, 2026)
- Peak power rating (1611) Smoke N for the Kids (Day 2)
- Most recent contest Smoke N for the Kids (Day 2)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +17 | Smoke N for the Kids | 2025-08-16 |
| +16.6 | Harvest On the Fire At the Winery | 2020-07-10 |
| +13.8 | Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard | 2024-09-20 |
| +13.5 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship | 2025-03-14 |
| +12.9 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 2024-10-30 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12 | Trekking for CDH | 2024-09-14 |
| -5.8 | Code 3 Spices - Smokin' on Main | 2024-07-27 |
| -3.5 | Trekking for CDH | 2025-09-13 |
| -0.9 | A Celebration of Our Heroes | 2021-09-03 |
| -0.5 | Code 3 Spices - Smokin' on Main | 2025-07-26 |
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)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 43% | top 35% | 97% | 96.1% |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 86% | top 30% | 98.1% | 96.6% |
| 2024 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 38% | top 49% | 96.7% | 94.9% |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 41% | 95.5% | 94.4% |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 62% | 93.1% | 92.6% |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 15% | 95% | 95% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-15 | Smoke N for the Kids (Day 2) 🏅 Troy, IL | 8 / 32 (698.2288) | 16 (173.1316) | 16 (174.2628) | 17 (173.1316) | 5 (177.7028) |
| 2026-08-14 | Smoke N for the Kids (Day 1) 🏅 Troy, IL | 12 / 26 (683.3376) | 3 (175.4288) | 8 (173.1200) | 23 (166.2516) | 12 (168.5372) |
| 2026-05-24 | 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: Master Series Invitational and the Backyard Series Invitational (Sunday, May 24, 2026) unrated Lebanon, TN | 51 / 82 (690.1828) | 14 (177.7144) | 62 (170.8344) | 55 (171.9656) | 60 (169.6684) |
| 2026-05-23 | 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: Wells Cup, Cocktail Ancillary, Dessert Ancillary (Saturday, May 23, 2026) unrated Lebanon, TN | 15 / 117 (698.2172) | 76 (170.8228) | 1 (180.0000) | 45 (173.1200) | 28 (174.2744) |
| 2026-05-22 | 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: World Rib Finals (Friday, May 22, 2026) unrated Lebanon, TN | — | — | 43 (173.1200) | — | — |
| 2026-03-20 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship 🏅 Lebanon, TN | 37 / 125 (690.1944) | 13 (177.7144) | 40 (173.1200) | 85 (168.5256) | 55 (170.8344) |
| 2026-03-20 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship (ONE MEAT RIBS) Lebanon, TN | — | — | 58 (166.2400) | — | — |
| 2025-10-03 | La Belle MO Show Me BBQ Showdown 🏅 La Belle, MO | 9 / 39 (696.5028) | 21 (172.5600) | 8 (176.5600) | 15 (173.1200) | 9 (174.2628) |
| 2025-09-19 | Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard 🏅 Murphysboro, IL | 16 / 56 (696.5028) | 6 (178.2972) | 28 (171.9656) | 14 (176.5600) | 37 (169.6800) |
| 2025-09-13 | Trekking for CDH 🏅 Pierron, IL | 17 / 27 (687.8972) | 20 (170.8344) | 20 (170.8228) | 15 (169.6800) | 8 (176.5600) |
| 2025-08-16 | Smoke N for the Kids 🏅 Troy, IL | 2 / 32 (706.2516) | 15 (175.4172) | 2 (178.8572) | 6 (176.5600) | 8 (175.4172) |
| 2025-07-26 | Code 3 Spices - Smokin' on Main 🏅 Collinsville, IL | 16 / 32 (689.0284) | 5 (176.5716) | 9 (175.4056) | 26 (169.6684) | 23 (167.3828) |
| 2025-03-14 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship 🏅 Lebanon, TN | 12 / 100 (697.0628) | 10 (177.7028) | 4 (178.8572) | 53 (170.8228) | 46 (169.6800) |
| 2025-03-14 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship (ONE MEAT RIBS) Lebanon, TN | — | — | 21 (173.1200) | — | — |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest unrated Kansas City, KS | 132 / 169 (675.3028) | 158 (163.9428) | 94 (170.8228) | 119 (169.1200) | 79 (171.4172) |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 71 / 444 (690.8116) | 219 (169.6800) | 88 (174.2744) | 91 (173.7144) | 67 (173.1428) |
| 2024-09-20 | Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard 🏅 Murphysboro, IL | 11 / 58 (696.5144) | 16 (175.4172) | 35 (169.1200) | 12 (175.4172) | 6 (176.5600) |
| 2024-09-14 | Trekking for CDH 🏅 Pierron, IL | 32 / 35 (670.1484) | 27 (167.9656) | 31 (165.0972) | 30 (166.2400) | 20 (170.8456) |
| 2024-08-17 | Smoke N for the Kids 🏅 Troy, IL | 9 / 27 (687.3140) | 23 (166.2400) | 5 (175.4056) | 9 (175.4056) | 14 (170.2628) |
| 2024-07-27 | Code 3 Spices - Smokin' on Main 🏅 Collinsville, IL | 24 / 34 (675.3028) | 17 (172.5600) | 1 (179.4400) | 26 (162.7884) | 32 (160.5144) |
| 2024-03-15 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship 🏅 Lebanon, TN | 30 / 93 (687.8972) | 59 (169.6800) | 25 (171.9772) | 50 (169.6800) | 11 (176.5600) |
| 2024-03-15 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship (ONE MEAT RIBS) Lebanon, TN | — | — | 26 (169.6916) | — | — |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 259 / 487 (671.3144) | 86 (174.8456) | 353 (162.8344) | 231 (168.5372) | 283 (165.0972) |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest unrated Kansas City, KS | 72 / 211 (687.3600) | 27 (176.5716) | 64 (173.1428) | 173 (165.6800) | 79 (171.9656) |
| 2023-04-28 | WashMo BBQ & Bluesfest (JUDGING FULL) 🏅 Washington, MO | 13 / 37 (679.3372) | 15 (172.5600) | 16 (168.5600) | 16 (169.6800) | 16 (168.5372) |
| 2021-09-24 | Praise the Lard Murphysboro BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Murphysboro, IL | 23 / 39 (663.8288) | 20 (168.5372) | 26 (162.8000) | 34 (158.2288) | 6 (174.2628) |
| 2021-09-03 | A Celebration of Our Heroes 🏅 Madison, IL | 13 / 20 (670.1944) | 5 (174.2972) | 9 (169.1200) | 18 (162.8116) | 16 (163.9656) |
| 2020-07-10 | Harvest On the Fire At the Winery 🏅 Marshall, IL | 8 / 53 (683.9200) | 16 (170.8228) | 29 (165.7144) | 17 (170.8228) | 2 (176.5600) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #328 (498 pts) | #283 (623 pts) | #249 (773 pts) | #471 (338 pts) | #355 (478 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #265 (826 pts) | #299 (756 pts) | #258 (981 pts) | #366 (616 pts) | #359 (631 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #378 (571 pts) | #435 (506 pts) | #307 (821 pts) | #386 (561 pts) | #337 (676 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #649 (240 pts) | #730 (230 pts) | #820 (225 pts) | #716 (225 pts) | #731 (225 pts) |