High-water mark
670.1944
career-best overall
93.1% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 670.1944 at Hog Capital Challenge (JUDGES FULL) — 93.1% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Jun 16, 2017
IlliDueQue
IlliDueQue is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2016 and 2025. Their best overall finish is 13th of 26 at the Hog Capital Challenge (JUDGES FULL) (2017). They are ranked #4650 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1470
peak 1470 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
Jun 17, 2016
latest Jun 27, 2025 · 9 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 79%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
60%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±20.61
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 167.06 · weakest Brisket (155.98)
Road miles
128
across 5 mapped stops · furthest 33 mi
Schedule strength
52%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1568)
Purse competed for
$7,000
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 1 state-championship entry
Master avg
641.47 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #2533 (55 pts) | #2579 (50 pts) | #1913 (80 pts) | #1454 (155 pts) | #2575 (50 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #1933 (111 pts) | #2062 (96 pts) | #2057 (101 pts) | #1621 (156 pts) | #2003 (106 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #2274 (60 pts) | #2353 (60 pts) | #2349 (60 pts) | #1872 (120 pts) | #2345 (60 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to IlliDueQue, each with one reason worth a look.
143 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4,653 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1501
They've been 1501 at their best, 31 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Compare careers#4,670 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1470
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,651 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1470
Their last contest in the data was back in 2020, 5 years before IlliDueQue's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#4,640 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1470
Level with IlliDueQue on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#4,654 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1470
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2016.
⚔ Compare careers#4,634 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1470
Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 7 years before IlliDueQue's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careersBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.8228 | 147.3484 | 158.12 | top 85% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.8344 | 154.8000 | 160.31 | top 73% |
| Pork | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 171.4172 | 163.9312 | 167.06 | top 47% |
| Brisket | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 173.7028 | 140.5144 | 155.98 | top 69% |
“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.
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hog Capital Challenge | 2 | 13 | 0 | top 73% | Jun 15, 2018 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2016
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
IL
5 of 5 contests
Contests visited
4
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
117
finished ahead 30 times, behind 124
Longest layoff
7 yrs
Jun 15, 2018 → Jun 27, 2025
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20252 milestones
- Career-best single call (Brisket)173.7028 Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown
- Most recent contest Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown
20173 milestones
- First call Hog Capital Challenge (JUDGES FULL)
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score670.1944 Hog Capital Challenge (JUDGES FULL)
- Career-best overall score670.1944 Hog Capital Challenge (JUDGES FULL)
20162 milestones
- First tracked contest Hog Capital Challenge - JUDGES FULL
- Peak power rating (1493) Hog Capital Challenge - JUDGES FULL
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +3.1 | Hog Capital Challenge (JUDGES FULL) | Jun 16, 2017 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.8 | Hog Capital Challenge | Jun 15, 2018 |
| -8.5 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown | Jun 27, 2025 |
| -6.8 | Hog Capital Challenge - JUDGES FULL | Jun 17, 2016 |
| -6.2 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown (Formerly Morton BBQ Throwdown) | Jul 22, 2016 |
Scores over time (% of a perfect score — tap a meat to add it)
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 | 100% | top 88% | 91.5% | 91.5% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 96% | 85.2% | 85.2% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 50% | 93.1% | 93.1% |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 79% | 88.6% | 87.8% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 27, 2025 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown 🏅 Eureka, IL | 23 / 26 (658.7776) | 25 (159.4060) | 24 (160.5488) | 24 (165.1200) | 6 (173.7028) |
| Jun 15, 2018 | Hog Capital Challenge Kewanee, IL | 24 / 25 (613.4740) | 25 (147.3484) | 19 (158.2172) | 7 (167.3940) | 25 (140.5144) |
| Jun 16, 2017 | Hog Capital Challenge (JUDGES FULL) Kewanee, IL | 13 / 26 (670.1944) | 16 (166.8228) | 15 (166.8344) | 7 (171.4172) | 14 (165.1200) |
| Jul 22, 2016 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown (Formerly Morton BBQ Throwdown) Peoria, IL | 28 / 37 (637.6112) | 31 (158.2172) | 28 (154.8000) | 13 (167.4400) | 26 (157.1540) |
| Jun 17, 2016 | Hog Capital Challenge - JUDGES FULL Kewanee, IL | 19 / 23 (627.3024) | 19 (158.8228) | 14 (161.1428) | 12 (163.9312) | 22 (143.4056) |