SAUCED N SMOKED IL
Rating
1404
peak 1404
Contests
12
in the data
First seen
latest 2025-06-27
Best ToY finish
#751
Master 2020
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 12 contests
Avg finish
top 84%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
599.48 ▼
last 5 vs career avg 614.95 (-15.47)
Walk rate
8%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±43.52
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 158.44 · weakest Brisket (154.02)
Road miles
140
mi across 11 mapped stops · furthest 67 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
MOON KING BBQ has finished one call ahead of SAUCED N SMOKED 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
⚔️ A tough matchup
SmokinGhost BBQ has come out ahead in 9 of their 9 shared contests.
Teams like this (closest power rating, IL first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.9772 | 149.0628 | 157.09 | top 90% |
| Pork Ribs | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 170.2856 | 145.0628 | 158.44 | top 73% |
| Pork | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.9772 | 145.0856 | 156.58 | top 82% |
| Brisket | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 164.0116 | 143.3600 | 154.02 | top 86% |
“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 89% |
| Medium (20–39) | 9 | 0 | top 83% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 85% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2021 (3 contests)
- Cooks mostly in IL (12 of 12 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (12 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 614.95
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 487.8856 | 487.89 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 653.5768 | 653.58 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 603.6680 | 603.67 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 637.6112 | 637.61 |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 614.6516 | 613.50 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 627.8748 | 616.73 |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 655.2684 | 640.42 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-06-27 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown Eureka, IL | 24 / 26 (653.5768) | 23 (164.5372) | 12 (170.2856) | 23 (165.1200) | 25 (153.6340) |
| 2023-07-14 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown Eureka, IL | 23 / 25 (603.6680) | 24 (157.0740) | 23 (147.8972) | 24 (153.0512) | 24 (145.6456) |
| 2022-07-15 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown Eureka, IL | 23 / 25 (637.6112) | 18 (167.9772) | 20 (163.9656) | 24 (151.4056) | 25 (154.2628) |
| 2021-07-17 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown Day 2 Eureka, IL | 17 / 19 (614.6516) | 19 (154.2172) | 13 (164.5372) | 17 (149.0972) | 19 (146.8000) |
| 2021-07-16 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown Day 1 Eureka, IL | 25 / 25 (612.3540) | 25 (153.0512) | 24 (153.0972) | 20 (162.8456) | 24 (143.3600) |
| 2021-07-16 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown - One Meat Rib Contest Eureka, IL | — | — | 18 (145.0628) | — | — |
| 2020-07-18 | CIBBQ Red Devil Edition Day 2 Eureka, IL | 25 / 25 (627.8748) | 25 (155.9888) | 25 (156.5372) | 23 (159.9544) | 24 (155.3944) |
| 2020-07-17 | CIBBQ Red Devil Edition Day 1 Eureka, IL | 30 / 30 (605.5888) | 30 (149.1200) | 30 (151.3716) | 30 (145.0856) | 27 (160.0116) |
| 2019-07-19 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown Peoria, IL | 34 / 40 (635.8404) | 33 (158.8116) | 17 (165.1316) | 37 (147.8856) | 23 (164.0116) |
| 2019-06-07 | Blues,Brews & Barbecue Beardstown, IL | 11 / 25 (655.2684) | 18 (159.9428) | 5 (167.9772) | 13 (163.3828) | 9 (163.9656) |
| 2019-05-31 | Up In Smoke on the Square Lincoln, IL | 32 / 36 (630.1488) | 31 (158.2284) | 35 (150.8232) | 13 (167.9772) | 35 (153.1200) |
| Saluting With Smoke (COMPETITORS SERIES) Yorkville, IL | 16 / 38 (487.8856) | 37 (149.0628) | 11 (164.5372) | — | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #1423 (56 pts) | #1215 (61 pts) | #1077 (116 pts) | #1184 (61 pts) | #1487 (51 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #1255 (60 pts) | #1617 (55 pts) | #1432 (60 pts) | #1589 (55 pts) | #1594 (55 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #1309 (60 pts) | #1246 (85 pts) | #1346 (75 pts) | #1654 (55 pts) | #1695 (50 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #880 (134 pts) | #971 (124 pts) | #698 (237 pts) | #844 (159 pts) | #922 (129 pts) |
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #751 (105 pts) | #782 (105 pts) | #792 (105 pts) | #757 (115 pts) | #762 (110 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #1061 (240 pts) | #1213 (205 pts) | #923 (335 pts) | #997 (290 pts) | #1061 (265 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #1009 (277 pts) | #1085 (267 pts) | #1077 (277 pts) | #1047 (287 pts) | #1023 (292 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #1199 (241 pts) | #851 (461 pts) | #1325 (231 pts) | #1106 (316 pts) | #1088 (311 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #1775 (120 pts) | #1693 (155 pts) | #1884 (120 pts) | #1872 (120 pts) | #1839 (120 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #1676 (120 pts) | #1440 (190 pts) | #1776 (120 pts) | #1790 (120 pts) | #1763 (120 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #1207 (239 pts) | #1090 (304 pts) | #1544 (174 pts) | #1317 (234 pts) | #1194 (259 pts) |