Briar Ridge BBQ IL
Rating
1499
peak 1504
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2023-08-19
latest 2025-06-27
Best ToY finish
#346
Backyard 2024
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 58%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
326.04
last 3 vs career avg 326.04 (+0.00)
Walk rate
20%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±3.03
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 164.08 · weakest Chicken (163.78)
Road miles
70
mi across 5 mapped stops
Storylines
⚔️ A tough matchup
Ishy Links BBQ has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
Teams like this (closest power rating, IL first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.1544 | 162.8228 | 163.78 | top 61% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 169.6916 | 159.9772 | 164.08 | top 62% |
| 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: 2024 (3 contests)
- Cooks mostly in IL (5 of 5 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (5 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 326.04
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)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 323.3484 | 323.35 |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 330.2744 | 330.27 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 324.5028 | 324.50 |
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 | 16 / 26 (323.3484) | 14 (163.3712) | 17 (159.9772) | — | — |
| 2024-09-01 | Rib Double Dip (2) (ONE MEAT RIBS) Chillicothe, IL | — | — | 17 (163.9544) | — | — |
| 2024-09-01 | Rib Double Dip (1) (ONE MEAT RIBS) Chillicothe, IL | — | — | 10 (169.6916) | — | — |
| 2024-08-17 | Smoke on the Midway (BACKYARD ONLY) Fairbury, IL | 18 / 26 (330.2744) | 19 (165.1544) | 15 (165.1200) | — | — |
| 2023-08-19 | Smoke on the Midway (BACKYARD ONLY) Fairbury, IL | 14 / 32 (324.5028) | 18 (162.8228) | 12 (161.6800) | — | — |
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 | #346 (86 pts) | #358 (81 pts) | #246 (184 pts) | — | — |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | — | — | #813 (202 pts) | — | — |