Hillbilly Smoke BBQ IA

Rating

1534

peak 1534

Contests

in the data

First seen

latest 2025-06-20

Grand champs

2 reserve

Category wins

4 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 4 contests

Avg finish

top 18%

overall standings

Best overall

351.4288

Camp High Hopes Rib Fest (BACKYARD ONLY)

Perfect 180s

Current form

339.69

last 4 vs career avg 339.69 (+0.00)

Walk rate

100%

contests with a top-10 call

Top-10 streak

and counting

Best single call

178.8572

Pork Ribs · Camp High Hopes Rib Fest(BACKYARD ONLY)

Consistency

±8.87

std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs

avg 170.55 · weakest Chicken (169.14)

Road miles

mi across 3 mapped stops

⚔ Compare with another team

Storylines

⚔️ A strong matchup

They've finished ahead of 7.62 BBQ in 4 of their 4 shared contests.

🏕️ Happy hunting ground

Camp High Hopes Rib Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) is their spot: 1 Grand Championship in 3 visits.

💔 The heartbreaker

Came within 0.6284 points of the Grand Championship at Camp High Hopes Rib Fest(BACKYARD ONLY) ().

🍖 Signature meat

When chicken is on the table, watch out — they've won it in 50% of their entries (2 of 4).

🃏 Against the odds

Their Grand Championship at Camp High Hopes Rib Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) (2023-06-23) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 27-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, Wrecking Crew BBQ.

🐣 Announced themselves early

Finished 2 of 14 at their very first tracked contest, Camp High Hopes Rib Fest(BACKYARD ONLY) ().

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By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	4	4	2	2	177.7144	151.9888	169.14	top 25%
Pork Ribs	4	4	1	2	178.8572	159.9428	170.55	top 24%
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.

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	3	1	top 11%
Medium (20–39)	1	0	top 40%

The story so far

Busiest season: — (1 contest)
Cooks mostly in IA (4 of 4 contests)
Most-entered category: Chicken (4 entries)
First Grand Championship in the data: Camp High Hopes Rib Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) (2023-06-23)
Wins it all in 25% of contests
All-time average overall score: 339.69

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
—	1	0	1	330.8460	330.85
2025	1	0	0	331.3828	331.38
2024	1	0	1	345.1200	345.12
2023	1	1	1	351.4288	351.43

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2025-06-20	Camp High Hopes Rib Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) Sioux City, IA	8 / 20 (331.3828)	6 (171.4400)	9 (159.9428)	—	—
2024-06-21	Camp High Hopes Rib Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) Sioux City, IA	2 / 17 (345.1200)	1 (175.4172)	5 (169.7028)	—	—
2023-06-23	Camp High Hopes Rib Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) Sioux City, IA	1 / 15 (351.4288)	1 (177.7144)	2 (173.7144)	—	—
	Camp High Hopes Rib Fest(BACKYARD ONLY) Sioux City, IA	2 / 14 (330.8460)	8 (151.9888)	1 (178.8572)	—	—