BLUE ISLAND BBQ CO. IL
Rating
1566
peak 1603
Contests
43
in the data
First seen
latest 2024-10-30
Best ToY finish
#69
Master 2020
Grand champs
1
1 reserve
Category wins
5
13 podiums
Overall top-10s
16
of 43 contests
Avg finish
top 41%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
642.55 ▼
last 5 vs career avg 667.13 (-24.58)
Walk rate
67%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
4
best run (overall)
Consistency
±25.58
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 170.71 · weakest Pork Ribs (165.31)
Road miles
6867
mi across 41 mapped stops · furthest 398 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
THE REAL SMOKIN ACES has finished one call ahead of BLUE ISLAND BBQ CO. 4 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
One2BBQ has landed one call behind them 4 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
iBQ'n has come out ahead in 24 of their 29 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of WE WILL ROCK QUE in 15 of their 17 shared contests.
🗡️ Giant slayer
Took the Grand Championship over a 38-team field at Saluting With Smoke (COMPETITORS SERIES).
🐣 Announced themselves early
Finished 1 of 38 at their very first tracked contest, Saluting With Smoke (COMPETITORS SERIES) ().
Teams like this (closest power rating, IL first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 42 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 179.4400 | 161.1312 | 170.71 | top 35% |
| Pork Ribs | 42 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 178.8800 | 151.9200 | 165.31 | top 53% |
| Pork | 40 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 178.2972 | 155.3600 | 168.69 | top 40% |
| Brisket | 40 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 176.5716 | 151.9084 | 166.52 | top 47% |
“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 | 16 | 1 | top 38% |
| IN | 12 | 0 | top 39% |
| MI | 4 | 0 | top 53% |
| IA | 4 | 0 | top 64% |
| WI | 3 | 0 | top 29% |
| KS | 1 | 0 | top 13% |
| NE | 1 | 0 | top 27% |
| MO | 1 | 0 | top 71% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 20 | 1 | top 46% |
| Large (40+) | 22 | 0 | top 38% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2019 (15 contests)
- Cooks mostly in IL (16 of 43 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (42 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: Saluting With Smoke (COMPETITORS SERIES) (null)
- Wins it all in 2% of contests
- All-time average overall score: 667.13
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 661.5884 | 589.93 |
| 2024 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 692.5600 | 679.44 |
| 2021 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 668.4684 | 658.46 |
| 2020 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 686.2744 | 670.94 |
| 2019 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 687.9884 | 671.82 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest Kansas City, KS | 57 / 444 (692.5600) | 7 (179.4400) | 323 (164.5372) | 42 (176.0344) | 83 (172.5484) |
| 2024-07-19 | BBCubed - Brighton Barbeque Bash Oshkosh, WI | 12 / 37 (670.7544) | 11 (173.1084) | 16 (166.2400) | 17 (166.2744) | 15 (165.1316) |
| 2024-05-17 | Rockin' BBQ Warsaw Warsaw, IN | 23 / 32 (669.5540) | 16 (172.5600) | 13 (169.6684) | 30 (155.3600) | 10 (171.9656) |
| 2024-04-19 | GLBBQA Spring Fling Charlotte, MI | 9 / 62 (692.5144) | 12 (176.0000) | 9 (173.7144) | 29 (171.9772) | 27 (170.8228) |
| 2024-03-29 | Iowa State BBQ Championship Altoona, IA | 36 / 42 (663.3144) | 5 (175.4400) | 40 (152.5144) | 3 (174.8572) | 36 (160.5028) |
| 2024-01-26 | SJV Winter Rub Omaha, NE | 7 / 26 (687.9660) | 1 (178.2972) | 15 (169.7144) | 18 (166.8344) | 10 (173.1200) |
| 2021-07-09 | Harvest On the Fire At the Winery Marshall, IL | 34 / 38 (645.4856) | 34 (161.6572) | 13 (168.5372) | 31 (163.3828) | 36 (151.9084) |
| 2021-06-19 | Hoosier BBQ Classic Day 2 Franklin, IN | 27 / 37 (668.4684) | 14 (171.9656) | 7 (172.5600) | 33 (163.3828) | 31 (160.5600) |
| 2021-06-18 | Hoosier BBQ Classic Day 1 Franklin, IN | 39 / 51 (659.8284) | 22 (170.8112) | 43 (160.5372) | 26 (167.9772) | 42 (160.5028) |
| 2021-05-01 | Route 66 Smoke Out Dwight, IL | 26 / 44 (660.4456) | 31 (163.3828) | 23 (162.8460) | 12 (169.6800) | 28 (164.5368) |
| 2021-04-23 | WashMo BBQ & Bluesfest Washington, MO | 32 / 45 (658.0912) | 20 (169.6912) | 38 (162.8000) | 36 (161.6456) | 22 (163.9544) |
| 2020-10-16 | Best of the Midwest BBQ Union Grove, WI | 22 / 50 (659.8516) | 13 (169.6800) | 21 (165.1088) | 40 (158.2172) | 19 (166.8456) |
| 2020-10-02 | Ottumwa Smoketoberfest Ottumwa, IA | 38 / 66 (665.0628) | 47 (163.9884) | 23 (167.3828) | 34 (167.4172) | 31 (166.2744) |
| 2020-09-25 | Rumble on the River Presented by TheBBQSuperStore.com Grand Haven, MI | 23 / 28 (654.7312) | 12 (170.8456) | 23 (163.3944) | 16 (164.5256) | 27 (155.9656) |
| 2020-09-12 | Rockin' BBQ 2 Just Another BBQ Day 2 Warsaw, IN | 12 / 26 (682.2856) | 12 (171.4400) | 20 (164.5828) | 3 (172.5600) | 6 (173.7028) |
| 2020-09-11 | Rockin' BBQ 2 Just Another BBQ Day 1 Warsaw, IN | 14 / 36 (669.6456) | 17 (168.5256) | 24 (164.5600) | 13 (170.8456) | 18 (165.7144) |
| 2020-08-14 | Big Blue Barbecue Shelbyville, IN | 10 / 50 (683.3712) | 32 (166.2512) | 14 (169.7372) | 18 (170.8228) | 4 (176.5600) |
| 2020-07-18 | CIBBQ Red Devil Edition Day 2 Eureka, IL | 10 / 25 (674.8116) | 15 (169.6684) | 19 (163.9772) | 5 (171.4288) | 8 (169.7372) |
| 2020-07-17 | CIBBQ Red Devil Edition Day 1 Eureka, IL | 21 / 30 (662.1948) | 2 (174.2860) | 22 (164.5944) | 24 (166.2400) | 29 (157.0744) |
| 2020-07-10 | Harvest On the Fire At the Winery Marshall, IL | 29 / 53 (669.6000) | 30 (167.3828) | 34 (163.4172) | 20 (170.8228) | 29 (167.9772) |
| 2020-06-27 | Back to Mayberry Day 2 Rodney, IA | 28 / 47 (665.0284) | 9 (173.1084) | 42 (159.9428) | 5 (174.8572) | 44 (157.1200) |
| 2020-06-26 | Back to Mayberry Day 1 Rodney, IA | 28 / 53 (663.2916) | 18 (170.8228) | 46 (159.9544) | 5 (174.2856) | 43 (158.2288) |
| 2020-06-20 | Covid-Que Relief (Day 2) Franklin, IN | 2 / 63 (686.2744) | 15 (172.5600) | 28 (166.8688) | 12 (172.5600) | 5 (174.2856) |
| 2020-06-19 | Covid-Que Relief (Day 1) Franklin, IN | 16 / 69 (676.5144) | 10 (173.1316) | 57 (158.8228) | 2 (178.2972) | 38 (166.2628) |
| 2020-05-29 | Rockin BBQ Warsaw, IN | 6 / 66 (680.5596) | 46 (161.1312) | 1 (178.8800) | 10 (170.2628) | 10 (170.2856) |
| 2019-10-18 | Best of the Midwest Union Grove, WI | 5 / 52 (674.2060) | 4 (174.2628) | 24 (161.1432) | 18 (166.2400) | 4 (172.5600) |
| 2019-10-11 | Central Illinois Bragging Rights(CIBR-BBQ) Arthur, IL | 18 / 43 (670.7428) | 21 (170.2628) | 24 (163.3828) | 7 (174.8456) | 31 (162.2516) |
| 2019-09-20 | Rumble on the River Presented by TheBBQSuperStore.com Grand Haven, MI | 15 / 28 (669.1084) | 8 (171.9884) | 23 (162.8800) | 17 (166.2284) | 18 (168.0116) |
| 2019-09-13 | Silver Lake Sand Dunes Apple & BBQ Festival Mears, MI | 22 / 35 (655.9312) | 11 (169.7028) | 29 (157.6684) | 7 (168.5716) | 23 (159.9884) |
| 2019-08-09 | Big Blue Barbecue Shelbyville, IN | 13 / 29 (677.0172) | 9 (172.5484) | 28 (153.6228) | 4 (174.2744) | 5 (176.5716) |
| 2019-07-12 | Harvest On Fire at The Winery Marshall, IL | 10 / 31 (673.5884) | 6 (176.0000) | 15 (165.6800) | 20 (164.5256) | 10 (167.3828) |
| 2019-06-28 | BBQ SmokeDown at Chicagoland Joliet, IL | 10 / 42 (679.8968) | 16 (171.9656) | 4 (174.2972) | 21 (165.0856) | 16 (168.5484) |
| 2019-06-21 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown Day 1 Belvidere, IL | 13 / 50 (668.9712) | 14 (170.8228) | 14 (167.9656) | 28 (163.9544) | 23 (166.2284) |
| 2019-06-14 | Hog Capital Challenge Kewanee, IL | 3 / 25 (681.0284) | 9 (167.3712) | 1 (176.5716) | 9 (169.1200) | 7 (167.9656) |
| 2019-05-31 | Up In Smoke on the Square Lincoln, IL | 15 / 36 (665.0284) | 12 (169.7028) | 23 (161.6800) | 17 (166.8228) | 17 (166.8228) |
| 2019-05-25 | Red, White, and BBQ- Day 2 Westmont, IL | 21 / 48 (658.1480) | 12 (169.1084) | 13 (167.9884) | 35 (155.3600) | 17 (165.6912) |
| 2019-05-24 | Red, White, and BBQ Day 1 Westmont, IL | 6 / 40 (674.7428) | 2 (175.4056) | 34 (151.9200) | 1 (176.5828) | 7 (170.8344) |
| 2019-05-17 | Sunset Hill Kansas City Barbecue Competition Valparaiso, IN | 7 / 20 (662.1600) | 5 (168.5256) | 14 (158.2744) | 3 (170.2744) | 9 (165.0856) |
| 2019-05-03 | Route 66 Smoke Out Dwight, IL | 3 / 33 (687.9884) | 10 (170.2856) | 5 (171.4400) | 4 (174.2972) | 3 (171.9656) |
| 2019-04-05 | CCSFest Indianapois, IN | 10 / 40 (678.7080) | 24 (167.3712) | 10 (171.4056) | 10 (170.8228) | 14 (169.1084) |
| Saluting with Smoke-Yorkville (COMPETITOR'S SERIES) Yorkville, IL | 10 / 22 (661.5884) | 10 (163.9428) | 3 (174.8572) | — | — | |
| Saluting With Smoke (COMPETITORS SERIES) Yorkville, IL | 1 / 38 (518.2744) | 1 (175.4400) | 6 (167.4172) | — | — |
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 ↗ | Master | #354 (613 pts) | #229 (983 pts) | #410 (588 pts) | #367 (598 pts) | #400 (548 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #917 (120 pts) | #899 (145 pts) | #985 (130 pts) | #766 (185 pts) | #904 (135 pts) |
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #69 (1244 pts) | #56 (1299 pts) | #111 (964 pts) | #31 (1604 pts) | #66 (1206 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #139 (1613 pts) | #123 (1621 pts) | #172 (1379 pts) | #95 (1712 pts) | #137 (1523 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #168 (1538 pts) | #99 (1778 pts) | #149 (1528 pts) | #235 (1236 pts) | #130 (1645 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #238 (1363 pts) | #180 (1481 pts) | #290 (1174 pts) | #221 (1355 pts) | #154 (1590 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #304 (1158 pts) | #257 (1260 pts) | #298 (1190 pts) | #254 (1278 pts) | #142 (1693 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #1947 (95 pts) | #1520 (175 pts) | #2209 (60 pts) | #2225 (60 pts) | #1534 (165 pts) |