HEFTY LEFTY BBQ IL
Rating
1574
peak 1574
Contests
48
in the data
First seen
2019-05-31
latest 2026-06-19
Best ToY finish
#242
Master 2021
Grand champs
1
0 reserve
Category wins
3
13 podiums
Overall top-10s
8
of 48 contests
Avg finish
top 49%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Current form
687.35 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 675.52 (+11.83)
Walk rate
60%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
2
best run (overall)
Consistency
±13.68
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 170.41 · weakest Brisket (167.51)
Road miles
8001
mi across 48 mapped stops · furthest 459 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
Rusty Pig BBQ has finished one call ahead of HEFTY LEFTY BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
The Yellow Rose Texas BBQ Company has landed one call behind them 3 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
JANKY LEG BBQ has come out ahead in 25 of their 29 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of MOON KING BBQ in 13 of their 13 shared contests.
🗡️ Giant slayer
Took the Grand Championship over a 30-team field at 11th Annual K of C BBQ Smoke Off 4-Life.
🃏 Against the odds
Their Grand Championship at 11th Annual K of C BBQ Smoke Off 4-Life (2025-06-13) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 13-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, SLAPS BBQ.
Teams like this (closest power rating, IL first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 48 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 179.4400 | 159.4056 | 170.01 | top 50% |
| Pork Ribs | 47 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 177.7144 | 146.8000 | 167.69 | top 49% |
| Pork | 47 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 178.8572 | 158.8344 | 170.41 | top 43% |
| Brisket | 47 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 180.0000 🔥 | 150.8000 | 167.51 | top 51% |
“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 | 26 | 0 | top 53% |
| KS | 7 | 1 | top 26% |
| MO | 4 | 0 | top 43% |
| IN | 4 | 0 | top 40% |
| TN | 3 | 0 | top 70% |
| IA | 2 | 0 | top 72% |
| WI | 1 | 0 | top 70% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 2 | 0 | top 27% |
| Medium (20–39) | 28 | 1 | top 52% |
| Large (40+) | 17 | 0 | top 47% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2021 (8 contests)
- Cooks mostly in IL (26 of 48 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (48 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: 11th Annual K of C BBQ Smoke Off 4-Life (2025-06-13)
- Wins it all in 2% of contests
- All-time average overall score: 675.52
- 1 perfect 180 on the books 🔥
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 698.2400 | 687.35 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 701.7032 | 688.04 |
| 2024 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 695.9544 | 683.44 |
| 2023 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 690.7772 | 681.73 |
| 2022 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 681.0168 | 670.64 |
| 2021 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 683.3600 | 668.97 |
| 2020 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 677.6452 | 664.73 |
| 2019 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 678.2172 | 665.62 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-19 | 12th Annual K of C BBQ Smoke Off 4-Life Kansas City, KS | 12 / 33 (695.3716) | 20 (168.5372) | 5 (177.7144) | 5 (177.1544) | 14 (171.9656) |
| 2026-06-12 | Smoke on the Plains BBQ & Music Fest Derby, KS | 17 / 36 (685.0284) | 27 (169.6916) | 11 (174.2628) | 21 (169.1084) | 16 (171.9656) |
| 2026-05-24 | 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: Master Series Invitational and the Backyard Series Invitational (Sunday, May 24, 2026) Lebanon, TN | 27 / 82 (698.2400) | 39 (174.2744) | 22 (176.5600) | 59 (171.9656) | 19 (175.4400) |
| 2026-05-23 | 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: Wells Cup, Cocktail Ancillary, Dessert Ancillary (Saturday, May 23, 2026) Lebanon, TN | 111 / 117 (663.2916) | 116 (160.5144) | 106 (163.9772) | 65 (170.8228) | 77 (167.9772) |
| 2026-05-22 | 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: World Chicken Finals (Friday, May 22, 2026) Lebanon, TN | — | 27 (174.8572) | — | — | — |
| 2026-05-08 | 44th Annual Kennett Jaycees BBQ Cook Off Kennett, MO | 11 / 25 (694.8000) | 14 (173.7144) | 5 (176.5600) | 23 (164.5256) | 1 (180.0000) |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest Kansas City, KS | 16 / 158 (697.7032) | 39 (176.0000) | 28 (175.4288) | 16 (176.5944) | 85 (169.6800) |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest Kansas City, KS | 102 / 401 (689.0628) | 66 (175.4056) | 263 (166.2744) | 47 (176.5600) | 134 (170.8228) |
| 2025-10-10 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series) (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) Lynchburg, TN | 74 / 90 (673.1200) | 80 (165.1428) | 85 (161.7144) | 25 (174.8572) | 41 (171.4056) |
| 2025-09-19 | Tri-City BBQ Fest Denison, IA | 16 / 26 (679.3028) | 14 (171.9772) | 20 (165.0972) | 5 (176.0000) | 22 (166.2284) |
| 2025-07-26 | Code 3 Spices - Smokin' on Main Collinsville, IL | 17 / 32 (687.3484) | 29 (169.1200) | 10 (174.8572) | 22 (171.4056) | 15 (171.9656) |
| 2025-06-13 | 11th Annual K of C BBQ Smoke Off 4-Life Kansas City, KS | 1 / 30 (701.7032) | 1 (179.4400) | 8 (173.7144) | 5 (174.2860) | 5 (174.2628) |
| 2024-09-20 | Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard Murphysboro, IL | 24 / 58 (687.3140) | 27 (174.2628) | 22 (171.9656) | 4 (177.1428) | 39 (163.9428) |
| 2024-09-14 | Trekking for CDH Pierron, IL | 24 / 35 (681.6116) | 7 (176.0116) | 24 (169.6800) | 17 (171.9772) | 32 (163.9428) |
| 2024-08-17 | Smoke N for the Kids Troy, IL | 23 / 27 (667.8516) | 4 (177.7028) | 24 (158.2288) | 21 (169.1200) | 24 (162.8000) |
| 2024-07-27 | Code 3 Spices - Smokin' on Main Collinsville, IL | 14 / 34 (684.4912) | 25 (169.6800) | 22 (169.1200) | 7 (173.7028) | 11 (171.9884) |
| 2024-06-14 | 10th Annual K of C BBQ Smoke Off 4-Life Kansas City, KS | 4 / 34 (695.9544) | 2 (177.7144) | 2 (177.7144) | 8 (174.8572) | 22 (165.6684) |
| 2023-10-06 | Smokin' for Garrett Mt. Carmel, IL | 8 / 26 (690.1828) | 9 (173.1084) | 11 (169.6800) | 2 (178.8572) | 11 (168.5372) |
| 2023-09-21 | Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard Murphysboro, IL | 18 / 50 (684.5028) | 10 (174.2628) | 10 (173.7144) | 11 (174.2628) | 35 (162.2628) |
| 2023-07-14 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown Eureka, IL | 17 / 25 (660.4228) | 14 (169.6684) | 14 (165.6916) | 16 (167.3828) | 20 (157.6800) |
| 2023-06-16 | Knights of Columbus BBQ Smoke Off "4 Life" Kansas City, KS | 13 / 29 (682.7428) | 9 (175.4172) | 3 (175.4172) | 23 (163.3828) | 16 (168.5256) |
| 2023-05-05 | Kennett Jaycees Show Me State BBQ Cook Off Kennett, MO | 6 / 26 (690.7772) | 8 (174.2628) | 2 (175.4172) | 13 (170.2744) | 13 (170.8228) |
| 2022-09-23 | Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard Murphysboro, IL | 25 / 46 (681.0168) | 23 (171.9656) | 17 (173.1200) | 15 (173.1200) | 29 (162.8112) |
| 2022-07-22 | EffingHAM-JAM Effingham, IL | 17 / 25 (666.1944) | 7 (173.7144) | 14 (166.8344) | 18 (165.0972) | 19 (160.5484) |
| 2022-07-15 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown Eureka, IL | 12 / 25 (673.0284) | 19 (163.9772) | 19 (163.9772) | 2 (177.7028) | 16 (167.3712) |
| 2022-06-25 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day Two) Belvidere, IL | 26 / 32 (667.8972) | 22 (169.6684) | 18 (169.7144) | 18 (165.6916) | 29 (162.8228) |
| 2022-06-24 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day One) Belvidere, IL | 17 / 36 (675.8744) | 21 (168.5372) | 18 (166.8228) | 19 (168.5488) | 10 (171.9656) |
| 2022-05-06 | Route 66 Smoke Out Dwight, IL | 22 / 33 (659.8516) | 28 (162.8228) | 26 (155.9316) | 7 (173.7028) | 14 (167.3944) |
| 2021-10-22 | Best of the Midwest BBQ Union Grove, WI | 31 / 44 (651.2800) | 27 (165.0972) | 32 (162.2744) | 7 (173.1084) | 38 (150.8000) |
| 2021-09-24 | Praise the Lard Murphysboro BBQ Cook-Off Murphysboro, IL | 24 / 39 (661.0400) | 12 (170.8456) | 35 (152.5488) | 27 (163.9428) | 11 (173.7028) |
| 2021-07-23 | Effingham -Jam Effingham, IL | 9 / 29 (676.4572) | 19 (165.6800) | 19 (162.8000) | 11 (169.6800) | 2 (178.2972) |
| 2021-07-17 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown Day 2 Eureka, IL | 4 / 19 (683.3600) | 3 (173.1200) | 3 (175.4172) | 11 (166.2744) | 9 (168.5484) |
| 2021-07-16 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown Day 1 Eureka, IL | 14 / 25 (667.3140) | 15 (168.5372) | 7 (173.1200) | 19 (163.3712) | 17 (162.2856) |
| 2021-06-19 | Hoosier BBQ Classic Day 2 Franklin, IN | 21 / 37 (674.1596) | 9 (173.1428) | 24 (166.2284) | 16 (171.4056) | 29 (163.3828) |
| 2021-06-18 | Hoosier BBQ Classic Day 1 Franklin, IN | 20 / 51 (675.3368) | 36 (166.8228) | 26 (166.8456) | 14 (171.9656) | 20 (169.7028) |
| 2021-05-01 | Route 66 Smoke Out Dwight, IL | 24 / 44 (662.8000) | 18 (169.1544) | 24 (162.8228) | 33 (162.2400) | 18 (168.5828) |
| 2020-10-02 | Ottumwa Smoketoberfest Ottumwa, IA | 55 / 66 (642.1940) | 59 (159.4056) | 63 (146.8000) | 36 (167.4056) | 26 (168.5828) |
| 2020-07-18 | CIBBQ Red Devil Edition Day 2 Eureka, IL | 13 / 25 (672.5260) | 17 (167.4288) | 20 (163.9772) | 10 (169.1200) | 4 (172.0000) |
| 2020-07-17 | CIBBQ Red Devil Edition Day 1 Eureka, IL | 26 / 30 (656.5144) | 21 (165.6800) | 26 (159.4288) | 14 (169.1316) | 23 (162.2740) |
| 2020-06-20 | Covid-Que Relief (Day 2) Franklin, IN | 21 / 63 (677.6452) | 45 (166.8456) | 14 (169.1428) | 13 (172.5484) | 26 (169.1084) |
| 2020-06-19 | Covid-Que Relief (Day 1) Franklin, IN | 21 / 69 (674.7656) | 56 (162.2168) | 29 (166.8460) | 11 (173.1200) | 11 (172.5828) |
| 2019-10-11 | Central Illinois Bragging Rights(CIBR-BBQ) Arthur, IL | 21 / 43 (666.1944) | 20 (170.2628) | 22 (163.4288) | 27 (163.3828) | 18 (169.1200) |
| 2019-09-20 | Murphysboro BBQ Cook Off Murphysboro, IL | 18 / 54 (678.2172) | 19 (169.1428) | 44 (159.4060) | 5 (175.4056) | 5 (174.2628) |
| 2019-07-27 | Hannibal Bar-B-Q-Festival Hannibal, MO | 6 / 18 (674.7884) | 7 (170.2628) | 8 (165.6800) | 13 (166.8228) | 3 (172.0228) |
| 2019-07-19 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown Peoria, IL | 11 / 40 (670.7776) | 13 (169.1428) | 12 (167.3944) | 16 (169.1316) | 20 (165.1088) |
| 2019-06-21 | Ribs on the River Louisiana, MO | 19 / 26 (656.4796) | 6 (173.7028) | 16 (165.1428) | 18 (164.5484) | 23 (153.0856) |
| 2019-06-07 | Blues,Brews & Barbecue Beardstown, IL | 10 / 25 (655.9316) | 17 (159.9428) | 1 (173.7144) | 17 (158.8344) | 10 (163.4400) |
| 2019-05-31 | Up In Smoke on the Square Lincoln, IL | 25 / 36 (656.9824) | 27 (162.8000) | 9 (169.1200) | 8 (169.7028) | 33 (155.3596) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #248 (463 pts) | #291 (428 pts) | #210 (623 pts) | #262 (443 pts) | #162 (643 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #336 (638 pts) | #408 (563 pts) | #481 (478 pts) | #378 (593 pts) | #450 (473 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #402 (515 pts) | #316 (745 pts) | #450 (530 pts) | #318 (700 pts) | #527 (380 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #345 (611 pts) | #341 (661 pts) | #293 (841 pts) | #327 (651 pts) | #429 (466 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #439 (495 pts) | #444 (515 pts) | #473 (530 pts) | #306 (790 pts) | #427 (540 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #242 (793 pts) | #215 (888 pts) | #274 (768 pts) | #232 (823 pts) | #220 (903 pts) |
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #292 (385 pts) | #357 (345 pts) | #346 (365 pts) | #228 (545 pts) | #225 (515 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #451 (729 pts) | #450 (759 pts) | #356 (914 pts) | #441 (784 pts) | #405 (829 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #816 (399 pts) | #820 (414 pts) | #885 (384 pts) | #741 (479 pts) | #937 (339 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #1376 (184 pts) | #1409 (204 pts) | #1114 (309 pts) | #1136 (299 pts) | #1467 (184 pts) |