High-water mark
688.4684
career-best overall
95.6% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 688.4684 at Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard — 95.6% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2024-09-20
Posey County Cookers
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1479
peak 1479 · rated over 7 contests ⓘ
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
2013-09-19
latest 2024-09-20
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 7 contests
Avg finish
top 71%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
654.46 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 645.97 (+8.49)
Walk rate
43%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±25.61
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 166.75 · weakest Pork (158.65)
Road miles
377
mi across 7 mapped stops · furthest 187 mi
Schedule strength
61%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1576)
Purse competed for
$13K
listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 1 state-championship entries
Master avg
645.97 / 720
7 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (4 found in this team's record)
Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.
A tough matchup
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
The weak link
−8.1
points behind their best meat
Pork is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 8.10 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 29%.
- Pork avg 158.65
- Chicken avg 166.75
- 0 calls in 7 entries
The comeback
6.5 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 6.5 years, then back at Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard (2024-09-20).
- last seen 2018-03-09
- back 2024-09-20
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.
145 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4139 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1480
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#4162 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1517
No shared contest yet.
They've been 1517 at their best, 37 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#4164 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1509
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 5 years before Posey County Cookers's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#4148 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1479
No shared contest yet.
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Head-to-head#4181 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1479
No shared contest yet.
Level with Posey County Cookers on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#4167 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1479
No shared contest yet.
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party Q | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| One2BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 178.2972 | 157.6912 | 166.75 | top 56% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.8228 | 154.8228 | 161.68 | top 71% |
| Pork | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 172.5600 | 146.8344 | 158.65 | top 80% |
| Brisket | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 174.2628 | 144.4688 | 158.89 | top 64% |
“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.
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-Off | 3 | 12 | 0 | top 65% | 2015-09-25 |
The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
11 yrs
2013-09-19 → 2024-09-20
Busiest season
2024
1 contest
Contests a season
1
across 7 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
IL
5 of 7 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
5
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
7 entries · 1 win · 2 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 166.75 · weakest Pork (158.65)
Walk rate
43%
a top-10 call in 3 of 7 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 7 contests
Master average
645.97
out of 720 · 7 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
290
122–330 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
377
7 mapped stops · furthest 187 mi
Schedule strength
1576
average field rating faced — tougher than 61% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$12,700
listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0
from 1 state-championship entries
Longest layoff
6.5 yrs
2018-03-09 → 2024-09-20
Power rating
1479
peak 1479 · #4157 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-off
- 2014
- First call Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-Off
- 2015
- First category win (Chicken) Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-Off
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score677.6576 Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-Off
- Career-best single call (Chicken)178.2972 Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-Off
- Peak power rating (1494) Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-Off
- 2024
- Career-best overall score688.4684 Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard
- Most recent contest Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +13 | Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-Off | 2015-09-25 |
| +10.9 | Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard | 2024-09-20 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.6 | Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-off | 2013-09-19 |
| -10.2 | Murphysboro BBQ Cookoff | 2016-09-23 |
| -9.2 | Smoke on the Shores | 2017-03-10 |
| -7.7 | Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-Off | 2014-09-18 |
| -5.9 | Smoke on the Shores | 2018-03-09 |
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
How entries end (by meat)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 34% | 95.6% | 95.6% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 84% | 88.8% | 88.8% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 92% | 89.1% | 89.1% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 92% | 86.9% | 86.9% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100% | top 22% | 94.1% | 94.1% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 82% | 88.7% | 88.7% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 91% | 84.8% | 84.8% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-09-20 | Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard 🏅 Murphysboro, IL | 20 / 58 (688.4684) | 35 (170.8228) | 31 (170.8228) | 25 (172.5600) | 8 (174.2628) |
| 2018-03-09 | Smoke on the Shores Nashville, TN | 73 / 87 (639.2344) | 57 (165.1316) | 63 (161.6572) | 83 (154.2172) | 69 (158.2284) |
| 2017-03-10 | Smoke on the Shores Nashville, TN | 57 / 62 (641.4968) | 55 (161.6572) | 50 (159.4056) | 60 (154.7656) | 35 (165.6684) |
| 2016-09-23 | Murphysboro BBQ Cookoff Murphysboro, IL | 59 / 64 (625.4520) | 51 (161.0972) | 46 (161.6688) | 58 (158.2172) | 59 (144.4688) |
| 2015-09-25 | Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-Off Murphysboro, IL | 12 / 55 (677.6576) | 1 (178.2972) | 23 (166.8460) | 33 (163.9544) | 17 (168.5600) |
| 2014-09-18 | Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-Off Murphysboro, IL | 47 / 57 (638.7772) | 10 (172.5600) | 50 (156.5028) | 44 (160.0228) | 53 (149.6916) |
| 2013-09-19 | Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-off Murphysboro, IL | 69 / 76 (610.7200) | 60 (157.6912) | 66 (154.8228) | 74 (146.8344) | 65 (151.3716) |