A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
HEFTY LEFTY BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
HEFTY LEFTY BBQ has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
Ellsworth BBQ
Ellsworth BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 3 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2022 and 2024. Their best overall finish is 43rd of 50 at the Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard (2023).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1477
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 3
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
Sep 23, 2022
latest Sep 20, 2024 · 2 years on the trail
Avg finish
top 89%
overall standings
Consistency
±18.41
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 160.76 · weakest Brisket (148.15)
Road miles
0
across 3 mapped stops
Schedule strength
89%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1623)
Purse competed for
$38K
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
Master avg
624.87 / 720
3 Master contests · 0 GCs
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 172 | 141.6572 | 159.78 | top 69% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.9656 | 152.0344 | 156.19 | top 89% |
| Pork | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.4056 | 153.7256 | 160.76 | top 84% |
| Brisket | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 154.2628 | 137.0744 | 148.15 | top 90% |
“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.
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard | 3 | 43 | 0 | top 89% | Sep 20, 2024 |
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
IL
3 of 3 contests
Contests visited
1
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
99
finished ahead 17 times, behind 134
Longest layoff
1 yrs
Sep 21, 2023 → Sep 20, 2024
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20242 milestones
- Career-best overall score645.0396 Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard
- Most recent contest Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard
20231 milestone
- Career-best single call (Chicken)172 Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard
20222 milestones
- First tracked contest Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard
- Peak power rating (1491) Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 20, 2024 | Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard 🏅 Murphysboro, IL | 50 / 58 (645.0396) | 43 (165.6684) | 49 (163.9656) | 52 (161.1428) | 51 (154.2628) |
| Sep 21, 2023 | Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard 🏅 Murphysboro, IL | 43 / 50 (629.0400) | 17 (172) | 44 (152.5600) | 35 (167.4056) | 47 (137.0744) |
| Sep 23, 2022 | Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard 🏅 Murphysboro, IL | 44 / 46 (600.5372) | 45 (141.6572) | 43 (152.0344) | 43 (153.7256) | 40 (153.1200) |