Ellsworth BBQ IL
Rating
1475
peak 1475
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
2022-09-23
latest 2024-09-20
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 3 contests
Avg finish
top 89%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
624.87
last 3 vs career avg 624.87 (+0.00)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±18.41
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 160.76 · weakest Brisket (148.15)
Road miles
0
mi across 3 mapped stops
Storylines
⚔️ A tough matchup
HEFTY LEFTY BBQ has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
Teams like this (closest power rating, IL first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 172.0000 | 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.
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2024 (1 contest)
- Cooks mostly in IL (3 of 3 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (3 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 624.87
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 645.0396 | 645.04 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 629.0400 | 629.04 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 600.5372 | 600.54 |
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 | 50 / 58 (645.0396) | 43 (165.6684) | 49 (163.9656) | 52 (161.1428) | 51 (154.2628) |
| 2023-09-21 | Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard Murphysboro, IL | 43 / 50 (629.0400) | 17 (172.0000) | 44 (152.5600) | 35 (167.4056) | 47 (137.0744) |
| 2022-09-23 | 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) |