EZ CHEW BARBECUE IL
Rating
1462
peak 1462
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
2022-08-20
latest 2024-08-17
Best ToY finish
#433
Backyard 2024
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 3 contests
Avg finish
top 96%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
296.13
last 3 vs career avg 296.13 (+0.00)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±4.71
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 151.19 · weakest Pork Ribs (144.93)
Road miles
0
mi across 3 mapped stops
Storylines
👀 Looking over their shoulder
4 Dads of the Aporkalypse has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
309 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 | 162.8228 | 139.3828 | 151.19 | top 89% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 153.1312 | 139.9544 | 144.93 | top 83% |
| Pork | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Brisket | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
“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: 296.13
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)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 302.7772 | 302.78 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 293.0860 | 293.09 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 292.5140 | 292.51 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-08-17 | Smoke on the Midway (BACKYARD ONLY) Fairbury, IL | 26 / 26 (302.7772) | 22 (162.8228) | 26 (139.9544) | — | — |
| 2023-08-19 | Smoke on the Midway (BACKYARD ONLY) Fairbury, IL | 31 / 32 (293.0860) | 28 (151.3716) | 30 (141.7144) | — | — |
| 2022-08-20 | Smoke on the Midway (BACKYARD ONLY) Fairbury, IL | 18 / 20 (292.5140) | 19 (139.3828) | 11 (153.1312) | — | — |
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 ↗ | Backyard | #433 (51 pts) | #372 (66 pts) | #435 (51 pts) | — | — |
| 2023 ↗ | Backyard | — | #374 (57 pts) | #383 (57 pts) | — | — |
| 2022 ↗ | Backyard | — | #317 (75 pts) | #269 (115 pts) | — | — |