Chasin Chicken Barbeque IL
Rating
1573
peak 1594
Contests
27
in the data
First seen
2019-04-26
latest 2024-07-27
Best ToY finish
#145
Master 2020
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
6 podiums
Overall top-10s
9
of 27 contests
Avg finish
top 40%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
673.03 ▼
last 5 vs career avg 674.70 (-1.66)
Walk rate
70%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
2
best run (overall)
Consistency
±10.93
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 170.07 · weakest Chicken (167.34)
Road miles
3783
mi across 27 mapped stops · furthest 327 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
Heavy Smoke BBQ has finished one call ahead of Chasin Chicken Barbeque 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
One2BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of Up From The Pits BBQ in 16 of their 18 shared contests.
🏕️ Happy hunting ground
Route 66 Smoke Out is their spot: an average finish in the top 16% across 2 visits.
📅 A May team
Something about May: average finish in the top 26% across 3 contests, versus top 40% the rest of the year.
Teams like this (closest power rating, IL first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 27 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 175.4172 | 152.5028 | 167.34 | top 54% |
| Pork Ribs | 27 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 178.8572 | 156.5028 | 169.30 | top 36% |
| Pork | 27 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 177.1544 | 160.5256 | 170.07 | top 37% |
| Brisket | 27 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 177.7028 | 156.5600 | 167.99 | top 44% |
“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 | 20 | 0 | top 42% |
| MO | 3 | 0 | top 25% |
| IN | 2 | 0 | top 44% |
| TN | 1 | 0 | top 38% |
| IA | 1 | 0 | top 35% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 2 | 0 | top 33% |
| Medium (20–39) | 15 | 0 | top 48% |
| Large (40+) | 10 | 0 | top 28% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2021 (8 contests)
- Cooks mostly in IL (20 of 27 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (27 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 674.70
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 679.9088 | 679.91 |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 682.7888 | 671.31 |
| 2021 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 687.9432 | 676.78 |
| 2020 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 690.2284 | 676.09 |
| 2019 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 691.3484 | 672.11 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-07-27 | Code 3 Spices - Smokin' on Main Collinsville, IL | 18 / 34 (679.9088) | 11 (175.4172) | 12 (170.8572) | 15 (170.8344) | 31 (162.8000) |
| 2022-07-15 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown Eureka, IL | 17 / 25 (664.4800) | 22 (157.6572) | 4 (172.0344) | 18 (166.2400) | 12 (168.5484) |
| 2022-07-08 | Harvest on Fire at the Winery Marshall, IL | 13 / 28 (682.7888) | 10 (174.2744) | 4 (174.2628) | 10 (171.9772) | 22 (162.2744) |
| 2022-06-24 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day One) Belvidere, IL | 27 / 36 (658.1028) | 34 (158.8116) | 36 (156.5028) | 11 (171.9656) | 11 (170.8228) |
| 2022-05-06 | Route 66 Smoke Out Dwight, IL | 8 / 33 (679.8856) | 10 (173.1200) | 7 (169.1200) | 11 (171.4172) | 18 (166.2284) |
| 2021-09-10 | Honor-Q Yorkville, IL | 5 / 17 (687.9432) | 10 (167.4060) | 7 (170.2744) | 7 (172.5600) | 3 (177.7028) |
| 2021-09-03 | A Celebration of Our Heroes Madison, IL | 15 / 20 (667.9200) | 19 (161.6800) | 13 (166.8344) | 5 (173.1200) | 9 (166.2856) |
| 2021-07-17 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown Day 2 Eureka, IL | 7 / 19 (679.8628) | 15 (161.6572) | 4 (175.4172) | 5 (173.1200) | 8 (169.6684) |
| 2021-07-16 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown Day 1 Eureka, IL | 13 / 25 (668.5028) | 22 (160.5600) | 13 (168.5256) | 6 (173.1544) | 12 (166.2628) |
| 2021-07-09 | Harvest On the Fire At the Winery Marshall, IL | 12 / 38 (675.3600) | 30 (163.9428) | 5 (171.4744) | 5 (172.5600) | 19 (167.3828) |
| 2021-06-04 | Covington TN's World's Oldest BBQ Cooking Contest Covington, TN | 13 / 34 (681.6456) | 12 (173.1200) | 16 (167.9772) | 6 (174.2628) | 17 (166.2856) |
| 2021-05-01 | Route 66 Smoke Out Dwight, IL | 3 / 44 (682.7772) | 14 (170.2744) | 3 (174.2628) | 7 (171.4172) | 23 (166.8228) |
| 2021-04-23 | WashMo BBQ & Bluesfest Washington, MO | 13 / 45 (670.2056) | 8 (173.1200) | 1 (178.8572) | 34 (161.6684) | 40 (156.5600) |
| 2020-10-02 | Ottumwa Smoketoberfest Ottumwa, IA | 23 / 66 (672.4572) | 40 (165.7144) | 17 (168.5372) | 18 (170.8228) | 29 (167.3828) |
| 2020-09-11 | Kickin It Route 66 Barbeque Challenge St. Roberts, MO | 4 / 26 (690.2284) | 14 (170.8344) | 4 (176.6172) | 9 (171.9656) | 10 (170.8112) |
| 2020-07-18 | CIBBQ Red Devil Edition Day 2 Eureka, IL | 21 / 25 (665.0632) | 16 (169.6684) | 15 (167.4060) | 22 (160.5488) | 12 (167.4400) |
| 2020-07-17 | CIBBQ Red Devil Edition Day 1 Eureka, IL | 8 / 30 (677.6800) | 7 (172.5716) | 12 (168.5828) | 26 (160.5256) | 2 (176.0000) |
| 2020-07-10 | Harvest On the Fire At the Winery Marshall, IL | 9 / 53 (683.9088) | 29 (167.3944) | 10 (170.2744) | 10 (171.9772) | 5 (174.2628) |
| 2020-06-20 | Covid-Que Relief (Day 2) Franklin, IN | 22 / 63 (676.5028) | 20 (171.4056) | 35 (165.1316) | 24 (169.6800) | 20 (170.2856) |
| 2020-06-19 | Covid-Que Relief (Day 1) Franklin, IN | 37 / 69 (666.8228) | 62 (160.0116) | 35 (165.1200) | 24 (170.2628) | 12 (171.4284) |
| 2019-10-11 | Central Illinois Bragging Rights(CIBR-BBQ) Arthur, IL | 5 / 43 (690.2172) | 23 (169.6800) | 12 (168.5256) | 2 (177.1544) | 6 (174.8572) |
| 2019-09-20 | Murphysboro BBQ Cook Off Murphysboro, IL | 6 / 54 (691.3484) | 8 (174.2628) | 6 (176.5600) | 27 (166.8228) | 8 (173.7028) |
| 2019-07-19 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown Peoria, IL | 13 / 40 (670.7312) | 14 (169.1200) | 32 (158.2400) | 2 (177.1428) | 18 (166.2284) |
| 2019-06-28 | BBQ SmokeDown at Chicagoland Joliet, IL | 21 / 42 (666.1368) | 40 (152.5028) | 6 (173.1200) | 7 (173.1200) | 21 (167.3940) |
| 2019-06-07 | Blues,Brews & Barbecue Beardstown, IL | 15 / 25 (642.0228) | 14 (162.8000) | 15 (160.5144) | 15 (161.6456) | 15 (157.0628) |
| 2019-05-31 | Up In Smoke on the Square Lincoln, IL | 17 / 36 (664.4340) | 11 (170.2972) | 16 (166.2628) | 22 (162.7884) | 19 (165.0856) |
| 2019-04-26 | BBQ, Bikes and Blues Washington, MO | 12 / 39 (679.8740) | 14 (170.8228) | 11 (169.6800) | 6 (173.1084) | 22 (166.2628) |
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 ↗ | Master | #1038 (94 pts) | #950 (129 pts) | #1003 (124 pts) | #1029 (109 pts) | #1465 (59 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #493 (416 pts) | #556 (386 pts) | #406 (626 pts) | #477 (471 pts) | #527 (406 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #162 (1120 pts) | #254 (805 pts) | #116 (1365 pts) | #134 (1235 pts) | #213 (920 pts) |
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #145 (771 pts) | #196 (626 pts) | #139 (776 pts) | #198 (616 pts) | #102 (951 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #475 (700 pts) | #511 (680 pts) | #463 (745 pts) | #408 (835 pts) | #573 (595 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #1846 (80 pts) | #2012 (60 pts) | #1584 (125 pts) | #2030 (60 pts) | #1425 (165 pts) |