Chasin Chicken Barbeque

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

#1000

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1605

peak 1626 · rated over 28 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2018-10-12

latest 2024-07-27

Best ToY finish

#145

Master 2020

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

6 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 29 contests

Avg finish

top 40%

overall standings

Best overall

691.3484 / 720

Master · Murphysboro BBQ Cook Off

Perfect 180s

Current form

673.03 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 674.15 (-1.11)

Walk rate

69%

contests with a top-10 call

Top-10 streak

best run (overall)

Best single call

178.8572

Pork Ribs · WashMo BBQ & Bluesfest

Consistency

±11.11

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 169.69 · weakest Chicken (167.24)

Road miles

3,996

mi across 29 mapped stops · furthest 325 mi

Schedule strength

77%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1599)

Purse competed for

$155K

listed at 20 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 25 state-championship entries

Master avg

674.15 / 720

28 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (10 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.

Happy hunting ground

Top 16% average finish here

Route 66 Smoke Out is their spot: an average finish in the top 16% across 2 visits.

2 visits
best finish 3rd
average top 16%

They almost always walk

69% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 20 of 29 contests

A top-10 category call in 69% of their 29 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

691.3484 career-best overall

96.0% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 691.3484 at Murphysboro BBQ Cook Off — 96.0% of a perfect 720.

Master
2019-09-20

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

Heavy Smoke BBQ has finished one call ahead of Chasin Chicken Barbeque 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A strong matchup

16–2 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 89% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Up From The Pits BBQ in 16 of their 18 shared contests.

The comeback

2 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 2 years, then back at Code 3 Spices - Smokin' on Main (2024-07-27).

last seen 2022-07-15
back 2024-07-27

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

One2BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.

A May team

Top 26% average finish in May

Something about May: average finish in the top 26% across 3 contests, versus top 40% the rest of the year.

3 May contests
top 40% the rest of the year

The long haul

3,996 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 3,996 miles across 29 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 325 miles to Covington TN's World's Oldest BBQ Cooking Contest.

29 mapped stops
furthest 325 mi

The metronome

±1.54% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.54% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 93.6% of a perfect score
29 contests

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.

25 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

2 CASE BBQ

#998 of the rated field

1605 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 42
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 31%
Peak: 1631

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to Chasin Chicken Barbeque)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Chasin Chicken Barbeque has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 41 contests
last seen 2025-05-16

⚔ Head-to-head

CHANNABILLY BBQ

#999 of the rated field

1605 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 54
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 30%
Peak: 1620

5–4 in 9 shared contests (56% to Chasin Chicken Barbeque)

Their last contest in the data was back in 2021, 3 years before Chasin Chicken Barbeque's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 54 contests

⚔ Head-to-head

GRAND SLAM BBQ

#993 of the rated field

1605 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 28
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 32%
Peak: 1605

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 28 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 28 contests
last seen 2024-03-01

⚔ Head-to-head

OKLAHOMA JAYHAWK BBQ

#996 of the rated field

1605 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 30
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 30%
Peak: 1605

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 30 contests to 29, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 30 contests
last seen 2017-08-11
on a 3-contest top-10 run

⚔ Head-to-head

Marty Party BBQ

#994 of the rated field

1605 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 27
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 59%
Peak: 1620

No shared contest yet.

Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 27 contests, alongside a 59% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 26 contests
last seen 2026-08-15

⚔ Head-to-head

Backwooder BBQ

#1002 of the rated field

1605 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 37
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 43%
Peak: 1605

No shared contest yet.

They turned up 5 years after Chasin Chicken Barbeque did, first appearing in 2023.

rated over 37 contests
last seen 2026-08-21

⚔ Head-to-head

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
Rusty Pig BBQ	23	11	12	48%	⚔ compare
SmokinGhost BBQ	22	10	12	45%	⚔ compare
Heavy Smoke BBQ	20	5	15	25%	⚔ compare
THE BBQ BUS	19	9	10	47%	⚔ compare
TRIPLE H BBQ	19	7	12	37%	⚔ compare
Up From The Pits BBQ	18	16	2	89%	⚔ compare
HEFTY LEFTY BBQ	18	9	9	50%	⚔ compare
JaBs BBQ	17	5	12	29%	⚔ compare
Carrol Lou's Smokehouse	16	9	7	56%	⚔ compare
MEAT ME IN ST. LOUIS	16	5	11	31%	⚔ compare
JANKY LEG BBQ	15	5	10	33%	⚔ compare
DB BBQ	14	10	4	71%	⚔ compare
Risky Brisket	14	6	8	43%	⚔ compare
One2BBQ	14	3	11	21%	⚔ compare
LOADED-N-ROLLIN BBQ	13	13	0	100%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	28	6	0	0	175.4172	152.5028	167.24	top 54%
Pork Ribs	28	12	1	2	178.8572	156.5028	169.19	top 36%
Pork	28	14	0	2	177.1544	159.3484	169.69	top 38%
Brisket	28	9	0	2	177.7028	156.5600	168.03	top 43%

“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	Avg finish
IL	21	top 42%
MO	3	top 25%
IN	2	top 44%
TN	1	top 38%
IA	1	top 35%

By contest size

Field	Contests	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	2	top 33%
Medium (20–39)	15	top 48%
Large (40+)	11	top 30%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Route 66 Smoke Out	2	3	0	top 16%	2022-05-06
Covid-Que Relief (Day 2)	2	22	0	top 44%	2020-06-20

The story so far (18 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 5.8 yrs 2018-10-12 → 2024-07-27

Busiest season 2021 8 contests

Contests a season 4.1 across 7 seasons in the data

Cooks most in IL 22 of 29 contests · 5 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 26 2 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 28 entries · 0 wins · 6 calls

Strongest meat Pork averages 169.69 · weakest Chicken (167.24)

Walk rate 69% a top-10 call in 20 of 29 contests

Overall top-10 rate 31% 9 of 29 contests

Best top-10 run 2 straight contests

Master average 674.15 out of 720 · 28 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 490 676–462 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 3,996 29 mapped stops · furthest 325 mi

Schedule strength 1599 average field rating faced — tougher than 77% of rated contests

Purse competed for $155,125 listed at 20 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships 0 from 25 state-championship entries

Longest layoff 2 yrs 2022-07-15 → 2024-07-27

Power rating 1605 peak 1626 · #1000 of 6,413 rated

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

2017
Jun 2 First tracked contest Up In smoke on the Square
2018
Oct 12 First call CIBR-BBQ Central Illinois Bragging Right BBQ
Oct 12 First overall past 90% of a perfect score659.2684 CIBR-BBQ Central Illinois Bragging Right BBQ
2019
Sep 20 First overall top-10 Murphysboro BBQ Cook Off
Sep 20 Career-best overall score691.3484 Murphysboro BBQ Cook Off
2020
Jun 19 10th tracked contest Covid-Que Relief (Day 1)
2021
Apr 23 First category win (Pork Ribs) WashMo BBQ & Bluesfest
Apr 23 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)178.8572 WashMo BBQ & Bluesfest
May 1 First overall podium Route 66 Smoke Out
2022
May 6 25th tracked contest Route 66 Smoke Out
May 6 Peak power rating (1626) Route 66 Smoke Out
2024
Jul 27 Most recent contest Code 3 Spices - Smokin' on Main

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+15.6	Murphysboro BBQ Cook Off	2019-09-20
+15.3	Central Illinois Bragging Rights(CIBR-BBQ)	2019-10-11
+13.6	Harvest On the Fire At the Winery	2020-07-10
+13.3	Route 66 Smoke Out	2021-05-01
+12.4	Kickin It Route 66 Barbeque Challenge	2020-09-11

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-11.2	Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown	2022-07-15
-10.4	Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day One)	2022-06-24
-9.4	CIBBQ Red Devil Edition Day 2	2020-07-18
-9	A Celebration of Our Heroes	2021-09-03
-6.8	Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown Day 1	2021-07-16

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)

Team of the Year rank by season

Season by season

Season	Contests	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2024	1	0	0	0%	top 53%	94.4%	94.4%
2022	4	1	0	75%	top 53%	94.8%	93.2%
2021	8	3	1	100%	top 37%	95.5%	94%
2020	7	3	0	43%	top 38%	95.9%	93.9%
2019	7	2	0	71%	top 35%	96%	93.3%
2018	1	0	0	100%	top 47%	91.6%	91.6%
2017	1	0	0	0%	—	—	—

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)
2018-10-12	CIBR-BBQ Central Illinois Bragging Right BBQ Arthur, IL	21 / 45 (659.2684)	26 (164.5716)	12 (166.2400)	30 (159.3484)	7 (169.1084)
2017-06-02	Up In smoke on the Square Lincoln, IL	—	—	—	—	—

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)

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	#471 (700 pts)	#506 (680 pts)	#460 (745 pts)	#405 (835 pts)	#568 (595 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#1846 (80 pts)	#2012 (60 pts)	#1584 (125 pts)	#2030 (60 pts)	#1425 (165 pts)