Jay's BBQ IL
Rating
1491
peak 1491 · rated over 1 contests
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
2024-07-27
latest 2024-07-27
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 2 contests
Avg finish
top 72%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 157.11 · weakest Brisket (149.10)
Purse competed for
$5K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 1 state-championship entries
Master avg
628.46 / 720
1 Master contest · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
295.94 / 360
1 Backyard contest · 0 GCs
Master and Backyard overall scores sit on different scales (Master is out of 720, Backyard out of 360), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.
Teams like this (closest power rating, IL first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 168.5256 | 137.7144 | 153.12 | top 51% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 158.2284 | 156.0000 | 157.11 | top 55% |
| Pork | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 154.8344 | 154.8344 | 154.83 | top 73% |
| Brisket | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 149.0972 | 149.0972 | 149.10 | top 91% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| MT | 1 | 0 | top 82% |
| IL | 1 | 0 | top 63% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 82% |
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 63% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: — (1 contest)
- Cooks mostly in MT (1 of 2 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (2 entries)
- Average Master overall score: 628.46 / 720
- Average Backyard overall score: 295.94 / 360
Milestones
- 🚩 — First tracked contest · Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY)
- 📣 2024-07-27 — First call · Blowin' Smoke Barbecue Cook Off
- ⭐ 2024-07-27 — Career-best overall score (628.4572) · Blowin' Smoke Barbecue Cook Off
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)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 63% | 82.2% | 82.2% |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 82% | 87.3% | 87.3% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-07-27 | Blowin' Smoke Barbecue Cook Off 🏅 Dillon, MT | 9 / 11 (628.4572) | 2 (168.5256) | 8 (156.0000) | 8 (154.8344) | 10 (149.0972) |
| Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) Park Ridge, IL | 24 / 38 (295.9428) | 32 (137.7144) | 14 (158.2284) | — | — |