Ishy Links BBQ IL
Rating
1535
peak 1535
Contests
13
in the data
First seen
2022-05-28
latest 2026-06-19
Best ToY finish
#167
Backyard 2025
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
5
of 13 contests
Avg finish
top 46%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
335.83 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 328.39 (+7.44)
Walk rate
62%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
2
best run (overall)
Consistency
±8.78
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 164.51 · weakest Chicken (163.89)
Road miles
1496
mi across 13 mapped stops · furthest 512 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
Loose Cannon BBQ has finished one call ahead of Ishy Links BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
⚔️ A tough matchup
WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ has come out ahead in 10 of their 10 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of Diabolical Pig in 6 of their 6 shared contests.
Teams like this (closest power rating, IL first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 175.4056 | 155.3712 | 163.89 | top 51% |
| Pork Ribs | 13 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 172.5600 | 155.4284 | 164.51 | top 45% |
| 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.
By state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| IL | 12 | 0 | top 43% |
| AL | 1 | 0 | top 76% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 10 | 0 | top 42% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 57% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2022 (6 contests)
- Cooks mostly in IL (12 of 13 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (13 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 328.39
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 345.7028 | 345.70 |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 335.3828 | 331.93 |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 337.6456 | 329.93 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 331.9544 | 331.95 |
| 2022 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 329.6800 | 322.63 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-19 | Rhythm & BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Morris, IL | 9 / 41 (345.7028) | 9 (174.2856) | 16 (171.4172) | — | — |
| 2025-08-16 | Smoke on the Midway (BACKYARD ONLY) Fairbury, IL | 11 / 20 (330.1824) | 16 (159.3712) | 6 (170.8112) | — | — |
| 2025-06-27 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown Eureka, IL | 14 / 26 (330.2288) | 16 (162.2516) | 11 (167.9772) | — | — |
| 2025-06-20 | Rhythm & BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Morris, IL | 19 / 36 (335.3828) | 8 (175.4056) | 27 (159.9772) | — | — |
| 2024-08-17 | Smoke on the Midway (BACKYARD ONLY) Fairbury, IL | 11 / 26 (337.6456) | 20 (165.0856) | 6 (172.5600) | — | — |
| 2024-06-14 | Morris Rhythm & BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Morris, IL | 30 / 40 (322.2172) | 23 (163.4172) | 30 (158.8000) | — | — |
| 2023-08-19 | Smoke on the Midway (BACKYARD ONLY) Fairbury, IL | 9 / 32 (331.9544) | 15 (164.5256) | 5 (167.4288) | — | — |
| 2022-11-12 | 4th Annual KCBS World Invitational - BACKYARD SERIES INVITATIONAL Gadsden, AL | 37 / 49 (327.9084) | 31 (168.5256) | 43 (159.3828) | — | — |
| 2022-08-20 | Smoke on the Midway (BACKYARD ONLY) Fairbury, IL | 6 / 20 (323.3712) | 13 (155.3712) | 4 (168.0000) | — | — |
| 2022-07-15 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown Eureka, IL | 6 / 25 (329.1428) | 8 (159.4400) | 1 (169.7028) | — | — |
| 2022-06-24 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day One) Belvidere, IL | 13 / 36 (313.0856) | 12 (156.5484) | 13 (156.5372) | — | — |
| 2022-06-17 | Morris Rhythm & BBQ Festival (Backyard) Morris, IL | 10 / 23 (329.6800) | 9 (169.1200) | 15 (160.5600) | — | — |
| 2022-05-28 | Westmont Red White & BBQ Backyard BBQ Cook-Off 2022 (BACKYARD ONLY) Westmont, IL | 16 / 28 (312.6056) | 17 (157.1772) | 20 (155.4284) | — | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Backyard | #175 (145 pts) | #180 (145 pts) | #231 (105 pts) | — | — |
| 2025 ↗ | Backyard | #167 (307 pts) | #157 (337 pts) | #166 (337 pts) | — | — |
| 2024 ↗ | Backyard | #239 (181 pts) | #282 (146 pts) | #217 (226 pts) | — | — |
| 2023 ↗ | Backyard | — | #231 (167 pts) | #187 (242 pts) | — | — |
| 2022 ↗ | Backyard | — | #124 (344 pts) | #87 (559 pts) | — | — |