Red White & Bacon IL
Rating
1490
peak 1490
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
latest 2023-09-15
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 72%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
647.31
last 3 vs career avg 647.31 (+0.00)
Walk rate
25%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±15.95
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 169.68 · weakest Brisket (158.24)
Road miles
3
mi across 3 mapped stops
Storylines
⚔️ A tough matchup
THE BBQ BUS 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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 173.1316 | 147.3712 | 159.38 | top 65% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.6800 | 153.7028 | 158.70 | top 81% |
| Pork | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 175.4172 | 163.9428 | 169.68 | top 41% |
| Brisket | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158.2400 | 158.2400 | 158.24 | top 82% |
“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 contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 2 | 0 | top 74% |
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 68% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2023 (2 contests)
- Cooks mostly in IL (4 of 4 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (4 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 647.31
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 643.2912 | 643.29 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 668.5376 | 668.54 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 630.1028 | 630.10 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-09-15 | Saluting with Smoke (COMPETITOR'S SERIES) Yorkville, IL | 10 / 17 (668.5376) | 5 (173.1316) | 17 (154.8572) | 3 (175.4172) | — |
| 2023-09-15 | Saluting with Smoke Single Meat - Rib Burn (ONE MEAT RIBS) Yorkville, IL | — | — | 17 (165.6800) | — | — |
| 2021-09-10 | Honor-Q Yorkville, IL | 15 / 17 (630.1028) | 16 (147.3712) | 14 (160.5488) | 11 (163.9428) | 14 (158.2400) |
| Saluting with Smoke-Yorkville (COMPETITOR'S SERIES) Yorkville, IL | 15 / 22 (643.2912) | 16 (157.6340) | 16 (153.7028) | — | — |