Red Eye BBQ IL
Rating
1462
peak 1462 · rated over 3 contests
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
2019-04-26
latest 2023-07-14
Best ToY finish
#1591
Master 2023
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 3 contests
Avg finish
top 93%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 154.80 · weakest Brisket (139.09)
Road miles
469
mi across 3 mapped stops · furthest 402 mi
Schedule strength
26%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1521)
Purse competed for
$21K
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 2 state-championship entries
Master avg
585.51 / 720
2 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
306.77 / 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.
Storylines
🔁 The comeback
Off the trail for 4.1 years, then back at Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown (2023-07-14).
Teams like this (closest power rating, IL first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164.5256 | 137.6228 | 154.80 | top 72% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 152.5372 | 142.2400 | 146.62 | top 93% |
| Pork | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.1200 | 144.5028 | 152.16 | top 87% |
| Brisket | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 139.9428 | 138.2288 | 139.09 | top 96% |
“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 | 2 | 0 | top 94% |
| AL | 1 | 0 | top 91% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 94% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 91% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2019 (2 contests)
- Cooks mostly in IL (2 of 3 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (3 entries)
- Average Master overall score: 585.51 / 720
- Average Backyard overall score: 306.77 / 360
Milestones
- 🚩 2019-04-26 — First tracked contest · Smoke on the Water Festival (BACKYARD ONlY)
- 📈 2019-04-26 — Peak power rating (1487) · Smoke on the Water Festival (BACKYARD ONlY)
- ⭐ 2019-06-07 — Career-best overall score (590.0688) · Blues,Brews & Barbecue
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -13.2 | Blues,Brews & Barbecue | 2019-06-07 |
| -12.9 | Smoke on the Water Festival (BACKYARD ONlY) | 2019-04-26 |
| -12 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown | 2023-07-14 |
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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 96% | 80.7% | 80.7% |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 92% | 85.2% | 83.6% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-07-14 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown 🏅 Eureka, IL | 24 / 25 (580.9600) | 25 (137.6228) | 22 (152.5372) | 25 (150.8572) | 25 (139.9428) |
| 2019-06-07 | Blues,Brews & Barbecue 🏅 Beardstown, IL | 23 / 25 (590.0688) | 16 (162.2400) | 23 (145.0972) | 25 (144.5028) | 23 (138.2288) |
| 2019-04-26 | Smoke on the Water Festival (BACKYARD ONlY) Florence, AL | 41 / 45 (306.7656) | 24 (164.5256) | 44 (142.2400) | 27 (161.1200) | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #1591 (55 pts) | #1651 (50 pts) | #1411 (65 pts) | #1627 (50 pts) | #1624 (50 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #1957 (60 pts) | #1826 (95 pts) | #2028 (60 pts) | #2587 (50 pts) | #2012 (60 pts) |