A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
Stone Cold Grillers ahead in 100% of their meetings
Stone Cold Grillers has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
Champion Oaks BBQ
Champion Oaks BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 3 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2022 and 2023. Their best overall finish is 16th of 25 at the Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown (2023).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1481
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 3
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
May 28, 2022
latest Jul 14, 2023 · 1.1 years on the trail
Avg finish
top 71%
overall standings
Walk rate
33%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 166.33 · weakest Chicken (149.30)
Road miles
102
across 3 mapped stops · furthest 68 mi
Schedule strength
21%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1529)
Purse competed for
$12K
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
Backyard avg
295.34 / 360
2 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
Backyard (3-meat) avg
476.56 / 540
1 Backyard (3-meat) contest · 0 GCs
These overall scores sit on different scales (Backyard out of 360, Backyard (3-meat) out of 540), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.1316 | 129.6456 | 149.30 | top 69% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158.8456 | 145.0972 | 151.01 | top 71% |
| Pork | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 166.3316 | 166.3316 | 166.33 | top 26% |
“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.
More numbers
Busiest season
2023
2 contests
Contests a season
1.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
IL
3 of 3 contests
Contests visited
3
a different one every time
Opponents faced
80
finished ahead 26 times, behind 74
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20234 milestones
- First call Westmont Red White & BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Career-best overall score476.5604 Westmont Red White & BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Career-best single call (Pork)166.3316 Westmont Red White & BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Most recent contest Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown
20222 milestones
- First tracked contest Westmont Red White & BBQ Backyard BBQ Cook-Off 2022 (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Peak power rating (1489) Westmont Red White & BBQ Backyard BBQ Cook-Off 2022 (BACKYARD ONLY)
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 14, 2023 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown 🏅 Eureka, IL | 16 / 25 (302.1940) | 16 (153.1084) | 17 (149.0856) | — | — |
| May 27, 2023 | Westmont Red White & BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY) Westmont, IL | 22 / 34 (476.5604) | 16 (165.1316) | 32 (145.0972) | 9 (166.3316) | — |
| May 28, 2022 | Westmont Red White & BBQ Backyard BBQ Cook-Off 2022 (BACKYARD ONLY) Westmont, IL | 24 / 28 (288.4912) | 27 (129.6456) | 14 (158.8456) | — | — |