THE SMOKE HUNTERS IL
Rating
1516
peak 1516 · rated over 2 contests
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
2019-06-21
latest 2019-06-22
Best ToY finish
#64
Master 2016
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 2 contests
Avg finish
top 30%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
100%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 171.98 · weakest Pork (164.53)
Road miles
0
mi across 2 mapped stops
Purse competed for
$30K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 2 state-championship entries
Master avg
673.31 / 720
2 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines
🐣 Announced themselves early
Finished 3 of 50 at their very first tracked contest, Heritage Days BBQ Showdown Day 1 (2019-06-21).
Teams like this (closest power rating, IL first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.9772 | 167.9772 | 167.98 | top 41% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 174.2744 | 169.6916 | 171.98 | top 15% |
| Pork | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 170.8456 | 158.2172 | 164.53 | top 55% |
| Brisket | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 175.4172 | 162.2284 | 168.82 | top 32% |
“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.
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2019 (2 contests)
- Cooks mostly in IL (2 of 2 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (2 entries)
- Average Master overall score: 673.31 / 720
Milestones
- 🚩 2019-06-21 — First tracked contest · Heritage Days BBQ Showdown Day 1
- 📣 2019-06-21 — First call · Heritage Days BBQ Showdown Day 1
- ⭐ 2019-06-21 — Career-best overall score (683.9316) · Heritage Days BBQ Showdown Day 1
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 30% | 95% | 93.5% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-06-22 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown Day 2 🏅 Belvidere, IL | 24 / 45 (662.6972) | 20 (167.9772) | 4 (174.2744) | 41 (158.2172) | 26 (162.2284) |
| 2019-06-21 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown Day 1 🏅 Belvidere, IL | 3 / 50 (683.9316) | 19 (167.9772) | 11 (169.6916) | 9 (170.8456) | 3 (175.4172) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #518 (690 pts) | #766 (445 pts) | #398 (900 pts) | #832 (410 pts) | #561 (645 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #256 (1309 pts) | #278 (1189 pts) | #207 (1414 pts) | #262 (1249 pts) | #401 (954 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #64 (2215 pts) | #104 (1770 pts) | #68 (1945 pts) | #104 (1770 pts) | #143 (1692 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #195 (1541 pts) | #204 (1426 pts) | #308 (1121 pts) | #177 (1491 pts) | #183 (1576 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #169 (1632 pts) | #168 (1542 pts) | #326 (1082 pts) | #155 (1572 pts) | #169 (1592 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #80 (2096 pts) | #129 (1576 pts) | #95 (1781 pts) | #93 (1746 pts) | #130 (1651 pts) |