SOON TO BE SAUCED IL
Rating
1492
peak 1492 · rated over 3 contests
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
2019-05-03
latest 2019-07-19
Best ToY finish
#1954
Master 2018
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 3 contests
Avg finish
top 61%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
67%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 169.42 · weakest Brisket (146.54)
Road miles
129
mi across 3 mapped stops · furthest 54 mi
Schedule strength
16%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1512)
Purse competed for
$6K
listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 3 state-championship entries
Master avg
634.18 / 720
2 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
317.09 / 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
⚔️ A tough matchup
SMOKE FREAKS 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 | 165.6800 | 158.8344 | 161.31 | top 47% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 163.3944 | 148.5260 | 156.53 | top 58% |
| Pork | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 172.0228 | 166.8228 | 169.42 | top 29% |
| Brisket | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 151.4172 | 141.6684 | 146.54 | top 93% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 88% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 48% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2019 (3 contests)
- Cooks mostly in IL (3 of 3 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (3 entries)
- Average Master overall score: 634.18 / 720
- Average Backyard overall score: 317.09 / 360
Milestones
- 🚩 2019-05-03 — First tracked contest · Route 66 Smoke Out
- 📣 2019-05-03 — First call · Route 66 Smoke Out
- ⭐ 2019-06-28 — Career-best overall score (640.4688) · BBQ SmokeDown at Chicagoland
- 📈 2019-07-19 — Peak power rating (1492) · Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +11.7 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown | 2019-07-19 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.9 | Route 66 Smoke Out | 2019-05-03 |
| -8.3 | BBQ SmokeDown at Chicagoland | 2019-06-28 |
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)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 67% | top 61% | 89% | 88.1% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-07-19 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown 🏅 Peoria, IL | 6 / 40 (317.0856) | 5 (159.4056) | 9 (157.6800) | — | — |
| 2019-06-28 | BBQ SmokeDown at Chicagoland 🏅 Joliet, IL | 34 / 42 (640.4688) | 34 (158.8344) | 24 (163.3944) | 17 (166.8228) | 37 (151.4172) |
| 2019-05-03 | Route 66 Smoke Out 🏅 Dwight, IL | 29 / 33 (627.8972) | 16 (165.6800) | 31 (148.5260) | 6 (172.0228) | 32 (141.6684) |
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 | #1954 (60 pts) | #2012 (60 pts) | #1540 (135 pts) | #2030 (60 pts) | #1990 (60 pts) |