2 SKINNY COOKS

2 SKINNY COOKS is a competition barbecue team with 21 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2018. Their best overall finish is 18th of 47 at the Grill Games (2014). They are ranked #6377 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#6,377

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1397

peak 1397 · rated over 21 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

May 3, 2013

latest Oct 12, 2018 · 5.4 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#748

Master 2014 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

0% of 21 contests

Avg finish

top 78%

overall standings

Best overall

651.3484 / 720

Master · Grill Games

Perfect 180s

Current form

618.00 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 618.77 (-0.77)

Walk rate

14%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

171.9884

Brisket · Puckaway Pigfest

Consistency

±20.54

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 156.45 · weakest Brisket (152.88)

Road miles

2,690

across 21 mapped stops · furthest 231 mi

Schedule strength

31%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1541)

Master avg

618.77 / 720

21 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (5 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

Their season

2014 their best year

2014 was the year it came together: 6 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 67%.

6 contests
0 overall top-10s
0 category wins
average top 67%

A tough matchup

14–1 behind in the head-to-head

QUAU ahead in 93% of their meetings

QUAU has come out ahead in 14 of their 15 shared contests.

A strong matchup

7–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 88% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Q-N WITH ATTITUDE in 7 of their 8 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

14 of 15 shared chicken entries lost

QUAU ahead 93% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, QUAU has out-cooked them in 14 of 15 shared chicken entries.

An August team

Top 62% average finish in August

Something about August: average finish in the top 62% across 3 contests, versus top 78% the rest of the year.

3 August contests
top 78% the rest of the year

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Year	Series	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2018 ↗	Master	#1266 (180 pts)	#1319 (180 pts)	#1354 (180 pts)	#1342 (180 pts)	#1330 (180 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#2212 (60 pts)	#2286 (60 pts)	#2097 (95 pts)	#2260 (60 pts)	#2266 (60 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#1775 (120 pts)	#1883 (120 pts)	#1884 (120 pts)	#1872 (120 pts)	#1839 (120 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#1417 (178 pts)	#1506 (178 pts)	#1501 (178 pts)	#1532 (178 pts)	#1466 (178 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#748 (462 pts)	#758 (492 pts)	#724 (517 pts)	#765 (487 pts)	#594 (622 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#846 (357 pts)	#905 (357 pts)	#751 (442 pts)	#893 (362 pts)	#735 (442 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to 2 SKINNY COOKS, each with one reason worth a look.

DOUBLE J SMOKERS

#6,376 of the rated field

1397 power rating

Contests: 21
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1397

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 21 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 21 contests
last seen Sep 6, 2024

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BBQ Blokes

#6,372 of the rated field

1397 power rating

Contests: 19
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 16%
Peak: 1397

Careers of much the same size, 19 contests to 21, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 19 contests
last seen Oct 16, 2026

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SMOKIN BIG DAWGS

#6,378 of the rated field

1397 power rating

Contests: 16
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1397

16 contests and no Grand Championship yet.

rated over 16 contests
last seen Jun 18, 2021

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BOAR-N-Q

#6,382 of the rated field

1396 power rating

Contests: 28
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 4%
Peak: 1396

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.

rated over 28 contests
last seen Sep 2, 2022

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TOBACCO ROAD PITMASTERS

#6,379 of the rated field

1397 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1397

Level with 2 SKINNY COOKS on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 15 contests
last seen Jul 25, 2025

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Royal Smoke

#6,375 of the rated field

1397 power rating

Contests: 30
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 3%
Peak: 1397

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 30 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 30 contests
last seen Aug 28, 2026

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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
QUAU	15	1	14	7%	⚔ compare
THE SMOKE HUNTERS	12	0	12	0%	⚔ compare
iBQ'n	11	0	11	0%	⚔ compare
Its 5 Oclock Somewhere	11	0	11	0%	⚔ compare
RACK MASTERS BBQ	11	0	11	0%	⚔ compare
THE SMOKIN' C'S BBQ	10	1	9	10%	⚔ compare
One2BBQ	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
Mac Attack BBQ	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare
CANCERSUCKSCHICAGO.COM	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
CAPTAIN RON'S BREW-N-QUE	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
BIG "E" BBQ	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
Q-N WITH ATTITUDE	8	7	1	88%	⚔ compare
KEN'S BURNT ENDS	8	4	4	50%	⚔ compare
MUD'S BBQ	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	21	1	169.6800	140.5712	156.45	top 74%
Pork Ribs	21	1	165.7256	140.5028	154.63	top 68%
Pork	21	0	168.0116	142.2400	154.79	top 75%
Brisket	21	1	171.9884	131.8972	152.88	top 68%

“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 field size and state

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	4	0	top 82%
Large (40+)	17	0	top 77%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
IL	14	0	top 81%
WI	7	0	top 71%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
CIBR-BBQ Central Illinois Bragging Right BBQ	3	35	top 91%	Oct 12, 2018
Grill Games	3	18	top 62%	Aug 24, 2018
Central Illinois Bragging Rights	3	28	top 78%	Oct 9, 2015
Red, White and BBQ (Day 2)	3	36	top 82%	May 23, 2015
Puckaway Pigfest	2	23	top 79%	Sep 11, 2015
The Masters in May	2	40	top 76%	May 2, 2014

More numbers

Busiest season 2014 6 contests

Contests a season 3.5 across 6 seasons in the data

Most contests held in IL 14 of 21 contests · 2 states in all

Contests visited 11 6 of them more than once

Opponents faced 428 finished ahead 239 times, behind 774

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

20181 milestone

Oct 12 Most recent contest CIBR-BBQ Central Illinois Bragging Right BBQ

20145 milestones

Aug 22 First call Grill Games
Aug 22 First overall past 90% of a perfect score651.3484 Grill Games
Aug 22 Career-best overall score651.3484 Grill Games
Sep 5 10th tracked contest Puckaway Pigfest
Sep 5 Career-best single call (Brisket)171.9884 Puckaway Pigfest

20132 milestones

May 3 First tracked contest The Masters in May
May 24 Peak power rating (1490) Westmont Red, White & BBQ

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+7.1	Grill Games	Aug 22, 2014
+2.6	Grill Games	Aug 26, 2016
+0.9	Puckaway Pigfest	Sep 5, 2014
+0.3	RED, WHITE and BAR-B-Q ( DAY 2)	May 26, 2018
+0.2	Westmont Red, White & BBQ	May 24, 2013

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-14	Firin' Up the Fox BBQ Contest	Jul 5, 2013
-11.7	Puckaway Pigfest	Sep 11, 2015
-10.5	The Masters in May	May 3, 2013
-9.1	CIBR-BBQ Central Illinois Bragging Right BBQ	Oct 12, 2018
-8.8	Red, White & BBQ (Day 2)	May 28, 2016

Scores over time (% of a perfect score — tap a meat to add it)

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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2018	3	0%	top 87%	90%	84.6%
2017	1	0%	top 85%	86.6%	86.6%
2016	3	33%	top 80%	88.8%	87.5%
2015	3	0%	top 89%	87.4%	84.8%
2014	6	33%	top 67%	90.5%	87.2%
2013	5	0%	top 75%	89.1%	84.9%

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Oct 12, 2018	CIBR-BBQ Central Illinois Bragging Right BBQ Arthur, IL	45 / 45 (578.5484)	43 (149.0628)	45 (140.5028)	33 (157.0856)	45 (131.8972)
Aug 24, 2018	Grill Games Kenosha, WI	38 / 42 (600.3428)	35 (156.5028)	37 (153.0628)	39 (145.1084)	40 (145.6688)
May 26, 2018	RED, WHITE and BAR-B-Q ( DAY 2) Westmont, IL	43 / 60 (647.9660)	46 (164)	44 (156.5372)	26 (168.0116)	37 (159.4172)
Oct 13, 2017	CIBR-BBQ Central Illinois Bragging Right BBQ Arthur, IL	35 / 41 (623.8288)	32 (158.2516)	18 (162.8572)	38 (151.3600)	34 (151.3600)
Oct 14, 2016	CIBR-BBQ Central Illinois Bragging Right BBQ Authur, IL	48 / 55 (639.2916)	38 (162.2400)	30 (163.9772)	47 (158.8344)	46 (154.2400)
Aug 26, 2016	Grill Games Kenosha, WI	21 / 37 (633.5888)	21 (159.3944)	9 (165.7144)	32 (149.0856)	16 (159.3944)
May 28, 2016	Red, White & BBQ (Day 2) Westmont, IL	52 / 55 (617.5432)	46 (161.1088)	52 (147.3944)	49 (156.5028)	48 (152.5372)
Oct 9, 2015	Central Illinois Bragging Rights Arthur, IL	40 / 48 (620.9944)	36 (158.8572)	41 (152.5028)	36 (158.8572)	41 (150.7772)
Sep 11, 2015	Puckaway Pigfest Montello, WI	33 / 33 (581.4288)	27 (149.6344)	31 (142.7884)	29 (149.0972)	31 (139.9088)
May 23, 2015	Red, White and BBQ (Day 2) Westmont, IL	49 / 58 (629.4968)	40 (161.6684)	53 (151.3600)	50 (156.5140)	34 (159.9544)
Oct 10, 2014	Central Illinois Bragging Rights Arthur, IL	28 / 37 (628.4456)	34 (150.8000)	15 (161.7372)	19 (159.9656)	27 (155.9428)
Sep 5, 2014	Puckaway Pigfest Montello, WI	23 / 40 (642.1596)	31 (157.6456)	34 (149.1084)	17 (163.4172)	5 (171.9884)
Aug 22, 2014	Grill Games Kenosha, WI	18 / 47 (651.3484)	10 (169.6800)	29 (155.9772)	28 (158.2512)	13 (167.4400)
May 24, 2014	Red, White, And BBQ Westmont, IL	56 / 72 (622.1032)	50 (158.8116)	62 (150.8116)	46 (159.9772)	56 (152.5028)
May 23, 2014	Red, White, and BBQ Westmont, IL	36 / 43 (598.6516)	33 (154.8000)	41 (141.0632)	34 (153.6800)	36 (149.1084)
May 2, 2014	The Masters in May Fremont, WI	43 / 62 (623.2912)	53 (149.6572)	15 (165.7256)	57 (147.3256)	21 (160.5828)
Oct 18, 2013	8th Annual Lambs Farm Barn Burner Bar-B-Q (TEAMS FULL) Libertyville, IL	37 / 54 (604.9716)	27 (157.7144)	20 (159.3828)	48 (142.2400)	41 (145.6344)
Oct 11, 2013	Central Illinois Bragging Rights Arthur, IL	40 / 53 (615.2120)	33 (159.4060)	33 (157.1088)	39 (154.8000)	48 (143.8972)
Jul 5, 2013	Firin' Up the Fox BBQ Contest St. Charles, IL	33 / 34 (594.2856)	33 (140.5712)	28 (152.5716)	31 (145.1428)	15 (156)
May 24, 2013	Westmont Red, White & BBQ Westmont, IL	37 / 70 (641.7144)	41 (161.7142)	49 (155.4286)	47 (158.8572)	18 (165.7144)
May 3, 2013	The Masters in May Fremont, WI	40 / 48 (598.8570)	42 (144.0002)	13 (161.7142)	24 (156.5714)	45 (136.5712)

2 SKINNY COOKS

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Master avg

Storylines (5 found in their record)

Their season

A tough matchup

A strong matchup

Chicken nemesis

An August team

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

More numbers

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

Scores over time (% of a perfect score — tap a meat to add it)

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

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)