2 SKINNY COOKS

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

#6302

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1397

peak 1397 · rated over 21 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-05-03

latest 2018-10-12

Best ToY finish

#748

Master 2014

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

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

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 156.45 · weakest Brisket (152.88)

Road miles

2,690

mi 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

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Storylines (5 found in this team's record)

Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.

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

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DOUBLE J SMOKERS

#6300 of the rated field

1397 ▲ 0 power rating

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

No shared contest yet.

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 2024-09-06

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OLD HENRY'S BBQ

#6306 of the rated field

1396 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1396

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 17 contests to 21, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 17 contests
last seen 2026-05-08

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SMOKIN BIG DAWGS

#6303 of the rated field

1397 ▼ 0 power rating

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

No shared contest yet.

16 contests and no Grand Championship yet.

rated over 16 contests
last seen 2021-06-18

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TOBACCO ROAD PITMASTERS

#6301 of the rated field

1397 ▼ 0 power rating

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

No shared contest yet.

They turned up 5 years after 2 SKINNY COOKS did, first appearing in 2018.

rated over 15 contests
last seen 2025-07-25

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Royal Smoke

#6305 of the rated field

1396 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 30
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 3%
Peak: 1396

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 30 contests
last seen 2026-08-28

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PIPIN' HOT SMOKERS BBQ

#6304 of the rated field

1397 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1397

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 13 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 13 contests
last seen 2024-04-26

⚔ Head-to-head

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 state / province

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

By contest size

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

Contest-by-contest record (recurring 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%	2018-10-12
Grill Games	3	18	top 62%	2018-08-24
Central Illinois Bragging Rights	3	28	top 78%	2015-10-09
Red, White and BBQ (Day 2)	3	36	top 82%	2015-05-23
Puckaway Pigfest	2	23	top 79%	2015-09-11
The Masters in May	2	40	top 76%	2014-05-02

The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 5.4 yrs 2013-05-03 → 2018-10-12

Busiest season 2014 6 contests

Contests a season 3.5 across 6 seasons in the data

Cooks most in IL 14 of 21 contests · 2 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 11 6 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 21 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 156.45 · weakest Brisket (152.88)

Walk rate 14% a top-10 call in 3 of 21 contests

Overall top-10 rate 0% 0 of 21 contests

Master average 618.77 out of 720 · 21 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 433 239–774 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 2,690 21 mapped stops · furthest 231 mi

Schedule strength 1541 average field rating faced — tougher than 31% of rated contests

Power rating 1397 peak 1397 · #6302 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
May 3 First tracked contest The Masters in May
May 24 Peak power rating (1490) Westmont Red, White & BBQ
2014
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
2018
Oct 12 Most recent contest CIBR-BBQ Central Illinois Bragging Right BBQ

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+7.1	Grill Games	2014-08-22
+2.6	Grill Games	2016-08-26
+0.9	Puckaway Pigfest	2014-09-05
+0.2	*RED, WHITE and BAR-B-Q ( DAY 2)	2018-05-26
+0.2	Westmont Red, White & BBQ	2013-05-24

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-14	Firin' Up the Fox BBQ Contest	2013-07-05
-11.7	Puckaway Pigfest	2015-09-11
-10.5	The Masters in May	2013-05-03
-9.1	CIBR-BBQ Central Illinois Bragging Right BBQ	2018-10-12
-8.9	Red, White & BBQ (Day 2)	2016-05-28

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)

Team of the Year rank by season

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
2018-10-12	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)
2018-08-24	Grill Games Kenosha, WI	38 / 42 (600.3428)	35 (156.5028)	37 (153.0628)	39 (145.1084)	40 (145.6688)
2018-05-26	*RED, WHITE and BAR-B-Q ( DAY 2) Westmont, IL	43 / 60 (647.9660)	46 (164.0000)	44 (156.5372)	26 (168.0116)	37 (159.4172)
2017-10-13	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)
2016-10-14	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)
2016-08-26	Grill Games Kenosha, WI	21 / 37 (633.5888)	21 (159.3944)	9 (165.7144)	32 (149.0856)	16 (159.3944)
2016-05-28	Red, White & BBQ (Day 2) Westmont, IL	52 / 55 (617.5432)	46 (161.1088)	52 (147.3944)	49 (156.5028)	48 (152.5372)
2015-10-09	Central Illinois Bragging Rights Arthur, IL	40 / 48 (620.9944)	36 (158.8572)	41 (152.5028)	36 (158.8572)	41 (150.7772)
2015-09-11	Puckaway Pigfest Montello, WI	33 / 33 (581.4288)	27 (149.6344)	31 (142.7884)	29 (149.0972)	31 (139.9088)
2015-05-23	Red, White and BBQ (Day 2) Westmont, IL	49 / 58 (629.4968)	40 (161.6684)	53 (151.3600)	50 (156.5140)	34 (159.9544)
2014-10-10	Central Illinois Bragging Rights Arthur, IL	28 / 37 (628.4456)	34 (150.8000)	15 (161.7372)	19 (159.9656)	27 (155.9428)
2014-09-05	Puckaway Pigfest Montello, WI	23 / 40 (642.1596)	31 (157.6456)	34 (149.1084)	17 (163.4172)	5 (171.9884)
2014-08-22	Grill Games Kenosha, WI	18 / 47 (651.3484)	10 (169.6800)	29 (155.9772)	28 (158.2512)	13 (167.4400)
2014-05-24	Red, White, And BBQ Westmont, IL	56 / 72 (622.1032)	50 (158.8116)	62 (150.8116)	46 (159.9772)	56 (152.5028)
2014-05-23	Red, White, and BBQ Westmont, IL	36 / 43 (598.6516)	33 (154.8000)	41 (141.0632)	34 (153.6800)	36 (149.1084)
2014-05-02	The Masters in May Fremont, WI	43 / 62 (623.2912)	53 (149.6572)	15 (165.7256)	57 (147.3256)	21 (160.5828)
2013-10-18	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)
2013-10-11	Central Illinois Bragging Rights Arthur, IL	40 / 53 (615.2120)	33 (159.4060)	33 (157.1088)	39 (154.8000)	48 (143.8972)
2013-07-05	Firin' Up the Fox BBQ Contest St. Charles, IL	33 / 34 (594.2856)	33 (140.5712)	28 (152.5716)	31 (145.1428)	15 (156.0000)
2013-05-24	Westmont Red, White & BBQ Westmont, IL	37 / 70 (641.7144)	41 (161.7142)	49 (155.4286)	47 (158.8572)	18 (165.7144)
2013-05-03	The Masters in May Fremont, WI	40 / 48 (598.8570)	42 (144.0002)	13 (161.7142)	24 (156.5714)	45 (136.5712)

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	#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)