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2ND TO LAST BBQ

2ND TO LAST BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 8 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2015. Their best overall finish is 17th of 32 at the High Desert BBQ Showdown (2013). They are ranked #3298 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#3,298
of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1498
peak 1508 · rated over 8 contests

Contests

8
in the data

First seen

Mar 15, 2013
latest Mar 20, 2015 · 2 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#915
Master 2013 · every season

Grand champs

0
0 reserve

Category wins

1
2 podiums

Overall top-10s

0
0% of 8 contests

Avg finish

top 55%
overall standings

Best overall

658.6740 / 720

Perfect 180s

0

Current form

642.36 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 639.76 (+2.60)

Walk rate

38%
contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

174.2860

Consistency

±16.24
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken
avg 161.91 · weakest Pork Ribs (156.12)

Road miles

386
across 8 mapped stops · furthest 61 mi

Schedule strength

17%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1524)

Master avg

639.76 / 720
8 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (5 found in their record)

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

A tough matchup

8–0 behind in the head-to-head

LADY OF Q ahead in 100% of their meetings

LADY OF Q has come out ahead in 8 of their 8 shared contests.

The weak link

−5.8 points behind their best meat

Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 5.79 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 13% of the time against 0%.

  • Pork Ribs avg 156.12
  • Chicken avg 161.91
  • 1 call in 8 entries

A strong matchup

4–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 80% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Smokin it Up BBQ in 4 of their 5 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

7 of 8 shared chicken entries lost

FUNTIME BBQ ahead 88% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, FUNTIME BBQ has out-cooked them in 7 of 8 shared chicken entries.

The metronome

±2.26% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.26% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

  • averages 88.9% of a perfect score
  • 8 contests

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

YearSeriesOverallChickenRibsPorkBrisket
2015 ↗ Master #2158 (60 pts) #2209 (60 pts) #2209 (60 pts) #2225 (60 pts) #2214 (60 pts)
2014 ↗ Master #1510 (165 pts) #1497 (190 pts) #1416 (205 pts) #1535 (180 pts) #1651 (155 pts)
2013 ↗ Master #915 (323 pts) #944 (338 pts) #905 (348 pts) #825 (398 pts) #432 (733 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to 2ND TO LAST BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

106 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

BRANDIN' IRON BBQ
#3,306 of the rated field
1498 power rating
Contests
8
GCs
0
Top-10s
0%
Peak
1505

Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

  • rated over 8 contests
  • last seen May 1, 2015
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Cosmic Q
#3,292 of the rated field
1498 power rating
Contests
9
GCs
0
Top-10s
11%
Peak
1511

They turned up 6 years after 2ND TO LAST BBQ did, first appearing in 2019.

  • rated over 9 contests
  • last seen Jul 11, 2026
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CODE 7 SMOKEHOUSE
#3,294 of the rated field
1498 power rating
Contests
10
GCs
0
Top-10s
10%
Peak
1498

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

  • rated over 9 contests
  • last seen Jan 24, 2020
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PICK'N OUR BUTTS
#3,284 of the rated field
1499 power rating
Contests
7
GCs
0
Top-10s
29%
Peak
1511

Level with 2ND TO LAST BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

  • rated over 7 contests
  • last seen May 4, 2018
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HOOTCHIE COOTCHIE BBQ
#3,313 of the rated field
1498 power rating
Contests
7
GCs
0
Top-10s
14%
Peak
1508

Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

  • rated over 7 contests
  • last seen Jul 22, 2016
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Smokin A's
#3,293 of the rated field
1498 power rating
Contests
10
GCs
0
Top-10s
20%
Peak
1498

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 10 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

  • rated over 10 contests
  • last seen Sep 19, 2026
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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

OpponentMeetingsAheadBehindWin rate
SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ 8 1 7 13% ⚔ compare
FUNTIME BBQ 8 1 7 13% ⚔ compare
LADY OF Q 8 0 8 0% ⚔ compare
HOG HEAVEN BARBECUE COMPANY 7 2 5 29% ⚔ compare
KNOCK UR SOX OFF BBQ 7 1 6 14% ⚔ compare
Burnin and Lootin 7 0 7 0% ⚔ compare
LEFT COAST Q 7 0 7 0% ⚔ compare
ZZYZX BAR.B.Q 7 0 7 0% ⚔ compare
All Sauced Up 6 1 5 17% ⚔ compare
THE PIT CREW BBQ OF AZ 6 1 5 17% ⚔ compare
My Smokin' Grillfriend 6 1 5 17% ⚔ compare
WILD WILLY'S SMOKIN HOT BBQ 6 0 6 0% ⚔ compare
RIDGE ROUTE BOYS BBQ 6 0 6 0% ⚔ compare
Smokin it Up BBQ 5 4 1 80% ⚔ compare
LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ 5 1 4 20% ⚔ compare

By meat

CategoryEntriesCallsWinsPodiumsBestWorstAverageAvg finish
Chicken 8 0 0 0 167.9656 149.1428 161.91 top 52%
Pork Ribs 8 1 0 0 168.5944 137.6916 156.12 top 57%
Pork 8 1 0 0 169.1430 151.3256 159.97 top 53%
Brisket 8 2 1 2 174.2860 151.9544 161.76 top 40%

“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

FieldContestsGCsAvg finish
Medium (20–39)30top 58%
Large (40+)50top 53%

More numbers

Busiest season 2013 5 contests
Contests a season 2.7 across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in CA 8 of 8 contests
Contests visited 8 a different one every time
Opponents faced 243 finished ahead 227 times, behind 251

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

20152 milestones
  1. Career-best overall score658.6740 4th Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship
  2. Most recent contest 4th Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship
20136 milestones
  1. First tracked contest 2nd Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship
  2. First call High Desert BBQ Showdown
  3. First category win (Brisket) California Honey Harvest Festival & KCBS BBQ
  4. Career-best single call (Brisket)174.2860 California Honey Harvest Festival & KCBS BBQ
  5. First overall past 90% of a perfect score653.0172 Dana Point State BBQ Championship
  6. Peak power rating (1508) Dana Point State BBQ Championship

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

SwingContestDate
+6Dana Point State BBQ ChampionshipOct 4, 2013
+2.52nd Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ ChampionshipMar 15, 2013
+1.9Ribs, Pigs & WatermelonsAug 16, 2013

📉 Toughest weekends

SwingContestDate
-8.63rd Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ ChampionshipMar 21, 2014
-2.3California Honey Harvest Festival & KCBS BBQJun 14, 2013
-0.74th Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ ChampionshipMar 20, 2015
-0.4High Desert Music Festival and BBQ ShowdownJun 26, 2014
-0.3High Desert BBQ ShowdownApr 20, 2013

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

SeasonContestsGCsTop-10sCategory winsWalk rateAvg finishBest overall (% of perfect)Avg overall (% of perfect)
20151000 0% top 58% 91.5% 91.5%
20142000 50% top 70% 91.3% 87.6%
20135001 40% top 48% 90.7% 88.8%

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

DateEventOverallChickenRibsPorkBrisket
Mar 20, 2015 4th Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship Arcadia, CA 58 / 100 (658.6740) 52 (167.9540) 72 (159.9428) 45 (167.9656) 60 (162.8116)
Jun 26, 2014 High Desert Music Festival and BBQ Showdown Victorville, CA 18 / 30 (657.0628) 13 (167.9656) 10 (168.5944) 15 (167.4056) 20 (153.0972)
Mar 21, 2014 3rd Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship Arcadia, CA 55 / 69 (604.9488) 30 (163.9772) 66 (137.6916) 54 (151.3256) 46 (151.9544)
Oct 4, 2013 Dana Point State BBQ Championship Dana Point, CA 34 / 99 (653.0172) 32 (166.2628) 29 (165.6800) 45 (160.5028) 46 (160.5716)
Aug 16, 2013 Ribs, Pigs & Watermelons Huntington State Beach, CA 30 / 63 (638.1140) 26 (165.1200) 20 (163.9312) 43 (154.2512) 31 (154.8116)
Jun 14, 2013 California Honey Harvest Festival & KCBS BBQ Fillmore, CA 22 / 36 (637.1430) 31 (150.8568) 33 (142.8572) 6 (169.1430) 1 (174.2860)
Apr 20, 2013 High Desert BBQ Showdown Victorville, CA 17 / 32 (635.4288) 11 (164) 25 (147.4286) 22 (153.1428) 3 (170.8574)
Mar 15, 2013 2nd Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship Arcadia, CA 25 / 57 (633.7144) 48 (149.1428) 14 (162.8572) 31 (156) 12 (165.7144)

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