2 RHODIES BBQ

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

Power ranking

#1059

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1598

peak 1603 · rated over 38 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-09-20

latest 2019-09-27

Best ToY finish

#443

Master 2018

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

14 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 38 contests

Avg finish

top 48%

overall standings

Best overall

682.3204 / 720

Master · *Interstate BBQ Festival

Perfect 180s

Current form

659.11 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 647.46 (+11.65)

Walk rate

61%

contests with a top-10 call

Top-10 streak

best run (overall)

Best single call

178.8572

Chicken · 8th Annual Covington Cork & Pork Festival

Consistency

±22.31

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 164.36 · weakest Brisket (160.52)

Road miles

4,612

mi across 38 mapped stops · furthest 183 mi

Schedule strength

57%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1572)

Purse competed for

$58K

listed at 6 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 6 state-championship entries

Master avg

647.46 / 720

38 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (10 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.

They almost always walk

61% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 23 of 38 contests

A top-10 category call in 61% of their 38 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

682.3204 career-best overall

94.8% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 682.3204 at *Interstate BBQ Festival — 94.8% of a perfect 720.

Master
2017-04-14

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

ROLLIN' SMOKE has finished one call ahead of 2 RHODIES BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2016 their best year

2016 was the year it came together: 6 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 1 category win, at an average finish in the top 36%.

6 contests
2 overall top-10s
1 category wins
average top 36%

A tough matchup

24–3 behind in the head-to-head

OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE ahead in 89% of their meetings

OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE has come out ahead in 24 of their 27 shared contests.

A strong matchup

12–3 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 80% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of BIG DOG BBQ VA in 12 of their 15 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

22 of 27 shared chicken entries lost

OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE ahead 81% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE has out-cooked them in 22 of 27 shared chicken entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

BAR-B-QUE MAYHAM has landed one call behind them 2 times.

An August team

Top 40% average finish in August

Something about August: average finish in the top 40% across 4 contests, versus top 48% the rest of the year.

4 August contests
top 48% the rest of the year

The long haul

4,612 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 4,612 miles across 38 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 183 miles to Boo B Que By the Sea.

38 mapped stops
furthest 183 mi

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.

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

CONVICTED PIGS BBQ

#1063 of the rated field

1598 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 56
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 34%
Peak: 1605

4–1 in 5 shared contests (80% to 2 RHODIES BBQ)

These two have cooked 5 of the same contests — 2 RHODIES BBQ ahead 4–1 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

rated over 56 contests
last seen 2026-06-19

⚔ Head-to-head

HALF BAKED HIPPIES BBQ

#1054 of the rated field

1598 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 34
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 38%
Peak: 1598

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 34 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 34 contests
last seen 2019-09-13

⚔ Head-to-head

Who's Cookin'

#1056 of the rated field

1598 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 48
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 13%
Peak: 1598

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 48 contests to 38, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 48 contests
last seen 2026-08-14

⚔ Head-to-head

WEEKEND BUM BBQ

#1055 of the rated field

1598 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 59
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 15%
Peak: 1627

No shared contest yet.

59 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 15% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 56 contests
last seen 2026-08-21

⚔ Head-to-head

CHIBI-Q

#1060 of the rated field

1598 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 21
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 38%
Peak: 1605

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 21 contests
last seen 2017-04-14

⚔ Head-to-head

BBQ TEAM NAIT

#1062 of the rated field

1598 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 18
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 56%
Peak: 1600

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 18 contests
last seen 2025-09-27

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE	27	3	24	11%	⚔ compare
CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ	26	3	23	12%	⚔ compare
APORKALYPSE NOW	26	2	24	8%	⚔ compare
JD'S SMOKIN MISFITS	25	11	14	44%	⚔ compare
FRED VEGAS SMOKERS	25	3	22	12%	⚔ compare
3 EYZ BBQ	24	2	22	8%	⚔ compare
WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	22	2	20	9%	⚔ compare
PAVONE BROTHERS BBQ	21	5	16	24%	⚔ compare
ROCKIN ROBYNS BBQ	20	3	17	15%	⚔ compare
SAUCE THIS BBQ	19	6	13	32%	⚔ compare
4:20 Q	18	4	14	22%	⚔ compare
BAR-B-QUE MAYHAM	17	9	8	53%	⚔ compare
DRILLING & GRILLING	17	2	15	12%	⚔ compare
LO' -N- SLO' BBQ	16	4	12	25%	⚔ compare
LIFE IS GOOD BUT BBQ IS BETTER	16	2	14	13%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	38	10	3	3	178.8572	146.7772	164.36	top 46%
Pork Ribs	38	10	2	4	176.5716	146.7884	161.21	top 50%
Pork	38	9	0	2	174.2972	146.2628	161.36	top 52%
Brisket	38	9	2	5	178.2972	141.0972	160.52	top 49%

“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	Avg finish
VA	19	top 45%
MD	10	top 55%
PA	7	top 43%
DE	2	top 50%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	14	0	top 45%
Large (40+)	24	0	top 50%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Smoke in the Grove	3	4	top 29%	2019-07-26
Interstate BBQ Festival	3	6	top 37%	2019-04-19
*Covington Cork & Pork Festival	3	3	top 49%	2017-06-23
Smoke in the Park	2	16	top 47%	2019-09-27
Shenandoah Valley BBQ Fest	2	20	top 61%	2015-10-16
Southern Maryland Brew & BBQ	2	42	top 81%	2015-07-31

The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 6 yrs 2013-09-20 → 2019-09-27

Busiest season 2018 7 contests

Contests a season 5.4 across 7 seasons in the data

Cooks most in VA 19 of 38 contests · 4 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 29 6 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 38 entries · 3 wins · 10 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 164.36 · weakest Brisket (160.52)

Walk rate 61% a top-10 call in 23 of 38 contests

Overall top-10 rate 18% 7 of 38 contests

Best top-10 run 2 straight contests

Master average 647.46 out of 720 · 38 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 680 925–872 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 4,612 38 mapped stops · furthest 183 mi

Schedule strength 1572 average field rating faced — tougher than 57% of rated contests

Purse competed for $57,500 listed at 6 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships 0 from 6 state-championship entries

Power rating 1598 peak 1603 · #1059 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
Sep 20 First tracked contest Smokin' on the Track BBQ
Sep 20 First call Smokin' on the Track BBQ
2015
Apr 17 First overall past 90% of a perfect score658.2404 2nd Annual Pickin' N' Pullin BBQ Competition
Jul 31 10th tracked contest Southern Maryland Brew & BBQ
2016
Jun 24 First category win (Chicken) Covington Cork & Pork Festival
Jun 24 First overall top-10 Covington Cork & Pork Festival
Jun 24 First overall podium Covington Cork & Pork Festival
2017
Apr 14 Career-best overall score682.3204 *Interstate BBQ Festival
Aug 18 25th tracked contest Big Bad BBQ in Boydton
2019
Mar 22 Peak power rating (1603) BBQ Gives Back-III (Day 1)
Jun 21 Career-best single call (Chicken)178.8572 8th Annual Covington Cork & Pork Festival
Sep 27 Most recent contest Smoke in the Park

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+17.9	Covington Cork & Pork Festival	2016-06-24
+16.6	Smoke in the Grove	2018-07-27
+16.4	*Interstate BBQ Festival	2017-04-14
+14.1	Boydton's Big Bad BBQ	2016-08-26
+12.9	BBQ Gives Back-III (Day 1)	2019-03-22

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-10.2	Beltway BBQ Showdown	2014-06-06
-9	Autumnfest	2013-10-18
-8.5	Covington Cork & Pork Festival	2015-06-26
-8.5	Southern Maryland Brew & BBQ	2014-08-01
-7.8	Southern Maryland Brew & BBQ	2015-07-31

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	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2019	6	1	1	33%	top 41%	93.2%	91.8%
2018	7	2	3	86%	top 40%	93.8%	91.7%
2017	7	2	2	100%	top 40%	94.8%	91.4%
2016	6	2	1	67%	top 36%	94%	91.2%
2015	6	0	0	17%	top 63%	91.4%	87.1%
2014	4	0	0	50%	top 70%	89.8%	85.6%
2013	2	0	0	50%	top 68%	87.9%	86.2%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2019-09-27	Smoke in the Park 🏅 Lemoyne, PA	17 / 40 (653.0400)	28 (160.5372)	12 (163.4172)	24 (163.9656)	17 (165.1200)
2019-07-26	Smoke in the Grove 🏅 Spring Grove, PA	20 / 53 (656.4804)	31 (163.9772)	35 (159.3716)	13 (169.7372)	26 (163.3944)
2019-06-21	8th Annual Covington Cork & Pork Festival 🏅 Covington, VA	11 / 32 (666.1600)	1 (178.8572)	30 (149.0744)	9 (169.1200)	8 (169.1084)
2019-05-24	Gettysburg BBQ Festival Day 1 🏅 Gettysburg, PA	23 / 33 (659.3716)	27 (160.5488)	18 (166.2744)	26 (162.8456)	12 (169.7028)
2019-04-19	Interstate BBQ Festival 🏅 Hagerstown, MD	26 / 54 (660.5028)	29 (165.6684)	18 (166.8572)	41 (158.8572)	19 (169.1200)
2019-03-22	BBQ Gives Back-III (Day 1) 🏅 Urbanna, VA	10 / 63 (670.8000)	23 (169.1084)	13 (166.2516)	2 (174.2972)	38 (161.1428)
2018-10-12	*Pigs in the Pit Alton, VA	7 / 30 (670.7312)	14 (166.8228)	1 (173.1200)	15 (162.2628)	6 (168.5256)
2018-09-28	Smoke in the Park Lemoyne, PA	16 / 31 (657.0860)	18 (163.3944)	23 (158.2400)	19 (158.8572)	2 (176.5944)
2018-08-10	Maryland State BBQ Bash Bel Air, MD	12 / 38 (664.4572)	19 (165.1084)	22 (162.2516)	23 (158.8000)	1 (178.2972)
2018-07-27	Smoke in the Grove Spring Grove, PA	4 / 54 (675.3144)	17 (166.8228)	1 (176.5716)	19 (164.5372)	17 (167.3828)
2018-05-25	*Gettysburg BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL) Gettysburg, PA	19 / 35 (658.1140)	31 (156.5028)	23 (161.6800)	8 (171.4056)	11 (168.5256)
2018-04-20	*Interstate BBQ Festival Hagerstown, MD	35 / 67 (651.2916)	42 (161.6800)	41 (159.9428)	9 (172.5716)	47 (157.0972)
2018-03-23	BBQ Gives Back Urbanna, VA	47 / 75 (643.8972)	42 (164.0116)	70 (151.3600)	12 (169.1428)	48 (159.3828)
2017-08-18	Big Bad BBQ in Boydton Boydton, VA	9 / 31 (668.9596)	8 (170.8228)	22 (158.2056)	10 (166.2284)	2 (173.7028)
2017-07-28	*Smoke in the Grove(JUDGES FULL) Spring Grove, PA	21 / 51 (655.8972)	30 (161.1200)	26 (159.9544)	34 (158.8228)	1 (176.0000)
2017-06-23	*Covington Cork & Pork Festival Covington, VA	15 / 32 (653.0168)	4 (175.4056)	26 (157.6456)	26 (158.8228)	19 (161.1428)
2017-05-12	*BBQ Jamboree-Day 1(JUDGES FULL) Fredericksburg, VA	27 / 54 (653.6116)	42 (159.3944)	5 (174.8572)	34 (160.5256)	31 (158.8344)
2017-04-28	4th Annual Pickin N Pullin BBQ competition Lanexa, VA	22 / 46 (648.3996)	10 (169.6684)	7 (169.7028)	39 (151.9428)	26 (157.0856)
2017-04-14	*Interstate BBQ Festival Hagerstown, MD	6 / 58 (682.3204)	1 (177.7372)	3 (175.4400)	13 (169.1544)	38 (159.9888)
2017-03-03	The Great Brunswick BBQ Throwdown Brunswick, MD	26 / 50 (645.6228)	13 (169.7144)	41 (146.7884)	9 (170.8456)	30 (158.2744)
2016-10-21	Boo-B-Que Rehobeth Beach, DE	31 / 67 (638.1028)	14 (167.4056)	43 (152.5144)	41 (155.3600)	21 (162.8228)
2016-08-26	Boydton's Big Bad BBQ Boydton, VA	4 / 28 (667.8740)	4 (168.5600)	3 (170.8228)	3 (167.4056)	8 (161.0856)
2016-06-24	Covington Cork & Pork Festival Covington, VA	3 / 27 (677.0632)	1 (174.8572)	7 (167.4172)	22 (160.5144)	3 (174.2744)
2016-06-03	Beltway BBQ Showdown Fort Washington, MD	17 / 37 (649.5656)	9 (169.1084)	15 (163.9772)	9 (168.5600)	28 (147.9200)
2016-04-29	3rd Annual Pickin' N Pullin Lanexa, VA	18 / 48 (662.7312)	25 (164.5140)	19 (163.9888)	18 (167.9656)	16 (166.2628)
2016-04-15	*Interstate BBQ Festival Hagerstown, MD	26 / 41 (643.8516)	6 (173.1316)	31 (154.7656)	22 (162.2972)	31 (153.6572)
2015-10-30	Boo B Que By the Sea Rehobeth Beach, DE	32 / 59 (631.8400)	24 (162.8116)	36 (157.0856)	48 (150.8228)	24 (161.1200)
2015-10-16	Shenandoah Valley BBQ Fest Woodstock, VA	27 / 37 (626.1028)	12 (166.2628)	30 (151.4288)	33 (148.4800)	17 (159.9312)
2015-07-31	Southern Maryland Brew & BBQ Leonardtown, MD	42 / 54 (608.3196)	44 (153.0856)	45 (148.4912)	42 (154.8000)	36 (151.9428)
2015-06-26	Covington Cork & Pork Festival Covington, VA	22 / 25 (607.8400)	16 (164.5600)	24 (149.6344)	22 (149.6800)	24 (143.9656)
2015-05-08	BBQ Jamboree Fredericksburg, VA	34 / 65 (631.2912)	29 (163.4056)	44 (155.9656)	27 (159.3828)	41 (152.5372)
2015-04-17	2nd Annual Pickin' N' Pullin BBQ Competition Lanexa, VA	15 / 46 (658.2404)	13 (169.1544)	6 (171.4172)	13 (165.7144)	36 (151.9544)
2014-10-17	Shenandoah Valley BBQ Fest Woodstock, VA	20 / 40 (646.8000)	14 (163.9656)	6 (168.5600)	26 (159.4172)	29 (154.8572)
2014-08-01	Southern Maryland Brew & BBQ Leonardtown, MD	50 / 59 (600.4116)	55 (147.3716)	29 (158.8572)	49 (149.0856)	44 (145.0972)
2014-06-27	Hogging Up BBQ Festival Winchester, VA	27 / 46 (632.4800)	7 (166.8916)	18 (161.6800)	32 (154.2284)	37 (149.6800)
2014-06-06	Beltway BBQ Showdown Ft. Washington, MD	37 / 42 (584.9716)	37 (146.7772)	34 (150.8344)	37 (146.2628)	38 (141.0972)
2013-10-18	Autumnfest Woodstock, VA	33 / 40 (607.8284)	37 (149.1200)	16 (159.4056)	26 (157.1084)	35 (142.1944)
2013-09-20	Smokin' on the Track BBQ Shenandoah, VA	14 / 26 (633.0400)	23 (147.9428)	8 (162.2856)	5 (161.7144)	7 (161.0972)

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
2019 ↗	Master	#574 (575 pts)	#586 (590 pts)	#625 (550 pts)	#489 (705 pts)	#577 (585 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#443 (806 pts)	#648 (571 pts)	#402 (896 pts)	#473 (776 pts)	#305 (1061 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#563 (698 pts)	#368 (1018 pts)	#471 (833 pts)	#647 (633 pts)	#461 (868 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#530 (745 pts)	#398 (975 pts)	#581 (705 pts)	#600 (670 pts)	#592 (680 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#819 (415 pts)	#713 (525 pts)	#780 (470 pts)	#860 (425 pts)	#886 (400 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#1024 (303 pts)	#826 (438 pts)	#855 (428 pts)	#1163 (278 pts)	#1133 (278 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#1372 (171 pts)	#1764 (126 pts)	#1154 (256 pts)	#1193 (241 pts)	#1244 (221 pts)