2 RHODIES BBQ

2 RHODIES BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 38 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 3rd of 27 at the Covington Cork & Pork Festival (2016). They are ranked #1041 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#1,041

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1601

peak 1606 · rated over 38 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Sep 20, 2013

latest Sep 27, 2019 · 6 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#443

Master 2018 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

14 podiums

Overall top-10s

18% of 38 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

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

Best single call

178.8572

Chicken · 8th Annual Covington Cork & Pork Festival

Consistency

±22.31

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 164.36 · weakest Brisket (160.52)

Road miles

4,612

across 38 mapped stops · furthest 183 mi

Schedule strength

59%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1575)

Purse competed for

$58K

listed at 6 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 6 state-championship entries

Master avg

647.46 / 720

38 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (10 found in their record)

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

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
Apr 14, 2017

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 win
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.

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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

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
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 (1,061 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#563 (698 pts)	#368 (1,018 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)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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

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

SMOKETASTIC BBQ

#1,037 of the rated field

1601 power rating

Contests: 42
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 31%
Peak: 1622

5–7 in 12 shared contests (42% to 2 RHODIES BBQ)

These two have cooked 12 of the same contests — SMOKETASTIC BBQ ahead 7–5 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

rated over 42 contests
last seen Nov 1, 2019

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Smoke-A-Holics

#1,038 of the rated field

1601 power rating

Contests: 183
GCs: 10
Top-10s: 57%
Peak: 1887

4–9 in 13 shared contests (31% to 2 RHODIES BBQ)

They've been 1887 at their best, 286 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 176 contests
last seen Oct 16, 2026

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Sweet Swine O'Mine

#1,040 of the rated field

1601 power rating

Contests: 50
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 26%
Peak: 1649

Careers of much the same size, 50 contests to 38, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 43 contests
last seen Sep 30, 2026

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IRON WHEEL COOKERS

#1,043 of the rated field

1600 power rating

Contests: 50
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 28%
Peak: 1624

50 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 28% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 50 contests
last seen Aug 7, 2020

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MEAT SWEATS BBQ AB

#1,039 of the rated field

1601 power rating

Contests: 20
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 40%
Peak: 1601

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

rated over 19 contests
last seen Aug 30, 2025

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BBQ Symphony

#1,042 of the rated field

1600 power rating

Contests: 20
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 60%
Peak: 1606

Fewer contests behind them than 2 RHODIES BBQ has cooked, 20 to 38, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 15 contests
last seen Oct 9, 2026

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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 field size and state

By contest size

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

By state / province (where the contests were held)

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

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Smoke in the Grove	3	4	top 29%	Jul 26, 2019
Interstate BBQ Festival	3	6	top 37%	Apr 19, 2019
Covington Cork & Pork Festival	3	3	top 49%	Jun 23, 2017
Smoke in the Park	2	16	top 47%	Sep 27, 2019
Shenandoah Valley BBQ Fest	2	20	top 61%	Oct 16, 2015
Southern Maryland Brew & BBQ	2	42	top 81%	Jul 31, 2015

More numbers

Busiest season 2018 7 contests

Contests a season 5.4 across 7 seasons in the data

Most contests held in VA 19 of 38 contests · 4 states in all

Contests visited 29 6 of them more than once

Opponents faced 618 finished ahead 893 times, behind 841

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

20193 milestones

Mar 22 Peak power rating (1606) 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

20172 milestones

Apr 14 Career-best overall score682.3204 Interstate BBQ Festival
Aug 18 25th tracked contest Big Bad BBQ in Boydton

20163 milestones

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

20152 milestones

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

20132 milestones

Sep 20 First tracked contest Smokin' on the Track BBQ
Sep 20 First call Smokin' on the Track BBQ

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+17.8	Covington Cork & Pork Festival	Jun 24, 2016
+16.6	Smoke in the Grove	Jul 27, 2018
+16.4	Interstate BBQ Festival	Apr 14, 2017
+14	Boydton's Big Bad BBQ	Aug 26, 2016
+12.8	BBQ Gives Back-III (Day 1)	Mar 22, 2019

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-10.2	Beltway BBQ Showdown	Jun 6, 2014
-9	Autumnfest	Oct 18, 2013
-8.5	Covington Cork & Pork Festival	Jun 26, 2015
-8.5	Southern Maryland Brew & BBQ	Aug 1, 2014
-5.1	Smoke in the Grove	Jul 26, 2019

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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	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
Sep 27, 2019	Smoke in the Park 🏅 Lemoyne, PA	17 / 40 (653.0400)	28 (160.5372)	12 (163.4172)	24 (163.9656)	17 (165.1200)
Jul 26, 2019	Smoke in the Grove 🏅 Spring Grove, PA	20 / 53 (656.4804)	31 (163.9772)	35 (159.3716)	13 (169.7372)	26 (163.3944)
Jun 21, 2019	8th Annual Covington Cork & Pork Festival 🏅 Covington, VA	11 / 32 (666.1600)	1 (178.8572)	30 (149.0744)	9 (169.1200)	8 (169.1084)
May 24, 2019	Gettysburg BBQ Festival Day 1 🏅 Gettysburg, PA	23 / 33 (659.3716)	27 (160.5488)	18 (166.2744)	26 (162.8456)	12 (169.7028)
Apr 19, 2019	Interstate BBQ Festival 🏅 Hagerstown, MD	26 / 54 (660.5028)	29 (165.6684)	18 (166.8572)	41 (158.8572)	19 (169.1200)
Mar 22, 2019	BBQ Gives Back-III (Day 1) 🏅 Urbanna, VA	10 / 63 (670.8000)	23 (169.1084)	13 (166.2516)	2 (174.2972)	38 (161.1428)
Oct 12, 2018	Pigs in the Pit Alton, VA	7 / 30 (670.7312)	14 (166.8228)	1 (173.1200)	15 (162.2628)	6 (168.5256)
Sep 28, 2018	Smoke in the Park Lemoyne, PA	16 / 31 (657.0860)	18 (163.3944)	23 (158.2400)	19 (158.8572)	2 (176.5944)
Aug 10, 2018	Maryland State BBQ Bash Bel Air, MD	12 / 38 (664.4572)	19 (165.1084)	22 (162.2516)	23 (158.8000)	1 (178.2972)
Jul 27, 2018	Smoke in the Grove Spring Grove, PA	4 / 54 (675.3144)	17 (166.8228)	1 (176.5716)	19 (164.5372)	17 (167.3828)
May 25, 2018	Gettysburg BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL) Gettysburg, PA	19 / 35 (658.1140)	31 (156.5028)	23 (161.6800)	8 (171.4056)	11 (168.5256)
Apr 20, 2018	Interstate BBQ Festival Hagerstown, MD	35 / 67 (651.2916)	42 (161.6800)	41 (159.9428)	9 (172.5716)	47 (157.0972)
Mar 23, 2018	BBQ Gives Back Urbanna, VA	47 / 75 (643.8972)	42 (164.0116)	70 (151.3600)	12 (169.1428)	48 (159.3828)
Aug 18, 2017	Big Bad BBQ in Boydton Boydton, VA	9 / 31 (668.9596)	8 (170.8228)	22 (158.2056)	10 (166.2284)	2 (173.7028)
Jul 28, 2017	Smoke in the Grove (JUDGES FULL) Spring Grove, PA	21 / 51 (655.8972)	30 (161.1200)	26 (159.9544)	34 (158.8228)	1 (176)
Jun 23, 2017	Covington Cork & Pork Festival Covington, VA	15 / 32 (653.0168)	4 (175.4056)	26 (157.6456)	26 (158.8228)	19 (161.1428)
May 12, 2017	BBQ Jamboree-Day 1 (JUDGES FULL) Fredericksburg, VA	27 / 54 (653.6116)	42 (159.3944)	5 (174.8572)	34 (160.5256)	31 (158.8344)
Apr 28, 2017	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)
Apr 14, 2017	Interstate BBQ Festival Hagerstown, MD	6 / 58 (682.3204)	1 (177.7372)	3 (175.4400)	13 (169.1544)	38 (159.9888)
Mar 3, 2017	The Great Brunswick BBQ Throwdown Brunswick, MD	26 / 50 (645.6228)	13 (169.7144)	41 (146.7884)	9 (170.8456)	30 (158.2744)
Oct 21, 2016	Boo-B-Que Rehobeth Beach, DE	31 / 67 (638.1028)	14 (167.4056)	43 (152.5144)	41 (155.3600)	21 (162.8228)
Aug 26, 2016	Boydton's Big Bad BBQ Boydton, VA	4 / 28 (667.8740)	4 (168.5600)	3 (170.8228)	3 (167.4056)	8 (161.0856)
Jun 24, 2016	Covington Cork & Pork Festival Covington, VA	3 / 27 (677.0632)	1 (174.8572)	7 (167.4172)	22 (160.5144)	3 (174.2744)
Jun 3, 2016	Beltway BBQ Showdown Fort Washington, MD	17 / 37 (649.5656)	9 (169.1084)	15 (163.9772)	9 (168.5600)	28 (147.9200)
Apr 29, 2016	3rd Annual Pickin' N Pullin Lanexa, VA	18 / 48 (662.7312)	25 (164.5140)	19 (163.9888)	18 (167.9656)	16 (166.2628)
Apr 15, 2016	Interstate BBQ Festival Hagerstown, MD	26 / 41 (643.8516)	6 (173.1316)	31 (154.7656)	22 (162.2972)	31 (153.6572)
Oct 30, 2015	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)
Oct 16, 2015	Shenandoah Valley BBQ Fest Woodstock, VA	27 / 37 (626.1028)	12 (166.2628)	30 (151.4288)	33 (148.4800)	17 (159.9312)
Jul 31, 2015	Southern Maryland Brew & BBQ Leonardtown, MD	42 / 54 (608.3196)	44 (153.0856)	45 (148.4912)	42 (154.8000)	36 (151.9428)
Jun 26, 2015	Covington Cork & Pork Festival Covington, VA	22 / 25 (607.8400)	16 (164.5600)	24 (149.6344)	22 (149.6800)	24 (143.9656)
May 8, 2015	BBQ Jamboree Fredericksburg, VA	34 / 65 (631.2912)	29 (163.4056)	44 (155.9656)	27 (159.3828)	41 (152.5372)
Apr 17, 2015	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)
Oct 17, 2014	Shenandoah Valley BBQ Fest Woodstock, VA	20 / 40 (646.8000)	14 (163.9656)	6 (168.5600)	26 (159.4172)	29 (154.8572)
Aug 1, 2014	Southern Maryland Brew & BBQ Leonardtown, MD	50 / 59 (600.4116)	55 (147.3716)	29 (158.8572)	49 (149.0856)	44 (145.0972)
Jun 27, 2014	Hogging Up BBQ Festival Winchester, VA	27 / 46 (632.4800)	7 (166.8916)	18 (161.6800)	32 (154.2284)	37 (149.6800)
Jun 6, 2014	Beltway BBQ Showdown Ft. Washington, MD	37 / 42 (584.9716)	37 (146.7772)	34 (150.8344)	37 (146.2628)	38 (141.0972)
Oct 18, 2013	Autumnfest Woodstock, VA	33 / 40 (607.8284)	37 (149.1200)	16 (159.4056)	26 (157.1084)	35 (142.1944)
Sep 20, 2013	Smokin' on the Track BBQ Shenandoah, VA	14 / 26 (633.0400)	23 (147.9428)	8 (162.2856)	5 (161.7144)	7 (161.0972)

2 RHODIES BBQ

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Best top-10 run

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (10 found in their record)

They almost always walk

High-water mark

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

A strong matchup

Chicken nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

An August team

The long haul

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, averaged over 5 contests — 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)