TWO SMOKIN GUYS NY

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

Power ranking

#2624

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1516

peak 1516 · rated over 10 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-06-28

latest 2018-09-22

Best ToY finish

#1315

Master 2014

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 10 contests

Avg finish

top 47%

overall standings

Best overall

666.8572 / 720

Master · Roc City Rib Fest

Perfect 180s

Current form

633.65 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 621.01 (+12.65)

Walk rate

50%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

172.0000

Chicken · Roc City Rib Fest

Consistency

±33.04

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 162.35 · weakest Pork Ribs (154.10)

Road miles

403

mi across 10 mapped stops · furthest 57 mi

Schedule strength

16%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1522)

Master avg

621.01 / 720

10 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.

High-water mark

666.8572 career-best overall

92.6% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 666.8572 at Roc City Rib Fest — 92.6% of a perfect 720.

Master
2016-05-28

A tough matchup

8–0 behind in the head-to-head

GOOD SMOKE BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

GOOD SMOKE BBQ has come out ahead in 8 of their 8 shared contests.

The weak link

−8.3 points behind their best meat

Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 8.25 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 10% of the time against 30%.

Pork Ribs avg 154.10
Chicken avg 162.35
1 calls in 10 entries

A strong matchup

5–2 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 71% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of TRANQUIL CARNIVORES in 5 of their 7 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

6 of 9 shared chicken entries lost

THREE DOGS BBQ ahead 67% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, THREE DOGS BBQ has out-cooked them in 6 of 9 shared chicken entries.

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

SMOKIN FAT BOYS BBQ

#2622 of the rated field

1516 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 30%
Peak: 1532

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 10 contests to 10, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 10 contests
last seen 2018-09-14

⚔ Head-to-head

SMOKIN HOSS

#2613 of the rated field

1516 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 20%
Peak: 1526

No shared contest yet.

Their last contest in the data was back in 2013, 5 years before TWO SMOKIN GUYS NY's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 10 contests

⚔ Head-to-head

Pink Ring BBQ

#2626 of the rated field

1516 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 27%
Peak: 1519

No shared contest yet.

They turned up 10 years after TWO SMOKIN GUYS NY did, first appearing in 2023.

rated over 11 contests
last seen 2023-09-23

⚔ Head-to-head

Three Stooges Barbeque

#2618 of the rated field

1516 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 20%
Peak: 1527

No shared contest yet.

Level with TWO SMOKIN GUYS NY on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 9 contests
last seen 2026-05-23

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BUNCH OF BUTTS

#2630 of the rated field

1516 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 23%
Peak: 1516

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 2019-11-15

⚔ Head-to-head

Uncle G's BBQ

#2631 of the rated field

1515 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 29%
Peak: 1515

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 10, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 7 contests
last seen 2026-01-22

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
THE GOOD CUE CREW	10	6	4	60%	⚔ compare
BEHIND BBQ	9	4	5	44%	⚔ compare
KISS MY BBQ	9	3	6	33%	⚔ compare
THREE DOGS BBQ	9	2	7	22%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN' AIN'T EASY	8	4	4	50%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN BOYS AND HOT GRILLS	8	3	5	38%	⚔ compare
Sweet Heat BBQ	8	3	5	38%	⚔ compare
Q'N CANUCKS	8	3	5	38%	⚔ compare
RED VALLEY BBQ	8	2	6	25%	⚔ compare
TEAM EATAPEDIA	8	2	6	25%	⚔ compare
GOOD SMOKE BBQ	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
TRANQUIL CARNIVORES	7	5	2	71%	⚔ compare
BIG BELLY BBQ	7	5	2	71%	⚔ compare
BLACK DAWG BBQ	7	3	4	43%	⚔ compare
SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	10	3	0	172.0000	152.5372	162.35	top 44%
Pork Ribs	10	1	0	169.7372	143.3600	154.10	top 62%
Pork	10	1	1	168.5944	147.4056	159.59	top 47%
Brisket	10	1	0	167.4744	138.8228	154.10	top 57%

“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 contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	3	0	top 55%
Large (40+)	7	0	top 44%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Oinktoberfest	4	14	0	top 44%	2018-09-22
Finger Lakes Fire & Smoke	2	16	0	top 78%	2016-09-03

The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 5.2 yrs 2013-06-28 → 2018-09-22

Busiest season 2014 3 contests

Contests a season 1.7 across 6 seasons in the data

Cooks most in NY 10 of 10 contests

Contests visited 6 2 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 10 entries · 0 wins · 3 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 162.35 · weakest Pork Ribs (154.10)

Walk rate 50% a top-10 call in 5 of 10 contests

Overall top-10 rate 20% 2 of 10 contests

Master average 621.01 out of 720 · 10 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 230 274–240 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 403 10 mapped stops · furthest 57 mi

Schedule strength 1522 average field rating faced — tougher than 16% of rated contests

Longest layoff 1.1 yrs 2016-09-03 → 2017-09-22

Power rating 1516 peak 1516 · #2624 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
Jun 28 First tracked contest Boston Hill BBQ Fest
2014
Aug 8 First overall top-10 Smokin' Eagles International BBQ Festival
2015
Sep 4 First call Finger Lakes Fire & Smoke
2016
May 28 First overall past 90% of a perfect score666.8572 Roc City Rib Fest
May 28 Career-best overall score666.8572 Roc City Rib Fest
May 28 Career-best single call (Chicken)172.0000 Roc City Rib Fest
May 28 Peak power rating (1516) Roc City Rib Fest
2018
Sep 22 10th tracked contest Oinktoberfest
Sep 22 Most recent contest Oinktoberfest

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+11.8	Roc City Rib Fest	2016-05-28
+11.6	Smokin' Eagles International BBQ Festival	2014-08-08
+8.9	Oinktoberfest	2017-09-22
+6.6	Oinktoberfest	2013-09-20
+2.7	Oinktoberfest	2018-09-22

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-12	Finger Lakes Fire & Smoke	2016-09-03
-7.4	Oinktoberfest	2014-09-20
-3.6	Roc City Rib Fest	2014-05-24
-3.1	Finger Lakes Fire & Smoke	2015-09-04

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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2018	1	0	100%	top 45%	86.2%	86.2%
2017	1	0	100%	top 26%	89.8%	89.8%
2016	2	1	100%	top 56%	92.6%	88.5%
2015	1	0	100%	top 64%	87%	87%
2014	3	1	0%	top 49%	86.7%	81.6%
2013	2	0	0%	top 41%	89%	88.3%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2018-09-22	Oinktoberfest Clarence, NY	23 / 51 (620.4572)	34 (152.5372)	36 (151.9428)	3 (168.5944)	34 (147.3828)
2017-09-22	Oinktoberfest Clarence, NY	14 / 53 (646.8460)	8 (170.3088)	43 (151.3828)	14 (163.4172)	15 (161.7372)
2016-09-03	Finger Lakes Fire & Smoke Geneva, NY	32 / 35 (607.8284)	8 (168.5828)	34 (143.3600)	22 (154.8228)	33 (141.0628)
2016-05-28	Roc City Rib Fest Rochester, NY	10 / 50 (666.8572)	8 (172.0000)	9 (169.7372)	25 (163.4400)	25 (161.6800)
2015-09-04	Finger Lakes Fire & Smoke Geneva, NY	16 / 25 (626.2860)	17 (154.8916)	12 (158.2972)	21 (147.4056)	5 (165.6916)
2014-09-20	Oinktoberfest Clarence, NY	48 / 66 (609.1660)	47 (154.8688)	42 (152.0116)	18 (163.4628)	60 (138.8228)
2014-08-08	Smokin' Eagles International BBQ Festival N. Tonawanda, NY	4 / 39 (529.6572)	22 (164.0344)	33 (149.6916)	24 (159.4400)	23 (155.3944)
2014-05-24	Roc City Rib Fest Rochester, NY	54 / 86 (623.9428)	35 (162.8456)	70 (146.8112)	31 (162.2400)	59 (152.0460)
2013-09-20	Oinktoberfest Clarence, NY	22 / 71 (640.6288)	20 (164.0000)	18 (160.0344)	57 (149.1200)	11 (167.4744)
2013-06-28	Boston Hill BBQ Fest Hamburg, NY	25 / 49 (630.8574)	26 (159.4286)	25 (157.7142)	18 (164.0002)	36 (149.7144)

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	#1894 (70 pts)	#2012 (60 pts)	#1996 (60 pts)	#1185 (235 pts)	#1990 (60 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#1890 (115 pts)	#1631 (155 pts)	#2304 (60 pts)	#1937 (115 pts)	#1982 (110 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#1399 (195 pts)	#1099 (310 pts)	#1441 (205 pts)	#1793 (135 pts)	#1839 (120 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#1947 (95 pts)	#2046 (90 pts)	#1897 (115 pts)	#2171 (70 pts)	#1480 (175 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#1315 (214 pts)	#1310 (229 pts)	#1375 (214 pts)	#1248 (254 pts)	#1330 (224 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#1407 (164 pts)	#1446 (174 pts)	#1426 (184 pts)	#1402 (184 pts)	#1255 (219 pts)