R2-D2-BQ

R2-D2-BQ is a competition barbecue team with 3 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2017. Their best overall finish is 25th of 40 at the Main Street BBQ & Blues Fest (2017). They finished #1647 in the 2013 Master Series Team of the Year standings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Rating

1483

Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 3

Contests

in the data

First seen

Apr 19, 2013

latest Apr 21, 2017 · 4 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#1647

Master 2013 · every season

Avg finish

top 76%

overall standings

Best overall

653.0860 / 720

Master · Main Street BBQ & Blues Fest

Walk rate

33%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

174.2972

Chicken · Main Street BBQ & Blues Fest

Consistency

±77.80

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 162.47 · weakest Pork (112)

Road miles

101

across 3 mapped stops · furthest 34 mi

Schedule strength

39%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1551)

Master avg

585.48 / 720

3 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (2 found in their record)

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

A tough matchup

3–0 behind in the head-to-head

OUTLAW HAWGS BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

OUTLAW HAWGS BBQ has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.

The comeback

3.5 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 3.5 years, then back at Main Street BBQ & Blues Fest (Apr 21, 2017).

last seen Nov 8, 2013
back Apr 21, 2017

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
2017 ↗	Master	#2212 (60 pts)	#1552 (175 pts)	#2304 (60 pts)	#2260 (60 pts)	#2266 (60 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#1647 (133 pts)	#1366 (193 pts)	#1355 (203 pts)	#1748 (133 pts)	#1680 (133 pts)

Overall rank by season

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	3	1	174.2972	147.4056	162.47	top 47%
Pork Ribs	3	0	165.7372	155.9544	160.75	top 58%
Pork	3	0	163.4288	20	112	top 78%
Brisket	3	0	159.4056	143.3600	150.26	top 81%

“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.

More numbers

Busiest season 2013 2 contests

Contests a season 1.5 across 2 seasons in the data

Most contests held in MO 3 of 3 contests

Contests visited 3 a different one every time

Opponents faced 100 finished ahead 33 times, behind 87

Longest layoff 3.5 yrs Nov 8, 2013 → Apr 21, 2017

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

20175 milestones

Apr 21 First call Main Street BBQ & Blues Fest
Apr 21 First overall past 90% of a perfect score653.0860 Main Street BBQ & Blues Fest
Apr 21 Career-best overall score653.0860 Main Street BBQ & Blues Fest
Apr 21 Career-best single call (Chicken)174.2972 Main Street BBQ & Blues Fest
Apr 21 Most recent contest Main Street BBQ & Blues Fest

20132 milestones

Apr 19 First tracked contest Main Street BBQ & Bluesfest
Apr 19 Peak power rating (1496) Main Street BBQ & Bluesfest

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Apr 21, 2017	Main Street BBQ & Blues Fest Washington, MO	25 / 40 (653.0860)	6 (174.2972)	35 (155.9544)	26 (163.4288)	29 (159.4056)
Nov 8, 2013	1st Annual BBQ BIVOUAC St. James, MO	33 / 33 (476.5028)	33 (147.4056)	15 (165.7372)	33 (20)	31 (143.3600)
Apr 19, 2013	Main Street BBQ & Bluesfest Washington, MO	32 / 50 (626.8568)	13 (165.7142)	21 (160.5716)	35 (152.5712)	39 (147.9998)