High-water mark
676.5488
career-best overall
94.0% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 676.5488 at Wheatstock Grill Off — 94.0% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- May 8, 2015
LAZY 2 BBQ
LAZY 2 BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 10 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2015. Their best overall finish is 8th of 25 at the Jammin in JC Blues & BBQ Festival (2015). They are ranked #4220 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1479
peak 1479 · rated over 10 contests
Contests
10
in the data
First seen
Sep 20, 2013
latest Sep 25, 2015 · 2 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
2
3 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
10% of 10 contests
Avg finish
top 68%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
657.91 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 642.01 (+15.89)
Walk rate
40%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±21.41
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 163.69 · weakest Chicken (159.09)
Road miles
831
across 10 mapped stops · furthest 105 mi
Schedule strength
35%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1547)
Master avg
642.01 / 720
10 Master contests · 0 GCs
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #765 (451 pts) | #776 (476 pts) | #772 (481 pts) | #941 (381 pts) | #721 (511 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #1170 (250 pts) | #1255 (250 pts) | #969 (365 pts) | #1243 (255 pts) | #1175 (265 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #1794 (109 pts) | #1924 (99 pts) | #1316 (214 pts) | #1133 (264 pts) | #1875 (104 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to LAZY 2 BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
135 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4,217 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1479
2–0 in 2 shared contests (100% to LAZY 2 BBQ)
2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team LAZY 2 BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#4,222 of the rated field
- Contests
- 13
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1479
1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to LAZY 2 BBQ)
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 13 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#4,205 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 10%
- Peak
- 1479
Careers of much the same size, 10 contests to 10, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,204 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 10%
- Peak
- 1510
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Compare careers#4,233 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1478
Level with LAZY 2 BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#4,237 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 18%
- Peak
- 1502
Careers of much the same size, 11 contests to 10, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MANNY'S BBQ | 7 | 2 | 5 | 29% | ⚔ compare |
| Lucky D's BBQ | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| RUBBING BUTTS BBQ KS | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Smoke-A-Holics | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SOMETHING BORROWED SOMETHING BLUE BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKE N HOGS BBQ KS | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 169.6800 | 145.0628 | 159.09 | top 69% |
| Pork Ribs | 11 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 177.7028 | 152.5372 | 163.69 | top 52% |
| Pork | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 174.2972 | 147.3712 | 159.52 | top 67% |
| Brisket | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 172.5600 | 145.6572 | 159.72 | top 60% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 79% |
| Medium (20–39) | 7 | 0 | top 64% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 73% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke in the Spring | 2 | 59 | 0 | top 73% | Apr 10, 2015 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2015
5 contests
Contests a season
3.3
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
KS
10 of 10 contests
Contests visited
9
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
226
finished ahead 126 times, behind 264
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20156 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score676.5488 Wheatstock Grill Off
- Career-best overall score676.5488 Wheatstock Grill Off
- First overall top-10 Jammin in JC Blues & BBQ Festival
- 10th tracked contest Jammin in JC Blues & BBQ Festival
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)177.7028 Jammin in JC Blues & BBQ Festival
- Most recent contest Jammin in JC Blues & BBQ Festival
20134 milestones
- First tracked contest Bricks, Brons & BBQ
- First call Bricks, Brons & BBQ
- First category win (Pork) Bricks, Brons & BBQ
- Peak power rating (1493) Bricks, Brons & BBQ
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +9.7 | Jammin in JC Blues & BBQ Festival | Sep 25, 2015 |
| +8.1 | Smokin on the Smoky | Aug 7, 2015 |
| +6.8 | Wheatstock Grill Off | May 8, 2015 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.2 | Wheatstock Grill-Off: Peace, Love & BBQ | May 16, 2014 |
| -8.2 | Smoke In The Spring | Apr 11, 2014 |
| -7.7 | Rossville Tall Corn BBQ Contest | Aug 1, 2014 |
| -7.3 | Bricks, Brons & BBQ | Sep 20, 2013 |
| -6.1 | Eureka BBQ Bash | Jun 19, 2015 |
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
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 60% | top 52% | 94% | 91.3% |
| 2014 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 84% | 89.5% | 86.8% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100% | top 79% | 88.3% | 88.3% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25, 2015 | Jammin in JC Blues & BBQ Festival Junction City, KS | 8 / 25 (668.5372) | 9 (164.5828) | 1 (177.7028) | 15 (158.2744) | 4 (167.9772) |
| Aug 7, 2015 | Smokin on the Smoky Salina, KS | 13 / 33 (673.6572) | 14 (169.1200) | 5 (176.0344) | 23 (163.9656) | 21 (164.5372) |
| Jun 19, 2015 | Eureka BBQ Bash Eureka, KS | 23 / 27 (632.5036) | 22 (158.8228) | 22 (159.4404) | 25 (154.2744) | 21 (159.9660) |
| May 8, 2015 | Wheatstock Grill Off Abilene, KS | 13 / 32 (676.5488) | 12 (169.6800) | 21 (165.7260) | 12 (168.5828) | 7 (172.5600) |
| Apr 10, 2015 | Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS | 63 / 97 (637.0516) | 92 (151.3828) | 85 (152.5372) | 44 (163.4172) | 15 (169.7144) |
| Aug 22, 2014 | When Pigs Fly BBQ Contest & Fly In McPherson, KS | 28 / 36 (644.5480) | 25 (162.8684) | 17 (167.4284) | 25 (162.3200) | 32 (151.9312) |
| Aug 1, 2014 | Rossville Tall Corn BBQ Contest Rossville, KS | 31 / 37 (625.0060) | 26 (161.1088) | 21 (157.6800) | 35 (153.6572) | 30 (152.5600) |
| May 16, 2014 | Wheatstock Grill-Off: Peace, Love & BBQ Abilene, KS | 25 / 27 (625.6916) | 26 (154.8344) | 14 (162.8572) | 24 (153.7028) | 22 (154.2972) |
| Apr 11, 2014 | Smoke In The Spring Osage City, KS | 59 / 73 (604.3884) | 68 (145.0628) | 54 (153.1200) | 70 (147.3712) | 41 (158.8344) |
| Sep 20, 2013 | Bricks, Brons & BBQ Russell, KS | 11 / 14 (635.9200) | 13 (149.0856) | 3 (166.8800) | 1 (174.2972) | 12 (145.6572) |