LOCK, STOCK AND TWO SMOKIN' BARRELS BBQ TEAM

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

Power ranking

#1943

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1540

peak 1540 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-04-19

latest 2017-09-01

Best ToY finish

#1167

Master 2015

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 8 contests

Avg finish

top 42%

overall standings

Best overall

683.9656 / 720

Master · 38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)

Perfect 180s

1 🔥

Current form

673.42 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 666.79 (+6.62)

Walk rate

50%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

180.0000 🔥

Pork · 38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)

Consistency

±13.95

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 170.85 · weakest Brisket (164.56)

Road miles

267

mi across 8 mapped stops · furthest 118 mi

Schedule strength

42%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1555)

Master avg

666.79 / 720

8 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (8 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.

Perfect scores on the board

1 perfect 180s

1 perfect 180 in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, all in pork.

Pork ×1

High-water mark

683.9656 career-best overall

95.0% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 683.9656 at 38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) — 95.0% of a perfect 720.

Master
2017-09-01

A tough matchup

7–0 behind in the head-to-head

One2BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

One2BBQ has come out ahead in 7 of their 7 shared contests.

The weak link

−6.3 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 6.29 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 13% of the time against 13%.

Brisket avg 164.56
Chicken avg 170.85
1 calls in 8 entries

A strong matchup

5–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of AMERICAN FIRE BBQ in 5 of their 5 shared contests.

The comeback

2.1 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 2.1 years, then back at Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (2015-05-15).

last seen 2013-04-19
back 2015-05-15

Chicken nemesis

5 of 7 shared chicken entries lost

One2BBQ ahead 71% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, One2BBQ has out-cooked them in 5 of 7 shared chicken entries.

The metronome

±1.94% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.94% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 92.6% of a perfect score
8 contests

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.

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

BLUE ISLAND BBQ

#1946 of the rated field

1540 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 20%
Peak: 1540

2–0 in 2 shared contests (100% to LOCK, STOCK AND TWO SMOKIN' BARRELS BBQ TEAM)

2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team LOCK, STOCK AND TWO SMOKIN' BARRELS BBQ TEAM has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 10 contests
last seen 2023-09-27

⚔ Head-to-head

FARM TO FIRE

#1953 of the rated field

1540 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 17%
Peak: 1540

3–0 in 3 shared contests (100% to LOCK, STOCK AND TWO SMOKIN' BARRELS BBQ TEAM)

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 12 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 12 contests
last seen 2020-09-26

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ABS of SQUEAL

#1944 of the rated field

1540 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 21
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1555

3–0 in 3 shared contests (100% to LOCK, STOCK AND TWO SMOKIN' BARRELS BBQ TEAM)

21 contests to 8: their number has had years to settle where LOCK, STOCK AND TWO SMOKIN' BARRELS BBQ TEAM's is still finding its level.

rated over 21 contests
last seen 2025-11-05

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Boozin Booyaa bbq

#1951 of the rated field

1540 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 60%
Peak: 1540

No shared contest yet.

They turned up 11 years after LOCK, STOCK AND TWO SMOKIN' BARRELS BBQ TEAM did, first appearing in 2024.

rated over 5 contests
last seen 2026-08-15

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Hart Attack

#1948 of the rated field

1540 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 80%
Peak: 1542

No shared contest yet.

Level with LOCK, STOCK AND TWO SMOKIN' BARRELS BBQ TEAM on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 5 contests
last seen 2026-07-18

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CRAWFORD'S BBQ

#1939 of the rated field

1540 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 40%
Peak: 1540

No shared contest yet.

Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 10 contests, alongside a 40% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 7 contests
last seen 2022-09-29

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
OKLAHOMA JOE'S SERIOUS QUE	7	3	4	43%	⚔ compare
THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare
PITMASTERIQ BBQ	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
One2BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
TRIPLE A COOKERS	6	5	1	83%	⚔ compare
BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE	6	4	2	67%	⚔ compare
BULL RUSH BBQ	6	4	2	67%	⚔ compare
HONKY-TONK SMOKERS	6	4	2	67%	⚔ compare
OUTLAW HAWGS BBQ	6	3	3	50%	⚔ compare
SMOKE THIS BBQ MO	6	3	3	50%	⚔ compare
BIG JT'S SMOKIN BBQ	6	3	3	50%	⚔ compare
BREWMASTERS BAR-B-QUE	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
SLAPS BBQ	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	8	1	0	176.5944	150.8572	170.85	top 28%
Pork Ribs	8	1	0	172.5600	161.6800	165.97	top 50%
Pork	8	1	1	180.0000 🔥	158.8456	165.41	top 52%
Brisket	8	1	0	178.2972	154.2628	164.56	top 53%

“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	GCs	Avg finish
KS	4	0	top 47%
MO	4	0	top 37%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	1	0	top 40%
Large (40+)	7	0	top 42%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)	2	61	0	top 49%	2017-09-01
37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue(OPEN)	2	121	0	top 46%	2016-10-29

The story so far (16 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 4.4 yrs 2013-04-19 → 2017-09-01

Busiest season 2015 3 contests

Contests a season 2 across 4 seasons in the data

Cooks most in KS 4 of 8 contests · 2 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 6 2 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 8 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 170.85 · weakest Brisket (164.56)

Walk rate 50% a top-10 call in 4 of 8 contests

Overall top-10 rate 0% 0 of 8 contests

Master average 666.79 out of 720 · 8 contests · 0 GCs

Perfect 180s 1 every judge at the table handing back a nine

Opponents faced 1,043 1,388–749 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 267 8 mapped stops · furthest 118 mi

Schedule strength 1555 average field rating faced — tougher than 42% of rated contests

Longest layoff 2.1 yrs 2013-04-19 → 2015-05-15

Power rating 1540 peak 1540 · #1943 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
Apr 19 First tracked contest Main Street BBQ & Bluesfest
Apr 19 First call Main Street BBQ & Bluesfest
2015
May 15 First overall past 90% of a perfect score655.8972 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
2017
Sep 1 First perfect 180 (Pork) 38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)
Sep 1 Career-best overall score683.9656 38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)
Sep 1 Peak power rating (1540) 38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)
Sep 1 Most recent contest 38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+13.3	38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)	2017-09-01
+11.4	37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue(OPEN)	2016-10-29
+6.2	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	2015-05-15
+6.2	36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open	2015-10-03
+3.1	Main Street BBQ & Bluesfest	2013-04-19

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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2017	2	50%	top 49%	95%	94%
2016	2	50%	top 46%	93.4%	93.1%
2015	3	33%	top 35%	93.9%	92.8%
2013	1	100%	top 42%	88.3%	88.3%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2017-09-01	38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS	61 / 407 (683.9656)	19 (176.5828)	215 (164.5600)	3 (180.0000)	231 (162.8228)
2017-08-31	38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (INVITATIONAL) unrated Kansas City, KS	106 / 129 (669.6684)	42 (174.2744)	118 (161.6800)	94 (167.9884)	97 (165.7256)
2016-10-29	37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue(OPEN) Kansas City, KS	121 / 557 (672.5256)	167 (168.5600)	240 (166.8228)	415 (158.8456)	7 (178.2972)
2016-10-28	37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue(INVITATIONAL) unrated Kansas City, KS	126 / 180 (668.4228)	21 (176.5944)	130 (165.0856)	168 (160.5028)	124 (166.2400)
2015-10-03	36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open Kansas City, MO	119 / 606 (672.5024)	37 (175.4056)	65 (172.5600)	407 (159.9884)	250 (164.5484)
2015-10-02	36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Invitational unrated Kansas City, MO	87 / 187 (675.9428)	72 (171.4056)	131 (164.5372)	34 (173.1200)	117 (166.8800)
2015-05-15	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour St. Charles, MO	12 / 30 (655.8972)	4 (173.1428)	11 (166.8228)	14 (161.6688)	21 (154.2628)
2013-04-19	Main Street BBQ & Bluesfest Washington, MO	21 / 50 (635.4286)	42 (150.8572)	10 (165.7142)	22 (161.1428)	24 (157.7144)

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
2017 ↗	Master	#1722 (120 pts)	#1657 (150 pts)	#1822 (120 pts)	#1142 (295 pts)	#1794 (120 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#1775 (120 pts)	#1765 (140 pts)	#1884 (120 pts)	#1872 (120 pts)	#1354 (225 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#1167 (240 pts)	#1020 (325 pts)	#1246 (245 pts)	#1338 (230 pts)	#1380 (195 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#1867 (95 pts)	#2073 (75 pts)	#1571 (150 pts)	#2003 (90 pts)	#2008 (80 pts)