A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
BUTCHER BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
BUTCHER BBQ has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
Q BY 2
Q BY 2 is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2014. Their best overall finish is 17th of 37 at the Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown (2014). They finished #1187 in the 2014 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1469
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Sep 13, 2013
latest Apr 11, 2014
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 82%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
25%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±58.02
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 156.25 · weakest Brisket (142.37)
Road miles
841
across 4 mapped stops · furthest 388 mi
Schedule strength
28%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1538)
Master avg
566.69 / 720
4 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.2284 | 150.2516 | 156.25 | top 69% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159.9656 | 137.0972 | 151.96 | top 67% |
| Pork | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 166.2972 | 139.3484 | 154.10 | top 64% |
| Brisket | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 153.1316 | 129.6460 | 142.37 | 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.
By field size and state
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 73% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 91% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2014
3 contests
Contests a season
2
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
OK
3 of 4 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
4
a different one every time
Opponents faced
138
finished ahead 31 times, behind 142
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20143 milestones
- Career-best overall score629.0172 Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown
- Peak power rating (1489) Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown
- Most recent contest 9th Annual Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ
20133 milestones
- First tracked contest Cherokee Strip Cook-Off
- First call Cherokee Strip Cook-Off
- Career-best single call (Pork)166.2972 Cherokee Strip Cook-Off
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +3.5 | Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown | Feb 27, 2014 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -14 | Cherokee Strip Cook-Off | Sep 13, 2013 |
| -11.7 | Firelake BBQ Cook-off | Mar 28, 2014 |
| -9.1 | 9th Annual Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ | Apr 11, 2014 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 76% | 87.4% | 83% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 100% | 65.9% | 65.9% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 11, 2014 | 9th Annual Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ Enid, OK | 55 / 64 (598.6280) | 40 (162.2284) | 34 (159.9656) | 62 (139.3484) | 59 (137.0856) |
| Mar 28, 2014 | Firelake BBQ Cook-off Shawnee, OK | 41 / 43 (564.9260) | 36 (150.2516) | 42 (137.0972) | 39 (147.9312) | 42 (129.6460) |
| Feb 27, 2014 | Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown Huntsville, TX | 17 / 37 (629.0172) | 22 (154.2400) | 19 (158.8228) | 14 (162.8228) | 21 (153.1316) |
| Sep 13, 2013 | Cherokee Strip Cook-Off Ponca City, OK | 33 / 33 (474.1944) | 23 (158.2744) | — | 10 (166.2972) | 26 (149.6228) |