Perfect scores on the board
1
perfect 180
1 perfect 180 in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, all in pork.
- Pork ×1
KC 2 BC
KC 2 BC is a competition barbecue team with 9 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2015 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 7th of 35 at the Smokin In the Square (2019). They finished #2158 in the 2015 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1485
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
9
in the data
First seen
Jun 12, 2015
latest Jun 7, 2019 · 4 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podium
Overall top-10s
1
11% of 9 contests
Avg finish
top 70%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Walk rate
22%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 173.71 · weakest Pork Ribs (158.47)
Road miles
2,471
across 9 mapped stops · furthest 409 mi
Schedule strength
42%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1555)
Purse competed for
$14K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 1 state-championship entry
Master avg
648.18 / 720
2 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
247.67 / 360
2 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
These overall scores sit on different scales (Master out of 720, Backyard out of 360), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to KC 2 BC, each with one reason worth a look.
KC 2 BC has 4 rated contests, short of the five a power ranking needs, so its rating is still close to the 1500 every team starts on and 166 rated teams sit within a point of it.
#3,947 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1509
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to KC 2 BC)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team KC 2 BC has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#3,922 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1502
Fewer contests behind them than KC 2 BC has cooked, 5 to 9, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.
⚔ Compare careers#3,921 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1485
Level with KC 2 BC on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#3,951 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1484
Fewer contests behind them than KC 2 BC has cooked, 5 to 9, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.
⚔ Compare careers#3,936 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1485
Fewer contests behind them than KC 2 BC has cooked, 5 to 9, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.
⚔ Compare careers#3,933 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1485
Fewer contests behind them than KC 2 BC has cooked, 5 to 9, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.
⚔ Compare careersBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 165.1088 | 159.3940 | 162.96 | top 58% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 168.0004 | 149.0972 | 158.47 | top 66% |
| Pork | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 180 🔥 | 167.4284 | 173.71 | top 30% |
| Brisket | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.6572 | 155.3600 | 158.51 | top 82% |
“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 58% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 81% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2019
2 contests
Contests a season
1.8
across 5 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
FL
5 of 9 contests · 4 states in all
Contests visited
4
a different one every time
Most-entered meat
Chicken
4 entries · 0 wins · 1 call
Opponents faced
154
finished ahead 66 times, behind 103
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20193 milestones
- First overall top-10 Smokin In the Square
- Peak power rating (1498) Smokin In the Square
- Most recent contest Downtown BBQ Showdown (BACKYARD ONLY)
20162 milestones
- First call Southaven Springfest
- First perfect 180 (Pork) Southaven Springfest
20153 milestones
- First tracked contest Smokin In The Square
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score652.5032 Delta Smoke BBQ Contest (JUDGE LIST IS FULL)
- Career-best overall score652.5032 Delta Smoke BBQ Contest (JUDGE LIST IS FULL)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +13.8 | Smokin In the Square | Mar 15, 2019 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -13.8 | Downtown BBQ Showdown (BACKYARD ONLY) | Jun 7, 2019 |
| -8.5 | Southaven Springfest | Apr 22, 2016 |
| -6.8 | Delta Smoke BBQ Contest (JUDGE LIST IS FULL) | Jun 12, 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50% | top 58% | 91.7% | 68.8% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 85% | 89.4% | 89.4% |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 78% | 90.6% | 90.6% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 7, 2019 | Downtown BBQ Showdown (BACKYARD ONLY) Meridian, MS | 21 / 22 (165.1084) | 12 (165.1084) | — | — | — |
| Mar 15, 2019 | Smokin In the Square 🏅 Pensacola, FL | 7 / 35 (330.2404) | 9 (162.2400) | 4 (168.0004) | — | — |
| Mar 16, 2018 | Smokin In the Square Pensacola, FL | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul 28, 2017 | BBQ-Fest Cooking Contest Dyersburg, TN | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mar 17, 2017 | Smokin in the Square Pensacola, FL | — | — | — | — | — |
| Apr 22, 2016 | Southaven Springfest Southaven, MS | 35 / 41 (643.8512) | 36 (159.3940) | 41 (149.0972) | 3 (180) | 36 (155.3600) |
| Mar 18, 2016 | Smokin In The Square Pensacola, FL | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jun 12, 2015 | Delta Smoke BBQ Contest (JUDGE LIST IS FULL) Wynne, AR | 38 / 49 (652.5032) | 32 (165.1088) | 42 (158.3088) | 26 (167.4284) | 37 (161.6572) |
| Mar 6, 2015 | Smokin In The Square Pensacola, FL | — | — | — | — | — |