e2BBQ

e2BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 35 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2021. Their best overall finish is 6th of 47 at the Polar Pig BBQ Cook-Off (JUDGES FULL) (2017). They are ranked #2059 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#2,059

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1537

peak 1539 · rated over 26 contests1 invitational or side-series contest not counted

Contests

in the data

First seen

Aug 30, 2014

latest Mar 26, 2021 · 6.6 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#448

Master 2017 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

2 podiums

Overall top-10s

9% of 35 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 53%

overall standings

Best overall

682.7656 / 720

Master · Polar Pig BBQ Cook-Off (JUDGES FULL)

Perfect 180s

Current form

656.13 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 652.37 (+3.76)

Walk rate

51%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

177.7028

Brisket · 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Invitational

Consistency

±15.19

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 167.92 · weakest Pork (159.99)

Road miles

6,814

across 35 mapped stops · furthest 976 mi

Schedule strength

62%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1578)

Purse competed for

$29K

listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 5 state-championship entries

Master avg

652.37 / 720

27 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (9 found in their record)

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

High-water mark

682.7656 career-best overall

94.8% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 682.7656 at Polar Pig BBQ Cook-Off (JUDGES FULL) — 94.8% of a perfect 720.

Master
Nov 10, 2017

Their season

2014 their best year

2014 was the year it came together: 3 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 35%.

3 contests
0 overall top-10s
0 category wins
average top 35%

A tough matchup

17–0 behind in the head-to-head

REDNECK SCIENTIFIC ahead in 100% of their meetings

REDNECK SCIENTIFIC has come out ahead in 17 of their 17 shared contests.

The weak link

−7.9 points behind their best meat

Pork is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 7.93 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 15% of the time against 33%.

Pork avg 159.99
Chicken avg 167.92
4 calls in 27 entries

A strong matchup

8–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of House of Smoke NC in 8 of their 8 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

14 of 17 shared chicken entries lost

WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ ahead 82% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ has out-cooked them in 14 of 17 shared chicken entries.

An August team

Top 30% average finish in August

Something about August: average finish in the top 30% across 3 contests, versus top 53% the rest of the year.

3 August contests
top 53% the rest of the year

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The long haul

6,814 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 6,814 miles across 35 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 976 miles to City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival.

35 mapped stops
furthest 976 mi

The metronome

±2.11% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.11% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 90.6% of a perfect score
35 contests

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
2021 ↗	Master	#1193 (70 pts)	#1057 (115 pts)	#877 (165 pts)	#1262 (60 pts)	#1170 (80 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#1132 (213 pts)	#1062 (253 pts)	#1393 (158 pts)	#1275 (188 pts)	#1148 (228 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#830 (389 pts)	#603 (614 pts)	#671 (549 pts)	#901 (359 pts)	#820 (414 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#448 (848 pts)	#312 (1,133 pts)	#439 (893 pts)	#506 (778 pts)	#403 (953 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#750 (498 pts)	#787 (498 pts)	#662 (613 pts)	#699 (573 pts)	#819 (458 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#2158 (60 pts)	#2152 (70 pts)	#2209 (60 pts)	#2116 (80 pts)	#2214 (60 pts)

Overall rank by season

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BROTHER IN LAW BBQ TEAM - NC

#2,065 of the rated field

1536 power rating

Contests: 63
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 8%
Peak: 1550

1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to e2BBQ)

2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team e2BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 63 contests
last seen Sep 25, 2026

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The Pig Lebowski

#2,072 of the rated field

1536 power rating

Contests: 29
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 7%
Peak: 1549

Careers of much the same size, 29 contests to 35, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 29 contests
last seen Jun 26, 2026

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DUB TOWN SMOKERS

#2,055 of the rated field

1537 power rating

Contests: 29
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 21%
Peak: 1550

29 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 21% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 29 contests
last seen Oct 4, 2019

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BOURBON & BONES

#2,062 of the rated field

1536 power rating

Contests: 20
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 25%
Peak: 1545

Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 3 years before e2BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 20 contests

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STARVIN MARVINS BAY AREA BBQ

#2,060 of the rated field

1537 power rating

Contests: 18
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 22%
Peak: 1539

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 18 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 18 contests
last seen Jul 7, 2017

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BEVERAGE BROTHERS

#2,057 of the rated field

1537 power rating

Contests: 43
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 21%
Peak: 1577

Level with e2BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 42 contests
last seen Mar 20, 2026

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
REDNECK SCIENTIFIC	17	0	17	0%	⚔ compare
WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	17	0	17	0%	⚔ compare
OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE	16	1	15	6%	⚔ compare
MUTTLEY CREW BBQ	16	1	15	6%	⚔ compare
OLD COLONY SMOKEHOUSE	15	3	12	20%	⚔ compare
BIG DOG BBQ VA	14	6	8	43%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN SKULLIES	14	0	14	0%	⚔ compare
3N1 Q	13	3	10	23%	⚔ compare
THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA	13	2	11	15%	⚔ compare
DIRTY POSSUM BBQ	11	7	4	64%	⚔ compare
HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY	11	3	8	27%	⚔ compare
JD'S SMOKIN MISFITS	10	3	7	30%	⚔ compare
GRATE SMOKE	9	5	4	56%	⚔ compare
K & D SMOKERS	9	3	6	33%	⚔ compare
ROLLIN' SMOKE	9	2	7	22%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	27	9	1	174.2856	151.9660	167.92	top 39%
Pork Ribs	27	6	1	175.4400	133.5084	161.95	top 54%
Pork	27	4	0	171.4172	149.0856	159.99	top 63%
Brisket	27	6	0	177.7028	146.8000	162.52	top 49%

“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)	11	0	top 56%
Large (40+)	16	0	top 51%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
VA	12	top 53%
NC	12	top 58%
MO	2	top 43%
TX	1	top 18%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
BBQ Gives Back (Day 1)	3	23	top 55%	Mar 26, 2021
Que & Cruz	2	14	top 61%	Oct 4, 2019
Jiggy With the Piggy	2	30	top 53%	May 4, 2018
Hog Happnin'	2	20	top 61%	Nov 4, 2016

More numbers

Busiest season 2017 10 contests

Contests a season 5 across 7 seasons in the data

Most contests held in NC 16 of 35 contests · 5 states in all

Contests visited 22 4 of them more than once

Opponents faced 1,027 finished ahead 913 times, behind 958

Longest layoff 1.5 yrs Oct 4, 2019 → Mar 26, 2021

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

20211 milestone

Mar 26 Most recent contest BBQ Gives Back (Day 1)

20191 milestone

Oct 4 Peak power rating (1539) Que & Cruz

20172 milestones

Sep 22 25th tracked contest Butts and Beans BBQ Challenge
Nov 10 Career-best overall score682.7656 Polar Pig BBQ Cook-Off (JUDGES FULL)

20162 milestones

Jun 17 10th tracked contest Peak City Pigfest
Aug 26 First overall top-10 Boydton's Big Bad BBQ

20144 milestones

Aug 30 First tracked contest City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival
Aug 30 First call City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival
Aug 30 First overall past 90% of a perfect score660.5028 City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival
Oct 2 Career-best single call (Brisket)177.7028 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Invitational

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+15.4	Polar Pig BBQ Cook-Off (JUDGES FULL)	Nov 10, 2017
+12.4	BBQ Gives Back-III (Day 1)	Mar 22, 2019
+11.3	City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival	Aug 30, 2014
+10.6	Boydton's Big Bad BBQ	Aug 26, 2016
+8.1	Hog Happnin'	Nov 4, 2016

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-9.1	Hog Happnin'	Nov 6, 2015
-9.1	Beak Week BBQ Challenge	Sep 8, 2017
-7.3	12th Annual Recovery Fest/7th Annual BBQ State Championship	Sep 9, 2016
-6.7	Peak City Pig Fest	Jun 16, 2017
-4.8	Butts and Beans BBQ Challenge	Sep 22, 2017

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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	Top-10s	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2021	1	0	100%	top 50%	93.2%	93.2%
2019	2	0	100%	top 38%	92.6%	92.3%
2018	5	0	60%	top 56%	92.6%	90.7%
2017	10	2	60%	top 60%	94.8%	89.9%
2016	10	1	50%	top 50%	93%	90.6%
2015	4	0	0%	top 87%	87.3%	87.3%
2014	3	0	33%	top 35%	94.1%	92.1%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Mar 26, 2021	BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) 🏅 Urbanna, VA	23 / 46 (671.3484)	14 (173.1200)	7 (173.1200)	42 (155.9884)	21 (169.1200)
Oct 4, 2019	Que & Cruz 🏅 Louisa, VA	14 / 28 (662.1944)	9 (171.4400)	16 (165.1200)	10 (166.8344)	17 (158.8000)
Mar 22, 2019	BBQ Gives Back-III (Day 1) 🏅 Urbanna, VA	16 / 63 (666.7540)	14 (171.4056)	40 (160)	25 (165.0856)	10 (170.2628)
Oct 5, 2018	Que & Cruz Louisa, VA	18 / 25 (627.3252)	10 (165.6912)	19 (154.2056)	23 (152.5600)	19 (154.8684)
Sep 7, 2018	14th Annual Recovery Fest/8th Annual BBQ State Championship 🏅 Richmond, VA	20 / 29 (653.0512)	11 (170.8344)	13 (165.1428)	25 (153.0740)	17 (164)
May 18, 2018	Kings of Q BBQ cook off and Festival Ayden, NC	16 / 38 (663.9084)	13 (169.1316)	3 (175.4400)	36 (153.6684)	18 (165.6684)
May 4, 2018	Jiggy With the Piggy Kannapolis, NC	30 / 70 (666.8460)	29 (169.6916)	44 (160.5600)	12 (170.8572)	39 (165.7372)
Mar 23, 2018	BBQ Gives Back Urbanna, VA	39 / 75 (653.6456)	5 (174.2628)	51 (158.2744)	65 (153.0856)	20 (168.0228)
Nov 10, 2017	Polar Pig BBQ Cook-Off (JUDGES FULL) Concord, NC	6 / 47 (682.7656)	5 (174.2856)	13 (167.3828)	9 (167.9772)	4 (173.1200)
Oct 6, 2017	Que & Cruz Louisa, VA	10 / 28 (650.7768)	8 (168)	18 (158.8000)	16 (157.6684)	8 (166.3084)
Sep 22, 2017	Butts and Beans BBQ Challenge Newton, NC	33 / 41 (650.2400)	9 (172.5600)	27 (162.8572)	36 (156.5372)	32 (158.2856)
Sep 15, 2017	Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic Salisbury, NC	40 / 63 (655.2796)	14 (171.9656)	54 (157.0856)	48 (161.1084)	21 (165.1200)
Sep 8, 2017	Beak Week BBQ Challenge Goldsboro, NC	35 / 39 (636.4112)	34 (159.9888)	31 (159.9656)	30 (157.6684)	31 (158.7884)
Aug 18, 2017	Big Bad BBQ in Boydton Boydton, VA	14 / 31 (650.7428)	18 (163.3828)	20 (159.9656)	18 (158.2516)	8 (169.1428)
Jun 16, 2017	Peak City Pig Fest Apex, NC	36 / 47 (635.2796)	9 (170.8228)	30 (161.1200)	44 (150.7884)	37 (152.5484)
May 19, 2017	Chesapeake Jubilee BBQ Cook-Off Chesapeake, VA	22 / 34 (622.7776)	25 (151.9660)	6 (168.6288)	20 (155.3828)	24 (146.8000)
May 5, 2017	Jiggy With the Piggy Kannapolis, NC	47 / 75 (640.4228)	38 (163.9544)	11 (170.8800)	71 (149.0856)	49 (156.5028)
Mar 24, 2017	BBQ Gives Back Urbanna, VA	41 / 64 (645.6684)	12 (171.9772)	44 (159.4628)	30 (164.5600)	48 (149.6684)
Nov 11, 2016	Town of Mt. Pleasant Fall Festival & First Annual Polar Pig Cook-Off Mt. Pleasant, NC	11 / 25 (660.4800)	10 (170.8344)	10 (165.1200)	14 (162.8228)	17 (161.7028)
Nov 4, 2016	Hog Happnin' Shelby, NC	20 / 56 (669.6116)	11 (172)	7 (170.8344)	47 (160.5372)	30 (166.2400)
Oct 14, 2016	Smoking in the Foothills Lenoir, NC	—	—	—	—	—
Sep 23, 2016	Butts and Beans BBQ Challenge Newton, NC	—	—	—	—	—
Sep 9, 2016	12th Annual Recovery Fest/7th Annual BBQ State Championship 🏅 Richmond, VA	20 / 25 (634.1600)	20 (158.2628)	23 (153.1200)	22 (159.3828)	10 (163.3944)
Aug 26, 2016	Boydton's Big Bad BBQ Boydton, VA	7 / 28 (651.4288)	14 (161.1544)	4 (170.3200)	7 (164.5600)	11 (155.3944)
Aug 19, 2016	Classic City BBQ Fest (GBC Qualifier) Athens, GA	—	—	—	—	—
Jun 17, 2016	Peak City Pigfest Apex, NC	29 / 46 (644.4800)	36 (159.9656)	37 (155.9544)	5 (171.4172)	29 (157.1428)
May 13, 2016	Roman Roast on the River Rome, GA	—	—	—	—	—
Apr 29, 2016	3rd Annual Pickin' N Pullin Lanexa, VA	—	—	—	—	—
Nov 20, 2015	The National BBQ Cup Cumming, GA	—	—	—	—	—
Nov 6, 2015	Hog Happnin' Shelby, NC	52 / 60 (628.3316)	23 (169.7144)	59 (133.5084)	21 (168.5716)	50 (156.5372)
Oct 16, 2015	Smoking In The Foothills Barbecue Competition and Festival Lenoir, NC	—	—	—	—	—
Sep 25, 2015	Butts and Beans BBQ Challenge Newton, NC	—	—	—	—	—
Oct 2, 2014	35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Invitational unrated Kansas City, MO	52 / 165 (677.6116)	70 (170.2628)	68 (169.1316)	140 (160.5144)	13 (177.7028)
Oct 2, 2014	35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO	298 / 552 (651.9888)	288 (164.5600)	320 (161.7144)	395 (158.8572)	166 (166.8572)
Aug 30, 2014	City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival Bedford, TX	14 / 76 (660.5028)	3 (172.5828)	55 (154.8344)	33 (162.8228)	8 (170.2628)

An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.

e2BBQ

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Best top-10 run

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (9 found in their record)

High-water mark

Their season

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Chicken nemesis

An August team

The long haul

The metronome

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

More numbers

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

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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

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

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)