High-water mark
672.0116
career-best overall
93.3% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 672.0116 at 38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) — 93.3% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Sep 1, 2017
LOCK, STOCK, AND TWO SMOKING FELLAS
LOCK, STOCK, AND TWO SMOKING FELLAS is a competition barbecue team with 13 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2016 and 2021. Their best overall finish is 8th of 41 at the Boo-B-Que - Day 1 (2021). They are ranked #2885 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Fellas” and “Lock Stock and Two Smoking Fellas”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1509
peak 1509 · rated over 11 contests
Contests
13
in the data
First seen
Apr 22, 2016
latest Oct 29, 2021 · 5.5 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
8% of 13 contests
Avg finish
top 57%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
649.51 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 648.49 (+1.02)
Walk rate
23%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±18.89
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 165.02 · weakest Brisket (158.89)
Road miles
450
across 13 mapped stops · furthest 84 mi
Schedule strength
61%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1577)
State championships
0 🏅
won from 5 state-championship entries
Master avg
648.49 / 720
10 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
309.66 / 360
1 Backyard contest · 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 LOCK, STOCK, AND TWO SMOKING FELLAS, each with one reason worth a look.
99 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2,883 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1521
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to LOCK, STOCK, AND TWO SMOKING FELLAS)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team LOCK, STOCK, AND TWO SMOKING FELLAS has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#2,875 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 27%
- Peak
- 1531
Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 3 years before LOCK, STOCK, AND TWO SMOKING FELLAS's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#2,900 of the rated field
- Contests
- 12
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1517
Careers of much the same size, 12 contests to 13, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#2,894 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 10%
- Peak
- 1508
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 10 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#2,870 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1515
Level with LOCK, STOCK, AND TWO SMOKING FELLAS on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#2,890 of the rated field
- Contests
- 13
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 31%
- Peak
- 1526
13 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 31% top-10 finishes rather than wins.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SLAPS BBQ | 8 | 1 | 7 | 13% | ⚔ compare |
| 913 BBQ | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Sons of a Brisket | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| AMERICAN FIRE BBQ | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| ALL FORKED UP FOR Q | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| B & C SMOKERS | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| The Boys in Que | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| 3 PIGS SMOKIN | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| Sublime BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| HIGH i QUE | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| PELLET ENVY | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| MAN MEAT BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 177.7028 | 148.5372 | 165.02 | top 42% |
| Pork Ribs | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 172 | 135.9428 | 161.65 | top 55% |
| Pork | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168.5372 | 144.5372 | 160.78 | top 64% |
| Brisket | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 169.1428 | 143.9888 | 158.89 | top 58% |
“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 72% |
| Large (40+) | 9 | 0 | top 53% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2021
4 contests
Contests a season
2.6
across 5 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
MO
8 of 13 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
11
a different one every time
Most-entered meat
Pork Ribs
12 entries · 0 wins · 2 calls
Opponents faced
863
finished ahead 542 times, behind 619
Longest layoff
2.4 yrs
Apr 12, 2019 → Aug 20, 2021
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20214 milestones
- 10th tracked contest BBQ & Fly in on the River - Day 1
- First overall top-10 Boo-B-Que - Day 1
- Peak power rating (1509) Boo-B-Que - Day 1
- Most recent contest Boo-B-Que - Day 1 - One Meat Rib Contest
20172 milestones
- Career-best overall score672.0116 38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)
- Career-best single call (Chicken)177.7028 38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)
20163 milestones
- First tracked contest 8th Annual VFW Post 846 BBQ Challenge
- First call Truman Heritage Festival BBQ Championship
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score665.6340 Smokin' on the Summit BBQ
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +12.9 | Boo-B-Que - Day 1 | Oct 29, 2021 |
| +9 | 38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) | Sep 1, 2017 |
| +8.5 | Smokin' on the Summit BBQ | Jun 3, 2016 |
| +8.1 | Racing for the BBQ | Jul 27, 2018 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10.4 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship | Jun 23, 2017 |
| -6.7 | Smoke In the Springs | Apr 12, 2019 |
| -4.4 | Smoke in the Spring | Apr 6, 2018 |
| -2.9 | Truman Heritage Festival BBQ Championship | May 6, 2016 |
| -2.4 | BBQ & Fly in on the River - Day 2 | Aug 21, 2021 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25% | top 48% | 93.2% | 89.6% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 83% | 88.6% | 88.6% |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 53% | 92.2% | 90.5% |
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 59% | 93.3% | 88.7% |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67% | top 54% | 92.4% | 90.6% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 2021 | Boo-B-Que - Day 1 - One Meat Rib Contest Unity Village, MO | — | — | 27 (157.1200) | — | — |
| Oct 29, 2021 | Boo-B-Que - Day 1 🏅 Unity Village, MO | 8 / 41 (309.6572) | 9 (148.5372) | 5 (161.1200) | — | — |
| Aug 21, 2021 | BBQ & Fly in on the River - Day 2 🏅 Excelsior Springs, MO | 23 / 30 (671.3024) | 24 (168.5140) | 14 (172) | 16 (168.5372) | 23 (162.2512) |
| Aug 20, 2021 | BBQ & Fly in on the River - Day 1 🏅 Excelsior Springs, MO | — | — | — | — | — |
| Apr 12, 2019 | Smoke In the Springs 🏅 Osage City, KS | 86 / 104 (637.5884) | 70 (164.5600) | 81 (160.5028) | 85 (160) | 87 (152.5256) |
| Jul 27, 2018 | Racing for the BBQ Lee's Summit, MO | 20 / 66 (663.9428) | 16 (167.4056) | 17 (166.8572) | 20 (168) | 26 (161.6800) |
| Apr 6, 2018 | Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS | 78 / 103 (638.8116) | 22 (173.1428) | 66 (162.8344) | 78 (158.8456) | 98 (143.9888) |
| Oct 6, 2017 | Independence Fire & Ice BBQ Independence, MO | 46 / 76 (635.9200) | 21 (168.5600) | 52 (157.1200) | 59 (157.6684) | 55 (152.5716) |
| Sep 1, 2017 | 38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS | 134 / 407 (672.0116) | 12 (177.7028) | 179 (166.3088) | 172 (167.4400) | 260 (160.5600) |
| Jun 23, 2017 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 153 / 184 (609.0284) | 36 (166.2972) | 178 (135.9428) | 171 (144.5372) | 63 (162.2512) |
| Jun 3, 2016 | Smokin' on the Summit BBQ Lee's Summit, MO | 19 / 67 (665.6340) | 20 (168.5600) | 35 (163.4056) | 32 (164.5256) | 10 (169.1428) |
| May 6, 2016 | Truman Heritage Festival BBQ Championship Grandview, MO | 17 / 25 (642.7540) | 23 (151.3712) | 10 (168) | 16 (157.7028) | 7 (165.6800) |
| Apr 22, 2016 | 8th Annual VFW Post 846 BBQ Challenge Overland Park, KS | 39 / 60 (647.9544) | 44 (160.5600) | 21 (168.5944) | 42 (160.5600) | 41 (158.2400) |