2FishQ

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

Power ranking

#5823

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1440

peak 1440 · rated over 14 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2016-05-13

latest 2021-08-14

Best ToY finish

#688

Master 2021

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

2 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 14 contests

Avg finish

top 79%

overall standings

Best overall

661.6000 / 720

Master · Septemberfest BBQ & Rib-eye Steak Cookoff Challenge

Perfect 180s

Current form

637.25 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 628.94 (+8.31)

Walk rate

36%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

176.0000

Pork Ribs · GOBS Que (DAY 2)

Consistency

±22.46

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 158.70 · weakest Brisket (154.64)

Road miles

263

mi across 14 mapped stops · furthest 63 mi

Schedule strength

79%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1602)

Purse competed for

$29K

listed at 4 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 4 state-championship entries

Master avg

628.94 / 720

14 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (7 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.

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

OMAHA'S BLOWIN' SMOKE has finished one call ahead of 2FishQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2017 their best year

2017 was the year it came together: 4 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 69%.

4 contests
0 overall top-10s
0 category wins
average top 69%

A tough matchup

13–0 behind in the head-to-head

WHEN PIGS DIE ahead in 100% of their meetings

WHEN PIGS DIE has come out ahead in 13 of their 13 shared contests.

The weak link

−4.1 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.05 points below their pork, and turns into a call 7% of the time against 7%.

Brisket avg 154.64
Pork avg 158.70
1 calls in 14 entries

A strong matchup

6–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of HIDDEN BOOGER BBQ in 6 of their 6 shared contests.

The comeback

2 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 2 years, then back at 9th Annual Valley Veterans BBQ Competition (2021-05-28).

last seen 2019-05-31
back 2021-05-28

Pork nemesis

11 of 13 shared pork entries lost

WHEN PIGS DIE ahead 85% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, WHEN PIGS DIE has out-cooked them in 11 of 13 shared pork entries.

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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

Blue Smoke BBQ

#5830 of the rated field

1440 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 7%
Peak: 1440

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 15 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 15 contests
last seen 2025-11-05

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Mitch's BBQ

#5818 of the rated field

1440 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1440

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 13 contests to 14, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 13 contests
last seen 2026-04-18

⚔ Head-to-head

NED'S CAROLINA BARBEQUE COMPANY

#5814 of the rated field

1440 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 16
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1440

No shared contest yet.

Their last contest in the data was back in 2016, 5 years before 2FishQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 16 contests

⚔ Head-to-head

TWO FAT GUY'S BBQ

#5828 of the rated field

1440 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1440

No shared contest yet.

12 contests and no Grand Championship yet.

rated over 12 contests
last seen 2025-06-27

⚔ Head-to-head

DP BBQ

#5813 of the rated field

1440 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1440

No shared contest yet.

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2016.

rated over 11 contests
last seen 2020-10-17

⚔ Head-to-head

SWEET OLD BUZZARDS

#5839 of the rated field

1440 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1440

No shared contest yet.

Level with 2FishQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 11 contests
last seen 2018-06-22

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
WHEN PIGS DIE	13	0	13	0%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ	12	0	12	0%	⚔ compare
SPITFIRE	11	0	11	0%	⚔ compare
BLAIR'S BIGFOOT BBQ	10	4	6	40%	⚔ compare
ELWOOD BBQ	10	3	7	30%	⚔ compare
HELPING U BBQ	10	1	9	10%	⚔ compare
TEAM BREW & QUE	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare
OMAHA'S BLOWIN' SMOKE	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare
PORKY BUTTS BBQ	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
SLAPS BBQ	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
1881 SMOKIN' IRON BBQ	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare
HOT GRILL ON GRILL ACTION	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
SIN CIRCLE BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
DIRT ROAD BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
SMOKEY BEAR'S BBQ NEBRASKA	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	14	2	0	0	175.4172	139.3256	158.41	top 75%
Pork Ribs	14	2	1	1	176.0000	134.1368	157.19	top 69%
Pork	14	1	0	0	169.1428	142.7772	158.70	top 69%
Brisket	14	1	0	1	171.9656	125.6000	154.64	top 69%

“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
NE	12	0	top 78%
IA	2	0	top 91%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	7	0	top 80%
Large (40+)	7	0	top 79%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
GOBS Que (DAY 2)	2	20	0	top 78%	2021-08-14

The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 5.3 yrs 2016-05-13 → 2021-08-14

Busiest season 2017 4 contests

Contests a season 2.8 across 5 seasons in the data

Cooks most in NE 12 of 14 contests · 2 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 13 1 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 14 entries · 0 wins · 2 calls

Strongest meat Pork averages 158.70 · weakest Brisket (154.64)

Walk rate 36% a top-10 call in 5 of 14 contests

Overall top-10 rate 0% 0 of 14 contests

Master average 628.94 out of 720 · 14 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 220 107–440 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 263 14 mapped stops · furthest 63 mi

Schedule strength 1602 average field rating faced — tougher than 79% of rated contests

Purse competed for $28,910 listed at 4 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships 0 from 4 state-championship entries

Longest layoff 2 yrs 2019-05-31 → 2021-05-28

Power rating 1440 peak 1440 · #5823 of 6,413 rated

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

2016
May 13 First tracked contest BBQ in the Bluffs
May 13 First call BBQ in the Bluffs
May 13 Peak power rating (1489) BBQ in the Bluffs
2017
Sep 2 First overall past 90% of a perfect score661.6000 Septemberfest BBQ & Rib-eye Steak Cookoff Challenge
Sep 2 Career-best overall score661.6000 Septemberfest BBQ & Rib-eye Steak Cookoff Challenge
2018
Aug 10 10th tracked contest 26th Annual State BBQ Championship of Nebraska
2021
Aug 14 First category win (Pork Ribs) GOBS Que (DAY 2)
Aug 14 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)176.0000 GOBS Que (DAY 2)
Aug 14 Most recent contest GOBS Que (DAY 2)

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+6.3	Septemberfest BBQ & Rib-eye Steak Cookoff Challenge	2017-09-02
+1.6	6th Annual Valley Veterans BBQ Competition	2017-05-19

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-10.9	BBQ in the Bluffs	2016-05-13
-10.4	24th Annual State BBQ Championship of Nebraska	2016-08-05
-8.8	Omaha Steaks Nebraska BBQ Championship Day -1	2017-08-04
-7.3	26th Annual State BBQ Championship of Nebraska	2018-08-10
-6.4	8th Annual Valley Veterans BBQ Competition	2019-05-31

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	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2021	3	1	67%	top 81%	91.7%	90.2%
2019	1	0	0%	top 85%	86.6%	86.6%
2018	3	0	33%	top 86%	87.8%	86.9%
2017	4	0	25%	top 69%	91.9%	87.6%
2016	3	0	33%	top 84%	89.4%	85%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2021-08-14	GOBS Que (DAY 2) 🏅 Arlington, NE	20 / 25 (659.9200)	22 (160.5600)	1 (176.0000)	21 (157.6916)	17 (165.6684)
2021-08-13	GOBS Que (DAY 1) 🏅 Arlington, NE	20 / 26 (649.0744)	25 (152.5716)	15 (163.9772)	21 (160.5600)	3 (171.9656)
2021-05-28	9th Annual Valley Veterans BBQ Competition 🏅 Valley, NE	40 / 46 (638.7544)	38 (161.1200)	44 (150.2744)	27 (165.7144)	33 (161.6456)
2019-05-31	8th Annual Valley Veterans BBQ Competition 🏅 Valley, NE	33 / 39 (623.2000)	35 (155.3600)	32 (158.2628)	31 (159.3600)	33 (150.2172)
2018-08-10	26th Annual State BBQ Championship of Nebraska Arlington, NE	27 / 30 (615.3260)	8 (171.4400)	28 (155.4172)	28 (142.7772)	27 (145.6916)
2018-07-06	Back To Mayberry Rodney, IA	23 / 26 (631.8280)	24 (159.3940)	24 (157.7144)	25 (154.7884)	20 (159.9312)
2018-05-18	7th Annual Valley Veterans BBQ Competition Valley, NE	33 / 42 (630.0916)	31 (161.6572)	41 (142.7772)	15 (168.5372)	31 (157.1200)
2017-09-02	Septemberfest BBQ & Rib-eye Steak Cookoff Challenge Omaha, NE	13 / 29 (661.6000)	5 (175.4172)	24 (153.0972)	10 (169.1428)	17 (163.9428)
2017-08-04	Omaha Steaks Nebraska BBQ Championship Day -1 Omaha, NE	53 / 54 (589.3140)	52 (143.8972)	54 (134.1368)	31 (163.3944)	50 (147.8856)
2017-07-21	Riverfest Community Festival Bellevue, NE	35 / 46 (626.1828)	40 (153.6912)	11 (168.5600)	17 (168.5600)	44 (135.3716)
2017-05-19	6th Annual Valley Veterans BBQ Competition Valley, NE	27 / 47 (644.4456)	22 (165.1200)	39 (153.6684)	23 (164.5256)	22 (161.1316)
2016-08-05	24th Annual State BBQ Championship of Nebraska Omaha, NE	68 / 70 (588.3200)	51 (159.4172)	48 (158.8000)	68 (144.5028)	70 (125.6000)
2016-05-20	5th Annual Valley Veteran's BBQ Competition Valley, NE	25 / 42 (643.3484)	32 (158.8000)	25 (160.5828)	30 (158.8228)	11 (165.1428)
2016-05-13	BBQ in the Bluffs Council Bluffs, IA	31 / 33 (603.8056)	33 (139.3256)	10 (167.4172)	32 (143.3828)	25 (153.6800)

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
2021 ↗	Master	#688 (211 pts)	#820 (176 pts)	#469 (436 pts)	#737 (201 pts)	#509 (376 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#1955 (60 pts)	#2049 (60 pts)	#2026 (60 pts)	#2029 (60 pts)	#2010 (60 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#1323 (176 pts)	#1087 (266 pts)	#1420 (171 pts)	#1228 (216 pts)	#1297 (191 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#1079 (294 pts)	#1007 (374 pts)	#1114 (309 pts)	#1009 (359 pts)	#1133 (289 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#1497 (178 pts)	#1584 (178 pts)	#1267 (253 pts)	#1602 (178 pts)	#1255 (248 pts)