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2 ROLLING BONES

2 ROLLING BONES is a competition barbecue team with 19 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2015 and 2017. Their best overall finish is 5th of 24 at the Grills N' Grilles- Nevada County United Way (2015). They are ranked #2142 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#2,142
of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1533
peak 1556 · rated over 19 contests

Contests

19
in the data

First seen

May 1, 2015
latest Aug 25, 2017 · 2.3 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#1775
Master 2016 · every season

Grand champs

0
0 reserve

Category wins

3
4 podiums

Overall top-10s

4
21% of 19 contests

Best top-10 run

2
straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 47%
overall standings

Best overall

678.8916 / 720
Master · 2nd Annual Hot Q's & Cold Brews BBQ Championship

Perfect 180s

0

Current form

637.28 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 642.69 (-5.41)

Walk rate

53%
contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

177.7372
Chicken · Grills N' Grilles- Nevada County United Way

Consistency

±21.50
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken
avg 161.87 · weakest Brisket (159.39)

Road miles

2,522
across 19 mapped stops · furthest 324 mi

Schedule strength

32%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1543)

Master avg

642.69 / 720
19 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (8 found in their record)

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

Happy hunting ground

Top 15% average finish here

Smoke on the River is their spot: an average finish in the top 15% across 2 visits.

  • 2 visits
  • best finish 6th
  • average top 15%

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

HOG EAT HOG BBQ has finished one call ahead of 2 ROLLING BONES 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2015 their best year

2015 was the year it came together: 6 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 2 category wins, at an average finish in the top 35%.

  • 6 contests
  • 2 overall top-10s
  • 2 category wins
  • average top 35%

A tough matchup

14–1 behind in the head-to-head

SON OF SMOKE ahead in 93% of their meetings

SON OF SMOKE has come out ahead in 14 of their 15 shared contests.

A strong matchup

8–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of CHERRY LANE SMOKERS in 8 of their 8 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

15 of 18 shared chicken entries lost

RBQ ahead 83% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, RBQ has out-cooked them in 15 of 18 shared chicken entries.

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Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

Ric's Righteous Ribs has landed one call behind them 2 times.

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

YearSeriesOverallChickenRibsPorkBrisket
2016 ↗ Master #1775 (120 pts) #2228 (80 pts) #2349 (60 pts) #1345 (235 pts) #1655 (155 pts)

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to 2 ROLLING BONES, each with one reason worth a look.

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

MUST B SMOKIN' SOMETHING
#2,126 of the rated field
1534 power rating
Contests
21
GCs
0
Top-10s
19%
Peak
1558

Careers of much the same size, 21 contests to 19, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

  • rated over 21 contests
  • last seen Jun 1, 2018
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ABS of SQUEAL
#2,139 of the rated field
1533 power rating
Contests
22
GCs
0
Top-10s
0%
Peak
1557

22 contests and no Grand Championship yet.

  • rated over 22 contests
  • last seen Sep 30, 2026
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Gettin Piggy With It Backyard BBQ
#2,140 of the rated field
1533 power rating
Contests
13
GCs
0
Top-10s
23%
Peak
1540

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

  • rated over 13 contests
  • last seen Sep 13, 2024
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BABY GOT BUTT BBQ MD
#2,130 of the rated field
1534 power rating
Contests
13
GCs
0
Top-10s
8%
Peak
1534

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 13 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

  • rated over 13 contests
  • last seen Oct 8, 2016
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BANJOMAN'S BBQ
#2,137 of the rated field
1533 power rating
Contests
28
GCs
0
Top-10s
18%
Peak
1545

A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 28 contests to 19.

  • rated over 28 contests
  • last seen May 13, 2022
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REDNECK BBQ
#2,144 of the rated field
1533 power rating
Contests
28
GCs
0
Top-10s
11%
Peak
1541

A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 28 contests to 19.

  • rated over 28 contests
  • last seen Dec 27, 2019
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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

OpponentMeetingsAheadBehindWin rate
RBQ 18 10 8 56% ⚔ compare
PIRATES OF THE PIG 18 6 12 33% ⚔ compare
NUTIN2IT BUT2QIT 16 7 9 44% ⚔ compare
Smokey and the Pirate 16 4 12 25% ⚔ compare
BAR-B-Q'S-2GO 15 4 11 27% ⚔ compare
SON OF SMOKE 15 1 14 7% ⚔ compare
FLAME THROWER BBQ CO. 13 7 6 54% ⚔ compare
STARVIN MARVINS BAY AREA BBQ 12 6 6 50% ⚔ compare
TOO ASHAMED TO NAME 12 2 10 17% ⚔ compare
SMOKED SEDUCTION 10 2 8 20% ⚔ compare
PORK DADDY'S BBQ 9 7 2 78% ⚔ compare
GIT-R-SMOKED 9 4 5 44% ⚔ compare
SMOKE SHOW 9 2 7 22% ⚔ compare
BIG B'S DOWN-N-DIRTY BBQ 9 2 7 22% ⚔ compare
ROYAL SMOKIN' HOT 9 2 7 22% ⚔ compare

By meat

CategoryEntriesCallsWinsPodiumsBestWorstAverageAvg finish
Chicken 19 4 1 1 177.7372 148.4912 161.87 top 53%
Pork Ribs 19 4 2 2 176.6172 138.7772 161.67 top 47%
Pork 19 3 0 1 172.5944 150.2284 159.75 top 54%
Brisket 19 5 0 0 171.4172 141.7372 159.39 top 47%

“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

FieldContestsGCsAvg finish
Medium (20–39)100top 50%
Large (40+)90top 44%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

WhereContestsGCsAvg finish
CA180top 46%
NV10top 76%

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

ContestVisitsBestGCsAvg finishLast visit
Wine Country Big Q Competition and Festival 2 13 0 top 46% Jul 7, 2017
Elk Grove Western Festival and BBQ Championship 2 14 0 top 67% May 5, 2017
Smoke on the River 2 6 0 top 15% Oct 14, 2016

More numbers

Busiest season 2016 8 contests
Contests a season 6.3 across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in CA 18 of 19 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited 16 3 of them more than once
Opponents faced 332 finished ahead 453 times, behind 360

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

20172 milestones
  1. Peak power rating (1556) 6th Annual Santa Anita Winners Circle BBQ Championship
  2. Most recent contest Grills N Grills
20162 milestones
  1. 10th tracked contest Silicon Valley Barbeque Championships
  2. Career-best overall score678.8916 2nd Annual Hot Q's & Cold Brews BBQ Championship
20156 milestones
  1. First tracked contest Elk Grove Western Festival & BBQ Championship
  2. First call Elk Grove Western Festival & BBQ Championship
  3. First category win (Chicken) Grills N' Grilles- Nevada County United Way
  4. First overall top-10 Grills N' Grilles- Nevada County United Way
  5. First overall past 90% of a perfect score659.4972 Grills N' Grilles- Nevada County United Way
  6. Career-best single call (Chicken)177.7372 Grills N' Grilles- Nevada County United Way

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

SwingContestDate
+14.62nd Annual Hot Q's & Cold Brews BBQ ChampionshipSep 16, 2016
+12.9Smoke on the RiverSep 18, 2015
+11.3Grills N' Grilles- Nevada County United WayAug 7, 2015
+10.1Smoke on the RiverOct 14, 2016
+7.95th Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ ChampionshipApr 1, 2016

📉 Toughest weekends

SwingContestDate
-12Elk Grove Western Festival and BBQ ChampionshipMay 5, 2017
-10Grills 'N' Grilles (presented by the United Way of Nevada Country)Aug 26, 2016
-8.3Silicon Valley Barbeque ChampionshipsJun 24, 2016
-7.2Silicon Valley BBQ ChampionshipJun 23, 2017
-6.5Sam's Club National BBQ TourMar 25, 2016

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

SeasonContestsGCsTop-10sCategory winsWalk rateAvg finishBest overall (% of perfect)Avg overall (% of perfect)
20175001 20% top 63% 93.7% 88.5%
20168020 50% top 47% 94.3% 89.3%
20156022 83% top 35% 91.6% 89.8%

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

DateEventOverallChickenRibsPorkBrisket
Aug 25, 2017 Grills N Grills penn Valley, CA 16 / 27 (650.8568) 23 (157.7028) 1 (176) 10 (166.2856) 23 (150.8684)
Jul 7, 2017 Wine Country Big Q Competition and Festival Petaluma, CA 29 / 50 (642.1144) 24 (165.1200) 23 (165.1316) 29 (159.9428) 38 (151.9200)
Jun 23, 2017 Silicon Valley BBQ Championship Santa Clara, CA 48 / 62 (618.2512) 35 (159.9656) 27 (162.2512) 45 (153.7600) 57 (142.2744)
May 5, 2017 Elk Grove Western Festival and BBQ Championship Elk Grove, CA 29 / 33 (600.4228) 29 (148.4912) 20 (158.8000) 27 (151.3944) 30 (141.7372)
Mar 31, 2017 6th Annual Santa Anita Winners Circle BBQ Championship Arcadia, CA 24 / 77 (674.7540) 61 (161.0740) 12 (173.1200) 30 (169.1428) 19 (171.4172)
Oct 14, 2016 Smoke on the River Sacramento, CA 7 / 38 (655.9084) 15 (164) 12 (166.8228) 9 (161.7028) 8 (163.3828)
Sep 16, 2016 2nd Annual Hot Q's & Cold Brews BBQ Championship Oroville, CA 7 / 61 (678.8916) 5 (172.5600) 8 (170.3316) 12 (169.7028) 18 (166.2972)
Aug 26, 2016 Grills 'N' Grilles (presented by the United Way of Nevada Country) Penn Valley, CA 23 / 28 (614.7996) 21 (158.2628) 26 (146.8112) 24 (153.1428) 16 (156.5828)
Jul 8, 2016 Wine Country Big Q Competition and Festival Petaluma, CA 13 / 38 (643.3832) 21 (157.6572) 29 (149.1316) 3 (172.5944) 8 (164)
Jun 24, 2016 Silicon Valley Barbeque Championships Santa Clara, CA 42 / 54 (611.8392) 42 (149.6684) 44 (150.8340) 44 (152.5256) 29 (158.8112)
Apr 29, 2016 Elk Grove Western Festival and BBQ Championship Elk Grove, CA 14 / 30 (629.1200) 9 (164.5944) 22 (153.1544) 20 (150.2284) 11 (161.1428)
Apr 1, 2016 5th Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship Arciadia, CA 20 / 72 (668.0112) 37 (166.2972) 33 (165.7256) 18 (170.8456) 30 (165.1428)
Mar 25, 2016 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Reno, NV 22 / 29 (642.2060) 19 (161.1544) 19 (162.8572) 27 (154.8000) 18 (163.3944)
Oct 2, 2015 1st Annual Hot Q's & Cold Brews BBQ Championship Oroville, CA 16 / 41 (656) 22 (163.9772) 17 (164.6172) 23 (161.7028) 8 (165.7028)
Sep 18, 2015 Smoke on the River Sacramento, CA 6 / 49 (656.5260) 35 (155.9544) 1 (176.6172) 34 (155.3828) 4 (168.5716)
Aug 7, 2015 Grills N' Grilles- Nevada County United Way Penn Valley, CA 5 / 24 (659.4972) 1 (177.7372) 7 (169.1312) 16 (157.7372) 14 (154.8916)
Jul 10, 2015 Wine Country Big Q Rohnert Park, CA 16 / 38 (645.7144) 13 (166.2744) 17 (161.7256) 22 (157.7144) 16 (160)
Jun 26, 2015 Silicon Valley BBQ Championships Santa Clara, CA 30 / 49 (618.2060) 29 (156.5372) 43 (138.7772) 29 (155.4516) 8 (167.4400)
May 1, 2015 Elk Grove Western Festival & BBQ Championship Elk Grove, CA 12 / 32 (644.5484) 10 (168.5600) 12 (159.9656) 11 (161.1772) 17 (154.8456)

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