High-water mark
690.2288
career-best overall
95.9% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 690.2288 at 8th Annual Vista BBQ Classic (JUDGES FULL) — 95.9% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Jul 28, 2017
WESTCOAST 2LIVEQ
WESTCOAST 2LIVEQ is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2016 and 2018. Their best overall finish is 5th of 40 at the 8th Annual Vista BBQ Classic (JUDGES FULL) (2017). They are ranked #2485 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1521
peak 1521 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
Jul 15, 2016
latest Feb 23, 2018 · 1.6 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
1 podium
Overall top-10s
1
20% of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 50%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
40%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±15.95
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 169.81 · weakest Brisket (163.98)
Road miles
202
across 5 mapped stops · furthest 40 mi
Schedule strength
71%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1590)
Master avg
668.84 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
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 WESTCOAST 2LIVEQ, each with one reason worth a look.
84 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2,471 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1521
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 8 contests to 5.
⚔ Compare careers#2,486 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1521
They turned up 8 years after WESTCOAST 2LIVEQ did, first appearing in 2024.
⚔ Compare careers#2,477 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 67%
- Peak
- 1521
Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 6 contests, alongside a 67% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Compare careers#2,497 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1521
Level with WESTCOAST 2LIVEQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#2,493 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1521
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#2,496 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1521
Their last contest in the data was back in 2014, 4 years before WESTCOAST 2LIVEQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B' Mackin BBQ | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| RAD FONDO BBQ | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| LADY OF Q | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| Sharpe's Woodshed | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| HICKORY AND SPICE BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 173.1200 | 161.0972 | 166.25 | top 59% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 174.3428 | 161.6800 | 168.80 | top 42% |
| Pork | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 177.7144 | 162.8344 | 169.81 | top 43% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.8800 | 154.2056 | 163.98 | top 56% |
“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.
More numbers
Busiest season
2017
2 contests
Contests a season
1.7
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
CA
5 of 5 contests
Contests visited
5
a different one every time
Opponents faced
122
finished ahead 111 times, behind 109
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20182 milestones
- Peak power rating (1521) The Smithfield Guinea Pig (JUDGES FULL)
- Most recent contest The Smithfield Guinea Pig (JUDGES FULL)
20175 milestones
- First call The Smithfield Guinea Pig
- First category win (Pork) 8th Annual Vista BBQ Classic (JUDGES FULL)
- First overall top-10 8th Annual Vista BBQ Classic (JUDGES FULL)
- Career-best overall score690.2288 8th Annual Vista BBQ Classic (JUDGES FULL)
- Career-best single call (Pork)177.7144 8th Annual Vista BBQ Classic (JUDGES FULL)
20162 milestones
- First tracked contest Del Mar BBQ Championship
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score653.6116 Del Mar BBQ Championship
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +15.2 | 8th Annual Vista BBQ Classic (JUDGES FULL) | Jul 28, 2017 |
| +13.5 | The Smithfield Guinea Pig (JUDGES FULL) | Feb 23, 2018 |
| +0.1 | 8th Annual Vista BBQ Classic | Jul 29, 2016 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -5.1 | Del Mar BBQ Championship | Jul 15, 2016 |
| -2.7 | The Smithfield Guinea Pig | Feb 17, 2017 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 23% | 95.3% | 95.3% |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100% | top 44% | 95.9% | 93.6% |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 68% | 91.2% | 91% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 23, 2018 | The Smithfield Guinea Pig (JUDGES FULL) Coachella, CA | 11 / 47 (686.2740) | 20 (171.9656) | 11 (174.3428) | 31 (169.6800) | 18 (170.2856) |
| Jul 28, 2017 | 8th Annual Vista BBQ Classic (JUDGES FULL) Vista, CA | 5 / 40 (690.2288) | 9 (173.1200) | 11 (171.4172) | 1 (177.7144) | 15 (167.9772) |
| Feb 17, 2017 | The Smithfield Guinea Pig Indio, CA | 37 / 49 (657.5544) | 42 (161.0972) | 7 (174.2860) | 24 (167.9656) | 45 (154.2056) |
| Jul 29, 2016 | 8th Annual Vista BBQ Classic Vista, CA | 25 / 42 (656.5144) | 33 (161.1200) | 28 (161.6800) | 27 (162.8344) | 11 (170.8800) |
| Jul 15, 2016 | Del Mar BBQ Championship Del Mar, CA | 36 / 47 (653.6116) | 32 (163.9656) | 37 (162.2744) | 16 (170.8344) | 40 (156.5372) |