They almost always walk
78%
of contests with a top-10 call
A call in 7 of 9 contests
A top-10 category call in 78% of their 9 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.
TWO KRACKERS KOOKIN’
TWO KRACKERS KOOKIN’ is a competition barbecue team with 9 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2017 and 2021. Their best overall finish is 3rd of 26 at the Ribs on the River (2019). They are ranked #1961 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1540
peak 1540 · rated over 8 contests1 invitational or side-series contest not counted
Contests
9
in the data
First seen
Aug 18, 2017
latest Oct 8, 2021 · 4.1 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
2
3 podiums
Overall top-10s
4
44% of 9 contests
Best top-10 run
3
straight overall top-10s
Avg finish
top 49%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
664.20 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 666.23 (-2.03)
Walk rate
78%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±16.08
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 170.39 · weakest Brisket (163.19)
Road miles
1,190
across 9 mapped stops · furthest 260 mi
Schedule strength
63%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1580)
Purse competed for
$40K
listed at 6 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 6 state-championship entries
Master avg
666.23 / 720
9 Master contests · 0 GCs
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 | #662 (229 pts) | #395 (509 pts) | #981 (134 pts) | #549 (329 pts) | #777 (184 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #648 (504 pts) | #743 (454 pts) | #622 (554 pts) | #620 (549 pts) | #869 (354 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #1354 (165 pts) | #1819 (100 pts) | #1498 (145 pts) | #1569 (125 pts) | #1310 (185 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #2212 (60 pts) | #2286 (60 pts) | #2304 (60 pts) | #1799 (120 pts) | #2266 (60 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to TWO KRACKERS KOOKIN’, each with one reason worth a look.
68 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#1,969 of the rated field
- Contests
- 12
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 8%
- Peak
- 1539
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to TWO KRACKERS KOOKIN’)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team TWO KRACKERS KOOKIN’ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#1,958 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 29%
- Peak
- 1540
Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 4 years before TWO KRACKERS KOOKIN’'s most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#1,963 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 57%
- Peak
- 1550
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 9, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#1,953 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 30%
- Peak
- 1540
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 10 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#1,957 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 27%
- Peak
- 1545
They turned up 5 years after TWO KRACKERS KOOKIN’ did, first appearing in 2022.
⚔ Compare careers#1,971 of the rated field
- Contests
- 12
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 25%
- Peak
- 1553
Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 12 contests, alongside a 25% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MEAT ME IN ST. LOUIS | 7 | 3 | 4 | 43% | ⚔ compare |
| RAZORRACKS | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| Big Boots BBQ | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| QUE-N-BREW | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| SHOT IN THE DARK COMPETITION BBQ TEAM | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| Heavy Smoke BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 176.5600 | 154.8228 | 167.98 | top 42% |
| Pork Ribs | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 177.7372 | 154.8456 | 164.67 | top 59% |
| Pork | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 175.4172 | 167.3828 | 170.39 | top 33% |
| Brisket | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 173.7372 | 147.9084 | 163.19 | top 60% |
“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) | 5 | 0 | top 45% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 54% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest | 2 | 9 | 0 | top 38% | Aug 20, 2021 |
| Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest | 2 | 7 | 0 | top 38% | Aug 17, 2018 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2019
4 contests
Contests a season
2.3
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
MO
8 of 9 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
7
2 of them more than once
Opponents faced
225
finished ahead 158 times, behind 176
Longest layoff
1.6 yrs
Sep 21, 2019 → May 1, 2021
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20212 milestones
- Peak power rating (1540) Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest
- Most recent contest 32nd Annual Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series) (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY)
20194 milestones
- First category win (Pork Ribs) Ribs on the River
- First overall podium Ribs on the River
- Career-best overall score689.0856 Ribs on the River
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)177.7372 Ribs on the River
20183 milestones
- First call Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest
- First overall top-10 Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score681.1204 Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest
20171 milestone
- First tracked contest Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +13.7 | Ribs on the River | Jun 21, 2019 |
| +13.3 | Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest | Aug 17, 2018 |
| +8 | 38th Annual Kennett Jaycee's Show Me State BBQ Cookoff | May 3, 2019 |
| +6.9 | Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest | Aug 20, 2021 |
| +3.9 | Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest | Aug 16, 2019 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -6.9 | Bikes Boats & Bones BBQ & Steak Showdown | Sep 21, 2019 |
| -0.9 | Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest | Aug 18, 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 67% | top 62% | 93.3% | 92.2% |
| 2019 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 100% | top 44% | 95.7% | 93.5% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 16% | 94.6% | 94.6% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 60% | 87.8% | 87.8% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 8, 2021 | 32nd Annual Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series) (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) unrated Lynchburg, TN | 68 / 70 (649.0168) | 70 (154.8228) | 63 (165.0856) | 37 (169.1428) | 67 (159.9656) |
| Aug 20, 2021 | Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest 🏅 Cape Girardeau, MO | 9 / 27 (670.7312) | 1 (176.5600) | 20 (159.3944) | 8 (169.1084) | 11 (165.6684) |
| May 1, 2021 | 39th Annual Kennett Jaycees Show Me State BBQ Cook Off 🏅 Kennett, MO | 18 / 32 (671.8396) | 3 (174.2628) | 28 (158.2056) | 5 (175.4172) | 24 (163.9540) |
| Sep 21, 2019 | Bikes Boats & Bones BBQ & Steak Showdown 🏅 Kimberling City, MO | 23 / 28 (664.9600) | 10 (173.1316) | 27 (160.5028) | 13 (168.5372) | 25 (162.7884) |
| Aug 16, 2019 | Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest 🏅 Cape Girardeau, MO | 19 / 45 (664.4572) | 25 (163.3828) | 17 (167.9772) | 10 (171.4172) | 23 (161.6800) |
| Jun 21, 2019 | Ribs on the River 🏅 Louisiana, MO | 3 / 26 (689.0856) | 7 (172.5600) | 1 (177.7372) | 15 (169.6800) | 10 (169.1084) |
| May 3, 2019 | 38th Annual Kennett Jaycee's Show Me State BBQ Cookoff 🏅 Kennett, MO | 10 / 25 (673.0400) | 13 (167.4172) | 10 (169.1200) | 4 (172.5600) | 14 (163.9428) |
| Aug 17, 2018 | Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest Cape Girardeau, MO | 7 / 44 (681.1204) | 17 (167.9772) | 9 (169.1316) | 12 (170.2744) | 5 (173.7372) |
| Aug 18, 2017 | Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest Cape Girardeau, MO | 26 / 43 (631.8052) | 26 (161.6684) | 34 (154.8456) | 13 (167.3828) | 36 (147.9084) |
An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.