Riding a hot streak
6
straight overall top-10s
Currently on a 6-contest overall top-10 run.
- career best 6
Two Pigs And A Smoker
Two Pigs And A Smoker is a competition barbecue team with 16 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2024 and 2026. They have won 1 Grand Championship, at the Trekking for CDH (2024). They are ranked #719 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1639
peak 1639 · rated over 14 contests2 invitational or side-series contests not counted
Contests
16
in the data
First seen
Aug 17, 2024
latest Sep 19, 2026 · 2.1 years on the trail
Grand champs
1
0 reserve · wins it all 6% of the time
Category wins
3
7 podiums
Overall top-10s
11
69% of 16 contests
Best top-10 run
6
straight overall top-10s, still running
Avg finish
top 21%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
339.60 ▼
last 5 Backyard vs avg 341.90 (-2.30)
Walk rate
81%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±6.46
spread of their Backyard overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 172.26 · weakest Chicken (170.19)
Road miles
2,336
across 16 mapped stops · furthest 266 mi
Schedule strength
81%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1605)
Purse competed for
$114K
listed at 14 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
1 🏅
won from 13 state-championship entries
Backyard avg
341.90 / 360
15 Backyard contests · 1 GC
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 Two Pigs And A Smoker, each with one reason worth a look.
#718 of the rated field
- Contests
- 21
- GCs
- 3
- Top-10s
- 71%
- Peak
- 1639
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 20 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#722 of the rated field
- Contests
- 37
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 57%
- Peak
- 1638
Their last contest in the data was back in 2023, 3 years before Two Pigs And A Smoker's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#720 of the rated field
- Contests
- 43
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 44%
- Peak
- 1652
43 contests to 16: their number has had years to settle where Two Pigs And A Smoker's is still finding its level.
⚔ Compare careers#721 of the rated field
- Contests
- 51
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 41%
- Peak
- 1658
Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 51 contests, alongside a 41% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Compare careers#717 of the rated field
- Contests
- 52
- GCs
- 2
- Top-10s
- 37%
- Peak
- 1647
They were already cooking in 2013, 11 years before Two Pigs And A Smoker's first contest.
⚔ Compare careers#716 of the rated field
- Contests
- 68
- GCs
- 2
- Top-10s
- 32%
- Peak
- 1687
2–0 in 2 shared contests (100% to Two Pigs And A Smoker)
2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Two Pigs And A Smoker has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Bite Stand | 14 | 8 | 5 | 57% | ⚔ compare |
| Take It Easy BBQ | 12 | 10 | 2 | 83% | ⚔ compare |
| Can Country Outlaw BBQ | 12 | 9 | 3 | 75% | ⚔ compare |
| TRIPLE H BBQ | 12 | 7 | 5 | 58% | ⚔ compare |
| JANKY LEG BBQ | 12 | 6 | 6 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| MEAT ME IN ST. LOUIS | 11 | 9 | 1 | 82% | ⚔ compare |
| Eleven Thirteen Q | 11 | 8 | 2 | 73% | ⚔ compare |
| Mulkey's BBQ | 11 | 7 | 3 | 64% | ⚔ compare |
| OnlyCans Competition BBQ | 10 | 7 | 3 | 70% | ⚔ compare |
| Wicked Pig BBQ | 9 | 9 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| Rowdy Pig | 9 | 5 | 4 | 56% | ⚔ compare |
| Rudes BBQ | 9 | 5 | 4 | 56% | ⚔ compare |
| Three Stooges Barbeque | 8 | 8 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| Smokin A's | 8 | 7 | 1 | 88% | ⚔ compare |
| Snake Holler BBQ | 8 | 6 | 2 | 75% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 16 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 178.8572 | 160.5144 | 170.19 | top 30% |
| Pork Ribs | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 178.8572 | 163.3828 | 171.41 | top 23% |
| Pork | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 173.1200 | 171.4056 | 172.26 | top 11% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 25% |
| Medium (20–39) | 11 | 1 | top 21% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 17% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke N for the Kids (Day 2) | 4 | 5 | 0 | top 27% | Aug 15, 2026 |
| Trekking for CDH | 3 | 1 | 1 | top 22% | Sep 19, 2026 |
| Smokin on the Osage BBQ Contest (Day 2) | 2 | 3 | 0 | top 13% | Jul 18, 2026 |
| Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship | 2 | 5 | 0 | top 14% | Mar 20, 2026 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2026
10 contests
Contests a season
5.3
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
IL
9 of 16 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
8
4 of them more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
16 entries · 1 win · 8 calls
First title
Sep 14, 2024
Trekking for CDH
Opponents faced
429
finished ahead 789 times, behind 207
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20264 milestones
- Career-best single call (Chicken)178.8572 Kickin' It Route 66 Barbecue Challenge
- 10th tracked contest 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: Master Series Invitational and the Backyard Series Invitational (Sunday, May 24, 2026)
- Peak power rating (1639) Trekking for CDH
- Most recent contest Trekking for CDH
202410 milestones
- First tracked contest Smoke N for the Kids
- First call Smoke N for the Kids
- First overall top-10 Smoke N for the Kids
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score336 Smoke N for the Kids
- First category win (Chicken) Trekking for CDH
- First overall podium Trekking for CDH
- First Grand Championship Trekking for CDH
- First state championship Trekking for CDH
- Biggest field won (35 teams) Trekking for CDH
- Career-best overall score351.4172 Trekking for CDH
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +18.7 | Trekking for CDH | Sep 14, 2024 |
| +16.6 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship | Mar 20, 2026 |
| +14.2 | Smoke N for the Kids | Aug 17, 2024 |
| +12.2 | Code 3 Spices - Smokin' on Main | Jul 26, 2025 |
| +11.7 | Trekking for CDH | Sep 19, 2026 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 80% | top 18% | 97.3% | 95.4% |
| 2025 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 75% | top 32% | 95.5% | 93.7% |
| 2024 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 100% | top 11% | 97.6% | 95.5% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 19, 2026 | Trekking for CDH 🏅 Pierron, IL | 3 / 27 (338.2056) | 10 (162.8000) | 1 (175.4056) | — | — |
| Aug 28, 2026 | Up in Smoke on the Square (BACKYARD ONLY) Lincoln, IL | 4 / 16 (343.3944) | 11 (167.9772) | 2 (175.4172) | — | — |
| Aug 15, 2026 | Smoke N for the Kids (Day 2) 🏅 Troy, IL | 8 / 32 (337.6572) | 14 (165.0972) | 4 (172.5600) | — | — |
| Aug 14, 2026 | Smoke N for the Kids (Day 1) 🏅 Troy, IL | 8 / 26 (333.6344) | 6 (168.5372) | 13 (165.0972) | — | — |
| Jul 18, 2026 | Smokin on the Osage BBQ Contest (Day 2) 🏅 Osceola, MO | 5 / 32 (345.0856) | 3 (175.4172) | 8 (169.6684) | — | — |
| Jul 17, 2026 | Smokin on the Osage BBQ Contest (Day 1) 🏅 Osceola, MO | 3 / 32 (347.3944) | 2 (175.4172) | 5 (171.9772) | — | — |
| May 24, 2026 | 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: Master Series Invitational and the Backyard Series Invitational (Sunday, May 24, 2026) unrated Lebanon, TN | 17 / 82 (346.2744) | 17 (174.2628) | 24 (172.0116) | — | — |
| May 22, 2026 | 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: World Chicken Finals (Friday, May 22, 2026) unrated Lebanon, TN | — | 69 (165.6800) | — | — | — |
| Mar 27, 2026 | Kickin' It Route 66 Barbecue Challenge 🏅 St. Robert, MO | 5 / 26 (350.2744) | 2 (178.8572) | 11 (171.4172) | — | — |
| Mar 20, 2026 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship 🏅 Lebanon, TN | 5 / 125 (350.2744) | 28 (171.4172) | 1 (178.8572) | 17 (171.4056) | — |
| Sep 13, 2025 | Trekking for CDH 🏅 Pierron, IL | 14 / 27 (330.7772) | 11 (167.3944) | 17 (163.3828) | — | — |
| Aug 16, 2025 | Smoke N for the Kids 🏅 Troy, IL | 11 / 32 (333.6460) | 15 (160.5144) | 4 (173.1316) | — | — |
| Jul 26, 2025 | Code 3 Spices - Smokin' on Main 🏅 Collinsville, IL | 5 / 32 (343.9544) | 5 (171.9772) | 5 (171.9772) | — | — |
| Mar 14, 2025 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship 🏅 Lebanon, TN | 25 / 100 (340.5144) | 27 (168.5372) | 19 (171.9772) | 8 (173.1200) | — |
| Sep 14, 2024 | Trekking for CDH 🏅 Pierron, IL | 1 / 35 (351.4172) | 1 (178.2972) | 4 (173.1200) | — | — |
| Aug 17, 2024 | Smoke N for the Kids 🏅 Troy, IL | 5 / 27 (336) | 4 (170.8572) | 10 (165.1428) | — | — |
An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.