Two Pigs And A Smoker IL
Rating
1595
peak 1595
Contests
10
in the data
First seen
2024-08-17
latest 2026-05-24
Best ToY finish
#69
Backyard 2026
Grand champs
1
0 reserve
Category wins
2
3 podiums
Overall top-10s
5
of 10 contests
Avg finish
top 21%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
342.25
last 5 vs career avg 342.57 (-0.32)
Walk rate
70%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
2
best run (overall)
Consistency
±7.29
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 172.26 · weakest Chicken (170.78)
Road miles
1499
mi across 10 mapped stops · furthest 261 mi
Storylines
👀 Looking over their shoulder
HESSHOGS has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ has come out ahead in 6 of their 6 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of Can Country Outlaw BBQ in 7 of their 9 shared contests.
🏕️ Happy hunting ground
Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship is their spot: an average finish in the top 14% across 2 visits.
🗡️ Giant slayer
Took the Grand Championship over a 35-team field at Trekking for CDH.
🐣 Announced themselves early
Finished 5 of 27 at their very first tracked contest, Smoke N for the Kids (2024-08-17).
Teams like this (closest power rating, IL first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 10 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 178.8572 | 160.5144 | 170.78 | top 29% |
| Pork Ribs | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 178.8572 | 163.3828 | 171.22 | top 26% |
| Pork | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 173.1200 | 171.4056 | 172.26 | top 11% |
| Brisket | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| IL | 5 | 1 | top 25% |
| TN | 3 | 0 | top 17% |
| MO | 1 | 0 | top 19% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 6 | 1 | top 24% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 17% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2026 (4 contests)
- Cooks mostly in IL (5 of 10 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (10 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: Trekking for CDH (2024-09-14)
- Wins it all in 10% of contests
- All-time average overall score: 342.57
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 350.2744 | 348.94 |
| 2025 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 343.9544 | 337.22 |
| 2024 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 351.4172 | 343.71 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-24 | 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: Master Series Invitational and the Backyard Series Invitational (Sunday, May 24, 2026) Lebanon, TN | 17 / 82 (346.2744) | 17 (174.2628) | 24 (172.0116) | — | — |
| 2026-05-22 | 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: World Chicken Finals (Friday, May 22, 2026) Lebanon, TN | — | 69 (165.6800) | — | — | — |
| 2026-03-27 | Kickin' It Route 66 Barbecue Challenge St. Robert, MO | 5 / 26 (350.2744) | 2 (178.8572) | 11 (171.4172) | — | — |
| 2026-03-20 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship Lebanon, TN | 5 / 125 (350.2744) | 28 (171.4172) | 1 (178.8572) | 17 (171.4056) | — |
| 2025-09-13 | Trekking for CDH Pierron, IL | 14 / 27 (330.7772) | 11 (167.3944) | 17 (163.3828) | — | — |
| 2025-08-16 | Smoke N for the Kids Troy, IL | 11 / 32 (333.6460) | 15 (160.5144) | 4 (173.1316) | — | — |
| 2025-07-26 | Code 3 Spices - Smokin' on Main Collinsville, IL | 5 / 32 (343.9544) | 5 (171.9772) | 5 (171.9772) | — | — |
| 2025-03-14 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship Lebanon, TN | 25 / 100 (340.5144) | 27 (168.5372) | 19 (171.9772) | 8 (173.1200) | — |
| 2024-09-14 | Trekking for CDH Pierron, IL | 1 / 35 (351.4172) | 1 (178.2972) | 4 (173.1200) | — | — |
| 2024-08-17 | Smoke N for the Kids Troy, IL | 5 / 27 (336.0000) | 4 (170.8572) | 10 (165.1428) | — | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Backyard | #69 (452 pts) | #76 (462 pts) | #81 (462 pts) | — | — |
| 2026 ↗ | Master | — | #866 (60 pts) | — | — | — |
| 2025 ↗ | Backyard | #125 (453 pts) | #128 (448 pts) | #121 (548 pts) | — | — |
| 2024 ↗ | Backyard | #128 (446 pts) | #135 (471 pts) | #171 (321 pts) | — | — |