A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
Rio Valley Meat BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
Rio Valley Meat BBQ has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
TWO SMOKING CRACKERS
TWO SMOKING CRACKERS is a competition barbecue team with 3 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2018 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 23rd of 38 at the Mark Marley's Go Big or Go Home BBQ Bash (DAY 1) (2019). They finished #1524 in the 2018 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1485
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 3
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
Feb 2, 2018
latest May 10, 2019 · 1.3 years on the trail
Avg finish
top 69%
overall standings
Consistency
±11.61
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 162.44 · weakest Brisket (150.62)
Road miles
502
across 3 mapped stops · furthest 313 mi
Schedule strength
31%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1542)
Purse competed for
$8,800
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
Master avg
623.45 / 720
3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #1524 (120 pts) | #1598 (120 pts) | #1614 (120 pts) | #1610 (120 pts) | #1586 (120 pts) |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164.5716 | 143.9200 | 152.55 | top 68% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.3940 | 159.9428 | 162.44 | top 55% |
| Pork | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.8112 | 150.7772 | 157.84 | top 61% |
| Brisket | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157.1200 | 145.6684 | 150.62 | top 76% |
“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
2018
2 contests
Contests a season
1.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
TX
3 of 3 contests
Contests visited
3
a different one every time
Opponents faced
222
finished ahead 77 times, behind 165
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20193 milestones
- Career-best overall score639.8628 Mark Marley's Go Big or Go Home BBQ Bash (DAY 1)
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)167.3940 Mark Marley's Go Big or Go Home BBQ Bash (DAY 1)
- Most recent contest Mark Marley's Go Big or Go Home BBQ Bash (DAY 1)
20182 milestones
- First tracked contest Humble Rodeo and BBQ
- Peak power rating (1497) Humble Rodeo and BBQ
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 10, 2019 | Mark Marley's Go Big or Go Home BBQ Bash (DAY 1) 🏅 Plainview, TX | 23 / 38 (639.8628) | 17 (164.5716) | 13 (167.3940) | 31 (150.7772) | 25 (157.1200) |
| Aug 24, 2018 | Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship Lubbock, TX | 45 / 54 (615.7368) | 49 (143.9200) | 44 (159.9428) | 29 (162.8112) | 47 (149.0628) |
| Feb 2, 2018 | Humble Rodeo and BBQ Humble, TX | 92 / 145 (614.7428) | 98 (149.1544) | 71 (159.9772) | 70 (159.9428) | 111 (145.6684) |