High-water mark
681.0632
career-best overall
94.6% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 681.0632 at Grillin and Chillin BBQ — 94.6% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2021-09-17
2 BUDS BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1482
peak 1482 · rated over 6 contests ⓘ
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
2015-07-31
latest 2021-09-17
Best ToY finish
#592
Master 2021
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 74%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
653.06 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 643.13 (+9.92)
Walk rate
33%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±27.82
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 162.27 · weakest Brisket (159.32)
Road miles
1,236
mi across 6 mapped stops · furthest 491 mi
Schedule strength
79%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1602)
Purse competed for
$34K
listed at 5 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 4 state-championship entries
Master avg
643.13 / 720
6 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (4 found in this team's record)
Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.
Their season
2021
their best year
2021 was the year it came together: 3 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 59%.
- 3 contests
- 0 overall top-10s
- 0 category wins
- average top 59%
A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
BLUE CHIP BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
BLUE CHIP BBQ has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
The comeback
5 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 5 years, then back at Big Blue Barbecue (2020-08-14).
- last seen 2015-07-31
- back 2020-08-14
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.
115 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4056 of the rated field
- Contests
- 67
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 16%
- Peak
- 1502
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to 2 BUDS BBQ)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team 2 BUDS BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#4054 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1482
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#4052 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1482
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 8 years after 2 BUDS BBQ did, first appearing in 2023.
⚔ Head-to-head#4050 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1482
No shared contest yet.
Level with 2 BUDS BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#4033 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1482
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2015, 6 years before 2 BUDS BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#4036 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1506
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2014, 7 years before 2 BUDS BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OWENSBORO PORK PULLERS | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.7028 | 148.4912 | 160.81 | top 74% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168.5488 | 153.6688 | 160.74 | top 73% |
| Pork | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.8228 | 151.9772 | 162.27 | top 67% |
| Brisket | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 176.5600 | 139.3716 | 159.32 | top 67% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| IN | 3 | 0 | top 79% |
| KY | 1 | 0 | top 35% |
| TN | 1 | 0 | top 74% |
| OK | 1 | 0 | top 100% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 100% |
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 0 | top 59% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 85% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Blue Barbecue | 2 | 20 | 0 | top 75% | 2021-08-13 |
The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
6.1 yrs
2015-07-31 → 2021-09-17
Busiest season
2021
3 contests
Contests a season
2
across 3 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
IN
3 of 6 contests · 4 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
5
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
6 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Pork
averages 162.27 · weakest Brisket (159.32)
Walk rate
33%
a top-10 call in 2 of 6 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 6 contests
Master average
643.13
out of 720 · 6 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
162
52–170 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
1,236
6 mapped stops · furthest 491 mi
Schedule strength
1602
average field rating faced — tougher than 79% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$33,880
listed at 5 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0
from 4 state-championship entries
Longest layoff
5 yrs
2015-07-31 → 2020-08-14
Power rating
1482
peak 1482 · #4053 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2015
- First tracked contest Smokin on Route 66
- Peak power rating (1488) Smokin on Route 66
- 2020
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score655.9548 Big Blue Barbecue
- 2021
- First call Big Blue Barbecue
- Career-best overall score681.0632 Grillin and Chillin BBQ
- Career-best single call (Brisket)176.5600 Grillin and Chillin BBQ
- Most recent contest Grillin and Chillin BBQ
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +9.2 | Grillin and Chillin BBQ | 2021-09-17 |
| +0.4 | Big Blue Barbecue | 2021-08-13 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.7 | Smokin on Route 66 | 2015-07-31 |
| -9.5 | Smokin For Garrett | 2020-10-23 |
| -5.4 | Big Blue Barbecue | 2020-08-14 |
| -1.4 | Obion County Barbeque Cook Off | 2021-05-14 |
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
How entries end (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
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 | 0 | 0 | 67% | top 59% | 94.6% | 91.6% |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 85% | 91.1% | 89.4% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 100% | 82.4% | 82.4% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-09-17 | Grillin and Chillin BBQ 🏅 Owensboro, KY | 11 / 31 (681.0632) | 12 (169.7028) | 14 (168.5488) | 19 (166.2516) | 6 (176.5600) |
| 2021-08-13 | Big Blue Barbecue 🏅 Shelbyville, IN | 20 / 30 (662.1828) | 20 (165.1084) | 28 (156.5488) | 14 (169.1200) | 8 (171.4056) |
| 2021-05-14 | Obion County Barbeque Cook Off 🏅 Union City, TN | 23 / 31 (635.3484) | 26 (157.0856) | 19 (163.4172) | 20 (162.3200) | 25 (152.5256) |
| 2020-10-23 | Smokin For Garrett Boonville, IN | 35 / 41 (630.7428) | 28 (161.6684) | 33 (158.2516) | 38 (153.1200) | 32 (157.7028) |
| 2020-08-14 | Big Blue Barbecue 🏅 Shelbyville, IN | 42 / 50 (655.9548) | 43 (162.8232) | 32 (163.9772) | 19 (170.8228) | 48 (158.3316) |
| 2015-07-31 | Smokin on Route 66 Miami, OK | 17 / 17 (593.5088) | 17 (148.4912) | 16 (153.6688) | 17 (151.9772) | 17 (139.3716) |
Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #592 (272 pts) | #648 (257 pts) | #671 (252 pts) | #603 (277 pts) | #507 (377 pts) |
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #655 (120 pts) | #696 (120 pts) | #701 (120 pts) | #630 (150 pts) | #681 (120 pts) |