2 Old Navy Chiefs and a Baker

2 Old Navy Chiefs and a Baker is a competition barbecue team with 13 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2019 and 2023. Their best overall finish is 10th of 25 at the Maryland State BBQ Bash (2021). They are ranked #2598 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#2,598

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1517

peak 1520 · rated over 13 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jul 26, 2019

latest Jun 16, 2023 · 3.9 years on the trail

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podium

Overall top-10s

15% of 13 contests

Avg finish

top 44%

overall standings

Best overall

330.2400 / 360

Backyard · Maryland State BBQ Bash

Perfect 180s

Current form

327.03 ▲

last 5 Backyard vs avg 316.74 (+10.29)

Walk rate

23%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

171.4172

Pork Ribs · Maryland State BBQ Bash

Consistency

±14.76

spread of their Backyard overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs

avg 160.46 · weakest Chicken (156.28)

Road miles

562

across 13 mapped stops · furthest 133 mi

Schedule strength

39%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1552)

Purse competed for

$93K

listed at 11 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 11 state-championship entries

Backyard avg

316.74 / 360

13 Backyard contests · 0 GCs

This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.

Storylines (6 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

MRC_Barbecue has finished one call ahead of 2 Old Navy Chiefs and a Baker 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

12–0 behind in the head-to-head

Zoni-Q ahead in 100% of their meetings

Zoni-Q has come out ahead in 12 of their 12 shared contests.

The weak link

−4.2 points behind their best meat

Chicken is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.18 points below their pork ribs, and turns into a call 15% of the time against 8%.

Chicken avg 156.28
Pork Ribs avg 160.46
2 calls in 13 entries

A strong matchup

8–2 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 80% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of SOUTH BOWIE SMOKE in 8 of their 10 shared contests.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

McClown's Que has landed one call behind them 2 times.

A July team

Top 34% average finish in July

Something about July: average finish in the top 34% across 3 contests, versus top 44% the rest of the year.

3 July contests
top 44% the rest of the year

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
2023 ↗	Backyard	—	#310 (84 pts)	#322 (89 pts)	—	—
2022 ↗	Backyard	—	#137 (296 pts)	#183 (206 pts)	—	—
2021 ↗	Backyard	—	#77 (473 pts)	#54 (678 pts)	—	—
2020 ↗	Backyard	—	#85 (106 pts)	#79 (121 pts)	—	—

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to 2 Old Navy Chiefs and a Baker, each with one reason worth a look.

80 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

All Fired Up and Kicking Ash MO

#2,605 of the rated field

1517 power rating

Contests: 16
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 6%
Peak: 1528

Careers of much the same size, 16 contests to 13, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 16 contests
last seen Nov 5, 2025

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JACK ATTACK BBQ

#2,600 of the rated field

1517 power rating

Contests: 16
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 13%
Peak: 1519

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 16 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 16 contests
last seen Mar 25, 2017

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SMOAKWOOD

#2,593 of the rated field

1517 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 30%
Peak: 1517

Level with 2 Old Navy Chiefs and a Baker on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 10 contests
last seen Oct 25, 2025

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GARDEN STATE PORKWAY

#2,599 of the rated field

1517 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 30%
Peak: 1523

Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 4 years before 2 Old Navy Chiefs and a Baker's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 10 contests

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BARBQUE XTREME

#2,609 of the rated field

1516 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 20%
Peak: 1542

They were already cooking in 2013, 6 years before 2 Old Navy Chiefs and a Baker's first contest.

rated over 9 contests
last seen Nov 15, 2019

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FIGHTIN' RIBTIPS

#2,590 of the rated field

1517 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 11%
Peak: 1529

Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 4 years before 2 Old Navy Chiefs and a Baker's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 9 contests

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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
Zoni-Q	12	0	12	0%	⚔ compare
Capt. Blue BBQ	11	3	8	27%	⚔ compare
Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit	11	2	9	18%	⚔ compare
SOUTH BOWIE SMOKE	10	8	1	80%	⚔ compare
DRILLING & GRILLING	10	3	7	30%	⚔ compare
HARCO LOCO BBQ	9	8	1	89%	⚔ compare
BAD AZZ MULE BBQ	9	1	7	11%	⚔ compare
Weber's Backyard BBQ	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare
Kane's BBQ	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare
BOGGS HOG BBQ	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
4 BOXERS Q	8	6	2	75%	⚔ compare
BIG BOB'S SMOKIN QUE	8	6	2	75%	⚔ compare
BAR-B-QUE MAYHAM	8	4	4	50%	⚔ compare
REDNECK SMOKE CLUB	8	4	4	50%	⚔ compare
GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ	8	3	5	38%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	13	2	0	0	168.5600	126.8340	156.28	top 47%
Pork Ribs	13	1	0	1	171.4172	147.9200	160.46	top 38%

“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	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	1	top 56%
Medium (20–39)	6	top 48%
Large (40+)	6	top 39%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
PA	8	0	top 39%
MD	5	0	top 52%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
York County BBQ Festival	3	14	top 48%	Jun 16, 2023
Smoke in the Grove	3	13	top 34%	Jul 30, 2021
Twin Valley Fire and Smoke	2	12	top 33%	May 13, 2022

More numbers

Busiest season 2021 8 contests

Contests a season 2.6 across 5 seasons in the data

Most contests held in PA 8 of 13 contests · 2 states in all

Contests visited 8 3 of them more than once

Opponents faced 325 finished ahead 396 times, behind 405

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

20231 milestone

Jun 16 Most recent contest York County BBQ Festival

20221 milestone

Jun 17 Peak power rating (1520) York County BBQ Festival

20215 milestones

Aug 20 First call Pig Out in the Park (BACKYARD ONLY)
Aug 20 First overall top-10 Pig Out in the Park (BACKYARD ONLY)
Oct 15 10th tracked contest Maryland State BBQ Bash
Oct 15 Career-best overall score330.2400 Maryland State BBQ Bash
Oct 15 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)171.4172 Maryland State BBQ Bash

20201 milestone

Jul 24 First overall past 90% of a perfect score324.6060 Smoke in the Grove

20191 milestone

Jul 26 First tracked contest Smoke in the Grove

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+8.2	Smoke in the Grove	Jul 24, 2020
+7.5	Maryland State BBQ Bash	Oct 15, 2021
+5	Twin Valley Fire and Smoke	May 13, 2022
+2.3	York County BBQ Festival	Jun 17, 2022
+2	Pig Out in the Park (BACKYARD ONLY)	Aug 20, 2021

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-3.2	York County BBQ Festival	Jun 16, 2023
-3.1	Interstate BBQ Festival - Day 1	Apr 16, 2021
-2.1	Interstate BBQ Festival - Day 2	Apr 17, 2021
-1.1	Dirty Boots BBQ and Meat Contest - Day 1	Aug 27, 2021
-0.8	Smoke in the Grove	Jul 30, 2021

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	Top-10s	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2023	1	0	0%	top 62%	90.1%	90.1%
2022	2	0	50%	top 36%	90.9%	90.7%
2021	8	2	25%	top 48%	91.7%	88.2%
2020	1	0	0%	top 22%	90.2%	90.2%
2019	1	0	0%	top 36%	76.3%	76.3%

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Jun 16, 2023	York County BBQ Festival 🏅 Delta, PA	18 / 29 (324.4916)	19 (162.2516)	18 (162.2400)	—	—
Jun 17, 2022	York County BBQ Festival 🏅 Delta, PA	14 / 34 (325.6800)	15 (162.2628)	12 (163.4172)	—	—
May 13, 2022	Twin Valley Fire and Smoke 🏅 Morgantown, PA	12 / 39 (327.3944)	4 (168.5600)	16 (158.8344)	—	—
Oct 15, 2021	Maryland State BBQ Bash 🏅 Belair, MD	10 / 25 (330.2400)	20 (158.8228)	2 (171.4172)	—	—
Aug 27, 2021	Dirty Boots BBQ and Meat Contest - Day 1 Boonsboro, MD	14 / 24 (327.3600)	15 (159.9656)	12 (167.3944)	—	—
Aug 20, 2021	Pig Out in the Park (BACKYARD ONLY) Frostburg, MD	10 / 18 (325.6916)	8 (164.5600)	13 (161.1316)	—	—
Jul 30, 2021	Smoke in the Grove 🏅 Spring Grove, PA	24 / 54 (316.5372)	29 (152.5372)	13 (164)	—	—
Jun 18, 2021	York County BBQ Festival 🏅 Delta, PA	17 / 41 (319.9312)	19 (158.8340)	14 (161.0972)	—	—
May 14, 2021	Twin Valley Fire and Smoke 🏅 Morgantown, PA	16 / 46 (301.0172)	16 (148.4800)	15 (152.5372)	—	—
Apr 17, 2021	Interstate BBQ Festival - Day 2 🏅 Hagerstown, MD	18 / 34 (313.6568)	17 (158.2740)	18 (155.3828)	—	—
Apr 16, 2021	Interstate BBQ Festival - Day 1 🏅 Hagerstown, MD	25 / 47 (306.2400)	26 (147.3828)	19 (158.8572)	—	—
Jul 24, 2020	Smoke in the Grove 🏅 Spring Grove, PA	13 / 59 (324.6060)	14 (162.8916)	11 (161.7144)	—	—
Jul 26, 2019	Smoke in the Grove 🏅 Spring Grove, PA	19 / 53 (274.7540)	21 (126.8340)	11 (147.9200)	—	—

2 Old Navy Chiefs and a Baker

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Purse competed for

State championships

Backyard avg

Storylines (6 found in their record)

The one to beat

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Looking over their shoulder

A July team

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)

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

More numbers

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

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

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)