They almost always walk
78%
of contests with a top-10 call
A call in 7 of 9 contests
A top-10 category call in 78% of their 9 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.
2 Pits BBQ
2 Pits BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 9 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2020 and 2022. Their best overall finish is 6th of 48 at the New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 1-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (2022). They are ranked #2250 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1529
peak 1529 · rated over 9 contests
Contests
9
in the data
First seen
Oct 30, 2020
latest Apr 22, 2022 · 1.5 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
3
33% of 9 contests
Avg finish
top 42%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
328.62 ▲
last 5 Backyard vs avg 327.55 (+1.07)
Walk rate
78%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±4.60
spread of their Backyard overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 163.90 · weakest Pork (159.57)
Road miles
1,188
across 9 mapped stops · furthest 239 mi
Schedule strength
55%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1571)
Purse competed for
$31K
listed at 6 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 6 state-championship entries
Backyard avg
327.55 / 360
6 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
Backyard (3-meat) avg
488.69 / 540
3 Backyard (3-meat) contests · 0 GCs
These overall scores sit on different scales (Backyard out of 360, Backyard (3-meat) out of 540), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.
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 2 Pits BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
71 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2,243 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 30%
- Peak
- 1537
2–1 in 3 shared contests (67% to 2 Pits BBQ)
These two have cooked 3 of the same contests — 2 Pits BBQ ahead 2–1 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.
⚔ Head-to-head#2,251 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 44%
- Peak
- 1539
Careers of much the same size, 9 contests to 9, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#2,252 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 56%
- Peak
- 1529
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#2,247 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 30%
- Peak
- 1534
Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 3 years before 2 Pits BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#2,254 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 38%
- Peak
- 1529
Level with 2 Pits BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#2,261 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 13%
- Peak
- 1529
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LEM'S MEAT VARNISH | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| Gold-N-Blue Barbecue | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SWEET & SAVORY BBQ | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BOGGS HOG BBQ | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| BAD AZZ MULE BBQ | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| Bowmans Butt & BBQ | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| CHUNKY BBQ | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| Zoni-Q | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| Kane's BBQ | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| D’Qued Barbeque | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Optimus Swine | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BLUE EYED BBQ | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| 2 Old Navy Chiefs and a Baker | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| Capt. Blue BBQ | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 169.7144 | 151.9200 | 163.90 | top 42% |
| Pork Ribs | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 170.2628 | 157.6340 | 163.84 | top 36% |
| Pork | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 168.5944 | 151.9772 | 159.57 | top 48% |
“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) | 3 | 0 | top 63% |
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 45% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 25% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2021
7 contests
Contests a season
3
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
MD
3 of 9 contests · 5 states in all
Contests visited
9
a different one every time
Opponents faced
256
finished ahead 279 times, behind 179
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20222 milestones
- Peak power rating (1529) New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 1-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES
- Most recent contest New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 1-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES
20213 milestones
- First overall top-10 Smokin' on the Buffalo BBQ Brawl - Day 1
- Career-best overall score498.8460 Smokin' on the Buffalo BBQ Brawl - Day 1
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)170.2628 Smokin' on the Buffalo BBQ Brawl - Day 1
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +13 | New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 1-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES | Apr 22, 2022 |
| +8 | Smoke in the Grove | Jul 30, 2021 |
| +7.6 | Zom-B-Q | Oct 30, 2020 |
| +5 | York County BBQ Festival | Jun 18, 2021 |
| +4.1 | Smokin' on the Buffalo BBQ Brawl - Day 1 | May 14, 2021 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -8.2 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown at Americamps - Day 1 (BACKYARD ONLY) | Sep 24, 2021 |
| -2.8 | Pig Out in the Park (BACKYARD ONLY) | Aug 20, 2021 |
| -0.4 | Dirty Boots BBQ and Meat Contest - Day 1 | Aug 27, 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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 13% | 92% | 92% |
| 2021 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 71% | top 47% | 92.7% | 90.7% |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 36% | 90.1% | 90.1% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 22, 2022 | New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 1-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Blairstown, NJ | 6 / 48 (331.3716) | 2 (169.7144) | 10 (161.6572) | — | — |
| Sep 24, 2021 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown at Americamps - Day 1 (BACKYARD ONLY) Ashland, VA | 16 / 19 (480.4800) | 15 (162.8000) | 6 (165.7028) | 18 (151.9772) | — |
| Aug 27, 2021 | Dirty Boots BBQ and Meat Contest - Day 1 Boonsboro, MD | 13 / 24 (329.6228) | 14 (160.5028) | 11 (169.1200) | — | — |
| Aug 20, 2021 | Pig Out in the Park (BACKYARD ONLY) Frostburg, MD | 12 / 18 (321.0744) | 9 (163.3828) | 16 (157.6916) | — | — |
| Jul 30, 2021 | Smoke in the Grove 🏅 Spring Grove, PA | 10 / 54 (333.6916) | 12 (167.4400) | 10 (166.2516) | 21 (156.5484) | — |
| Jun 18, 2021 | York County BBQ Festival 🏅 Delta, PA | 13 / 41 (327.3368) | 6 (169.7028) | 19 (157.6340) | — | — |
| May 14, 2021 | Smokin' on the Buffalo BBQ Brawl - Day 1 🏅 Mannington, WV | 7 / 18 (498.8460) | 8 (167.4172) | 5 (170.2628) | 9 (161.1660) | — |
| Apr 16, 2021 | Interstate BBQ Festival - Day 1 🏅 Hagerstown, MD | 18 / 47 (322.2172) | 18 (162.2400) | 13 (159.9772) | — | — |
| Oct 30, 2020 | Zom-B-Q 🏅 Wytheville, VA | 12 / 33 (486.7544) | 21 (151.9200) | 6 (166.2400) | 3 (168.5944) | — |