2 Crackers Smoking IN
Rating
1470
peak 1505 · rated over 6 contests
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
2021-07-23
latest 2023-06-10
Best ToY finish
#901
Master 2022
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 7 contests
Avg finish
top 75%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
657.34
last 5 Master vs avg 657.34 (-0.00)
Walk rate
14%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±10.93
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 165.88 · weakest Chicken (162.14)
Road miles
319
mi across 7 mapped stops · furthest 115 mi
Schedule strength
74%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1571)
Purse competed for
$39K
listed at 6 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 5 state-championship entries
Master avg
657.34 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
479.94 / 360
1 Backyard contest · 0 GCs
Master and Backyard overall scores sit on different scales (Master is out of 720, Backyard out of 360), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
Great White Smoke has finished one call ahead of 2 Crackers Smoking 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
⚔️ A tough matchup
CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO. has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
Teams like this (closest power rating, IN first)
Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO. | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 171.9656 | 150.2172 | 162.14 | top 71% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.1428 | 154.8228 | 163.81 | top 71% |
| Pork | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 172.6172 | 155.3484 | 165.88 | top 64% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.6800 | 158.2056 | 163.28 | 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.
By state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| IN | 5 | 0 | top 78% |
| IL | 1 | 0 | top 63% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 43% |
| Medium (20–39) | 4 | 0 | top 78% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 98% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2023 (3 contests)
- Cooks mostly in IN (6 of 7 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (7 entries)
- Average Master overall score: 657.34 / 720
- Average Backyard overall score: 479.94 / 360
Milestones
- 🚩 2021-07-23 — First tracked contest · Hot Summer Nights Smoke n Sauce BBQ-(BACKYARD ONLY)
- 📣 2021-07-23 — First call · Hot Summer Nights Smoke n Sauce BBQ-(BACKYARD ONLY)
- 📈 2021-07-23 — Peak power rating (1505) · Hot Summer Nights Smoke n Sauce BBQ-(BACKYARD ONLY)
- ⭐ 2022-09-16 — Career-best overall score (670.1944) · Smokin' For Garrett
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +5.2 | Hot Summer Nights Smoke n Sauce BBQ-(BACKYARD ONLY) | 2021-07-23 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.5 | CCSFEST | 2022-04-08 |
| -8.2 | Hoosier BBQ Classic #1 | 2023-06-09 |
| -6.3 | Hoosier BBQ Classic #2 | 2023-06-10 |
| -5.2 | Big Blue Barbecue | 2021-08-13 |
| -3.8 | Smokin' For Garrett | 2022-09-16 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 88% | 93% | 91.4% |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 80% | 93.1% | 91.3% |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50% | top 58% | 133.3% | 112.2% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-06-10 | Hoosier BBQ Classic #2 🏅 Franklin, IN | 24 / 28 (669.6000) | 14 (171.9656) | 19 (167.9888) | 23 (166.2284) | 25 (163.4172) |
| 2023-06-09 | Hoosier BBQ Classic #1 🏅 Franklin, IN | 34 / 38 (646.0912) | 32 (162.2400) | 27 (164.5372) | 35 (155.3484) | 26 (163.9656) |
| 2023-06-09 | Hoosier BBQ Classic (ONE MEAT RIBS) Franklin, IN | — | — | 13 (164.5256) | — | — |
| 2022-09-16 | Smokin' For Garrett 🏅 Mt. Carmel, IL | 17 / 27 (670.1944) | 13 (170.8344) | 12 (169.1428) | 22 (165.0972) | 16 (165.1200) |
| 2022-04-08 | CCSFEST 🏅 Indianapolis, IN | 41 / 42 (644.9832) | 42 (150.2172) | 40 (156.5260) | 15 (172.5600) | 27 (165.6800) |
| 2021-08-13 | Big Blue Barbecue 🏅 Shelbyville, IN | 22 / 30 (655.8280) | 21 (165.0740) | 17 (169.1312) | 23 (163.4172) | 29 (158.2056) |
| 2021-07-23 | Hot Summer Nights Smoke n Sauce BBQ-(BACKYARD ONLY) Bloomington, IN | 6 / 14 (479.9428) | 10 (152.5028) | 11 (154.8228) | 2 (172.6172) | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #1017 (118 pts) | #875 (168 pts) | #780 (243 pts) | #976 (123 pts) | #1086 (113 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #901 (152 pts) | #900 (172 pts) | #933 (177 pts) | #880 (177 pts) | #907 (157 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Backyard | — | #200 (114 pts) | #214 (109 pts) | — | — |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #1193 (70 pts) | #1225 (75 pts) | #1182 (95 pts) | #1247 (65 pts) | #1531 (55 pts) |