2LiveQ

2LiveQ is a competition barbecue team with 51 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2025. They have won 1 Grand Championship, at the Golden State Battle of Indio (2023), and finished Reserve Grand Champion twice. They are ranked #806 of 6,485 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “2 Live Q” and “2 - Live Q”.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#806

of 6,485 rated · rankings

Rating

1627

peak 1637 · rated over 49 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Oct 2, 2014

latest Aug 15, 2025 · 10.9 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#428

Master 2021 · every season

Grand champs

2 reserve · wins it all 2% of the time

Category wins

15 podiums

Overall top-10s

22% of 51 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 45%

overall standings

Best overall

710.8228 / 720

Master · Golden State Battle of Indio

Perfect 180s

3 🔥

Current form

687.02 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 668.90 (+18.12)

Walk rate

69%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

180 🔥

Chicken · Golden State Battle of Indio

Consistency

±18.76

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 167.84 · weakest Brisket (166.38)

Road miles

25,885

across 51 mapped stops · furthest 1,566 mi

Schedule strength

64%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1581)

Purse competed for

$285K

listed at 22 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

1 🏅

won from 26 state-championship entries

Master avg

668.90 / 720

49 Master contests · 1 GC

Storylines (15 found in their record)

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

The heartbreaker

1.0624 points from the title

Came within 1.0624 points of the Grand Championship at The Golden State Battle (Jan 25, 2019).

Perfect scores on the board

3 perfect 180s

3 perfect 180s in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, across 2 different meats.

Pork ×2
Chicken ×1

Against the odds

14-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings

The ratings favoured the top seed the other 86 times in 100

Their Grand Championship at Golden State Battle of Indio (Nov 17, 2023) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 14-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, BIG POPPA SMOKERS.

Giant slayer

40 teams beaten in one weekend

Took the Grand Championship over a 40-team field at Golden State Battle of Indio.

Nov 17, 2023

Happy hunting ground

Top 14% average finish here

Big Bear Grill & Chill BBQ Championships (Day 2) is their spot: an average finish in the top 14% across 3 visits.

3 visits
best finish 3rd
average top 14%

They almost always walk

69% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 35 of 51 contests

A top-10 category call in 69% of their 51 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

710.8228 career-best overall

98.7% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 710.8228 at Golden State Battle of Indio — 98.7% of a perfect 720.

Master
Nov 17, 2023

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State champions

1 state championship won

They've taken 1 state championship from 26 entries at contests carrying the title.

26 state-championship entries

The one to beat

3× one call ahead of them

Smokin it Up BBQ has finished one call ahead of 2LiveQ 3 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

24–7 behind in the head-to-head

LADY OF Q ahead in 77% of their meetings

LADY OF Q has come out ahead in 24 of their 31 shared contests.

A strong matchup

19–4 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 83% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of BIG RED BBQ in 19 of their 23 shared contests.

Pork nemesis

18 of 27 shared pork entries lost

LADY OF Q ahead 67% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, LADY OF Q has out-cooked them in 18 of 27 shared pork entries.

Looking over their shoulder

3× one call behind them

Meat Candy Q has landed one call behind them 3 times.

A March team

Top 31% average finish in March

Something about March: average finish in the top 31% across 3 contests, versus top 45% the rest of the year.

3 March contests
top 45% the rest of the year

The long haul

25,885 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 25,885 miles across 51 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 1,566 miles to Bring'n Home the Bacon - Day 1.

51 mapped stops
furthest 1,566 mi

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
2024 ↗	Master	#1182 (60 pts)	#1242 (60 pts)	#1021 (120 pts)	#1231 (60 pts)	#1204 (60 pts)
2022 ↗	Master	#1309 (60 pts)	#1341 (60 pts)	#901 (182 pts)	#996 (135 pts)	#1333 (60 pts)
2021 ↗	Master	#428 (428 pts)	#304 (668 pts)	#453 (458 pts)	#406 (468 pts)	#415 (483 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to 2LiveQ, each with one reason worth a look.

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

Big Wigs BBQ

#809 of the rated field

1627 power rating

Contests: 47
GCs: 3
Top-10s: 32%
Peak: 1689

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to 2LiveQ)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team 2LiveQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 45 contests
last seen Aug 23, 2024

⚔ Head-to-head

HERE PIGGY PIGGY BBQ

#810 of the rated field

1627 power rating

Contests: 42
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 40%
Peak: 1634

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to 2LiveQ)

Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 6 years before 2LiveQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 41 contests

⚔ Head-to-head

CRASH TEST SMOKERS

#805 of the rated field

1627 power rating

Contests: 83
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 39%
Peak: 1702

2–0 in 2 shared contests (100% to 2LiveQ)

They've been 1702 at their best, 75 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 83 contests
last seen Aug 27, 2021

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MAGNUM P.I.G. MN BBQ TEAM

#807 of the rated field

1627 power rating

Contests: 24
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 67%
Peak: 1627

0–3 in 3 shared contests (0% to 2LiveQ)

Fewer contests behind them than 2LiveQ has cooked, 24 to 51, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 19 contests
last seen Nov 12, 2021

⚔ Head-to-head

Too Sauced Guys Bar-B-Que

#804 of the rated field

1627 power rating

Contests: 46
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 39%
Peak: 1628

46 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 39% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 41 contests
last seen Aug 28, 2026

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THE PIT CREW GA

#803 of the rated field

1627 power rating

Contests: 108
GCs: 9
Top-10s: 52%
Peak: 1812

Level with 2LiveQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 108 contests
last seen May 13, 2022

⚔ Compare careers

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
LADY OF Q	31	7	24	23%	⚔ compare
Meat Candy Q	30	18	12	60%	⚔ compare
RAD FONDO BBQ	25	12	13	48%	⚔ compare
TEAM WOODSHED	25	10	15	40%	⚔ compare
BIG POPPA SMOKERS	25	5	20	20%	⚔ compare
BIG RED BBQ	23	19	4	83%	⚔ compare
B' Mackin BBQ	23	8	15	35%	⚔ compare
SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ	22	6	16	27%	⚔ compare
7 SINS BBQ	21	18	3	86%	⚔ compare
SMOKE HOUND BBQ	21	11	10	52%	⚔ compare
Smokin it Up BBQ	21	9	12	43%	⚔ compare
Burnin and Lootin	21	4	17	19%	⚔ compare
Porterhouse BBQ	19	9	10	47%	⚔ compare
NOTHING COMPARES 2 Q	19	9	10	47%	⚔ compare
JOLLEY'S BAD TO THE BONE BARBEQUE	17	16	1	94%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	49	18	1	4	180 🔥	151.9200	167.64	top 46%
Pork Ribs	51	14	0	4	176.5600	147.9544	166.76	top 48%
Pork	45	15	3	3	180 🔥	148.5256	167.84	top 46%
Brisket	49	15	2	4	179.4400	140.4916	166.38	top 45%

“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)	1	0	top 11%
Medium (20–39)	18	0	top 41%
Large (40+)	30	1	top 49%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
CA	34	1	top 40%
MN	5	0	top 65%
MO	4	0	top 71%
WI	2	0	top 47%
KS	2	0	top 44%
TX	1	0	top 20%
AZ	1	0	top 50%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Big Bear Grill & Chill BBQ Championships (Day 2)	3	3	top 14%	May 28, 2022
Minnesota in May (Masters)	2	44	top 76%	May 13, 2022
Turf & Surf BBQ Championship	2	19	top 49%	Aug 16, 2019
Dana Point State BBQ Championship	2	20	top 56%	Oct 7, 2016

More numbers

Busiest season 2019 9 contests

Contests a season 4.3 across 12 seasons in the data

Most contests held in CA 34 of 51 contests · 7 states in all

Contests visited 44 4 of them more than once

Most-entered meat Pork Ribs 51 entries · 0 wins · 14 calls

First title Nov 17, 2023 Golden State Battle of Indio

Opponents faced 1,259 finished ahead 1,493 times, behind 1,276

Longest layoff 1.3 yrs May 10, 2024 → Aug 15, 2025

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

20251 milestone

Aug 15 Most recent contest Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship

20241 milestone

May 10 50th tracked contest Minnesota in May

20235 milestones

Nov 17 First Grand Championship Golden State Battle of Indio
Nov 17 First state championship Golden State Battle of Indio
Nov 17 Biggest field won (40 teams) Golden State Battle of Indio
Nov 17 Career-best overall score710.8228 Golden State Battle of Indio
Nov 17 Peak power rating (1637) Golden State Battle of Indio

20193 milestones

Jan 25 First Reserve Championship The Golden State Battle
Jan 25 First perfect 180 (Pork) The Golden State Battle
Feb 15 25th tracked contest The Smithfield Guinea Pig (TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL)

20183 milestones

May 25 First overall top-10 Big Bear Memorial Weekend BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL)
May 25 First overall podium Big Bear Memorial Weekend BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL)
Sep 14 First category win (Pork) America's Finest BBQ State Championship

20171 milestone

Jan 27 10th tracked contest Newport Beach Winter Q

20161 milestone

Feb 19 First call The Pig (Guinea Pig)

20151 milestone

Jul 24 First overall past 90% of a perfect score661.6228 7th Annual Vista BBQ Classic

20141 milestone

Oct 2 First tracked contest Dana Point State BBQ Championship

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+17.3	The Golden State Battle	Jan 25, 2019
+16.1	Golden State Battle of Indio	Nov 17, 2023
+14.8	Big Bear Memorial Weekend BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL)	May 25, 2018
+14.3	America's Finest BBQ State Championship	Sep 14, 2018
+13.4	City of Dana Point State BBQ Championship	Oct 2, 2015

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-16.5	Minnesota in May	May 10, 2024
-12.7	Minnesota in May	May 7, 2021
-10.5	Dana Point State BBQ Championship	Oct 2, 2014
-9.9	Minnesota in May (Masters)	May 13, 2022
-7.1	Racing for the BBQ	Jul 29, 2016

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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)
2025	1	0	0	0	100%	top 20%	95.8%	95.8%
2024	2	0	0	0	0%	top 88%	92%	92%
2023	2	1	2	0	100%	top 7%	98.7%	97.7%
2022	6	0	2	1	83%	top 41%	96.7%	94.6%
2021	7	0	2	1	100%	top 43%	96.4%	93.2%
2020	1	0	0	0	100%	top 56%	91.9%	91.9%
2019	9	0	2	3	89%	top 37%	96.2%	93.1%
2018	9	0	3	1	67%	top 40%	95.8%	93.1%
2017	5	0	0	0	40%	top 57%	94.3%	91.4%
2016	6	0	0	0	50%	top 64%	93.6%	90.3%
2015	2	0	0	0	0%	top 39%	95.1%	93.5%
2014	1	0	0	0	0%	top 86%	87.7%	87.7%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Aug 15, 2025	Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship 🏅 Lubbock, TX	11 / 55 (689.6340)	20 (171.4172)	6 (176.5600)	27 (167.9540)	6 (173.7028)
May 10, 2024	Minnesota in May 🏅 St. Peter, MN	51 / 58 (662.7316)	29 (171.9656)	50 (164.0116)	52 (163.9544)	54 (162.8000)
May 10, 2024	Minnesota in May (ONE MEAT RIBS) St. Peter, MN	—	—	27 (166.8572)	—	—
Nov 17, 2023	Golden State Battle of Indio 🏅 Indio, CA	1 / 40 (710.8228)	3 (180)	8 (175.4172)	—	8 (175.4056)
May 26, 2023	Big Bear Grill & Chill BBQ Championship 🏅 Big Bear Lake, CA	2 / 19 (695.9428)	2 (174.2628)	8 (170.8572)	7 (173.1200)	2 (177.7028)
Aug 12, 2022	Reata Round Up BBQ Contest 🏅 San Juan Capistrano, CA	11 / 25 (675.9772)	5 (173.1428)	17 (165.7144)	—	6 (169.7028)
May 28, 2022	Big Bear Grill & Chill BBQ Championships (Day 2) 🏅 Big Bear Lake, CA	4 / 25 (695.9428)	5 (177.7028)	6 (173.7144)	9 (174.2628)	9 (170.2628)
May 27, 2022	Big Bear Grill & Chill BBQ Championships (Day 1) 🏅 Big Bear Lake, CA	4 / 25 (694.2172)	5 (174.8456)	3 (176.5600)	5 (176.5716)	13 (166.2400)
May 13, 2022	Minnesota in May (Masters) 🏅 Cambridge, MN	46 / 59 (654.2060)	50 (160.5372)	54 (155.9772)	10 (173.1200)	36 (164.5716)
May 13, 2022	Minnesota in May (One Meat Ribs) Cambridge, MN	—	—	13 (166.8572)	—	—
Feb 18, 2022	BBQ & Brew 'Best in the Southwest' Festival 🏅 Yuma, AZ	17 / 34 (683.9428)	1 (179.4400)	23 (164.5600)	15 (172.5600)	18 (167.3828)
Aug 20, 2021	13th Annual Big Island BBQ 🏅 Albert Lea, MN	13 / 35 (674.7772)	9 (173.7260)	9 (170.2628)	9 (171.4056)	28 (159.3828)
Jul 16, 2021	KTD Smokin' Gobbler Cook-off 🏅 Worthington, MN	16 / 33 (674.2288)	9 (171.9772)	17 (166.8344)	26 (163.4056)	5 (172.0116)
Jun 12, 2021	Bring'n Home the Bacon - Day 2 🏅 West Salem, WI	20 / 45 (662.7316)	10 (170.8572)	18 (166.8344)	30 (161.6456)	28 (163.3944)
Jun 11, 2021	Bring'n Home the Bacon - Day 1 🏅 West Salem, WI	26 / 52 (661.0744)	5 (172.5944)	27 (163.9772)	48 (154.8000)	13 (169.7028)
May 28, 2021	Big Bear Grill & Chill BBQ Championships 🏅 Big Bear Lake, CA	3 / 27 (694.2400)	2 (177.1428)	3 (175.4172)	15 (162.2400)	1 (179.4400)
May 21, 2021	BBQ, Boots & Brew 🏅 Perris, CA	9 / 25 (680.4568)	6 (172.5484)	7 (169.1084)	16 (165.6800)	7 (173.1200)
May 7, 2021	Minnesota in May 🏅 Cambridge, MN	44 / 60 (648.4688)	53 (157.1316)	32 (163.9656)	9 (173.1200)	55 (154.2516)
Feb 21, 2020	The Tyson Guinea Pig, Matt Dalton Memorial 🏅 Coachella, CA	28 / 50 (661.5656)	14 (170.2628)	48 (154.2056)	7 (171.9772)	24 (165.1200)
Nov 1, 2019	Indio California State BBQ Championship & Festival 🏅 Indio, CA	15 / 37 (667.8856)	27 (162.8000)	10 (170.8228)	20 (165.7028)	13 (168.5600)
Sep 12, 2019	40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS	67 / 468 (493.6228)	161 (168.5716)	61 (173.1200)	132 (169.7144)	206 (165.6800)
Aug 16, 2019	Turf & Surf BBQ Championship 🏅 Del Mar, CA	21 / 35 (660.9712)	24 (161.6800)	24 (162.8000)	—	9 (170.8228)
Aug 2, 2019	10th Annual Vista BBQ Classic 🏅 Vista, CA	13 / 34 (678.1712)	10 (172.5484)	11 (171.4172)	—	24 (162.2400)
May 24, 2019	Big Bear Grill & Chill 🏅 Big Bear Lake, CA	15 / 25 (651.2688)	4 (170.8344)	22 (153.6572)	13 (165.6800)	14 (161.0972)
Mar 30, 2019	8th Annual Santa Anita Winners Circle BBQ Championship Day 2 🏅 Arcadia, CA	10 / 47 (686.2628)	16 (172)	31 (165.7028)	26 (169.7028)	1 (178.8572)
Mar 29, 2019	8th Annual Santa Anita Winners Circle BBQ Championship Day 1 🏅 Arcadia, CA	23 / 70 (672.5028)	63 (155.4172)	31 (166.2400)	1 (180)	20 (170.8456)
Feb 15, 2019	The Smithfield Guinea Pig (TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL) Indian Wells, CA	31 / 49 (666.1832)	43 (157.0744)	27 (168.0116)	25 (167.9772)	7 (173.1200)
Jan 25, 2019	The Golden State Battle 🏅 Santa Ynez, CA	2 / 48 (692.5372)	18 (170.8572)	6 (173.1544)	1 (180)	17 (168.5256)
Nov 3, 2018	Indio California State BBQ Championship & Festival DAY 2 (JUDGES FULL) Indio, CA	24 / 33 (665.5428)	19 (169.6800)	31 (155.9200)	17 (171.9656)	18 (167.9772)
Nov 2, 2018	Indio California State BBQ Championship & Festival DAY 1 (JUDGES FULL) Indio, CA	17 / 33 (675.9200)	11 (171.4516)	26 (164.5372)	12 (171.4056)	17 (168.5256)
Oct 12, 2018	Temecula State BBQ Championship Temecula, CA	22 / 46 (669.0284)	4 (174.8456)	37 (161.6572)	34 (164.5256)	19 (168)
Sep 14, 2018	America's Finest BBQ State Championship 🏅 San Diego, CA	3 / 40 (687.9540)	4 (175.4056)	7 (171.4056)	1 (179.4400)	23 (161.7028)
Aug 17, 2018	Turf & Surf BBQ Championship Del Mar, CA	19 / 51 (660.4460)	29 (161.1088)	14 (168.5716)	10 (169.6800)	28 (161.0856)
Jul 13, 2018	9th Annual Vista BBQ Classic (JUDGES FULL) Vista, CA	9 / 37 (689.6344)	9 (171.4056)	6 (174.2744)	6 (175.4172)	14 (168.5372)
Jun 8, 2018	Smoke Out Hunger BBQ Challenge Kansas City, KS	34 / 46 (633.5888)	35 (161.6800)	30 (161.0972)	41 (152.5372)	27 (158.2744)
May 25, 2018	Big Bear Memorial Weekend BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL) Big Bear Lake, CA	3 / 29 (682.1944)	22 (158.2172)	3 (174.2972)	4 (171.9772)	2 (177.7028)
Mar 23, 2018	7th Annual Santa Anita Winners Circle BBQ Championship Arcadia, CA	30 / 78 (668.4916)	7 (174.8572)	37 (166.8344)	42 (165.1200)	50 (161.6800)
Oct 13, 2017	OC BBQ Competition Costa Messa, CA	43 / 56 (649.5544)	51 (155.9428)	29 (166.8344)	37 (161.6916)	30 (165.0856)
Aug 18, 2017	Del Mar BBQ Championship Del Mar, CA	38 / 52 (642.6400)	47 (151.9200)	19 (169.1200)	32 (162.8000)	37 (158.8000)
Jun 2, 2017	Smokin' On The Summit Lee's Summit, MO	37 / 65 (647.8856)	48 (158.3088)	12 (169.7028)	41 (163.3712)	42 (156.5028)
May 19, 2017	SoCal BBQ Bash and Expo (JUDGES FULL) Pomona, CA	25 / 46 (670.7660)	22 (170.8344)	44 (156.5372)	21 (167.3944)	4 (176)
Jan 27, 2017	Newport Beach Winter Q Newport, CA	13 / 56 (678.8572)	19 (170.2972)	15 (170.2744)	23 (168)	10 (170.2856)
Oct 7, 2016	Dana Point State BBQ Championship Dana Point, CA	20 / 75 (674.2516)	35 (166.8344)	31 (165.1428)	10 (173.1544)	17 (169.1200)
Jul 29, 2016	Racing for the BBQ Lee's Summit, MO	45 / 54 (633.6460)	30 (168.0116)	35 (163.4400)	39 (161.7028)	53 (140.4916)
May 6, 2016	Truman Heritage Festival BBQ Championship Grandview, MO	15 / 25 (649.0280)	15 (161.1312)	3 (173.7028)	25 (148.5256)	8 (165.6684)
Apr 15, 2016	The Ultimate BBQ showdown East vs West VII Wildomar, CA	17 / 32 (668.4572)	28 (165.0972)	18 (167.9772)	21 (163.9656)	11 (171.4172)
Apr 1, 2016	Smokin On Big Creek BBQ Contest Benefiting Operation BBQ Relief Pleasant Hill, MO	59 / 72 (624.4572)	59 (157.6800)	65 (147.9544)	44 (164)	59 (154.8228)
Feb 19, 2016	The Pig (Guinea Pig) Indio, CA	37 / 48 (651.3144)	40 (160.0116)	36 (161.6572)	9 (172)	42 (157.6456)
Oct 2, 2015	City of Dana Point State BBQ Championship Dana Point, CA	11 / 75 (685.0632)	28 (170.8344)	15 (173.1200)	28 (169.1316)	20 (171.9772)
Jul 24, 2015	7th Annual Vista BBQ Classic Vista, CA	34 / 54 (661.6228)	41 (161.6800)	35 (162.2628)	14 (172)	26 (165.6800)
Oct 2, 2014	Dana Point State BBQ Championship Dana Point, CA	83 / 97 (631.7828)	83 (155.9428)	47 (165.6800)	76 (158.2400)	84 (151.9200)

2LiveQ

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Best top-10 run

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

Master avg

Storylines (15 found in their record)

The heartbreaker

Perfect scores on the board

Against the odds

Giant slayer

Happy hunting ground

They almost always walk

High-water mark

State champions

The one to beat

A tough matchup

A strong matchup

Pork nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

A March team

The long haul

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Overall rank by season

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, averaged over 5 contests — 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)