2LiveQ CA
Rating
1573
peak 1588
Contests
27
in the data
First seen
2019-01-25
latest 2024-05-10
Best ToY finish
#428
Master 2021
Grand champs
1
2 reserve
Category wins
6
12 podiums
Overall top-10s
8
of 27 contests
Avg finish
top 39%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
4 🔥
Current form
688.28 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 668.38 (+19.91)
Walk rate
85%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
2
best run (overall)
Consistency
±38.19
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 170.00 · weakest Pork Ribs (167.26)
Road miles
13807
mi across 27 mapped stops · furthest 1557 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
LADY OF Q has finished one call ahead of 2LiveQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
B' Mackin BBQ has landed one call behind them 3 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
SHIGGIN & GRINNIN has come out ahead in 11 of their 11 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of BIG RED BBQ in 12 of their 14 shared contests.
💔 The heartbreaker
Came within 1.0624 points of the Grand Championship at The Golden State Battle (2019-01-25).
🗡️ Giant slayer
Took the Grand Championship over a 40-team field at Golden State Battle of Indio.
🃏 Against the odds
Their Grand Championship at Golden State Battle of Indio (2023-11-17) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 21-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, Heavy Smoke BBQ.
🐣 Announced themselves early
Finished 2 of 48 at their very first tracked contest, The Golden State Battle (2019-01-25).
Teams like this (closest power rating, CA first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 25 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 180.0000 🔥 | 155.4172 | 170.00 | top 37% |
| Pork Ribs | 27 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 176.5600 | 153.6572 | 167.26 | top 48% |
| Pork | 25 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 180.0000 🔥 | 154.8000 | 169.67 | top 43% |
| Brisket | 25 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 179.4400 | 154.2516 | 168.41 | top 41% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| CA | 16 | 1 | top 32% |
| MN | 5 | 0 | top 65% |
| WI | 2 | 0 | top 47% |
| AZ | 1 | 0 | top 50% |
| KS | 1 | 0 | top 14% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 11% |
| Medium (20–39) | 12 | 0 | top 38% |
| Large (40+) | 12 | 1 | top 44% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2019 (9 contests)
- Cooks mostly in CA (16 of 27 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (27 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: Golden State Battle of Indio (2023-11-17)
- Wins it all in 4% of contests
- All-time average overall score: 668.38
- 4 perfect 180s on the books 🔥
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 662.7316 | 662.73 |
| 2023 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 710.8228 | 703.38 |
| 2022 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 695.9428 | 680.86 |
| 2021 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 694.2400 | 670.85 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 661.5656 | 661.57 |
| 2019 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 692.5372 | 652.16 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-05-10 | Minnesota in May St. Peter, MN | 51 / 58 (662.7316) | 29 (171.9656) | 50 (164.0116) | 52 (163.9544) | 54 (162.8000) |
| 2024-05-10 | Minnesota in May (ONE MEAT RIBS) St. Peter, MN | — | — | 27 (166.8572) | — | — |
| 2023-11-17 | Golden State Battle of Indio Indio, CA | 1 / 40 (710.8228) | 3 (180.0000) | 8 (175.4172) | 1 (180.0000) | 8 (175.4056) |
| 2023-05-26 | 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) |
| 2022-08-12 | Reata Round Up BBQ Contest San Juan Capistrano, CA | 11 / 25 (675.9772) | 5 (173.1428) | 17 (165.7144) | 17 (167.4172) | 6 (169.7028) |
| 2022-05-28 | 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) |
| 2022-05-27 | 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) |
| 2022-05-13 | Minnesota in May (Masters) Cambridge, MN | 46 / 59 (654.2060) | 50 (160.5372) | 54 (155.9772) | 10 (173.1200) | 36 (164.5716) |
| 2022-05-13 | Minnesota in May (One Meat Ribs) Cambridge, MN | — | — | 13 (166.8572) | — | — |
| 2022-02-18 | 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) |
| 2021-08-20 | 13th Annual Big Island BBQ Albert Lea, MN | 13 / 35 (674.7772) | 9 (173.7260) | 9 (170.2628) | 9 (171.4056) | 28 (159.3828) |
| 2021-07-16 | KTD Smokin' Gobbler Cook-off Worthington, MN | 16 / 33 (674.2288) | 9 (171.9772) | 17 (166.8344) | 26 (163.4056) | 5 (172.0116) |
| 2021-06-12 | 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) |
| 2021-06-11 | 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) |
| 2021-05-28 | 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) |
| 2021-05-21 | BBQ, Boots & Brew Perris, CA | 9 / 25 (680.4568) | 6 (172.5484) | 7 (169.1084) | 16 (165.6800) | 7 (173.1200) |
| 2021-05-07 | Minnesota in May Cambridge, MN | 44 / 60 (648.4688) | 53 (157.1316) | 32 (163.9656) | 9 (173.1200) | 55 (154.2516) |
| 2020-02-21 | 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) |
| 2019-11-01 | Indio California State BBQ Championship & Festival Indio, CA | 15 / 37 (667.8856) | 27 (162.8000) | 10 (170.8228) | 20 (165.7028) | 13 (168.5600) |
| 2019-09-12 | 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) |
| 2019-08-16 | Turf & Surf BBQ Championship Del Mar, CA | 21 / 35 (660.9712) | 24 (161.6800) | 24 (162.8000) | 21 (165.6684) | 9 (170.8228) |
| 2019-08-02 | 10th Annual Vista BBQ Classic Vista, CA | 13 / 34 (678.1712) | 10 (172.5484) | 11 (171.4172) | 12 (171.9656) | 24 (162.2400) |
| 2019-05-24 | Big Bear Grill & Chill Big Bear Lake, CA | 15 / 25 (651.2688) | 4 (170.8344) | 22 (153.6572) | 13 (165.6800) | 14 (161.0972) |
| 2019-03-30 | 8th Annual Santa Anita Winners Circle BBQ Championship Day 2 Arcadia, CA | 10 / 47 (686.2628) | 16 (172.0000) | 31 (165.7028) | 26 (169.7028) | 1 (178.8572) |
| 2019-03-29 | 8th Annual Santa Anita Winners Circle BBQ Championship Day 1 Arcadia, CA | 23 / 70 (672.5028) | 63 (155.4172) | 31 (166.2400) | 1 (180.0000) | 20 (170.8456) |
| 2019-02-15 | 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) |
| 2019-01-25 | The Golden State Battle Santa Ynez, CA | 2 / 48 (692.5372) | 18 (170.8572) | 6 (173.1544) | 1 (180.0000) | 17 (168.5256) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) |