Perfect scores on the board
1
perfect 180
1 perfect 180 in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, all in pork.
- Pork ×1
2 BROTHERS BBQ
2 BROTHERS BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 10 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2019 and 2022. Their best overall finish is 8th of 25 at the Fire it up Frostproof! (2019). They are ranked #2364 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1525
peak 1525 · rated over 5 contests3 invitational or side-series contests not counted
Contests
10
in the data
First seen
Mar 22, 2019
latest Sep 29, 2022 · 3.5 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
10% of 10 contests
Avg finish
top 42%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Current form
681.77 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 675.36 (+6.41)
Walk rate
30%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±15.88
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 170.26 · weakest Pork Ribs (161.83)
Road miles
2,055
across 10 mapped stops · furthest 1,094 mi
Schedule strength
50%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1565)
Purse competed for
$209K
listed at 5 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 6 state-championship entries
Master avg
675.36 / 720
6 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
306.78 / 360
1 Backyard contest · 0 GCs
Backyard (4-meat) avg
619.30 / 720
1 Backyard (4-meat) contest · 0 GCs
These overall scores sit on different scales (Master out of 720, Backyard out of 360, Backyard (4-meat) out of 720), 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.
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to 2 BROTHERS BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
91 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2,359 of the rated field
- Contests
- 15
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 7%
- Peak
- 1529
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to 2 BROTHERS BBQ)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team 2 BROTHERS BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#2,371 of the rated field
- Contests
- 19
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 26%
- Peak
- 1550
2–0 in 2 shared contests (100% to 2 BROTHERS BBQ)
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 19 contests to 10.
⚔ Head-to-head#2,366 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1524
Their last contest in the data was back in 2014, 8 years before 2 BROTHERS BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#2,355 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1525
They were already cooking in 2013, 6 years before 2 BROTHERS BBQ's first contest.
⚔ Compare careers#2,375 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 43%
- Peak
- 1531
Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 7 contests, alongside a 43% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Compare careers#2,353 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1525
Level with 2 BROTHERS BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LUCKY'S Q | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| Scooter's BBQ | 6 | 6 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| KEEP CALM & SAUCE ON | 6 | 5 | 1 | 83% | ⚔ compare |
| The Yellow Rose Texas BBQ Company | 6 | 5 | 1 | 83% | ⚔ compare |
| Smoking OCD | 6 | 5 | 1 | 83% | ⚔ compare |
| BIG POPPA SMOKERS | 6 | 5 | 1 | 83% | ⚔ compare |
| CAVEMAN CUISINE | 6 | 5 | 1 | 83% | ⚔ compare |
| THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE | 6 | 4 | 2 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| LA PASADITA | 6 | 4 | 2 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| Sons of a Brisket | 6 | 4 | 2 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| ALL FORKED UP FOR Q | 6 | 4 | 2 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| INSANE SWINE BBQ | 6 | 4 | 2 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN TIMBERS BBQ | 6 | 4 | 2 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| FIRE DANCER BBQ | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| MAN MEAT BBQ | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 175.4400 | 145.7028 | 165.13 | top 50% |
| Pork Ribs | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 170.8572 | 146.2516 | 161.83 | top 65% |
| Pork | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 180 🔥 | 150.2172 | 165.12 | top 46% |
| Brisket | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 177.1428 | 162.8000 | 170.26 | top 30% |
“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 94% |
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 32% |
| Large (40+) | 6 | 0 | top 35% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST | 2 | 48 | 0 | top 10% | Sep 29, 2022 |
| American Royal World Series of Barbecue - INVITATIONAL CONTEST | 2 | 74 | 0 | top 40% | Sep 29, 2022 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2019
4 contests
Contests a season
2.5
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
KS
7 of 10 contests · 4 states in all
Contests visited
6
2 of them more than once
Opponents faced
896
finished ahead 1,374 times, behind 676
Longest layoff
3.5 yrs
Oct 9, 2015 → Mar 22, 2019
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20226 milestones
- First category win (Pork) American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST
- First perfect 180 (Pork) American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST
- Career-best overall score690.8228 American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST
- Peak power rating (1525) American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST
- 10th tracked contest American Royal World Series of Barbecue - SIDES
- Most recent contest American Royal World Series of Barbecue - SIDES
20193 milestones
- First call Fire it up Frostproof!
- First overall top-10 Fire it up Frostproof!
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score667.9772 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- INVITATIONAL CONTEST
20151 milestone
- First tracked contest The River Grill before the Big Chill
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +16.2 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST | Sep 29, 2022 |
| +13.3 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST | Sep 16, 2021 |
| +4.4 | Fire it up Frostproof! | Apr 12, 2019 |
| +4.1 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST | Sep 12, 2019 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -13.6 | Smoke On the Diamond (BACKYARD ONLY) | Mar 22, 2019 |
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 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 33% | top 25% | 95.9% | 95.4% |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 25% | 94.9% | 94.9% |
| 2019 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25% | top 59% | 92.8% | 80.7% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2022 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - SIDES Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sep 29, 2022 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 48 / 505 (690.8228) | 131 (171.9772) | 276 (166.2856) | 1 (180) | 78 (172.5600) |
| Sep 29, 2022 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - INVITATIONAL CONTEST unrated Kansas City, KS | 102 / 249 (683.3716) | 144 (170.2860) | 120 (170.8572) | 84 (172.5600) | 122 (169.6684) |
| Sep 16, 2021 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 50 / 467 (683.3484) | 26 (175.4400) | 340 (161.0856) | 9 (178.2972) | 151 (168.5256) |
| Sep 16, 2021 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-INVITATIONAL CONTEST 🏅 unrated Kansas City, KS | 74 / 185 (683.3368) | 73 (171.9884) | 151 (164.5372) | 40 (174.2628) | 60 (172.5484) |
| Sep 12, 2019 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 126 / 468 (317.0860) | 347 (159.9656) | 386 (155.3828) | 421 (150.8112) | 17 (177.1428) |
| Sep 12, 2019 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- INVITATIONAL CONTEST 🏅 unrated Kansas City, KS | 111 / 135 (667.9772) | 114 (165.1544) | 71 (169.7144) | 116 (164.5372) | 90 (168.5712) |
| Apr 12, 2019 | Fire it up Frostproof! 🏅 Frostproof, FL | 8 / 25 (619.3028) | 10 (145.7028) | 6 (160.5256) | 10 (150.2744) | 2 (162.8000) |
| Mar 22, 2019 | Smoke On the Diamond (BACKYARD ONLY) Brookwood, AL | 16 / 17 (306.7772) | 13 (160.5256) | 17 (146.2516) | 16 (150.2172) | — |
| Oct 9, 2015 | The River Grill before the Big Chill Cincinnati, OH | — | — | — | — | — |
An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.