Perfect scores on the board
1
perfect 180s
1 perfect 180 in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, all in pork.
- Pork ×1
2 BROTHERS BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1525
peak 1525 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ
Contests
10
in the data
First seen
2019-03-22
latest 2022-09-29
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 10 contests
Avg finish
top 42%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Current form
676.84 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 675.36 (+1.48)
Walk rate
30%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±15.88
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 170.26 · weakest Pork Ribs (161.83)
Road miles
2,055
mi across 10 mapped stops · furthest 1094 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 🏅
GCs in 6 state-championship entries
Master avg
675.36 / 720
6 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
463.04 / 360
2 Backyard contests · 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.
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.
Storylines (9 found in this team's record)
Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.
Happy hunting ground
Top 10%
average finish here
American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST is their spot: an average finish in the top 10% across 2 visits.
- 2 visits
- best finish 48th
- average top 10%
High-water mark
690.8228
career-best overall
95.9% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 690.8228 at American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST — 95.9% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2022-09-29
Their season
2022
their best year
2022 was the year it came together: 3 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 1 category win, at an average finish in the top 25%.
- 3 contests
- 0 overall top-10s
- 1 category wins
- average top 25%
A tough matchup
6–1
behind in the head-to-head
LUCKY'S Q ahead in 86% of their meetings
LUCKY'S Q has come out ahead in 6 of their 7 shared contests.
The weak link
−8.4
points behind their best meat
Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 8.43 points below their brisket, and turns into a call 13% of the time against 14%.
- Pork Ribs avg 161.83
- Brisket avg 170.26
- 1 calls in 8 entries
A strong matchup
6–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of Scooter's BBQ in 6 of their 6 shared contests.
The comeback
3.5 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 3.5 years, then back at Smoke On the Diamond(BACKYARD ONLY) (2019-03-22).
- last seen 2015-10-09
- back 2019-03-22
Boom or bust
±26.50%
swing around their own average
Their overall swings ±26.50% of a perfect score around its own average — when it lands they're dangerous, and when it doesn't the weekend is gone by lunch.
- averages 102.5% of a perfect score
- best 172.0%
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.
82 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2342 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#2352 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#2348 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1524
No shared contest yet.
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.
⚔ Head-to-head#2338 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 29%
- Peak
- 1525
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 7 years after 2 BROTHERS BBQ did, first appearing in 2026.
⚔ Head-to-head#2346 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1526
No shared contest yet.
Level with 2 BROTHERS BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#2340 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 43%
- Peak
- 1525
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 3 years before 2 BROTHERS BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar 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 | 180.0000 🔥 | 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 state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| KS | 6 | 0 | top 35% |
| FL | 1 | 0 | top 32% |
| AL | 1 | 0 | top 94% |
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% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Royal World Series of Barbecue - INVITATIONAL CONTEST | 2 | 74 | 0 | top 40% | 2022-09-29 |
| American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST | 2 | 48 | 0 | top 10% | 2022-09-29 |
The story so far (19 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
3.5 yrs
2019-03-22 → 2022-09-29
Busiest season
2019
4 contests
Contests a season
2.5
across 4 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
KS
7 of 10 contests · 4 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
6
2 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
8 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls
Strongest meat
Brisket
averages 170.26 · weakest Pork Ribs (161.83)
Walk rate
30%
a top-10 call in 3 of 10 contests
Overall top-10 rate
10%
1 of 10 contests
Master average
675.36
out of 720 · 6 contests · 0 GCs
Backyard average
463.04
out of 360 · 2 contests · 0 GCs
Perfect 180s
1
every judge at the table handing back a nine
Opponents faced
896
1,374–676 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
2,055
10 mapped stops · furthest 1,094 mi
Schedule strength
1565
average field rating faced — tougher than 50% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$209,465
listed at 5 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0
from 6 state-championship entries
Longest layoff
3.5 yrs
2015-10-09 → 2019-03-22
Power rating
1525
peak 1525 · #2344 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2015
- First tracked contest The River Grill before the Big Chill
- 2019
- First call Fire it up Frostproof!
- First overall top-10 Fire it up Frostproof!
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score619.3028 Fire it up Frostproof!
- 2022
- 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
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +16.2 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST | 2022-09-29 |
| +13.4 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST | 2021-09-16 |
| +4.4 | Fire it up Frostproof! | 2019-04-12 |
| +4.1 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST | 2019-09-12 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -13.6 | Smoke On the Diamond(BACKYARD ONLY) | 2019-03-22 |
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)
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% | 172% | 116.7% |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-10-01 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - SIDES Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2022-09-29 | 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) |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 48 / 505 (690.8228) | 131 (171.9772) | 276 (166.2856) | 1 (180.0000) | 78 (172.5600) |
| 2021-09-16 | 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) |
| 2021-09-16 | 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) |
| 2019-09-12 | 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) |
| 2019-09-12 | 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) |
| 2019-04-12 | Fire it up Frostproof! 🏅 Frostproof, FL | 8 / 25 (619.3028) | 10 (145.7028) | 6 (160.5256) | 10 (150.2744) | 2 (162.8000) |
| 2019-03-22 | Smoke On the Diamond(BACKYARD ONLY) Brookwood, AL | 16 / 17 (306.7772) | 13 (160.5256) | 17 (146.2516) | 16 (150.2172) | — |
| 2015-10-09 | The River Grill before the Big Chill Cincinnati, OH | — | — | — | — | — |