Two Crackers Cooking

Two Crackers Cooking is a competition barbecue team with 15 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2020. Their best overall finish is 17th of 39 at the Plant City Pig Jam (2019). They are ranked #6124 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#6,124

of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1427

peak 1501 · rated over 14 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jan 25, 2013

latest Jan 24, 2020 · 7 years on the trail

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podium

Overall top-10s

0% of 15 contests

Avg finish

top 74%

overall standings

Best overall

642.2056 / 720

Master · When Pigs Fly South

Perfect 180s

Current form

608.20 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 617.66 (-9.45)

Walk rate

13%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

170.8800

Pork · Plant City Pig Jam

Consistency

±18.17

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 158.37 · weakest Pork Ribs (151.85)

Road miles

across 15 mapped stops

Schedule strength

26%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1535)

Purse competed for

$67K

listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 3 state-championship entries

Master avg

617.66 / 720

12 Master contests · 0 GCs

Backyard (4-meat) avg

628.83 / 720

2 Backyard (4-meat) contests · 0 GCs

These overall scores sit on different scales (Master out of 720, 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.

Storylines (8 found in their record)

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

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

Gourmet Rednecks has finished one call ahead of Two Crackers Cooking 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

13–0 behind in the head-to-head

SWAMP BOYS ahead in 100% of their meetings

SWAMP BOYS has come out ahead in 13 of their 13 shared contests.

The weak link

−6.5 points behind their best meat

Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 6.52 points below their pork, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 7%.

Pork Ribs avg 151.85
Pork avg 158.37
0 calls in 14 entries

A strong matchup

7–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of SMOKE SHACK BBQ in 7 of their 7 shared contests.

Pork nemesis

10 of 13 shared pork entries lost

SWAMP BOYS ahead 77% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, SWAMP BOYS has out-cooked them in 10 of 13 shared pork entries.

A November team

Top 64% average finish in November

Something about November: average finish in the top 64% across 5 contests, versus top 74% the rest of the year.

5 November contests
top 74% the rest of the year

The metronome

±2.41% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.41% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 86.0% of a perfect score
15 contests

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A standing appointment

4 years running at one contest

They've cooked Lakeland Pig Festival every year from 2017 to 2020 — the contest they never miss.

4 visits in all
best finish 29th

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The teams rated closest to Two Crackers Cooking, each with one reason worth a look.

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

COASTAL SMOKE

#6,127 of the rated field

1427 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1427

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 15 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 15 contests
last seen May 19, 2023

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BACKDRAFT BBQ SC

#6,125 of the rated field

1427 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1427

Careers of much the same size, 17 contests to 15, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 17 contests
last seen Jul 9, 2026

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SMOKE-N-ASHES

#6,123 of the rated field

1427 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1427

17 contests and no Grand Championship yet.

rated over 17 contests
last seen Aug 19, 2022

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Sitt 'n Smoke

#6,121 of the rated field

1427 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1427

Level with Two Crackers Cooking on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 11 contests
last seen Aug 7, 2026

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4 MEAT SAKES

#6,118 of the rated field

1427 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 9%
Peak: 1427

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.

rated over 11 contests
last seen Jun 16, 2023

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Shawnee Que Crew

#6,126 of the rated field

1427 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1427

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 10 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 10 contests
last seen Sep 25, 2026

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
SWAMP BOYS	13	0	13	0%	⚔ compare
SWINOS	11	4	7	36%	⚔ compare
BIG JOHN'S TEXAS BAR-B-QUE	11	2	9	18%	⚔ compare
Accutech BBQ	11	1	10	9%	⚔ compare
HOT WACHULA'S	11	0	11	0%	⚔ compare
HOGS GONE WILD BBQ	10	3	7	30%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN BLUE Q FL	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare
Shanty Town BBQ	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare
The BBQ Shack	8	3	5	38%	⚔ compare
United Pork Smokers	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
WHISKEY BENT BBQ - FL	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
Smokin' Slimz	8	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
SMOKE SHACK BBQ	7	7	0	100%	⚔ compare
HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS	7	3	4	43%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN ACES BBQ - FL	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	14	0	0	0	166.2858	144.5256	157.16	top 69%
Pork Ribs	14	0	0	0	163.4172	135.9316	151.85	top 75%
Pork	14	1	1	1	170.8800	149.1428	158.37	top 64%
Brisket	14	1	0	0	167.4628	131.9200	151.88	top 69%

“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
Medium (20–39)	4	0	top 69%
Large (40+)	10	0	top 77%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Lakeland Pig Festival	4	29	top 81%	Jan 24, 2020
Lakeland Pig Festival	3	32	top 74%	Jan 29, 2016
Plant City Pig Jam	2	17	top 59%	Nov 22, 2019
When Pigs Fly South	2	34	top 88%	Dec 2, 2016
When Pigs Fly South	2	22	top 60%	Nov 6, 2015

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Busiest season 2016 3 contests

Contests a season 1.9 across 8 seasons in the data

Most contests held in FL 15 of 15 contests

Contests visited 6 5 of them more than once

Opponents faced 407 finished ahead 218 times, behind 625

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

20201 milestone

Jan 24 Most recent contest Lakeland Pig Festival

20193 milestones

Jan 25 First call Lakeland Pig Festival
Nov 22 First category win (Pork) Plant City Pig Jam
Nov 22 Career-best single call (Pork)170.8800 Plant City Pig Jam

20171 milestone

Jan 27 10th tracked contest Lakeland Pig Festival

20133 milestones

Jan 25 First tracked contest Lakeland Pig Festival
Jan 25 Peak power rating (1501) Lakeland Pig Festival
Nov 15 Career-best overall score642.2056 When Pigs Fly South

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+4.2	Lakeland Pig Festival	Jan 25, 2019
+2.6	Plant City Pig Jam	Nov 22, 2019
+1.4	Lakeland Pig Festival	Jan 25, 2013

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-11.4	When Pigs Fly South	Dec 2, 2016
-10.7	Lakeland Pig Festival	Jan 29, 2016
-10	Lakeland Pig Festival	Jan 24, 2020
-9.3	Lakeland Pig Festival	Jan 27, 2017
-9.2	The Tiger Town Pig Festival	Jan 23, 2014

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	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2020	1	0	0%	top 91%	86.4%	86.4%
2019	2	1	100%	top 47%	87.8%	87.3%
2018	2	0	0%	top 90%	82.4%	82.4%
2017	1	0	0%	top 95%	83.6%	83.6%
2016	3	0	0%	top 87%	88.6%	84.6%
2015	2	0	0%	top 73%	87.4%	87.4%
2014	2	0	0%	top 82%	86.6%	85.3%
2013	2	0	0%	top 51%	89.2%	89%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Jan 24, 2020	Lakeland Pig Festival 🏅 Lakeland, FL	48 / 53 (622.1828)	51 (150.2628)	37 (163.4172)	42 (160.5600)	47 (147.9428)
Nov 22, 2019	Plant City Pig Jam 🏅 Plant City, FL	17 / 39 (625.6116)	22 (152.5372)	19 (154.2744)	1 (170.8800)	25 (147.9200)
Jan 25, 2019	Lakeland Pig Festival 🏅 Lakeland, FL	29 / 58 (632.0572)	40 (156)	40 (153.1544)	28 (155.4400)	8 (167.4628)
Nov 16, 2018	Suncoast Credit Union Plant City Pig Jam Plant City, FL	—	—	—	—	—
Jan 26, 2018	Lakeland Pig Festival Lakeland, FL	54 / 60 (592.9828)	31 (165.7488)	55 (144.4800)	52 (150.8340)	57 (131.9200)
Jan 27, 2017	Lakeland Pig Festival Lakeland, FL	57 / 60 (601.5996)	55 (150.7884)	56 (145.6684)	56 (153.7256)	48 (151.4172)
Dec 2, 2016	When Pigs Fly South Lakeland, FL	34 / 36 (586.6636)	27 (159.9544)	35 (135.9316)	31 (153.1316)	34 (137.6460)
Nov 18, 2016	Plant City Pig Jam Plant City, FL	28 / 38 (637.5888)	24 (162.8344)	23 (159.4056)	18 (166.2400)	32 (149.1088)
Jan 29, 2016	Lakeland Pig Festival Lakeland, FL	54 / 58 (602.7312)	57 (144.5256)	57 (145.6800)	49 (156.5256)	43 (156)
Nov 6, 2015	When Pigs Fly South Lakeland, FL	22 / 35 (629.1540)	23 (155.4972)	20 (160.5256)	29 (149.1428)	12 (163.9884)
Jan 30, 2015	Lakeland Pig Festival Lakeland, FL	51 / 62 (629.1196)	42 (165.7140)	60 (142.8456)	28 (165.7600)	44 (154.8000)
Nov 7, 2014	When Pigs Fly South Lakeland, FL	34 / 42 (623.3144)	34 (151.9428)	22 (162.2860)	38 (157.1656)	32 (151.9200)
Jan 23, 2014	The Tiger Town Pig Festival Lakeland, FL	57 / 69 (605.4968)	50 (157.6340)	65 (142.7772)	53 (151.4284)	49 (153.6572)
Nov 15, 2013	When Pigs Fly South Lakeland, FL	28 / 49 (642.2056)	26 (160.5372)	23 (163.4172)	15 (167.4284)	44 (150.8228)
Jan 25, 2013	Lakeland Pig Festival Lakeland, FL	32 / 70 (638.8574)	14 (166.2858)	50 (152)	33 (158.8572)	22 (161.7144)

Two Crackers Cooking

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

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

Backyard (4-meat) avg

Storylines (8 found in their record)

The one to beat

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Pork nemesis

A November team

The metronome

A standing appointment

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

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 — 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)