High-water mark
683.3484
career-best overall
94.9% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 683.3484 at 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) — 94.9% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Sep 15, 2018
TURN'N 2 BBQ
TURN'N 2 BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2015 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 72nd of 467 at the 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) (2018). They are ranked #3935 of 6,485 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1485
peak 1485 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
Oct 3, 2015
latest Sep 12, 2019 · 3.9 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 67%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±35.11
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 160.90 · weakest Chicken (156.00)
Road miles
13
across 5 mapped stops
Schedule strength
60%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1576)
Purse competed for
$68K
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 1 state-championship entry
Master avg
632.15 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to TURN'N 2 BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
162 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3,918 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1485
1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to TURN'N 2 BBQ)
2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team TURN'N 2 BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#3,923 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1485
1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to TURN'N 2 BBQ)
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3,907 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1508
0–2 in 2 shared contests (0% to TURN'N 2 BBQ)
Level with TURN'N 2 BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#3,919 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1502
They turned up 9 years after TURN'N 2 BBQ did, first appearing in 2024.
⚔ Compare careers#3,949 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1484
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,936 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1485
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FOUNTAIN CITY BARBEQUE | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| ATTITUDES OF SMOKE | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| Smoke & Beer BBQ | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| Q-CHIPS | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| Lb Town KC BBQ | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| Casual Smokers | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| BBQ CARTEL | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| CHILLIN AND GRILLIN CREW | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| Rub'N & Squeal'N | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| 3 BRATS AND A COCKTAIL WEENIE | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| Hawg Wild | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| OINK, MOO & COCK-A-DOODLE DOO | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| ROADKILL BBQ | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| Rocks Famous BBQ | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| Smoke Me Tender BBQ | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168.5484 | 139.9772 | 156.00 | top 69% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 173.7028 | 144 | 156.32 | top 68% |
| Pork | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 177.1544 | 151.4172 | 160.90 | top 61% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.2628 | 150.8344 | 158.94 | top 62% |
“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
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 5 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
KS
4 of 5 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
5
a different one every time
Opponents faced
1,291
finished ahead 701 times, behind 1,797
Longest layoff
1.1 yrs
Oct 3, 2015 → Oct 29, 2016
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20191 milestone
- Most recent contest 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST
20183 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score683.3484 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)
- Career-best overall score683.3484 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)
- Career-best single call (Pork)177.1544 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)
20152 milestones
- First tracked contest 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open
- Peak power rating (1489) 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +15.5 | 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) | Sep 15, 2018 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.3 | 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open | Oct 3, 2015 |
| -10.9 | 38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) | Sep 1, 2017 |
| -8.1 | 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) | Oct 29, 2016 |
| -0.8 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST | Sep 12, 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 45% | 92.1% | 92.1% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 15% | 94.9% | 94.9% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 96% | 82.8% | 82.8% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 86% | 86% | 86% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 93% | 83.2% | 83.2% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12, 2019 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 210 / 468 (663.3368) | 208 (166.8456) | 262 (164.5256) | 226 (165.7028) | 191 (166.2628) |
| Sep 15, 2018 | 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS | 72 / 467 (683.3484) | 182 (168.5484) | 60 (173.7028) | 20 (177.1544) | 239 (163.9428) |
| Sep 1, 2017 | 38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS | 392 / 407 (595.8396) | 394 (143.9884) | 391 (145.0628) | 371 (151.4172) | 314 (155.3712) |
| Oct 29, 2016 | 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS | 478 / 557 (618.8456) | 362 (160.6172) | 532 (144) | 459 (155.9540) | 348 (158.2744) |
| Oct 3, 2015 | 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open Kansas City, MO | 561 / 606 (599.3832) | 592 (139.9772) | 480 (154.2860) | 491 (154.2856) | 483 (150.8344) |