A tough matchup
6–0
behind in the head-to-head
B & C SMOKERS ahead in 100% of their meetings
B & C SMOKERS has come out ahead in 6 of their 6 shared contests.
Second City's Finest
Second City's Finest is a competition barbecue team with 6 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2018. Their best overall finish is 59th of 183 at the Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship (2015). They are ranked #5047 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1462
peak 1462 · rated over 6 contests
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
Jun 21, 2013
latest Jun 22, 2018 · 5 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 73%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
587.55 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 588.30 (-0.74)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±64.44
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 156.38 · weakest Pork Ribs (150.35)
Road miles
4
across 6 mapped stops
Schedule strength
5%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1507)
State championships
0 🏅
won from 5 state-championship entries
Master avg
588.30 / 720
6 Master contests · 0 GCs
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Second City's Finest, each with one reason worth a look.
127 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5,065 of the rated field
- Contests
- 19
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 21%
- Peak
- 1508
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to Second City's Finest)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Second City's Finest has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#5,051 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1462
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,062 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1461
Level with Second City's Finest on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#5,053 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1462
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,035 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1462
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Compare careers#5,056 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1461
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Drizzlers | 6 | 5 | 1 | 83% | ⚔ compare |
| Smokin Engineers | 6 | 4 | 2 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| Smoking Our Butts Off | 6 | 4 | 2 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| Brewski and Barbeque | 6 | 4 | 2 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| RAW DAWGIN BBQ | 6 | 4 | 2 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| Every Man A Smoker | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| Meaty Bone BBQ | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| BITE MY BUTT BBQ | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| Fire in the Hole | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| SLOW SMOKERS | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| SWEET OLD BUZZARDS | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| IBEW SMOKIN' SPARKYS | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| BIG BULLS BBQ BUNCH | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| Buffalo Chips | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| B&D BBQ | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.8574 | 145.6228 | 153.11 | top 69% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 171.9772 | 134.8228 | 150.35 | top 70% |
| Pork | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 171.4400 | 142.8570 | 156.38 | top 59% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.2628 | 142.7540 | 154.14 | top 56% |
“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.
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship | 4 | 59 | 0 | top 65% | Jun 24, 2016 |
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 6 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
KS
6 of 6 contests
Contests visited
3
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
363
finished ahead 295 times, behind 801
Longest layoff
1 yrs
Jun 21, 2013 → Jun 27, 2014
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20181 milestone
- Most recent contest The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle
20152 milestones
- Career-best overall score645.0512 Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)171.9772 Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
20132 milestones
- First tracked contest Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
- Peak power rating (1488) Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +7.2 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | Jun 26, 2015 |
| +0.5 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship | Jun 24, 2016 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -14.8 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship | Jun 23, 2017 |
| -12.2 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | Jun 21, 2013 |
| -10.6 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | Jun 27, 2014 |
| -8.4 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle | Jun 22, 2018 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 82% | 84.4% | 84.4% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 99% | 62.5% | 62.5% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 52% | 87.7% | 87.7% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 32% | 89.6% | 89.6% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 85% | 83.9% | 83.9% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 89% | 82.2% | 82.2% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 22, 2018 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle Lenexa, KS | 151 / 185 (607.3944) | 159 (150.2744) | 178 (134.8228) | 72 (163.4172) | 83 (158.8800) |
| Jun 23, 2017 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 183 / 184 (449.6912) | 141 (151.4400) | 151 (148.5256) | 154 (149.7256) | — |
| Jun 24, 2016 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 95 / 183 (631.2568) | 65 (162.8228) | 130 (154.2400) | 15 (171.4400) | 157 (142.7540) |
| Jun 26, 2015 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 59 / 183 (645.0512) | 166 (145.6568) | 11 (171.9772) | 117 (157.1544) | 21 (170.2628) |
| Jun 27, 2014 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 157 / 184 (604.3768) | 172 (145.6228) | 132 (152.5256) | 120 (153.7028) | 112 (152.5256) |
| Jun 21, 2013 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 162 / 183 (592.0002) | 55 (162.8574) | 170 (139.9998) | 167 (142.8570) | 142 (146.2860) |