High-water mark
662.8688
career-best overall
92.1% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 662.8688 at Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival — 92.1% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2015-08-21
Two Jokers and a Smoker
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1486
peak 1486 · rated over 3 contests ⓘ
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
2013-08-16
latest 2017-09-22
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 3 contests
Avg finish
top 71%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
625.65
last 3 Master vs avg 625.65 (+0.00)
Walk rate
33%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±27.30
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 161.52 · weakest Brisket (147.21)
Road miles
514
mi across 3 mapped stops · furthest 511 mi
Schedule strength
37%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1548)
Master avg
625.65 / 720
3 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (2 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.
The comeback
2.1 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 2.1 years, then back at Bikes, Blues and BBQ (2017-09-22).
- last seen 2015-08-21
- back 2017-09-22
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.
Two Jokers and a Smoker has 3 rated contests — short of the five it takes to earn a power ranking — so this rating has barely moved off the 1500 every team starts on and 143 rated teams sit within a point of it. Read the list as the nearest company at a number nobody here has moved far from, not as a verdict on who this team belongs with.
#3821 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1486
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 5 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-head#3806 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1487
No shared contest yet.
Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 9 contests, alongside a 33% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Head-to-head#3809 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1487
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 5 years after Two Jokers and a Smoker did, first appearing in 2018.
⚔ Head-to-head#3820 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1486
No shared contest yet.
Level with Two Jokers and a Smoker on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#3841 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1505
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 5 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-head#3828 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1486
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 5 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-headBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.4400 | 154.2628 | 159.42 | top 67% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 172.0000 | 142.2284 | 157.50 | top 55% |
| Pork | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.8456 | 153.7028 | 161.52 | top 60% |
| Brisket | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159.4288 | 131.9428 | 147.21 | top 77% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| IN | 2 | 0 | top 66% |
| AR | 1 | 0 | top 82% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 82% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 66% |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
4.1 yrs
2013-08-16 → 2017-09-22
Busiest season
2017
1 contest
Contests a season
1
across 3 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
IN
2 of 3 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
3
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
3 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Pork
averages 161.52 · weakest Brisket (147.21)
Walk rate
33%
a top-10 call in 1 of 3 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 3 contests
Master average
625.65
out of 720 · 3 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
131
49–109 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
514
3 mapped stops · furthest 511 mi
Schedule strength
1548
average field rating faced — tougher than 37% of rated contests
Longest layoff
2.1 yrs
2015-08-21 → 2017-09-22
Power rating
1486
peak 1486 · #null of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Madison Ribberfest: Barbeque & Blues
- 2015
- First call Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score662.8688 Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival
- Career-best overall score662.8688 Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)172.0000 Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival
- Peak power rating (1494) Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival
- 2017
- Most recent contest Bikes, Blues and BBQ
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +5 | Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival | 2015-08-21 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.4 | Madison Ribberfest: Barbeque & Blues | 2013-08-16 |
| -7.2 | Bikes, Blues and BBQ | 2017-09-22 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 82% | 85.5% | 85.5% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 45% | 92.1% | 92.1% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 87% | 83.1% | 83.1% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-09-22 | Bikes, Blues and BBQ Fayetteville, AR | 31 / 38 (615.8968) | 31 (156.5600) | 34 (142.2284) | 15 (166.8456) | 28 (150.2628) |
| 2015-08-21 | Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival Madison, IN | 29 / 64 (662.8688) | 26 (167.4400) | 8 (172.0000) | 36 (164.0000) | 40 (159.4288) |
| 2013-08-16 | Madison Ribberfest: Barbeque & Blues Madison, IN | 52 / 60 (598.1712) | 48 (154.2628) | 37 (158.2628) | 51 (153.7028) | 57 (131.9428) |