The one to beat
2×
one call ahead of them
Two D's BBQ has finished one call ahead of Smoke Wars 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
Smoke Wars
Smoke Wars is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2017. Their best overall finish is 31st of 32 at the Cherokee Strip BBQ Cookoff (2015).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1456
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Sep 19, 2014
latest Sep 15, 2017 · 3 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 96%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±186.85
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 148.97 · weakest Pork (135.38)
Road miles
0
across 4 mapped stops
Schedule strength
63%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1580)
Master avg
469.02 / 720
4 Master contests · 0 GCs
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 151.9428 | 146.2628 | 148.97 | top 90% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 151.9884 | 145.1084 | 148.16 | top 92% |
| Pork | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 156.5484 | 111.3600 | 135.38 | top 89% |
| Brisket | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 150.2284 | 137.6456 | 143.19 | top 88% |
“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) | 2 | 0 | top 98% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 94% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cherokee Strip BBQ Cook-Off | 2 | 38 | 0 | top 98% | Sep 15, 2017 |
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
OK
4 of 4 contests
Contests visited
3
1 of them more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
4 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Opponents faced
98
finished ahead 6 times, behind 144
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20171 milestone
- Most recent contest Cherokee Strip BBQ Cook-Off
20144 milestones
- First tracked contest 28th Annual Cherokee Strip Cookoff
- Career-best overall score594.1828 28th Annual Cherokee Strip Cookoff
- Career-best single call (Pork)156.5484 28th Annual Cherokee Strip Cookoff
- Peak power rating (1489) 28th Annual Cherokee Strip Cookoff
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.5 | 28th Annual Cherokee Strip Cookoff | Sep 19, 2014 |
| -11.3 | Cherokee Strip BBQ Cookoff | Sep 18, 2015 |
| -10.7 | Cherokee Strip BBQ Cook-Off | Sep 15, 2017 |
| -10 | Cherokee Strip BBQ Cook-Off | Sep 16, 2016 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 100% | 20.3% | 20.3% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 95% | 80.5% | 80.5% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 97% | 77.2% | 77.2% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 93% | 82.5% | 82.5% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 15, 2017 | Cherokee Strip BBQ Cook-Off Ponca City, OK | 38 / 38 (146.2628) | 34 (146.2628) | — | — | — |
| Sep 16, 2016 | Cherokee Strip BBQ Cook-Off Ponca City, OK | 41 / 43 (579.7936) | 37 (151.9428) | 37 (151.9884) | 43 (138.2168) | 42 (137.6456) |
| Sep 18, 2015 | Cherokee Strip BBQ Cookoff Ponca City, OK | 31 / 32 (555.8512) | 29 (149.1544) | 31 (145.1084) | 31 (111.3600) | 29 (150.2284) |
| Sep 19, 2014 | 28th Annual Cherokee Strip Cookoff Ponca City, OK | 38 / 41 (594.1828) | 39 (148.5372) | 38 (147.3944) | 29 (156.5484) | 31 (141.7028) |