SQUIRRELS 2 BBQ

SQUIRRELS 2 BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 29 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2025. Their best overall finish is 5th of 468 at the 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST (2019). They are ranked #3748 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “Squirrel's 2 BBQ”.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#3,748

of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1488

peak 1521 · rated over 25 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jun 28, 2013

latest Nov 5, 2025 · 12.4 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#875

Master 2025 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

7% of 29 contests

Avg finish

top 60%

overall standings

Best overall

665.0056 / 720

Master · Taste of Grand Rapids

Perfect 180s

Current form

652.53 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 644.48 (+8.06)

Walk rate

21%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

176.5600

Pork Ribs · American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST

Consistency

±15.84

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs

avg 162.15 · weakest Brisket (159.30)

Road miles

6,389

across 29 mapped stops · furthest 612 mi

Schedule strength

53%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1568)

Purse competed for

$374K

listed at 11 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 9 state-championship entries

Master avg

644.48 / 720

25 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (10 found in their record)

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

High-water mark

665.0056 career-best overall

92.4% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 665.0056 at Taste of Grand Rapids — 92.4% of a perfect 720.

Master
Jul 19, 2013

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

AWW HELL has finished one call ahead of SQUIRRELS 2 BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2013 their best year

2013 was the year it came together: 3 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 50%.

3 contests
0 overall top-10s
0 category wins
average top 50%

A tough matchup

21–1 behind in the head-to-head

THE REAL SMOKIN ACES ahead in 95% of their meetings

THE REAL SMOKIN ACES has come out ahead in 21 of their 22 shared contests.

A strong matchup

12–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Brewski and Barbeque in 12 of their 12 shared contests.

The comeback

2 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 2 years, then back at American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST (Sep 16, 2021).

last seen Sep 12, 2019
back Sep 16, 2021

Pork Ribs nemesis

19 of 22 shared pork ribs entries lost

THE REAL SMOKIN ACES ahead 86% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, THE REAL SMOKIN ACES has out-cooked them in 19 of 22 shared pork ribs entries.

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Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

Fat Calf BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.

A July team

Top 38% average finish in July

Something about July: average finish in the top 38% across 3 contests, versus top 60% the rest of the year.

3 July contests
top 60% the rest of the year

The long haul

6,389 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 6,389 miles across 29 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 612 miles to Sam's Club National BBQ Tour.

29 mapped stops
furthest 612 mi

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Year	Series	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2025 ↗	Master	#875 (120 pts)	#960 (120 pts)	#1020 (120 pts)	#935 (120 pts)	#920 (120 pts)
2024 ↗	Master	#878 (120 pts)	#977 (120 pts)	#1021 (120 pts)	#938 (120 pts)	#922 (120 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#1954 (60 pts)	#2012 (60 pts)	#1996 (60 pts)	#2030 (60 pts)	#1990 (60 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#2212 (60 pts)	#2286 (60 pts)	#2304 (60 pts)	#2260 (60 pts)	#2266 (60 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#876 (377 pts)	#889 (402 pts)	#971 (357 pts)	#865 (422 pts)	#823 (437 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#1098 (255 pts)	#1044 (295 pts)	#1011 (305 pts)	#1369 (190 pts)	#1202 (235 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to SQUIRRELS 2 BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

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

M2 Smokin' Q

#3,734 of the rated field

1489 power rating

Contests: 27
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 4%
Peak: 1514

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to SQUIRRELS 2 BBQ)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team SQUIRRELS 2 BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 27 contests
last seen Sep 11, 2026

⚔ Head-to-head

Dr. Smoke

#3,747 of the rated field

1488 power rating

Contests: 24
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 4%
Peak: 1524

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to SQUIRRELS 2 BBQ)

They've been 1524 at their best, 36 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 22 contests
last seen Sep 25, 2026

⚔ Head-to-head

Smoke Show BBQ

#3,740 of the rated field

1489 power rating

Contests: 43
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 12%
Peak: 1489

0–4 in 4 shared contests (0% to SQUIRRELS 2 BBQ)

A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 43 contests to 29.

rated over 37 contests
last seen Sep 4, 2026

⚔ Head-to-head

Wildhouse BBQ

#3,736 of the rated field

1489 power rating

Contests: 47
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 2%
Peak: 1510

3–0 in 3 shared contests (100% to SQUIRRELS 2 BBQ)

Their last contest in the data was back in 2022, 3 years before SQUIRRELS 2 BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 47 contests

⚔ Head-to-head

INDIGO PIG

#3,771 of the rated field

1488 power rating

Contests: 68
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 9%
Peak: 1532

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to SQUIRRELS 2 BBQ)

Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 68 contests, alongside a 9% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 67 contests
last seen May 31, 2024

⚔ Head-to-head

RING OF FIRE BBQ

#3,744 of the rated field

1488 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 30%
Peak: 1488

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to SQUIRRELS 2 BBQ)

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

rated over 9 contests
last seen Jan 27, 2023
on a 3-contest top-10 run

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
THE REAL SMOKIN ACES	22	1	21	5%	⚔ compare
THE SMOKING HILLS	15	3	12	20%	⚔ compare
IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ	15	2	13	13%	⚔ compare
GETTIN' BASTED	15	1	14	7%	⚔ compare
LOVE 2 Q	14	2	12	14%	⚔ compare
SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ	14	1	12	7%	⚔ compare
OINK, MOO & COCK-A-DOODLE DOO	13	6	7	46%	⚔ compare
HABITUAL SMOKERS	13	5	8	38%	⚔ compare
Theslabs.com	13	4	9	31%	⚔ compare
T-MAC SMOKIN	13	3	10	23%	⚔ compare
BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE	13	2	11	15%	⚔ compare
Sons of a Brisket	13	2	11	15%	⚔ compare
QUAU	13	2	11	15%	⚔ compare
iBQ'n	13	0	13	0%	⚔ compare
Brewski and Barbeque	12	12	0	100%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	25	2	170.2744	153.6684	161.85	top 62%
Pork Ribs	25	3	176.5600	133.4516	162.15	top 54%
Pork	25	1	170.2856	149.7028	161.18	top 63%
Brisket	25	3	173.7028	135.8744	159.30	top 61%

“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)	5	0	top 48%
Large (40+)	20	0	top 63%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
KS	11	top 59%
MI	8	top 55%
MO	3	top 75%
IL	3	top 59%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest	3	38	top 52%	Sep 27, 2023
American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest	2	274	top 73%	Nov 5, 2025
GLBBQA Spring Fling	2	46	top 83%	Apr 18, 2025
Red, White and BBQ (Day 2)	2	35	top 73%	May 23, 2015
Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	2	10	top 45%	Jul 4, 2014

More numbers

Busiest season 2015 5 contests

Contests a season 2.4 across 12 seasons in the data

Most contests held in KS 15 of 29 contests · 4 states in all

Contests visited 19 5 of them more than once

Opponents faced 2,497 finished ahead 2,499 times, behind 3,958

Longest layoff 2 yrs Sep 12, 2019 → Sep 16, 2021

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

20251 milestone

Nov 5 Most recent contest American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides

20241 milestone

Oct 30 25th tracked contest American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest

20221 milestone

Sep 29 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)176.5600 American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST

20211 milestone

Sep 16 Peak power rating (1521) American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST

20151 milestone

Sep 11 10th tracked contest Windy City BBQ Classic

20141 milestone

Jul 4 First overall top-10 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour

20134 milestones

Jun 28 First tracked contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Jun 28 First call Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Jul 19 First overall past 90% of a perfect score665.0056 Taste of Grand Rapids
Jul 19 Career-best overall score665.0056 Taste of Grand Rapids

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+19	40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST	Sep 12, 2019
+14.3	American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST	Sep 16, 2021
+7.7	Taste of Grand Rapids	Jul 19, 2013
+7.6	Windy City BBQ Classic	Sep 11, 2015
+4.7	Taste of Grand Rapids 2014	Jul 25, 2014

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-11.3	35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open	Oct 2, 2014
-10	GLBBQA Spring Fling	Apr 18, 2025
-8.7	34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open	Oct 3, 2013
-7.6	Red, White and BBQ (Day 1)	May 22, 2015
-7.4	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest	Sep 27, 2023

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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	Top-10s	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2025	3	0	0%	top 80%	92.3%	91%
2024	3	0	0%	top 76%	91.8%	91.1%
2023	2	0	0%	top 82%	89%	89%
2022	2	0	0%	top 66%	91%	91%
2021	1	0	0%	top 8%	92.9%	92.9%
2019	2	1	0%	top 34%	96%	94%
2018	2	0	0%	top 73%	90.1%	89.9%
2017	1	0	0%	top 82%	87.2%	87.2%
2016	2	0	0%	top 63%	90.9%	89%
2015	5	0	40%	top 56%	91.7%	89.1%
2014	3	1	67%	top 59%	91.5%	88.9%
2013	3	0	67%	top 50%	92.4%	88.8%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Nov 5, 2025	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS	—	—	—	—	—
Nov 5, 2025	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS	274 / 401 (664.4572)	248 (167.9772)	159 (170.8800)	257 (167.3712)	344 (158.2288)
Apr 18, 2025	GLBBQA Spring Fling 🏅 Charlotte, MI	51 / 56 (645.5316)	32 (170.2744)	50 (161.0972)	51 (161.0856)	53 (153.0744)
Oct 30, 2024	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS	—	—	—	—	—
Oct 30, 2024	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS	346 / 444 (650.7316)	360 (161.6688)	264 (167.4400)	305 (164.5256)	363 (157.0972)
Apr 19, 2024	GLBBQA Spring Fling 🏅 Charlotte, MI	46 / 62 (661.0060)	53 (160.5260)	26 (169.1316)	51 (162.8228)	38 (168.5256)
Sep 27, 2023	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS	—	—	—	—	—
Sep 27, 2023	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS	398 / 487 (640.9484)	445 (154.2284)	371 (162.2400)	405 (158.2400)	260 (166.2400)
Oct 1, 2022	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - SIDES Kansas City, KS	—	—	—	—	—
Sep 29, 2022	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS	334 / 505 (655.3256)	232 (168)	30 (176.5600)	328 (163.4400)	467 (147.3256)
Sep 16, 2021	American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS	38 / 467 (501.6568)	404 (153.6800)	219 (166.8456)	218 (165.7256)	212 (165.6800)
Sep 12, 2019	40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS	5 / 468 (518.2628)	141 (169.6800)	371 (156.5488)	414 (151.4056)	384 (153.1200)
May 10, 2019	Grasshopper '19 🏅 DeSoto, KS	36 / 53 (662.2060)	40 (165.6916)	29 (166.8344)	42 (162.2284)	30 (167.4516)
Sep 15, 2018	39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS	305 / 467 (649.0632)	423 (153.6916)	178 (168.5372)	275 (162.3088)	221 (164.5256)
May 11, 2018	The Grasshopper '18 (formerly Kansas 10x10) (JUDGES FULL) De Soto, KS	45 / 56 (645.6224)	49 (155.9656)	44 (160.5484)	30 (167.4056)	45 (161.7028)
Sep 1, 2017	38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS	335 / 407 (627.8056)	364 (154.2056)	66 (172.5828)	359 (153.6572)	364 (147.3600)
Oct 29, 2016	37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS	286 / 557 (654.1368)	180 (168)	487 (151.3600)	376 (161.0740)	50 (173.7028)
Aug 26, 2016	Ribstock Marne, MI	24 / 32 (627.2456)	26 (156.5144)	16 (158.8456)	23 (152.5372)	17 (159.3484)
Oct 3, 2015	36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open Kansas City, MO	349 / 606 (647.3716)	278 (164.5600)	261 (165.1544)	523 (151.9772)	223 (165.6800)
Sep 11, 2015	Windy City BBQ Classic Chicago, IL	19 / 61 (659.9428)	36 (161.1428)	29 (162.2744)	13 (170.2856)	18 (166.2400)
Aug 28, 2015	Ribstock II: Ribs & Racing Marne, MI	15 / 32 (627.9772)	21 (154.8572)	13 (158.8800)	25 (149.7028)	7 (164.5372)
May 23, 2015	Red, White and BBQ (Day 2) Westmont, IL	35 / 58 (645.6572)	51 (153.6684)	38 (161.1316)	12 (169.1200)	30 (161.7372)
May 22, 2015	Red, White and BBQ (Day 1) Westmont, IL	35 / 41 (625.5660)	9 (170.2628)	38 (145.1088)	29 (159.3716)	34 (150.8228)
Oct 2, 2014	35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO	496 / 552 (607.7484)	447 (155.9428)	489 (150.7884)	244 (165.1428)	534 (135.8744)
Jul 25, 2014	Taste of Grand Rapids 2014 Grand Rapids, MI	21 / 55 (654.2400)	21 (162.8228)	5 (170.3088)	15 (166.2628)	34 (154.8456)
Jul 4, 2014	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Traverse City, MI	10 / 21 (658.8112)	12 (163.9656)	6 (168.6056)	12 (162.8228)	10 (163.4172)
Oct 3, 2013	34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO	422 / 535 (609.3716)	162 (165.7028)	516 (133.4516)	318 (158.2400)	371 (151.9772)
Jul 19, 2013	Taste of Grand Rapids Comstock Park, MI	11 / 39 (665.0056)	19 (165.0972)	4 (172)	27 (160.5256)	10 (167.3828)
Jun 28, 2013	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Traverse City, MI	11 / 26 (643.4290)	4 (168)	17 (156.5716)	10 (162.2860)	16 (156.5714)

SQUIRRELS 2 BBQ

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

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

Storylines (10 found in their record)

High-water mark

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

A strong matchup

The comeback

Pork Ribs nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

A July team

The long haul

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Overall rank by season

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

By state / province (where the contests were held)

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, averaged over 5 contests — 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)