2 GRUMPY OLD MEN BBQ
2 GRUMPY OLD MEN BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 1 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contest on record in 2025. Their best overall finish is 36th of 39 at the Meat & Tater BBQ Fest (2025). They finished #1148 in the 2025 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1492
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 1
Contests
1
in the data
First seen
Aug 29, 2025
their only contest in the data
Avg finish
top 92%
overall standings
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 170.82 · weakest Pork (153.10)
Purse competed for
$16K
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
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 | #1148 (60 pts) | #1178 (70 pts) | #1293 (60 pts) | #1190 (60 pts) | #1190 (60 pts) |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.8228 | 170.8228 | 170.82 | top 59% |
| Pork Ribs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.0972 | 165.0972 | 165.10 | top 77% |
| Pork | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 153.0972 | 153.0972 | 153.10 | top 95% |
| Brisket | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157.0744 | 157.0744 | 157.07 | top 90% |
“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.
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29, 2025 | Meat & Tater BBQ Fest 🏅 Meridian, ID | 36 / 39 (646.0916) | 23 (170.8228) | 30 (165.0972) | 37 (153.0972) | 35 (157.0744) |