High-water mark
671.2800
career-best overall
93.2% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 671.2800 at Trekking for CDH — 93.2% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Sep 14, 2024
2 Smokin J's
2 Smokin J's is a competition barbecue team with 10 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2025. Their best overall finish is 11th of 18 at the Community Fisrt Bank BBQ Competition (TEAM SPOTS STILL AVAILABLE) (2013). They are ranked #6047 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “2 SMOKIN' J'S”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1432
peak 1432 · rated over 10 contests
Contests
10
in the data
First seen
May 17, 2013
latest Jul 26, 2025 · 12.2 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podium
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 10 contests
Avg finish
top 81%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
628.14 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 617.67 (+10.47)
Walk rate
40%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±41.61
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 161.47 · weakest Brisket (154.21)
Road miles
1,020
across 10 mapped stops · furthest 219 mi
Schedule strength
30%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1541)
Purse competed for
$24K
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 4 state-championship entries
Master avg
617.67 / 720
10 Master contests · 0 GCs
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 | #1411 (57 pts) | #930 (127 pts) | #1110 (112 pts) | #1428 (57 pts) | — |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #931 (119 pts) | #939 (134 pts) | #968 (134 pts) | #587 (319 pts) | #972 (119 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #798 (383 pts) | #628 (518 pts) | #920 (343 pts) | #640 (518 pts) | #784 (408 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to 2 Smokin J's, each with one reason worth a look.
57 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#6,048 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1432
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to 2 Smokin J's)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team 2 Smokin J's has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#6,053 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1431
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 11 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#6,050 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1431
Careers of much the same size, 9 contests to 10, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#6,042 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1432
Their last contest in the data was back in 2015, 10 years before 2 Smokin J's's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#6,041 of the rated field
- Contests
- 12
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1432
12 contests and no Grand Championship yet.
⚔ Compare careers#6,043 of the rated field
- Contests
- 12
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1432
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 175.4056 | 147.4284 | 161.47 | top 64% |
| Pork Ribs | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 174.2744 | 141.6116 | 158.03 | top 74% |
| Pork | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 177.7144 | 143.4282 | 159.37 | top 63% |
| Brisket | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 168.0228 | 139.4286 | 154.21 | top 72% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 61% |
| Medium (20–39) | 8 | 0 | top 82% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 95% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Code 3 Spices - Smokin' on Main | 2 | 30 | 0 | top 94% | Jul 26, 2025 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2013
7 contests
Contests a season
3.3
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
MO
5 of 10 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
9
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
263
finished ahead 53 times, behind 326
Longest layoff
10.8 yrs
Oct 25, 2013 → Jul 27, 2024
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20252 milestones
- 10th tracked contest Code 3 Spices - Smokin' on Main
- Most recent contest Code 3 Spices - Smokin' on Main
20242 milestones
- Career-best overall score671.2800 Trekking for CDH
- Career-best single call (Pork)177.7144 Trekking for CDH
20134 milestones
- First tracked contest Lake of the Ozarks Blues & BBQ Weekend
- Peak power rating (1486) Lake of the Ozarks Blues & BBQ Weekend
- First call Bucksaw Band & BBQ
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score651.9428 Bates County BBQ State Championship
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +4.8 | Bates County BBQ State Championship | Oct 25, 2013 |
| +0.9 | Community Fisrt Bank BBQ Competition (TEAM SPOTS STILL AVAILABLE) | Sep 27, 2013 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -13.6 | Lake of the Ozarks Blues & BBQ Weekend | May 17, 2013 |
| -12.9 | Valley Center Spring Fling | May 31, 2013 |
| -12 | Ol' Glory BBQ Bash | Jun 14, 2013 |
| -10.6 | Code 3 Spices - Smokin' on Main | Jul 26, 2025 |
| -8.9 | Code 3 Spices - Smokin' on Main | Jul 27, 2024 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 100% | 71.9% | 71.9% |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 88% | 93.2% | 92.7% |
| 2013 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43% | top 76% | 90.5% | 85.8% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 26, 2025 | Code 3 Spices - Smokin' on Main 🏅 Collinsville, IL | 32 / 32 (517.6572) | 11 (175.4056) | 14 (174.2744) | 27 (167.9772) | — |
| Sep 14, 2024 | Trekking for CDH 🏅 Pierron, IL | 31 / 35 (671.2800) | 22 (170.8228) | 22 (170.2628) | 3 (177.7144) | 35 (152.4800) |
| Jul 27, 2024 | Code 3 Spices - Smokin' on Main 🏅 Collinsville, IL | 30 / 34 (663.8744) | 30 (163.9428) | 26 (166.8572) | 20 (166.8228) | 26 (166.2516) |
| Oct 25, 2013 | Bates County BBQ State Championship 🏅 Butler, MO | 15 / 33 (651.9428) | 5 (172.5828) | 33 (141.6116) | 5 (169.7256) | 8 (168.0228) |
| Oct 11, 2013 | Anchor City Cook Off Centralia, MO | 22 / 29 (635.9544) | 27 (158.8000) | 15 (163.9772) | 16 (162.8800) | 24 (150.2972) |
| Sep 27, 2013 | Community Fisrt Bank BBQ Competition (TEAM SPOTS STILL AVAILABLE) Appleton City, MO | 11 / 18 (612.0688) | 5 (160) | 12 (153.7028) | 15 (146.3316) | 12 (152.0344) |
| Sep 13, 2013 | Bucksaw Band & BBQ Clinton, MO | 16 / 23 (607.9544) | 12 (156.6172) | 20 (145.0744) | 8 (160.5600) | 17 (145.7028) |
| Jun 14, 2013 | Ol' Glory BBQ Bash Fredonia, KS | 29 / 31 (614.8568) | 25 (157.1428) | 26 (152) | 30 (143.4282) | 12 (162.2858) |
| May 31, 2013 | Valley Center Spring Fling Valley Center, KS | 32 / 34 (606.8570) | 33 (147.4284) | 32 (153.1428) | 32 (154.8574) | 32 (151.4284) |
| May 17, 2013 | Lake of the Ozarks Blues & BBQ Weekend Lake of the Ozarks, MO | 39 / 41 (594.2856) | 37 (152) | 30 (159.4284) | 39 (143.4286) | 39 (139.4286) |