High-water mark
690.2172
career-best overall
95.9% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 690.2172 at Pitmaster's NorUt KCBS BBQ Championship — 95.9% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Jun 20, 2025
TWO FAT GUY'S BBQ
TWO FAT GUY'S BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 12 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2016 and 2025. Their best overall finish is 11th of 16 at the Pitmaster's NorUt KCBS BBQ Championship (2025). They are ranked #5876 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “Two Fat Guys BBQ”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1440
peak 1440 · rated over 12 contests
Contests
12
in the data
First seen
Jun 17, 2016
latest Jun 27, 2025 · 9 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 12 contests
Avg finish
top 80%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
672.04 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 644.86 (+27.18)
Walk rate
25%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±34.04
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 165.04 · weakest Brisket (157.62)
Road miles
2,733
across 12 mapped stops · furthest 567 mi
Schedule strength
51%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1566)
Purse competed for
$91K
listed at 8 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 10 state-championship entries
Master avg
644.86 / 720
12 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 | #701 (193 pts) | #827 (173 pts) | #735 (243 pts) | #686 (233 pts) | #698 (213 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #1145 (69 pts) | #1562 (54 pts) | #1605 (54 pts) | #1073 (99 pts) | #1151 (74 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #1062 (111 pts) | #1156 (101 pts) | #1222 (111 pts) | #962 (126 pts) | #1103 (111 pts) |
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #815 (77 pts) | #1098 (57 pts) | #896 (67 pts) | #750 (117 pts) | #816 (87 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #1955 (60 pts) | #2049 (60 pts) | #2026 (60 pts) | #1513 (130 pts) | #2010 (60 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #1737 (109 pts) | #1713 (119 pts) | #1490 (149 pts) | #1482 (149 pts) | #1884 (84 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to TWO FAT GUY'S BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
77 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5,891 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 9%
- Peak
- 1439
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to TWO FAT GUY'S BBQ)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team TWO FAT GUY'S BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#5,889 of the rated field
- Contests
- 12
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1439
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 12 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#5,887 of the rated field
- Contests
- 12
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1439
Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 8 years before TWO FAT GUY'S BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#5,884 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1439
Careers of much the same size, 11 contests to 12, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,868 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 9%
- Peak
- 1440
Level with TWO FAT GUY'S BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#5,886 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1439
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 10 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| CROOKED PIGS | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 172.5600 | 136.5600 | 160.36 | top 82% |
| Pork Ribs | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 176.5600 | 130.7884 | 161.85 | top 71% |
| Pork | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 174.2744 | 146.8684 | 165.04 | top 64% |
| Brisket | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 171.9772 | 140.5028 | 157.62 | top 79% |
“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) | 3 | 0 | top 67% |
| Medium (20–39) | 9 | 0 | top 84% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miles City Cowtown Cookoff | 2 | 20 | 0 | top 92% | Jun 16, 2023 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2025
2 contests
Contests a season
1.2
across 10 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
UT
5 of 12 contests · 4 states in all
Contests visited
11
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
175
finished ahead 59 times, behind 235
Longest layoff
1.2 yrs
Jun 29, 2018 → Aug 23, 2019
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20253 milestones
- Career-best overall score690.2172 Pitmaster's NorUt KCBS BBQ Championship
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)176.5600 Pitmaster's NorUt KCBS BBQ Championship
- Most recent contest Smoke-N-Wings
20241 milestone
- 10th tracked contest Pitmaster's NorUt State BBQ Championship
20182 milestones
- First call Traeger NorUt State Championship
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score659.9432 Traeger NorUt State Championship
20162 milestones
- First tracked contest Custer County Community Table/Miles City Cowtown Cook-off
- Peak power rating (1486) Custer County Community Table/Miles City Cowtown Cook-off
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +1.8 | Smoke-N-Wings | Jun 27, 2025 |
| +0.1 | Pitmaster's NorUt KCBS BBQ Championship | Jun 20, 2025 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -14.1 | Custer County Community Table/Miles City Cowtown Cook-off | Jun 17, 2016 |
| -13.6 | Miles City Cowtown Cookoff | Jun 16, 2017 |
| -8.6 | Miles City Cowtown Cookoff | Jun 24, 2022 |
| -8.4 | Miles City Cowtown Cookoff | Jun 16, 2023 |
| -8 | Wild West BBQ Shoot Out | Aug 23, 2019 |
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 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 66% | 95.9% | 95% |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 76% | 92.5% | 92.5% |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 80% | 94.9% | 92.1% |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 92% | 85.2% | 85.2% |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 84% | 86.7% | 86.7% |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 66% | 91.7% | 91.7% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 89% | 89.4% | 89.4% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 63% | 91.7% | 91.7% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 100% | 79.5% | 79.5% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 100% | 83.8% | 83.8% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 27, 2025 | Smoke-N-Wings 🏅 Blackfoot, ID | 20 / 32 (678.2060) | 23 (164.5372) | 21 (169.6800) | 13 (172.0116) | 15 (171.9772) |
| Jun 20, 2025 | Pitmaster's NorUt KCBS BBQ Championship 🏅 Ogden, UT | 11 / 16 (690.2172) | 12 (172.5600) | 5 (176.5600) | 10 (173.1200) | 12 (167.9772) |
| Jun 21, 2024 | Pitmaster's NorUt State BBQ Championship 🏅 Ogden, UT | 22 / 29 (665.6800) | 25 (166.8228) | 28 (164.0228) | 16 (169.7372) | 21 (165.0972) |
| Jun 16, 2023 | Miles City Cowtown Cookoff 🏅 Miles City, MT | 20 / 22 (642.7660) | 21 (155.4400) | 15 (167.4172) | 20 (165.6800) | 21 (154.2288) |
| Jun 9, 2023 | GMG NorUt State BBQ Championship 🏅 Ogden, UT | 11 / 16 (683.3488) | 13 (169.7144) | 11 (171.9656) | 9 (174.2744) | 11 (167.3944) |
| Jun 24, 2022 | Miles City Cowtown Cookoff 🏅 Miles City, MT | 24 / 26 (613.5884) | 23 (154.2628) | 15 (166.3316) | 24 (152.4912) | 25 (140.5028) |
| Jun 25, 2021 | Miles City Cowtown Cook Off 🏅 Miles City, MT | 21 / 25 (624.5144) | 18 (167.4400) | 22 (156.0344) | 24 (150.2628) | 22 (150.7772) |
| Jun 19, 2020 | Traeger NorUt State BBQ Championship 🏅 Riverdale, UT | 21 / 32 (660.4344) | 29 (161.1316) | 23 (164.5256) | 13 (171.9772) | 19 (162.8000) |
| Aug 23, 2019 | Wild West BBQ Shoot Out 🏅 Wendover, NV | 33 / 37 (643.8284) | 35 (152.5144) | 30 (162.2400) | 11 (171.4400) | 33 (157.6340) |
| Jun 29, 2018 | Traeger NorUt State Championship 🏅 Ogden, UT | 12 / 19 (659.9432) | 10 (165.6916) | 7 (168.5600) | 7 (172.5944) | 17 (153.0972) |
| Jun 16, 2017 | Miles City Cowtown Cookoff Miles City, MT | 26 / 26 (572.5484) | 25 (136.5600) | 23 (144.0228) | 24 (146.8684) | 25 (145.0972) |
| Jun 17, 2016 | Custer County Community Table/Miles City Cowtown Cook-off Miles City, MT | 26 / 26 (603.3028) | 22 (157.6800) | 26 (130.7884) | 18 (159.9884) | 19 (154.8460) |