High-water mark
667.9088
career-best overall
92.8% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 667.9088 at Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 2) — 92.8% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- May 17, 2025
Second Helping BBQ
Second Helping BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 6 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2019 and 2025. Their best overall finish is 14th of 21 at the Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 2) (2025). They are ranked #4874 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1465
peak 1465 · rated over 6 contests
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
Sep 20, 2019
latest May 17, 2025 · 5.7 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 75%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
652.79 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 652.06 (+0.72)
Walk rate
33%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±7.21
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 165.69 · weakest Brisket (161.11)
Road miles
950
across 6 mapped stops · furthest 759 mi
Schedule strength
69%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1587)
Purse competed for
$62K
listed at 6 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 6 state-championship entries
Master avg
652.06 / 720
6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #856 (60 pts) | #896 (60 pts) | #913 (60 pts) | #899 (60 pts) | #883 (60 pts) |
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Second Helping BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
130 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4,869 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1465
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,884 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1465
Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 7 years before Second Helping BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#4,886 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1465
Level with Second Helping BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#4,857 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1466
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,864 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1465
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,878 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1465
Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 6 years before Second Helping BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HotMess BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.2400 | 159.4056 | 163.21 | top 78% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.4056 | 155.9312 | 162.06 | top 72% |
| Pork | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 175.4172 | 155.9544 | 165.69 | top 59% |
| Brisket | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.4172 | 150.8344 | 161.11 | top 73% |
“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) | 4 | 0 | top 77% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 73% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 2) | 4 | 14 | 0 | top 77% | May 17, 2025 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2025
2 contests
Contests a season
1.5
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
PA
4 of 6 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
3
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
171
finished ahead 53 times, behind 229
Longest layoff
3.6 yrs
Sep 25, 2020 → May 17, 2024
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20254 milestones
- First call Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 1)
- Career-best overall score667.9088 Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 2)
- Career-best single call (Pork)175.4172 Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 2)
- Most recent contest Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 2)
20193 milestones
- First tracked contest Murphysboro BBQ Cook Off
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score648.4572 Murphysboro BBQ Cook Off
- Peak power rating (1499) Murphysboro BBQ Cook Off
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -8.9 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 1) | May 17, 2024 |
| -8.1 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 1) | May 16, 2025 |
| -7.3 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 2) | May 18, 2024 |
| -5.6 | TN River BBQ Battle & Music Fest | Sep 25, 2020 |
| -3.6 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 2) | May 17, 2025 |
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 | 100% | top 73% | 92.8% | 91.4% |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 81% | 90% | 90% |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 81% | 90.5% | 90.5% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 65% | 90.1% | 90.1% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 17, 2025 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 2) 🏅 Morgantown, PA | 14 / 21 (667.9088) | 18 (163.3828) | 13 (165.7032) | 4 (175.4172) | 18 (163.4056) |
| May 16, 2025 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 1) 🏅 Morgantown, PA | 22 / 28 (648.3884) | 22 (159.4056) | 23 (158.8000) | 9 (169.6800) | 22 (160.5028) |
| May 18, 2024 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 2) 🏅 Morgantown, PA | 21 / 26 (647.9200) | 22 (162.2744) | 14 (167.4056) | 16 (167.4056) | 25 (150.8344) |
| May 17, 2024 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 1) 🏅 Morgantown, PA | 30 / 37 (647.8976) | 31 (165.6800) | 24 (162.2744) | 33 (155.9544) | 20 (163.9888) |
| Sep 25, 2020 | TN River BBQ Battle & Music Fest 🏅 Savannah, TN | 38 / 47 (651.8168) | 32 (166.2400) | 37 (162.2512) | 38 (162.8228) | 38 (160.5028) |
| Sep 20, 2019 | Murphysboro BBQ Cook Off 🏅 Murphysboro, IL | 35 / 54 (648.4572) | 35 (162.2516) | 49 (155.9312) | 39 (162.8572) | 22 (167.4172) |