High-water mark
680.4800
career-best overall
94.5% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 680.4800 at Smoketoberfest — 94.5% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Oct 4, 2019
Second String BBQ
Second String BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2019 and 2025. Their best overall finish is 12th at the Iowa State BBQ Championship (Steak) (2022).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1505
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Oct 4, 2019
latest May 16, 2025 · 5.6 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 52%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
75%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±5.59
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 174.10 · weakest Pork (163.57)
Road miles
140
across 4 mapped stops · furthest 53 mi
Schedule strength
57%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1573)
Purse competed for
$30K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 3 state-championship entries
Master avg
675.70 / 720
3 Master contests · 0 GCs
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 174.2972 | 173.7028 | 174.10 | top 31% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 172.5600 | 167.3944 | 170.26 | top 39% |
| Pork | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.9656 | 159.9312 | 163.57 | top 76% |
| Brisket | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.6800 | 166.2400 | 167.77 | top 53% |
“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) | 2 | 0 | top 62% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 33% |
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
IA
4 of 4 contests
Contests visited
4
a different one every time
Opponents faced
98
finished ahead 65 times, behind 66
Longest layoff
3.1 yrs
Apr 1, 2022 → May 16, 2025
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20251 milestone
- Most recent contest King of the Corn
20211 milestone
- Career-best single call (Chicken)174.2972 Ottumwa 4th Annual Smoketoberfest
20195 milestones
- First tracked contest Smoketoberfest
- First call Smoketoberfest
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score680.4800 Smoketoberfest
- Career-best overall score680.4800 Smoketoberfest
- Peak power rating (1510) Smoketoberfest
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +9.5 | Smoketoberfest | Oct 4, 2019 |
| +1.9 | King of the Corn | May 16, 2025 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -4.5 | Iowa State BBQ Championship (Steak) | Apr 1, 2022 |
| -1.6 | Ottumwa 4th Annual Smoketoberfest | Sep 24, 2021 |
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 | 100% | top 58% | 94.3% | 94.3% |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | 91.7% | 91.7% |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 66% | 92.8% | 92.8% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 33% | 94.5% | 94.5% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 16, 2025 | King of the Corn 🏅 Ottumwa, IA | 19 / 33 (678.7544) | 16 (173.7028) | 8 (172.5600) | 31 (162.8116) | 18 (169.6800) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | Iowa State BBQ Championship (Steak) Altoona, IA | 12 (165.1316) | — | — | — | — |
| Sep 24, 2021 | Ottumwa 4th Annual Smoketoberfest 🏅 Ottumwa, IA | 23 / 35 (667.8628) | 8 (174.2972) | 18 (167.3944) | 32 (159.9312) | 20 (166.2400) |
| Oct 4, 2019 | Smoketoberfest 🏅 Ottumwa, IA | 16 / 49 (680.4800) | 10 (174.2972) | 20 (170.8344) | 21 (167.9656) | 23 (167.3828) |