2 CASE BBQ IA
Rating
1556
peak 1576
Contests
24
in the data
First seen
2019-05-03
latest 2025-05-16
Best ToY finish
#391
Master 2021
Grand champs
0
1 reserve
Category wins
1
6 podiums
Overall top-10s
7
of 24 contests
Avg finish
top 43%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Current form
672.13 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 651.62 (+20.51)
Walk rate
71%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
3
best run (overall)
Consistency
±100.45
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 169.32 · weakest Brisket (166.95)
Road miles
2574
mi across 24 mapped stops · furthest 267 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ has finished one call ahead of 2 CASE BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
SMOKEHOUSE 72 has landed one call behind them 4 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
HOT DADDY'S BBQ has come out ahead in 15 of their 17 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of T-Rex BBQ in 12 of their 16 shared contests.
💔 The heartbreaker
Came within 0.5828 points of the Grand Championship at Smoketoberfest (2019-10-04).
📅 A July team
Something about July: average finish in the top 32% across 4 contests, versus top 43% the rest of the year.
Teams like this (closest power rating, IA first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 23 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 180.0000 🔥 | 155.4056 | 169.32 | top 45% |
| Pork Ribs | 23 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 176.0000 | 150.7884 | 167.93 | top 40% |
| Pork | 24 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 178.2972 | 150.8228 | 168.17 | top 45% |
| Brisket | 24 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 176.5716 | 155.9656 | 166.95 | top 47% |
“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 state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| IA | 21 | 0 | top 46% |
| WI | 2 | 0 | top 23% |
| MO | 1 | 0 | top 12% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 12 | 0 | top 45% |
| Large (40+) | 12 | 0 | top 41% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2019 (6 contests)
- Cooks mostly in IA (21 of 24 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork (24 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 651.62
- 1 perfect 180 on the books 🔥
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 677.0284 | 672.19 |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 675.9544 | 674.19 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 687.4060 | 677.65 |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 678.7656 | 674.97 |
| 2021 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 688.5032 | 678.93 |
| 2020 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 670.8228 | 559.72 |
| 2019 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 698.8344 | 675.25 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-05-16 | King of the Corn Ottumwa, IA | 24 / 33 (677.0284) | 23 (166.8228) | 15 (170.8228) | 11 (172.5600) | 22 (166.8228) |
| 2025-04-04 | Iowa State BBQ Championship Altoona, IA | 32 / 49 (667.3600) | 25 (169.1200) | 28 (165.7028) | 14 (171.9772) | 42 (160.5600) |
| 2024-05-17 | King of the Corn Ottumwa, IA | 21 / 36 (672.4228) | 14 (171.9772) | 13 (170.2744) | 35 (155.9084) | 6 (174.2628) |
| 2024-03-29 | Iowa State BBQ Championship Altoona, IA | 18 / 42 (675.9544) | 22 (170.8572) | 24 (165.6684) | 11 (173.1772) | 26 (166.2516) |
| 2023-05-19 | King of the Corn Ottumwa, IA | 31 / 45 (667.8856) | 30 (167.9656) | 38 (163.4172) | 39 (162.8000) | 8 (173.7028) |
| 2023-03-31 | Iowa State BBQ Championship Altoona, IA | 7 / 47 (687.4060) | 15 (172.0116) | 4 (174.8688) | 13 (170.8572) | 23 (169.6684) |
| 2022-09-16 | Tri City BBQ Fest Denison, IA | 13 / 25 (667.3944) | 5 (173.1200) | 18 (159.4400) | 16 (163.9772) | 7 (170.8572) |
| 2022-06-17 | Rose Festival 21st Annual KCBS BBQ Contest State Center, IA | 11 / 32 (678.7544) | 24 (166.2400) | 4 (172.5600) | 7 (173.7144) | 15 (166.2400) |
| 2022-04-01 | Iowa State BBQ Championship Altoona, IA | 19 / 48 (678.7656) | 35 (166.2400) | 24 (168.5484) | 4 (175.4400) | 19 (168.5372) |
| 2021-09-17 | Tri City BBQ Fest Denison, IA | 7 / 20 (688.5032) | 11 (169.6800) | 12 (165.6916) | 11 (161.1316) | 3 (176.5716) |
| 2021-07-30 | 5th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest Emmetsburg, IA | 9 / 35 (677.0628) | 3 (177.1428) | 4 (173.1428) | 15 (168.5600) | 30 (158.2172) |
| 2021-07-16 | Real Squeal BBQ Smokeoff Cedar Rapids, IA | 4 / 26 (684.5716) | 4 (176.0000) | 9 (169.1544) | 4 (174.2972) | 14 (165.1200) |
| 2021-06-18 | Rose Festival KCBS BBQ Competition State Center, IA | 13 / 32 (665.5884) | 4 (172.5484) | 9 (169.1200) | 15 (167.3944) | 23 (156.5256) |
| 2020-10-02 | Ottumwa Smoketoberfest Ottumwa, IA | 46 / 66 (658.2292) | 60 (157.6916) | 33 (164.5488) | 35 (167.4060) | 25 (168.5828) |
| 2020-07-17 | Real Squeal BBQ Smoke Off MARION, IA | 21 / 36 (649.0856) | 16 (165.1428) | 3 (172.5944) | 32 (150.8228) | 20 (160.5256) |
| 2020-06-27 | Back to Mayberry Day 2 Rodney, IA | 23 / 47 (670.8228) | 6 (173.1544) | 28 (166.2628) | 33 (165.7028) | 26 (165.7028) |
| 2020-06-26 | Back to Mayberry Day 1 Rodney, IA | 44 / 53 (647.2912) | 51 (155.4056) | 12 (169.6800) | 31 (166.2400) | 47 (155.9656) |
| 2020-04-06 | Socially Distanced Smoking - Brisket presented by The BBQ League washington, MO | 13 / 109 (173.1772) | — | — | — | 14 (173.1772) |
| 2019-10-04 | Smoketoberfest Ottumwa, IA | 2 / 49 (698.8344) | 1 (180.0000) | 4 (174.2972) | 20 (167.9772) | 5 (176.5600) |
| 2019-09-20 | Tri City BBQ Fest Denison, IA | 19 / 34 (662.7312) | 22 (164.5256) | 32 (150.7884) | 4 (178.2972) | 13 (169.1200) |
| 2019-07-19 | BBQ'Loo & Blues Too! Waterloo, IA | 10 / 33 (677.0284) | 8 (173.7028) | 6 (170.8344) | 19 (166.8112) | 16 (165.6800) |
| 2019-06-14 | Rose Festival KCBS BBQ Competition State Center, IA | 18 / 31 (658.7540) | 22 (165.1084) | 24 (156.5028) | 15 (168.0000) | 13 (169.1428) |
| 2019-05-04 | Masters in May Day 2 Bancroft, WI | 8 / 40 (678.7888) | 3 (173.1428) | 10 (172.5600) | 14 (168.5488) | 21 (164.5372) |
| 2019-05-03 | Masters In May Day 1 Bancroft, WI | 11 / 42 (675.3600) | 20 (166.8228) | 2 (176.0000) | 17 (168.0000) | 19 (164.5372) |
Team of the Year standings (rank per category by season — year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #866 (123 pts) | #929 (128 pts) | #881 (168 pts) | #671 (243 pts) | #887 (133 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #773 (175 pts) | #789 (190 pts) | #839 (185 pts) | #784 (190 pts) | #701 (235 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #683 (225 pts) | #869 (170 pts) | #730 (270 pts) | #802 (180 pts) | #731 (225 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #584 (327 pts) | #651 (297 pts) | #617 (357 pts) | #480 (467 pts) | #579 (352 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #391 (496 pts) | #369 (551 pts) | #455 (456 pts) | #385 (506 pts) | #498 (386 pts) |
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #405 (270 pts) | #309 (400 pts) | #259 (480 pts) | #476 (240 pts) | #442 (265 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #422 (769 pts) | #399 (829 pts) | #401 (839 pts) | #684 (494 pts) | #596 (574 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #622 (545 pts) | #712 (500 pts) | #811 (435 pts) | #543 (685 pts) | #770 (450 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #1259 (219 pts) | #1180 (279 pts) | #1406 (209 pts) | #1395 (204 pts) | #1301 (234 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #803 (451 pts) | #1007 (351 pts) | #848 (461 pts) | #832 (471 pts) | #743 (521 pts) |