High-water mark
685.6000
career-best overall
95.2% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 685.6000 at 8th Annual Jimmy Jam BBQ Slam & Car Show — 95.2% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Jan 4, 2024
2 Guys BBQ
2 Guys BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2024 and 2025. Their best overall finish is 11th of 15 at the Back Porch Jam at the Hillsborough County Fairgrounds (2025). They are ranked #4530 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1472
peak 1504 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
Jan 4, 2024
latest Mar 14, 2025 · 1.2 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 71%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
80%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±7.49
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 169.92 · weakest Pork (165.22)
Road miles
383
across 5 mapped stops · furthest 72 mi
Schedule strength
52%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1568)
Purse competed for
$34K
listed at 4 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 5 state-championship entries
Master avg
671.08 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to 2 Guys BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
148 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4,528 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1473
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to 2 Guys BBQ)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team 2 Guys BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#4,533 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1472
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,548 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1472
Level with 2 Guys BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#4,549 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1472
Their last contest in the data was back in 2022, 3 years before 2 Guys BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#4,551 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1472
They were already cooking in 2016, 8 years before 2 Guys BBQ's first contest.
⚔ Compare careers#4,513 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1473
Their last contest in the data was back in 2022, 3 years before 2 Guys 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kings BBQ Team | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 178.8572 | 161.6800 | 169.92 | top 55% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 173.1544 | 164.5256 | 169.69 | top 56% |
| Pork | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 173.1200 | 158.2400 | 165.22 | top 72% |
| Brisket | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 174.2628 | 160.5144 | 166.24 | top 67% |
“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 73% |
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 0 | top 82% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 35% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2025
3 contests
Contests a season
2.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
FL
5 of 5 contests
Contests visited
5
a different one every time
Opponents faced
142
finished ahead 58 times, behind 154
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20251 milestone
- Most recent contest Back Porch Jam at the Hillsborough County Fairgrounds
20246 milestones
- First tracked contest 8th Annual Jimmy Jam BBQ Slam & Car Show
- First call 8th Annual Jimmy Jam BBQ Slam & Car Show
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score685.6000 8th Annual Jimmy Jam BBQ Slam & Car Show
- Career-best overall score685.6000 8th Annual Jimmy Jam BBQ Slam & Car Show
- Career-best single call (Chicken)178.8572 8th Annual Jimmy Jam BBQ Slam & Car Show
- Peak power rating (1504) 8th Annual Jimmy Jam BBQ Slam & Car Show
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +4.1 | 8th Annual Jimmy Jam BBQ Slam & Car Show | Jan 4, 2024 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -8.5 | 9th Annual Jimmy Jam BBQ Slam | Jan 9, 2025 |
| -8.4 | Ribs on the Ridge Brews & BBQ | Feb 16, 2024 |
| -7.4 | Grills Gone Wild | Feb 7, 2025 |
| -7.3 | Back Porch Jam at the Hillsborough County Fairgrounds | Mar 14, 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 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 79% | 93.1% | 92.7% |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 59% | 95.2% | 94% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 14, 2025 | Back Porch Jam at the Hillsborough County Fairgrounds 🏅 Dover, FL | 11 / 15 (670.1604) | 6 (172.5600) | 10 (168.5488) | 9 (168.5372) | 15 (160.5144) |
| Feb 7, 2025 | Grills Gone Wild 🏅 Davenport, FL | 21 / 25 (667.8856) | 21 (161.6800) | 9 (173.1544) | 19 (165.6800) | 18 (167.3712) |
| Jan 9, 2025 | 9th Annual Jimmy Jam BBQ Slam 🏅 Elkton, FL | 30 / 38 (664.4112) | 30 (167.3828) | 28 (164.5256) | 36 (158.2400) | 9 (174.2628) |
| Feb 16, 2024 | Ribs on the Ridge Brews & BBQ 🏅 Haines City, FL | 24 / 29 (667.3372) | 18 (169.1200) | 16 (171.4172) | 26 (160.5256) | 20 (166.2744) |
| Jan 4, 2024 | 8th Annual Jimmy Jam BBQ Slam & Car Show 🏅 Elkton, FL | 15 / 43 (685.6000) | 5 (178.8572) | 21 (170.8228) | 17 (173.1200) | 30 (162.8000) |