On the rise
+49
rating points in a year
Their power rating has climbed 49 points across 10 contests since Mar 15, 2024 — from 1538 up to 1587.
- 10 contests since Mar 15, 2024
- now 1587
T-Squared BBQ
T-Squared BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 17 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2021 and 2024. Their best overall finish is 3rd of 14 at the 12th Annual Bull Moose BBQ (2024). They are ranked #1206 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1587
peak 1588 · rated over 14 contests
Contests
17
in the data
First seen
Sep 16, 2021
latest Oct 30, 2024 · 3.1 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
5 podiums
Overall top-10s
4
24% of 17 contests
Best top-10 run
2
straight overall top-10s
Avg finish
top 36%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
683.81 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 685.63 (-1.82)
Walk rate
59%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±9.64
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 171.78 · weakest Chicken (171.24)
Road miles
1,964
across 17 mapped stops · furthest 504 mi
Schedule strength
85%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1614)
Purse competed for
$327K
listed at 16 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 14 state-championship entries
Master avg
685.63 / 720
14 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 T-Squared BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
40 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#1,198 of the rated field
- Contests
- 29
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1587
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to T-Squared BBQ)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team T-Squared BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#1,204 of the rated field
- Contests
- 41
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 24%
- Peak
- 1634
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to T-Squared BBQ)
They've been 1634 at their best, 47 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#1,202 of the rated field
- Contests
- 14
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 36%
- Peak
- 1591
Careers of much the same size, 14 contests to 17, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#1,201 of the rated field
- Contests
- 13
- GCs
- 2
- Top-10s
- 54%
- Peak
- 1587
Their rating is built on 2 Grand Championships in 13 contests, alongside a 54% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Compare careers#1,207 of the rated field
- Contests
- 12
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 58%
- Peak
- 1587
Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 7 years before T-Squared BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#1,205 of the rated field
- Contests
- 17
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 35%
- Peak
- 1606
They were already cooking in 2014, 7 years before T-Squared BBQ's first contest.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SmokinGhost BBQ | 11 | 1 | 10 | 9% | ⚔ compare |
| JANKY LEG BBQ | 10 | 1 | 9 | 10% | ⚔ compare |
| Mulkey's BBQ | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| MEAT ME IN ST. LOUIS | 9 | 4 | 5 | 44% | ⚔ compare |
| Can Country Outlaw BBQ | 9 | 4 | 5 | 44% | ⚔ compare |
| TRIPLE H BBQ | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE | 8 | 5 | 3 | 63% | ⚔ compare |
| GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ | 8 | 3 | 5 | 38% | ⚔ compare |
| Piggin' Whiskey | 8 | 2 | 6 | 25% | ⚔ compare |
| ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | 8 | 2 | 6 | 25% | ⚔ compare |
| Heavy Smoke BBQ | 8 | 1 | 7 | 13% | ⚔ compare |
| Eleven Thirteen Q | 7 | 4 | 3 | 57% | ⚔ compare |
| PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ | 7 | 3 | 4 | 43% | ⚔ compare |
| LOCAL YOKELS BBQ | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| LOVE 2 Q | 6 | 5 | 1 | 83% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 177.7028 | 162.8000 | 171.24 | top 50% |
| Pork Ribs | 15 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 178.2972 | 164.5372 | 171.64 | top 37% |
| Pork | 14 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 178.8572 | 159.3484 | 171.78 | top 37% |
| Brisket | 14 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 177.7144 | 158.8116 | 171.32 | top 37% |
“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) | 2 | 0 | top 25% |
| Medium (20–39) | 4 | 0 | top 48% |
| Large (40+) | 8 | 0 | top 34% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 2) (MASTERS and BACKYARD) | 2 | 6 | 0 | top 29% | Oct 26, 2024 |
| American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 2 | 123 | 0 | top 28% | Sep 27, 2023 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2024
12 contests
Contests a season
5.7
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
KS
5 of 17 contests · 5 states in all
Contests visited
12
2 of them more than once
Most-entered meat
Pork Ribs
15 entries · 1 win · 7 calls
Opponents faced
1,058
finished ahead 1,174 times, behind 817
Longest layoff
2 yrs
Sep 16, 2021 → Sep 8, 2023
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20247 milestones
- First overall podium 12th Annual Bull Moose BBQ
- Career-best overall score702.2400 12th Annual Bull Moose BBQ
- Career-best single call (Pork)178.8572 12th Annual Bull Moose BBQ
- 10th tracked contest Code 3 Spices - Smokin' on Main
- First category win (Pork Ribs) Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 1) (MASTERS and BACKYARD)
- Peak power rating (1588) Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 2) (MASTERS and BACKYARD)
- Most recent contest American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides
20232 milestones
- First call Primo BBQ Bash
- First overall top-10 Dragon Smoke BBQ Competition
20212 milestones
- First tracked contest American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score672.5372 American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +14.9 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 2) (MASTERS and BACKYARD) | Oct 26, 2024 |
| +14.8 | 12th Annual Bull Moose BBQ | Apr 12, 2024 |
| +12.8 | Dragon Smoke BBQ Competition | Oct 13, 2023 |
| +12.3 | Southaven Springfest | Apr 26, 2024 |
| +11.4 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | Sep 27, 2023 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -2.8 | Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard | Sep 20, 2024 |
| -0.6 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | Oct 30, 2024 |
| -0.5 | Primo BBQ Bash | Sep 8, 2023 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 67% | top 36% | 97.5% | 95.5% |
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50% | top 41% | 96.9% | 94.9% |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 30% | 93.4% | 93.4% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 2024 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oct 30, 2024 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 229 / 444 (674.8004) | 111 (174.2744) | 287 (166.2744) | 54 (175.4400) | 355 (158.8116) |
| Oct 26, 2024 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 2) (MASTERS and BACKYARD) 🏅 Oak Grove, MO | 6 / 56 (693.1200) | 27 (172.5600) | 22 (172) | 6 (175.4172) | 6 (173.1428) |
| Oct 25, 2024 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 1) (MASTERS and BACKYARD) 🏅 Oak Grove, MO | 25 / 53 (683.3372) | 38 (169.6800) | 1 (178.2972) | 9 (175.4172) | 50 (159.9428) |
| Sep 20, 2024 | Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard 🏅 Murphysboro, IL | 37 / 58 (677.0056) | 41 (166.2400) | 48 (164.5372) | 20 (173.1200) | 14 (173.1084) |
| Sep 14, 2024 | Trekking for CDH 🏅 Pierron, IL | 13 / 35 (690.7772) | 18 (171.9772) | 9 (174.8572) | 8 (175.4172) | 29 (168.5256) |
| Aug 17, 2024 | Smoke N for the Kids 🏅 Troy, IL | 13 / 27 (682.1368) | 20 (168.5256) | 4 (175.4172) | 18 (170.8228) | 17 (167.3712) |
| Jul 27, 2024 | Code 3 Spices - Smokin' on Main 🏅 Collinsville, IL | 12 / 34 (685.6112) | 6 (177.7028) | 3 (174.8572) | 29 (159.3484) | 8 (173.7028) |
| Apr 26, 2024 | Southaven Springfest 🏅 Southaven, MS | 9 / 44 (693.6112) | 11 (173.1200) | 22 (170.8228) | 6 (176.5600) | 11 (173.1084) |
| Apr 12, 2024 | 12th Annual Bull Moose BBQ 🏅 Somerville, TN | 3 / 14 (702.2400) | 5 (175.4172) | 8 (170.8228) | 2 (178.8572) | 3 (177.1428) |
| Mar 15, 2024 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship 🏅 Lebanon, TN | 19 / 93 (693.0512) | 15 (176.5600) | 60 (167.3712) | 28 (173.7144) | 15 (175.4056) |
| Mar 15, 2024 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship (ONE MEAT RIBS) Lebanon, TN | — | — | 4 (176.5716) | — | — |
| Oct 13, 2023 | Dragon Smoke BBQ Competition 🏅 Osage Beach, MO | 5 / 18 (697.6800) | 15 (172.5484) | 2 (176.5716) | 10 (170.8456) | 5 (177.7144) |
| Sep 27, 2023 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sep 27, 2023 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 123 / 487 (684.4684) | 190 (170.2744) | 129 (172.5600) | 262 (167.3712) | 56 (174.2628) |
| Sep 8, 2023 | Primo BBQ Bash 🏅 Poplar Bluff, MO | 20 / 28 (668.4000) | 24 (162.8000) | 18 (166.2516) | 16 (167.3828) | 8 (171.9656) |
| Sep 16, 2021 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 141 / 467 (672.5372) | 238 (165.7028) | 210 (167.3944) | 226 (165.1428) | 37 (174.2972) |