They almost always walk
100%
of contests with a top-10 call
A call in 10 of 10 contests
A top-10 category call in 100% of their 10 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.
202 BBQ
202 BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 10 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2019 and 2024. Their best overall finish is 4th of 31 at the Montana Pitmaster Classic (2021). They are ranked #1638 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1556
peak 1556 · rated over 10 contests
Contests
10
in the data
First seen
Jun 22, 2019
latest Aug 23, 2024 · 5.2 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
3 podiums
Overall top-10s
4
40% of 10 contests
Best top-10 run
2
straight overall top-10s, still running
Avg finish
top 37%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
676.30 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 676.96 (-0.67)
Walk rate
100%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±8.73
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 171.08 · weakest Pork (167.28)
Road miles
684
across 10 mapped stops · furthest 97 mi
Schedule strength
38%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1550)
Purse competed for
$92K
listed at 8 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 10 state-championship entries
Master avg
676.96 / 720
10 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #1303 (169 pts) | #1491 (139 pts) | #1220 (204 pts) | #1774 (104 pts) | #1351 (169 pts) |
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to 202 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.
#1,637 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 2
- Top-10s
- 44%
- Peak
- 1556
Careers of much the same size, 9 contests to 10, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#1,636 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 38%
- Peak
- 1556
Their last contest in the data was back in 2014, 10 years before 202 BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#1,642 of the rated field
- Contests
- 17
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 6%
- Peak
- 1563
17 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 6% top-10 finishes rather than wins.
⚔ Compare careers#1,640 of the rated field
- Contests
- 23
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 9%
- Peak
- 1563
They were already cooking in 2014, 5 years before 202 BBQ's first contest.
⚔ Compare careers#1,641 of the rated field
- Contests
- 26
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 31%
- Peak
- 1574
Level with 202 BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#1,639 of the rated field
- Contests
- 30
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 63%
- Peak
- 1568
30 contests to 10: their number has had years to settle where 202 BBQ's is still finding its level.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BIG BOYZ BBQ | 9 | 8 | 1 | 89% | ⚔ compare |
| Rhythm n QUE | 9 | 2 | 7 | 22% | ⚔ compare |
| MONTANA OUTLAW BBQ | 9 | 1 | 8 | 11% | ⚔ compare |
| Poor Richard's BBQ | 6 | 6 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| SMELLAQUE | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Random Guys Smoking | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| Kick Back BBQ | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| Popping Smoke Barbecue | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| Shane Edd's BBQ | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| Willy Mo's | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| OWENS BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| Bushmaster BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 10 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 173.1200 | 156.5372 | 168.44 | top 39% |
| Pork Ribs | 10 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 176.5600 | 162.2744 | 170.16 | top 38% |
| Pork | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 177.7028 | 161.6572 | 167.28 | top 44% |
| Brisket | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 174.8572 | 165.6800 | 171.08 | top 28% |
“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 50% |
| Medium (20–39) | 8 | 0 | top 36% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 30% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana Pitmaster Classic | 3 | 10 | 0 | top 29% | Aug 23, 2024 |
| Montana BBQ Cook-off | 3 | 6 | 0 | top 39% | Jun 10, 2022 |
| Montana BBQ Cookoff | 2 | 14 | 0 | top 51% | Jun 7, 2024 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2024
3 contests
Contests a season
2
across 5 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
MT
10 of 10 contests
Contests visited
5
3 of them more than once
Opponents faced
152
finished ahead 203 times, behind 103
Longest layoff
2 yrs
Jun 22, 2019 → Jun 11, 2021
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20243 milestones
- 10th tracked contest Montana Pitmaster Classic
- Peak power rating (1556) Montana Pitmaster Classic
- Most recent contest Montana Pitmaster Classic
20231 milestone
- Career-best single call (Pork)177.7028 Montana Pitmaster Classic
20211 milestone
- Career-best overall score691.3828 Montana Pitmaster Classic
20194 milestones
- First tracked contest Montana BBQ Cook-Off
- First call Montana BBQ Cook-Off
- First overall top-10 Montana BBQ Cook-Off
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score681.0516 Montana BBQ Cook-Off
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +13.3 | Montana Pitmaster Classic | Aug 27, 2021 |
| +11.5 | Montana BBQ Cook-Off | Jun 22, 2019 |
| +8.2 | Montana Pitmaster Classic | Aug 23, 2024 |
| +7.1 | Montana Pitmaster Classic | Aug 25, 2023 |
| +6.2 | Montana Pitmaster Classic | Aug 26, 2022 |
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 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 100% | top 42% | 95.8% | 93.9% |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 41% | 94.9% | 94% |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 38% | 94.4% | 93.5% |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 32% | 96% | 94.5% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 21% | 94.6% | 94.6% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 23, 2024 | Montana Pitmaster Classic 🏅 Bozeman, MT | 10 / 39 (689.6572) | 10 (173.1200) | 10 (176) | 23 (168.5372) | 13 (172) |
| Aug 9, 2024 | East Helena Smoke Show 🏅 East Helena, MT | 9 / 18 (667.9772) | 3 (171.4400) | 13 (162.2744) | 10 (163.4056) | 4 (170.8572) |
| Jun 7, 2024 | Montana BBQ Cookoff 🏅 Absarokee, MT | 14 / 28 (670.1944) | 9 (171.4400) | 15 (165.6800) | 15 (162.8000) | 9 (170.2744) |
| Aug 25, 2023 | Montana Pitmaster Classic 🏅 Bozeman, MT | 13 / 44 (683.4404) | 12 (172.5716) | 25 (163.4516) | 2 (177.7028) | 13 (169.7144) |
| Jun 9, 2023 | Montana BBQ Cookoff 🏅 Absarokee, MT | 19 / 36 (670.2060) | 31 (156.5372) | 10 (173.1200) | 19 (167.4172) | 7 (173.1316) |
| Aug 26, 2022 | Montana Pitmaster Classic 🏅 Bozeman, MT | 12 / 37 (679.3488) | 17 (168.5372) | 20 (166.8228) | 8 (175.4172) | 14 (168.5716) |
| Jun 10, 2022 | Montana BBQ Cook-off 🏅 Absarokee, MT | 12 / 27 (667.3260) | 13 (158.2400) | 9 (171.9772) | 15 (163.9772) | 7 (173.1316) |
| Aug 27, 2021 | Montana Pitmaster Classic 🏅 Bozeman, MT | 4 / 31 (691.3828) | 13 (170.2856) | 3 (176.5600) | 9 (169.6800) | 4 (174.8572) |
| Jun 11, 2021 | Montana BBQ Cook-off 🏅 Absarokee, MT | 14 / 27 (669.0288) | 10 (171.4172) | 10 (170.2744) | 14 (161.6572) | 13 (165.6800) |
| Jun 22, 2019 | Montana BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Absarokee, MT | 6 / 29 (681.0516) | 9 (170.8228) | 4 (175.4172) | 15 (162.2516) | 6 (172.5600) |