A tough matchup
6–0
behind in the head-to-head
BBQ Pit Bros ahead in 100% of their meetings
BBQ Pit Bros has come out ahead in 6 of their 6 shared contests.
2 B's BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1477
peak 1477 · rated over 6 contests ⓘ
Best runs
3
straight top-10s
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
2021-06-19
latest 2026-06-26
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
3
of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 68%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
315.84 ▲
last 5 Backyard vs avg 310.62 (+5.22)
Walk rate
33%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
3
best run (overall)
Consistency
±14.22
std dev of Backyard overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 155.61 · weakest Pork Ribs (155.02)
Road miles
0
mi across 6 mapped stops
Schedule strength
8%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1511)
Purse competed for
$11K
listed at 6 contests — purses, not winnings
Backyard avg
310.62 / 360
6 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.
Storylines (4 found in this team's record)
Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.
A strong matchup
4–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of Louis Bros BBQ in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
Looking over their shoulder
2×
one call behind them
7.62 BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.
A standing appointment
5
years running at one contest
They've cooked Camp High Hopes Rib Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) every year from 2021 to 2025 — the contest they never miss.
- 5 visits in all
- best finish 8th
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.
139 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4269 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1477
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#4287 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1477
No shared contest yet.
Level with 2 B's BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#4294 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1477
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#4255 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1506
No shared contest yet.
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2021.
⚔ Head-to-head#4296 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1476
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2022, 4 years before 2 B's BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#4285 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1502
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2021, 5 years before 2 B's BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.62 BBQ | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| DIGGERS BBQ | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| BBQ Pit Bros | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Patti's Pit Stop | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKEY GQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 166.3200 | 139.9544 | 155.61 | top 73% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 167.4288 | 144.5716 | 155.02 | top 68% |
| Pork | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Brisket | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
“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 contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 4 | 0 | top 62% |
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 78% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Camp High Hopes Rib Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) | 5 | 8 | 0 | top 68% | 2025-06-20 |
The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
5 yrs
2021-06-19 → 2026-06-26
Busiest season
2026
1 contest
Contests a season
1
across 6 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
IA
6 of 6 contests
Contests visited
2
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
6 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 155.61 · weakest Pork Ribs (155.02)
Walk rate
33%
a top-10 call in 2 of 6 contests
Overall top-10 rate
50%
3 of 6 contests
Best top-10 run
3
straight contests
Backyard average
310.62
out of 360 · 6 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
49
33–67 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
0
6 mapped stops
Schedule strength
1511
average field rating faced — tougher than 8% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$10,500
listed at 6 contests — purses, not winnings
Longest layoff
1 yrs
2022-06-17 → 2023-06-23
Power rating
1477
peak 1477 · #4284 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2021
- First tracked contest Camp High Hopes Rib Fest (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Peak power rating (1489) Camp High Hopes Rib Fest (BACKYARD ONLY)
- 2022
- First overall top-10 Camp High Hopes Rib Fest (Backyard)
- 2023
- First call Camp High Hopes Rib Fest (BACKYARD ONLY)
- 2024
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score326.3088 Camp High Hopes Rib Fest (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Career-best overall score326.3088 Camp High Hopes Rib Fest (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)167.4288 Camp High Hopes Rib Fest (BACKYARD ONLY)
- 2026
- Most recent contest Rib Fest (BACKYARD ONLY)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +1.4 | Camp High Hopes Rib Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2023-06-23 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.1 | Camp High Hopes Rib Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2021-06-19 |
| -5 | Camp High Hopes Rib Fest (Backyard) | 2022-06-17 |
| -4.7 | Camp High Hopes Rib Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2025-06-20 |
| -3.5 | Rib Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2026-06-26 |
| -0.4 | Camp High Hopes Rib Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2024-06-21 |
Category scores over time
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 68% | 89.5% | 89.5% |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 70% | 84.3% | 84.3% |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 59% | 90.6% | 90.6% |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 53% | 88.9% | 88.9% |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% | top 69% | 85.4% | 85.4% |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 86% | 79% | 79% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-26 | Rib Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) Sioux City, IA | 13 / 19 (322.2060) | 16 (157.6688) | 11 (164.5372) | — | — |
| 2025-06-20 | Camp High Hopes Rib Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) Sioux City, IA | 14 / 20 (303.3600) | 13 (154.2856) | 14 (149.0744) | — | — |
| 2024-06-21 | Camp High Hopes Rib Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) Sioux City, IA | 10 / 17 (326.3088) | 14 (158.8800) | 7 (167.4288) | — | — |
| 2023-06-23 | Camp High Hopes Rib Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) Sioux City, IA | 8 / 15 (320.0116) | 4 (166.3200) | 11 (153.6916) | — | — |
| 2022-06-17 | Camp High Hopes Rib Fest (Backyard) Sioux City, IA | 9 / 13 (307.3140) | 11 (156.5256) | 11 (150.7884) | — | — |
| 2021-06-19 | Camp High Hopes Rib Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) Sioux City, IA | 19 / 22 (284.5260) | 21 (139.9544) | 18 (144.5716) | — | — |