Perfect scores on the board
1
perfect 180s
1 perfect 180 in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, all in brisket.
- Brisket ×1
M2 Smokin' Q
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1498
peak 1514 · rated over 24 contests ⓘ
Contests
24
in the data
First seen
2018-10-06
latest 2026-08-07
Best ToY finish
#254
Master 2024
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
3 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 24 contests
Avg finish
top 65%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Current form
680.81 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 671.90 (+8.91)
Walk rate
38%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±16.78
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 169.02 · weakest Pork (166.99)
Road miles
1,382
mi across 24 mapped stops · furthest 95 mi
Schedule strength
86%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1615)
Purse competed for
$284K
listed at 23 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 23 state-championship entries
Master avg
671.90 / 720
24 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (10 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.
High-water mark
697.0856
career-best overall
96.8% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 697.0856 at Happy Basset 4th Annual BBQ Competition — 96.8% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2024-06-28
A tough matchup
20–2
behind in the head-to-head
MAN MEAT BBQ ahead in 91% of their meetings
MAN MEAT BBQ has come out ahead in 20 of their 22 shared contests.
A strong matchup
8–1
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 89% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of Split Borders BBQ in 8 of their 9 shared contests.
The comeback
2.8 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 2.8 years, then back at Smoke in the Spring (2024-04-05).
- last seen 2021-06-04
- back 2024-04-05
Chicken nemesis
17 of 22
shared chicken entries lost
MAN MEAT BBQ ahead 77% of the time
Even in their strongest meat, MAN MEAT BBQ has out-cooked them in 17 of 22 shared chicken entries.
They cook the hard rooms
1615
average field rating faced
A tougher draw than 86% of rated fields
The fields they enter average a 1615 power rating — a tougher draw than 86% of every rated contest in the data.
- 24 rated contests
Looking over their shoulder
2×
one call behind them
Who's Cookin' has landed one call behind them 2 times.
An August team
Top 56%
average finish in August
Something about August: average finish in the top 56% across 7 contests, versus top 65% the rest of the year.
- 7 August contests
- top 65% the rest of the year
The metronome
±2.33%
swing around their own average
Their overall lands within ±2.33% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.
- averages 93.3% of a perfect score
- 24 contests
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.
120 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3268 of the rated field
- Contests
- 24
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1565
No shared contest yet.
They've been 1565 at their best, 66 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#3272 of the rated field
- Contests
- 29
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 10%
- Peak
- 1522
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 29 contests to 24, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3283 of the rated field
- Contests
- 19
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 11%
- Peak
- 1505
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2022, 4 years before M2 Smokin' Q's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#3279 of the rated field
- Contests
- 34
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 29%
- Peak
- 1537
No shared contest yet.
34 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 29% top-10 finishes rather than wins.
⚔ Head-to-head#3275 of the rated field
- Contests
- 16
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 13%
- Peak
- 1498
No shared contest yet.
Level with M2 Smokin' Q on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#3259 of the rated field
- Contests
- 15
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1499
No shared contest yet.
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 15 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAN MEAT BBQ | 22 | 2 | 20 | 9% | ⚔ compare |
| Bocephus BBQ | 17 | 2 | 15 | 12% | ⚔ compare |
| Damn Fine Beef & Swine | 16 | 0 | 16 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| FINGER LEIKAM GOOD | 15 | 2 | 13 | 13% | ⚔ compare |
| Squealin N Dealin BBQ | 15 | 0 | 15 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Cities Edge BBQ | 14 | 4 | 10 | 29% | ⚔ compare |
| Who's Cookin' | 14 | 4 | 10 | 29% | ⚔ compare |
| Barking Dog BBQ | 13 | 3 | 10 | 23% | ⚔ compare |
| MUNNY'S STOVE | 13 | 2 | 11 | 15% | ⚔ compare |
| KC Meat Sweats | 12 | 5 | 7 | 42% | ⚔ compare |
| PARTS 'R' SMOKIN | 12 | 1 | 11 | 8% | ⚔ compare |
| JANKY LEG BBQ | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | 11 | 2 | 9 | 18% | ⚔ compare |
| Dr. Squealgood BBQ | 11 | 1 | 10 | 9% | ⚔ compare |
| LOVE 2 Q | 10 | 5 | 5 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 175.4172 | 160.5028 | 169.02 | top 62% |
| Pork Ribs | 24 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 177.7144 | 159.9656 | 168.74 | top 57% |
| Pork | 24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 175.4172 | 143.9084 | 166.99 | top 63% |
| Brisket | 24 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 180.0000 🔥 | 147.9428 | 167.16 | top 56% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 15 | 0 | top 74% |
| Large (40+) | 9 | 0 | top 50% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke on the Bricks | 3 | 15 | 0 | top 40% | 2026-08-07 |
| Smoke in the Spring (OPEN FORMAT) | 3 | 41 | 0 | top 61% | 2026-04-10 |
| Smoke on the River (Day 2) | 3 | 16 | 0 | top 77% | 2025-08-30 |
| Tom Brigham Memorial BBQ | 2 | 22 | 0 | top 76% | 2026-04-17 |
| Smoke on the Water | 2 | 24 | 0 | top 84% | 2025-10-10 |
| Meat Inferno | 2 | 15 | 0 | top 70% | 2025-10-03 |
| Big Blue BBQ Championship | 2 | 15 | 0 | top 77% | 2025-06-06 |
The story so far (18 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
7.8 yrs
2018-10-06 → 2026-08-07
Busiest season
2024
10 contests
Contests a season
4.8
across 5 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
KS
24 of 24 contests
Contests visited
14
7 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
24 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 169.02 · weakest Pork (166.99)
Walk rate
38%
a top-10 call in 9 of 24 contests
Overall top-10 rate
4%
1 of 24 contests
Master average
671.90
out of 720 · 24 contests · 0 GCs
Perfect 180s
1
every judge at the table handing back a nine
Opponents faced
696
638–764 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
1,382
24 mapped stops · furthest 95 mi
Schedule strength
1615
average field rating faced — tougher than 86% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$284,495
listed at 23 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0
from 23 state-championship entries
Longest layoff
2.8 yrs
2021-06-04 → 2024-04-05
Power rating
1498
peak 1514 · #3280 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2018
- First tracked contest *Rib's and Bibs
- 2021
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score656.4684 Mclouth BBQ Blowout 29th Annual
- 2024
- First call Tom Brigham Memorial BBQ
- First category win (Brisket) Happy Basset 4th Annual BBQ Competition
- First overall top-10 Happy Basset 4th Annual BBQ Competition
- First perfect 180 (Brisket) Happy Basset 4th Annual BBQ Competition
- Career-best overall score697.0856 Happy Basset 4th Annual BBQ Competition
- 10th tracked contest Meat Inferno
- Peak power rating (1514) American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest
- 2026
- Most recent contest Smoke on the Bricks
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +15.6 | Happy Basset 4th Annual BBQ Competition | 2024-06-28 |
| +9.7 | Smoke on the Bricks | 2026-08-07 |
| +9.3 | Smoke on the Bricks | 2024-08-09 |
| +8.2 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 2024-10-30 |
| +6.2 | Happy Basset 5th Annual BBQ Competition | 2025-10-17 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10 | *Rib's and Bibs | 2018-10-06 |
| -9.5 | Big Blue BBQ Championship | 2025-06-06 |
| -8.8 | Big Blue BBQ Championship | 2026-06-05 |
| -7.9 | Smoke on the Water | 2025-10-10 |
| -6.5 | Smoke on the River (Day 1) | 2025-08-29 |
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)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 64% | 96.3% | 94.3% |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38% | top 72% | 95.9% | 93.4% |
| 2024 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 40% | top 57% | 96.8% | 93.8% |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 69% | 91.2% | 91.2% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 95% | 85.6% | 85.6% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-07 | Smoke on the Bricks 🏅 Baldwin City, KS | 17 / 52 (693.0744) | 37 (167.3828) | 5 (177.7144) | 31 (169.1200) | 3 (178.8572) |
| 2026-06-05 | Big Blue BBQ Championship 🏅 Marysville, KS | 25 / 25 (663.3028) | 23 (166.2284) | 16 (166.8344) | 25 (161.0972) | 16 (169.1428) |
| 2026-04-17 | Tom Brigham Memorial BBQ 🏅 Iola, KS | 22 / 27 (671.2800) | 26 (164.5256) | 14 (169.6916) | 9 (173.1200) | 21 (163.9428) |
| 2026-04-10 | Smoke in the Spring (OPEN FORMAT) 🏅 Osage City, KS | 41 / 101 (689.0740) | 66 (170.8112) | 38 (173.1200) | 38 (173.1084) | 35 (172.0344) |
| 2025-10-17 | Happy Basset 5th Annual BBQ Competition 🏅 Topeka, KS | 12 / 23 (687.3372) | 15 (168.5256) | 11 (170.2744) | 8 (175.4172) | 10 (173.1200) |
| 2025-10-10 | Smoke on the Water 🏅 Topeka, KS | 27 / 30 (651.8172) | 24 (167.3828) | 27 (159.9656) | 26 (160.5144) | 21 (163.9544) |
| 2025-10-03 | Meat Inferno 🏅 Edgerton, KS | 15 / 21 (668.4460) | 16 (160.5028) | 17 (163.3944) | 10 (171.4172) | 6 (173.1316) |
| 2025-08-30 | Smoke on the River (Day 2) 🏅 Burlington, KS | 16 / 24 (690.1828) | 19 (170.8228) | 3 (177.7028) | 15 (173.1200) | 22 (168.5372) |
| 2025-08-29 | Smoke on the River (Day 1) 🏅 Burlington, KS | 22 / 25 (665.5544) | 22 (165.0972) | 17 (171.9772) | 22 (163.3944) | 20 (165.0856) |
| 2025-08-08 | Smoke on the Bricks 🏅 Baldwin City, KS | 29 / 53 (679.9088) | 31 (171.9772) | 43 (164.5372) | 19 (173.1316) | 28 (170.2628) |
| 2025-06-06 | Big Blue BBQ Championship 🏅 Marysville, KS | 27 / 29 (656.9716) | 26 (162.8228) | 18 (167.3828) | 19 (166.2516) | 25 (160.5144) |
| 2025-04-11 | Smoke in the Spring 🏅 Osage City, KS | 53 / 92 (678.7660) | 29 (174.2628) | 77 (165.1316) | 61 (167.3944) | 27 (171.9772) |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 154 / 444 (683.3484) | 133 (173.7028) | 242 (168.5600) | 203 (169.6800) | 117 (171.4056) |
| 2024-10-11 | Smoke on the Water 🏅 Topeka, KS | 24 / 31 (667.8860) | 12 (174.2628) | 24 (163.9544) | 17 (170.8344) | 26 (158.8344) |
| 2024-10-04 | Meat Inferno 🏅 Edgerton, KS | 26 / 38 (670.7200) | 13 (175.4172) | 29 (167.9772) | 31 (161.6456) | 24 (165.6800) |
| 2024-08-31 | Smoke on the River 🏅 Burlington, KS | 21 / 28 (670.7200) | 18 (169.6800) | 19 (167.9772) | 26 (163.9428) | 17 (169.1200) |
| 2024-08-23 | East Central Kansas State BBQ Championship 🏅 Paola, KS | 19 / 42 (679.3140) | 15 (171.4056) | 15 (173.1316) | 19 (170.8228) | 25 (163.9540) |
| 2024-08-09 | Smoke on the Bricks 🏅 Baldwin City, KS | 15 / 46 (687.3372) | 15 (172.5484) | 4 (177.7144) | 29 (167.3944) | 17 (169.6800) |
| 2024-06-28 | Happy Basset 4th Annual BBQ Competition 🏅 Topeka, KS | 6 / 28 (697.0856) | 12 (173.1200) | 15 (171.4056) | 12 (172.5600) | 1 (180.0000) |
| 2024-05-31 | Big Blue BBQ Championship 🏅 Marysville, KS | 15 / 25 (672.4460) | 5 (174.8572) | 13 (168.5372) | 19 (162.8116) | 17 (166.2400) |
| 2024-05-17 | Tom Brigham Memorial BBQ 🏅 Iola, KS | 22 / 31 (669.5888) | 16 (173.1200) | 6 (174.2744) | 17 (170.8228) | 28 (151.3716) |
| 2024-04-05 | Smoke in the Spring 🏅 Osage City, KS | 81 / 97 (658.6628) | 86 (162.2284) | 82 (163.9544) | 91 (157.0628) | 15 (175.4172) |
| 2021-06-04 | Mclouth BBQ Blowout 29th Annual 🏅 Mclouth, KS | 29 / 42 (656.4684) | 31 (164.5484) | 32 (161.1200) | 18 (169.1200) | 30 (161.6800) |
| 2018-10-06 | *Rib's and Bibs Topeka, KS | 35 / 37 (616.3768) | 30 (161.1312) | 24 (163.3944) | 37 (143.9084) | 34 (147.9428) |
Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #500 (277 pts) | #629 (232 pts) | #420 (447 pts) | #501 (307 pts) | #371 (462 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #363 (597 pts) | #403 (567 pts) | #335 (782 pts) | #315 (717 pts) | #342 (672 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #254 (853 pts) | #200 (1063 pts) | #225 (1028 pts) | #289 (773 pts) | #224 (968 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #1955 (60 pts) | #1884 (85 pts) | #1996 (65 pts) | #2029 (60 pts) | #2010 (60 pts) |