M2 Smokin' Q

M2 Smokin' Q is a competition barbecue team with 28 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2018 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 6th of 28 at the Happy Basset 4th Annual BBQ Competition (2024). They are ranked #3498 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “M2 Smokin Q”.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#3,498

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1493

peak 1514 · rated over 28 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Oct 6, 2018

latest Oct 9, 2026 · 8 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#254

Master 2024 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

3 podiums

Overall top-10s

4% of 28 contests

Avg finish

top 66%

overall standings

Best overall

697.0856 / 720

Master · Happy Basset 4th Annual BBQ Competition

Perfect 180s

1 🔥

Current form

681.74 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 672.90 (+8.84)

Walk rate

43%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

180 🔥

Brisket · Happy Basset 4th Annual BBQ Competition

Consistency

±16.08

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 169.50 · weakest Brisket (167.19)

Road miles

1,525

across 28 mapped stops · furthest 97 mi

Schedule strength

85%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1615)

Purse competed for

$323K

listed at 27 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 27 state-championship entries

Master avg

672.90 / 720

28 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (11 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

Perfect scores on the board

1 perfect 180

1 perfect 180 in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, all in brisket.

Brisket ×1

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
Jun 28, 2024

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

Who's Cookin' has finished one call ahead of M2 Smokin' Q 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

22–2 behind in the head-to-head

MAN MEAT BBQ ahead in 92% of their meetings

MAN MEAT BBQ has come out ahead in 22 of their 24 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 (Apr 5, 2024).

last seen Jun 4, 2021
back Apr 5, 2024

Chicken nemesis

18 of 24 shared chicken entries lost

MAN MEAT BBQ ahead 75% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, MAN MEAT BBQ has out-cooked them in 18 of 24 shared chicken entries.

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They cook the hard rooms

1615 average field rating faced

A tougher draw than 85% of rated fields

The fields they enter average a 1615 power rating — a tougher draw than 85% of every rated contest in the data.

28 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 66% the rest of the year.

7 August contests
top 66% the rest of the year

The metronome

±2.23% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.23% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 93.5% of a perfect score
28 contests

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
2026 ↗	Master	#325 (615 pts)	#326 (690 pts)	#324 (745 pts)	#250 (840 pts)	#240 (865 pts)
2025 ↗	Master	#363 (597 pts)	#403 (567 pts)	#335 (782 pts)	#315 (717 pts)	#342 (672 pts)
2024 ↗	Master	#254 (853 pts)	#200 (1,063 pts)	#225 (1,028 pts)	#289 (773 pts)	#224 (968 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#1955 (60 pts)	#1884 (85 pts)	#1996 (65 pts)	#2029 (60 pts)	#2010 (60 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to M2 Smokin' Q, each with one reason worth a look.

137 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

Barking Pig BBQ

#3,503 of the rated field

1493 power rating

Contests: 34
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 9%
Peak: 1552

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to M2 Smokin' Q)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team M2 Smokin' Q has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 30 contests
last seen Jul 17, 2026

⚔ Head-to-head

CHOCOLATE CITY BBQ

#3,492 of the rated field

1493 power rating

Contests: 28
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 11%
Peak: 1526

They've been 1526 at their best, 33 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 28 contests
last seen Oct 18, 2019

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FLAME THROWER BBQ CO.

#3,490 of the rated field

1493 power rating

Contests: 25
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 8%
Peak: 1518

Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 7 years before M2 Smokin' Q's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 25 contests

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Whistle Pig BBQ

#3,499 of the rated field

1493 power rating

Contests: 33
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 24%
Peak: 1529

Careers of much the same size, 33 contests to 28, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 33 contests
last seen Aug 28, 2026

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FAT MAXINE'S BBQ

#3,509 of the rated field

1493 power rating

Contests: 35
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 17%
Peak: 1546

35 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 17% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 35 contests
last seen Oct 9, 2026

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JUSTCUZ BBQ

#3,486 of the rated field

1493 power rating

Contests: 19
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 16%
Peak: 1514

Level with M2 Smokin' Q on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 18 contests
last seen May 6, 2022

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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
MAN MEAT BBQ	24	2	22	8%	⚔ compare
Bocephus BBQ	20	2	18	10%	⚔ compare
Squealin N Dealin BBQ	18	0	18	0%	⚔ compare
Cities Edge BBQ	17	6	11	35%	⚔ compare
Who's Cookin'	17	4	13	24%	⚔ compare
Damn Fine Beef & Swine	16	0	16	0%	⚔ compare
FINGER LEIKAM GOOD	15	2	13	13%	⚔ compare
MUNNY'S STOVE	15	2	13	13%	⚔ compare
KC Meat Sweats	14	5	9	36%	⚔ compare
Barking Dog BBQ	14	3	11	21%	⚔ compare
JANKY LEG BBQ	14	0	14	0%	⚔ compare
PARTS 'R' SMOKIN	13	1	12	8%	⚔ compare
BrewsCue	12	0	12	0%	⚔ compare
Pine Tar BBQ	11	5	6	45%	⚔ compare
WOOD HOOK BBQ	11	4	7	36%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	28	2	0	0	177.7144	160.5028	169.50	top 60%
Pork Ribs	28	4	0	1	177.7144	159.9656	168.34	top 60%
Pork	28	5	0	0	177.7144	143.9084	167.86	top 60%
Brisket	28	5	1	2	180 🔥	147.9428	167.19	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 field size and state

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	19	0	top 73%
Large (40+)	9	0	top 50%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Smoke on the River (Day 2)	5	16	top 76%	Sep 5, 2026
Smoke on the Water	3	12	top 72%	Oct 9, 2026
Meat Inferno	3	15	top 75%	Sep 11, 2026
Smoke on the Bricks	3	15	top 40%	Aug 7, 2026
Smoke in the Spring (OPEN FORMAT)	3	41	top 61%	Apr 10, 2026
Tom Brigham Memorial BBQ	2	22	top 76%	Apr 17, 2026
Big Blue BBQ Championship	2	15	top 77%	Jun 6, 2025

More numbers

Busiest season 2024 10 contests

Contests a season 5.6 across 5 seasons in the data

Most contests held in KS 28 of 28 contests

Contests visited 14 7 of them more than once

Opponents faced 716 finished ahead 669 times, behind 837

Longest layoff 2.8 yrs Jun 4, 2021 → Apr 5, 2024

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

20262 milestones

Sep 4 25th tracked contest Smoke on the River (Day 1)
Oct 9 Most recent contest Smoke on the Water

20247 milestones

May 17 First call Tom Brigham Memorial BBQ
Jun 28 First category win (Brisket) Happy Basset 4th Annual BBQ Competition
Jun 28 First overall top-10 Happy Basset 4th Annual BBQ Competition
Jun 28 First perfect 180 (Brisket) Happy Basset 4th Annual BBQ Competition
Jun 28 Career-best overall score697.0856 Happy Basset 4th Annual BBQ Competition
Oct 4 10th tracked contest Meat Inferno
Oct 30 Peak power rating (1514) American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest

20211 milestone

Jun 4 First overall past 90% of a perfect score656.4684 Mclouth BBQ Blowout 29th Annual

20181 milestone

Oct 6 First tracked contest Rib's and Bibs

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+15.6	Happy Basset 4th Annual BBQ Competition	Jun 28, 2024
+9.7	Smoke on the Bricks	Aug 7, 2026
+9.3	Smoke on the Bricks	Aug 9, 2024
+8.2	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest	Oct 30, 2024
+6.2	Happy Basset 5th Annual BBQ Competition	Oct 17, 2025

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-10	Rib's and Bibs	Oct 6, 2018
-9.6	Big Blue BBQ Championship	Jun 6, 2025
-8.8	Big Blue BBQ Championship	Jun 5, 2026
-7.9	Smoke on the Water	Oct 10, 2025
-7.1	Meat Inferno	Sep 11, 2026

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2026	8	0	0	63%	top 67%	96.3%	94.3%
2025	8	0	0	38%	top 72%	95.9%	93.4%
2024	10	1	1	40%	top 57%	96.8%	93.8%
2021	1	0	0	0%	top 69%	91.2%	91.2%
2018	1	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
Oct 9, 2026	Smoke on the Water 🏅 Topeka, KS	12 / 25 (681.6228)	17 (168)	13 (169.6800)	6 (175.4172)	11 (168.5256)
Sep 11, 2026	Meat Inferno 🏅 Edgerton, KS	28 / 33 (663.8172)	19 (169.6800)	29 (166.2400)	19 (169.6916)	30 (158.2056)
Sep 5, 2026	Smoke on the River (Day 2) 🏅 Burlington, KS	19 / 25 (685.6688)	6 (177.7144)	23 (164)	19 (169.6800)	8 (174.2744)
Sep 4, 2026	Smoke on the River (Day 1) 🏅 Burlington, KS	18 / 25 (684.5144)	12 (174.2628)	21 (163.9772)	4 (177.7144)	19 (168.5600)
Aug 7, 2026	Smoke on the Bricks 🏅 Baldwin City, KS	17 / 52 (693.0744)	37 (167.3828)	5 (177.7144)	31 (169.1200)	3 (178.8572)
Jun 5, 2026	Big Blue BBQ Championship 🏅 Marysville, KS	25 / 25 (663.3028)	23 (166.2284)	16 (166.8344)	25 (161.0972)	16 (169.1428)
Apr 17, 2026	Tom Brigham Memorial BBQ 🏅 Iola, KS	22 / 27 (671.2800)	26 (164.5256)	14 (169.6916)	9 (173.1200)	21 (163.9428)
Apr 10, 2026	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)
Oct 17, 2025	Happy Basset 5th Annual BBQ Competition 🏅 Topeka, KS	12 / 23 (687.3372)	15 (168.5256)	11 (170.2744)	8 (175.4172)	10 (173.1200)
Oct 10, 2025	Smoke on the Water 🏅 Topeka, KS	27 / 30 (651.8172)	24 (167.3828)	27 (159.9656)	26 (160.5144)	21 (163.9544)
Oct 3, 2025	Meat Inferno 🏅 Edgerton, KS	15 / 21 (668.4460)	16 (160.5028)	17 (163.3944)	10 (171.4172)	6 (173.1316)
Aug 30, 2025	Smoke on the River (Day 2) 🏅 Burlington, KS	16 / 24 (690.1828)	19 (170.8228)	3 (177.7028)	15 (173.1200)	22 (168.5372)
Aug 29, 2025	Smoke on the River (Day 1) 🏅 Burlington, KS	22 / 25 (665.5544)	22 (165.0972)	17 (171.9772)	22 (163.3944)	20 (165.0856)
Aug 8, 2025	Smoke on the Bricks 🏅 Baldwin City, KS	29 / 53 (679.9088)	31 (171.9772)	43 (164.5372)	19 (173.1316)	28 (170.2628)
Jun 6, 2025	Big Blue BBQ Championship 🏅 Marysville, KS	27 / 29 (656.9716)	26 (162.8228)	18 (167.3828)	19 (166.2516)	25 (160.5144)
Apr 11, 2025	Smoke in the Spring 🏅 Osage City, KS	53 / 92 (678.7660)	29 (174.2628)	77 (165.1316)	61 (167.3944)	27 (171.9772)
Oct 30, 2024	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)
Oct 11, 2024	Smoke on the Water 🏅 Topeka, KS	24 / 31 (667.8860)	12 (174.2628)	24 (163.9544)	17 (170.8344)	26 (158.8344)
Oct 4, 2024	Meat Inferno 🏅 Edgerton, KS	26 / 38 (670.7200)	13 (175.4172)	29 (167.9772)	31 (161.6456)	24 (165.6800)
Aug 31, 2024	Smoke on the River 🏅 Burlington, KS	21 / 28 (670.7200)	18 (169.6800)	19 (167.9772)	26 (163.9428)	17 (169.1200)
Aug 23, 2024	East Central Kansas State BBQ Championship 🏅 Paola, KS	19 / 42 (679.3140)	15 (171.4056)	15 (173.1316)	19 (170.8228)	25 (163.9540)
Aug 9, 2024	Smoke on the Bricks 🏅 Baldwin City, KS	15 / 46 (687.3372)	15 (172.5484)	4 (177.7144)	29 (167.3944)	17 (169.6800)
Jun 28, 2024	Happy Basset 4th Annual BBQ Competition 🏅 Topeka, KS	6 / 28 (697.0856)	12 (173.1200)	15 (171.4056)	12 (172.5600)	1 (180)
May 31, 2024	Big Blue BBQ Championship 🏅 Marysville, KS	15 / 25 (672.4460)	5 (174.8572)	13 (168.5372)	19 (162.8116)	17 (166.2400)
May 17, 2024	Tom Brigham Memorial BBQ 🏅 Iola, KS	22 / 31 (669.5888)	16 (173.1200)	6 (174.2744)	17 (170.8228)	28 (151.3716)
Apr 5, 2024	Smoke in the Spring 🏅 Osage City, KS	81 / 97 (658.6628)	86 (162.2284)	82 (163.9544)	91 (157.0628)	15 (175.4172)
Jun 4, 2021	Mclouth BBQ Blowout 29th Annual 🏅 Mclouth, KS	29 / 42 (656.4684)	31 (164.5484)	32 (161.1200)	18 (169.1200)	30 (161.6800)
Oct 6, 2018	Rib's and Bibs Topeka, KS	35 / 37 (616.3768)	30 (161.1312)	24 (163.3944)	37 (143.9084)	34 (147.9428)

M2 Smokin' Q

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (11 found in their record)

Perfect scores on the board

High-water mark

The one to beat

A tough matchup

A strong matchup

The comeback

Chicken nemesis

They cook the hard rooms

Looking over their shoulder

An August team

The metronome

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

More numbers

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)