The one to beat
2×
one call ahead of them
Making BBQ Great Again has finished one call ahead of Two Fat Guys Burnin' Meat 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
Two Fat Guys Burnin' Meat
Two Fat Guys Burnin' Meat is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2022 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 16th of 16 at the East Central Kansas State BBQ Championship - Paola Roots Festival (2023). They are ranked #5583 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “Two Fat Guys Burnin Meat”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1449
peak 1449 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
Jun 17, 2022
latest Aug 28, 2026 · 4.2 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 96%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±17.54
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 152.50 · weakest Chicken (143.36)
Road miles
35
across 5 mapped stops
Schedule strength
73%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1593)
Purse competed for
$22K
listed at 5 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 5 state-championship entries
Master avg
597.71 / 720
5 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 Two Fat Guys Burnin' Meat, each with one reason worth a look.
115 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5,598 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1449
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,574 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1450
Level with Two Fat Guys Burnin' Meat on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#5,580 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1449
Their last contest in the data was back in 2022, 4 years before Two Fat Guys Burnin' Meat's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#5,581 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1449
They were already cooking in 2014, 8 years before Two Fat Guys Burnin' Meat's first contest.
⚔ Compare careers#5,572 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1450
Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 9 years before Two Fat Guys Burnin' Meat's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#5,575 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1450
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.2972 | 118.6056 | 143.36 | top 94% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157.0628 | 145.6456 | 152.50 | top 89% |
| Pork | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 160.5256 | 134.1828 | 150.80 | top 92% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158.2172 | 142.7888 | 151.04 | top 86% |
“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 100% |
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 98% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 91% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2022
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
KS
5 of 5 contests
Contests visited
5
a different one every time
Opponents faced
108
finished ahead 9 times, behind 149
Longest layoff
2 yrs
Aug 23, 2024 → Aug 28, 2026
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20261 milestone
- Most recent contest East Central State BBQ Cookoff - Paola Roots Festival
20224 milestones
- First tracked contest Knights Of Columbus BBQ Smoke Off "4 Life"
- Peak power rating (1488) Knights Of Columbus BBQ Smoke Off "4 Life"
- Career-best overall score626.6972 East Central State BBQ Cook-Off-Paola Roots Festival
- Career-best single call (Chicken)162.2972 East Central State BBQ Cook-Off-Paola Roots Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.4 | Knights Of Columbus BBQ Smoke Off "4 Life" | Jun 17, 2022 |
| -10.7 | East Central State BBQ Cookoff - Paola Roots Festival | Aug 28, 2026 |
| -10.2 | East Central Kansas State BBQ Championship - Paola Roots Festival | Aug 26, 2023 |
| -10.2 | East Central Kansas State BBQ Championship | Aug 23, 2024 |
| -7.2 | East Central State BBQ Cook-Off-Paola Roots Festival | 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 97% | 81.1% | 81.1% |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 98% | 84.7% | 84.7% |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 100% | 81% | 81% |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 92% | 87% | 84.2% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 28, 2026 | East Central State BBQ Cookoff - Paola Roots Festival 🏅 Paola, KS | 30 / 31 (583.7944) | 31 (133.7144) | 29 (145.6456) | 29 (146.2172) | 24 (158.2172) |
| Aug 23, 2024 | East Central Kansas State BBQ Championship 🏅 Paola, KS | 41 / 42 (609.5316) | 41 (152.5372) | 39 (153.6800) | 36 (160.5256) | 39 (142.7888) |
| Aug 26, 2023 | East Central Kansas State BBQ Championship - Paola Roots Festival 🏅 Paola, KS | 16 / 16 (583.1656) | 16 (149.6572) | 15 (152.4800) | 16 (134.1828) | 16 (146.8456) |
| Aug 26, 2022 | East Central State BBQ Cook-Off-Paola Roots Festival 🏅 Paola, KS | 38 / 45 (626.6972) | 32 (162.2972) | 34 (157.0628) | 42 (154.2400) | 35 (153.0972) |
| Jun 17, 2022 | Knights Of Columbus BBQ Smoke Off "4 Life" 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 29 / 29 (585.3376) | 29 (118.6056) | 26 (153.6460) | 26 (158.8116) | 24 (154.2744) |