TWO GUYS AND A SMOKER

TWO GUYS AND A SMOKER is a competition barbecue team with 22 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2023. Their best overall finish is 8th of 14 at the Butler Chamber of Commerce BBQ & Huckster's Day (2015). They are ranked #6390 of 6,485 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#6,390

of 6,485 rated · rankings

Rating

1395

peak 1395 · rated over 21 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Sep 5, 2014

latest Jul 15, 2023 · 8.9 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#929

Master 2023 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

5% of 22 contests

Avg finish

top 82%

overall standings

Best overall

662.2516 / 720

Master · Border War Barbeque

Perfect 180s

Current form

633.10 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 619.99 (+13.11)

Walk rate

27%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

175.4516

Pork · Smoke on the Bricks

Consistency

±43.82

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 158.24 · weakest Brisket (155.70)

Road miles

937

across 22 mapped stops · furthest 67 mi

Schedule strength

61%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1577)

Purse competed for

$40K

listed at 6 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 7 state-championship entries

Master avg

619.99 / 720

21 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (4 found in their record)

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

A tough matchup

12–0 behind in the head-to-head

GETTIN' SAUCED ahead in 100% of their meetings

GETTIN' SAUCED has come out ahead in 12 of their 12 shared contests.

A strong matchup

3–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 75% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Wild Hog BBQ in 3 of their 4 shared contests.

The comeback

2 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 2 years, then back at Smoke on the Bricks (Aug 20, 2021).

last seen Aug 30, 2019
back Aug 20, 2021

Pork nemesis

12 of 12 shared pork entries lost

GETTIN' SAUCED ahead 100% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, GETTIN' SAUCED has out-cooked them in 12 of 12 shared pork entries.

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
2023 ↗	Master	#929 (123 pts)	#977 (133 pts)	#896 (186 pts)	#944 (133 pts)	#943 (138 pts)
2021 ↗	Master	#1004 (115 pts)	#1057 (115 pts)	#1092 (115 pts)	#681 (230 pts)	#861 (155 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#1392 (137 pts)	#1478 (142 pts)	#1513 (132 pts)	#1485 (137 pts)	#1479 (132 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#1427 (144 pts)	#1537 (134 pts)	#1246 (219 pts)	#1482 (149 pts)	#1304 (189 pts)

Overall rank by season

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Party Q

#6,391 of the rated field

1395 power rating

Contests: 21
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1395

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 21 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 21 contests
last seen Sep 25, 2026

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BI STATE SMOKERS

#6,388 of the rated field

1395 power rating

Contests: 19
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1395

Careers of much the same size, 19 contests to 22, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 19 contests
last seen Mar 25, 2023

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ROCKIN' D BARBEQUE

#6,389 of the rated field

1395 power rating

Contests: 44
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 7%
Peak: 1395

44 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 7% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 44 contests
last seen Sep 6, 2024

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JAM'N HAMS

#6,386 of the rated field

1396 ▲ 1 power rating

Contests: 21
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 5%
Peak: 1396

Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 4 years before TWO GUYS AND A SMOKER's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 21 contests

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SMOKIN BRICKS BBQ

#6,383 of the rated field

1396 ▲ 1 power rating

Contests: 22
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1501

Level with TWO GUYS AND A SMOKER on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 22 contests
last seen Jun 25, 2021

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STEVE'S PIG PIKINS BBQ

#6,376 of the rated field

1396 ▲ 1 power rating

Contests: 19
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1396

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 19 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 19 contests
last seen May 23, 2026

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
GETTIN' SAUCED	12	0	12	0%	⚔ compare
PARTS 'R' SMOKIN	11	3	8	27%	⚔ compare
SMOKEVILLE	11	1	10	9%	⚔ compare
DIRT ROAD BBQ	11	0	11	0%	⚔ compare
SLAPS BBQ	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
HIGH i QUE	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
MAN MEAT BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
KC SMOKE DAWGS	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
BULL CREEK BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
GETTIN' BASTED	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
Fergolicious BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
Theslabs.com	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
Sublime BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
PELLET ENVY	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
AMERICAN FIRE BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	20	0	168.5600	141.0628	155.70	top 82%
Pork Ribs	22	4	170.2972	140.4912	157.51	top 72%
Pork	21	3	175.4516	146.8456	158.24	top 74%
Brisket	21	2	168.5372	141.6916	155.70	top 73%

“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	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	2	top 73%
Medium (20–39)	11	top 88%
Large (40+)	8	top 76%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
MO	13	0	top 84%
KS	8	0	top 80%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Border War Barbeque	3	28	top 81%	Oct 22, 2021
Smokin in the Electric City (Day 2)	2	20	top 98%	Jul 15, 2023
Smoke on the Bricks	2	35	top 77%	Aug 20, 2021
Smoking in the Golden Valley	2	19	top 76%	Sep 28, 2018
Butler Chambers Of Commerce BBQ & Hucksters Days	2	17	top 91%	Sep 7, 2018
Racing for the BBQ	2	42	top 82%	Jul 27, 2018
Border War BBQ	2	29	top 80%	Oct 23, 2015

More numbers

Busiest season 2018 4 contests

Contests a season 2.8 across 8 seasons in the data

Most contests held in MO 14 of 22 contests · 2 states in all

Contests visited 13 7 of them more than once

Most-entered meat Pork Ribs 22 entries · 0 wins · 4 calls

Opponents faced 395 finished ahead 139 times, behind 591

Longest layoff 2 yrs Aug 30, 2019 → Aug 20, 2021

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

20231 milestone

Jul 15 Most recent contest Smokin in the Electric City (Day 2)

20211 milestone

Aug 20 Career-best single call (Pork)175.4516 Smoke on the Bricks

20182 milestones

Oct 26 First overall past 90% of a perfect score662.2516 Border War Barbeque
Oct 26 Career-best overall score662.2516 Border War Barbeque

20171 milestone

Sep 29 10th tracked contest Smoking in the Golden Valley

20151 milestone

Sep 11 First overall top-10 Butler Chamber of Commerce BBQ & Huckster's Day

20143 milestones

Sep 5 First tracked contest Bates County Barbecue State Championship & Festival
Sep 5 First call Bates County Barbecue State Championship & Festival
Sep 5 Peak power rating (1495) Bates County Barbecue State Championship & Festival

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+2	Border War Barbeque	Oct 26, 2018
+0.2	Butler Chamber of Commerce BBQ & Huckster's Day	Sep 11, 2015
+0.1	Racing for the BBQ	Jul 27, 2018

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-11.7	Truman Heritage Festival BBQ Championship	May 1, 2015
-11	Racing for the BBQ	Jul 28, 2017
-8.2	Border War BBQ	Oct 23, 2015
-8.1	Butler Chambers Barbeque & Huckster's Day	Sep 16, 2016
-7.9	Butler Chambers Of Commerce BBQ & Hucksters Days	Sep 15, 2017

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	Top-10s	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2023	3	0	0%	top 98%	90.2%	88.7%
2021	2	0	50%	top 85%	88.8%	88.2%
2019	2	0	0%	top 82%	87.2%	86.5%
2018	4	0	25%	top 74%	92%	89.1%
2017	4	0	25%	top 88%	88.5%	80.4%
2016	2	0	50%	top 85%	85.9%	84.4%
2015	3	1	33%	top 80%	87.9%	86.3%
2014	2	0	50%	top 71%	89.1%	87.9%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Jul 15, 2023	Smokin in the Electric City (Day 2) 🏅 Butler, MO	20 / 21 (649.5772)	18 (165.1316)	20 (164.5256)	18 (168.5372)	21 (151.3828)
Jul 14, 2023	Smokin in the Electric City (Day 1) 🏅 Butler, MO	27 / 27 (627.2116)	26 (157.0972)	27 (150.1944)	26 (154.7884)	21 (165.1316)
Jul 14, 2023	Smokin in the Electric City (ONE MEAT RIBS) Butler, MO	—	—	22 (151.9772)	—	—
Oct 22, 2021	Border War Barbeque 🏅 Osawatomie, KS	28 / 30 (631.2688)	28 (149.6572)	27 (160.5600)	28 (152.5144)	17 (168.5372)
Aug 20, 2021	Smoke on the Bricks 🏅 Baldwin City, KS	35 / 46 (639.2916)	32 (163.3828)	33 (156)	6 (175.4516)	40 (144.4572)
Aug 30, 2019	Chamber Low and Slow Barbecue cook off 🏅 Nevada, MO	19 / 22 (618.1488)	18 (157.1200)	20 (149.0744)	19 (155.3600)	20 (156.5944)
May 31, 2019	Smoke on the Bricks 🏅 Baldwin City, KS	38 / 49 (627.9088)	30 (162.2516)	41 (148.5832)	43 (154.8228)	26 (162.2512)
Oct 26, 2018	Border War Barbeque Osawatomie, KS	37 / 56 (662.2516)	43 (163.9888)	26 (170.2972)	31 (165.7028)	40 (162.2628)
Sep 28, 2018	Smoking in the Golden Valley Clinton, MO	19 / 25 (632.4120)	17 (158.2632)	21 (153.0744)	16 (159.4172)	15 (161.6572)
Sep 7, 2018	Butler Chambers Of Commerce BBQ & Hucksters Days Butler, MO	17 / 19 (639.2568)	19 (146.7884)	6 (170.2628)	16 (156.5028)	9 (165.7028)
Jul 27, 2018	Racing for the BBQ Lee's Summit, MO	42 / 66 (632.4456)	53 (147.8856)	15 (167.4400)	33 (162.8456)	40 (154.2744)
Oct 27, 2017	Border War Barbeque Osawatomie, KS	39 / 46 (626.1716)	25 (168.5600)	43 (154.8000)	43 (151.3944)	37 (151.4172)
Sep 29, 2017	Smoking in the Golden Valley Clinton, MO	22 / 29 (637.0972)	17 (166.8344)	22 (157.7144)	28 (152.0112)	19 (160.5372)
Sep 15, 2017	Butler Chambers Of Commerce BBQ & Hucksters Days Butler, MO	24 / 26 (617.6340)	25 (150.7884)	10 (168)	26 (146.8456)	23 (152)
Jul 28, 2017	Racing for the BBQ Lee's Summit, MO	54 / 54 (433.5768)	—	54 (140.4912)	52 (147.4400)	51 (145.6456)
Sep 16, 2016	Butler Chambers Barbeque & Huckster's Day Butler, MO	18 / 21 (597.0056)	19 (141.0628)	7 (161.1428)	16 (150.8456)	18 (143.9544)
May 6, 2016	Brews, Blues & Bar-B-Q Lansing, KS	25 / 30 (618.7200)	26 (153.6572)	23 (154.2744)	21 (155.9884)	21 (154.8000)
Oct 23, 2015	Border War BBQ Osawatomie, KS	31 / 35 (619.8748)	32 (159.3600)	25 (161.0972)	32 (157.7260)	34 (141.6916)
Sep 11, 2015	Butler Chamber of Commerce BBQ & Huckster's Day Butler, MO	8 / 14 (632.9944)	13 (141.0744)	8 (160.5600)	6 (165.6684)	4 (165.6916)
May 1, 2015	Truman Heritage Festival BBQ Championship Grandview, MO	30 / 32 (610.7540)	31 (151.3712)	24 (154.2856)	30 (156.5600)	26 (148.5372)
Oct 24, 2014	Border War BBQ Osawatomie, KS	29 / 41 (641.6572)	33 (157.6912)	21 (164.5944)	27 (161.1200)	27 (158.2516)
Sep 5, 2014	Bates County Barbecue State Championship & Festival 🏅 Butler, MO	31 / 43 (624.4800)	36 (151.9772)	41 (146.2400)	6 (171.4400)	28 (154.8228)

TWO GUYS AND A SMOKER

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 (4 found in their record)

A tough matchup

A strong matchup

The comeback

Pork nemesis

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

By state / province (where the contests were held)

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 — 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)