2-CAN-Q

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

#1974

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1539

peak 1552 · rated over 12 contests ⓘ

Best runs

straight top-10s

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-03-15

latest 2022-03-19

Best ToY finish

#349

Master 2013

Grand champs

1 reserve

Category wins

5 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 12 contests

Avg finish

top 44%

overall standings

Best overall

680.5712 / 720

Master · Smokin' On the Pecos

Perfect 180s

Current form

655.27

last 5 Master vs avg 655.26 (+0.01)

Walk rate

83%

contests with a top-10 call

Top-10 streak

best run (overall)

Best single call

177.7142

Brisket · Smokin' On the Pecos

Consistency

±20.32

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs

avg 165.00 · weakest Pork (161.95)

Road miles

4,525

mi across 12 mapped stops · furthest 678 mi

Schedule strength

26%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1536)

Purse competed for

$4K

listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 2 state-championship entries

Master avg

655.26 / 720

12 Master contests · 0 GCs

⚔ Compare with another team

Storylines (8 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.

They almost always walk

83% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 10 of 12 contests

A top-10 category call in 83% of their 12 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

680.5712 career-best overall

94.5% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 680.5712 at Smokin' On the Pecos — 94.5% of a perfect 720.

Master
2013-06-28

A tough matchup

4–0 behind in the head-to-head

LITTLE PIG TOWN BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

LITTLE PIG TOWN BBQ has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.

A strong matchup

5–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of ROCK N SMOKE in 5 of their 5 shared contests.

The comeback

6.7 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 6.7 years, then back at Inaugural Yellow City BBQ Shootout (2022-03-19).

last seen 2015-06-26
back 2022-03-19

Pork Ribs nemesis

5 of 7 shared pork ribs entries lost

SMOKIN TRIGGERS ahead 71% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, SMOKIN TRIGGERS has out-cooked them in 5 of 7 shared pork ribs entries.

Announced themselves early

2nd at their very first contest

Finished 2 of 20 at their very first tracked contest, Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (2013-03-15).

2013-03-15
20-team field

The long haul

4,525 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 4,525 miles across 12 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 678 miles to 1st Annual Hill City Wine, Brew & BBQ.

12 mapped stops
furthest 678 mi

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.

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

SMOKE'N ICE

#1960 of the rated field

1539 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 27%
Peak: 1543

1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to 2-CAN-Q)

2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team 2-CAN-Q has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 15 contests
last seen 2016-09-03

⚔ Head-to-head

GOLDEN SMOKE BBQ

#1989 of the rated field

1539 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1539

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to 2-CAN-Q)

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 9 contests
last seen 2019-08-23

⚔ Head-to-head

C-N-B BAR-B-Q

#1987 of the rated field

1539 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 50%
Peak: 1547

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to 2-CAN-Q)

Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 5 years before 2-CAN-Q's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 6 contests

⚔ Head-to-head

Grills of Mississippi

#1958 of the rated field

1539 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 31%
Peak: 1550

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 13 contests to 12, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 12 contests
last seen 2023-04-28

⚔ Head-to-head

OLY SMOKES

#1961 of the rated field

1539 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 33%
Peak: 1558

No shared contest yet.

12 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 33% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 12 contests
last seen 2021-08-13

⚔ Head-to-head

BRINGINGTHEHEATBBQ

#1979 of the rated field

1539 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 8%
Peak: 1539

No shared contest yet.

Level with 2-CAN-Q on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 12 contests
last seen 2019-10-04

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
SUNDANCER BBQ	7	4	3	57%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN TRIGGERS	7	3	4	43%	⚔ compare
ROCK N SMOKE	5	5	0	100%	⚔ compare
HIGH DESERT HOLY SMOKE BBQ	5	4	1	80%	⚔ compare
DJS SMOKIN' BBQ	5	3	2	60%	⚔ compare
4 LEGS UP BBQ	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	12	4	0	0	172.0000	151.4282	164.04	top 47%
Pork Ribs	12	7	1	1	172.0000	150.3200	165.00	top 37%
Pork	12	3	0	1	173.7144	149.7140	161.95	top 53%
Brisket	12	7	1	3	177.7142	146.2858	164.29	top 38%

“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 state / province

Where	Contests	Avg finish
NM	5	top 23%
CO	3	top 26%
NV	2	top 88%
TX	1	top 94%
SD	1	top 56%

By contest size

Field	Contests	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	3	top 55%
Medium (20–39)	6	top 45%
Large (40+)	3	top 29%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Smokin' On The Pecos	2	3	top 24%	2015-06-26
Telluride Barbeque Festival	2	3	top 24%	2014-09-20
Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional)	2	23	top 88%	2014-04-25

The story so far (18 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 9 yrs 2013-03-15 → 2022-03-19

Busiest season 2013 6 contests

Contests a season 3 across 4 seasons in the data

Cooks most in NM 5 of 12 contests · 5 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 9 3 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 12 entries · 0 wins · 4 calls

Strongest meat Pork Ribs averages 165.00 · weakest Pork (161.95)

Walk rate 83% a top-10 call in 10 of 12 contests

Overall top-10 rate 58% 7 of 12 contests

Best top-10 run 3 straight contests

Master average 655.26 out of 720 · 12 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 258 235–136 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 4,525 12 mapped stops · furthest 678 mi

Schedule strength 1536 average field rating faced — tougher than 26% of rated contests

Purse competed for $3,850 listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships 0 from 2 state-championship entries

Longest layoff 6.7 yrs 2015-06-26 → 2022-03-19

Power rating 1539 peak 1552 · #1974 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
Mar 15 First tracked contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Mar 15 First call Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Mar 15 First category win (Pork Ribs) Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Mar 15 First overall top-10 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Mar 15 First overall podium Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Mar 15 First Reserve Championship Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Mar 15 First overall past 90% of a perfect score675.4284 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Jun 28 Career-best overall score680.5712 Smokin' On the Pecos
Jun 28 Career-best single call (Brisket)177.7142 Smokin' On the Pecos
2014
Sep 20 10th tracked contest Telluride Barbeque Festival
2015
Jun 26 Peak power rating (1552) Smokin' On The Pecos
2022
Mar 19 Most recent contest Inaugural Yellow City BBQ Shootout

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+15.7	Smokin' On the Pecos	2013-06-28
+14.5	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	2013-03-15
+13.2	Telluride Barbeque Festival	2014-09-20
+10.6	Pork & Brew BBQ State Championship	2014-07-04
+7.8	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	2014-04-18

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-15.9	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional)	2013-04-19
-12.8	Inaugural Yellow City BBQ Shootout	2022-03-19
-6.9	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional)	2014-04-25
-0.5	1st Annual Hill City Wine, Brew & BBQ	2013-08-23

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	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2022	1	0	0	0%	top 94%	88.1%	88.1%
2015	1	0	0	100%	top 44%	89.4%	89.4%
2014	4	3	0	100%	top 36%	93.7%	92.5%
2013	6	4	2	83%	top 40%	94.5%	90.8%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2022-03-19	Inaugural Yellow City BBQ Shootout 🏅 Amarillo, TX	16 / 17 (634.1600)	12 (162.8572)	11 (162.2400)	16 (152.5372)	16 (156.5256)
2015-06-26	Smokin' On The Pecos Artesia, NM	21 / 48 (643.3940)	4 (171.4056)	23 (163.4172)	32 (154.8800)	24 (153.6912)
2014-09-20	Telluride Barbeque Festival Telluride, CO	3 / 19 (674.8572)	6 (168.5600)	4 (167.9772)	2 (173.7144)	7 (164.6056)
2014-07-04	Pork & Brew BBQ State Championship 🏅 Rio Rancho, NM	8 / 38 (669.7148)	13 (165.0972)	20 (165.1316)	14 (166.8916)	3 (172.5944)
2014-04-25	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) Las Vegas, NV	23 / 30 (654.2400)	21 (163.9772)	10 (168.5944)	27 (157.1084)	16 (164.5600)
2014-04-18	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Denver, CO	9 / 30 (666.2628)	16 (165.1200)	5 (166.8572)	15 (164.5600)	5 (169.7256)
2013-09-21	Telluride Barbeque Festival Telluride, CO	8 / 25 (670.2172)	12 (166.2628)	14 (163.4172)	13 (165.6800)	2 (174.8572)
2013-08-23	1st Annual Hill City Wine, Brew & BBQ Hill City, SD	9 / 16 (640.0460)	10 (155.4288)	10 (150.3200)	5 (167.4056)	5 (166.8916)
2013-07-05	Rio Rancho NM 10th Annual 2013 Pork & Brew State BBQ Championship Rio Rancho, NM	16 / 42 (643.9994)	16 (161.7140)	4 (172.0000)	30 (149.7140)	12 (160.5714)
2013-06-28	Smokin' On the Pecos Artesia, NM	3 / 70 (680.5712)	21 (164.5712)	6 (169.7144)	12 (168.5714)	1 (177.7142)
2013-04-19	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) Las Vegas, NV	30 / 30 (610.2854)	28 (151.4282)	19 (158.2860)	29 (154.2854)	29 (146.2858)
2013-03-15	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Albuquerque, NM	2 / 20 (675.4284)	4 (172.0000)	1 (172.0000)	4 (168.0000)	6 (163.4284)

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
2022 ↗	Master	#1205 (87 pts)	#1165 (107 pts)	#1197 (112 pts)	#1251 (87 pts)	#1224 (87 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#900 (363 pts)	#1112 (298 pts)	#912 (398 pts)	#1163 (278 pts)	#713 (518 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#349 (878 pts)	#511 (633 pts)	#334 (898 pts)	#483 (678 pts)	#304 (1008 pts)