M & E BBQ

M & E BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 10 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 4th of 45 at the Hogs & Hops Dover (2013). They are ranked #3207 of 6,485 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “M&E BBQ”.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#3,207

of 6,485 rated · rankings

Rating

1500

peak 1525 · rated over 10 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Apr 19, 2013

latest Jun 8, 2019 · 6.1 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#999

Master 2013 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podium

Overall top-10s

10% of 10 contests

Avg finish

top 53%

overall standings

Best overall

669.2116 / 720

Master · Hogs & Hops Dover

Perfect 180s

Current form

608.35 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 623.47 (-15.13)

Walk rate

30%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

172.0228

Pork · Hogs & Hops Dover

Consistency

±25.89

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 159.02 · weakest Pork Ribs (154.62)

Road miles

451

across 10 mapped stops · furthest 111 mi

Schedule strength

21%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1529)

Purse competed for

$15K

listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 1 state-championship entry

Master avg

623.47 / 720

10 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (8 found in their record)

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

High-water mark

669.2116 career-best overall

92.9% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 669.2116 at Hogs & Hops Dover — 92.9% of a perfect 720.

Master
Sep 20, 2013

Their season

2013 their best year

2013 was the year it came together: 5 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 41%.

5 contests
1 overall top-10
0 category wins
average top 41%

A tough matchup

7–1 behind in the head-to-head

APORKALYPSE NOW ahead in 88% of their meetings

APORKALYPSE NOW has come out ahead in 7 of their 8 shared contests.

The weak link

−4.4 points behind their best meat

Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.40 points below their pork, and turns into a call 20% of the time against 20%.

Pork Ribs avg 154.62
Pork avg 159.02
2 calls in 10 entries

A strong matchup

5–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 83% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of SIR-PORK'S-ALOT BBQ in 5 of their 6 shared contests.

The comeback

2.2 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 2.2 years, then back at Beltway BBQ Showdown (Jun 9, 2017).

last seen Apr 10, 2015
back Jun 9, 2017

Pork nemesis

6 of 8 shared pork entries lost

APORKALYPSE NOW ahead 75% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, APORKALYPSE NOW has out-cooked them in 6 of 8 shared pork entries.

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An April team

Top 34% average finish in April

Something about April: average finish in the top 34% across 3 contests, versus top 53% the rest of the year.

3 April contests
top 53% the rest of the year

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
2015 ↗	Master	#2158 (60 pts)	#2209 (60 pts)	#2209 (60 pts)	#2225 (60 pts)	#2012 (95 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#1690 (143 pts)	#1763 (143 pts)	#1492 (188 pts)	#1757 (143 pts)	#1587 (168 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#999 (289 pts)	#1162 (249 pts)	#1110 (274 pts)	#929 (344 pts)	#1255 (219 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to M & E BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

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

PATENT PENDING BBQ

#3,198 of the rated field

1501 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1501

2–0 in 2 shared contests (100% to M & E BBQ)

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

rated over 6 contests
last seen Aug 1, 2014

⚔ Head-to-head

JACKO-QUE

#3,218 of the rated field

1500 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1512

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to M & E BBQ)

Their last contest in the data was back in 2015, 4 years before M & E BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 5 contests

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TWO SMOKIN GUYS NY

#3,222 of the rated field

1500 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 9%
Peak: 1507

Careers of much the same size, 11 contests to 10, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 11 contests
last seen Sep 22, 2018

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BEER GUT BAR-B-QUE

#3,189 of the rated field

1501 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1507

Level with M & E BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 11 contests
last seen Jul 13, 2018

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BLAZIN'7'S

#3,202 of the rated field

1500 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1520

12 contests and no Grand Championship yet.

rated over 11 contests
last seen Oct 7, 2016

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CHARLIE Q

#3,193 of the rated field

1501 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 11%
Peak: 1501

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 Jul 19, 2019

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
APORKALYPSE NOW	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
ROCKIN ROBYNS BBQ	7	3	4	43%	⚔ compare
SIR-PORK'S-ALOT BBQ	6	5	1	83%	⚔ compare
PIGHEADED BBQ	6	3	3	50%	⚔ compare
FINN'S FINEST BBQ	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
LO' -N- SLO' BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
PAVONE BROTHERS BBQ	5	4	1	80%	⚔ compare
Bad Dog BBQ	5	3	2	60%	⚔ compare
SAUCE THIS BBQ	5	3	2	60%	⚔ compare
Badlands BBQ	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
LIFE IS GOOD BUT BBQ IS BETTER	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
JD'S SMOKIN MISFITS	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
MUST B SMOKIN' SOMETHING	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
THE BBQ GURU	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
HAWG NATION BBQ	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	10	0	0	166.8572	144.5028	154.99	top 66%
Pork Ribs	10	2	0	169.1772	138.8572	154.62	top 57%
Pork	10	2	1	172.0228	145.6916	159.02	top 46%
Brisket	10	1	0	167.4744	134.8116	154.84	top 48%

“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)	3	0	top 85%
Large (40+)	7	0	top 39%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
MD	5	top 70%
DE	3	top 28%
NJ	1	top 41%
DC	1	top 52%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Beltway BBQ Showdown	2	27	0	top 90%	Jun 8, 2019

More numbers

Busiest season 2013 5 contests

Contests a season 2 across 5 seasons in the data

Most contests held in MD 5 of 10 contests · 4 states in all

Contests visited 9 1 of them more than once

Opponents faced 357 finished ahead 346 times, behind 267

Longest layoff 2.2 yrs Apr 10, 2015 → Jun 9, 2017

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

20192 milestones

Jun 8 10th tracked contest Beltway BBQ Showdown
Jun 8 Most recent contest Beltway BBQ Showdown

20141 milestone

Apr 11 Peak power rating (1525) Delaware's Triple Threat BBQ Festival at the Fair

20136 milestones

Apr 19 First tracked contest Pork in the Park Barbeque Festival
Apr 19 First call Pork in the Park Barbeque Festival
Sep 20 First overall top-10 Hogs & Hops Dover
Sep 20 First overall past 90% of a perfect score669.2116 Hogs & Hops Dover
Sep 20 Career-best overall score669.2116 Hogs & Hops Dover
Sep 20 Career-best single call (Pork)172.0228 Hogs & Hops Dover

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+14.5	Hogs & Hops Dover	Sep 20, 2013
+7.5	Pork in the Park Barbeque Festival	Apr 19, 2013
+6.9	Delaware's Triple Threat BBQ Festival at the Fair	Apr 11, 2014
+3.4	DO AC Smokin' Hot Atlantic City BBQ Championship	Oct 5, 2013
+3.1	Triple Threat BBQ Beer and Music Festival	Apr 10, 2015

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-12.4	Beltway BBQ Showdown	Jun 9, 2017
-8.9	Beltway BBQ Showdown	Jun 8, 2019
-7.4	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	Aug 16, 2013
-5.9	Pork In The Park BBQ Festival	May 9, 2014
-0.3	Safeway National Capital Barbecue Battle	Jun 22, 2013

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)
2019	1	0	0%	top 86%	82%	82%
2017	1	0	0%	top 93%	79.6%	79.6%
2015	1	0	0%	top 44%	88.8%	88.8%
2014	2	0	0%	top 49%	88%	86.1%
2013	5	1	60%	top 41%	92.9%	88.7%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Jun 8, 2019	Beltway BBQ Showdown 🏅 Upper Marlboro, MD	32 / 37 (590.1492)	24 (156.5716)	32 (149.1088)	32 (149.6572)	34 (134.8116)
Jun 9, 2017	Beltway BBQ Showdown Upper Marlboro, MD	27 / 29 (573.0632)	28 (144.5028)	29 (138.8572)	27 (145.6916)	24 (144.0116)
Apr 10, 2015	Triple Threat BBQ Beer and Music Festival Harrington, DE	44 / 99 (639.3716)	61 (157.0628)	64 (154.8116)	45 (160.0228)	18 (167.4744)
May 9, 2014	Pork In The Park BBQ Festival Salisbury, MD	29 / 43 (605.5888)	33 (151.3828)	26 (150.8344)	38 (146.2744)	20 (157.0972)
Apr 11, 2014	Delaware's Triple Threat BBQ Festival at the Fair Harrington, DE	33 / 109 (633.5656)	74 (153.6456)	16 (164.5944)	27 (163.4056)	62 (151.9200)
Oct 5, 2013	DO AC Smokin' Hot Atlantic City BBQ Championship Atlantic City, NJ	35 / 85 (624.5144)	65 (151.3828)	50 (151.4516)	11 (164.5828)	26 (157.0972)
Sep 20, 2013	Hogs & Hops Dover Dover, DE	4 / 45 (669.2116)	11 (166.8572)	4 (169.1772)	2 (172.0228)	12 (161.1544)
Aug 16, 2013	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Laurel, MD	22 / 29 (634.6972)	14 (165.1084)	26 (150.8116)	21 (157.0856)	19 (161.6916)
Jun 22, 2013	Safeway National Capital Barbecue Battle Washington, DC	22 / 42 (631.4280)	33 (147.9998)	7 (169.1426)	7 (166.2856)	24 (148)
Apr 19, 2013	Pork in the Park Barbeque Festival Salisbury, MD	29 / 106 (633.1424)	67 (155.4284)	77 (147.4286)	19 (165.1426)	9 (165.1428)

M & E BBQ

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 (8 found in their record)

High-water mark

Their season

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

The comeback

Pork nemesis

An April team

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)