MEAT INC.

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

Power ranking

#4122

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1480

peak 1480 · rated over 12 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-01-25

latest 2016-04-15

Best ToY finish

#1201

Master 2013

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 12 contests

Avg finish

top 63%

overall standings

Best overall

673.0972 / 720

Master · The Ultimate BBQ Showdown East vs West VI

Perfect 180s

Current form

653.32 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 633.58 (+19.74)

Walk rate

33%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

172.5944

Chicken · The Ultimate BBQ showdown East vs West VII

Consistency

±24.97

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 162.38 · weakest Brisket (152.22)

Road miles

934

mi across 12 mapped stops · furthest 215 mi

Schedule strength

19%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1527)

Master avg

633.58 / 720

12 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (7 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.

High-water mark

673.0972 career-best overall

93.5% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 673.0972 at The Ultimate BBQ Showdown East vs West VI — 93.5% of a perfect 720.

Master
2015-04-10

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

FUNTIME BBQ has finished one call ahead of MEAT INC. 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

10–0 behind in the head-to-head

THE PIT CREW BBQ OF AZ ahead in 100% of their meetings

THE PIT CREW BBQ OF AZ has come out ahead in 10 of their 10 shared contests.

The weak link

−10.2 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 10.15 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 8%.

Brisket avg 152.22
Chicken avg 162.38
0 calls in 12 entries

A strong matchup

5–2 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 71% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of JD'S LIPSMAKIN SMOKERS in 5 of their 7 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

8 of 10 shared chicken entries lost

LEFT COAST Q ahead 80% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, LEFT COAST Q has out-cooked them in 8 of 10 shared chicken entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

BOOZERS BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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

SMOKIN' WITH SWAG

#4115 of the rated field

1480 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 12%
Peak: 1480

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to MEAT INC.)

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

rated over 17 contests
last seen 2020-02-28

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Twiki G BBQ

#4109 of the rated field

1480 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 9%
Peak: 1480

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 11 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 11 contests
last seen 2026-01-30

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KC BUTT-RUBBERS

#4137 of the rated field

1480 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 9%
Peak: 1517

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 11 contests to 12, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 11 contests
last seen 2022-06-16

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GEM CITY BBQ

#4112 of the rated field

1480 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1480

No shared contest yet.

Level with MEAT INC. on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 11 contests
last seen 2019-09-20

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Panic BBQ

#4123 of the rated field

1480 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1480

No shared contest yet.

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.

rated over 10 contests
last seen 2025-06-27

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SMOKIN HOT BBQ

#4104 of the rated field

1480 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 18%
Peak: 1515

No shared contest yet.

They've been 1515 at their best, 35 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 10 contests
last seen 2018-06-01

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
THE PIT CREW BBQ OF AZ	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
LEFT COAST Q	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
LADY OF Q	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare
ZZYZX BAR.B.Q	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare
RIDGE ROUTE BOYS BBQ	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
Burnin and Lootin	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
COOL GRILLING	8	5	3	63%	⚔ compare
Sharpe's Woodshed	8	3	5	38%	⚔ compare
HOG HEAVEN BARBECUE COMPANY	8	2	6	25%	⚔ compare
MAR-B-QUE'S BBQ	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
BIG POPPA SMOKERS	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
KNOCK UR SOX OFF BBQ	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
PORKETEERS	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN MO'S BBQ	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	12	1	172.5944	145.7142	162.38	top 52%
Pork Ribs	12	3	171.9998	146.8572	159.70	top 52%
Pork	12	1	170.8572	146.8570	159.28	top 58%
Brisket	12	0	170.2972	134.8570	152.22	top 71%

“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
CA	10	top 58%
NV	1	top 80%
AZ	1	top 97%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	3	0	top 66%
Large (40+)	9	0	top 62%

The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 3.2 yrs 2013-01-25 → 2016-04-15

Busiest season 2013 7 contests

Contests a season 3 across 4 seasons in the data

Cooks most in CA 10 of 12 contests · 3 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 12 0 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 12 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 162.38 · weakest Brisket (152.22)

Walk rate 33% a top-10 call in 4 of 12 contests

Overall top-10 rate 0% 0 of 12 contests

Master average 633.58 out of 720 · 12 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 335 247–427 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 934 12 mapped stops · furthest 215 mi

Schedule strength 1527 average field rating faced — tougher than 19% of rated contests

Longest layoff 1 yrs 2015-04-10 → 2016-04-15

Power rating 1480 peak 1480 · #4122 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
Jan 25 First tracked contest 5th Annual Lake Havasu Music Brews & BBQ Championship
Jan 25 Peak power rating (1485) 5th Annual Lake Havasu Music Brews & BBQ Championship
Jun 21 First call 2nd Annual Pechanga BBQ Championship
2015
Mar 20 First overall past 90% of a perfect score654.2172 4th Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship
Mar 20 10th tracked contest 4th Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship
Apr 10 Career-best overall score673.0972 The Ultimate BBQ Showdown East vs West VI
2016
Apr 15 Career-best single call (Chicken)172.5944 The Ultimate BBQ showdown East vs West VII
Apr 15 Most recent contest The Ultimate BBQ showdown East vs West VII

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+6.7	3rd Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship	2014-03-21
+6.2	The Ultimate BBQ Showdown East vs West VI	2015-04-10
+5.2	The Ultimate BBQ showdown East vs West VII	2016-04-15
+2.8	Ribs, Pigs & Watermelons	2013-08-16
+2.5	2nd Annual Pechanga BBQ Championship	2013-06-21

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-14.9	5th Annual Lake Havasu Music Brews & BBQ Championship	2013-01-25
-8.3	The Ultimate BBQ Showdown East vs. West IV	2013-04-05
-7.8	9th Annual Best Dam Barbecue Challenge	2013-05-24
-7.4	3rd Annual Pechanga BBQ Championship	2014-06-20
-3.5	7th Stagecoach BBQ Fest	2013-04-27

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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2016	1	100%	top 50%	93%	93%
2015	2	0%	top 53%	93.5%	92.2%
2014	2	50%	top 60%	90%	88.2%
2013	7	29%	top 69%	88.9%	86%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2016-04-15	The Ultimate BBQ showdown East vs West VII Wildomar, CA	16 / 32 (669.6916)	10 (172.5944)	10 (170.3200)	26 (161.6800)	19 (165.0972)
2015-04-10	The Ultimate BBQ Showdown East vs West VI Wildomar, CA	18 / 42 (673.0972)	14 (172.0000)	13 (170.2744)	12 (170.8456)	32 (159.9772)
2015-03-20	4th Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship Arcadia, CA	63 / 100 (654.2172)	41 (169.6684)	84 (154.8116)	75 (159.4400)	28 (170.2972)
2014-06-20	3rd Annual Pechanga BBQ Championship Temecula, CA	53 / 65 (621.6692)	41 (162.8572)	55 (152.5144)	42 (158.3088)	55 (147.9888)
2014-03-21	3rd Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship Arcadia, CA	26 / 69 (647.9316)	23 (166.8800)	22 (162.2744)	4 (170.8572)	57 (147.9200)
2013-08-16	Ribs, Pigs & Watermelons Huntington State Beach, CA	31 / 63 (636.5028)	28 (164.5600)	9 (169.7144)	49 (151.3828)	41 (150.8456)
2013-08-02	5th Annual Vista Smokin' Q Classic Vista, CA	28 / 46 (639.9088)	11 (167.9772)	27 (158.8344)	35 (154.8228)	26 (158.2744)
2013-06-21	2nd Annual Pechanga BBQ Championship Temecula, CA	35 / 70 (636.5710)	15 (166.2856)	5 (171.9998)	23 (163.4286)	65 (134.8570)
2013-05-24	9th Annual Best Dam Barbecue Challenge Boulder City, NV	28 / 35 (612.0002)	27 (154.2858)	24 (156.0002)	21 (156.5714)	29 (145.1428)
2013-04-27	7th Stagecoach BBQ Fest Indio, CA	20 / 30 (624.5712)	24 (156.5714)	19 (153.7144)	15 (160.5712)	17 (153.7142)
2013-04-05	The Ultimate BBQ Showdown East vs. West IV Wildomar, CA	38 / 48 (595.9996)	43 (145.7142)	30 (149.1428)	23 (156.5712)	39 (144.5714)
2013-01-25	5th Annual Lake Havasu Music Brews & BBQ Championship Lake Havasu City, AZ	83 / 86 (590.8570)	77 (149.1428)	79 (146.8572)	79 (146.8570)	71 (148.0000)

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
2014 ↗	Master	#1589 (150 pts)	#1617 (160 pts)	#1585 (165 pts)	#1091 (300 pts)	#1664 (150 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#1201 (221 pts)	#1055 (291 pts)	#1009 (306 pts)	#1245 (221 pts)	#1244 (221 pts)