EATIN AINT CHEATIN

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

Power ranking

#1037

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1600

peak 1605 · rated over 17 contests ⓘ

Best runs

straight top-10s

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-04-26

latest 2016-08-26

Best ToY finish

#575

Master 2015

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

5 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 17 contests

Avg finish

top 29%

overall standings

Best overall

687.3600 / 720

Master · Smokin' on Oak

Perfect 180s

Current form

668.79

last 5 Master vs avg 668.69 (+0.10)

Walk rate

76%

contests with a top-10 call

Top-10 streak

best run (overall)

Best single call

177.7028

Chicken · Smokin' in the Ville

Consistency

±9.47

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 169.60 · weakest Brisket (163.60)

Road miles

403

mi across 17 mapped stops · furthest 63 mi

Schedule strength

26%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1535)

Master avg

668.69 / 720

17 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (12 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.

Happy hunting ground

Top 17% average finish here

Smokin' N the Ville is their spot: an average finish in the top 17% across 2 visits.

2 visits
best finish 4th
average top 17%

They almost always walk

76% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 13 of 17 contests

A top-10 category call in 76% of their 17 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

687.3600 career-best overall

95.5% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 687.3600 at Smokin' on Oak — 95.5% of a perfect 720.

Master
2015-08-28

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE has finished one call ahead of EATIN AINT CHEATIN 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

8–0 behind in the head-to-head

TRUEBUD BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

TRUEBUD BBQ has come out ahead in 8 of their 8 shared contests.

The weak link

−6.0 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 6.00 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 24% of the time against 59%.

Brisket avg 163.60
Chicken avg 169.60
4 calls in 17 entries

A strong matchup

10–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 91% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of DUSTY ROADS BBQ in 10 of their 11 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

7 of 8 shared chicken entries lost

SMOOTH SMOKE ahead 88% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, SMOOTH SMOKE has out-cooked them in 7 of 8 shared chicken entries.

Announced themselves early

5th at their very first contest

Finished 5 of 26 at their very first tracked contest, Smokin 'n' the Ville (2013-04-26).

2013-04-26
26-team field

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

MAD HOGS AND AN ENGLISHMAN has landed one call behind them 2 times.

The metronome

±1.32% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.32% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 92.9% of a perfect score
17 contests

A standing appointment

4 years running at one contest

They've cooked Smokin' On Oak every year from 2013 to 2016 — the contest they never miss.

4 visits in all
best finish 6th

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

FIRE FIGHTING BBQ TEAM

#1036 of the rated field

1600 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 71%
Peak: 1605

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 14 contests to 17, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 14 contests
last seen 2014-05-09

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RUBY CREEK BBQ

#1040 of the rated field

1600 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 30
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 50%
Peak: 1600

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 23 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 23 contests
last seen 2026-06-19

⚔ Head-to-head

Sure Shot BBQ

#1039 of the rated field

1600 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 20%
Peak: 1600

No shared contest yet.

Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 15 contests, alongside a 20% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 11 contests
last seen 2026-04-10

⚔ Head-to-head

IRON WHEEL COOKERS

#1038 of the rated field

1600 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 50
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 28%
Peak: 1623

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 50 contests
last seen 2020-08-07

⚔ Head-to-head

DIRTY OL' BUTT SLAPPERS

#1041 of the rated field

1600 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 92
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 26%
Peak: 1677

No shared contest yet.

Level with EATIN AINT CHEATIN on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 91 contests
last seen 2019-08-30

⚔ Head-to-head

BLAZING CATTLES BBQ

#1033 of the rated field

1601 ▲ 1 power rating

Contests: 20
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 30%
Peak: 1601

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to EATIN AINT CHEATIN)

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

rated over 20 contests
last seen 2018-06-22

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
DUSTY ROADS BBQ	11	10	1	91%	⚔ compare
99 PROBLEMS SMOKIN AINT 1	11	8	3	73%	⚔ compare
MAD HOGS AND AN ENGLISHMAN	10	8	2	80%	⚔ compare
KC SMOKE DAWGS	10	5	5	50%	⚔ compare
2 DRUNK 2 QUE	9	6	3	67%	⚔ compare
913 BBQ	9	2	7	22%	⚔ compare
T'S SMOKIN PIT	8	8	0	100%	⚔ compare
SMOOTH SMOKE	8	3	5	38%	⚔ compare
TRUEBUD BBQ	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN ZEKE'S BBQ	7	7	0	100%	⚔ compare
BURNT AT BOTH ENDZ	7	3	4	43%	⚔ compare
BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
SMOKE BREAK - KS	6	6	0	100%	⚔ compare
PIG NEWTON	6	4	2	67%	⚔ compare
PORKY MCBEEF AND THE CLUCKERS	6	3	3	50%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	17	10	1	2	177.7028	160.0228	169.60	top 27%
Pork Ribs	17	7	1	1	176.5714	159.9772	167.74	top 36%
Pork	17	9	1	1	177.1772	154.8112	167.74	top 37%
Brisket	17	4	0	1	176.0000	140.4684	163.60	top 44%

“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	GCs	Avg finish
KS	14	0	top 27%
MO	3	0	top 38%

By contest size

Field	Contests	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	1	top 59%
Medium (20–39)	12	top 27%
Large (40+)	4	top 26%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Smokin' On Oak	4	6	top 29%	2016-08-26
Smokin' in the Ville	2	10	top 39%	2016-04-29
Smokin' N the Ville	2	4	top 17%	2014-04-25

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

On the trail 3.3 yrs 2013-04-26 → 2016-08-26

Busiest season 2015 5 contests

Contests a season 4.3 across 4 seasons in the data

Cooks most in KS 14 of 17 contests · 2 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 12 3 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 17 entries · 1 win · 10 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 169.60 · weakest Brisket (163.60)

Walk rate 76% a top-10 call in 13 of 17 contests

Overall top-10 rate 65% 11 of 17 contests

Best top-10 run 5 straight contests

Master average 668.69 out of 720 · 17 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 1,017 1,098–577 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 403 17 mapped stops · furthest 63 mi

Schedule strength 1535 average field rating faced — tougher than 26% of rated contests

Power rating 1600 peak 1605 · #1037 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
Apr 26 First tracked contest Smokin 'n' the Ville
Apr 26 First call Smokin 'n' the Ville
Apr 26 First category win (Pork Ribs) Smokin 'n' the Ville
Apr 26 First overall top-10 Smokin 'n' the Ville
Apr 26 First overall past 90% of a perfect score668.5710 Smokin 'n' the Ville
May 31 First overall podium McLouth BBQ Blowout 22nd Annual
2015
Apr 24 10th tracked contest Smokin' in the Ville
Apr 24 Career-best single call (Chicken)177.7028 Smokin' in the Ville
Aug 28 Career-best overall score687.3600 Smokin' on Oak
2016
Jun 3 Peak power rating (1605) McLouth BBQ Blowout 25th Anniversary (Judges full)
Aug 26 Most recent contest Smokin' On Oak

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+14.2	McLouth BBQ Blowout 22nd Annual	2013-05-31
+11.7	Smokin' N the Ville	2014-04-25
+11	Smokin 'n' the Ville	2013-04-26
+10.8	Smokin' on Oak	2013-08-23
+9.8	McLouth BBQ Blowout 24th Annual (JUDGES FULL)	2015-06-05

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-4.8	Smokin' On Oak	2016-08-26
-1.9	Sons of the American Legion Red, White and Blue BBQ	2013-10-18
-1.1	36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open	2015-10-03

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)
2016	3	2	0	67%	top 41%	93.5%	92%
2015	5	2	1	80%	top 28%	95.5%	93.8%
2014	5	3	1	60%	top 24%	93.6%	92.8%
2013	4	4	1	100%	top 25%	93.5%	92.3%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2016-08-26	Smokin' On Oak Bonner Springs, KS	22 / 37 (646.1028)	14 (169.1200)	26 (161.0856)	25 (162.2400)	29 (153.6572)
2016-06-03	McLouth BBQ Blowout 25th Anniversary (Judges full) McLouth, KS	10 / 33 (673.0512)	5 (173.1200)	21 (163.4056)	19 (162.8228)	8 (173.7028)
2016-04-29	Smokin' in the Ville Edwardsville, KS	10 / 30 (668.9940)	8 (170.8456)	4 (174.8572)	21 (157.0512)	15 (166.2400)
2015-10-03	36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open Kansas City, MO	160 / 606 (668.4340)	180 (168.5256)	288 (164.5256)	165 (168.5484)	193 (166.8344)
2015-08-28	Smokin' on Oak Bonner Springs, KS	8 / 42 (687.3600)	19 (170.8344)	20 (166.2284)	10 (174.2972)	3 (176.0000)
2015-06-05	McLouth BBQ Blowout 24th Annual (JUDGES FULL) McLouth, KS	5 / 33 (685.6684)	6 (172.5600)	19 (165.7028)	7 (174.2628)	7 (173.1428)
2015-05-01	Brews, Blues & Bar-B-Q Cookoff Lansing, KS	11 / 33 (671.8856)	9 (169.6684)	11 (171.9772)	11 (170.2628)	22 (159.9772)
2015-04-24	Smokin' in the Ville Edwardsville, KS	13 / 29 (664.4684)	1 (177.7028)	13 (166.8344)	26 (154.8112)	14 (165.1200)
2014-10-02	35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO	156 / 552 (667.3596)	172 (168.5712)	144 (169.1428)	293 (163.3828)	184 (166.2628)
2014-08-22	Smokin' on Oak Bonner Springs, KS	6 / 30 (673.5768)	5 (171.9884)	8 (169.6800)	9 (168.5256)	14 (163.3828)
2014-06-06	McLouth BBQ Blowout 23rd Annual McLouth, KS	10 / 36 (664.0000)	19 (160.0228)	11 (165.7028)	1 (177.1772)	15 (161.0972)
2014-05-24	Sugar Mound BBQ Festival Mound City, KS	26 / 87 (666.2284)	34 (166.8800)	52 (159.9772)	11 (171.9656)	26 (167.4056)
2014-04-25	Smokin' N the Ville Edwardsville, KS	4 / 27 (671.3940)	5 (170.2856)	8 (165.7028)	6 (169.7028)	6 (165.7028)
2013-10-18	Sons of the American Legion Red, White and Blue BBQ Smithville, MO	10 / 17 (653.5768)	5 (167.4400)	4 (170.2628)	5 (175.4056)	16 (140.4684)
2013-08-23	Smokin' on Oak Bonner Springs, KS	6 / 38 (663.9428)	6 (169.7144)	4 (171.4284)	9 (165.1200)	19 (157.6800)
2013-05-31	McLouth BBQ Blowout 22nd Annual McLouth, KS	3 / 37 (673.1428)	2 (172.5716)	9 (168.5716)	7 (170.8570)	22 (161.1426)
2013-04-26	Smokin 'n' the Ville Edwardsville, KS	5 / 26 (668.5710)	14 (163.4286)	1 (176.5714)	10 (165.1426)	11 (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
2016 ↗	Master	#972 (338 pts)	#848 (448 pts)	#1029 (343 pts)	#1405 (223 pts)	#1069 (318 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#575 (640 pts)	#521 (745 pts)	#777 (475 pts)	#702 (540 pts)	#590 (640 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#1355 (176 pts)	#1882 (106 pts)	#1101 (276 pts)	#1791 (126 pts)	#1772 (121 pts)