EATIN AINT CHEATIN

EATIN AINT CHEATIN is a competition barbecue team with 17 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2016. Their best overall finish is 3rd of 37 at the McLouth BBQ Blowout 22nd Annual (2013). They are ranked #997 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#997

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1606

peak 1611 · rated over 17 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Apr 26, 2013

latest Aug 26, 2016 · 3.3 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#575

Master 2015 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

5 podiums

Overall top-10s

65% of 17 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

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

Best single call

177.7028

Chicken · Smokin' in the Ville

Consistency

±9.47

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 169.60 · weakest Brisket (163.60)

Road miles

403

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

Storylines (12 found in their record)

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

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
Aug 28, 2015

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

11–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

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

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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 (Apr 26, 2013).

Apr 26, 2013
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

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
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)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to EATIN AINT CHEATIN, each with one reason worth a look.

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

205 Smoke

#998 of the rated field

1606 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 62%
Peak: 1606

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 13 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 13 contests
last seen Oct 16, 2026
on a 3-contest top-10 run

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FUNNY BONES BBQ

#994 of the rated field

1606 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 42%
Peak: 1610

Careers of much the same size, 12 contests to 17, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 12 contests
last seen Oct 5, 2018

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GRAND SLAM BBQ

#1,003 of the rated field

1606 power rating

Contests: 28
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 32%
Peak: 1606

28 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 32% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 28 contests
last seen Mar 1, 2024

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WHISKEY BENT BBQ - FL

#1,000 of the rated field

1606 power rating

Contests: 30
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 20%
Peak: 1635

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

rated over 29 contests
last seen Jan 26, 2024

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TWISTED-Q

#993 of the rated field

1606 power rating

Contests: 30
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 50%
Peak: 1626

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

rated over 30 contests
last seen Mar 24, 2023

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OKLAHOMA JAYHAWK BBQ

#1,002 of the rated field

1606 power rating

Contests: 30
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 30%
Peak: 1606

3 straight overall top-10s says this rating is a moving target.

rated over 30 contests
last seen Aug 11, 2017

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
DUSTY ROADS BBQ	11	11	0	100%	⚔ compare
99 PROBLEMS SMOKIN AINT 1	11	9	2	82%	⚔ compare
MAD HOGS AND AN ENGLISHMAN	10	9	1	90%	⚔ 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	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
SMOKE BREAK - KS	6	6	0	100%	⚔ compare
PIG NEWTON	6	5	1	83%	⚔ 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	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 field size and state

By contest size

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

By state / province (where the contests were held)

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

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

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

More numbers

Busiest season 2015 5 contests

Contests a season 4.3 across 4 seasons in the data

Most contests held in KS 14 of 17 contests · 2 states in all

Contests visited 12 3 of them more than once

Opponents faced 1,011 finished ahead 1,226 times, behind 448

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

20162 milestones

Jun 3 Peak power rating (1611) McLouth BBQ Blowout 25th Anniversary (Judges full)
Aug 26 Most recent contest Smokin' On Oak

20153 milestones

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

20136 milestones

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

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+14.2	McLouth BBQ Blowout 22nd Annual	May 31, 2013
+11.7	Smokin' N the Ville	Apr 25, 2014
+11	Smokin 'n' the Ville	Apr 26, 2013
+10.8	Smokin' on Oak	Aug 23, 2013
+9.8	McLouth BBQ Blowout 24th Annual (JUDGES FULL)	Jun 5, 2015

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-5	Smokin' On Oak	Aug 26, 2016
-1.9	Sons of the American Legion Red, White and Blue BBQ	Oct 18, 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	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
Aug 26, 2016	Smokin' On Oak Bonner Springs, KS	22 / 37 (646.1028)	14 (169.1200)	26 (161.0856)	25 (162.2400)	29 (153.6572)
Jun 3, 2016	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)
Apr 29, 2016	Smokin' in the Ville Edwardsville, KS	10 / 30 (668.9940)	8 (170.8456)	4 (174.8572)	21 (157.0512)	15 (166.2400)
Oct 3, 2015	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)
Aug 28, 2015	Smokin' on Oak Bonner Springs, KS	8 / 42 (687.3600)	19 (170.8344)	20 (166.2284)	10 (174.2972)	3 (176)
Jun 5, 2015	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)
May 1, 2015	Brews, Blues & Bar-B-Q Cookoff Lansing, KS	11 / 33 (671.8856)	9 (169.6684)	11 (171.9772)	11 (170.2628)	22 (159.9772)
Apr 24, 2015	Smokin' in the Ville Edwardsville, KS	13 / 29 (664.4684)	1 (177.7028)	13 (166.8344)	26 (154.8112)	14 (165.1200)
Oct 2, 2014	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)
Aug 22, 2014	Smokin' on Oak Bonner Springs, KS	6 / 30 (673.5768)	5 (171.9884)	8 (169.6800)	9 (168.5256)	14 (163.3828)
Jun 6, 2014	McLouth BBQ Blowout 23rd Annual McLouth, KS	10 / 36 (664)	19 (160.0228)	11 (165.7028)	1 (177.1772)	15 (161.0972)
May 24, 2014	Sugar Mound BBQ Festival Mound City, KS	26 / 87 (666.2284)	34 (166.8800)	52 (159.9772)	11 (171.9656)	26 (167.4056)
Apr 25, 2014	Smokin' N the Ville Edwardsville, KS	4 / 27 (671.3940)	5 (170.2856)	8 (165.7028)	6 (169.7028)	6 (165.7028)
Oct 18, 2013	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)
Aug 23, 2013	Smokin' on Oak Bonner Springs, KS	6 / 38 (663.9428)	6 (169.7144)	4 (171.4284)	9 (165.1200)	19 (157.6800)
May 31, 2013	McLouth BBQ Blowout 22nd Annual McLouth, KS	3 / 37 (673.1428)	2 (172.5716)	9 (168.5716)	7 (170.8570)	22 (161.1426)
Apr 26, 2013	Smokin 'n' the Ville Edwardsville, KS	5 / 26 (668.5710)	14 (163.4286)	1 (176.5714)	10 (165.1426)	11 (163.4284)

EATIN AINT CHEATIN

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Best top-10 run

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Master avg

Storylines (12 found in their record)

Happy hunting ground

They almost always walk

High-water mark

The one to beat

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Chicken nemesis

Announced themselves early

Looking over their shoulder

The metronome

A standing appointment

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)