MEATATARIAN'S

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

Power ranking

#4441

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1474

peak 1474 · rated over 13 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-06-21

latest 2023-03-25

Best ToY finish

#970

Master 2014

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

2 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 14 contests

Avg finish

top 64%

overall standings

Best overall

664.0000 / 720

Master · Black Dog Music and Que Festival

Perfect 180s

Current form

639.35 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 630.02 (+9.33)

Walk rate

36%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

176.0572

Brisket · Black Dog Music and Que Festival

Consistency

±19.09

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs

avg 160.08 · weakest Brisket (152.87)

Road miles

1,631

mi across 14 mapped stops · furthest 148 mi

Schedule strength

40%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1552)

Purse competed for

$26K

listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 4 state-championship entries

Master avg

630.02 / 720

11 Master contests · 0 GCs

Backyard avg

460.72 / 360

2 Backyard contests · 0 GCs

Master and Backyard overall scores sit on different scales (Master is out of 720, Backyard out of 360), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.

This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.

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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.

High-water mark

664.0000 career-best overall

92.2% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 664.0000 at Black Dog Music and Que Festival — 92.2% of a perfect 720.

Master
2015-08-07

Their season

2014 their best year

2014 was the year it came together: 3 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 46%.

3 contests
1 overall top-10s
0 category wins
average top 46%

A tough matchup

9–1 behind in the head-to-head

WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ ahead in 90% of their meetings

WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ has come out ahead in 9 of their 10 shared contests.

The weak link

−7.2 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 7.21 points below their pork ribs, and turns into a call 18% of the time against 23%.

Brisket avg 152.87
Pork Ribs avg 160.08
2 calls in 11 entries

A strong matchup

3–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of FAT N HAPPY SMOKERS & POKERS in 3 of their 3 shared contests.

The comeback

3.5 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 3.5 years, then back at BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) (2023-03-24).

last seen 2019-10-04
back 2023-03-24

Pork Ribs nemesis

7 of 10 shared pork ribs entries lost

WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ ahead 70% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ has out-cooked them in 7 of 10 shared pork ribs entries.

Boom or bust

±14.88% swing around their own average

Their overall swings ±14.88% of a perfect score around its own average — when it lands they're dangerous, and when it doesn't the weekend is gone by lunch.

averages 93.7% of a perfect score
best 131.7%

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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

Deans Rockn Rednecks

#4423 of the rated field

1474 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 13%
Peak: 1474

2–0 in 2 shared contests (100% to MEATATARIAN'S)

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

rated over 15 contests
last seen 2023-07-29

⚔ Head-to-head

Team Sunrise BBQ

#4425 of the rated field

1474 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 43%
Peak: 1474

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 14 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 14 contests
last seen 2026-06-19
on a 6-contest top-10 run

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PORK FICTION

#4430 of the rated field

1474 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 7%
Peak: 1518

No shared contest yet.

Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 5 years before MEATATARIAN'S's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 14 contests

⚔ Head-to-head

PIG FARMER'S BBQ

#4418 of the rated field

1474 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1501

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 12 contests to 14, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 12 contests
last seen 2025-01-17

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1st and 10 BBQ

#4448 of the rated field

1474 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1474

No shared contest yet.

13 contests and no Grand Championship yet.

rated over 12 contests
last seen 2024-09-13

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Grillin' & Chillin'

#4444 of the rated field

1474 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1474

No shared contest yet.

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

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
WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	10	1	9	10%	⚔ compare
OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE	7	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
BIG DOG BBQ VA	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
Serial Griller	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
FRED VEGAS SMOKERS	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
3 EYZ BBQ	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
REDNECK SCIENTIFIC	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
CHIX, SWINE & BOVINE BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
4:20 Q	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	13	1	0	0	174.2628	141.6456	154.95	top 68%
Pork Ribs	13	3	1	1	174.2858	151.3944	160.08	top 51%
Pork	13	2	0	0	167.4400	153.7028	159.58	top 57%
Brisket	11	2	0	1	176.0572	133.7142	152.87	top 63%

“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 contest size

Field	Contests	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	1	top 75%
Medium (20–39)	8	top 67%
Large (40+)	4	top 56%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Black Dog Music and Que Festival	3	9	top 57%	2015-08-07
BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard)	2	21	top 45%	2023-03-25
VA BBQ Championships	2	20	top 66%	2015-08-21

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

On the trail 9.8 yrs 2013-06-21 → 2023-03-25

Busiest season 2015 3 contests

Contests a season 2 across 7 seasons in the data

Cooks most in VA 14 of 14 contests

Contests visited 9 3 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 13 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls

Strongest meat Pork Ribs averages 160.08 · weakest Brisket (152.87)

Walk rate 36% a top-10 call in 5 of 14 contests

Overall top-10 rate 7% 1 of 14 contests

Master average 630.02 out of 720 · 11 contests · 0 GCs

Backyard average 460.72 out of 360 · 2 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 307 187–319 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 1,631 14 mapped stops · furthest 148 mi

Schedule strength 1552 average field rating faced — tougher than 40% of rated contests

Purse competed for $26,000 listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships 0 from 4 state-championship entries

Longest layoff 3.5 yrs 2019-10-04 → 2023-03-24

Power rating 1474 peak 1474 · #4441 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
Jun 21 First tracked contest BBQ, Bands & Brews
Jun 21 First call BBQ, Bands & Brews
Jun 21 First category win (Pork Ribs) BBQ, Bands & Brews
2014
Sep 12 First overall top-10 Black Dog Music and Que Festival
Sep 12 First overall past 90% of a perfect score658.2628 Black Dog Music and Que Festival
Sep 12 Peak power rating (1492) Black Dog Music and Que Festival
2015
Aug 7 Career-best overall score664.0000 Black Dog Music and Que Festival
Aug 7 Career-best single call (Brisket)176.0572 Black Dog Music and Que Festival
2018
Apr 27 10th tracked contest Pickin N Pullin BBQ competition
2023
Mar 25 Most recent contest BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard)

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+5.7	Black Dog Music and Que Festival	2014-09-12
+3.6	VA BBQ Championships	2014-08-22
+3.6	Pickin N Pullin BBQ competition	2019-04-26
+3.3	Black Dog Music and Que Festival	2015-08-07
+2.3	BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard)	2023-03-25

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-13.9	BBQ, Bands & Brews	2013-06-21
-9.8	Que & Cruz	2016-09-30
-7.8	VA BBQ Championships	2015-08-21
-6.4	Que & Cruz	2019-10-04
-5.4	Black Dog Music and Que Festival	2013-09-13

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)
2023	2	0	0	0%	top 45%	131.7%	128%
2019	2	0	0	0%	top 68%	91.3%	89.2%
2018	1	0	0	0%	—	—	—
2016	1	0	0	0%	top 90%	86.5%	86.5%
2015	3	0	0	33%	top 70%	92.2%	88.2%
2014	3	1	0	67%	top 46%	91.4%	87.8%
2013	2	0	1	100%	top 86%	84.8%	84.8%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2023-03-25	BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) 🏅 Urbanna, VA	21 / 46 (474.1944)	22 (156.5372)	22 (153.0972)	13 (164.5600)	—
2023-03-24	BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) 🏅 Urbanna, VA	24 / 53 (447.2456)	24 (141.6456)	24 (151.3944)	20 (154.2056)	—
2019-10-04	Que & Cruz 🏅 Louisa, VA	23 / 28 (626.6968)	24 (154.2628)	18 (163.4056)	23 (157.6456)	22 (151.3828)
2019-04-26	Pickin N Pullin BBQ competition 🏅 Lanexa, VA	17 / 32 (657.6684)	24 (160.5484)	15 (163.9656)	14 (167.4400)	15 (165.7144)
2018-04-27	Pickin N Pullin BBQ competition Lenexa, VA	—	—	—	—	—
2016-09-30	Que & Cruz Louisa, VA	28 / 31 (622.7088)	31 (151.3600)	26 (156.5716)	23 (158.8228)	19 (155.9544)
2015-08-21	VA BBQ Championships Hampton, VA	39 / 46 (625.6796)	34 (156.5256)	31 (156.0344)	30 (161.6912)	40 (151.4284)
2015-08-07	Black Dog Music and Que Festival Floyd, VA	14 / 27 (664.0000)	19 (163.3944)	8 (170.3200)	25 (154.2284)	2 (176.0572)
2015-05-15	Chesapeake Jubilee BBQ Cook-Off Chesapeake, VA	26 / 36 (615.9772)	16 (161.6800)	16 (161.1772)	22 (154.2972)	29 (138.8228)
2014-09-12	Black Dog Music and Que Festival Floyd, VA	9 / 21 (658.2628)	5 (174.2628)	16 (157.1428)	8 (165.1428)	9 (161.7144)
2014-08-22	VA BBQ Championships Hampton, VA	20 / 43 (622.1712)	30 (149.6800)	17 (155.9772)	11 (162.8456)	21 (153.6684)
2014-05-16	Chesapeake Jubilee Chesapeake, VA	16 / 32 (615.3828)	21 (151.3944)	17 (156.5600)	8 (162.2628)	20 (145.1656)
2013-09-13	Black Dog Music and Que Festival Floyd, VA	12 / 16 (610.7772)	13 (147.9772)	9 (161.1200)	14 (153.7028)	13 (147.9772)
2013-06-21	BBQ, Bands & Brews Palmyra, VA	24 / 25 (610.8570)	25 (145.1430)	1 (174.2858)	20 (157.7140)	25 (133.7142)

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
2019 ↗	Master	#1330 (160 pts)	#1593 (120 pts)	#1240 (195 pts)	#1336 (175 pts)	#1322 (175 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#2896 (56 pts)	#2906 (56 pts)	#2912 (56 pts)	#2292 (66 pts)	#2195 (86 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#1235 (227 pts)	#1230 (247 pts)	#1064 (312 pts)	#1487 (187 pts)	#930 (372 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#970 (326 pts)	#1064 (316 pts)	#1107 (296 pts)	#852 (431 pts)	#1067 (301 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#1417 (161 pts)	#1545 (151 pts)	#813 (401 pts)	#1458 (171 pts)	#1502 (151 pts)