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
- Aug 7, 2015
MEATATARIAN'S
MEATATARIAN'S is a competition barbecue team with 14 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2023. Their best overall finish is 9th of 21 at the Black Dog Music and Que Festival (2014). They are ranked #4467 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “Meatatarians”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1474
peak 1474 · rated over 13 contests
Contests
14
in the data
First seen
Jun 21, 2013
latest Mar 25, 2023 · 9.8 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
7% of 14 contests
Avg finish
top 64%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
639.35 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 630.02 (+9.33)
Walk rate
36%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±19.09
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 160.08 · weakest Brisket (152.87)
Road miles
1,631
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 🏅
won from 4 state-championship entries
Master avg
630.02 / 720
11 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard (3-meat) avg
460.72 / 540
2 Backyard (3-meat) contests · 0 GCs
These overall scores sit on different scales (Master out of 720, Backyard (3-meat) out of 540), 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to MEATATARIAN'S, each with one reason worth a look.
145 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4,450 of the rated field
- Contests
- 13
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1474
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 13 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#4,443 of the rated field
- Contests
- 13
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 15%
- Peak
- 1474
Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 4 years before MEATATARIAN'S's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#4,457 of the rated field
- Contests
- 14
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 43%
- Peak
- 1474
Careers of much the same size, 14 contests to 14, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,449 of the rated field
- Contests
- 14
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 7%
- Peak
- 1518
14 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 7% top-10 finishes rather than wins.
⚔ Compare careers#4,440 of the rated field
- Contests
- 12
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1501
Level with MEATATARIAN'S on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#4,487 of the rated field
- Contests
- 13
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1473
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 12 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar 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 field size and state
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 75% |
| Medium (20–39) | 8 | 0 | top 67% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 56% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black Dog Music and Que Festival | 3 | 9 | 0 | top 57% | Aug 7, 2015 |
| BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) | 2 | 21 | 0 | top 45% | Mar 25, 2023 |
| VA BBQ Championships | 2 | 20 | 0 | top 66% | Aug 21, 2015 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2015
3 contests
Contests a season
2
across 7 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
VA
14 of 14 contests
Contests visited
9
3 of them more than once
Opponents faced
307
finished ahead 187 times, behind 319
Longest layoff
3.5 yrs
Oct 4, 2019 → Mar 24, 2023
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20231 milestone
- Most recent contest BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard)
20181 milestone
- 10th tracked contest Pickin N Pullin BBQ competition
20152 milestones
- Career-best overall score664 Black Dog Music and Que Festival
- Career-best single call (Brisket)176.0572 Black Dog Music and Que Festival
20143 milestones
- First overall top-10 Black Dog Music and Que Festival
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score658.2628 Black Dog Music and Que Festival
- Peak power rating (1492) Black Dog Music and Que Festival
20133 milestones
- First tracked contest BBQ, Bands & Brews
- First call BBQ, Bands & Brews
- First category win (Pork Ribs) BBQ, Bands & Brews
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +5.7 | Black Dog Music and Que Festival | Sep 12, 2014 |
| +3.6 | VA BBQ Championships | Aug 22, 2014 |
| +3.6 | Pickin N Pullin BBQ competition | Apr 26, 2019 |
| +3.3 | Black Dog Music and Que Festival | Aug 7, 2015 |
| +2.3 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) | Mar 25, 2023 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -13.9 | BBQ, Bands & Brews | Jun 21, 2013 |
| -9.8 | Que & Cruz | Sep 30, 2016 |
| -7.7 | VA BBQ Championships | Aug 21, 2015 |
| -6.5 | Que & Cruz | Oct 4, 2019 |
| -5.4 | Black Dog Music and Que Festival | Sep 13, 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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 45% | 87.8% | 85.3% |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 68% | 91.3% | 89.2% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 90% | 86.5% | 86.5% |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33% | top 70% | 92.2% | 88.2% |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 67% | top 46% | 91.4% | 87.8% |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 25, 2023 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) 🏅 Urbanna, VA | 21 / 46 (474.1944) | 22 (156.5372) | 22 (153.0972) | 13 (164.5600) | — |
| Mar 24, 2023 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) 🏅 Urbanna, VA | 24 / 53 (447.2456) | 24 (141.6456) | 24 (151.3944) | 20 (154.2056) | — |
| Oct 4, 2019 | Que & Cruz 🏅 Louisa, VA | 23 / 28 (626.6968) | 24 (154.2628) | 18 (163.4056) | 23 (157.6456) | 22 (151.3828) |
| Apr 26, 2019 | Pickin N Pullin BBQ competition 🏅 Lanexa, VA | 17 / 32 (657.6684) | 24 (160.5484) | 15 (163.9656) | 14 (167.4400) | 15 (165.7144) |
| Apr 27, 2018 | Pickin N Pullin BBQ competition Lenexa, VA | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sep 30, 2016 | Que & Cruz Louisa, VA | 28 / 31 (622.7088) | 31 (151.3600) | 26 (156.5716) | 23 (158.8228) | 19 (155.9544) |
| Aug 21, 2015 | VA BBQ Championships Hampton, VA | 39 / 46 (625.6796) | 34 (156.5256) | 31 (156.0344) | 30 (161.6912) | 40 (151.4284) |
| Aug 7, 2015 | Black Dog Music and Que Festival Floyd, VA | 14 / 27 (664) | 19 (163.3944) | 8 (170.3200) | 25 (154.2284) | 2 (176.0572) |
| May 15, 2015 | Chesapeake Jubilee BBQ Cook-Off Chesapeake, VA | 26 / 36 (615.9772) | 16 (161.6800) | 16 (161.1772) | 22 (154.2972) | 29 (138.8228) |
| Sep 12, 2014 | Black Dog Music and Que Festival Floyd, VA | 9 / 21 (658.2628) | 5 (174.2628) | 16 (157.1428) | 8 (165.1428) | 9 (161.7144) |
| Aug 22, 2014 | VA BBQ Championships Hampton, VA | 20 / 43 (622.1712) | 30 (149.6800) | 17 (155.9772) | 11 (162.8456) | 21 (153.6684) |
| May 16, 2014 | Chesapeake Jubilee Chesapeake, VA | 16 / 32 (615.3828) | 21 (151.3944) | 17 (156.5600) | 8 (162.2628) | 20 (145.1656) |
| Sep 13, 2013 | Black Dog Music and Que Festival Floyd, VA | 12 / 16 (610.7772) | 13 (147.9772) | 9 (161.1200) | 14 (153.7028) | 13 (147.9772) |
| Jun 21, 2013 | BBQ, Bands & Brews Palmyra, VA | 24 / 25 (610.8570) | 25 (145.1430) | 1 (174.2858) | 20 (157.7140) | 25 (133.7142) |