MEET MY MEAT

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

Power ranking

#3289

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1498

peak 1498 · rated over 8 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-05-03

latest 2018-04-27

Best ToY finish

#1954

Master 2018

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 8 contests

Avg finish

top 56%

overall standings

Best overall

670.9596 / 720

Master · 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open

Perfect 180s

Current form

653.00 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 644.04 (+8.96)

Walk rate

13%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

176.0000

Pork Ribs · 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue(OPEN)

Consistency

±18.30

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Brisket

avg 164.41 · weakest Pork (156.92)

Road miles

102

mi across 8 mapped stops

Schedule strength

36%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1547)

Master avg

644.04 / 720

8 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (6 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

670.9596 career-best overall

93.2% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 670.9596 at 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open — 93.2% of a perfect 720.

Master
2014-10-02

A tough matchup

6–0 behind in the head-to-head

SLAPS BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

SLAPS BBQ has come out ahead in 6 of their 6 shared contests.

The weak link

−7.5 points behind their best meat

Pork is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 7.49 points below their brisket, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 13%.

Pork avg 156.92
Brisket avg 164.41
0 calls in 8 entries

A strong matchup

4–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 80% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of DUSTY ROADS BBQ in 4 of their 5 shared contests.

Brisket nemesis

5 of 7 shared brisket entries lost

Sons of a Brisket ahead 71% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, Sons of a Brisket has out-cooked them in 5 of 7 shared brisket entries.

An October team

Top 44% average finish in October

Something about October: average finish in the top 44% across 5 contests, versus top 56% the rest of the year.

5 October contests
top 56% the rest of the year

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.

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

HOOTCHIE COOTCHIE BBQ

#3303 of the rated field

1498 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 14%
Peak: 1508

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to MEET MY MEAT)

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

rated over 7 contests
last seen 2016-07-22

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Bbqweiser

#3282 of the rated field

1498 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1528

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to MEET MY MEAT)

They've been 1528 at their best, 30 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 13 contests
last seen 2019-09-27

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BADCAT'S BBQ TEAM

#3281 of the rated field

1498 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 7%
Peak: 1507

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to MEET MY MEAT)

A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 14 contests to 8.

rated over 14 contests
last seen 2017-01-20

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Psycho Dog BBQ Team

#3290 of the rated field

1498 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 38%
Peak: 1498

No shared contest yet.

Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 8 contests, alongside a 38% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 8 contests
last seen 2019-09-14

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BRANDIN' IRON BBQ

#3293 of the rated field

1498 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1505

No shared contest yet.

Their last contest in the data was back in 2015, 3 years before MEET MY MEAT's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 8 contests

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2ND TO LAST BBQ

#3284 of the rated field

1498 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1508

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 8 contests
last seen 2015-03-20

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
HI-TECH SMOKERS	7	4	3	57%	⚔ compare
Sons of a Brisket	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare
WOODBROTHERS BBQ	6	4	2	67%	⚔ compare
PIG NEWTON	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
Theslabs.com	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
Wabash BBQ	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
R BUTTS R SMOKIN	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
SLAPS BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
SMOOTH SMOKE	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
DIRT ROAD BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
PELLET ENVY	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
DUSTY ROADS BBQ	5	4	1	80%	⚔ compare
T'S SMOKIN PIT	5	4	1	80%	⚔ compare
Splitlog Smokers	5	3	2	60%	⚔ compare
Flower of the Flames	5	3	2	60%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	8	0	171.4628	149.6684	158.65	top 65%
Pork Ribs	8	0	176.0000	151.4400	164.07	top 45%
Pork	8	0	167.4172	147.3944	156.92	top 73%
Brisket	8	1	172.0000	154.8344	164.41	top 37%

“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
MO	6	0	top 55%
KS	2	0	top 58%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	1	0	top 64%
Large (40+)	7	0	top 54%

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

On the trail 5 yrs 2013-05-03 → 2018-04-27

Busiest season 2013 3 contests

Contests a season 1.3 across 6 seasons in the data

Cooks most in MO 6 of 8 contests · 2 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 8 0 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 8 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls

Strongest meat Brisket averages 164.41 · weakest Pork (156.92)

Walk rate 13% a top-10 call in 1 of 8 contests

Overall top-10 rate 0% 0 of 8 contests

Master average 644.04 out of 720 · 8 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 1,353 1,275–1,199 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 102 8 mapped stops

Schedule strength 1547 average field rating faced — tougher than 36% of rated contests

Longest layoff 1.1 yrs 2015-10-03 → 2016-10-29

Power rating 1498 peak 1498 · #3289 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
May 3 First tracked contest Brew, Blues & Bar-B-Q Cook-Off
May 3 First call Brew, Blues & Bar-B-Q Cook-Off
2014
Oct 2 First overall past 90% of a perfect score670.9596 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open
Oct 2 Career-best overall score670.9596 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open
2016
Oct 29 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)176.0000 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue(OPEN)
2017
Oct 6 Peak power rating (1499) *Independence Fire & Ice BBQ
2018
Apr 27 Most recent contest *Smokin' in the Creek BBQ Contest -Re-Boot(JUDGES FULL)

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+11.6	35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open	2014-10-02
+2.5	37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue(OPEN)	2016-10-29
+2	34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open	2013-10-03
+0.5	*Independence Fire & Ice BBQ	2017-10-06

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-12.8	Blue Springs Barbeque Blaze-Off	2013-09-06
-3.5	Brew, Blues & Bar-B-Q Cook-Off	2013-05-03
-1.3	*Smokin' in the Creek BBQ Contest -Re-Boot(JUDGES FULL)	2018-04-27
-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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2018	1	0%	top 66%	88.7%	88.7%
2017	1	0%	top 57%	89.4%	89.4%
2016	1	0%	top 52%	90.8%	90.8%
2015	1	0%	top 42%	91.3%	91.3%
2014	1	0%	top 22%	93.2%	93.2%
2013	3	33%	top 69%	89.6%	87.4%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2018-04-27	*Smokin' in the Creek BBQ Contest -Re-Boot(JUDGES FULL) Sugar Creek, MO	35 / 53 (638.7428)	44 (155.4056)	12 (172.5600)	45 (154.8000)	36 (155.9772)
2017-10-06	*Independence Fire & Ice BBQ Independence, MO	43 / 76 (643.9200)	61 (153.0856)	21 (168.5828)	29 (167.4172)	53 (154.8344)
2016-10-29	37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue(OPEN) Kansas City, KS	289 / 557 (653.6800)	324 (162.3200)	18 (176.0000)	501 (151.9656)	262 (163.3944)
2015-10-03	36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open Kansas City, MO	253 / 606 (657.6916)	375 (161.1316)	308 (163.4056)	368 (161.7144)	85 (171.4400)
2014-10-02	35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO	121 / 552 (670.9596)	101 (171.4628)	212 (166.3200)	308 (162.3312)	91 (170.8456)
2013-10-03	34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO	264 / 535 (638.3316)	260 (161.2344)	374 (154.2628)	436 (151.4172)	36 (171.4172)
2013-09-06	Blue Springs Barbeque Blaze-Off Blue Springs, MO	67 / 72 (603.8628)	65 (149.6684)	62 (151.4400)	70 (147.3944)	45 (155.3600)
2013-05-03	Brew, Blues & Bar-B-Q Cook-Off Lansing, KS	21 / 33 (645.1428)	25 (154.8572)	20 (160.0000)	25 (158.2856)	4 (172.0000)

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
2018 ↗	Master	#1954 (60 pts)	#2012 (60 pts)	#1584 (125 pts)	#2030 (60 pts)	#1990 (60 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#2274 (60 pts)	#2353 (60 pts)	#2167 (95 pts)	#2326 (60 pts)	#2345 (60 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#2158 (60 pts)	#2209 (60 pts)	#2209 (60 pts)	#2225 (60 pts)	#2214 (60 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#1954 (78 pts)	#2618 (58 pts)	#2000 (83 pts)	#2616 (58 pts)	#1294 (208 pts)