MEET MY MEAT

MEET MY MEAT is a competition barbecue team with 8 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2018. Their best overall finish is 21st of 33 at the Brew, Blues & Bar-B-Q Cook-Off (2013). They are ranked #3095 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#3,095

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1503

peak 1505 · rated over 8 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

May 3, 2013

latest Apr 27, 2018 · 5 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#1954

Master 2018 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

0% 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

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

Consistency

±18.30

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Brisket

avg 164.41 · weakest Pork (156.92)

Road miles

102

across 8 mapped stops

Schedule strength

35%

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

Master avg

644.04 / 720

8 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (6 found in their record)

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

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
Oct 2, 2014

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

5–2 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 71% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of HI-TECH SMOKERS in 5 of their 7 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

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
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)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to MEET MY MEAT, each with one reason worth a look.

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

H QUE

#3,111 of the rated field

1503 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1503

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% 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 6 contests
last seen Aug 3, 2018

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ULTIMATE TAILGATE

#3,091 of the rated field

1503 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1509

1–3 in 4 shared contests (25% to MEET MY MEAT)

Careers of much the same size, 11 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 11 contests
last seen Sep 16, 2021

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THE SHED BBQ JOINT

#3,108 of the rated field

1503 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 14%
Peak: 1503

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

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

rated over 5 contests
last seen Sep 30, 2026

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BADCAT'S BBQ TEAM

#3,115 of the rated field

1503 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 7%
Peak: 1512

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

14 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 7% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 14 contests
last seen Jan 20, 2017

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Rolling Smoke Q

#3,084 of the rated field

1503 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 38%
Peak: 1537

They've been 1537 at their best, 34 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 8 contests
last seen Oct 2, 2026

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Sadie Beth Barbeque Company

#3,089 of the rated field

1503 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 13%
Peak: 1503

Level with MEET MY MEAT on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 8 contests
last seen Jul 9, 2026

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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	5	2	71%	⚔ compare
Sons of a Brisket	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare
WOODBROTHERS BBQ	6	4	2	67%	⚔ compare
Wabash BBQ	6	3	3	50%	⚔ compare
PIG NEWTON	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
Theslabs.com	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	5	0	100%	⚔ compare
Splitlog Smokers	5	4	1	80%	⚔ compare
T'S SMOKIN PIT	5	4	1	80%	⚔ compare
Flower of the Flames	5	4	1	80%	⚔ 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	151.4400	164.07	top 45%
Pork	8	0	167.4172	147.3944	156.92	top 73%
Brisket	8	1	172	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 field size and state

By contest size

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

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
MO	6	0	top 55%
KS	2	0	top 58%

More numbers

Busiest season 2013 3 contests

Contests a season 1.3 across 6 seasons in the data

Most contests held in MO 6 of 8 contests · 2 states in all

Contests visited 8 a different one every time

Opponents faced 1,339 finished ahead 1,388 times, behind 1,084

Longest layoff 1.1 yrs Oct 3, 2015 → Oct 29, 2016

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

20181 milestone

Apr 27 Most recent contest Smokin' in the Creek BBQ Contest -Re-Boot (JUDGES FULL)

20171 milestone

Oct 6 Peak power rating (1505) Independence Fire & Ice BBQ

20161 milestone

Oct 29 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)176 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)

20142 milestones

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

20132 milestones

May 3 First tracked contest Brew, Blues & Bar-B-Q Cook-Off
May 3 First call Brew, Blues & Bar-B-Q Cook-Off

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	Oct 2, 2014
+5.1	36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open	Oct 3, 2015
+2.2	37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)	Oct 29, 2016
+2	34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open	Oct 3, 2013
+0.1	Independence Fire & Ice BBQ	Oct 6, 2017

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-12.8	Blue Springs Barbeque Blaze-Off	Sep 6, 2013
-3.5	Brew, Blues & Bar-B-Q Cook-Off	May 3, 2013
-1.5	Smokin' in the Creek BBQ Contest -Re-Boot (JUDGES FULL)	Apr 27, 2018

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	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
Apr 27, 2018	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)
Oct 6, 2017	Independence Fire & Ice BBQ Independence, MO	43 / 76 (643.9200)	61 (153.0856)	21 (168.5828)	29 (167.4172)	53 (154.8344)
Oct 29, 2016	37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS	289 / 557 (653.6800)	324 (162.3200)	18 (176)	501 (151.9656)	262 (163.3944)
Oct 3, 2015	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)
Oct 2, 2014	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)
Oct 3, 2013	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)
Sep 6, 2013	Blue Springs Barbeque Blaze-Off Blue Springs, MO	67 / 72 (603.8628)	65 (149.6684)	62 (151.4400)	70 (147.3944)	45 (155.3600)
May 3, 2013	Brew, Blues & Bar-B-Q Cook-Off Lansing, KS	21 / 33 (645.1428)	25 (154.8572)	20 (160)	25 (158.2856)	4 (172)

MEET MY MEAT

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Master avg

Storylines (6 found in their record)

High-water mark

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Brisket nemesis

An October team

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)

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)