They almost always walk
67%
of contests with a top-10 call
A call in 6 of 9 contests
A top-10 category call in 67% of their 9 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.
MAN MEAT FIRE
MAN MEAT FIRE is a competition barbecue team with 9 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2018. Their best overall finish is 4th of 27 at the Anchor City Cook Off (2017). They are ranked #2499 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “Man, Meat & Fire”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1521
peak 1525 · rated over 9 contests
Contests
9
in the data
First seen
Sep 6, 2013
latest Oct 12, 2018 · 5.1 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
22% of 9 contests
Avg finish
top 49%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
662.61 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 660.59 (+2.02)
Walk rate
67%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±13.85
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 166.90 · weakest Chicken (163.71)
Road miles
3,228
across 9 mapped stops · furthest 1,389 mi
Schedule strength
41%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1554)
Master avg
660.59 / 720
9 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to MAN MEAT FIRE, each with one reason worth a look.
80 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2,504 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 22%
- Peak
- 1524
Careers of much the same size, 9 contests to 9, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#2,503 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 13%
- Peak
- 1530
They turned up 5 years after MAN MEAT FIRE did, first appearing in 2018.
⚔ Compare careers#2,498 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 63%
- Peak
- 1521
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#2,489 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 36%
- Peak
- 1522
Their last contest in the data was back in 2015, 3 years before MAN MEAT FIRE's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#2,495 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1530
Level with MAN MEAT FIRE on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#2,494 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1521
Fewer contests behind them than MAN MEAT FIRE has cooked, 6 to 9, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sons of a Brisket | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 173.1084 | 151.9200 | 163.71 | top 56% |
| Pork Ribs | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 171.4056 | 158.8228 | 164.54 | top 50% |
| Pork | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 171.4056 | 157.6340 | 165.43 | top 51% |
| Brisket | 9 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 177.7028 | 149.6572 | 166.90 | top 34% |
“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 67% |
| Medium (20–39) | 4 | 0 | top 58% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 37% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anchor City Cook Off | 2 | 4 | 0 | top 41% | Oct 12, 2018 |
| Independence Fire & Ice BBQ | 2 | 15 | 0 | top 34% | Oct 5, 2018 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2018
4 contests
Contests a season
2.3
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
MO
7 of 9 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
7
2 of them more than once
Opponents faced
341
finished ahead 240 times, behind 189
Longest layoff
3 yrs
Oct 4, 2013 → Oct 21, 2016
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20182 milestones
- Career-best single call (Brisket)177.7028 Anchor City Cook Off
- Most recent contest Anchor City Cook Off
20172 milestones
- Career-best overall score685.6228 Anchor City Cook Off
- Peak power rating (1525) Anchor City Cook Off
20162 milestones
- First call 2016 Greenbriar Blaze Off and Senior Q
- First overall top-10 2016 Greenbriar Blaze Off and Senior Q
20132 milestones
- First tracked contest Blue Springs Barbeque Blaze-Off
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score669.6228 Blue Springs Barbeque Blaze-Off
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +14.7 | Anchor City Cook Off | Oct 13, 2017 |
| +9.5 | Independence Fire & Ice BBQ | Oct 5, 2018 |
| +7.8 | Blue Springs Barbeque Blaze-Off | Sep 6, 2013 |
| +4.8 | Independence Fire & Ice BBQ | Oct 6, 2017 |
| +0.9 | Dana Point State BBQ Championship | Oct 4, 2013 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -8.2 | McLouth BBQ Blowout 27th Annual ( JUDGES FULL) | Jun 1, 2018 |
| -3.8 | 1st Annual Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off (JUDGES FULL) | Jul 13, 2018 |
| -2.8 | 2016 Greenbriar Blaze Off and Senior Q | Oct 21, 2016 |
| -2.4 | Anchor City Cook Off | Oct 12, 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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75% | top 61% | 94.2% | 91.2% |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 28% | 95.2% | 93.6% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 67% | 90.9% | 90.9% |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 39% | 93% | 91.3% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 12, 2018 | Anchor City Cook Off Centralia, MO | 22 / 33 (656.9596) | 25 (160.5028) | 24 (161.1200) | 30 (157.6340) | 2 (177.7028) |
| Oct 5, 2018 | Independence Fire & Ice BBQ Independence, MO | 15 / 56 (678.2284) | 23 (164.5372) | 20 (167.4056) | 16 (170.8684) | 3 (175.4172) |
| Jul 13, 2018 | 1st Annual Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off (JUDGES FULL) Cameron, MO | 17 / 24 (647.8284) | 20 (155.3944) | 15 (164.5256) | 16 (158.7884) | 8 (169.1200) |
| Jun 1, 2018 | McLouth BBQ Blowout 27th Annual ( JUDGES FULL) McLouth, KS | 28 / 36 (644.4112) | 35 (151.9200) | 29 (158.8228) | 20 (165.1084) | 11 (168.5600) |
| Oct 13, 2017 | Anchor City Cook Off Centralia, MO | 4 / 27 (685.6228) | 15 (170.2628) | 8 (170.8344) | 8 (171.4056) | 4 (173.1200) |
| Oct 6, 2017 | Independence Fire & Ice BBQ Independence, MO | 32 / 76 (662.7424) | 9 (173.1084) | 12 (171.4056) | 49 (162.2628) | 52 (155.9656) |
| Oct 21, 2016 | 2016 Greenbriar Blaze Off and Senior Q Independence, MO | 10 / 15 (654.2052) | 10 (164.5256) | 10 (159.4056) | 11 (164.5484) | 7 (165.7256) |
| Oct 4, 2013 | Dana Point State BBQ Championship Dana Point, CA | 49 / 99 (645.6572) | 46 (163.4516) | 46 (161.7028) | 13 (170.8456) | 83 (149.6572) |
| Sep 6, 2013 | Blue Springs Barbeque Blaze-Off Blue Springs, MO | 21 / 72 (669.6228) | 19 (169.6800) | 27 (165.6800) | 29 (167.4172) | 14 (166.8456) |