On the rise
+26
rating points in a year
Their power rating has climbed 26 points across 5 contests since 2015-03-13 — from 1525 up to 1551.
- 5 contests since 2015-03-13
- now 1551
Meat Church
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1551
peak 1551 · rated over 6 contests ⓘ
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
2014-08-30
latest 2016-03-11
Best ToY finish
#657
Master 2015
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
of 7 contests
Avg finish
top 31%
overall standings
Best overall
673.6456 / 720
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
562.66 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 599.58 (-36.92)
Walk rate
57%
contests with a top-10 call
Best single call
176.0116
Consistency
±171.41
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 167.32 · weakest Brisket (162.99)
Road miles
966
mi across 7 mapped stops · furthest 459 mi
Schedule strength
53%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1568)
Master avg
599.58 / 720
7 Master contests · 0 GCs
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.
Happy hunting ground
Top 12%
average finish here
Sam's Club National BBQ Tour is their spot: an average finish in the top 12% across 2 visits.
- 2 visits
- best finish 3rd
- average top 12%
High-water mark
673.6456
career-best overall
93.6% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 673.6456 at 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Invitational — 93.6% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2015-10-02
A tough matchup
5–1
behind in the head-to-head
HOG TIDE BAR-B-QUE ahead in 83% of their meetings
HOG TIDE BAR-B-QUE has come out ahead in 5 of their 6 shared contests.
The weak link
−4.3
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.33 points below their pork, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 29%.
- Brisket avg 162.99
- Pork avg 167.32
- 0 calls in 7 entries
A strong matchup
6–1
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 86% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of EL REY SMOKERS COMPETITION TEAM in 6 of their 7 shared contests.
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.
67 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#1723 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1551
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to Meat Church)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Meat Church has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#1720 of the rated field
- Contests
- 47
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 15%
- Peak
- 1636
1–0 in 2 shared contests (50% to Meat Church)
They've been 1636 at their best, 86 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#1717 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 83%
- Peak
- 1551
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#1731 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1550
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 10 years after Meat Church did, first appearing in 2024.
⚔ Head-to-head#1718 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 60%
- Peak
- 1551
No shared contest yet.
Level with Meat Church on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#1730 of the rated field
- Contests
- 13
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1550
No shared contest yet.
13 contests and no Grand Championship yet.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EL REY SMOKERS COMPETITION TEAM | 7 | 6 | 1 | 86% | ⚔ compare |
| BUTCHER BBQ | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| HOG TIDE BAR-B-QUE | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| Smokin Hot J's | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| CIRCLE R COOKERS | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 173.7372 | 160.0000 | 167.10 | top 41% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 176.0116 | 160.0000 | 166.93 | top 40% |
| Pork | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 173.7144 | 156.5484 | 167.32 | top 39% |
| Brisket | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.8228 | 151.9656 | 162.99 | top 50% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| TX | 4 | 0 | top 16% |
| MO | 2 | 0 | top 41% |
| OK | 1 | 0 | top 67% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 0 | top 30% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 31% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | 2 | 3 | 0 | top 12% | 2016-03-11 |
| City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival | 2 | 12 | 0 | top 21% | 2015-09-04 |
The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
1.5 yrs
2014-08-30 → 2016-03-11
Busiest season
2015
5 contests
Contests a season
2.3
across 3 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
TX
4 of 7 contests · 3 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
5
2 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
7 entries · 1 win · 2 calls
Strongest meat
Pork
averages 167.32 · weakest Brisket (162.99)
Walk rate
57%
a top-10 call in 4 of 7 contests
Overall top-10 rate
29%
2 of 7 contests
Master average
599.58
out of 720 · 7 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
734
554–467 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
966
7 mapped stops · furthest 459 mi
Schedule strength
1568
average field rating faced — tougher than 53% of rated contests
Power rating
1551
peak 1551 · #1722 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2014
- First tracked contest City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival
- First call City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score654.7656 City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival
- 2015
- First category win (Chicken) Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- First overall top-10 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- First overall podium Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- Career-best overall score673.6456 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Invitational
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)176.0116 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Invitational
- 2016
- Peak power rating (1551) Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- Most recent contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +15.8 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | 2015-03-13 |
| +12.9 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | 2016-03-11 |
| +11 | City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival | 2015-09-04 |
| +9.1 | City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival | 2014-08-30 |
| +1.7 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) | 2015-09-25 |
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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 14% | 92.4% | 92.4% |
| 2015 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 40% | top 35% | 93.6% | 92.5% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 25% | 90.9% | 90.9% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-03-11 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Fort Worth, TX | 4 / 29 (665.0284) | 6 (169.7028) | 12 (164.5372) | 17 (163.9656) | 11 (166.8228) |
| 2015-10-03 | 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open Kansas City, MO | 177 / 606 (666.2400) | 173 (168.5372) | 321 (162.8800) | 156 (168.5600) | 205 (166.2628) |
| 2015-10-02 | 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Invitational unrated Kansas City, MO | 100 / 187 (673.6456) | 132 (166.2972) | 17 (176.0116) | 144 (164.5256) | 123 (166.8112) |
| 2015-09-25 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) Midwest City, OK | 20 / 30 (662.1488) | 28 (162.2512) | 26 (163.9660) | 11 (170.8344) | 17 (165.0972) |
| 2015-09-04 | City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival Bedford, TX | 12 / 70 (666.2744) | 11 (169.1772) | 45 (160.0000) | 5 (173.7144) | 25 (163.3828) |
| 2015-03-13 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Fort Worth, TX | 3 / 30 (662.2856) | 1 (173.7372) | 3 (171.4172) | 19 (156.5484) | 16 (160.5828) |
| 2014-08-30 | City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival Bedford, TX | 19 / 76 (654.7656) | 43 (160.0000) | 12 (169.6800) | 5 (173.1200) | 52 (151.9656) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #1358 (204 pts) | #1641 (169 pts) | #2013 (119 pts) | #2155 (94 pts) | #1820 (124 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #657 (555 pts) | #657 (585 pts) | #748 (505 pts) | #729 (515 pts) | #926 (375 pts) |