On the rise
+33
rating points in a year
Their power rating has climbed 33 points across 5 contests since Mar 13, 2015 — from 1525 up to 1558.
- 5 contests since Mar 13, 2015
- now 1558
Meat Church
Meat Church is a competition barbecue team with 7 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2016. Their best overall finish is 3rd of 30 at the Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (2015). They are ranked #1602 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1558
peak 1558 · rated over 6 contests1 invitational or side-series contest not counted
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
Aug 30, 2014
latest Mar 11, 2016 · 1.5 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
29% of 7 contests
Avg finish
top 31%
overall standings
Best overall
673.6456 / 720
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
666.67 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 664.34 (+2.33)
Walk rate
57%
contests with a top-10 call
Best single call
176.0116
Consistency
±5.28
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 167.32 · weakest Brisket (162.99)
Road miles
966
across 7 mapped stops · furthest 459 mi
Schedule strength
54%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1569)
Master avg
664.34 / 720
7 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 Meat Church, each with one reason worth a look.
51 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#1,599 of the rated field
- Contests
- 14
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 7%
- Peak
- 1558
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% 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#1,604 of the rated field
- Contests
- 41
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 5%
- Peak
- 1562
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to Meat Church)
41 contests to 7: their number has had years to settle where Meat Church's is still finding its level.
⚔ Head-to-head#1,601 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 67%
- Peak
- 1558
Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 6 contests, alongside a 67% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Compare careers#1,609 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 67%
- Peak
- 1557
They turned up 7 years after Meat Church did, first appearing in 2021.
⚔ Compare careers#1,600 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 29%
- Peak
- 1561
Level with Meat Church on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#1,615 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 2
- Top-10s
- 67%
- Peak
- 1557
Their last contest in the data was back in 2013, 3 years before Meat Church's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar 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 | 5 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| CIRCLE R COOKERS | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 173.7372 | 160 | 167.10 | top 41% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 176.0116 | 160 | 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 field size and state
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 0 | top 30% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 31% |
Repeat visits (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% | Mar 11, 2016 |
| City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival | 2 | 12 | 0 | top 21% | Sep 4, 2015 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2015
5 contests
Contests a season
2.3
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
TX
4 of 7 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
5
2 of them more than once
Opponents faced
733
finished ahead 693 times, behind 328
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20162 milestones
- Peak power rating (1558) Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- Most recent contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
20155 milestones
- 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
20143 milestones
- 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
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +15.8 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Mar 13, 2015 |
| +12.6 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Mar 11, 2016 |
| +11 | City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival | Sep 4, 2015 |
| +9.1 | City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival | Aug 30, 2014 |
| +7.4 | 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open | Oct 3, 2015 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 11, 2016 | 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) |
| Oct 3, 2015 | 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) |
| Oct 2, 2015 | 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) |
| Sep 25, 2015 | 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) |
| Sep 4, 2015 | City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival Bedford, TX | 12 / 70 (666.2744) | 11 (169.1772) | 45 (160) | 5 (173.7144) | 25 (163.3828) |
| Mar 13, 2015 | 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) |
| Aug 30, 2014 | City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival Bedford, TX | 19 / 76 (654.7656) | 43 (160) | 12 (169.6800) | 5 (173.1200) | 52 (151.9656) |
An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.