MEATCRAFT BBQ

MEATCRAFT BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 9 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2015 and 2018. Their best overall finish is 11th of 27 at the Seventh Annual Bull Moose (2017). They are ranked #3382 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#3,382

of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1496

peak 1496 · rated over 7 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Apr 3, 2015

latest Apr 6, 2018 · 3 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#1176

Master 2016 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podium

Overall top-10s

0% of 9 contests

Avg finish

top 62%

overall standings

Best overall

678.7656 / 720

Master · Seventh Annual Bull Moose

Perfect 180s

Current form

668.12 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 662.01 (+6.11)

Walk rate

67%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

175.4400

Pork · Seventh Annual Bull Moose

Consistency

±11.96

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 167.17 · weakest Brisket (160.92)

Road miles

5,637

across 9 mapped stops · furthest 5,265 mi

Schedule strength

44%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1558)

Master avg

662.01 / 720

7 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (8 found in their record)

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

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.

High-water mark

678.7656 career-best overall

94.3% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 678.7656 at Seventh Annual Bull Moose — 94.3% of a perfect 720.

Master
Apr 7, 2017

A tough matchup

6–0 behind in the head-to-head

Organizer Portal ahead in 100% of their meetings

Organizer Portal has come out ahead in 6 of their 6 shared contests.

The weak link

−6.2 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 6.24 points below their pork, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 29%.

Brisket avg 160.92
Pork avg 167.17
0 calls in 7 entries

A strong matchup

4–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of ASLEEP AT THE GRILL in 4 of their 4 shared contests.

The comeback

8.3 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 8.3 years, then back at No Smoke, No Glory (ONE MEAT RIBS) (Jul 11, 2026).

last seen Apr 6, 2018
back Jul 11, 2026

The long haul

5,637 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 5,637 miles across 9 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 5,265 miles to I Love Smoky Exhibition and BBQ Competition (ONE MEAT RIBS).

9 mapped stops
furthest 5,265 mi

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The metronome

±1.66% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.66% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 91.9% of a perfect score
9 contests

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
2026 ↗	Master	—	—	#681 (252 pts)	—	—
2018 ↗	Master	#1894 (70 pts)	#1529 (135 pts)	#1827 (100 pts)	#1781 (110 pts)	#1990 (60 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#1716 (122 pts)	#2170 (77 pts)	#2085 (97 pts)	#1256 (252 pts)	#2075 (92 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#1176 (253 pts)	#1001 (353 pts)	#1129 (298 pts)	#1108 (318 pts)	#1350 (228 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#1832 (116 pts)	#1885 (116 pts)	#1209 (256 pts)	#1691 (136 pts)	#1902 (116 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to MEATCRAFT BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

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

Whiskey & Swine

#3,381 of the rated field

1496 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1502

Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 9, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 7 contests
last seen May 29, 2026

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Butt Rubbers Anonymous

#3,376 of the rated field

1496 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1505

Level with MEATCRAFT BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 7 contests
last seen May 3, 2019

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2 HOT 2 HANDLE

#3,367 of the rated field

1496 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 14%
Peak: 1505

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2015.

rated over 7 contests
last seen Oct 6, 2018

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Jay Willies Whiskey Pit BBQ

#3,398 of the rated field

1495 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 14%
Peak: 1509

Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 9, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 7 contests
last seen Mar 3, 2018

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DAN'S RIGHTEOUS RIBS

#3,397 of the rated field

1495 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 14%
Peak: 1504

Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 9, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 7 contests
last seen Aug 18, 2017

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THE TATTOOED PIG

#3,368 of the rated field

1496 power rating

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

Their last contest in the data was back in 2014, 4 years before MEATCRAFT BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 7 contests

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
HOGG LEGG SMOKERS	6	3	3	50%	⚔ compare
Organizer Portal	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
K & K KOOKERS	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
Swine Life	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
HEAVENLY MANNA BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	7	2	0	172.5600	159.3828	166.83	top 58%
Pork Ribs	8	3	0	174.8572	155.9772	166.98	top 50%
Pork	7	2	1	175.4400	158.2400	167.17	top 51%
Brisket	7	0	0	166.2284	152.4800	160.92	top 74%

“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)	4	0	top 62%
Large (40+)	3	0	top 61%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
TN	4	0	top 58%
MS	3	0	top 67%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Mississippi Springfest BBQ Contest	2	15	0	top 71%	May 13, 2016

More numbers

Busiest season 2016 3 contests

Contests a season 1.8 across 5 seasons in the data

Most contests held in TN 4 of 9 contests · 2 states in all

Contests visited 6 1 of them more than once

Most-entered meat Pork Ribs 8 entries · 0 wins · 3 calls

Opponents faced 139 finished ahead 88 times, behind 138

Longest layoff 8.3 yrs Apr 6, 2018 → Jul 11, 2026

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

20261 milestone

Sep 26 Most recent contest I Love Smoky Exhibition and BBQ Competition (ONE MEAT RIBS)

20172 milestones

Apr 7 Career-best overall score678.7656 Seventh Annual Bull Moose
Apr 7 Career-best single call (Pork)175.4400 Seventh Annual Bull Moose

20154 milestones

Apr 3 First tracked contest Fifth Annual Bull Moose
Apr 3 First call Fifth Annual Bull Moose
Apr 3 First overall past 90% of a perfect score650.7428 Fifth Annual Bull Moose
Apr 3 Peak power rating (1496) Fifth Annual Bull Moose

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+6.9	Seventh Annual Bull Moose	Apr 7, 2017
+1.3	Eighth Annual Bull Moose (JUDGE'S FULL)	Apr 6, 2018
+0.7	The Desoto Shrine Club 8th Annual BBQ Cook Off	Jun 17, 2016
+0.6	Mississippi Springfest BBQ Contest	May 13, 2016

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-8.1	Mississippi Springfest BBQ Contest	May 8, 2015
-3.9	Fifth Annual Bull Moose	Apr 3, 2015
-1.9	Sixth Annual Bull Moose	Apr 8, 2016

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)
2026	2	50%	—	—	—
2018	1	100%	top 57%	92.2%	92.2%
2017	1	100%	top 41%	94.3%	94.3%
2016	3	67%	top 61%	93.3%	92.5%
2015	2	50%	top 76%	90.4%	89.8%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Sep 26, 2026	I Love Smoky Exhibition and BBQ Competition (ONE MEAT RIBS) Szerencs	—	—	7 (166.2400)	—	—
Jul 11, 2026	No Smoke, No Glory (ONE MEAT RIBS) Zagreb	—	—	—	—	—
Apr 6, 2018	Eighth Annual Bull Moose (JUDGE'S FULL) Somerville, TN	23 / 40 (663.8628)	10 (172.5600)	17 (166.8228)	15 (167.4172)	30 (157.0628)
Apr 7, 2017	Seventh Annual Bull Moose Somerville, TN	11 / 27 (678.7656)	20 (169.1200)	16 (167.9772)	2 (175.4400)	17 (166.2284)
Jun 17, 2016	The Desoto Shrine Club 8th Annual BBQ Cook Off Hernando, MS	24 / 41 (670.7544)	11 (172.5600)	19 (168.5716)	29 (163.9428)	30 (165.6800)
May 13, 2016	Mississippi Springfest BBQ Contest Ashland, MS	15 / 26 (671.8740)	22 (162.8228)	8 (170.8456)	6 (174.2628)	17 (163.9428)
Apr 8, 2016	Sixth Annual Bull Moose Somerville, TN	18 / 27 (655.3256)	7 (170.8456)	23 (155.9772)	17 (165.7028)	20 (162.8000)
May 8, 2015	Mississippi Springfest BBQ Contest Ashland, MS	26 / 31 (642.7316)	27 (160.5484)	22 (164.5488)	21 (165.1544)	27 (152.4800)
Apr 3, 2015	Fifth Annual Bull Moose Somerville, TN	28 / 41 (650.7428)	33 (159.3828)	5 (174.8572)	36 (158.2400)	32 (158.2628)

MEATCRAFT BBQ

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 (8 found in their record)

They almost always walk

High-water mark

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

The comeback

The long haul

The metronome

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)

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

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)