OLD 99 MEAT CO.

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

#880

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1618

peak 1618 · rated over 21 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2015-03-06

latest 2020-02-14

Best ToY finish

#385

Master 2017

Grand champs

1 reserve

Category wins

10 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 22 contests

Avg finish

top 39%

overall standings

Best overall

692.0232 / 720

Master · * Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown(JUDGES FULL)

Perfect 180s

1 🔥

Current form

676.06 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 666.63 (+9.44)

Walk rate

77%

contests with a top-10 call

Top-10 streak

best run (overall)

Best single call

180.0000 🔥

Chicken · Smokin In Mesquite BBQ Championship

Consistency

±18.62

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 169.50 · weakest Brisket (163.00)

Road miles

5,993

mi across 22 mapped stops · furthest 1031 mi

Schedule strength

58%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1574)

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 1 state-championship entries

Master avg

666.63 / 720

22 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (12 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.

Perfect scores on the board

1 perfect 180s

1 perfect 180 in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, all in chicken.

Chicken ×1

They almost always walk

77% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 17 of 22 contests

A top-10 category call in 77% of their 22 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

692.0232 career-best overall

96.1% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 692.0232 at * Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown(JUDGES FULL) — 96.1% of a perfect 720.

Master
2017-02-16

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ has finished one call ahead of OLD 99 MEAT CO. 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

13–5 behind in the head-to-head

FAT BOYS BBQ - TEMPLE, TX ahead in 72% of their meetings

FAT BOYS BBQ - TEMPLE, TX has come out ahead in 13 of their 18 shared contests.

The weak link

−6.5 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 6.50 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 18% of the time against 36%.

Brisket avg 163.00
Chicken avg 169.50
4 calls in 22 entries

A strong matchup

6–2 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 75% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Texas Smoke Whisperer in 6 of their 8 shared contests.

The comeback

2 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 2 years, then back at Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown (2020-02-14).

last seen 2018-02-16
back 2020-02-14

Chicken nemesis

12 of 18 shared chicken entries lost

FAT BOYS BBQ - TEMPLE, TX ahead 67% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, FAT BOYS BBQ - TEMPLE, TX has out-cooked them in 12 of 18 shared chicken entries.

Looking over their shoulder

3× one call behind them

FAT BOYS BBQ - TEMPLE, TX has landed one call behind them 3 times.

A February team

Top 28% average finish in February

Something about February: average finish in the top 28% across 6 contests, versus top 39% the rest of the year.

6 February contests
top 39% the rest of the year

The long haul

5,993 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 5,993 miles across 22 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 1,031 miles to Smokin In Mesquite BBQ Championship.

22 mapped stops
furthest 1,031 mi

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.

Butts-N-Racks BBQ

#881 of the rated field

1618 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 30
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 37%
Peak: 1618

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 26 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 26 contests
last seen 2026-08-21

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Tuffy's BBQ

#878 of the rated field

1618 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 28
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 43%
Peak: 1618

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 28 contests to 22, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 27 contests
last seen 2026-08-28
on a 4-contest top-10 run

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Pappy & Roleys

#879 of the rated field

1618 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 38
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 39%
Peak: 1636

No shared contest yet.

Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 38 contests, alongside a 39% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 37 contests
last seen 2025-01-09

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WV LOC-N-LOADED BBQ

#882 of the rated field

1618 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 41
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 27%
Peak: 1628

No shared contest yet.

Level with OLD 99 MEAT CO. on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 40 contests
last seen 2021-06-25

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Pigtamer BBQ

#877 of the rated field

1618 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 67
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 25%
Peak: 1646

No shared contest yet.

67 contests to 22: their number has had years to settle where OLD 99 MEAT CO.'s is still finding its level.

rated over 65 contests
last seen 2023-07-14

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SMOKIN T'S

#891 of the rated field

1617 ▼ 1 power rating

Contests: 32
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 44%
Peak: 1622

1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to OLD 99 MEAT CO.)

2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team OLD 99 MEAT CO. has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 29 contests
last seen 2018-10-12

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
FAT BOYS BBQ - TEMPLE, TX	18	5	13	28%	⚔ compare
BUTCHER BBQ	14	2	12	14%	⚔ compare
Texas-car-b-que	12	5	7	42%	⚔ compare
Three Hog Night Smokers	11	5	6	45%	⚔ compare
CLARK CREW BBQ	11	1	10	9%	⚔ compare
LA PASADITA	9	5	4	56%	⚔ compare
HONKY-TONK SMOKERS	9	4	5	44%	⚔ compare
BOOMERANG BBQ	9	4	5	44%	⚔ compare
BUCKSHOT BBQ - TX	9	3	6	33%	⚔ compare
BUFFALO'S BBQ	9	2	7	22%	⚔ compare
Texas Smoke Whisperer	8	6	2	75%	⚔ compare
4 LEGS UP BBQ	8	2	6	25%	⚔ compare
OTAKU SMOKE N BREW	7	5	2	71%	⚔ compare
TEX'S SMOKE	7	4	3	57%	⚔ compare
Lolli Q	6	6	0	100%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	22	8	0	5	180.0000 🔥	150.8456	169.50	top 32%
Pork Ribs	22	7	1	2	177.1544	147.4056	165.94	top 44%
Pork	22	10	0	1	177.1428	152.5716	168.19	top 36%
Brisket	22	4	0	2	175.4400	143.3488	163.00	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	Avg finish
TX	14	top 33%
OK	3	top 40%
KS	3	top 54%
NV	1	top 31%
LA	1	top 86%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	7	0	top 42%
Large (40+)	15	0	top 38%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown	4	8	top 35%	2020-02-14
38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)	2	91	top 55%	2017-09-01
City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival	2	16	top 59%	2016-09-03

The story so far (18 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 4.9 yrs 2015-03-06 → 2020-02-14

Busiest season 2017 9 contests

Contests a season 4.4 across 5 seasons in the data

Cooks most in TX 14 of 22 contests · 5 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 17 3 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 22 entries · 0 wins · 8 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 169.50 · weakest Brisket (163.00)

Walk rate 77% a top-10 call in 17 of 22 contests

Overall top-10 rate 36% 8 of 22 contests

Best top-10 run 2 straight contests

Master average 666.63 out of 720 · 22 contests · 0 GCs

Perfect 180s 1 every judge at the table handing back a nine

Opponents faced 1,068 1,047–612 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 5,993 22 mapped stops · furthest 1,031 mi

Schedule strength 1574 average field rating faced — tougher than 58% of rated contests

State championships 0 from 1 state-championship entries

Longest layoff 2 yrs 2018-02-16 → 2020-02-14

Power rating 1618 peak 1618 · #880 of 6,413 rated

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

2015
Mar 6 First tracked contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Mar 6 First call Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
2016
Feb 25 First overall past 90% of a perfect score660.5028 Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown
Apr 22 First overall top-10 Bynum School's Best of the Basin
May 6 First perfect 180 (Chicken) Smokin In Mesquite BBQ Championship
Aug 26 First category win (Pork Ribs) Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship
Sep 3 10th tracked contest City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival
2017
Feb 16 Career-best overall score692.0232 * Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown(JUDGES FULL)
Jun 9 First overall podium *Mocklahoma Ribs & Roll BBQ Championship-Day 1
Jun 9 First Reserve Championship *Mocklahoma Ribs & Roll BBQ Championship-Day 1
2018
Feb 16 Peak power rating (1618) *Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown
2020
Feb 14 Most recent contest Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+16.4	*Mocklahoma Ribs & Roll BBQ Championship-Day 1	2017-06-09
+13.1	Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship	2016-08-26
+11.8	Smokin In Mesquite BBQ Championship	2016-05-06
+11.7	Bynum School's Best of the Basin	2016-04-22
+11.4	*Humble Rodeo and BBQ	2018-02-02

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-11.2	City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival	2015-09-04
-9.1	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	2015-03-06
-0.6	Cedar Fest BBQ	2016-04-01
-0.6	Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown	2020-02-14

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	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2020	1	0	0	100%	top 52%	92.9%	92.9%
2018	2	2	0	100%	top 14%	95%	94.6%
2017	9	4	0	56%	top 33%	96.1%	93.6%
2016	8	2	1	100%	top 37%	95%	92.1%
2015	2	0	0	50%	top 88%	88.9%	87.6%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2020-02-14	Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown 🏅 Huntsville, TX	22 / 42 (669.0972)	5 (173.7372)	9 (173.1200)	25 (165.6800)	31 (156.5600)
2018-02-16	*Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown Huntsville, TX	9 / 38 (678.2168)	3 (174.8456)	8 (173.1200)	28 (158.2512)	3 (172.0000)
2018-02-02	*Humble Rodeo and BBQ Humble, TX	6 / 145 (683.9548)	4 (173.7144)	20 (170.2628)	30 (167.9888)	10 (171.9888)
2017-09-22	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) Edmond, OK	21 / 30 (681.6684)	18 (173.1428)	23 (167.9656)	4 (177.1428)	26 (163.4172)
2017-09-01	38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS	162 / 407 (667.3824)	35 (176.0000)	142 (168.5484)	207 (165.7256)	298 (157.1084)
2017-08-31	38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (INVITATIONAL) unrated Kansas City, KS	91 / 129 (675.3372)	112 (163.3828)	88 (167.4288)	68 (170.8228)	40 (173.7028)
2017-06-09	*Mocklahoma Ribs & Roll BBQ Championship-Day 1 Okmulgee, OK	2 / 29 (687.9432)	14 (171.9656)	2 (174.8572)	6 (172.5832)	11 (168.5372)
2017-03-31	*Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off Cedar Park, TX	5 / 70 (668.5488)	3 (175.4172)	18 (164.0000)	18 (165.7028)	16 (163.4288)
2017-03-24	Firelake BBQ Cook Off (Day 1) Shawnee, OK	37 / 87 (675.8972)	20 (173.7028)	50 (165.1316)	57 (165.0972)	28 (171.9656)
2017-03-10	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour White Settlement, TX	6 / 30 (662.8112)	3 (173.7028)	24 (154.8344)	3 (170.2512)	10 (164.0228)
2017-02-16	* Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown(JUDGES FULL) Huntsville, TX	8 / 41 (692.0232)	3 (178.2972)	6 (175.4288)	6 (176.0344)	29 (162.2628)
2017-02-03	*Humble Rodeo & BBQ ( WFC Qualifier) Humble, TX	34 / 136 (656.5712)	31 (165.7028)	81 (158.3200)	24 (169.6912)	49 (162.8572)
2016-09-03	City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival Bedford, TX	16 / 58 (665.1428)	13 (170.8684)	36 (159.9544)	4 (176.0344)	36 (158.2856)
2016-08-26	Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship Lubbock, TX	8 / 72 (678.8572)	20 (169.1428)	1 (177.1544)	38 (163.9656)	18 (168.5944)
2016-07-22	The Kansas Smithfield Guinea Pig Desoto, KS	26 / 49 (683.9660)	14 (175.4628)	46 (163.9660)	6 (176.5600)	29 (167.9772)
2016-05-06	Smokin In Mesquite BBQ Championship Mesquite, NV	11 / 35 (677.0972)	2 (180.0000)	17 (166.2628)	17 (167.9772)	26 (162.8572)
2016-04-22	Bynum School's Best of the Basin Midland, TX	9 / 46 (667.9884)	27 (150.8456)	8 (171.4400)	7 (170.2628)	2 (175.4400)
2016-04-01	Cedar Fest BBQ Cedar Park, TX	39 / 67 (623.3940)	42 (153.1428)	40 (152.5944)	10 (167.3712)	43 (150.2856)
2016-03-11	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Fort Worth, TX	16 / 29 (647.8856)	18 (160.5484)	5 (168.5716)	8 (167.3828)	24 (151.3828)
2016-02-25	Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown Huntsville, TX	18 / 42 (660.5028)	25 (163.4400)	13 (165.6916)	4 (172.5484)	26 (158.8228)
2015-09-04	City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival Bedford, TX	63 / 70 (621.1088)	42 (160.0000)	65 (147.4056)	64 (152.5716)	34 (161.1316)
2015-03-06	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Shreveport, LA	25 / 29 (640.3772)	4 (171.9772)	19 (164.5256)	24 (160.5256)	28 (143.3488)

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
2020 ↗	Master	#821 (75 pts)	#555 (185 pts)	#644 (145 pts)	#899 (60 pts)	#883 (60 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#922 (320 pts)	#766 (445 pts)	#1173 (240 pts)	#1610 (120 pts)	#882 (370 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#385 (959 pts)	#355 (1044 pts)	#517 (769 pts)	#383 (999 pts)	#669 (594 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#473 (849 pts)	#474 (849 pts)	#372 (1019 pts)	#289 (1204 pts)	#562 (714 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#1858 (114 pts)	#1167 (264 pts)	#1681 (144 pts)	#1901 (119 pts)	#1928 (114 pts)