Team Meat Coma PA
Rating
1554
peak 1593
Contests
33
in the data
First seen
2019-04-19
latest 2026-06-27
Best ToY finish
#271
Master 2021
Grand champs
1
0 reserve
Category wins
5
10 podiums
Overall top-10s
11
of 33 contests
Avg finish
top 43%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Current form
679.09 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 673.91 (+5.18)
Walk rate
67%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
5
best run (overall)
Consistency
±11.92
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 170.52 · weakest Pork Ribs (166.79)
Road miles
3694
mi across 33 mapped stops · furthest 608 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
DRILLING & GRILLING has finished one call ahead of Team Meat Coma 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
RGDBBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit has come out ahead in 17 of their 23 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of SOUTH BOWIE SMOKE in 11 of their 13 shared contests.
🏕️ Happy hunting ground
Smoke in the Grove is their spot: 1 Grand Championship in 2 visits.
🗡️ Giant slayer
Took the Grand Championship over a 53-team field at Smoke in the Grove.
🃏 Against the odds
Their Grand Championship at Smoke in the Grove (2019-07-26) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 35-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ.
Teams like this (closest power rating, PA first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 30 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 180.0000 🔥 | 161.0972 | 170.52 | top 45% |
| Pork Ribs | 32 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 176.0000 | 153.6344 | 166.79 | top 51% |
| Pork | 29 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 177.7144 | 154.7884 | 169.32 | top 39% |
| Brisket | 29 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 178.8572 | 155.9312 | 167.06 | top 46% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| PA | 11 | 1 | top 35% |
| MD | 8 | 0 | top 45% |
| DC | 6 | 0 | top 53% |
| NC | 2 | 0 | top 53% |
| RI | 1 | 0 | top 46% |
| TN | 1 | 0 | top 31% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 16 | 0 | top 47% |
| Large (40+) | 13 | 1 | top 38% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2023 (7 contests)
- Cooks mostly in PA (11 of 33 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (32 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: Smoke in the Grove (2019-07-26)
- Wins it all in 3% of contests
- All-time average overall score: 673.91
- 1 perfect 180 on the books 🔥
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 678.1484 | 678.15 |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 678.2172 | 675.90 |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 683.8972 | 682.75 |
| 2023 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 674.1600 | 667.17 |
| 2022 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 701.6572 | 673.69 |
| 2021 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 685.5884 | 671.55 |
| 2019 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 692.5488 | 678.20 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-27 | Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle (ONE MEAT RIBS) Washington, DC | — | — | 16 (169.6916) | — | — |
| 2026-06-26 | Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle Washington, DC | 22 / 31 (678.1484) | 24 (167.3828) | 8 (175.4172) | 23 (167.9656) | 21 (167.3828) |
| 2025-10-10 | MD State BBQ Bash Bel Air, MD | 16 / 29 (673.5888) | 11 (173.1200) | 14 (169.6916) | 18 (165.6800) | 18 (165.0972) |
| 2025-06-21 | Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle Washington, DC | 18 / 26 (678.2172) | 13 (174.2744) | 22 (166.2628) | 23 (162.2628) | 5 (175.4172) |
| 2025-06-21 | Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle (ONE MEAT RIBS) Washington, DC | — | — | 17 (159.4172) | — | — |
| 2024-10-11 | MD State BBQ Bash Bel Air, MD | 9 / 26 (681.5996) | 19 (166.2168) | 14 (168.0000) | 3 (174.2628) | 5 (173.1200) |
| 2024-06-22 | Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle Washington, DC | 22 / 36 (683.8972) | 7 (177.1544) | 27 (166.2400) | 7 (176.5600) | 29 (163.9428) |
| 2023-10-13 | Maryland State BBQ Bash Bel Air, MD | 13 / 23 (668.9480) | 18 (167.3712) | 18 (161.0856) | 7 (171.9656) | 8 (168.5256) |
| 2023-07-29 | Smoke on the Rail (Day 2) New Freedom, PA | 28 / 40 (667.8628) | 25 (169.1084) | 39 (153.6344) | 6 (174.8572) | 11 (170.2628) |
| 2023-07-28 | Smoke on the Rail (Day 1) New Freedom, PA | 23 / 51 (674.1600) | 17 (174.2628) | 37 (165.6916) | 30 (166.8344) | 26 (167.3712) |
| 2023-06-24 | Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle Washington, DC | 21 / 29 (673.0284) | 21 (170.8228) | 15 (169.1200) | 10 (173.1200) | 25 (159.9656) |
| 2023-06-24 | Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Washington, DC | — | 19 (166.8228) | — | — | — |
| 2023-06-24 | Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle (ONE MEAT RIBS) Washington, DC | — | — | 13 (168.5600) | — | — |
| 2023-05-06 | HOGS 4 HEROES Jamestown, RI | 23 / 50 (651.8512) | 7 (172.0000) | 22 (166.2744) | 41 (154.7884) | 30 (158.7884) |
| 2022-11-04 | Currituck Bulls & BBQ Powells Point, NC | 15 / 22 (674.1256) | 12 (170.8228) | 18 (167.3828) | 20 (162.8000) | 8 (173.1200) |
| 2022-10-14 | Maryland State BBQ Bash Belair, MD | 19 / 30 (649.5084) | 20 (163.9428) | 21 (158.2172) | 15 (164.5600) | 16 (162.7884) |
| 2022-07-30 | Smoke in the Grove (Day 2) Spring Grove, PA | 18 / 42 (686.8000) | 19 (174.2628) | 12 (173.1200) | 35 (162.8572) | 5 (176.5600) |
| 2022-07-29 | Smoke in the Grove (Day 1) Spring Grove, PA | 35 / 54 (655.2912) | 24 (170.8228) | 42 (158.8228) | 26 (163.4056) | 33 (162.2400) |
| 2022-06-25 | Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle Washington, DC | 3 / 32 (701.6572) | 1 (180.0000) | 16 (169.6800) | 11 (173.1200) | 1 (178.8572) |
| 2022-06-17 | York County BBQ Festival Delta, PA | 8 / 34 (674.7656) | 19 (166.8456) | 6 (169.6684) | 15 (165.6916) | 8 (172.5600) |
| 2021-11-05 | Currituck Bulls & BBQ Powells Point, NC | 10 / 26 (685.5884) | 24 (166.2400) | 17 (168.5256) | 7 (175.4172) | 3 (175.4056) |
| 2021-10-15 | Maryland State BBQ Bash Belair, MD | 8 / 25 (678.8000) | 8 (173.7028) | 11 (167.3944) | 1 (174.8572) | 14 (162.8456) |
| 2021-09-24 | Smoke in the Park Lemoyne, PA | 10 / 31 (669.0284) | 19 (166.2284) | 20 (163.4400) | 1 (177.7144) | 23 (161.6456) |
| 2021-08-27 | New Holland Summer Fest New Holland, PA | 19 / 44 (649.5428) | 19 (164.5256) | 13 (163.9888) | 16 (165.0972) | 31 (155.9312) |
| 2021-07-30 | Smoke in the Grove Spring Grove, PA | 4 / 54 (684.4684) | 17 (170.2628) | 10 (170.8228) | 9 (172.5600) | 8 (170.8228) |
| 2021-06-18 | York County BBQ Festival Delta, PA | 21 / 41 (663.8284) | 16 (170.8228) | 24 (162.8000) | 23 (165.0856) | 23 (165.1200) |
| 2021-04-16 | Interstate BBQ Festival - Day 1 Hagerstown, MD | 27 / 47 (669.5656) | 27 (167.9656) | 29 (166.2400) | 27 (165.0972) | 20 (170.2628) |
| 2019-10-25 | 31st Annual Jack Daniels World Championship Invitational Barbecue(JUDGES FULL)(COMPETITORS SERIES) Lynchburg, TN | 30 / 97 (683.9656) | 5 (177.7028) | 31 (172.5944) | 13 (174.8456) | 83 (158.8228) |
| 2019-09-27 | Smoke in the Park Lemoyne, PA | 3 / 40 (673.0632) | 2 (173.1316) | 28 (156.5488) | 3 (173.1084) | 5 (170.2744) |
| 2019-08-09 | Maryland State BBQ Bash Belair, MD | 10 / 30 (668.4344) | 20 (161.0972) | 4 (174.2744) | 7 (170.2628) | 19 (162.8000) |
| 2019-07-26 | Smoke in the Grove Spring Grove, PA | 1 / 53 (692.5488) | 1 (177.1428) | 8 (170.2744) | 5 (172.5716) | 7 (172.5600) |
| 2019-06-22 | Giant National Capital BBQ Battle Washington, DC | 10 / 31 (677.0056) | 10 (171.9772) | 2 (176.0000) | 13 (167.3828) | 21 (161.6456) |
| 2019-04-19 | Interstate BBQ Festival Hagerstown, MD | 13 / 54 (674.1940) | 19 (169.6684) | 13 (168.5256) | 4 (175.4400) | 39 (160.5600) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #1050 (86 pts) | #1034 (111 pts) | #916 (155 pts) | #1184 (61 pts) | #788 (176 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #706 (211 pts) | #701 (246 pts) | #887 (166 pts) | #512 (391 pts) | #698 (236 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #525 (349 pts) | #434 (515 pts) | #509 (456 pts) | #493 (414 pts) | #493 (399 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #312 (742 pts) | #364 (662 pts) | #405 (627 pts) | #388 (617 pts) | #223 (1007 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #271 (716 pts) | #348 (586 pts) | #353 (581 pts) | #206 (936 pts) | #375 (541 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #354 (901 pts) | #388 (846 pts) | #436 (796 pts) | #372 (906 pts) | #600 (571 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #371 (921 pts) | #525 (701 pts) | #446 (826 pts) | #464 (796 pts) | #296 (1081 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #341 (1076 pts) | #248 (1261 pts) | #379 (991 pts) | #368 (1021 pts) | #424 (926 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #618 (632 pts) | #468 (857 pts) | #801 (497 pts) | #920 (417 pts) | #563 (712 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #867 (385 pts) | #918 (390 pts) | #1246 (250 pts) | #972 (365 pts) | #1273 (235 pts) |