LET YOUR MEAT SHINE THROUGH BAR-B-QUE

LET YOUR MEAT SHINE THROUGH BAR-B-QUE is a competition barbecue team with 15 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2016 and 2022. Their best overall finish is 11th of 15 at the I Love Barbecue & Music Festival (2021). They are ranked #4972 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#4,972

of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1463

peak 1463 · rated over 15 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jul 29, 2016

latest Sep 2, 2022 · 6.1 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#734

Master 2018 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podium

Overall top-10s

0% of 15 contests

Avg finish

top 68%

overall standings

Best overall

661.6688 / 720

Master · I Love Barbecue & Music Festival

Perfect 180s

Current form

628.22 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 622.02 (+6.20)

Walk rate

73%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

170.8800

Chicken · Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off

Consistency

±23.54

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs

avg 159.23 · weakest Brisket (149.48)

Road miles

4,218

across 15 mapped stops · furthest 1,481 mi

Schedule strength

44%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1557)

Purse competed for

$31K

listed at 4 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 3 state-championship entries

Master avg

622.02 / 720

15 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (9 found in their record)

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

They almost always walk

73% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 11 of 15 contests

A top-10 category call in 73% of their 15 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

Their season

2018 their best year

2018 was the year it came together: 5 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 49%.

5 contests
0 overall top-10s
0 category wins
average top 49%

A tough matchup

11–0 behind in the head-to-head

GOOD SMOKE BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

GOOD SMOKE BBQ has come out ahead in 11 of their 11 shared contests.

The weak link

−9.7 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 9.74 points below their pork ribs, and turns into a call 13% of the time against 40%.

Brisket avg 149.48
Pork Ribs avg 159.23
2 calls in 15 entries

A strong matchup

5–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of NEANDERTHAL Q in 5 of their 5 shared contests.

The comeback

2 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 2 years, then back at I Love Barbecue & Music Festival (Sep 3, 2021).

last seen Sep 21, 2019
back Sep 3, 2021

Pork Ribs nemesis

9 of 11 shared pork ribs entries lost

GOOD SMOKE BBQ ahead 82% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, GOOD SMOKE BBQ has out-cooked them in 9 of 11 shared pork ribs entries.

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A May team

Top 59% average finish in May

Something about May: average finish in the top 59% across 3 contests, versus top 68% the rest of the year.

3 May contests
top 68% the rest of the year

The long haul

4,218 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 4,218 miles across 15 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 1,481 miles to Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off.

15 mapped stops
furthest 1,481 mi

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
2022 ↗	Master	#1263 (72 pts)	#1335 (62 pts)	#1072 (132 pts)	#1285 (77 pts)	#1224 (87 pts)
2021 ↗	Master	#1029 (110 pts)	#1130 (100 pts)	#1005 (125 pts)	#1043 (115 pts)	#841 (165 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#1113 (220 pts)	#974 (290 pts)	#872 (355 pts)	#1167 (225 pts)	#1191 (210 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#734 (455 pts)	#680 (530 pts)	#494 (750 pts)	#711 (510 pts)	#780 (440 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#1240 (225 pts)	#1116 (305 pts)	#1195 (275 pts)	#1126 (305 pts)	#1309 (230 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#1755 (124 pts)	#1837 (129 pts)	#1871 (124 pts)	#1831 (129 pts)	#1783 (129 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to LET YOUR MEAT SHINE THROUGH BAR-B-QUE, each with one reason worth a look.

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

BIG B'S BBQ - TX

#4,953 of the rated field

1464 power rating

Contests: 19
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 5%
Peak: 1500

They've been 1500 at their best, 37 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 15 contests
last seen Sep 5, 2026

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SMOKIN' MISS PIGGY

#4,968 of the rated field

1463 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 7%
Peak: 1463

Careers of much the same size, 15 contests to 15, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 15 contests
last seen Oct 4, 2024

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Wine & Swine

#4,955 of the rated field

1464 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 21%
Peak: 1516

14 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 21% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 14 contests
last seen Nov 5, 2025

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HPO PIT TEAM

#4,954 of the rated field

1464 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1464

They turned up 6 years after LET YOUR MEAT SHINE THROUGH BAR-B-QUE did, first appearing in 2022.

rated over 14 contests
last seen Oct 3, 2025

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BADASS BBQ TEAM

#4,990 of the rated field

1463 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1463

Their last contest in the data was back in 2016, 6 years before LET YOUR MEAT SHINE THROUGH BAR-B-QUE's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 14 contests

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Moolicious Intentions

#4,974 of the rated field

1463 power rating

Contests: 18
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1513

Level with LET YOUR MEAT SHINE THROUGH BAR-B-QUE on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 18 contests
last seen Nov 5, 2025

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
GOOD SMOKE BBQ	11	0	11	0%	⚔ compare
The Pig's Pajamas	10	1	9	10%	⚔ compare
SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
BLACK HART BBQ	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
Sweet Heat BBQ	8	2	6	25%	⚔ compare
BEHIND BBQ	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
BIG RAZ BBQ	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
THREE DOGS BBQ	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
Priorville BBQ	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
KISS MY BBQ	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
PULLIN' MY MONEY MUSCLE	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
MORT'S MEAT MAFIA	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN' WEAD BBQ	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN BOYS AND HOT GRILLS	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
MILLER'S BACKYARD BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	15	4	0	170.8800	141.6456	158.28	top 64%
Pork Ribs	15	6	1	170.2972	144.5488	159.23	top 50%
Pork	15	3	0	167.4400	144.5372	155.03	top 66%
Brisket	15	2	0	170.2744	130.7772	149.48	top 70%

“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	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	1	top 73%
Medium (20–39)	10	top 75%
Large (40+)	4	top 47%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
NY	13	top 70%
ON	1	top 61%
TX	1	top 41%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
I Love Barbecue & Music Festival (Masters) (JUDGING FULL)	3	11	top 87%	Sep 2, 2022
Oinktoberfest	2	13	top 36%	Sep 21, 2019
Rotary Ribs and Rhythm & Blues	2	15	top 69%	Jul 21, 2018
Salt City BBQ Festival	2	15	top 60%	May 18, 2018

More numbers

Busiest season 2018 5 contests

Contests a season 2.5 across 6 seasons in the data

Most contests held in NY 13 of 15 contests · 3 states and provinces in all

Contests visited 10 4 of them more than once

Opponents faced 269 finished ahead 178 times, behind 316

Longest layoff 2 yrs Sep 21, 2019 → Sep 3, 2021

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

20221 milestone

Sep 2 Most recent contest I Love Barbecue & Music Festival (Masters) (JUDGING FULL)

20211 milestone

Sep 3 Career-best overall score661.6688 I Love Barbecue & Music Festival

20183 milestones

Apr 6 First overall past 90% of a perfect score655.4172 Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off
Apr 6 Career-best single call (Chicken)170.8800 Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off
Sep 22 10th tracked contest Oinktoberfest

20171 milestone

Jul 15 First call Rotary Ribs and Rhythm & Blues

20162 milestones

Jul 29 First tracked contest The Great Adirondack BBQ Festival
Jul 29 Peak power rating (1490) The Great Adirondack BBQ Festival

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+11.1	Oinktoberfest	Sep 22, 2018
+5.5	Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off	Apr 6, 2018
+5	Salt City BBQ Festival	May 18, 2018
+2.8	BBQ in The Valley	May 4, 2018

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-13.5	Finger Lakes Fire & Smoke	Sep 3, 2016
-10.1	The Great Adirondack BBQ Festival	Jul 29, 2016
-9.9	I Love Barbecue & Music Festival	Jul 5, 2019
-7.5	I Love Barbecue & Music Festival (Masters) (JUDGING FULL)	Sep 2, 2022
-5.1	Salt City BBQ Festival	May 19, 2017

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)
2022	1	100%	top 91%	84.7%	84.7%
2021	1	100%	top 73%	91.9%	91.9%
2019	3	67%	top 68%	88.6%	80.7%
2018	5	100%	top 49%	91%	88.4%
2017	3	67%	top 71%	86.3%	85.2%
2016	2	0%	top 96%	82.4%	80.9%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Sep 2, 2022	I Love Barbecue & Music Festival (Masters) (JUDGING FULL) Lake Placid, NY	20 / 22 (609.5656)	22 (141.6456)	9 (163.4056)	19 (150.8344)	17 (153.6800)
Sep 3, 2021	I Love Barbecue & Music Festival 🏅 Lake Placid, NY	11 / 15 (661.6688)	13 (161.6800)	9 (167.4288)	10 (162.2856)	5 (170.2744)
Sep 21, 2019	Oinktoberfest 🏅 Clarence, NY	20 / 43 (505.7828)	40 (152.5028)	5 (170.2972)	40 (149.7144)	21 (160.5484)
Aug 23, 2019	Summer Daze BBQ Classic Niagara Falls, ON	14 / 23 (637.5772)	6 (167.9772)	12 (159.3600)	13 (160.5256)	20 (149.7144)
Jul 5, 2019	I Love Barbecue & Music Festival 🏅 Lake Placid, NY	31 / 32 (599.2232)	23 (160.5144)	32 (146.2400)	30 (147.9544)	30 (144.5144)
Sep 22, 2018	Oinktoberfest Clarence, NY	13 / 51 (638.2860)	5 (168.0572)	12 (162.2860)	5 (167.4056)	45 (140.5372)
Jul 21, 2018	Rotary Ribs and Rhythm & Blues Auburn, NY	24 / 31 (615.4176)	18 (161.1544)	10 (162.2744)	26 (150.8572)	24 (141.1316)
May 18, 2018	Salt City BBQ Festival Syracuse, NY	15 / 34 (630.1600)	26 (153.7028)	4 (166.8572)	14 (158.8228)	27 (150.7772)
May 4, 2018	BBQ in The Valley Jamestown, NY	14 / 25 (644.5944)	23 (153.1772)	3 (169.7372)	21 (152.5372)	4 (169.1428)
Apr 6, 2018	Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off Cedar Park, TX	28 / 69 (655.4172)	10 (170.8800)	37 (162.2972)	20 (167.4400)	48 (154.8000)
Jul 28, 2017	The Great Adirondack BBQ Old Forge, NY	23 / 30 (621.6688)	27 (150.2972)	15 (156.5716)	10 (162.2972)	19 (152.5028)
Jul 15, 2017	Rotary Ribs and Rhythm & Blues Auburn, NY	15 / 25 (613.6916)	5 (166.3544)	13 (158.2972)	12 (158.2628)	20 (130.7772)
May 19, 2017	Salt City BBQ Festival Syracuse, NY	31 / 41 (604.4920)	22 (160.5600)	31 (148.5260)	36 (146.8460)	23 (148.5600)
Sep 3, 2016	Finger Lakes Fire & Smoke Geneva, NY	35 / 35 (593.5544)	28 (155.9772)	30 (150.2628)	33 (144.5372)	32 (142.7772)
Jul 29, 2016	The Great Adirondack BBQ Festival Old Forge, NY	22 / 24 (571.8744)	21 (149.6916)	22 (144.5488)	21 (145.1084)	21 (132.5256)

LET YOUR MEAT SHINE THROUGH BAR-B-QUE

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

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (9 found in their record)

They almost always walk

Their season

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

The comeback

Pork Ribs nemesis

A May team

The long haul

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)