Beat The Meat

Beat The Meat is a competition barbecue team with 12 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 10th of 73 at the 5th Ruhrpott BBQ 2018 (2018). They are ranked #5260 of 6,477 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#5,260

of 6,477 rated · rankings

Rating

1457

peak 1457 · rated over 12 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jul 25, 2014

latest Jun 8, 2019 · 4.9 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#837

Master 2018 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

8% of 12 contests

Avg finish

top 69%

overall standings

Best overall

659.4064 / 720

Master · W.E.S.T. Winter extreme South Tyrol BBQ Contest

Perfect 180s

Current form

625.62

last 5 Master vs avg 625.81 (-0.19)

Walk rate

42%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

172.0344

Pork · Tony Stone Low & Slow BBQ Competition

Consistency

±22.59

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs

avg 161.18 · weakest Chicken (153.45)

Road miles

7,421

across 12 mapped stops · furthest 5,333 mi

Schedule strength

19%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1527)

Master avg

625.81 / 720

12 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (7 found in their record)

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

Their season

2018 their best year

2018 was the year it came together: 4 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 59%.

4 contests
1 overall top-10
0 category wins
average top 59%

A tough matchup

9–0 behind in the head-to-head

BBQ+ ahead in 100% of their meetings

BBQ+ has come out ahead in 9 of their 9 shared contests.

The weak link

−7.7 points behind their best meat

Chicken is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 7.73 points below their pork ribs, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 25%.

Chicken avg 153.45
Pork Ribs avg 161.18
0 calls in 12 entries

A strong matchup

4–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 80% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of ACHTERHOEK BROILERS in 4 of their 5 shared contests.

Pork Ribs nemesis

8 of 8 shared pork ribs entries lost

BUNCH OF SWINES ahead 100% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, BUNCH OF SWINES has out-cooked them in 8 of 8 shared pork ribs entries.

A September team

Top 49% average finish in September

Something about September: average finish in the top 49% across 4 contests, versus top 69% the rest of the year.

4 September contests
top 69% the rest of the year

The long haul

7,421 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 7,421 miles across 12 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 5,333 miles to Vienna BBQ Days.

12 mapped stops
furthest 5,333 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
2019 ↗	Master	#1955 (60 pts)	#2049 (60 pts)	#2026 (60 pts)	#2029 (60 pts)	#2010 (60 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#837 (380 pts)	#1044 (285 pts)	#718 (500 pts)	#1087 (265 pts)	#813 (415 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#1277 (210 pts)	#1435 (195 pts)	#1056 (335 pts)	#1391 (205 pts)	#1161 (275 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#1775 (120 pts)	#1883 (120 pts)	#1884 (120 pts)	#1476 (205 pts)	#1639 (160 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to Beat The Meat, each with one reason worth a look.

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

HELLUVA 'Q

#5,273 of the rated field

1456 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 25%
Peak: 1456

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to Beat The Meat)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Beat The Meat has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 8 contests
last seen Jun 3, 2017

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HOG HAVEN BBQ

#5,270 of the rated field

1456 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1506

They've been 1506 at their best, 49 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 12 contests
last seen Oct 11, 2019

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HILLTOP HOGGERS

#5,249 of the rated field

1457 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1509

Careers of much the same size, 13 contests to 12, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 13 contests
last seen Apr 21, 2023

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HERM'S HOGS

#5,278 of the rated field

1456 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1456

14 contests and no Grand Championship yet.

rated over 14 contests
last seen May 18, 2018

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Sweet Smokin' Jones

#5,248 of the rated field

1457 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1457

Level with Beat The Meat on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 10 contests
last seen Sep 19, 2025

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MONTANA MAX BBQ

#5,271 of the rated field

1456 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1456

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 10 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 10 contests
last seen Aug 28, 2020

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
DE FILOUS	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare
BBQ+	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
ROKENDE REGAHS	8	2	6	25%	⚔ compare
SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
BUNCH OF SWINES	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
DE VLIEGENDE HOLLANDER BBQ-TEAM	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
VIKING BBQ	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
BBQ Team Laurentius	6	3	3	50%	⚔ compare
IRON BBQ	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
THE BLAZIN' BARRELS NL	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
UNCLE TONY'S COCKNEY Q	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
IQ - NETHERLANDS	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
ACHTERHOEK BROILERS	5	4	1	80%	⚔ compare
S.W.A.T. BBQ	5	3	2	60%	⚔ compare
TEAM BBQ SHOP LIMBURG	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	12	0	165.7260	146.7884	153.45	top 82%
Pork Ribs	12	3	169.1544	155.9656	161.18	top 48%
Pork	12	1	172.0344	131.9312	154.56	top 64%
Brisket	12	2	170.8344	121.2116	156.61	top 53%

“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 76%
Large (40+)	8	0	top 66%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
BZ	1	top 37%
DE	1	top 63%
NL	1	top 62%
KS	1	top 93%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Tony Stone Low & Slow BBQ Competition	2	40	0	top 73%	Jun 3, 2017

More numbers

Busiest season 2018 4 contests

Contests a season 2 across 6 seasons in the data

Most contests held in BZ 1 of 12 contests · 4 states and provinces in all

Contests visited 11 1 of them more than once

Opponents faced 315 finished ahead 212 times, behind 404

Longest layoff 1.2 yrs Jul 25, 2014 → Sep 25, 2015

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

20191 milestone

Jun 8 Most recent contest Tony Stone BBQ Competition

20184 milestones

Jan 13 First overall past 90% of a perfect score659.4064 W.E.S.T. Winter extreme South Tyrol BBQ Contest
Jan 13 Career-best overall score659.4064 W.E.S.T. Winter extreme South Tyrol BBQ Contest
May 19 10th tracked contest Tony Stone Low & Slow BBQ Competition
Sep 22 First overall top-10 5th Ruhrpott BBQ 2018

20162 milestones

May 14 First call Tony Stone Low & Slow BBQ Competition
May 14 Career-best single call (Pork)172.0344 Tony Stone Low & Slow BBQ Competition

20142 milestones

Jul 25 First tracked contest Dodge City Days Barbeque Cook-Off
Jul 25 Peak power rating (1488) Dodge City Days Barbeque Cook-Off

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+15.6	5th Ruhrpott BBQ 2018	Sep 22, 2018
+8	W.E.S.T. Winter extreme South Tyrol BBQ Contest	Jan 13, 2018

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-12.5	Dodge City Days Barbeque Cook-Off	Jul 25, 2014
-11.2	Springbreak BBQ Contest	Mar 24, 2018
-11.1	Tony Stone Low & Slow BBQ Competition	May 19, 2018
-10	Tony Stone BBQ Competition	Jun 8, 2019
-9	Tony Stone Low & Slow BBQ Competition	Jun 3, 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	Top-10s	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2019	1	0	0%	top 93%	83.3%	83.3%
2018	4	1	50%	top 59%	91.6%	87.8%
2017	3	0	67%	top 75%	87.9%	87.2%
2016	2	0	50%	top 62%	89.5%	88.9%
2015	1	0	0%	top 57%	88.2%	88.2%
2014	1	0	0%	top 93%	80.8%	80.8%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Jun 8, 2019	Tony Stone BBQ Competition Hoofddorp	51 / 55 (599.8172)	53 (147.9544)	36 (159.3944)	55 (131.9312)	30 (160.5372)
Sep 22, 2018	5th Ruhrpott BBQ 2018 Waltrop	10 / 73 (656.5604)	41 (159.9888)	8 (168)	20 (164)	13 (164.5716)
May 19, 2018	Tony Stone Low & Slow BBQ Competition Hoofddorp	56 / 60 (611.8512)	56 (151.3828)	38 (157.1084)	50 (153.6684)	44 (149.6916)
Mar 24, 2018	Springbreak BBQ Contest Lommel Belgium	36 / 39 (600.4684)	38 (147.3712)	16 (158.8800)	38 (137.1084)	22 (157.1088)
Jan 13, 2018	W.E.S.T. Winter extreme South Tyrol BBQ Contest Rein in Taufers, BZ	11 / 30 (659.4064)	15 (165.7260)	5 (168.0116)	24 (154.8344)	7 (170.8344)
Sep 22, 2017	4th Ruhrpott BBQ 2017 Waltrop NRW, Germany	41 / 66 (632.5488)	62 (148.5828)	7 (169.1544)	48 (153.1316)	24 (161.6800)
Jul 8, 2017	Vienna BBQ Days Vienna	16 / 20 (623.3260)	19 (149.6572)	12 (159.4172)	17 (151.4288)	7 (162.8228)
Jun 3, 2017	Tony Stone Low & Slow BBQ Competition Hoofddorp Netherlands	47 / 56 (627.9312)	56 (146.7884)	38 (157.1544)	25 (165.1428)	37 (158.8456)
Sep 24, 2016	3rd Ruhrpott BBQ 2016 Waltrop NRW, DE	42 / 67 (636)	42 (159.9884)	39 (159.4172)	31 (160.5944)	51 (156)
May 14, 2016	Tony Stone Low & Slow BBQ Competition Hoofddorp Netherlands, NL	40 / 65 (644.5832)	60 (150.8460)	50 (155.9656)	9 (172.0344)	17 (165.7372)
Sep 25, 2015	2nd Ruhrpott BBQ 2015 Herten, NRW	38 / 67 (635.3828)	52 (153.1084)	15 (165.7028)	15 (166.2628)	48 (150.3088)
Jul 25, 2014	Dodge City Days Barbeque Cook-Off Dodge City, KS	28 / 30 (581.8400)	20 (160.0572)	26 (155.9884)	28 (144.5828)	30 (121.2116)

Beat The Meat

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 (7 found in their record)

Their season

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Pork Ribs nemesis

A September 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)