A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
LA PASADITA ahead in 100% of their meetings
LA PASADITA has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
MEAT YOUR MAKERS
MEAT YOUR MAKERS is a competition barbecue team with 6 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2016 and 2022. Their best overall finish is 14th of 19 at the Lake Country BBQ Cook-Off (BACKYARD ONLY) (). They are ranked #4543 of 6,477 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1472
peak 1472 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
Apr 1, 2016
latest Aug 26, 2022 · 6.4 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 74%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
17%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±18.44
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 160.17 · weakest Brisket (150.38)
Road miles
586
across 5 mapped stops · furthest 583 mi
Schedule strength
25%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1534)
Purse competed for
$4,300
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 2 state-championship entries
Master avg
617.05 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
315.42 / 360
1 Backyard contest · 0 GCs
These overall scores sit on different scales (Master out of 720, Backyard out of 360), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 ↗ | Backyard | — | #182 (129 pts) | #239 (89 pts) | — | — |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #1954 (60 pts) | #2012 (60 pts) | #1996 (60 pts) | #2030 (60 pts) | #1990 (60 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #2212 (60 pts) | #2286 (60 pts) | #2304 (60 pts) | #2260 (60 pts) | #2266 (60 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #2274 (60 pts) | #2353 (60 pts) | #2349 (60 pts) | #2326 (60 pts) | #2166 (90 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to MEAT YOUR MAKERS, 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.
#4,517 of the rated field
- Contests
- 41
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 7%
- Peak
- 1527
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to MEAT YOUR MAKERS)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team MEAT YOUR MAKERS has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#4,525 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1472
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,554 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1472
They turned up 7 years after MEAT YOUR MAKERS did, first appearing in 2023.
⚔ Compare careers#4,555 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1472
Level with MEAT YOUR MAKERS on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#4,540 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1472
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,522 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1504
They've been 1504 at their best, 32 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Compare careersBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 169.1428 | 133.1200 | 152.35 | top 71% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168.5828 | 151.4056 | 160.17 | top 55% |
| Pork | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159.4284 | 148.5484 | 154.73 | top 70% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.3084 | 129.6688 | 150.38 | top 68% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 74% |
| Large (40+) | 5 | 0 | top 74% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off | 3 | 48 | 0 | top 78% | Apr 5, 2019 |
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 6 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
TX
4 of 6 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
4
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
228
finished ahead 83 times, behind 242
Longest layoff
3.4 yrs
Apr 5, 2019 → Aug 26, 2022
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20223 milestones
- Career-best overall score643.9312 East Central State BBQ Cook-Off-Paola Roots Festival
- Career-best single call (Chicken)169.1428 East Central State BBQ Cook-Off-Paola Roots Festival
- Most recent contest East Central State BBQ Cook-Off-Paola Roots Festival
20161 milestone
- Peak power rating (1494) Cedar Fest BBQ
—2 milestones
- First tracked contest Lake Country BBQ Cook-Off (BACKYARD ONLY)
- First call Lake Country BBQ Cook-Off (BACKYARD ONLY)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +0.7 | East Central State BBQ Cook-Off-Paola Roots Festival | Aug 26, 2022 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.2 | Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off | Mar 31, 2017 |
| -6.8 | Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off | Apr 5, 2019 |
| -6 | Cedar Fest BBQ | Apr 1, 2016 |
| -4.7 | Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off | Apr 6, 2018 |
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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 74% | 87.6% | 87.6% |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 62% | 89.4% | 89.4% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 79% | 86.2% | 86.2% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 70% | 87% | 87% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 87% | 82% | 82% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 73% | 84% | 84% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 26, 2022 | East Central State BBQ Cook-Off-Paola Roots Festival 🏅 Paola, KS | 28 / 45 (643.9312) | 18 (169.1428) | 16 (168.5828) | 40 (155.4056) | 37 (150.8000) |
| Apr 5, 2019 | Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Cedar Park, TX | 48 / 61 (620.3996) | 49 (152.4912) | 33 (161.6800) | 40 (156.5484) | 50 (149.6800) |
| Apr 6, 2018 | Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off Cedar Park, TX | 48 / 69 (626.2628) | 58 (149.6800) | 31 (163.4056) | 53 (153.7144) | 33 (159.4628) |
| Mar 31, 2017 | Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off Cedar Park, TX | 61 / 70 (590.1484) | 56 (149.6456) | 49 (151.4056) | 30 (159.4284) | 69 (129.6688) |
| Apr 1, 2016 | Cedar Fest BBQ Cedar Park, TX | 49 / 67 (604.5252) | 64 (133.1200) | 29 (160.5484) | 51 (148.5484) | 19 (162.3084) |
| — | Lake Country BBQ Cook-Off (BACKYARD ONLY) Okauchee, WI | 14 / 19 (315.4172) | 9 (160) | 16 (155.4172) | — | — |