High-water mark
678.2400
career-best overall
94.2% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 678.2400 at Smokin On Big Creek BBQ Contest Benefiting Operation BBQ Relief (TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL) — 94.2% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Mar 31, 2017
THE MEATLES
THE MEATLES is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2017. Their best overall finish is 9th of 58 at the Racing For The BBQ (2013). They finished #1691 in the 2017 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1510
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Jul 26, 2013
latest Mar 31, 2017 · 3.7 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
25% of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 48%
overall standings
Best overall
678.2400 / 720
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Best single call
172.5484
Consistency
±29.23
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 164.14 · weakest Pork Ribs (157.57)
Road miles
824
across 4 mapped stops · furthest 411 mi
Schedule strength
35%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1546)
Master avg
648.53 / 720
4 Master contests · 0 GCs
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #1691 (125 pts) | #1722 (135 pts) | #2032 (105 pts) | #2260 (60 pts) | #1583 (165 pts) |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 172.5484 | 152.5484 | 163.84 | top 51% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168.5944 | 134.2516 | 157.57 | top 53% |
| Pork | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 170.8572 | 156.5944 | 164.14 | top 51% |
| Brisket | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 171.9772 | 155.4516 | 162.98 | 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 field size and state
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
MO
2 of 4 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
4
a different one every time
Opponents faced
206
finished ahead 123 times, behind 106
Longest layoff
2.1 yrs
Jul 26, 2013 → Sep 11, 2015
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20173 milestones
- Career-best overall score678.2400 Smokin On Big Creek BBQ Contest Benefiting Operation BBQ Relief (TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL)
- Career-best single call (Chicken)172.5484 Smokin On Big Creek BBQ Contest Benefiting Operation BBQ Relief (TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL)
- Most recent contest Smokin On Big Creek BBQ Contest Benefiting Operation BBQ Relief (TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL)
20135 milestones
- First tracked contest Racing For The BBQ
- First call Racing For The BBQ
- First overall top-10 Racing For The BBQ
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score672.0004 Racing For The BBQ
- Peak power rating (1512) Racing For The BBQ
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +13.1 | Smokin On Big Creek BBQ Contest Benefiting Operation BBQ Relief (TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL) | Mar 31, 2017 |
| +12.3 | Racing For The BBQ | Jul 26, 2013 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.7 | Red, White & BBQ (Day 2) | May 28, 2016 |
| -2.2 | Windy City BBQ Classic | Sep 11, 2015 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 20% | 94.2% | 94.2% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 96% | 84% | 84% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 59% | 88.7% | 88.7% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 16% | 93.3% | 93.3% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2017 | Smokin On Big Creek BBQ Contest Benefiting Operation BBQ Relief (TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL) Pleasant Hill, MO | 12 / 59 (678.2400) | 10 (172.5484) | 16 (168.5944) | 26 (165.1200) | 7 (171.9772) |
| May 28, 2016 | Red, White & BBQ (Day 2) Westmont, IL | 53 / 55 (605.0628) | 53 (152.5484) | 55 (134.2516) | 47 (156.5944) | 30 (161.6684) |
| Sep 11, 2015 | Windy City BBQ Classic Chicago, IL | 36 / 61 (638.8344) | 43 (159.9656) | 34 (159.4172) | 34 (164) | 36 (155.4516) |
| Jul 26, 2013 | Racing For The BBQ Lee's Summit, MO | 9 / 58 (672.0004) | 11 (170.3088) | 18 (168) | 10 (170.8572) | 35 (162.8344) |