MEAT SLINGERS AL
Rating
1492
peak 1492 · rated over 3 contests
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
2019-08-23
latest 2021-01-29
Best ToY finish
#1954
Master 2018
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 3 contests
Avg finish
top 62%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 161.89 · weakest Pork (150.80)
Road miles
1150
mi across 3 mapped stops · furthest 697 mi
Schedule strength
20%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1515)
Purse competed for
$8K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 1 state-championship entries
Master avg
623.90 / 720
2 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
478.13 / 360
1 Backyard contest · 0 GCs
Master and Backyard overall scores sit on different scales (Master is out of 720, Backyard out of 360), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.
Teams like this (closest power rating, AL first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.4060 | 149.0628 | 157.47 | top 59% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.1544 | 159.3944 | 161.89 | top 58% |
| Pork | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.7884 | 137.0856 | 150.80 | top 77% |
| Brisket | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158.2972 | 157.1544 | 157.73 | 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 state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| TX | 1 | 0 | top 49% |
| AL | 1 | 0 | top 61% |
| KS | 1 | 0 | top 76% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 61% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 62% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2021 (1 contest)
- Cooks mostly in TX (1 of 3 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (3 entries)
- Average Master overall score: 623.90 / 720
- Average Backyard overall score: 478.13 / 360
Milestones
- 🚩 2019-08-23 — First tracked contest · East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival
- ⭐ 2019-08-23 — Career-best overall score (638.1944) · East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival
- 📈 2019-08-23 — Peak power rating (1493) · East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +1.7 | Humble BBQ Cook Off | 2021-01-29 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -7.1 | East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival | 2019-08-23 |
| -2.1 | Foley BBQ & Blues Cook Off (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2020-03-13 |
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
How entries end (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 49% | 84.7% | 84.7% |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 61% | 132.8% | 132.8% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 76% | 88.6% | 88.6% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-01-29 | Humble BBQ Cook Off Humble, TX | 55 / 113 (609.6000) | 72 (149.0628) | 28 (165.1544) | 95 (137.0856) | 39 (158.2972) |
| 2020-03-13 | Foley BBQ & Blues Cook Off (BACKYARD ONLY) Foley, AL | 14 / 23 (478.1256) | 16 (155.9428) | 17 (159.3944) | 12 (162.7884) | — |
| 2019-08-23 | East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival 🏅 Paola, KS | 50 / 66 (638.1944) | 29 (167.4060) | 49 (161.1200) | 62 (152.5140) | 47 (157.1544) |
Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) | #1822 (120 pts) | — | #2266 (60 pts) |