A tough matchup
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
ACES HIGH BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
ACES HIGH BBQ has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
MEATO BANDITOS
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1456
peak 1456 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2013-08-09
latest 2021-08-20
Best ToY finish
#1954
Master 2018
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 87%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
607.54
last 5 Master vs avg 607.54 (+0.00)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±17.70
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 156.89 · weakest Brisket (146.93)
Road miles
52
mi across 5 mapped stops
Schedule strength
45%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1558)
Purse competed for
$7K
listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 1 state-championship entries
Master avg
607.54 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (3 found in this team's record)
Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.
The weak link
−10.0
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 9.97 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 0%.
- Brisket avg 146.93
- Chicken avg 156.89
- 0 calls in 5 entries
The comeback
3 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 3 years, then back at 10th Annual Big Island BBQ (2017-08-25).
- last seen 2014-08-08
- back 2017-08-25
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.
125 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5240 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1457
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to MEATO BANDITOS)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team MEATO BANDITOS has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#5241 of the rated field
- Contests
- 28
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 4%
- Peak
- 1457
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to MEATO BANDITOS)
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 28 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#5238 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1457
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#5260 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1456
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 5 years after MEATO BANDITOS did, first appearing in 2018.
⚔ Head-to-head#5254 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1456
No shared contest yet.
Level with MEATO BANDITOS on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#5244 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1456
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACES HIGH BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| DRY 2 DA BONE | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Hogline | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 160.5028 | 147.9772 | 156.89 | top 82% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.4172 | 144.5600 | 155.41 | top 73% |
| Pork | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 156.0116 | 145.6456 | 148.31 | top 90% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159.3944 | 137.6344 | 146.93 | top 80% |
“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 contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 100% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 83% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Med City BBQ & Musicfest | 2 | 34 | 0 | top 80% | 2014-08-08 |
The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
8 yrs
2013-08-09 → 2021-08-20
Busiest season
2021
1 contest
Contests a season
1
across 5 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
MN
5 of 5 contests
Contests visited
4
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
5 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 156.89 · weakest Brisket (146.93)
Walk rate
0%
a top-10 call in 0 of 5 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 5 contests
Master average
607.54
out of 720 · 5 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
154
32–192 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
52
5 mapped stops
Schedule strength
1558
average field rating faced — tougher than 45% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$6,800
listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0
from 1 state-championship entries
Longest layoff
3 yrs
2014-08-08 → 2017-08-25
Power rating
1456
peak 1456 · #5251 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Med City BBQ & Musicfest
- Career-best overall score627.3028 Med City BBQ & Musicfest
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)163.4172 Med City BBQ & Musicfest
- Peak power rating (1493) Med City BBQ & Musicfest
- 2021
- Most recent contest 13th Annual Big Island BBQ
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.5 | 13th Annual Big Island BBQ | 2021-08-20 |
| -9.7 | Med City BBQ & Musicfest | 2014-08-08 |
| -9 | 11th Annual Big Island BBQ | 2018-08-24 |
| -6.9 | 10th Annual Big Island BBQ | 2017-08-25 |
| -6.7 | Med City BBQ & Musicfest | 2013-08-09 |
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 100% | 80.6% | 80.6% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 92% | 83.5% | 83.5% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 82% | 83.6% | 83.6% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 85% | 87.1% | 87.1% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 74% | 87.1% | 87.1% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-08-20 | 13th Annual Big Island BBQ 🏅 Albert Lea, MN | 35 / 35 (580.4460) | 34 (147.9772) | 35 (144.5600) | 34 (146.2516) | 34 (141.6572) |
| 2018-08-24 | 11th Annual Big Island BBQ Alberta Lea, MN | 45 / 49 (601.1088) | 42 (159.4400) | 48 (150.8572) | 44 (146.8344) | 43 (143.9772) |
| 2017-08-25 | 10th Annual Big Island BBQ Albert Lea, MN | 46 / 56 (602.0456) | 45 (160.5028) | 44 (157.1200) | 51 (146.7884) | 48 (137.6344) |
| 2014-08-08 | Med City BBQ & Musicfest Rochester, MN | 34 / 40 (626.8000) | 31 (157.7028) | 19 (161.1084) | 31 (156.0116) | 32 (151.9772) |
| 2013-08-09 | Med City BBQ & Musicfest Rochester, MN | 37 / 50 (627.3028) | 34 (158.8456) | 20 (163.4172) | 46 (145.6456) | 25 (159.3944) |
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) | #2304 (60 pts) | #2260 (60 pts) | #2266 (60 pts) |