A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
SMOKIN' AXE BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
SMOKIN' AXE BBQ has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
MEAT LIQUADATORS
MEAT LIQUADATORS is a competition barbecue team with 3 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2017 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 19th of 21 at the Ceres Bands Brews & BBQ Throwdown / Formerly Smoke on the River (2017). They finished #2507 in the 2019 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1469
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 3
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
Aug 11, 2017
latest Jul 12, 2019 · 1.9 years on the trail
Avg finish
top 90%
overall standings
Walk rate
33%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±12.93
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 156.17 · weakest Pork Ribs (137.09)
Road miles
123
across 3 mapped stops · furthest 47 mi
Schedule strength
47%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1561)
Purse competed for
$9,700
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
Master avg
598.35 / 720
3 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.3944 | 149.1084 | 156.17 | top 79% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 154.2856 | 125.5884 | 137.09 | top 94% |
| Pork | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 170.8800 | 137.7144 | 155.44 | top 67% |
| Brisket | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164.5600 | 142.1944 | 149.66 | 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.
More numbers
Busiest season
2017
2 contests
Contests a season
1.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
CA
3 of 3 contests
Contests visited
3
a different one every time
Opponents faced
83
finished ahead 8 times, behind 93
Longest layoff
1.8 yrs
Sep 29, 2017 → Jul 12, 2019
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20191 milestone
- Most recent contest Clayton BBQ Cook-off
20175 milestones
- First tracked contest Ceres Bands Brews & BBQ Throwdown / Formerly Smoke on the River
- Peak power rating (1490) Ceres Bands Brews & BBQ Throwdown / Formerly Smoke on the River
- First call Unruly Country Brew N' Que Festival (JUDGES FULL)
- Career-best overall score616.4912 Unruly Country Brew N' Que Festival (JUDGES FULL)
- Career-best single call (Pork)170.8800 Unruly Country Brew N' Que Festival (JUDGES FULL)
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 12, 2019 | Clayton BBQ Cook-off 🏅 Clayton, CA | 28 / 31 (591.2572) | 21 (163.3944) | 31 (125.5884) | 31 (137.7144) | 18 (164.5600) |
| Sep 29, 2017 | Unruly Country Brew N' Que Festival (JUDGES FULL) Sonora, CA | 27 / 30 (616.4912) | 28 (149.1084) | 26 (154.2856) | 9 (170.8800) | 29 (142.2172) |
| Aug 11, 2017 | Ceres Bands Brews & BBQ Throwdown / Formerly Smoke on the River Ceres, CA | 19 / 21 (587.3032) | 16 (156) | 20 (131.3944) | 15 (157.7144) | 18 (142.1944) |