A tough matchup
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
3 EYZ BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
3 EYZ BBQ has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
MEAT SHARKS
MEAT SHARKS is a competition barbecue team with 7 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2017 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 24th of 28 at the Que & Cruz (2019). They are ranked #6008 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1433
peak 1433 · rated over 7 contests
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
Oct 13, 2017
latest Oct 4, 2019 · 2 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 7 contests
Avg finish
top 95%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
581.66 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 576.65 (+5.01)
Walk rate
14%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±28.89
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 151.79 · weakest Brisket (135.53)
Road miles
765
across 7 mapped stops · furthest 218 mi
Schedule strength
73%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1593)
Purse competed for
$26K
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 2 state-championship entries
Master avg
576.65 / 720
7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #1267 (178 pts) | #1255 (193 pts) | #1252 (193 pts) | #1062 (258 pts) | #1339 (173 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #1340 (173 pts) | #1360 (178 pts) | #1283 (203 pts) | #1250 (208 pts) | #1415 (168 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #2852 (55 pts) | #2856 (55 pts) | #2862 (55 pts) | #2851 (55 pts) | #2840 (55 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to MEAT SHARKS, each with one reason worth a look.
64 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#6,017 of the rated field
- Contests
- 19
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1508
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to MEAT SHARKS)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team MEAT SHARKS has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#6,002 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1434
Their last contest in the data was back in 2016, 3 years before MEAT SHARKS's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#6,010 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1433
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#6,004 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1434
Level with MEAT SHARKS on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#6,005 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1434
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#6,001 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1434
They turned up 5 years after MEAT SHARKS did, first appearing in 2022.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 EYZ BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| PAVONE BROTHERS BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SAUCE THIS BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 155.4056 | 137.1088 | 146.41 | top 89% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157.6916 | 113.1084 | 142.92 | top 87% |
| Pork | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 166.8572 | 137.6456 | 151.79 | top 77% |
| Brisket | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 151.3488 | 115.9772 | 135.53 | top 94% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 6 | 0 | top 95% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 92% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Que & Cruz | 2 | 24 | 0 | top 91% | Oct 4, 2019 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2019
3 contests
Contests a season
2.3
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
VA
3 of 7 contests · 5 states in all
Contests visited
6
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
177
finished ahead 13 times, behind 244
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20194 milestones
- First call Que & Cruz
- Career-best overall score625.0060 Que & Cruz
- Career-best single call (Pork)166.8572 Que & Cruz
- Most recent contest Que & Cruz
20172 milestones
- First tracked contest Shenandoah Valley BBQ Fest
- Peak power rating (1489) Shenandoah Valley BBQ Fest
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.1 | Naptown barBAYq Cooking Contest | May 5, 2018 |
| -11 | Shenandoah Valley BBQ Fest | Oct 13, 2017 |
| -10.4 | Separation Colonial BBQ Competition | Jun 7, 2019 |
| -9.8 | York County BBQ Festival | Jun 29, 2018 |
| -9.1 | Que & Cruz | Oct 5, 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33% | top 92% | 86.8% | 82.7% |
| 2018 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 98% | 82% | 77.2% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 97% | 80.8% | 80.8% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 4, 2019 | Que & Cruz 🏅 Louisa, VA | 24 / 28 (625.0060) | 21 (155.4056) | 21 (157.6916) | 9 (166.8572) | 26 (145.0516) |
| Jun 7, 2019 | Separation Colonial BBQ Competition 🏅 New Castle, DE | 35 / 36 (592.3772) | 35 (145.1428) | 36 (146.2628) | 32 (149.6228) | 27 (151.3488) |
| Mar 8, 2019 | Mid Atlantic BBQ Expo Atlantic City, NJ | 61 / 66 (569.6004) | 62 (137.1088) | 46 (156.5372) | 39 (159.9772) | 66 (115.9772) |
| Oct 5, 2018 | Que & Cruz Louisa, VA | 24 / 25 (590.1028) | 23 (142.2056) | 18 (156.0344) | 17 (159.9656) | 25 (131.8972) |
| Jun 29, 2018 | York County BBQ Festival Delta, PA | 32 / 33 (531.1888) | 29 (146.2056) | 33 (121.1088) | 33 (138.8344) | 33 (125.0400) |
| May 5, 2018 | Naptown barBAYq Cooking Contest Crownsville, MD | 37 / 37 (546.1480) | 32 (154.2628) | 37 (113.1084) | 34 (149.6224) | 37 (129.1544) |
| Oct 13, 2017 | Shenandoah Valley BBQ Fest Woodstock, VA | 29 / 30 (582.1028) | 27 (144.5600) | 27 (149.6800) | 29 (137.6456) | 26 (150.2172) |