A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
MEAT ME IN ST. LOUIS ahead in 100% of their meetings
MEAT ME IN ST. LOUIS has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
NORCO PRIDE
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1471
peak 1471 · rated over 3 contests ⓘ
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
2018-04-20
latest 2023-04-28
Best ToY finish
#1255
Master 2023
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 3 contests
Avg finish
top 94%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
601.18
last 3 Master vs avg 601.18 (+0.00)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±5.57
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 155.03 · weakest Pork (145.48)
Road miles
0
mi across 3 mapped stops
Schedule strength
78%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1600)
Purse competed for
$21K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 2 state-championship entries
Master avg
601.18 / 720
3 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (2 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 comeback
4 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 4 years, then back at WashMo BBQ & Bluesfest (JUDGING FULL) (2023-04-28).
- last seen 2019-04-26
- back 2023-04-28
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.
NORCO PRIDE has 3 rated contests — short of the five it takes to earn a power ranking — so this rating has barely moved off the 1500 every team starts on and 128 rated teams sit within a point of it. Read the list as the nearest company at a number nobody here has moved far from, not as a verdict on who this team belongs with.
#4583 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1471
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 5 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-head#4566 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1507
No shared contest yet.
They've been 1507 at their best, 36 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#4568 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1471
No shared contest yet.
Level with NORCO PRIDE on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#4586 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1471
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 5 years before NORCO PRIDE's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#4577 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1471
No shared contest yet.
They were already cooking in 2013, 5 years before NORCO PRIDE's first contest.
⚔ Head-to-head#4595 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1470
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 6 years before NORCO PRIDE's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-headBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164.0116 | 149.6800 | 155.03 | top 84% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 153.1316 | 143.9428 | 149.50 | top 94% |
| Pork | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 147.4060 | 143.3828 | 145.48 | top 95% |
| Brisket | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 153.6916 | 147.3372 | 151.18 | top 84% |
“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) | 2 | 0 | top 94% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 95% |
The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
5 yrs
2018-04-20 → 2023-04-28
Busiest season
2023
1 contest
Contests a season
1
across 3 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
MO
3 of 3 contests
Contests visited
3
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
3 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 155.03 · weakest Pork (145.48)
Walk rate
0%
a top-10 call in 0 of 3 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 3 contests
Master average
601.18
out of 720 · 3 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
80
7–106 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
0
3 mapped stops
Schedule strength
1600
average field rating faced — tougher than 78% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$20,650
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0
from 2 state-championship entries
Longest layoff
4 yrs
2019-04-26 → 2023-04-28
Power rating
1471
peak 1471 · #null of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2018
- First tracked contest *Main Street BBQ & Blues Fest
- Peak power rating (1488) *Main Street BBQ & Blues Fest
- 2019
- Career-best overall score609.0520 BBQ, Bikes and Blues
- Career-best single call (Chicken)164.0116 BBQ, Bikes and Blues
- 2023
- Most recent contest WashMo BBQ & Bluesfest (JUDGING FULL)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.9 | *Main Street BBQ & Blues Fest | 2018-04-20 |
| -9 | WashMo BBQ & Bluesfest (JUDGING FULL) | 2023-04-28 |
| -8.3 | BBQ, Bikes and Blues | 2019-04-26 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 97% | 83% | 83% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 90% | 84.6% | 84.6% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 95% | 82.9% | 82.9% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-04-28 | WashMo BBQ & Bluesfest (JUDGING FULL) 🏅 Washington, MO | 36 / 37 (597.5084) | 35 (151.3940) | 34 (153.1316) | 35 (145.6456) | 34 (147.3372) |
| 2019-04-26 | BBQ, Bikes and Blues 🏅 Washington, MO | 35 / 39 (609.0520) | 25 (164.0116) | 39 (143.9428) | 37 (147.4060) | 31 (153.6916) |
| 2018-04-20 | *Main Street BBQ & Blues Fest Washington, MO | 38 / 40 (596.9944) | 37 (149.6800) | 36 (151.4172) | 38 (143.3828) | 32 (152.5144) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #1255 (60 pts) | #1319 (60 pts) | #1432 (60 pts) | #1287 (60 pts) | #1296 (60 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #1955 (60 pts) | #2049 (60 pts) | #2026 (60 pts) | #2029 (60 pts) | #2010 (60 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #1954 (60 pts) | #2012 (60 pts) | #1996 (60 pts) | #2030 (60 pts) | #1990 (60 pts) |