High-water mark
664.5144
career-best overall
92.3% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 664.5144 at VFW Post 846 Battle of the Pits — 92.3% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Apr 5, 2019
MEATS VAN DER ROHE
MEATS VAN DER ROHE is a competition barbecue team with 3 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2018 and 2020. Their best overall finish is 26th of 53 at the VFW Post 846 Battle of the Pits (2019). They finished #1954 in the 2018 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1496
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 21 invitational or side-series contest not counted
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
Oct 12, 2018
latest Apr 6, 2020 · 1.5 years on the trail
Avg finish
top 76%
overall standings
Walk rate
33%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 167.42 · weakest Pork (149.37)
Road miles
213
across 3 mapped stops · furthest 205 mi
Purse competed for
$4,000
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
Master avg
644.80 / 720
2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #1954 (60 pts) | #2012 (60 pts) | #1996 (60 pts) | #2030 (60 pts) | #1990 (60 pts) |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 173.7372 | 158.8688 | 166.30 | top 53% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.2628 | 157.1428 | 161.70 | top 66% |
| Pork | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158.2400 | 140.5028 | 149.37 | top 90% |
| Brisket | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168.5712 | 166.2744 | 167.42 | top 46% |
“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
Contests a season
1
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
KS
2 of 3 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
3
a different one every time
Opponents faced
211
finished ahead 48 times, behind 180
Longest layoff
1 yrs
Apr 5, 2019 → Apr 6, 2020
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20201 milestone
- Most recent contest Socially Distanced Smoking - Brisket presented by The BBQ League
20194 milestones
- First call VFW Post 846 Battle of the Pits
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score664.5144 VFW Post 846 Battle of the Pits
- Career-best overall score664.5144 VFW Post 846 Battle of the Pits
- Career-best single call (Chicken)173.7372 VFW Post 846 Battle of the Pits
20181 milestone
- First tracked contest 15th Annual Cookin on the Kaw BBQ Contest
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 6, 2020 | Socially Distanced Smoking - Brisket presented by The BBQ League unrated washington, MO | 94 / 109 (154.8572) | — | — | — | — |
| Apr 5, 2019 | VFW Post 846 Battle of the Pits 🏅 Overland Park, KS | 26 / 53 (664.5144) | 9 (173.7372) | 25 (166.2628) | 43 (158.2400) | 20 (166.2744) |
| Oct 12, 2018 | 15th Annual Cookin on the Kaw BBQ Contest Desoto, KS | 63 / 69 (625.0856) | 62 (158.8688) | 59 (157.1428) | 68 (140.5028) | 37 (168.5712) |
An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.