The comeback
1.9 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 1.9 years, then back at Country Roads BBQ Clash Day 1 (2021-07-16).
- last seen 2019-08-31
- back 2021-07-16
Nice To Meat You BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1475
peak 1505 · rated over 4 contests ⓘ
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
2019-08-31
latest 2021-10-08
Best ToY finish
#652
Master 2021
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 80%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
629.41
last 4 Master vs avg 629.41 (+0.00)
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±14.81
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 162.12 · weakest Chicken (152.53)
Road miles
730
mi across 4 mapped stops · furthest 338 mi
Schedule strength
61%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1577)
Purse competed for
$9K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 4 state-championship entries
Master avg
629.41 / 720
4 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (1 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.
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.
Nice To Meat You BBQ has 4 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 154 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.
#4402 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1474
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 4, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#4386 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1475
No shared contest yet.
Level with Nice To Meat You BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#4379 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1475
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 4, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#4394 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1475
No shared contest yet.
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2019.
⚔ Head-to-head#4387 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 29%
- Peak
- 1475
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 7 contests to 4.
⚔ Head-to-head#4388 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1475
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 4, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-headBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 160.5372 | 144.5144 | 152.53 | top 90% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.8228 | 157.7028 | 162.12 | top 69% |
| Pork | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 165.0972 | 141.0628 | 152.94 | top 81% |
| Brisket | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 170.8344 | 148.5028 | 161.82 | top 56% |
“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 state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| PA | 2 | 0 | top 66% |
| OH | 1 | 0 | top 100% |
| WV | 1 | 0 | top 89% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 3 | 0 | top 78% |
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 89% |
The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
2.1 yrs
2019-08-31 → 2021-10-08
Busiest season
2021
3 contests
Contests a season
2
across 2 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
PA
2 of 4 contests · 3 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
4
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
4 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
averages 162.12 · weakest Chicken (152.53)
Walk rate
50%
a top-10 call in 2 of 4 contests
Overall top-10 rate
25%
1 of 4 contests
Master average
629.41
out of 720 · 4 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
77
14–72 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
730
4 mapped stops · furthest 338 mi
Schedule strength
1577
average field rating faced — tougher than 61% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$9,000
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0
from 4 state-championship entries
Longest layoff
1.9 yrs
2019-08-31 → 2021-07-16
Power rating
1475
peak 1505 · #null of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2019
- First tracked contest Route Six Ribfest
- First call Route Six Ribfest
- First overall top-10 Route Six Ribfest
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score650.1600 Route Six Ribfest
- Career-best overall score650.1600 Route Six Ribfest
- Peak power rating (1505) Route Six Ribfest
- 2021
- Career-best single call (Brisket)170.8344 Country Roads BBQ Clash Day 1
- Most recent contest Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +5 | Route Six Ribfest | 2019-08-31 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.1 | Destination Outlets Labor Day BBQ Championship | 2021-09-04 |
| -9.9 | Country Roads BBQ Clash Day 1 | 2021-07-16 |
| -9.5 | Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship | 2021-10-08 |
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 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33% | top 93% | 88.2% | 86.5% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 44% | 90.3% | 90.3% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-10-08 | Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship 🏅 Harrisburg, PA | 24 / 27 (610.7088) | 25 (146.2744) | 17 (159.4172) | 23 (156.5144) | 24 (148.5028) |
| 2021-09-04 | Destination Outlets Labor Day BBQ Championship 🏅 Jeffersonville, OH | 15 / 15 (621.5088) | 14 (160.5372) | 11 (160.5372) | 15 (141.0628) | 13 (159.3716) |
| 2021-07-16 | Country Roads BBQ Clash Day 1 🏅 Morgantown, WV | 16 / 18 (635.2688) | 18 (144.5144) | 13 (170.8228) | 18 (149.0972) | 5 (170.8344) |
| 2019-08-31 | Route Six Ribfest 🏅 Coudersport, PA | 7 / 16 (650.1600) | 12 (158.8000) | 11 (157.7028) | 6 (165.0972) | 3 (168.5600) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #652 (235 pts) | #720 (225 pts) | #595 (305 pts) | #681 (230 pts) | #564 (325 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #1369 (146 pts) | #1759 (106 pts) | #1732 (111 pts) | #1411 (156 pts) | #1174 (216 pts) |