Meat Sweats BBQ

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

#2356

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1524

peak 1535 · rated over 9 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2015-10-16

latest 2025-11-05

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 13 contests

Avg finish

top 56%

overall standings

Best overall

685.0400 / 720

Master · Del Mar BBQ Championship

Perfect 180s

Current form

658.15 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 663.90 (-5.75)

Walk rate

46%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

177.1544

Chicken · Down Town Barbecue Throw down (JUDGES FULL)

Consistency

±18.75

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 166.90 · weakest Pork Ribs (163.61)

Road miles

6,003

mi across 13 mapped stops · furthest 1751 mi

Schedule strength

73%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1593)

Purse competed for

$130K

listed at 6 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 5 state-championship entries

Master avg

663.90 / 720

10 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (6 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.

High-water mark

685.0400 career-best overall

95.1% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 685.0400 at Del Mar BBQ Championship — 95.1% of a perfect 720.

Master
2016-07-15

A tough matchup

6–0 behind in the head-to-head

IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ has come out ahead in 6 of their 6 shared contests.

A strong matchup

3–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Que'd Up in 3 of their 3 shared contests.

The comeback

3.4 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 3.4 years, then back at Masters in May (One Meat Ribs) (2022-04-29).

last seen 2018-12-14
back 2022-04-29

Pork nemesis

5 of 6 shared pork entries lost

IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ ahead 83% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ has out-cooked them in 5 of 6 shared pork entries.

The long haul

6,003 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 6,003 miles across 13 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 1,751 miles to Del Mar BBQ Championship.

13 mapped stops
furthest 1,751 mi

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.

89 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

CANARDLY WAIT 4 QUE

#2372 of the rated field

1524 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 33%
Peak: 1527

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to Meat Sweats BBQ)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Meat Sweats BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 8 contests
last seen 2022-09-09

⚔ Head-to-head

BIG O'S BBQ

#2352 of the rated field

1524 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 19
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 26%
Peak: 1550

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to Meat Sweats BBQ)

A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 19 contests to 13.

rated over 16 contests
last seen 2025-11-05

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Fireside Smokers

#2360 of the rated field

1524 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 33%
Peak: 1530

No shared contest yet.

Level with Meat Sweats BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 9 contests
last seen 2025-03-07

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Heavy & Sweaty BBQ

#2358 of the rated field

1524 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 50%
Peak: 1546

No shared contest yet.

They turned up 7 years after Meat Sweats BBQ did, first appearing in 2022.

rated over 10 contests
last seen 2026-04-03

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BACKMAN BBQ

#2343 of the rated field

1525 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 40%
Peak: 1525

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 10 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 10 contests
last seen 2022-11-18

⚔ Head-to-head

BREWS & QUE

#2350 of the rated field

1524 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1525

No shared contest yet.

Their last contest in the data was back in 2016, 9 years before Meat Sweats BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 10 contests

⚔ Head-to-head

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
Porterhouse BBQ	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
THE BBQ BUS	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	10	3	0	177.1544	152.5828	166.20	top 60%
Pork Ribs	13	1	0	171.9772	148.4800	163.61	top 58%
Pork	10	4	0	174.2628	149.1544	166.90	top 50%
Brisket	10	2	1	176.5600	150.8344	165.87	top 43%

“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	Avg finish
KS	2	top 68%
WI	2	top 65%
NV	2	top 35%
OK	1	top 65%
MD	1	top 80%
CA	1	top 28%
IL	1	top 54%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	7	0	top 57%
Large (40+)	3	0	top 55%

The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 10.1 yrs 2015-10-16 → 2025-11-05

Busiest season 2022 4 contests

Contests a season 1.9 across 7 seasons in the data

Cooks most in WI 5 of 13 contests · 7 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 10 0 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Pork Ribs 13 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls

Strongest meat Pork averages 166.90 · weakest Pork Ribs (163.61)

Walk rate 46% a top-10 call in 6 of 13 contests

Overall top-10 rate 8% 1 of 13 contests

Master average 663.90 out of 720 · 10 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 615 362–487 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 6,003 13 mapped stops · furthest 1,751 mi

Schedule strength 1593 average field rating faced — tougher than 73% of rated contests

Purse competed for $129,975 listed at 6 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships 0 from 5 state-championship entries

Longest layoff 3.4 yrs 2018-12-14 → 2022-04-29

Power rating 1524 peak 1535 · #2356 of 6,413 rated

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

2015
Oct 16 First tracked contest 10th Annual Lambs Farm Barn Burner Bar-B-Q
Oct 16 First call 10th Annual Lambs Farm Barn Burner Bar-B-Q
Oct 16 First overall past 90% of a perfect score648.0228 10th Annual Lambs Farm Barn Burner Bar-B-Q
2016
Jul 15 Career-best overall score685.0400 Del Mar BBQ Championship
2017
Dec 15 First overall top-10 Down Town Barbecue Throw down (JUDGES FULL)
Dec 15 Career-best single call (Chicken)177.1544 Down Town Barbecue Throw down (JUDGES FULL)
2022
Aug 26 Peak power rating (1535) 10th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque
2024
Jul 20 10th tracked contest BBCubed - Brighton Barbeque Bash (ONE MEAT RIBS)
2025
Nov 5 Most recent contest American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+13.5	Down Town Barbecue Throw down (JUDGES FULL)	2017-12-15
+10.9	Del Mar BBQ Championship	2016-07-15
+7.5	Down Town Barbecue Throwdown	2018-12-14
+2.2	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest	2025-11-05
+2	10th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque	2022-08-26

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-5.8	BBCubed - Brighton Barbeque Bash	2024-07-19
-5	Maryland State BBQ Bash	2022-10-14
-1.6	Grillstock	2025-09-12

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)

Season by season

Season	Contests	Top-10s	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2025	3	0	33%	top 67%	94.1%	93.7%
2024	2	0	0%	top 76%	88.8%	88.8%
2022	4	0	25%	top 67%	91.3%	89.2%
2018	1	0	100%	top 44%	93.7%	93.7%
2017	1	1	100%	top 27%	94.9%	94.9%
2016	1	0	100%	top 28%	95.1%	95.1%
2015	1	0	100%	top 54%	90%	90%

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2025-11-05	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest unrated Kansas City, KS	134 / 158 (670.6856)	148 (161.6456)	119 (168.5372)	146 (163.9428)	22 (176.5600)
2025-11-05	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS	205 / 401 (677.5884)	299 (165.0972)	195 (169.6800)	230 (168.5256)	67 (174.2856)
2025-09-12	Grillstock 🏅 Moore, OK	15 / 23 (675.3828)	10 (172.5944)	8 (171.9772)	18 (165.6684)	16 (165.1428)
2024-07-20	BBCubed - Brighton Barbeque Bash (ONE MEAT RIBS) Oshkosh, WI	—	—	14 (162.2516)	—	—
2024-07-19	BBCubed - Brighton Barbeque Bash 🏅 Oshkosh, WI	28 / 37 (639.2800)	20 (168.5372)	23 (161.0972)	33 (149.1544)	22 (160.4912)
2022-10-14	Maryland State BBQ Bash 🏅 Belair, MD	24 / 30 (627.8284)	19 (165.1084)	26 (148.4800)	16 (163.4056)	27 (150.8344)
2022-08-26	10th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque 🏅 Washington Island, WI	14 / 26 (657.0860)	13 (167.4172)	12 (165.6916)	6 (173.1428)	21 (150.8344)
2022-08-26	10th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque (ONE MEAT RIBS) Washington Island, WI	—	—	12 (157.6916)	—	—
2022-04-29	Masters in May (One Meat Ribs) Bancroft, WI	—	—	15 (157.6456)	—	—
2018-12-14	Down Town Barbecue Throwdown Las Vegas, NV	14 / 32 (674.7312)	30 (157.0512)	12 (170.8344)	9 (171.4284)	2 (175.4172)
2017-12-15	Down Town Barbecue Throw down (JUDGES FULL) Las Vegas, NV	8 / 30 (683.3716)	5 (177.1544)	24 (161.0972)	7 (174.2628)	8 (170.8572)
2016-07-15	Del Mar BBQ Championship Del Mar, CA	13 / 47 (685.0400)	6 (174.8572)	22 (169.6916)	17 (170.8228)	17 (169.6684)
2015-10-16	10th Annual Lambs Farm Barn Burner Bar-B-Q Libertyville, IL	19 / 35 (648.0228)	33 (152.5828)	19 (162.2744)	7 (168.6056)	12 (164.5600)

Meat Sweats BBQ

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (6 found in this team's record)

High-water mark

A tough matchup

A strong matchup

The comeback

Pork nemesis

The long haul

Teams like this (closest power rating)

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

By meat

By state / province

By contest size

The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

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)

Season by season

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)