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
- Jul 15, 2016
Meat Sweats BBQ
Meat Sweats BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 13 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2015 and 2025. Their best overall finish is 8th of 30 at the Down Town Barbecue Throw down (JUDGES FULL) (2017). They are ranked #2377 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “MEATSWEATS BBQ”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1524
peak 1535 · rated over 9 contests1 invitational or side-series contest not counted
Contests
13
in the data
First seen
Oct 16, 2015
latest Nov 5, 2025 · 10.1 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podium
Overall top-10s
1
8% of 13 contests
Avg finish
top 56%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
658.15 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 663.90 (-5.75)
Walk rate
46%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±18.75
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 166.90 · weakest Pork Ribs (163.61)
Road miles
6,003
across 13 mapped stops · furthest 1,751 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 🏅
won from 5 state-championship entries
Master avg
663.90 / 720
10 Master contests · 0 GCs
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Meat Sweats BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
93 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2,384 of the rated field
- Contests
- 12
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1529
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% 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.
⚔ Head-to-head#2,388 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1527
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to Meat Sweats BBQ)
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#2,371 of the rated field
- 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.
⚔ Head-to-head#2,376 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1530
Level with Meat Sweats BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#2,379 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 50%
- Peak
- 1546
They turned up 7 years after Meat Sweats BBQ did, first appearing in 2022.
⚔ Compare careers#2,360 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1525
Their last contest in the data was back in 2022, 3 years before Meat Sweats BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar 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 | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 177.1544 | 152.5828 | 166.20 | top 60% |
| Pork Ribs | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 171.9772 | 148.4800 | 163.61 | top 58% |
| Pork | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 174.2628 | 149.1544 | 166.90 | top 50% |
| Brisket | 10 | 2 | 0 | 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 field size and state
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 7 | 0 | top 57% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 55% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2022
4 contests
Contests a season
1.9
across 7 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
WI
5 of 13 contests · 7 states in all
Contests visited
10
a different one every time
Most-entered meat
Pork Ribs
13 entries · 0 wins · 1 call
Opponents faced
615
finished ahead 362 times, behind 487
Longest layoff
3.4 yrs
Dec 14, 2018 → Apr 29, 2022
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20251 milestone
- Most recent contest American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest
20241 milestone
- 10th tracked contest BBCubed - Brighton Barbeque Bash (ONE MEAT RIBS)
20221 milestone
- Peak power rating (1535) 10th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque
20172 milestones
- First overall top-10 Down Town Barbecue Throw down (JUDGES FULL)
- Career-best single call (Chicken)177.1544 Down Town Barbecue Throw down (JUDGES FULL)
20161 milestone
- Career-best overall score685.0400 Del Mar BBQ Championship
20153 milestones
- First tracked contest 10th Annual Lambs Farm Barn Burner Bar-B-Q
- First call 10th Annual Lambs Farm Barn Burner Bar-B-Q
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score648.0228 10th Annual Lambs Farm Barn Burner Bar-B-Q
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +13.5 | Down Town Barbecue Throw down (JUDGES FULL) | Dec 15, 2017 |
| +10.9 | Del Mar BBQ Championship | Jul 15, 2016 |
| +7.5 | Down Town Barbecue Throwdown | Dec 14, 2018 |
| +2.1 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | Nov 5, 2025 |
| +2 | 10th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque | Aug 26, 2022 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -5.8 | BBCubed - Brighton Barbeque Bash | Jul 19, 2024 |
| -5.1 | Maryland State BBQ Bash | Oct 14, 2022 |
| -1.6 | Grillstock | Sep 12, 2025 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33% | top 67% | 94.1% | 93.7% |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 76% | 88.8% | 88.8% |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25% | top 67% | 91.3% | 89.2% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 44% | 93.7% | 93.7% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 27% | 94.9% | 94.9% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 28% | 95.1% | 95.1% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 5, 2025 | 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) |
| Nov 5, 2025 | 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) |
| Sep 12, 2025 | Grillstock 🏅 Moore, OK | 15 / 23 (675.3828) | 10 (172.5944) | 8 (171.9772) | 18 (165.6684) | 16 (165.1428) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | BBCubed - Brighton Barbeque Bash (ONE MEAT RIBS) Oshkosh, WI | — | — | 14 (162.2516) | — | — |
| Jul 19, 2024 | BBCubed - Brighton Barbeque Bash 🏅 Oshkosh, WI | 28 / 37 (639.2800) | 20 (168.5372) | 23 (161.0972) | 33 (149.1544) | 22 (160.4912) |
| Oct 14, 2022 | Maryland State BBQ Bash 🏅 Belair, MD | 24 / 30 (627.8284) | 19 (165.1084) | 26 (148.4800) | 16 (163.4056) | 27 (150.8344) |
| Aug 26, 2022 | 10th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque 🏅 Washington Island, WI | 14 / 26 (657.0860) | 13 (167.4172) | 12 (165.6916) | 6 (173.1428) | 21 (150.8344) |
| Aug 26, 2022 | 10th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque (ONE MEAT RIBS) Washington Island, WI | — | — | 12 (157.6916) | — | — |
| Apr 29, 2022 | Masters in May (One Meat Ribs) Bancroft, WI | — | — | 15 (157.6456) | — | — |
| Dec 14, 2018 | Down Town Barbecue Throwdown Las Vegas, NV | 14 / 32 (674.7312) | 30 (157.0512) | 12 (170.8344) | 9 (171.4284) | 2 (175.4172) |
| Dec 15, 2017 | 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) |
| Jul 15, 2016 | Del Mar BBQ Championship Del Mar, CA | 13 / 47 (685.0400) | 6 (174.8572) | 22 (169.6916) | 17 (170.8228) | 17 (169.6684) |
| Oct 16, 2015 | 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) |
An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.