Keep It Simple ME
Rating
1483
peak 1483
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
2022-06-25
latest 2022-08-27
Best ToY finish
#965
Master 2022
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 3 contests
Avg finish
top 83%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
33%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 164.85 · weakest Brisket (152.81)
Road miles
87
mi across 3 mapped stops · furthest 58 mi
Teams like this (closest power rating, ME first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.7372 | 153.1544 | 159.45 | top 81% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158.2628 | 155.9772 | 157.13 | top 90% |
| Pork | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 168.5600 | 161.1428 | 164.85 | top 49% |
| Brisket | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 153.1200 | 152.5028 | 152.81 | top 82% |
“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.
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2022 (3 contests)
- Cooks mostly in ME (3 of 3 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (3 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 634.23
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 643.3944 | 634.23 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-08-27 | Kora Shriner's BBQ Competition Hiram, ME | 23 / 31 (643.3944) | 19 (165.7372) | 28 (155.9772) | 8 (168.5600) | 25 (153.1200) |
| 2022-08-27 | Kora Shriner's BBQ Competition (ONE MEAT RIBS) Hiram, ME | — | — | 18 (157.1428) | — | — |
| 2022-06-25 | Second Annual Central Maine BBQ Cookoff Skowhegan, ME | 23 / 25 (625.0628) | 25 (153.1544) | 21 (158.2628) | 18 (161.1428) | 21 (152.5028) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #965 (126 pts) | #989 (136 pts) | #855 (205 pts) | #746 (236 pts) | #1000 (126 pts) |