Meat Sweats AL
Rating
1481
peak 1481 · rated over 9 contests
Contests
10
in the data
First seen
2019-04-06
latest 2025-06-20
Grand champs
1
1 reserve
Category wins
1
4 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
of 10 contests
Avg finish
top 95%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
313.22
last 4 Backyard vs avg 313.22 (+0.00)
Walk rate
40%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±14.39
std dev of Backyard overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 166.15 · weakest Brisket (157.24)
Road miles
17708
mi across 10 mapped stops · furthest 11117 mi
Schedule strength
26%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1521)
Purse competed for
$36K
listed at 6 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 4 state-championship entries
Master avg
583.58 / 720
3 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
313.22 / 360
4 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
Master and Backyard overall scores sit on different scales (Master is out of 720, Backyard out of 360), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.
Storylines
⚔️ A tough matchup
Ghost Hill BBQ has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
🏕️ Happy hunting ground
IBEW So Cal BBQ & Chili Cook-Off (COMPETITOR SERIES) is their spot: 1 Grand Championship in 2 visits.
🔁 The comeback
Off the trail for 2.1 years, then back at Railyard BBQ Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) (2021-10-22).
Teams like this (closest power rating, AL first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 170.8344 | 145.1084 | 159.67 | top 85% |
| Pork Ribs | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 170.2744 | 142.2972 | 158.31 | top 101% |
| Pork | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 169.7028 | 163.9656 | 166.15 | top 45% |
| Brisket | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 161.7028 | 146.8684 | 157.24 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| AL | 4 | 0 | top 148% |
| CA | 2 | 1 | top 12% |
| WI | 1 | 0 | top 58% |
| ID | 1 | 0 | top 80% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 6 | 1 | top 100% |
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 90% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 70% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IBEW So Cal BBQ & Chili Cook-Off (COMPETITOR SERIES) | 2 | 1 | 1 | top 12% | 2025-06-20 |
| Railyard BBQ Brawl 2023 | 2 | 20 | 0 | top 211% | 2023-10-27 |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2023 (3 contests)
- Cooks mostly in AL (4 of 10 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (10 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: IBEW So Cal BBQ & Chili Cook-Off (COMPETITOR SERIES) (2024-05-03)
- Wins it all in 10% of contests
- Average Master overall score: 583.58 / 720
- Average Backyard overall score: 313.22 / 360
Milestones
- 🚩 2019-04-06 — First tracked contest · Smokin in the city
- 📈 2019-04-06 — Peak power rating (1484) · Smokin in the city
- 📣 2022-10-28 — First call · Railyard BBQ Brawl
- ⭐ 2023-07-14 — Career-best overall score (659.3256) · BBCubed - Brighton Barbeque Bash
- 🏆 2024-05-03 — First Grand Championship · IBEW So Cal BBQ & Chili Cook-Off (COMPETITOR SERIES)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +18.3 | IBEW So Cal BBQ & Chili Cook-Off (COMPETITOR SERIES) | 2024-05-03 |
| +15.2 | IBEW So Cal BBQ & Chili Cook-Off (COMPETITOR SERIES) | 2025-06-20 |
| +0.9 | BBCubed - Brighton Barbeque Bash | 2023-07-14 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -16 | Smokin in the city | 2019-04-06 |
| -13.4 | Railyard BBQ Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2021-10-22 |
| -9.5 | Railyard BBQ Brawl 2023 | 2023-10-27 |
| -8.5 | Bands brews & BBQ | 2019-09-13 |
| -4.1 | Railyard BBQ Brawl | 2022-10-28 |
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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50% | top 42% | 91.4% | 91.4% |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100% | top 10% | — | — |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33% | top 140% | 91.6% | 89% |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 200% | 89.3% | 89.3% |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 100% | 80.8% | 80.8% |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 90% | 91% | 75.8% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-06-20 | IBEW So Cal BBQ & Chili Cook-Off (COMPETITOR SERIES) San Diego, CA | 2 / 15 (657.0744) | 8 (162.2628) | 5 (163.4060) | 4 (169.7028) | 4 (161.7028) |
| 2025-03-21 | Singing River Smoke-O-Rama (BACKYARD ONLY) Athens, AL | 30 / 43 (329.0744) | 37 (158.8000) | 16 (170.2744) | — | — |
| 2024-05-03 | IBEW So Cal BBQ & Chili Cook-Off (COMPETITOR SERIES) San Diego, CA | 1 / 10 (648.6056) | 1 (162.3200) | 3 (162.8456) | 2 (164.6172) | 2 (158.8228) |
| 2023-10-27 | Railyard BBQ Brawl 2023 🏅 Madison, AL | 31 / 14 (311.3256) | 30 (158.2628) | 31 (153.0628) | — | — |
| 2023-07-14 | BBCubed - Brighton Barbeque Bash 🏅 Oshkosh, WI | 11 / 19 (659.3256) | 8 (170.8344) | 13 (165.0856) | 11 (163.9656) | 13 (159.4400) |
| 2023-07-14 | BBCubed - Brighton Barbeque Bash (ONE MEAT RIBS) Oshkosh, WI | — | — | 11 (161.6572) | — | — |
| 2022-10-28 | Railyard BBQ Brawl 🏅 Madison, AL | 20 / 10 (321.6572) | 9 (166.8572) | 27 (154.8000) | — | — |
| 2021-10-22 | Railyard BBQ Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) Madison, AL | 30 / 30 (290.8228) | 29 (145.1084) | 28 (145.7144) | — | — |
| 2019-09-13 | Bands brews & BBQ 🏅 Boise, ID | 20 / 25 (655.3828) | 19 (165.7028) | 20 (164.0000) | 19 (166.2972) | 18 (159.3828) |
| 2019-04-06 | Smokin in the city Perth WA, 6962 | 19 / 19 (436.0228) | 18 (146.8572) | 19 (142.2972) | — | 18 (146.8684) |