The Fortunate Meats
The Fortunate Meats is a competition barbecue team with 2 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2021 and 2022. Their best overall finish is 8th of 15 at the Boomer Backyard BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) (2022).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1488
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 2
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
Aug 21, 2021
latest Aug 20, 2022 · 1 year on the trail
Overall top-10s
1
of 2 contests
Avg finish
top 77%
overall standings
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 157.99 · weakest Pork Ribs (157.10)
Road miles
0
across 2 mapped stops
Purse competed for
$5,050
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
Backyard avg
315.10 / 360
2 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 163.9772 | 152.0112 | 157.99 | top 71% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 166.8456 | 147.3600 | 157.10 | top 70% |
“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.
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boomer Backyard BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2 | 8 | 0 | top 77% | Aug 20, 2022 |
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20226 milestones
- First call Boomer Backyard BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY)
- First overall top-10 Boomer Backyard BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY)
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score330.8228 Boomer Backyard BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Career-best overall score330.8228 Boomer Backyard BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)166.8456 Boomer Backyard BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Most recent contest Boomer Backyard BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY)
20211 milestone
- First tracked contest Boomer Backyard BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY)
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 20, 2022 | Boomer Backyard BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) Canton, MN | 8 / 15 (330.8228) | 8 (163.9772) | 6 (166.8456) | — | — |
| Aug 21, 2021 | Boomer Backyard BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) Canton, MN | 18 / 18 (299.3712) | 16 (152.0112) | 18 (147.3600) | — | — |