High-water mark
676.0228
career-best overall
93.9% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 676.0228 at Big Island BBQ — 93.9% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Aug 22, 2014
SWEET MEAT INJECTIONS
SWEET MEAT INJECTIONS is a competition barbecue team with 6 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 7th of 26 at the Great Northern BBQ (2015). They are ranked #3522 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1493
peak 1519 · rated over 6 contests
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
Aug 22, 2014
latest May 1, 2026 · 11.7 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podium
Overall top-10s
1
17% of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 60%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
659.12 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 661.93 (-2.82)
Walk rate
33%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±10.09
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 165.89 · weakest Pork Ribs (164.95)
Road miles
632
across 6 mapped stops · furthest 218 mi
Schedule strength
45%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1558)
Purse competed for
$41K
listed at 4 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 4 state-championship entries
Master avg
661.93 / 720
6 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #1065 (60 pts) | #1141 (60 pts) | #1203 (60 pts) | #1111 (60 pts) | #1102 (60 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #1157 (65 pts) | #1242 (60 pts) | #1317 (60 pts) | #1106 (90 pts) | #1082 (90 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #1041 (114 pts) | #1101 (114 pts) | #1204 (114 pts) | #816 (179 pts) | #861 (169 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #1501 (156 pts) | #2148 (71 pts) | #1710 (136 pts) | #1250 (251 pts) | #1367 (201 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to SWEET MEAT INJECTIONS, each with one reason worth a look.
134 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3,528 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1493
1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to SWEET MEAT INJECTIONS)
2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team SWEET MEAT INJECTIONS has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#3,532 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 13%
- Peak
- 1501
Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,538 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1506
Their last contest in the data was back in 2023, 3 years before SWEET MEAT INJECTIONS's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#3,506 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1493
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2014.
⚔ Compare careers#3,535 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1509
Level with SWEET MEAT INJECTIONS on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#3,545 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1519
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 10 contests to 6.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NECTAR OF THE HOGS | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.8456 | 161.0972 | 165.41 | top 64% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 170.3428 | 158.2628 | 164.95 | top 57% |
| Pork | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 174.2628 | 150.8000 | 165.69 | top 45% |
| Brisket | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 169.1316 | 160.5716 | 165.89 | 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) | 2 | 0 | top 57% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 61% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ND BBQ Championship | 2 | 24 | 0 | top 67% | May 1, 2026 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2023
2 contests
Contests a season
1.2
across 5 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
MN
4 of 6 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
5
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
232
finished ahead 107 times, behind 229
Longest layoff
7.8 yrs
Jul 31, 2015 → May 12, 2023
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20261 milestone
- Most recent contest ND BBQ Championship
20152 milestones
- First overall top-10 Great Northern BBQ
- Peak power rating (1519) Great Northern BBQ
20145 milestones
- First tracked contest Big Island BBQ
- First call Big Island BBQ
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score676.0228 Big Island BBQ
- Career-best overall score676.0228 Big Island BBQ
- Career-best single call (Pork)174.2628 Big Island BBQ
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +9.5 | Big Island BBQ | Aug 22, 2014 |
| +9.3 | Great Northern BBQ | Jul 31, 2015 |
| +3 | ND BBQ Championship | Sep 27, 2024 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.4 | Smokin in Steele | Jun 2, 2023 |
| -10.9 | Minnesota in May | May 12, 2023 |
| -6.9 | ND BBQ Championship | May 1, 2026 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 83% | 90.1% | 90.1% |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 51% | 92.5% | 92.5% |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 85% | 91.6% | 91% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 27% | 93.2% | 93.2% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 28% | 93.9% | 93.9% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1, 2026 | ND BBQ Championship 🏅 Fargo, ND | 59 / 71 (648.4224) | 27 (170.8228) | 62 (161.1312) | 66 (150.8000) | 37 (165.6684) |
| Sep 27, 2024 | ND BBQ Championship 🏅 Fargo, ND | 24 / 47 (666.2972) | 27 (165.7372) | 33 (163.4056) | 19 (168.0228) | 19 (169.1316) |
| Jun 2, 2023 | Smokin in Steele 🏅 Owatonna, MN | 25 / 29 (650.7424) | 25 (161.1084) | 25 (158.2628) | 12 (167.9656) | 16 (163.4056) |
| May 12, 2023 | Minnesota in May 🏅 St. Peter, MN | 49 / 59 (659.3028) | 52 (161.0972) | 25 (168.5484) | 47 (161.6572) | 23 (168) |
| Jul 31, 2015 | Great Northern BBQ Brainerd, MN | 7 / 26 (670.8116) | 21 (162.8228) | 9 (167.9888) | 2 (171.4400) | 4 (168.5600) |
| Aug 22, 2014 | Big Island BBQ Albert Lea, MN | 15 / 54 (676.0228) | 19 (170.8456) | 11 (170.3428) | 5 (174.2628) | 31 (160.5716) |