A tough matchup
6–0
behind in the head-to-head
Smokey and the Pirate ahead in 100% of their meetings
Smokey and the Pirate has come out ahead in 6 of their 6 shared contests.
Meat Harvest BBQ
Meat Harvest BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 7 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2022. Their best overall finish is 3rd of 29 at the 3rd Annual Lodi BeerFest & BBQ Championship (2022). They are ranked #4542 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1472
peak 1472 · rated over 7 contests
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
Sep 13, 2013
latest Apr 29, 2022 · 8.6 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
14% of 7 contests
Avg finish
top 71%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
600.72 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 598.09 (+2.63)
Walk rate
29%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±20.38
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 158.25 · weakest Brisket (143.10)
Road miles
290
across 7 mapped stops · furthest 55 mi
Schedule strength
23%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1531)
State championships
0 🏅
won from 1 state-championship entry
Master avg
598.09 / 720
6 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
317.04 / 360
1 Backyard contest · 0 GCs
These overall scores sit on different scales (Master out of 720, Backyard out of 360), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Meat Harvest BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
143 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4,561 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1505
They've been 1505 at their best, 33 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Compare careers#4,567 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1506
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,554 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1472
They turned up 8 years after Meat Harvest BBQ did, first appearing in 2021.
⚔ Compare careers#4,536 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1503
Level with Meat Harvest BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#4,544 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1501
Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 5 years before Meat Harvest BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#4,538 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1472
Their last contest in the data was back in 2016, 6 years before Meat Harvest 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smokey and the Pirate | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SON OF SMOKE | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| TOO ASHAMED TO NAME | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| PIRATES OF THE PIG | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 168.0344 | 151.9544 | 158.25 | top 52% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 161.0972 | 138.2060 | 151.28 | top 67% |
| Pork | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 151.9656 | 139.8856 | 146.70 | top 85% |
| Brisket | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 160.5600 | 130.2172 | 143.10 | top 79% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 74% |
| Medium (20–39) | 6 | 0 | top 70% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2014
2 contests
Contests a season
1.2
across 6 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
CA
7 of 7 contests
Contests visited
7
a different one every time
Opponents faced
142
finished ahead 63 times, behind 141
Longest layoff
3.8 yrs
Jul 13, 2018 → Apr 29, 2022
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20223 milestones
- First overall top-10 3rd Annual Lodi BeerFest & BBQ Championship
- First overall podium 3rd Annual Lodi BeerFest & BBQ Championship
- Most recent contest 3rd Annual Lodi BeerFest & BBQ Championship
20183 milestones
- First call 2018 Clayton BBQ Cook-off
- Career-best overall score639.9200 2018 Clayton BBQ Cook-off
- Career-best single call (Chicken)168.0344 2018 Clayton BBQ Cook-off
20132 milestones
- First tracked contest RubStock BBQ Championship: A Groovin' Time in the Foothills
- Peak power rating (1489) RubStock BBQ Championship: A Groovin' Time in the Foothills
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +16.5 | 3rd Annual Lodi BeerFest & BBQ Championship | Apr 29, 2022 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -13 | Elk Grove Western Festival & BBQ Championship | May 2, 2014 |
| -10.9 | RubStock BBQ Championship: A Groovin' Time in the Foothills | Sep 13, 2013 |
| -7.3 | Elk Grove Western Festival & BBQ Championship | May 1, 2015 |
| -5.9 | Oaktown Throwdown | Aug 1, 2014 |
| -4 | 2018 Clayton BBQ Cook-off | Jul 13, 2018 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 10% | 88.1% | 88.1% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 74% | 88.9% | 88.9% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 70% | 83% | 83% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 81% | 81.8% | 81.8% |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 86% | 83.5% | 81.8% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 87% | 81.2% | 81.2% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 29, 2022 | 3rd Annual Lodi BeerFest & BBQ Championship 🏅 Lodi, CA | 3 / 29 (317.0400) | 2 (159.9772) | 3 (157.0628) | — | — |
| Jul 13, 2018 | 2018 Clayton BBQ Cook-off Clayton, CA | 14 / 19 (639.9200) | 5 (168.0344) | 13 (161.0972) | 17 (150.2284) | 13 (160.5600) |
| Apr 29, 2016 | Elk Grove Western Festival and BBQ Championship Elk Grove, CA | 21 / 30 (597.5544) | 16 (159.9428) | 29 (138.2060) | 19 (151.9656) | 18 (147.4400) |
| May 1, 2015 | Elk Grove Western Festival & BBQ Championship Elk Grove, CA | 26 / 32 (588.8912) | 23 (153.6684) | 26 (145.6572) | 27 (149.0512) | 26 (140.5144) |
| Aug 1, 2014 | Oaktown Throwdown Oakland, CA | 17 / 22 (600.9712) | 14 (156.5372) | 17 (153.0512) | 17 (148.0228) | 16 (143.3600) |
| May 2, 2014 | Elk Grove Western Festival & BBQ Championship Elk Grove, CA | 31 / 33 (576.2744) | 21 (157.6456) | 27 (147.3488) | 32 (141.0628) | 32 (130.2172) |
| Sep 13, 2013 | RubStock BBQ Championship: A Groovin' Time in the Foothills Cameron Park, CA | 34 / 39 (584.9256) | 30 (151.9544) | 22 (156.5600) | 38 (139.8856) | 37 (136.5256) |