Meat Gazers
Meat Gazers is a competition barbecue team with 2 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2018 and 2021. Their best overall finish is 38th of 53 at the Smoke on the Trails (2021). They finished #1954 in the 2018 Master Series Team of the Year standings. Also listed in KCBS results as “MEATGAZERS”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1486
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 2
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
Aug 17, 2018
latest Sep 10, 2021 · 3.1 years on the trail
Avg finish
top 83%
overall standings
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 162.55 · weakest Brisket (143.09)
Road miles
1,310
across 2 mapped stops · furthest 1,310 mi
Purse competed for
$10K
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
Master avg
616.22 / 720
2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #1954 (60 pts) | #2012 (60 pts) | #1996 (60 pts) | #2030 (60 pts) | #1990 (60 pts) |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.2744 | 152.0572 | 161.17 | top 69% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 151.4172 | 147.3944 | 149.41 | top 86% |
| Pork | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 172.5600 | 152.5484 | 162.55 | top 65% |
| Brisket | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 151.9200 | 134.2628 | 143.09 | top 88% |
“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.
More numbers
Opponents faced
102
finished ahead 18 times, behind 84
Longest layoff
3.1 yrs
Aug 17, 2018 → Sep 10, 2021
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20213 milestones
- Career-best overall score642.1488 Smoke on the Trails
- Career-best single call (Pork)172.5600 Smoke on the Trails
- Most recent contest Smoke on the Trails
20181 milestone
- First tracked contest Turf & Surf BBQ Championship
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 10, 2021 | Smoke on the Trails 🏅 Gardner, KS | 38 / 53 (642.1488) | 25 (170.2744) | 50 (147.3944) | 22 (172.5600) | 43 (151.9200) |
| Aug 17, 2018 | Turf & Surf BBQ Championship Del Mar, CA | 48 / 51 (590.2856) | 46 (152.0572) | 40 (151.4172) | 45 (152.5484) | 48 (134.2628) |