The Meat Whisperers AL
Rating
1467
peak 1467
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
latest 2021-08-06
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 74%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
388.27 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 377.45 (+10.82)
Walk rate
67%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±70.94
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 166.00 · weakest Chicken (150.38)
Road miles
384
mi across 5 mapped stops · furthest 58 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
PIT ROW BBQ has finished one call ahead of The Meat Whisperers 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
NATTY QUE has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
Hickory Hangover has come out ahead in 6 of their 6 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of Simply Smoked in 3 of their 4 shared contests.
Teams like this (closest power rating, AL first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.9772 | 129.0400 | 150.38 | top 85% |
| Pork Ribs | 8 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 173.7256 | 148.0000 | 166.00 | top 37% |
| Pork | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.6800 | 154.8228 | 158.82 | top 78% |
| Brisket | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
“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 contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 5 | 0 | top 79% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 51% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2021 (2 contests)
- Cooks mostly in AL (6 of 6 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (8 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 377.45
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 333.7144 | 333.71 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 482.2056 | 404.78 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 473.0052 | 473.01 |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 325.0740 | 324.22 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-08-06 | Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE) Glencoe, AL | 29 / 31 (482.2056) | 30 (139.4856) | 9 (166.2516) | 23 (161.6800) | — |
| 2021-04-23 | Smoke on the Water Festival(BACKYARD ONLY) Florence, AL | 19 / 29 (327.3484) | 25 (155.9084) | 8 (171.4400) | — | — |
| 2020-08-07 | Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD ONLY) Glencoe, AL | 21 / 21 (473.0052) | 15 (129.0400) | 13 (148.0000) | 20 (154.8228) | — |
| 2019-04-26 | Smoke on the Water Festival (BACKYARD ONlY) Florence, AL | 23 / 45 (325.0740) | 26 (163.3712) | 28 (161.7028) | 29 (159.9656) | — |
| 2019-03-08 | Corums Building Center BBQ(BACKYARD ONLY) Harselle, AL | 25 / 34 (323.3712) | 34 (149.6456) | 3 (173.7256) | — | — |
| Scottsboro BBQ Cook Off Festival(BACKYARD ONLY) Scottsboro, AL | 14 / 23 (333.7144) | 16 (163.9772) | 9 (169.7372) | — | — |