High-water mark
662.7200
career-best overall
92.0% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 662.7200 at Southaven Springfest — 92.0% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Apr 25, 2025
EAT MY MEAT
EAT MY MEAT is a competition barbecue team with 6 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2021 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 13th of 17 at the TN River BBQ Fest (2024). They are ranked #4921 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1464
peak 1464 · rated over 6 contests
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
Oct 29, 2021
latest Apr 24, 2026 · 4.5 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 82%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
632.84 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 636.49 (-3.65)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±44.58
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 163.02 · weakest Chicken (153.25)
Road miles
1,829
across 6 mapped stops · furthest 910 mi
Schedule strength
73%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1593)
Purse competed for
$76K
listed at 6 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 6 state-championship entries
Master avg
636.49 / 720
6 Master contests · 0 GCs
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to EAT MY MEAT, each with one reason worth a look.
139 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4,924 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1464
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,930 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1503
They've been 1503 at their best, 39 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Compare careers#4,933 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1506
Their last contest in the data was back in 2023, 3 years before EAT MY MEAT's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#4,938 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 67%
- Peak
- 1464
Level with EAT MY MEAT on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#4,916 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1465
Their last contest in the data was back in 2021, 5 years before EAT MY MEAT's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#4,907 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1465
They were already cooking in 2014, 7 years before EAT MY MEAT's first contest.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kith n' Kin | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| UNCLE FEOL'S TENNESSEE STYLE BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 171.9656 | 107.1544 | 153.25 | top 84% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 172.5716 | 139.9544 | 159.87 | top 78% |
| Pork | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 172.6172 | 145.0856 | 163.02 | top 69% |
| Brisket | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168 | 145.0856 | 160.34 | top 77% |
“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 76% |
| Medium (20–39) | 5 | 0 | top 84% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southaven Springfest | 3 | 25 | 0 | top 81% | Apr 24, 2026 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2024
2 contests
Contests a season
1.2
across 5 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
MS
4 of 6 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
4
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
133
finished ahead 33 times, behind 156
Longest layoff
2 yrs
Apr 22, 2022 → Apr 20, 2024
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20262 milestones
- Career-best single call (Pork)172.6172 Southaven Springfest
- Most recent contest Southaven Springfest
20251 milestone
- Career-best overall score662.7200 Southaven Springfest
20213 milestones
- First tracked contest Southaven Springfest
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score654.7316 Southaven Springfest
- Peak power rating (1498) Southaven Springfest
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -13 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2) | Apr 20, 2024 |
| -7.1 | Southaven Springfest | Apr 25, 2025 |
| -5.2 | Southaven Springfest | Apr 24, 2026 |
| -4.5 | Southaven Springfest | Apr 22, 2022 |
| -3.5 | TN River BBQ Fest | Sep 27, 2024 |
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 85% | 91.6% | 91.6% |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 88% | 92% | 92% |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 88% | 90.1% | 82.3% |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 75% | 91.2% | 91.2% |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 69% | 90.9% | 90.9% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 24, 2026 | Southaven Springfest 🏅 Southaven, MS | 28 / 33 (659.4172) | 32 (161.7028) | 32 (157.0972) | 12 (172.6172) | 24 (168) |
| Apr 25, 2025 | Southaven Springfest 🏅 Southaven, MS | 30 / 34 (662.7200) | 34 (154.2284) | 15 (172.5716) | 14 (171.9772) | 29 (163.9428) |
| Sep 27, 2024 | TN River BBQ Fest 🏅 Saltillo, TN | 13 / 17 (648.4228) | 15 (158.2056) | 11 (169.6800) | 16 (163.9656) | 13 (156.5716) |
| Apr 20, 2024 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2) 🏅 Blairstown, NJ | 27 / 27 (537.2800) | 27 (107.1544) | 27 (139.9544) | 27 (145.0856) | 26 (145.0856) |
| Apr 22, 2022 | Southaven Springfest 🏅 Southaven, MS | 27 / 36 (656.3424) | 17 (171.9656) | 34 (154.2172) | 20 (167.3712) | 27 (162.7884) |
| Oct 29, 2021 | Southaven Springfest 🏅 Southaven, MS | 25 / 36 (654.7316) | 25 (166.2516) | 25 (165.6916) | 32 (157.1084) | 20 (165.6800) |