A tough matchup
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
Between Names
Between Names is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2015 and 2021. Their best overall finish is 20th of 24 at the American Royal Backyard and Steak Contest (2021). They are ranked #5354 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1455
peak 1455 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
Oct 3, 2015
latest Mar 12, 2021 · 5.4 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 87%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±25.43
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 155.65 · weakest Brisket (147.80)
Road miles
250
across 5 mapped stops · furthest 75 mi
Schedule strength
41%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1554)
Purse competed for
$5,300
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
Master avg
609.85 / 720
4 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
302.17 / 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 Between Names, 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.
#5,348 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1455
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to Between Names)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Between Names has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#5,340 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1455
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,349 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1455
Level with Between Names on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#5,366 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1454
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2015.
⚔ Compare careers#5,360 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1455
Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 3 years before Between Names's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#5,359 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1455
Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 4 years before Between Names'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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.1772 | 145.1888 | 155.65 | top 70% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 156.5484 | 153.0860 | 154.58 | top 86% |
| Pork | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 153.0972 | 146.2628 | 149.81 | top 92% |
| Brisket | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.9544 | 121.6460 | 147.80 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 83% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 87% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2016
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
MO
3 of 5 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
5
a different one every time
Opponents faced
1,097
finished ahead 210 times, behind 1,491
Longest layoff
2.5 yrs
Sep 15, 2018 → Mar 12, 2021
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20211 milestone
- Most recent contest American Royal Backyard and Steak Contest
20162 milestones
- Career-best overall score629.6116 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)
- Career-best single call (Chicken)169.1772 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)
20152 milestones
- First tracked contest 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open
- Peak power rating (1487) 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -13 | 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open | Oct 3, 2015 |
| -10.4 | American Royal Backyard and Steak Contest | Mar 12, 2021 |
| -9.7 | Laurie Hillbilly BBQ | Aug 5, 2016 |
| -7.3 | 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) | Sep 15, 2018 |
| -5 | 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) | Oct 29, 2016 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 83% | 83.9% | 83.9% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 86% | 86.2% | 86.2% |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 83% | 87.4% | 87% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 98% | 78.6% | 78.6% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 12, 2021 | American Royal Backyard and Steak Contest Kansas City, MO | 20 / 24 (302.1716) | 20 (148.5144) | 21 (153.6572) | — | — |
| Sep 15, 2018 | 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS | 403 / 467 (620.3428) | 450 (147.9772) | 385 (156.5028) | 414 (151.9084) | 235 (163.9544) |
| Oct 29, 2016 | 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS | 433 / 557 (629.6116) | 148 (169.1772) | 466 (153.0972) | 490 (153.0972) | 409 (154.2400) |
| Aug 5, 2016 | Laurie Hillbilly BBQ Laurie, MO | 44 / 50 (623.2796) | 24 (167.4172) | 46 (156.5484) | 49 (147.9540) | 46 (151.3600) |
| Oct 3, 2015 | 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open Kansas City, MO | 592 / 606 (566.1836) | 578 (145.1888) | 500 (153.0860) | 574 (146.2628) | 601 (121.6460) |