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
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1455
peak 1455 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2015-10-03
latest 2021-03-12
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 87%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
609.85
last 4 Master vs avg 609.85 (+0.00)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±25.43
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 155.65 · weakest Brisket (147.80)
Road miles
250
mi across 5 mapped stops · furthest 75 mi
Schedule strength
41%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1554)
Purse competed for
$5K
listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings
Master avg
609.85 / 720
4 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
302.17 / 360
1 Backyard contest · 0 GCs
Master and Backyard overall scores sit on different scales (Master is 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.
Storylines (2 found in this team's record)
Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.
The comeback
2.5 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 2.5 years, then back at American Royal Backyard and Steak Contest (2021-03-12).
- last seen 2018-09-15
- back 2021-03-12
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.
129 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5324 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1455
2–1 in 3 shared contests (67% to Between Names)
These two have cooked 3 of the same contests — Between Names ahead 2–1 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.
⚔ Head-to-head#5305 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1455
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#5306 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1455
No shared contest yet.
Level with Between Names on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#5327 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1455
No shared contest yet.
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2015.
⚔ Head-to-head#5300 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1455
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#5321 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1455
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar 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 state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| MO | 3 | 0 | top 90% |
| KS | 2 | 0 | top 82% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 83% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 87% |
The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
5.4 yrs
2015-10-03 → 2021-03-12
Busiest season
2016
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 4 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
MO
3 of 5 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
5
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
5 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 155.65 · weakest Brisket (147.80)
Walk rate
0%
a top-10 call in 0 of 5 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 5 contests
Master average
609.85
out of 720 · 4 contests · 0 GCs
Backyard average
302.17
out of 360 · 1 contest · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
1,104
209–1,494 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
250
5 mapped stops · furthest 75 mi
Schedule strength
1554
average field rating faced — tougher than 41% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$5,300
listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings
Longest layoff
2.5 yrs
2018-09-15 → 2021-03-12
Power rating
1455
peak 1455 · #5317 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2015
- 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
- 2016
- 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)
- 2021
- Most recent contest American Royal Backyard and Steak Contest
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -13.1 | 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open | 2015-10-03 |
| -10.3 | American Royal Backyard and Steak Contest | 2021-03-12 |
| -9.7 | Laurie Hillbilly BBQ | 2016-08-05 |
| -7.3 | 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) | 2018-09-15 |
| -5 | 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue(OPEN) | 2016-10-29 |
Category scores over time
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-03-12 | American Royal Backyard and Steak Contest Kansas City, MO | 20 / 24 (302.1716) | 20 (148.5144) | 21 (153.6572) | — | — |
| 2018-09-15 | 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) |
| 2016-10-29 | 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) |
| 2016-08-05 | Laurie Hillbilly BBQ Laurie, MO | 44 / 50 (623.2796) | 24 (167.4172) | 46 (156.5484) | 49 (147.9540) | 46 (151.3600) |
| 2015-10-03 | 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) |