The comeback
4.7 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 4.7 years, then back at Sand Creek Summer Daze Festival – Saucy and Glazed BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) (Aug 19, 2018).
- last seen Nov 22, 2013
- back Aug 19, 2018
Pleased to Meat You
Pleased to Meat You is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2020. Their best overall finish is 21st of 53 at the York County BBQ Festival (2020).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1493
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 2
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Aug 9, 2013
latest Jun 26, 2020 · 6.9 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 58%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
25%
contests with a top-10 call
Best single call
162.2516
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 149.30 · weakest Pork (145.67)
Road miles
3,115
across 4 mapped stops · furthest 1,133 mi
Purse competed for
$7,150
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 1 state-championship entry
Master avg
598.73 / 720
1 Master contest · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
274.85 / 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.
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 152.6288 | 142.8112 | 148.58 | top 71% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 162.2516 | 124.5484 | 149.30 | top 36% |
| Pork | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 145.6684 | 145.6684 | 145.67 | top 82% |
| Brisket | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 149.1544 | 149.1544 | 149.15 | top 62% |
“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
More numbers
Busiest season
2013
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
PA
1 of 4 contests · 4 states in all
Contests visited
2
a different one every time
Opponents faced
129
finished ahead 46 times, behind 85
Longest layoff
4.7 yrs
Nov 22, 2013 → Aug 19, 2018
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20201 milestone
- Most recent contest York County BBQ Festival
20182 milestones
- First call Sand Creek Summer Daze Festival – Saucy and Glazed BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)162.2516 Sand Creek Summer Daze Festival – Saucy and Glazed BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY)
20132 milestones
- First tracked contest 12th Annual Maryland State BBQ Bash
- Career-best overall score598.7312 12th Annual Maryland State BBQ Bash
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 40% | 76.3% | 76.3% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 77% | 83.2% | 83.2% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 26, 2020 | York County BBQ Festival 🏅 Delta, PA | 21 / 53 (274.8456) | 20 (150.2972) | 21 (124.5484) | — | — |
| Aug 19, 2018 | Sand Creek Summer Daze Festival – Saucy and Glazed BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) Newton, KS | — | 11 (152.6288) | 4 (162.2516) | — | — |
| Nov 22, 2013 | Plant City Pig Jam Plant City, FL | — | — | — | — | — |
| Aug 9, 2013 | 12th Annual Maryland State BBQ Bash Bel Air, MD | 46 / 60 (598.7312) | 55 (142.8112) | 22 (161.0972) | 49 (145.6684) | 37 (149.1544) |