Meat Head BBQ
Meat Head BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 3 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record in 2019. Their best overall finish is 17th of 53 at the Smoke in the Grove (2019). Also listed in KCBS results as “MEATHEAD BBQ”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1491
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 3
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
Apr 19, 2019
latest Nov 22, 2019
Avg finish
top 50%
overall standings
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 141.09 · weakest Pork Ribs (137.41)
Road miles
926
across 3 mapped stops · furthest 834 mi
Schedule strength
40%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1553)
Purse competed for
$38K
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
Backyard avg
286.42 / 360
2 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
Backyard (4-meat) avg
549.62 / 720
1 Backyard (4-meat) contest · 0 GCs
These overall scores sit on different scales (Backyard out of 360, Backyard (4-meat) out of 720), 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 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 151.9196 | 125.1544 | 138.54 | top 46% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 145.1200 | 129.6912 | 137.41 | top 48% |
| Pork | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 141.0856 | 141.0856 | 141.09 | top 72% |
| Brisket | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 138.2628 | 138.2628 | 138.26 | top 72% |
“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.
More numbers
Most contests held in
FL
1 of 3 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
3
a different one every time
Opponents faced
204
finished ahead 82 times, behind 147
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20195 milestones
- First tracked contest Interstate BBQ Festival
- Career-best single call (Chicken)151.9196 Smoke in the Grove
- Peak power rating (1500) Smoke in the Grove
- Career-best overall score549.6228 Plant City Pig Jam
- Most recent contest Plant City Pig Jam
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 22, 2019 | Plant City Pig Jam 🏅 Plant City, FL | 26 / 39 (549.6228) | 27 (125.1544) | 23 (145.1200) | 28 (141.0856) | 28 (138.2628) |
| Jul 26, 2019 | Smoke in the Grove 🏅 Spring Grove, PA | 17 / 53 (281.6108) | 12 (151.9196) | 20 (129.6912) | — | — |
| Apr 19, 2019 | Interstate BBQ Festival 🏅 Hagerstown, MD | 27 / 54 (291.2228) | — | — | — | — |