High-water mark
666.2168
career-best overall
92.5% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 666.2168 at Oinktoberfest — 92.5% of a perfect 720.
- Open Comp
- Sep 21, 2019
CARNIVORE'S HEAVEN
CARNIVORE'S HEAVEN is a competition barbecue team with 8 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 2nd of 43 at the Oinktoberfest (2019), and they have finished Reserve Grand Champion once. They are ranked #3167 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1501
peak 1501 · rated over 7 contests
Contests
8
in the data
First seen
Sep 20, 2014
latest Sep 21, 2019 · 5 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
1 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
13% of 8 contests
Avg finish
top 55%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
621.07 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 613.07 (+8.00)
Walk rate
13%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±21.13
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 153.62 · weakest Brisket (152.64)
Road miles
53
across 8 mapped stops
Schedule strength
19%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1527)
Purse competed for
$8,800
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 1 state-championship entry
Master avg
613.07 / 720
7 Master contests · 0 GCs
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to CARNIVORE'S HEAVEN, each with one reason worth a look.
110 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3,171 of the rated field
- Contests
- 15
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1542
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to CARNIVORE'S HEAVEN)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team CARNIVORE'S HEAVEN has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#3,149 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1506
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,148 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 13%
- Peak
- 1508
They turned up 10 years after CARNIVORE'S HEAVEN did, first appearing in 2024.
⚔ Compare careers#3,163 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1517
Level with CARNIVORE'S HEAVEN on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#3,157 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 13%
- Peak
- 1522
Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,178 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 11%
- Peak
- 1501
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUTTS & LINKS BBQ | 7 | 4 | 3 | 57% | ⚔ compare |
| BEHIND BBQ | 7 | 2 | 5 | 29% | ⚔ compare |
| TRANQUIL CARNIVORES | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| Sweet Heat BBQ | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| GOOD SMOKE BBQ | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| KISS MY BBQ | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| THE GOOD CUE CREW | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| RED VALLEY BBQ | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| BIG BELLY BBQ | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| ROUTE 5 SMOKEHAUS | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| Holy Smokes NY | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN BOYS AND HOT GRILLS | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| CHOPLICKERS BBQ | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| MORT'S MEAT MAFIA | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.6912 | 142.8000 | 153.62 | top 69% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.2628 | 137.6572 | 153.53 | top 62% |
| Pork | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 166.2972 | 129.1316 | 153.29 | top 55% |
| Brisket | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158.8228 | 146.8228 | 152.64 | top 57% |
“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.
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oinktoberfest | 5 | 2 | 0 | top 51% | Sep 21, 2019 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2015
2 contests
Contests a season
1.1
across 7 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
NY
8 of 8 contests
Contests visited
3
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
155
finished ahead 169 times, behind 199
Longest layoff
1 yrs
Sep 19, 2015 → Sep 23, 2016
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20197 milestones
- First overall top-10 Oinktoberfest
- First overall podium Oinktoberfest
- First Reserve Championship Oinktoberfest
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score666.2168 Oinktoberfest
- Career-best overall score666.2168 Oinktoberfest
- Peak power rating (1501) Oinktoberfest
- Most recent contest Oinktoberfest
20172 milestones
- First call Oinktoberfest
- Career-best single call (Pork)166.2972 Oinktoberfest
20131 milestone
- First tracked contest Oinktoberfest
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +16.9 | Oinktoberfest | Sep 21, 2019 |
| +7.3 | Ointoberfest BBQ Cookoff | Sep 23, 2016 |
| +2 | Oinktoberfest | Sep 22, 2017 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -13.1 | Crossborder Blues, Brews & Que | Jun 19, 2015 |
| -5.3 | Oinktoberfest | Sep 19, 2015 |
| -3.6 | Oinktoberfest | Sep 20, 2014 |
| -2.9 | Oinktoberfest | Sep 22, 2018 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% | top 5% | 92.5% | 92.5% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 67% | 83.5% | 83.5% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 51% | 87% | 87% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 35% | 89.4% | 89.4% |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 82% | 85.5% | 82.3% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 64% | 85.5% | 85.5% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 21, 2019 | Oinktoberfest 🏅 Clarence, NY | 2 / 43 (666.2168) | 42 (142.8000) | 15 (166.2628) | 19 (163.4056) | 37 (146.8228) |
| Sep 22, 2018 | Oinktoberfest Clarence, NY | 34 / 51 (601.1088) | 19 (158.2972) | 38 (150.2740) | 47 (138.8000) | 19 (153.7376) |
| Sep 22, 2017 | Oinktoberfest Clarence, NY | 27 / 53 (626.2972) | 42 (156.0344) | 44 (149.7028) | 6 (166.2972) | 31 (154.2628) |
| Sep 23, 2016 | Ointoberfest BBQ Cookoff Clarence, NY | 19 / 54 (643.4056) | 25 (161.6912) | 17 (162.3088) | 25 (160.5828) | 24 (158.8228) |
| Sep 19, 2015 | Oinktoberfest Clarence, NY | 37 / 52 (615.2684) | 29 (158.2400) | 35 (152.5028) | 31 (154.2512) | 36 (150.2744) |
| Jun 19, 2015 | Crossborder Blues, Brews & Que Wilson, NY | 44 / 47 (570.2288) | 36 (152.0228) | 45 (137.6572) | 45 (129.1316) | 26 (151.4172) |
| Sep 20, 2014 | Oinktoberfest Clarence, NY | 42 / 66 (615.9088) | 61 (146.2628) | 31 (156) | 23 (160.5372) | 34 (153.1088) |
| Sep 20, 2013 | Oinktoberfest Clarence, NY | — | — | — | — | — |