Circle W Meats AL
Rating
1460
peak 1460
Contests
8
in the data
First seen
2019-04-12
latest 2026-04-03
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 8 contests
Avg finish
top 99%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
322.53 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 319.49 (+3.04)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±13.03
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 161.46 · weakest Chicken (158.03)
Road miles
9
mi across 8 mapped stops
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
Pork Life has finished one call ahead of Circle W Meats 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
⚔️ A tough matchup
LEE LA Q has come out ahead in 8 of their 8 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of Kick Em In The Butt BBQ in 3 of their 4 shared contests.
📅 A April team
Something about April: average finish in the top 90% across 7 contests, versus top 99% the rest of the year.
Teams like this (closest power rating, AL first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 173.1200 | 149.0628 | 158.03 | top 98% |
| Pork Ribs | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 171.9772 | 147.3828 | 161.46 | top 88% |
| Pork | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Brisket | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
“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.
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2026 (1 contest)
- Cooks mostly in AL (8 of 8 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (8 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 319.49
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 339.3600 | 339.36 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 341.0972 | 341.10 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 318.1944 | 318.19 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 306.1140 | 306.11 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 307.9084 | 307.91 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 322.8000 | 322.80 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 310.2288 | 310.23 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 310.2288 | 310.23 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-03 | Smoke on the Falls Gadsden, AL | 13 / 36 (339.3600) | 17 (167.3828) | 11 (171.9772) | — | — |
| 2025-04-11 | Smoke on the Falls BBQ Competition Gadsden, AL | 15 / 31 (341.0972) | 13 (173.1200) | 18 (167.9772) | — | — |
| 2024-04-12 | Smoke on the Falls Gadsden, AL | 20 / 31 (318.1944) | 21 (153.6572) | 16 (164.5372) | — | — |
| 2023-04-07 | Smoke on the Falls Gadsden, AL | 44 / 39 (306.1140) | 45 (149.0628) | 37 (157.0512) | — | — |
| 2022-04-08 | Smoke on the Falls Gadsden, AL | 50 / 34 (307.9084) | 39 (160.5256) | 53 (147.3828) | — | — |
| 2021-04-09 | Smoke on the Falls Gadsden, AL | 32 / 38 (322.8000) | 40 (155.9656) | 21 (166.8344) | — | — |
| 2020-09-18 | Smoke on the Falls Gadsden, AL | 45 / 28 (310.2288) | 44 (149.7028) | 34 (160.5260) | — | — |
| 2019-04-12 | Smoke on the Falls Gadsden, AL | 41 / 30 (310.2288) | 41 (154.8228) | 40 (155.4060) | — | — |