Fistful of Meat

Fistful of Meat is a competition barbecue team with 13 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2018. Their best overall finish is 3rd of 30 at the 2016 Smokin in the Wood BBQ Competition (2016). They are ranked #2421 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#2,421

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1523

peak 1523 · rated over 13 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Apr 5, 2013

latest Sep 22, 2018 · 5.5 years on the trail

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

5 podiums

Overall top-10s

15% of 13 contests

Avg finish

top 53%

overall standings

Best overall

693.7028 / 720

Master · 2016 Smokin in the Wood BBQ Competition

Perfect 180s

Current form

663.09 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 654.32 (+8.77)

Walk rate

46%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

177.1428

Pork · 2016 Smokin in the Wood BBQ Competition

Consistency

±20.02

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 166.01 · weakest Brisket (161.06)

Road miles

1,263

across 13 mapped stops · furthest 142 mi

Schedule strength

46%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1560)

State championships

0 🏅

won from 1 state-championship entry

Master avg

654.32 / 720

13 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (5 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

High-water mark

693.7028 career-best overall

96.3% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 693.7028 at 2016 Smokin in the Wood BBQ Competition — 96.3% of a perfect 720.

Master
May 13, 2016

A tough matchup

8–0 behind in the head-to-head

GETTIN' BASTED ahead in 100% of their meetings

GETTIN' BASTED has come out ahead in 8 of their 8 shared contests.

The weak link

−4.9 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.95 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 8% of the time against 15%.

Brisket avg 161.06
Chicken avg 166.01
1 call in 13 entries

A strong matchup

4–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of ROADKILL BBQ in 4 of their 4 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

7 of 7 shared chicken entries lost

DIRT ROAD BBQ ahead 100% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, DIRT ROAD BBQ has out-cooked them in 7 of 7 shared chicken entries.

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Triple Nines BBQ

#2,430 of the rated field

1523 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 15%
Peak: 1523

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 13 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 13 contests
last seen Sep 4, 2026

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Texas Revolution

#2,407 of the rated field

1523 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1535

Careers of much the same size, 12 contests to 13, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 12 contests
last seen Aug 15, 2026

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WarPig BBQ

#2,415 of the rated field

1523 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 21%
Peak: 1530

Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 14 contests, alongside a 21% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 12 contests
last seen Mar 28, 2025

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SMOKIN' TOAD'S

#2,409 of the rated field

1523 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 29%
Peak: 1558

They turned up 6 years after Fistful of Meat did, first appearing in 2019.

rated over 15 contests
last seen Jun 6, 2025

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SLADES BBQ

#2,429 of the rated field

1523 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 18%
Peak: 1523

Level with Fistful of Meat on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 11 contests
last seen Sep 22, 2017

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Brisket Brothers

#2,424 of the rated field

1523 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 18%
Peak: 1526

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 11 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 11 contests
last seen Feb 4, 2017

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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
GETTIN' BASTED	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
DIRT ROAD BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
THE SMOKING HILLS	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
MOKAN MEATHEADS	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
GETTIN' SAUCED	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
SMOOTH SMOKE	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
KCQ	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
SMOKE THIS BBQ MO	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
UNCLE BUB'S BBQ, LLC	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
SLAPS BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
THUMP & STRUM BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	13	2	1	174.8572	155.4286	166.01	top 45%
Pork Ribs	13	3	2	176	139.3600	161.65	top 55%
Pork	13	4	2	177.1428	151.4284	165.60	top 46%
Brisket	13	1	0	169.1200	146.2628	161.06	top 56%

“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

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	4	0	top 38%
Large (40+)	9	0	top 59%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Racing for the BBQ	3	8	top 47%	Jul 27, 2018
Table Rock Boats and Bones	2	17	top 54%	Sep 22, 2018
Main Street BBQ & Blues Fest	2	27	top 70%	Apr 20, 2018

More numbers

Busiest season 2017 4 contests

Contests a season 2.2 across 6 seasons in the data

Most contests held in MO 13 of 13 contests

Contests visited 9 3 of them more than once

Opponents faced 377 finished ahead 280 times, behind 325

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

20182 milestones

Sep 22 Peak power rating (1523) Table Rock Boats and Bones
Sep 22 Most recent contest Table Rock Boats and Bones

20171 milestone

Sep 16 10th tracked contest Table Rock Boats and Bones

20164 milestones

May 13 First overall top-10 2016 Smokin in the Wood BBQ Competition
May 13 First overall podium 2016 Smokin in the Wood BBQ Competition
May 13 Career-best overall score693.7028 2016 Smokin in the Wood BBQ Competition
May 13 Career-best single call (Pork)177.1428 2016 Smokin in the Wood BBQ Competition

20133 milestones

Apr 5 First tracked contest Smokin' On Big Creek
Sep 13 First call Bucksaw Band & BBQ
Oct 25 First overall past 90% of a perfect score657.6224 Bates County BBQ State Championship

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+18.1	2016 Smokin in the Wood BBQ Competition	May 13, 2016
+13.7	Racing for the BBQ	Jul 27, 2018
+6.3	Bates County BBQ State Championship	Oct 25, 2013
+4.4	Table Rock Boats and Bones	Sep 22, 2018
+3.6	Racing for the BBQ	Jul 25, 2014

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-11.5	Smokin' On Big Creek	Apr 5, 2013
-7.3	Racing for the BBQ	Jul 24, 2015
-4.9	Main Street BBQ & Blues Fest	Apr 20, 2018
-2.9	Main Street BBQ & Blues Fest	Apr 21, 2017
-1.2	Smokin On Big Creek BBQ Contest Benefiting Operation BBQ Relief (TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL)	Mar 31, 2017

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	Top-10s	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2018	3	1	67%	top 44%	94%	91.5%
2017	4	0	25%	top 60%	93.3%	91.4%
2016	1	1	100%	top 10%	96.3%	96.3%
2015	1	0	0%	top 78%	88.6%	88.6%
2014	1	0	100%	top 44%	91.3%	91.3%
2013	3	0	33%	top 60%	91.3%	88.3%

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Sep 22, 2018	Table Rock Boats and Bones Kimberling, MO	17 / 35 (666.2056)	18 (167.9656)	16 (166.8684)	10 (169.1200)	26 (162.2516)
Jul 27, 2018	Racing for the BBQ Lee's Summit, MO	8 / 66 (676.4684)	29 (164.5484)	2 (176)	22 (167.3828)	15 (168.5372)
Apr 20, 2018	Main Street BBQ & Blues Fest Washington, MO	29 / 40 (634.7084)	29 (161.6800)	38 (149.7028)	30 (159.3828)	22 (163.9428)
Sep 16, 2017	Table Rock Boats and Bones Kimberling, MO	28 / 47 (666.1828)	12 (171.9884)	17 (170.8344)	33 (165.1428)	40 (158.2172)
Jul 28, 2017	Racing for the BBQ Lee's Summit, MO	27 / 54 (671.8856)	11 (173.7028)	21 (170.2628)	10 (173.7028)	43 (154.2172)
Apr 21, 2017	Main Street BBQ & Blues Fest Washington, MO	27 / 40 (651.9084)	18 (166.2628)	34 (157.1544)	19 (164.5600)	23 (163.9312)
Mar 31, 2017	Smokin On Big Creek BBQ Contest Benefiting Operation BBQ Relief (TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL) Pleasant Hill, MO	37 / 59 (643.2452)	44 (159.4056)	48 (158.2284)	29 (165.1084)	31 (160.5028)
May 13, 2016	2016 Smokin in the Wood BBQ Competition Greenwood, MO	3 / 30 (693.7028)	3 (174.8572)	6 (172.5944)	3 (177.1428)	10 (169.1084)
Jul 24, 2015	Racing for the BBQ Lees Summit, MO	49 / 63 (638.1484)	33 (165.1428)	62 (139.3600)	39 (164.5256)	20 (169.1200)
Jul 25, 2014	Racing for the BBQ Lee's Summit, MO	24 / 54 (657.0400)	18 (169.6684)	45 (155.9656)	2 (176)	40 (155.4060)
Oct 25, 2013	Bates County BBQ State Championship 🏅 Butler, MO	12 / 33 (657.6224)	12 (168.0228)	12 (164.5140)	12 (165.6800)	17 (159.4056)
Sep 13, 2013	Bucksaw Band & BBQ Clinton, MO	13 / 23 (626.7200)	8 (159.3944)	3 (167.4288)	15 (153.6340)	16 (146.2628)
Apr 5, 2013	Smokin' On Big Creek Pleasant Hill, MO	64 / 74 (622.2856)	62 (155.4286)	62 (152.5714)	70 (151.4284)	34 (162.8572)

Fistful of Meat

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (5 found in their record)

High-water mark

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Chicken nemesis

Teams like this (closest power rating)

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

More numbers

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

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

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)