A tough matchup
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
B & C SMOKERS ahead in 100% of their meetings
B & C SMOKERS has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
Midwest Meat Masters
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1478
peak 1478 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2013-10-03
latest 2018-09-15
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 69%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
634.70
last 5 Master vs avg 634.70 (-0.00)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±13.90
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 160.10 · weakest Brisket (157.24)
Road miles
14
mi across 5 mapped stops
Schedule strength
44%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1557)
Master avg
634.70 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (3 found in this team's record)
Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.
A strong matchup
5–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of Brewski and Barbeque in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
The comeback
1.9 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 1.9 years, then back at 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) (2018-09-15).
- last seen 2016-10-29
- back 2018-09-15
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.
139 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4233 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1478
2–0 in 2 shared contests (100% to Midwest Meat Masters)
2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Midwest Meat Masters has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#4247 of the rated field
- Contests
- 62
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 6%
- Peak
- 1521
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to Midwest Meat Masters)
They've been 1521 at their best, 43 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#4234 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1478
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#4222 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1478
No shared contest yet.
Level with Midwest Meat Masters on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#4245 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1477
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#4221 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1478
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brewski and Barbeque | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| Smoke & Beer BBQ | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| CHILLIN AND GRILLIN CREW | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| BIG BULLS BBQ BUNCH | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| DUSTY ROADS BBQ | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| Holy Smokes | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| FOUNTAIN CITY BARBEQUE | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| Pork & Boots | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| BBQ CARTEL | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| EXCESSIVE BEHAVIOR | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| Q-CHIPS | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| HAWG PEN | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| Rhythm & Ribz | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| Brews Brothers BBQ | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| Fat Boy barbeque | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.8228 | 145.7028 | 157.46 | top 70% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.2972 | 150.8344 | 160.10 | top 60% |
| Pork | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.7372 | 145.7140 | 159.90 | top 55% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.2628 | 145.1200 | 157.24 | 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.
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
5 yrs
2013-10-03 → 2018-09-15
Busiest season
2018
1 contest
Contests a season
1
across 5 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
MO
3 of 5 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
5
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
5 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
averages 160.10 · weakest Brisket (157.24)
Walk rate
0%
a top-10 call in 0 of 5 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 5 contests
Master average
634.70
out of 720 · 5 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
1,421
753–1,958 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
14
5 mapped stops
Schedule strength
1557
average field rating faced — tougher than 44% of rated contests
Longest layoff
1.9 yrs
2016-10-29 → 2018-09-15
Power rating
1478
peak 1478 · #4229 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open
- Peak power rating (1493) 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open
- 2015
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score653.1544 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open
- Career-best overall score653.1544 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open
- Career-best single call (Brisket)170.2628 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open
- 2018
- Most recent contest 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -7.8 | 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open | 2014-10-02 |
| -7.3 | 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open | 2013-10-03 |
| -4.1 | 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) | 2018-09-15 |
| -1.9 | 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open | 2015-10-03 |
| -1.2 | 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue(OPEN) | 2016-10-29 |
Category scores over time
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 75% | 88.7% | 88.7% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 65% | 89.4% | 89.4% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 48% | 90.7% | 90.7% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 81% | 86.7% | 86.7% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 76% | 85.3% | 85.3% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-09-15 | 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS | 351 / 467 (638.7772) | 232 (166.8228) | 255 (165.1200) | 416 (151.4172) | 358 (155.4172) |
| 2016-10-29 | 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue(OPEN) Kansas City, KS | 362 / 557 (643.3596) | 455 (155.3828) | 347 (161.6684) | 141 (169.1656) | 363 (157.1428) |
| 2015-10-03 | 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open Kansas City, MO | 291 / 606 (653.1544) | 349 (162.3200) | 526 (150.8344) | 125 (169.7372) | 118 (170.2628) |
| 2014-10-02 | 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO | 448 / 552 (624.0116) | 526 (145.7028) | 415 (156.5600) | 280 (163.4744) | 341 (158.2744) |
| 2013-10-03 | 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO | 406 / 535 (614.2168) | 355 (157.0856) | 117 (166.2972) | 487 (145.7140) | 453 (145.1200) |