High-water mark
663.3368
career-best overall
92.1% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 663.3368 at The River Grill before the Big Chill — 92.1% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Oct 10, 2014
Sweet Meat BBQ
Sweet Meat BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2018. Their best overall finish is 24th of 49 at The River Grill before the Big Chill (2014).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1488
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 3
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Apr 19, 2013
latest Jul 13, 2018 · 5.2 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 68%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±17.22
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 160.56 · weakest Brisket (158.25)
Road miles
1,992
across 4 mapped stops · furthest 929 mi
Schedule strength
25%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1534)
Master avg
638.99 / 720
3 Master contests · 0 GCs
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.2856 | 152 | 159.82 | top 67% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.6800 | 153.7142 | 160.56 | top 62% |
| Pork | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.1428 | 153.6340 | 160.35 | top 69% |
| Brisket | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.2856 | 150.2400 | 158.25 | top 59% |
“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
More numbers
Busiest season
2014
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
KS
1 of 4 contests · 4 states in all
Contests visited
3
a different one every time
Opponents faced
161
finished ahead 54 times, behind 107
Longest layoff
3.8 yrs
Oct 10, 2014 → Jul 13, 2018
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20181 milestone
- Most recent contest Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest
20144 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score663.3368 The River Grill before the Big Chill
- Career-best overall score663.3368 The River Grill before the Big Chill
- Career-best single call (Pork)169.1428 The River Grill before the Big Chill
- Peak power rating (1498) The River Grill before the Big Chill
20131 milestone
- First tracked contest Rock'n Ribs BBQ Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +1.8 | The River Grill before the Big Chill | Oct 10, 2014 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10.1 | Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest | Jul 13, 2018 |
| -3.8 | Rock'n Ribs BBQ Festival | Apr 19, 2013 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 92% | 87.1% | 87.1% |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 49% | 92.1% | 92.1% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 63% | 87% | 87% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 13, 2018 | Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest Mayetta, KS | 44 / 48 (627.3484) | 36 (161.1772) | 31 (162.2972) | 46 (153.6340) | 43 (150.2400) |
| Oct 10, 2014 | The River Grill before the Big Chill Cincinnati, OH | 24 / 49 (663.3368) | 27 (166.2856) | 27 (165.6800) | 22 (169.1428) | 27 (162.2284) |
| May 24, 2014 | Roc City Rib Fest Rochester, NY | — | — | — | — | — |
| Apr 19, 2013 | Rock'n Ribs BBQ Festival Springfield, MO | 43 / 68 (626.2856) | 48 (152) | 46 (153.7142) | 45 (158.2858) | 21 (162.2856) |