All Fired Up and Kicking Ash MO MO
Rating
1505
peak 1517
Contests
21
in the data
First seen
2021-08-20
latest 2025-11-05
Best ToY finish
#442
Master 2022
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
3 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 21 contests
Avg finish
top 58%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
673.15 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 656.95 (+16.19)
Walk rate
29%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±44.29
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 168.31 · weakest Brisket (163.55)
Road miles
1520
mi across 21 mapped stops · furthest 209 mi
Storylines
⚔️ A tough matchup
MAN MEAT BBQ has come out ahead in 14 of their 16 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of Pancho, Cisco, The Kid, and Company in 8 of their 9 shared contests.
Teams like this (closest power rating, MO first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 16 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 177.1428 | 147.4400 | 168.05 | top 53% |
| Pork Ribs | 17 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 177.1428 | 154.8344 | 168.31 | top 51% |
| Pork | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 177.1544 | 153.6684 | 167.36 | top 54% |
| Brisket | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 176.0572 | 147.4632 | 163.55 | top 63% |
“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 state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| MO | 10 | 0 | top 63% |
| KS | 6 | 0 | top 49% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 2 | 0 | top 92% |
| Medium (20–39) | 5 | 0 | top 63% |
| Large (40+) | 9 | 0 | top 47% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2022 (6 contests)
- Cooks mostly in MO (11 of 21 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (17 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 656.95
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)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 681.0172 | 675.91 |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 678.7312 | 668.99 |
| 2023 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 689.0972 | 672.05 |
| 2022 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 687.3604 | 673.63 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 603.4060 | 551.98 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest Kansas City, KS | 253 / 401 (669.6568) | 173 (171.4284) | 242 (167.4056) | 65 (175.4172) | 364 (155.4056) |
| 2025-09-05 | Buds Blues and BBQ Columbia, MO | 9 / 9 (677.0628) | 3 (176.5600) | 2 (176.5600) | 9 (164.5372) | 9 (159.4056) |
| 2025-09-05 | Buds Blues and BBQ (ONE MEAT RIBS) Columbia, MO | — | — | 1 (177.1428) | — | — |
| 2025-08-15 | BBQ & Fly-In on the River Excelsior Springs, MO | 38 / 62 (681.0172) | 35 (170.8344) | 20 (171.9656) | 34 (169.6800) | 37 (168.5372) |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest Kansas City, KS | 197 / 444 (678.7312) | 378 (159.9312) | 80 (174.8572) | 61 (175.4056) | 185 (168.5372) |
| 2024-08-16 | BBQ & Fly-In on the River Excelsior Springs, MO | 45 / 65 (659.2572) | 43 (166.2400) | 40 (166.8344) | 36 (168.5372) | 50 (157.6456) |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest Kansas City, KS | 153 / 487 (681.6344) | 167 (171.4172) | 210 (170.2628) | 39 (176.5600) | 318 (163.3944) |
| 2023-08-18 | BBQ & Fly-In on the River Excelsior Springs, MO | 29 / 57 (673.6456) | 42 (162.7884) | 24 (171.9772) | 38 (166.8800) | 14 (172.0000) |
| 2023-07-07 | Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off Cameron, MO | 29 / 30 (643.8284) | 24 (166.2400) | 29 (158.8000) | 25 (163.9656) | 29 (154.8228) |
| 2023-06-09 | Ozarks BBQ Fest Springfield, MO | 14 / 30 (689.0972) | 5 (177.1428) | 11 (173.7028) | 16 (168.5372) | 16 (169.7144) |
| 2022-10-01 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - SIDES Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 323 / 505 (658.1368) | 186 (169.7028) | 450 (155.9544) | 280 (166.2284) | 231 (166.2512) |
| 2022-08-19 | BBQ & Fly-In on the River Excelsior Springs, MO | 14 / 54 (687.3604) | 9 (175.4288) | 36 (167.3828) | 4 (177.1544) | 34 (167.3944) |
| 2022-08-05 | Smokin on The Harbor (JUDGING FULL) Warsaw, MO | 13 / 25 (685.1544) | 18 (165.1544) | 12 (170.8344) | 9 (173.1084) | 7 (176.0572) |
| 2022-07-08 | Sand Creek Summer Daze Saucy & Glazed BBQ Competition Newton, KS | 17 / 21 (662.1600) | 13 (169.7144) | 12 (170.8228) | 17 (162.8000) | 19 (158.8228) |
| 2022-04-22 | Ozarks BBQ Fest Springfield, MO | 12 / 31 (675.3596) | 7 (175.4056) | 10 (173.7028) | 19 (160.5484) | 13 (165.7028) |
| 2021-09-16 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 45 / 467 (500.5596) | 285 (163.3944) | 365 (158.2400) | 396 (154.7772) | 210 (165.6800) |
| 2021-08-20 | Smokin on The Harbor Warsaw, MO | 16 / 19 (603.4060) | 16 (147.4400) | 13 (154.8344) | 15 (153.6684) | 15 (147.4632) |
Team of the Year standings (rank per category by season — year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #875 (120 pts) | #960 (120 pts) | #940 (145 pts) | #935 (120 pts) | #920 (120 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #878 (120 pts) | #977 (120 pts) | #1021 (120 pts) | #938 (120 pts) | #922 (120 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #587 (285 pts) | #545 (360 pts) | #670 (305 pts) | #631 (275 pts) | #561 (330 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #442 (492 pts) | #419 (557 pts) | #515 (477 pts) | #405 (577 pts) | #483 (467 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #841 (149 pts) | #890 (149 pts) | #884 (164 pts) | #861 (154 pts) | #865 (154 pts) |