A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
3 EYZ BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
3 EYZ BBQ has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
KILLER MEAT
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1475
peak 1475 · rated over 3 contests ⓘ
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
2015-05-01
latest 2017-07-28
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 3 contests
Avg finish
top 86%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
606.71
last 3 Master vs avg 606.71 (+0.00)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±2.51
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 157.50 · weakest Pork Ribs (140.15)
Road miles
74
mi across 3 mapped stops · furthest 59 mi
Schedule strength
53%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1568)
Master avg
606.71 / 720
3 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (1 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.
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.
KILLER MEAT has 3 rated contests — short of the five it takes to earn a power ranking — so this rating has barely moved off the 1500 every team starts on and 151 rated teams sit within a point of it. Read the list as the nearest company at a number nobody here has moved far from, not as a verdict on who this team belongs with.
#4402 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1474
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 5 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-head#4386 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1475
No shared contest yet.
Level with KILLER MEAT on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#4379 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1475
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 7 years after KILLER MEAT did, first appearing in 2022.
⚔ Head-to-head#4394 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1475
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 5 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-head#4387 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 29%
- Peak
- 1475
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 7 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-head#4388 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1475
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 5 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-headBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159.4400 | 154.8000 | 157.50 | top 77% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 142.7888 | 136.5372 | 140.15 | top 97% |
| Pork | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159.9660 | 152.0000 | 155.78 | top 72% |
| Brisket | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.1200 | 142.2172 | 153.29 | top 72% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| MD | 2 | 0 | top 86% |
| PA | 1 | 0 | top 88% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 93% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 83% |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
2.2 yrs
2015-05-01 → 2017-07-28
Busiest season
2017
1 contest
Contests a season
1
across 3 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
MD
2 of 3 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
3
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
3 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 157.50 · weakest Pork Ribs (140.15)
Walk rate
0%
a top-10 call in 0 of 3 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 3 contests
Master average
606.71
out of 720 · 3 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
112
22–119 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
74
3 mapped stops · furthest 59 mi
Schedule strength
1568
average field rating faced — tougher than 53% of rated contests
Longest layoff
1.3 yrs
2015-05-01 → 2016-08-05
Power rating
1475
peak 1475 · #null of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2015
- First tracked contest Naptown barBAYq Contest and Music Festival
- Career-best overall score609.0856 Naptown barBAYq Contest and Music Festival
- Peak power rating (1493) Naptown barBAYq Contest and Music Festival
- 2017
- Career-best single call (Brisket)161.1200 *Smoke in the Grove(JUDGES FULL)
- Most recent contest *Smoke in the Grove(JUDGES FULL)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -9.4 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | 2016-08-05 |
| -8.7 | *Smoke in the Grove(JUDGES FULL) | 2017-07-28 |
| -7.2 | Naptown barBAYq Contest and Music Festival | 2015-05-01 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 88% | 84.4% | 84.4% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 93% | 83.8% | 83.8% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 78% | 84.6% | 84.6% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-07-28 | *Smoke in the Grove(JUDGES FULL) Spring Grove, PA | 45 / 51 (607.8172) | 43 (154.8000) | 50 (136.5372) | 40 (155.3600) | 28 (161.1200) |
| 2016-08-05 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Laurel, MD | 27 / 29 (603.2348) | 25 (158.2628) | 29 (142.7888) | 15 (159.9660) | 27 (142.2172) |
| 2015-05-01 | Naptown barBAYq Contest and Music Festival Annapolis, MD | 50 / 64 (609.0856) | 38 (159.4400) | 60 (141.1200) | 54 (152.0000) | 44 (156.5256) |