High-water mark
671.9888
career-best overall
93.3% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 671.9888 at Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship — 93.3% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Sep 27, 2013
Can't Beat Our Meat
Can't Beat Our Meat is a competition barbecue team with 15 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 9th of 114 at the Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship (2013). They are ranked #4567 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1472
peak 1518 · rated over 15 contests
Contests
15
in the data
First seen
Apr 19, 2013
latest Jun 26, 2026 · 13.2 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
7% of 15 contests
Avg finish
top 58%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
640.16 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 631.64 (+8.52)
Walk rate
20%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±24.26
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 160.41 · weakest Pork (156.04)
Road miles
271
across 15 mapped stops · furthest 246 mi
Schedule strength
10%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1514)
Purse competed for
$103K
listed at 7 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 13 state-championship entries
Master avg
631.64 / 720
15 Master contests · 0 GCs
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Can't Beat Our Meat, each with one reason worth a look.
139 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4,581 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1511
4–6 in 10 shared contests (40% to Can't Beat Our Meat)
These two have cooked 10 of the same contests — C'mon Que ahead 6–4 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.
⚔ Head-to-head#4,558 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1472
4–7 in 11 shared contests (36% to Can't Beat Our Meat)
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 11 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#4,545 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1510
4–2 in 6 shared contests (67% to Can't Beat Our Meat)
Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 8 years before Can't Beat Our Meat's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#4,547 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1509
4–1 in 5 shared contests (80% to Can't Beat Our Meat)
Fewer contests behind them than Can't Beat Our Meat has cooked, 8 to 15, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.
⚔ Head-to-head#4,546 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1472
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to Can't Beat Our Meat)
They turned up 8 years after Can't Beat Our Meat did, first appearing in 2021.
⚔ Head-to-head#4,579 of the rated field
- Contests
- 15
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 7%
- Peak
- 1471
15 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 7% top-10 finishes rather than wins.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KC Rib doctor | 14 | 7 | 7 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| Smokin on Cloud 9 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 29% | ⚔ compare |
| HAROLD'S HOT MEAT SMOKERS | 14 | 1 | 13 | 7% | ⚔ compare |
| No Clue BBQ | 13 | 12 | 1 | 92% | ⚔ compare |
| Nice Rack | 13 | 10 | 3 | 77% | ⚔ compare |
| The Drizzlers | 13 | 10 | 3 | 77% | ⚔ compare |
| Too Hot to Handle | 13 | 10 | 3 | 77% | ⚔ compare |
| DUNN UP BBQ | 13 | 9 | 4 | 69% | ⚔ compare |
| Grill on Grill Action | 13 | 9 | 4 | 69% | ⚔ compare |
| Slow Cookin' Cats | 13 | 9 | 4 | 69% | ⚔ compare |
| Smokin Engineers | 13 | 9 | 4 | 69% | ⚔ compare |
| Every Man A Smoker | 13 | 8 | 5 | 62% | ⚔ compare |
| Hogs Breath BBQ | 13 | 7 | 6 | 54% | ⚔ compare |
| B&D BBQ | 13 | 6 | 7 | 46% | ⚔ compare |
| Animal House BBQ | 13 | 5 | 8 | 38% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 176.5600 | 139.4286 | 160.41 | top 52% |
| Pork Ribs | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 173.7144 | 139.4288 | 158.61 | top 56% |
| Pork | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 173.7372 | 121.1428 | 156.04 | top 63% |
| Brisket | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 171.4286 | 136.4800 | 156.58 | top 55% |
“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
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | 6 | 70 | 0 | top 72% | Jun 26, 2026 |
| Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship | 4 | 27 | 0 | top 38% | Jun 24, 2016 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2013
3 contests
Contests a season
1.2
across 13 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
KS
14 of 15 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
7
2 of them more than once
Opponents faced
735
finished ahead 1,038 times, behind 1,372
Longest layoff
2 yrs
Jun 21, 2019 → Jun 25, 2021
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20261 milestone
- Most recent contest The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
20211 milestone
- 10th tracked contest The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship
20141 milestone
- Peak power rating (1518) Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
20136 milestones
- First tracked contest 8th Annual Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ
- First call Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score653.1426 Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
- First overall top-10 Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship
- Career-best overall score671.9888 Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship
- Career-best single call (Chicken)176.5600 Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +14 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship | Sep 27, 2013 |
| +12.2 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | Jun 21, 2013 |
| +6.2 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | Jun 27, 2014 |
| +5.2 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship | Jun 24, 2016 |
| +4.1 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | Jun 27, 2025 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -14.1 | 8th Annual Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ | Apr 19, 2013 |
| -11.6 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship | Jun 21, 2019 |
| -10.7 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship | Jun 25, 2021 |
| -8 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | Jun 26, 2015 |
| -7.9 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle | Jun 22, 2018 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 63% | 89.5% | 89.5% |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 44% | 92% | 92% |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 78% | 86.7% | 86.7% |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 72% | 87.7% | 87.7% |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 68% | 88.7% | 88.7% |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 86% | 85.2% | 85.2% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 87% | 84.5% | 84.5% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 74% | 85.5% | 85.5% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 46% | 88.5% | 88.5% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 34% | 89.4% | 89.4% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 74% | 85.9% | 85.9% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 30% | 89.3% | 89.3% |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 67% | top 39% | 93.3% | 87.7% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 26, 2026 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 99 / 157 (644.4684) | 56 (167.4056) | 128 (157.0628) | 122 (157.7372) | 80 (162.2628) |
| Jun 27, 2025 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 70 / 159 (662.3088) | 119 (158.8572) | 67 (167.4172) | 57 (167.4516) | 49 (168.5828) |
| Jun 21, 2024 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 134 / 172 (623.8860) | 152 (152.5600) | 156 (149.6688) | 71 (165.7028) | 115 (155.9544) |
| Jun 23, 2023 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 120 / 167 (631.3376) | 91 (161.6916) | 140 (154.2516) | 142 (153.7144) | 82 (161.6800) |
| Jun 24, 2022 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 112 / 164 (638.8004) | 121 (158.2628) | 94 (161.1660) | 123 (158.2628) | 84 (161.1088) |
| Jun 25, 2021 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 125 / 145 (613.5432) | 64 (162.8228) | 118 (152.5372) | 98 (158.8344) | 137 (139.3488) |
| Jun 21, 2019 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 159 / 183 (608.5372) | 134 (155.3828) | 36 (168.5944) | 183 (121.1428) | 67 (163.4172) |
| Jun 22, 2018 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle Lenexa, KS | 136 / 185 (615.4172) | 103 (157.7372) | 107 (157.7144) | 153 (149.1428) | 135 (150.8228) |
| Jun 23, 2017 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 85 / 184 (637.0168) | 96 (157.7028) | 84 (161.0856) | 135 (154.8456) | 56 (163.3828) |
| Jun 24, 2016 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 62 / 183 (643.9312) | 89 (158.8572) | 66 (163.3828) | 86 (160.5600) | 70 (161.1312) |
| Jun 26, 2015 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 135 / 183 (618.1828) | 113 (157.7256) | 36 (167.4172) | 122 (156.5600) | 174 (136.4800) |
| Jun 27, 2014 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 55 / 184 (642.9144) | 23 (169.2116) | 166 (142.8456) | 3 (173.7372) | 77 (157.1200) |
| Sep 27, 2013 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship 🏅 Shawnee, KS | 9 / 114 (671.9888) | 2 (176.5600) | 5 (173.7144) | 22 (168.5944) | 74 (153.1200) |
| Jun 21, 2013 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 27 / 183 (653.1426) | 15 (172) | 60 (162.8570) | 152 (146.8570) | 9 (171.4286) |
| Apr 19, 2013 | 8th Annual Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ Enid, OK | 60 / 63 (569.1432) | 61 (139.4286) | 61 (139.4288) | 58 (147.4286) | 59 (142.8572) |