Meat Militia

Meat Militia is a competition barbecue team with 14 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2025. Their best overall finish is 14th of 29 at the Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (2014). They are ranked #3452 of 6,485 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#3,452

of 6,485 rated · rankings

Rating

1494

peak 1494 · rated over 13 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Sep 13, 2013

latest Jun 6, 2025 · 11.7 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#1020

Master 2024 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podium

Overall top-10s

0% of 14 contests

Avg finish

top 63%

overall standings

Best overall

677.6572 / 720

Master · Original SD BBQ Championships

Perfect 180s

Current form

669.27 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 660.96 (+8.31)

Walk rate

43%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

176.5828

Brisket · Atlanta BarB-Q Festival

Consistency

±11.39

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 165.45 · weakest Brisket (164.76)

Road miles

1,352

across 14 mapped stops · furthest 1,024 mi

Schedule strength

64%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1581)

Purse competed for

$25K

listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 2 state-championship entries

Master avg

660.96 / 720

13 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (6 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

High-water mark

677.6572 career-best overall

94.1% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 677.6572 at Original SD BBQ Championships — 94.1% of a perfect 720.

Master
Jun 7, 2024

A tough matchup

8–0 behind in the head-to-head

OLD PLANTATION BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

OLD PLANTATION BBQ has come out ahead in 8 of their 8 shared contests.

A strong matchup

7–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Willingham's in 7 of their 7 shared contests.

The comeback

7.6 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 7.6 years, then back at Original SD BBQ Championships (Jun 7, 2024).

last seen Nov 19, 2016
back Jun 7, 2024

Chicken nemesis

7 of 8 shared chicken entries lost

OLD PLANTATION BBQ ahead 88% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, OLD PLANTATION BBQ has out-cooked them in 7 of 8 shared chicken entries.

The metronome

±1.58% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.58% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 91.8% of a perfect score
14 contests

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Year	Series	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2025 ↗	Master	#1148 (60 pts)	#1221 (60 pts)	#854 (179 pts)	#1190 (60 pts)	#1190 (60 pts)
2024 ↗	Master	#1020 (99 pts)	#909 (144 pts)	#940 (144 pts)	#987 (119 pts)	#1465 (59 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#1372 (180 pts)	#1476 (180 pts)	#1441 (185 pts)	#892 (405 pts)	#1245 (235 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#1192 (244 pts)	#1271 (244 pts)	#1282 (239 pts)	#1401 (214 pts)	#1046 (309 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#1970 (75 pts)	#2073 (75 pts)	#2043 (75 pts)	#1369 (190 pts)	#2034 (75 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to Meat Militia, each with one reason worth a look.

125 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

HOME TOWNS SMOKIN BUTTS

#3,463 of the rated field

1494 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1507

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to Meat Militia)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Meat Militia has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 7 contests
last seen May 25, 2018

⚔ Head-to-head

Serious Hog

#3,458 of the rated field

1494 power rating

Contests: 21
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 24%
Peak: 1501

A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 21 contests to 14.

rated over 13 contests
last seen Jun 7, 2024

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ALL FIRED UP AND KICKING ASH

#3,439 of the rated field

1494 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 14%
Peak: 1503

Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 8 years before Meat Militia's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 14 contests

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PE LITTLE THRIGS

#3,470 of the rated field

1494 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1501

15 contests and no Grand Championship yet.

rated over 15 contests
last seen Nov 30, 2018

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BIG BONE BBQ-MT

#3,447 of the rated field

1494 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 27%
Peak: 1507

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.

rated over 11 contests
last seen Jun 16, 2017

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3 Master Basters

#3,477 of the rated field

1494 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1510

Level with Meat Militia on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 10 contests
last seen Jun 23, 2023

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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
OLD PLANTATION BBQ	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
SAUCED! BBQ TEAM	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
Willingham's	7	7	0	100%	⚔ compare
FOGGY BOTTOM BBQ	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare
ATLANTA BBQ STORE	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
Bubba Q	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
THE PIT CREW GA	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
HICKORY PRIME	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
UNCLE BUD'S BBQ	6	5	1	83%	⚔ compare
RUNWAY SMOKE	6	5	1	83%	⚔ compare
STOKED & SMOKED BARBECUE TEAM GA	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
SMOKE THIS	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
CHECKERED PIG	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
MOYERS COMPETITION BAR-B-Q TEAM	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
BIG L'S SWEET HEAT	5	3	2	60%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	13	1	0	0	175.4172	150.2168	165.45	top 66%
Pork Ribs	14	1	0	0	175.4172	156.5600	165.11	top 62%
Pork	13	3	0	0	174.8572	153.0972	164.97	top 58%
Brisket	13	2	1	1	176.5828	156.5372	164.76	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

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	4	0	top 63%
Large (40+)	9	0	top 64%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
GA	11	0	top 64%
SD	2	0	top 59%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
The National BBQ Cup	3	40	top 68%	Nov 20, 2015
Original SD BBQ Championships	2	17	top 59%	Jun 6, 2025
Que'n in Cumming (Day 2)	2	26	top 68%	Nov 19, 2016

More numbers

Busiest season 2015 4 contests

Contests a season 2.3 across 6 seasons in the data

Most contests held in GA 11 of 14 contests · 2 states in all

Contests visited 9 3 of them more than once

Most-entered meat Pork Ribs 14 entries · 0 wins · 1 call

Opponents faced 323 finished ahead 228 times, behind 402

Longest layoff 7.6 yrs Nov 19, 2016 → Jun 7, 2024

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

20251 milestone

Jun 6 Most recent contest Original SD BBQ Championships

20241 milestone

Jun 7 Career-best overall score677.6572 Original SD BBQ Championships

20161 milestone

Nov 18 10th tracked contest Que'n in Cumming (Day 1)

20136 milestones

Sep 13 First tracked contest Atlanta BarB-Q Festival
Sep 13 First call Atlanta BarB-Q Festival
Sep 13 First category win (Brisket) Atlanta BarB-Q Festival
Sep 13 Career-best single call (Brisket)176.5828 Atlanta BarB-Q Festival
Sep 13 Peak power rating (1500) Atlanta BarB-Q Festival
Nov 15 First overall past 90% of a perfect score662.1940 The National BBQ Cup (GBC Qualifier)

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+4.4	Smoke-N-Thunder BBQ Classic Day 1 (GBC Qualifier)	Oct 2, 2015
+4.1	Original SD BBQ Championships	Jun 7, 2024
+3.8	Que'n in Cumming (Day 1)	Nov 18, 2016
+3.5	The National BBQ Cup	Nov 20, 2015
+2.7	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	May 30, 2014

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-6	The National BBQ Cup (SBBQA)	Nov 21, 2014
-5.7	Hawgin on Lanier (GBC Qualifier)	Aug 28, 2015
-4.5	Hillbilly Hog BBQ Throwdown & Fall Festival (SBBQA)	Oct 24, 2014
-3.6	The National BBQ Cup (GBC Qualifier)	Nov 15, 2013
-3.5	Que'n in Cumming (Day 2)	Nov 19, 2016

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	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2025	2	0	0%	top 69%	91.6%	91.6%
2024	1	0	100%	top 50%	94.1%	94.1%
2016	2	0	0%	top 68%	93%	92.7%
2015	4	0	50%	top 61%	93.7%	92.4%
2014	3	0	33%	top 68%	91.5%	90.7%
2013	2	1	100%	top 60%	92%	90.4%

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Jun 6, 2025	Original SD BBQ Championships 🏅 Huron, SD	33 / 48 (659.3368)	40 (163.4172)	14 (173.1200)	41 (161.6684)	34 (161.1312)
Jun 5, 2025	Original SD BBQ Championships (One Meat Ribs) Huron, SD	—	—	23 (156.5600)	—	—
Jun 7, 2024	Original SD BBQ Championships 🏅 Huron, SD	17 / 34 (677.6572)	9 (175.4172)	9 (175.4172)	13 (170.2856)	27 (156.5372)
Nov 19, 2016	Que'n in Cumming (Day 2) Cumming, GA	30 / 37 (664.9944)	21 (169.1200)	29 (165.0972)	27 (166.2516)	28 (164.5256)
Nov 18, 2016	Que'n in Cumming (Day 1) Cumming, GA	26 / 47 (669.5656)	27 (168.5256)	32 (165.6916)	33 (163.9428)	16 (171.4056)
Nov 20, 2015	The National BBQ Cup Cumming, GA	40 / 74 (674.7884)	44 (168.5256)	35 (168.5372)	10 (173.7372)	54 (163.9884)
Oct 3, 2015	Smoke-N-Thunder BBQ Classic Day 2 (GBC Qualifier) Rome, GA	25 / 41 (668.4112)	40 (162.2400)	24 (169.1200)	27 (166.2284)	14 (170.8228)
Oct 2, 2015	Smoke-N-Thunder BBQ Classic Day 1 (GBC Qualifier) Rome, GA	26 / 52 (671.3372)	25 (171.4056)	33 (165.6916)	4 (174.8572)	43 (159.3828)
Aug 28, 2015	Hawgin on Lanier (GBC Qualifier) Gainesville, GA	33 / 41 (646.6280)	28 (165.0856)	38 (159.9312)	38 (160.5256)	31 (161.0856)
Nov 21, 2014	The National BBQ Cup (SBBQA) Cumming, GA	70 / 86 (653.5312)	71 (163.9544)	58 (164.5256)	69 (161.6340)	64 (163.4172)
Oct 24, 2014	Hillbilly Hog BBQ Throwdown & Fall Festival (SBBQA) Cleveland, GA	26 / 35 (646.0340)	23 (163.9428)	28 (159.3484)	29 (158.2056)	20 (164.5372)
May 30, 2014	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Marietta, GA	14 / 29 (658.7084)	16 (166.2512)	15 (165.0856)	20 (159.3828)	8 (167.9888)
Nov 15, 2013	The National BBQ Cup (GBC Qualifier) Cumming, GA	55 / 79 (662.1940)	63 (162.8112)	58 (164.0116)	6 (174.8456)	63 (160.5256)
Sep 13, 2013	Atlanta BarB-Q Festival Atlanta, GA	21 / 41 (639.3024)	34 (150.2168)	22 (159.4056)	30 (153.0972)	1 (176.5828)

Meat Militia

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (6 found in their record)

High-water mark

A tough matchup

A strong matchup

The comeback

Chicken nemesis

The metronome

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

More numbers

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

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

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)