Limp Brisket ME
Rating
1468
peak 1522
Contests
15
in the data
First seen
latest 2025-03-21
Best ToY finish
#1182
Master 2024
Grand champs
1
1 reserve
Category wins
1
3 podiums
Overall top-10s
3
of 15 contests
Avg finish
top 60%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
520.39 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 506.94 (+13.44)
Walk rate
33%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±158.64
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 163.42 · weakest Pork (156.84)
Road miles
7832
mi across 14 mapped stops · furthest 1244 mi
Storylines
🐣 Announced themselves early
Finished 4 of 39 at their very first tracked contest, Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) ().
Teams like this (closest power rating, ME first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 12 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 177.7028 | 148.5372 | 161.54 | top 52% |
| Pork Ribs | 15 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 172.5600 | 151.3600 | 161.88 | top 54% |
| Pork | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.8228 | 146.8000 | 156.84 | top 78% |
| Brisket | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168.5600 | 155.3600 | 163.42 | 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 state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| MO | 3 | 1 | top 26% |
| AL | 2 | 0 | top 91% |
| MS | 2 | 0 | top 92% |
| IN | 1 | 0 | top 92% |
| ME | 1 | 0 | top 63% |
| TX | 1 | 0 | top 32% |
| WI | 1 | 0 | top 54% |
| VA | 1 | 0 | top 81% |
| IL | 1 | 0 | top 10% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 1 | top 13% |
| Medium (20–39) | 6 | 0 | top 56% |
| Large (40+) | 6 | 0 | top 71% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2019 (5 contests)
- Cooks mostly in ME (3 of 15 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (15 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: Cameron Cruise N Que (BACKYARD ONLY) (2019-07-05)
- Wins it all in 7% of contests
- All-time average overall score: 506.94
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 321.0968 | 321.10 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 314.1944 | 314.19 |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 642.0684 | 642.07 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 661.1884 | 661.19 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 663.3828 | 663.38 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 624.8796 | 624.88 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 644.4228 | 547.31 |
| 2019 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 666.2284 | 453.77 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-03-21 | Singing River Smoke-O-Rama (BACKYARD ONLY) Athens, AL | 41 / 43 (314.1944) | 40 (157.1200) | 38 (157.0744) | — | — |
| 2024-08-17 | Kora Kares for Kids (ONE MEAT RIBS) Hiram, ME | — | — | 13 (171.4172) | — | — |
| 2024-06-07 | Hoosier BBQ Classic Franklin, IN | 35 / 38 (642.0684) | 28 (167.9656) | 34 (158.2172) | 35 (160.5256) | 34 (155.3600) |
| 2023-08-19 | Kora Shriners BBQ Competition Hiram, ME | 29 / 46 (661.1884) | 37 (161.2000) | 14 (172.5600) | 39 (160.5484) | 20 (166.8800) |
| 2023-08-19 | Kora Shriners BBQ Competition (ONE MEAT RIBS) Hiram, ME | — | — | 20 (160.5600) | — | — |
| 2022-08-19 | Raider Red Meat BBQ & Ribeye Championships Lubbock, TX | 19 / 59 (663.3828) | 18 (168.5256) | 18 (168.5944) | 30 (158.2972) | 14 (167.9656) |
| 2021-06-18 | DeSoto Shrine Club 13th Annual BBQ Cook-Off Nesbit, MS | 45 / 48 (624.8796) | 45 (149.0400) | 31 (162.7884) | 47 (153.6112) | 38 (159.4400) |
| 2020-06-19 | Desoto Shrine Club 12th Annual BBQ Cook-Off Hernando, MS | 42 / 47 (644.4228) | 4 (177.7028) | 46 (151.3600) | 47 (146.8000) | 24 (168.5600) |
| 2020-03-13 | Foley BBQ & Blues Cook Off (BACKYARD ONLY) Foley, AL | 20 / 23 (450.1944) | 19 (148.5372) | 19 (151.4172) | 20 (150.2400) | — |
| 2019-10-18 | Best of the Midwest Union Grove, WI | 28 / 52 (648.4572) | 17 (166.8228) | 23 (161.7028) | 30 (161.0972) | 34 (158.8344) |
| 2019-09-28 | West Bottoms BBQ Contest Kansas City, MO | 2 / 29 (319.3828) | 3 (154.8228) | 2 (164.5600) | — | — |
| 2019-07-12 | 2nd Annual Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off (JUDGES FULL) Cameron, MO | 20 / 35 (666.2284) | 33 (157.6684) | 10 (170.8572) | 19 (170.8228) | 21 (166.8800) |
| 2019-07-05 | Cameron Cruise N Que (BACKYARD ONLY) Cameron, MO | 1 / 8 (333.1316) | 1 (169.7144) | 4 (163.4172) | — | — |
| 2019-04-26 | Pickin N Pullin BBQ competition Lanexa, VA | 26 / 32 (301.6572) | — | 26 (152.0116) | 25 (149.6456) | — |
| Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) Park Ridge, IL | 4 / 39 (321.0968) | 6 (159.4056) | 7 (161.6912) | — | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #1182 (60 pts) | #1242 (60 pts) | #1317 (60 pts) | #1231 (60 pts) | #1204 (60 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #1957 (60 pts) | #1799 (100 pts) | #1970 (70 pts) | #2032 (60 pts) | #2012 (60 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #1717 (113 pts) | #1764 (113 pts) | #1530 (138 pts) | #1733 (118 pts) | #1551 (128 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #2852 (55 pts) | #2856 (55 pts) | #2304 (60 pts) | #2851 (55 pts) | #2840 (55 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #2040 (82 pts) | #1575 (172 pts) | #1641 (152 pts) | #2618 (67 pts) | #2589 (67 pts) |