EAST MEATS WEST

EAST MEATS WEST is a competition barbecue team with 8 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2018 and 2024. Their best overall finish is 27th of 183 at The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship (2019). They are ranked #2731 of 6,477 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#2,731

of 6,477 rated · rankings

Rating

1513

peak 1513 · rated over 8 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jun 22, 2018

latest Sep 27, 2024 · 6.3 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#1055

Master 2019 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

0% of 8 contests

Avg finish

top 48%

overall standings

Best overall

665.6456 / 720

Master · The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship

Perfect 180s

Current form

652.54 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 650.72 (+1.82)

Walk rate

13%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

176

Pork Ribs · Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship Barbeque

Consistency

±11.70

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs

avg 166.54 · weakest Pork (154.67)

Road miles

across 8 mapped stops

Schedule strength

27%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1536)

Purse competed for

$118K

listed at 5 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 7 state-championship entries

Master avg

650.72 / 720

8 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (9 found in their record)

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

High-water mark

665.6456 career-best overall

92.5% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 665.6456 at The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship — 92.5% of a perfect 720.

Master
Jun 21, 2019

A tough matchup

8–0 behind in the head-to-head

Fat&Dumb BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

Fat&Dumb BBQ has come out ahead in 8 of their 8 shared contests.

The weak link

−11.9 points behind their best meat

Pork is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 11.87 points below their pork ribs, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 13%.

Pork avg 154.67
Pork Ribs avg 166.54
0 calls in 8 entries

A strong matchup

6–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of This is Nice in 6 of their 6 shared contests.

The comeback

3.3 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 3.3 years, then back at Shawnee Great Grillers (Sep 27, 2024).

last seen Jun 25, 2021
back Sep 27, 2024

Pork Ribs nemesis

7 of 7 shared pork ribs entries lost

913 BBQ ahead 100% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, 913 BBQ has out-cooked them in 7 of 7 shared pork ribs entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

PASSIONS OF THE PIT has landed one call behind them 2 times.

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A June team

Top 36% average finish in June

Something about June: average finish in the top 36% across 3 contests, versus top 48% the rest of the year.

3 June contests
top 48% the rest of the year

The metronome

±1.63% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.63% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 90.4% of a perfect score
8 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
2024 ↗	Master	#1182 (60 pts)	#1242 (60 pts)	#1317 (60 pts)	#1231 (60 pts)	#922 (120 pts)
2021 ↗	Master	#1236 (60 pts)	#1267 (65 pts)	#1269 (70 pts)	#1262 (60 pts)	#1245 (60 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#1055 (240 pts)	#1097 (240 pts)	#1058 (265 pts)	#1108 (240 pts)	#981 (295 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#1524 (120 pts)	#1598 (120 pts)	#1229 (225 pts)	#1610 (120 pts)	#1586 (120 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to EAST MEATS WEST, each with one reason worth a look.

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

SMOKEY STRUT BBQ

#2,740 of the rated field

1512 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1526

1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to EAST MEATS WEST)

2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team EAST MEATS WEST has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 11 contests
last seen Sep 12, 2019

⚔ Head-to-head

Scott - Yards BBQ

#2,723 of the rated field

1513 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 9%
Peak: 1525

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to EAST MEATS WEST)

Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 5 years before EAST MEATS WEST's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 11 contests

⚔ Head-to-head

ALBURNT EINSWINE

#2,717 of the rated field

1513 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1518

1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to EAST MEATS WEST)

Careers of much the same size, 11 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 11 contests
last seen Jun 21, 2019

⚔ Head-to-head

Tender Racks N' Smokin Butts

#2,738 of the rated field

1513 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1513

0–2 in 2 shared contests (0% to EAST MEATS WEST)

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 13 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 13 contests
last seen Jun 26, 2026

⚔ Head-to-head

HILLBILLY SHEEK

#2,745 of the rated field

1512 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 8%
Peak: 1517

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to EAST MEATS WEST)

13 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 8% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 13 contests
last seen Sep 12, 2019

⚔ Head-to-head

EXPOSED BONE BBQ

#2,719 of the rated field

1513 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 7%
Peak: 1513

2–2 in 4 shared contests (50% to EAST MEATS WEST)

They were already cooking in 2013, 5 years before EAST MEATS WEST's first contest.

rated over 14 contests
last seen Jun 23, 2023

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
Fat&Dumb BBQ	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
Hoggy Style BBQ	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
913 BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
This is Nice	6	6	0	100%	⚔ compare
KC Rib doctor	6	5	1	83%	⚔ compare
Mad Cow Angry Beaver	6	4	2	67%	⚔ compare
PASSIONS OF THE PIT	6	4	2	67%	⚔ compare
Broken Bottle BBQ	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
POWER I BBQ	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
Right Time BBQ	5	5	0	100%	⚔ compare
Sloppy Seconds	5	4	1	80%	⚔ compare
No Butts About It	5	3	2	60%	⚔ compare
Griswold Grillers	5	3	2	60%	⚔ compare
Smoke 'Em If You Got 'Em	5	3	2	60%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	8	0	170.2628	153.6684	164.68	top 45%
Pork Ribs	8	1	176	155.9200	166.54	top 40%
Pork	8	0	169.7028	145.0744	154.67	top 72%
Brisket	8	0	171.9656	154.2628	164.83	top 38%

“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)	1	0	top 80%
Large (40+)	7	0	top 43%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
KS	7	0	top 43%
MO	1	0	top 80%

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	2	27	0	top 25%	Jun 25, 2021

More numbers

Busiest season 2019 4 contests

Contests a season 2 across 4 seasons in the data

Most contests held in KS 7 of 8 contests · 2 states in all

Contests visited 7 1 of them more than once

Opponents faced 811 finished ahead 604 times, behind 686

Longest layoff 3.3 yrs Jun 25, 2021 → Sep 27, 2024

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

20242 milestones

Sep 27 Peak power rating (1513) Shawnee Great Grillers
Sep 27 Most recent contest Shawnee Great Grillers

20191 milestone

Jun 21 Career-best overall score665.6456 The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship

20184 milestones

Jun 22 First tracked contest The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle
Sep 21 First call Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship Barbeque
Sep 21 First overall past 90% of a perfect score648.9252 Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship Barbeque
Sep 21 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)176 Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship Barbeque

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+12.1	The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship	Jun 21, 2019
+7.3	Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship	Sep 27, 2019
+5.4	The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship	Jun 25, 2021
+1.5	Shawnee Great Grillers	Sep 27, 2024

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-6	Smokin on the Summit	Jul 19, 2019
-5.6	40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST	Sep 12, 2019
-2.1	The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle	Jun 22, 2018
-0.1	Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship Barbeque	Sep 21, 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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2024	1	0%	top 49%	91.5%	91.5%
2021	1	0%	top 35%	90.7%	90.7%
2019	4	0%	top 47%	92.5%	90.9%
2018	2	50%	top 55%	90.1%	88.7%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Sep 27, 2024	Shawnee Great Grillers 🏅 Shawnee, KS	36 / 73 (658.6856)	30 (170.2628)	62 (155.9200)	53 (160.5372)	13 (171.9656)
Jun 25, 2021	The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS	51 / 145 (653.0172)	24 (168.5600)	23 (171.4172)	119 (151.9544)	69 (161.0856)
Sep 27, 2019	Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship 🏅 Shawnee, KS	30 / 102 (663.3256)	36 (167.9656)	29 (167.9772)	62 (160.5600)	26 (166.8228)
Sep 12, 2019	40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS	301 / 468 (649.0056)	123 (170.2512)	270 (163.9772)	450 (145.0744)	124 (169.7028)
Jul 19, 2019	Smokin on the Summit 🏅 Unity Village, MO	28 / 35 (638.6856)	31 (155.9084)	20 (166.8456)	31 (147.9544)	14 (167.9772)
Jun 21, 2019	The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS	27 / 183 (665.6456)	34 (168.5600)	71 (164.5372)	31 (169.7028)	72 (162.8456)
Sep 21, 2018	Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship Barbeque 🏅 Shawnee, KS	55 / 107 (648.9252)	64 (162.2512)	7 (176)	99 (146.7196)	44 (163.9544)
Jun 22, 2018	The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle Lenexa, KS	107 / 185 (628.4912)	139 (153.6684)	52 (165.6800)	120 (154.8800)	121 (154.2628)

EAST MEATS WEST

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 (9 found in their record)

High-water mark

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

The comeback

Pork Ribs nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

A June team

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)