Making Meat BBQ

Making Meat BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 26 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2024. Their best overall finish is 9th of 49 at the CCS Fest (2018). They are ranked #4738 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#4,738

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1468

peak 1510 · rated over 26 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jun 14, 2013

latest Sep 13, 2024 · 11.2 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#775

Master 2013 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

6 podiums

Overall top-10s

8% of 26 contests

Avg finish

top 63%

overall standings

Best overall

678.2060 / 720

Master · Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festisval

Perfect 180s

1 🔥

Current form

651.49 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 652.78 (-1.29)

Walk rate

65%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

180 🔥

Chicken · Bands & BBQ at the Point

Consistency

±13.19

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 166.79 · weakest Brisket (160.93)

Road miles

1,613

across 26 mapped stops · furthest 215 mi

Schedule strength

51%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1566)

Purse competed for

$28K

listed at 4 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 4 state-championship entries

Master avg

652.78 / 720

26 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (14 found in their record)

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

Perfect scores on the board

1 perfect 180

1 perfect 180 in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, all in chicken.

Chicken ×1

They almost always walk

65% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 17 of 26 contests

A top-10 category call in 65% of their 26 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

678.2060 career-best overall

94.2% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 678.2060 at Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festisval — 94.2% of a perfect 720.

Master
Aug 19, 2016

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

Smitty's Real Pit BBQ has finished one call ahead of Making Meat BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2013 their best year

2013 was the year it came together: 4 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 1 category win, at an average finish in the top 47%.

4 contests
1 overall top-10
1 category win
average top 47%

A tough matchup

16–1 behind in the head-to-head

WeQ4U ahead in 94% of their meetings

WeQ4U has come out ahead in 16 of their 17 shared contests.

The weak link

−5.9 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 5.86 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 12% of the time against 31%.

Brisket avg 160.93
Chicken avg 166.79
3 calls in 26 entries

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A strong matchup

8–2 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 80% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of DOLF'S BBQ in 8 of their 10 shared contests.

The comeback

5 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 5 years, then back at Bands & BBQ at the Point (Sep 13, 2024).

last seen Sep 13, 2019
back Sep 13, 2024

Chicken nemesis

13 of 16 shared chicken entries lost

BLUE CHIP BBQ ahead 81% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, BLUE CHIP BBQ has out-cooked them in 13 of 16 shared chicken entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

ACME BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.

A June team

Top 45% average finish in June

Something about June: average finish in the top 45% across 3 contests, versus top 63% the rest of the year.

3 June contests
top 63% the rest of the year

The metronome

±1.83% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.83% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 90.7% of a perfect score
26 contests

A standing appointment

5 years running at one contest

They've cooked Bands & BBQ at the Point every year from 2013 to 2017 — the contest they never miss.

7 visits in all
best finish 17th

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
2018 ↗	Master	#1189 (205 pts)	#1256 (205 pts)	#1040 (295 pts)	#1254 (205 pts)	#1586 (120 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#1170 (253 pts)	#1052 (343 pts)	#1253 (253 pts)	#1218 (263 pts)	#959 (373 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#934 (356 pts)	#893 (416 pts)	#1062 (326 pts)	#832 (471 pts)	#723 (546 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#1020 (297 pts)	#1230 (247 pts)	#1140 (282 pts)	#781 (477 pts)	#676 (552 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#1104 (272 pts)	#797 (462 pts)	#886 (412 pts)	#1152 (282 pts)	#1032 (317 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#775 (398 pts)	#440 (713 pts)	#859 (373 pts)	#576 (578 pts)	#978 (308 pts)

Overall rank by season

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WHY YOU GRILLIN' ME ...DAWG?

#4,735 of the rated field

1468 power rating

Contests: 25
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1517

They've been 1517 at their best, 49 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 25 contests
last seen Sep 8, 2022

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Palm tree smokehouse

#4,721 of the rated field

1469 power rating

Contests: 42
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1526

A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 42 contests to 26.

rated over 42 contests
last seen Jul 24, 2026

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Too Sauced to Pork

#4,732 of the rated field

1468 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 24%
Peak: 1503

17 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 24% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 16 contests
last seen Oct 17, 2025

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SWEET WATER BAR-B-QUE

#4,746 of the rated field

1468 power rating

Contests: 16
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 6%
Peak: 1505

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

rated over 16 contests

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BACKDRAFT BAR B Q SD

#4,745 of the rated field

1468 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 7%
Peak: 1506

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

rated over 15 contests
last seen Jun 3, 2022

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WOBBLY HOGS BBQ

#4,761 of the rated field

1468 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 7%
Peak: 1468

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

rated over 14 contests
last seen Sep 9, 2016

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
GREY STREET BBQ	17	2	15	12%	⚔ compare
WeQ4U	17	1	16	6%	⚔ compare
THUNDER HOG BBQ	16	2	14	13%	⚔ compare
BLUE CHIP BBQ	16	1	15	6%	⚔ compare
ACME BBQ	15	10	5	67%	⚔ compare
FARMER'S RETREAT SMOKIN BARBEQUE	15	5	10	33%	⚔ compare
SMOKE-N-PEPPERS	14	5	9	36%	⚔ compare
Extra Mile BBQ	13	4	9	31%	⚔ compare
HUG HOGS	13	3	10	23%	⚔ compare
SQUEALERS AWARD WINNING BARBEQUE	13	2	11	15%	⚔ compare
BIG JT'S SMOKIN BBQ	11	1	10	9%	⚔ compare
DOLF'S BBQ	10	8	2	80%	⚔ compare
Bluedog BBQ	10	6	4	60%	⚔ compare
One2BBQ	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
FOWL BUTT BBQ	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	26	8	1	2	180 🔥	153.6228	166.79	top 51%
Pork Ribs	26	3	1	2	174.8688	145.0516	161.76	top 63%
Pork	26	8	0	1	174.8456	148.5140	163.30	top 56%
Brisket	26	3	1	1	179.4400	141.1428	160.93	top 60%

“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)	15	0	top 65%
Large (40+)	11	0	top 61%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
IN	17	0	top 61%
KY	9	0	top 67%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Bands & BBQ at the Point	7	17	top 68%	Sep 13, 2024
Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	4	12	top 65%	Jul 7, 2017
Wine,Brew & Bar-B-Que Too!	4	20	top 61%	Jul 15, 2016
Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival	2	30	top 51%	Aug 17, 2018
CCS Fest	2	9	top 54%	Apr 6, 2018

More numbers

Busiest season 2016 5 contests

Contests a season 3.3 across 8 seasons in the data

Most contests held in IN 17 of 26 contests · 2 states in all

Contests visited 12 5 of them more than once

Opponents faced 399 finished ahead 395 times, behind 634

Longest layoff 5 yrs Sep 13, 2019 → Sep 13, 2024

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

20241 milestone

Sep 13 Most recent contest Bands & BBQ at the Point

20191 milestone

Sep 13 25th tracked contest Bands & BBQ at the Point

20161 milestone

Aug 19 Career-best overall score678.2060 Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festisval

20151 milestone

Aug 21 10th tracked contest Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival

20141 milestone

Jun 27 Peak power rating (1510) Sam's Club National BBQ Tour

20136 milestones

Jun 14 First tracked contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Jun 14 First call Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Jun 14 First overall top-10 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Jul 19 First overall past 90% of a perfect score652.4460 Wine, Brew & Bar-B-Que Too!
Sep 6 First category win (Chicken) Bands & BBQ at the Point
Sep 6 First perfect 180 (Chicken) Bands & BBQ at the Point

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+15.3	CCS Fest	Apr 6, 2018
+9.6	Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festisval	Aug 19, 2016
+5.5	Wine, Brew & Bar-B-Que Too!	Jul 19, 2013
+4.9	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	Jun 14, 2013
+4.3	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	Jun 27, 2014

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-11.5	Bands & BBQ at the Point	Sep 13, 2024
-10.4	CCS Fest: CCS Spring Festival & BBQ Competition	Apr 22, 2016
-9.3	CCS Fest	Apr 7, 2017
-8.5	CCSFest	Apr 5, 2019
-5.8	Fire on the Mountain	Jul 26, 2019

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2024	1	0	0	0%	top 94%	87.5%	87.5%
2019	3	0	0	100%	top 78%	91.8%	90.8%
2018	2	1	0	50%	top 37%	93.6%	93%
2017	4	0	0	25%	top 75%	91.5%	89.7%
2016	5	0	0	40%	top 65%	94.2%	91.3%
2015	4	0	1	75%	top 63%	92%	91.4%
2014	3	0	1	100%	top 58%	91.3%	90.6%
2013	4	1	1	100%	top 47%	90.6%	89.7%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Sep 13, 2024	Bands & BBQ at the Point 🏅 Carrollton, KY	29 / 31 (630.1376)	29 (156.5372)	23 (162.8000)	28 (157.1316)	29 (153.6688)
Sep 13, 2019	Bands & BBQ at the Point 🏅 Carrollton, KY	17 / 28 (660.9712)	16 (168.5600)	24 (158.7884)	9 (170.8228)	18 (162.8000)
Jul 26, 2019	Fire on the Mountain 🏅 Leburn, KY	21 / 25 (652.4000)	10 (170.8572)	5 (171.4056)	21 (157.6456)	24 (152.4916)
Apr 5, 2019	CCSFest 🏅 Indianapois, IN	36 / 40 (648.4004)	10 (172.0116)	37 (154.7772)	28 (165.6800)	38 (155.9316)
Aug 17, 2018	Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival Madison, IN	30 / 54 (665.5428)	15 (172.5716)	30 (165.0972)	28 (166.2284)	38 (161.6456)
Apr 6, 2018	CCS Fest Indianapolis, IN	9 / 49 (674.2292)	18 (168.5372)	3 (174.8688)	9 (169.7144)	34 (161.1088)
Sep 15, 2017	Bands & BBQ at the Point Carrollton, KY	21 / 33 (651.2800)	22 (165.6684)	21 (164.5372)	22 (162.8572)	19 (158.2172)
Aug 18, 2017	Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival Madison, IN	35 / 55 (655.8396)	9 (174.2744)	29 (164.5256)	49 (148.5140)	20 (168.5256)
Jul 7, 2017	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Indianapolis, IN	25 / 30 (658.6972)	23 (167.4172)	27 (159.3600)	22 (164.5372)	19 (167.3828)
Apr 7, 2017	CCS Fest Indianapolis, IN	40 / 45 (616.8456)	37 (153.6228)	43 (145.0516)	39 (151.9200)	14 (166.2512)
Sep 16, 2016	Bands & BBQ at the Point Carrollton, KY	20 / 31 (667.8740)	9 (173.7028)	24 (162.8000)	21 (163.9540)	12 (167.4172)
Aug 19, 2016	Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festisval Madison, IN	19 / 63 (678.2060)	32 (167.3828)	46 (159.9888)	4 (174.2628)	5 (176.5716)
Jul 15, 2016	Wine,Brew & Bar-B-Que Too! New Palestine, IN	25 / 39 (661.0284)	26 (165.0856)	23 (167.3944)	35 (158.8456)	16 (169.7028)
Jul 8, 2016	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Indianapolis, IN	23 / 30 (647.2916)	17 (165.6800)	21 (161.7144)	23 (159.3828)	21 (160.5144)
Apr 22, 2016	CCS Fest: CCS Spring Festival & BBQ Competition Indianapolis, IN	45 / 49 (630.7312)	45 (158.2284)	44 (150.8000)	35 (161.1200)	31 (160.5828)
Sep 11, 2015	Bands & BBQ at the Point Carrollton, KY	21 / 29 (655.2568)	24 (162.2284)	26 (158.2056)	15 (168.5600)	14 (166.2628)
Aug 21, 2015	Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival Madison, IN	30 / 64 (662.1944)	49 (160.5372)	37 (163.3828)	46 (158.8344)	1 (179.4400)
Jul 17, 2015	Wine, Brew & Bar-B-Que Too! New Palestine, IN	34 / 44 (659.8628)	27 (167.9772)	39 (159.9544)	9 (174.8456)	38 (157.0856)
Jul 10, 2015	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Indianapolis, IN	15 / 28 (653.6916)	22 (158.8228)	14 (164.5716)	6 (171.4744)	16 (158.8228)
Sep 5, 2014	Bands & BBQ at the Point Carrollton, KY	21 / 36 (657.0168)	24 (164.5372)	28 (157.0740)	9 (170.8800)	14 (164.5256)
Jul 18, 2014	Wine, Brew & Bar-B-Que Too! New Palestine, IN	35 / 51 (644.4344)	3 (178.8572)	25 (163.9888)	43 (153.6800)	45 (147.9084)
Jun 27, 2014	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Indianapolis, IN	12 / 26 (656.0116)	8 (167.4400)	1 (173.7028)	23 (149.7372)	10 (165.1316)
Sep 6, 2013	Bands & BBQ at the Point Carrollton, KY	22 / 34 (647.8980)	1 (180)	31 (152.5260)	19 (163.4172)	25 (151.9548)
Jul 19, 2013	Wine, Brew & Bar-B-Que Too! New Palestine, IN	20 / 57 (652.4460)	4 (174.8456)	24 (162.8344)	22 (164.5372)	46 (150.2288)
Jun 28, 2013	Smoke on the Square: In Memory of David Harness Franklin, IN	17 / 32 (642.8572)	14 (164.5714)	14 (164.0002)	3 (173.1428)	32 (141.1428)
Jun 14, 2013	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Lexington, KY	10 / 27 (641.1428)	17 (156.5714)	11 (161.7144)	6 (164)	12 (158.8570)

Making Meat BBQ

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 (14 found in their record)

Perfect scores on the board

They almost always walk

High-water mark

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

The comeback

Chicken nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

A June team

The metronome

A standing appointment

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, averaged over 5 contests — 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)