Riding a hot streak
6
straight overall top-10s
Currently on a 6-contest overall top-10 run.
- career best 10
It's spice that meats you
It's spice that meats you is a competition barbecue team with 51 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2019 and 2026. They have won 1 Grand Championship, at the Riverland Smokers BBQ Contest 2025 (Day 2) (2025), and finished Reserve Grand Champion 5 times. They are ranked #831 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1625
peak 1630 · rated over 51 contests
Contests
51
in the data
First seen
May 11, 2019
latest Sep 12, 2026 · 7.3 years on the trail
Grand champs
1
5 reserve · wins it all 2% of the time
Category wins
12
37 podiums
Overall top-10s
29
57% of 51 contests
Best top-10 run
10
straight overall top-10s
Avg finish
top 50%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
2 🔥
Current form
682.47 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 658.27 (+24.20)
Walk rate
82%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±17.92
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 166.86 · weakest Brisket (161.80)
Road miles
3,576
across 51 mapped stops
Schedule strength
59%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1575)
Purse competed for
$1,800
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
Master avg
658.27 / 720
51 Master contests · 1 GC
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #213 (911 pts) | #212 (981 pts) | #251 (916 pts) | #180 (1,011 pts) | #323 (656 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #152 (1,344 pts) | #203 (1,129 pts) | #165 (1,294 pts) | #103 (1,519 pts) | #148 (1,279 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #185 (1,083 pts) | #181 (1,098 pts) | #261 (953 pts) | #138 (1,243 pts) | #184 (1,088 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #111 (1,432 pts) | #116 (1,370 pts) | #126 (1,417 pts) | #101 (1,457 pts) | #58 (1,747 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #200 (1,056 pts) | #140 (1,306 pts) | #169 (1,211 pts) | #195 (1,066 pts) | #251 (921 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #356 (531 pts) | #371 (546 pts) | #385 (541 pts) | #353 (581 pts) | #456 (431 pts) |
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #768 (96 pts) | #820 (91 pts) | #817 (96 pts) | #857 (76 pts) | #782 (101 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to It's spice that meats you, each with one reason worth a look.
28 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#832 of the rated field
- Contests
- 54
- GCs
- 2
- Top-10s
- 30%
- Peak
- 1645
Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 7 years before It's spice that meats you's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#827 of the rated field
- Contests
- 58
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 29%
- Peak
- 1625
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 56 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#826 of the rated field
- Contests
- 58
- GCs
- 3
- Top-10s
- 64%
- Peak
- 1676
Careers of much the same size, 58 contests to 51, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#829 of the rated field
- Contests
- 71
- GCs
- 3
- Top-10s
- 31%
- Peak
- 1663
Their rating is built on 3 Grand Championships in 71 contests, alongside a 31% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Compare careers#834 of the rated field
- Contests
- 33
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 36%
- Peak
- 1624
They were already cooking in 2013, 6 years before It's spice that meats you's first contest.
⚔ Compare careers#828 of the rated field
- Contests
- 87
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 26%
- Peak
- 1628
Level with It's spice that meats you on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BELGIAN BBQ TEAM FIVE Q | 37 | 16 | 21 | 43% | ⚔ compare |
| The Antwerp Smokers | 36 | 15 | 21 | 42% | ⚔ compare |
| Osdorp Grillers (NL) | 34 | 22 | 12 | 65% | ⚔ compare |
| The BBQ Ranch | 33 | 14 | 19 | 42% | ⚔ compare |
| Barbecoa BBQ Team | 32 | 11 | 21 | 34% | ⚔ compare |
| ANTWERPS BBQ-TEAM | 31 | 25 | 6 | 81% | ⚔ compare |
| Backcorner BBQ | 30 | 5 | 25 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| BBQ Team Laurentius | 28 | 12 | 16 | 43% | ⚔ compare |
| RIVERLAND SMOKERS | 27 | 21 | 6 | 78% | ⚔ compare |
| BBQ+ | 27 | 4 | 23 | 15% | ⚔ compare |
| BUNCH OF SWINES | 26 | 6 | 20 | 23% | ⚔ compare |
| COOKLOUNGE BBQ | 26 | 4 | 22 | 15% | ⚔ compare |
| Just wing it BBQ team | 25 | 14 | 11 | 56% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKE ON THE WILD SIDE | 25 | 9 | 16 | 36% | ⚔ compare |
| PARKSTAD SMOKERS | 25 | 3 | 22 | 12% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 51 | 28 | 3 | 10 | 180 🔥 | 155.4172 | 166.58 | top 52% |
| Pork Ribs | 51 | 28 | 3 | 9 | 175.4516 | 149.6572 | 163.34 | top 52% |
| Pork | 50 | 33 | 3 | 12 | 180 🔥 | 152.4684 | 166.86 | top 46% |
| Brisket | 51 | 25 | 3 | 6 | 177.7028 | 139.3484 | 161.80 | top 54% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 27 | 1 | top 50% |
| Medium (20–39) | 22 | 0 | top 48% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 69% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riverland Smokers BBQ Contest 2025 (Day 2) | 3 | 1 | 1 | top 32% | Jun 28, 2025 |
| Vaartse Hoeve BBQ Contest (Day 2) | 3 | 10 | 0 | top 59% | Sep 12, 2026 |
| Farm Meat "De Vaartse Hoeve" Barbeque Contest (Day 2) | 3 | 3 | 0 | top 44% | Sep 10, 2023 |
| Eastern BBQ Contest 2023 - Day 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | top 50% | Apr 8, 2023 |
| Vuur en Vlees | 2 | 2 | 0 | top 32% | Aug 29, 2026 |
| KCBS International BBQ Contest Vuur en Vlees | 2 | 5 | 0 | top 46% | Sep 23, 2023 |
| Riverland Smokers BBQ Contest | 2 | 4 | 0 | top 46% | Jun 24, 2023 |
| Meetjesland International BBQ Contest | 2 | 9 | 0 | top 57% | Apr 29, 2023 |
| Eastern BBQ Contest 2023 - Day 1 | 2 | 9 | 0 | top 74% | Apr 7, 2023 |
| Farm Meat "De Vaartse Hoeve" BBQ Contest | 2 | 12 | 0 | top 52% | Sep 10, 2022 |
| Tony Stone BBQ Competition | 2 | 16 | 0 | top 55% | Jun 3, 2022 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2023
11 contests
Contests a season
6.4
across 8 seasons in the data
Contests visited
36
11 of them more than once
First title
Jun 28, 2025
Riverland Smokers BBQ Contest 2025 (Day 2)
Opponents faced
198
finished ahead 511 times, behind 500
Longest layoff
1 yrs
Sep 7, 2019 → Sep 12, 2020
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20266 milestones
- 10th category win Het Belgisch Barbecue Weekend 8the Edition
- First multi-meat day Vuur en Vlees
- 50th tracked contest Vuur en Vlees
- Career-best overall score694.2400 Vuur en Vlees
- Peak power rating (1630) Vuur en Vlees
- Most recent contest Vaartse Hoeve BBQ Contest (Day 2)
20251 milestone
- First Grand Championship Riverland Smokers BBQ Contest 2025 (Day 2)
20232 milestones
- 25th tracked contest Meetjesland International BBQ Contest
- First Reserve Championship Het BBQkampioenschap van het Waasland 2023
20222 milestones
- 10th tracked contest Spring Break BBQ Contest III
- First perfect 180 (Chicken) Riverland Smokers BBQ Contest
20214 milestones
- First overall top-10 Farm Meat "De Vaartse Hoeve" Barbeque Contest
- First overall podium Farm Meat "De Vaartse Hoeve" Barbeque Contest
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score676.4800 Farm Meat "De Vaartse Hoeve" Barbeque Contest
- First category win (Pork) De Vliegende Hollander BBQ
20192 milestones
- First tracked contest Beer,Fries & BBQ VI
- First call EUregio Barbecue Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +16.7 | Farm Meat "De Vaartse Hoeve" Barbeque Contest | Sep 11, 2021 |
| +16.1 | Het BBQkampioenschap van het Waasland 2023 | Sep 16, 2023 |
| +15.4 | Spitsbroek on Fire | Mar 23, 2024 |
| +15.3 | Riverland Smokers BBQ Contest 2025 (Day 2) | Jun 28, 2025 |
| +13.4 | Riverland Smokers BBQ Contest | Jun 25, 2022 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.5 | Eastern BBQ Contest 2023 - Day 1 | Apr 7, 2023 |
| -12 | Burn in Hell - When Hell Freezes Over | Dec 2, 2022 |
| -8 | Vaartse Hoeve BBQ Contest (Day 1) | Sep 12, 2025 |
| -6.4 | 3rd De Vliegende Hollander BBQ Contest | May 6, 2023 |
| -6.4 | De Vliegende Hollander BBQ-Contest II | May 21, 2022 |
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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 100% | top 34% | 96.4% | 94.8% |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 100% | top 37% | 96.3% | 93.2% |
| 2024 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 100% | top 43% | 94.9% | 93% |
| 2023 | 11 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 91% | top 58% | 93.6% | 90.7% |
| 2022 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 82% | top 59% | 94.9% | 90.2% |
| 2021 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 50% | top 46% | 94% | 91% |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 55% | 89% | 89% |
| 2019 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25% | top 69% | 88.6% | 87.6% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12, 2026 | Vaartse Hoeve BBQ Contest (Day 2) Dongen | 10 / 17 (678.8004) | 7 (174.2860) | 6 (172.0344) | 5 (175.4172) | 14 (157.0628) |
| Aug 29, 2026 | Vuur en Vlees Deurne | 2 / 8 (694.2400) | 1 (176.5600) | 1 (175.4288) | 4 (173.7256) | 7 (168.5256) |
| May 23, 2026 | Het Belgisch Barbecue Weekend 8the Edition Boom | 6 / 18 (681.6224) | 3 (173.1428) | 15 (159.3712) | 1 (180) | 11 (169.1084) |
| May 22, 2026 | Het Belgisch Barbecue Weekend 7the Edition Boom | 5 / 13 (666.1716) | 7 (165.0972) | 7 (166.2628) | 6 (167.4172) | 6 (167.3944) |
| Apr 25, 2026 | Spitsbroek on Fire IV Eede Holland | 2 / 15 (691.5088) | 3 (174.2972) | 1 (173.2116) | 2 (174.8800) | 6 (169.1200) |
| Sep 13, 2025 | Vaartse Hoeve BBQ Contest (Day 2) Dongen | 10 / 23 (662.1488) | 5 (170.8228) | 9 (169.1200) | 9 (166.8344) | 13 (155.3716) |
| Sep 12, 2025 | Vaartse Hoeve BBQ Contest (Day 1) Dongen | 12 / 16 (659.8288) | 8 (168.5372) | 6 (168.5488) | 10 (166.2400) | 16 (156.5028) |
| Aug 29, 2025 | Vuur en Vlees Deurne | 5 / 13 (672.4456) | 9 (166.2400) | 4 (166.2744) | 10 (166.2284) | 1 (173.7028) |
| Jun 28, 2025 | Riverland Smokers BBQ Contest 2025 (Day 2) Dodewaard | 1 / 18 (693.6456) | 15 (166.2400) | 3 (175.4172) | 3 (174.2856) | 1 (177.7028) |
| Jun 27, 2025 | Riverland Smokers BBQ Contest 2025 (Day 1) Dodewaard | 6 / 13 (665.5428) | 11 (163.9312) | 12 (157.6688) | 2 (175.4172) | 6 (168.5256) |
| May 24, 2025 | Het Belgisch Barbecue Weekend 6the Edition Boom | 7 / 20 (678.2288) | 2 (175.4172) | 10 (165.6800) | 2 (176.5944) | 14 (160.5372) |
| May 23, 2025 | Het Belgisch Barbecue Weekend 5the Edition Boom | 3 / 16 (666.2288) | 6 (167.3828) | 11 (156.0116) | 1 (174.2972) | 6 (168.5372) |
| Apr 26, 2025 | Spitsbroek on Fire Pt. 2 Eede Holland | 5 / 15 (668.4800) | 14 (155.4172) | 1 (174.8572) | 4 (173.1200) | 7 (165.0856) |
| Sep 21, 2024 | Vuur en Vlees Deurne | 2 / 10 (671.9084) | 1 (173.7028) | 4 (167.9772) | 5 (163.4056) | 2 (166.8228) |
| Jun 22, 2024 | Riverland Smokers BBQ Contest Dodewaard | 10 / 23 (670.1944) | 16 (162.2284) | 3 (175.4516) | 3 (173.7144) | 18 (158.8000) |
| Jun 1, 2024 | Belgisch Barbecue Weekend - Day 4 Boom | 10 / 16 (662.1828) | 13 (163.4056) | 13 (160.5600) | 3 (175.4056) | 12 (162.8116) |
| May 31, 2024 | Belgisch Barbecue Weekend - Day 3 Boom | 7 / 12 (677.1200) | 9 (170.2856) | 10 (161.7144) | 4 (173.7028) | 2 (171.4172) |
| May 18, 2024 | Muehlviertler BBQ Festival Freistadt | 11 / 22 (663.9084) | 14 (166.2856) | 18 (157.0972) | 8 (172) | 8 (168.5256) |
| Apr 20, 2024 | De Vliegende Hollander BBQ Contest 2024 Terneuzen | 14 / 23 (657.5884) | 3 (173.7028) | 17 (157.0972) | 16 (159.9656) | 9 (166.8228) |
| Mar 23, 2024 | Spitsbroek on Fire Eede Holland | 2 / 22 (683.3140) | 4 (172.5484) | 6 (169.1200) | 3 (176.5600) | 7 (165.0856) |
| Sep 23, 2023 | KCBS International BBQ Contest Vuur en Vlees Deurne | 5 / 13 (650.7544) | 8 (161.6800) | 2 (169.1544) | 10 (158.8344) | 5 (161.0856) |
| Sep 16, 2023 | Het BBQkampioenschap van het Waasland 2023 Sint Niklaas | 2 / 14 (673.6800) | 3 (170.2856) | 2 (170.3084) | 8 (162.2632) | 1 (170.8228) |
| Sep 10, 2023 | Farm Meat "De Vaartse Hoeve" Barbeque Contest (Day 2) Dongen | 12 / 23 (649.6116) | 19 (157.6800) | 17 (153.6460) | 12 (166.8228) | 4 (171.4628) |
| Sep 9, 2023 | Farm Meat "De Vaartse Hoeve" Barbeque Contest Dongen | 9 / 13 (659.3372) | 9 (163.4172) | 12 (159.9888) | 8 (168.5256) | 4 (167.4056) |
| Jun 24, 2023 | Riverland Smokers BBQ Contest Dodewaard | 19 / 26 (647.2572) | 13 (169.1084) | 14 (162.2516) | 13 (166.8228) | 24 (149.0744) |
| May 6, 2023 | 3rd De Vliegende Hollander BBQ Contest Terneuzen | 12 / 15 (644.9596) | 13 (159.9656) | 10 (159.9544) | 8 (163.3712) | 8 (161.6684) |
| Apr 29, 2023 | Meetjesland International BBQ Contest Aalter | 9 / 20 (650.7656) | 17 (158.2744) | 8 (162.2512) | 5 (169.1428) | 12 (161.0972) |
| Apr 8, 2023 | Eastern BBQ Contest 2023 - Day 2 Meerbeke | 4 / 13 (667.4288) | 10 (161.1428) | 11 (162.8344) | 3 (172.0344) | 2 (171.4172) |
| Apr 7, 2023 | Eastern BBQ Contest 2023 - Day 1 Meerbeke | 10 / 10 (635.3372) | 7 (162.2856) | 10 (158.8688) | 9 (154.2284) | 9 (159.9544) |
| Mar 18, 2023 | Belgisch Barbecue Weekend - Day 2 Boom | 8 / 13 (655.9656) | 8 (164.5828) | 9 (160.5600) | 3 (167.4172) | 7 (163.4056) |
| Mar 17, 2023 | Belgisch Barbecue Weekend - Day 1 Boom | 9 / 13 (645.0400) | 9 (161.0856) | 10 (157.1544) | 10 (159.9772) | 4 (166.8228) |
| Dec 3, 2022 | Holiday in Hell Helshoven | 11 / 15 (655.9540) | 5 (174.8800) | 9 (165.7144) | 13 (155.3596) | 11 (160) |
| Dec 2, 2022 | Burn in Hell - When Hell Freezes Over Helshoven | 15 / 15 (625.0284) | 10 (165.7256) | 15 (151.9772) | 13 (157.6800) | 13 (149.6456) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | Farm Meat "De Vaartse Hoeve" BBQ Contest Dongen | 12 / 28 (652.4684) | 11 (167.9772) | 2 (174.2972) | 7 (170.8456) | 25 (139.3484) |
| Jul 23, 2022 | 5th Black Forest Smoke & Wine Festival | 14 / 20 (644.3884) | 15 (164.5256) | 14 (159.3944) | 10 (163.9656) | 12 (156.5028) |
| Jun 25, 2022 | Riverland Smokers BBQ Contest Dodewaard | 4 / 22 (683.4400) | 1 (180) | 8 (166.2972) | 8 (168) | 6 (169.1428) |
| Jun 3, 2022 | Tony Stone BBQ Competition Hoofddorp | 16 / 38 (652.5256) | 7 (170.2856) | 12 (163.9888) | 19 (164.5484) | 21 (153.7028) |
| May 21, 2022 | De Vliegende Hollander BBQ-Contest II Terneuzen | 15 / 18 (635.8740) | 13 (164.5256) | 8 (160.0116) | 11 (165.1200) | 17 (146.2168) |
| May 14, 2022 | Meetjesland International BBQ Contest Aalter | 13 / 19 (647.3028) | 3 (171.9772) | 7 (164.0344) | 18 (152.4684) | 10 (158.8228) |
| Apr 16, 2022 | Eastern BBQ Contest 2022-Day 2 Meerbeke | 11 / 24 (659.9196) | 18 (164.5140) | 11 (164.5828) | 14 (166.2628) | 12 (164.5600) |
| Apr 15, 2022 | Eastern BBQ Contest 2022-Day 1 Meerbeke | 9 / 19 (655.3484) | 6 (169.1312) | 12 (156.5372) | 7 (167.9772) | 13 (161.7028) |
| Mar 26, 2022 | Spring Break BBQ Contest III Lommel | 18 / 31 (629.6576) | 19 (159.9772) | 21 (151.3944) | 14 (161.7144) | 17 (156.5716) |
| Oct 23, 2021 | KCBS International BBQ contest Vuur en Vlees Liesselseweg, Deurne | 16 / 30 (658.1944) | 14 (166.2628) | 16 (162.8688) | 15 (165.1200) | 13 (163.9428) |
| Sep 25, 2021 | De Vliegende Hollander BBQ Terneuzen | 10 / 21 (654.2516) | 17 (162.2628) | 14 (159.3944) | 1 (177.1772) | 16 (155.4172) |
| Sep 11, 2021 | Farm Meat "De Vaartse Hoeve" Barbeque Contest Dongen | 3 / 29 (676.4800) | 2 (173.7028) | 2 (173.1316) | 13 (162.2628) | 8 (167.3828) |
| Aug 14, 2021 | Eastern BBQ Contest 2020-Day 2 Meerbeke | 19 / 26 (632.4916) | 16 (165.1772) | 18 (155.9656) | 17 (159.3828) | 20 (151.9660) |
| Sep 12, 2020 | Farm Meat "De Vaartse Hoeve" BBQ Dongen | 17 / 31 (640.4684) | 18 (162.2856) | 17 (159.9428) | 21 (159.9772) | 16 (158.2628) |
| Sep 7, 2019 | Farm Meat De Vaartse Hoeve BBQ Contest Dongen | 23 / 38 (635.9656) | 25 (161.1200) | 30 (154.8800) | 22 (159.9772) | 20 (159.9884) |
| Aug 17, 2019 | EUregio Barbecue Festival Erlenstr Waldfeucht-Haaren | 21 / 28 (625.5884) | 12 (165.6684) | 5 (166.8800) | — | 26 (142.2400) |
| Jun 8, 2019 | Tony Stone BBQ Competition Hoofddorp | 37 / 55 (637.6916) | 41 (158.2856) | 26 (163.4172) | 43 (155.4172) | 29 (160.5716) |
| May 11, 2019 | Beer,Fries & BBQ VI Kapermolenpark, Hasselt | 35 / 49 (623.3716) | 36 (158.2972) | 41 (149.6572) | 29 (161.1200) | 36 (154.2972) |