#3,894 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1485
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersIt's The Same Old Meat
It's The Same Old Meat is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record in 2025. Their best overall finish is 24th of 24 at the Fo.G & Smoke 2025 (2025).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1485
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 1
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
Sep 20, 2025
latest Sep 20, 2025
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 100%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
20%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 161.76 · weakest Chicken (101.72)
Road miles
139
across 5 mapped stops · furthest 75 mi
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It's The Same Old Meat has 1 rated contest, short of the five a power ranking needs, so its rating is still close to the 1500 every team starts on and 145 rated teams sit within a point of it.
#3,891 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1506
They were already cooking in 2016, 9 years before It's The Same Old Meat's first contest.
⚔ Compare careers#3,875 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1486
Level with It's The Same Old Meat on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
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- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1486
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,916 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1485
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,892 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1485
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 162.8688 | 20 | 101.72 | top 87% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.1772 | 140 | 152.80 | top 84% |
| Pork | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 145.1656 | 145.1656 | 145.17 | top 96% |
| Brisket | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.7600 | 161.7600 | 161.76 | top 67% |
“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.
More numbers
Busiest season
2026
2 contests
Contests a season
1.7
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
PZ
2 of 5 contests
Contests visited
1
a different one every time
Opponents faced
23
finished ahead 0 times, behind 23
Longest layoff
1.3 yrs
Jun 15, 2024 → Sep 20, 2025
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20263 milestones
- First call Grill Contest Rivergaro (ONE MEAT CHICKEN)
- Career-best single call (Chicken)162.8688 Grill Contest Rivergaro (ONE MEAT CHICKEN)
- Most recent contest Grill Contest Rivergaro (ONE MEAT CHICKEN)
20251 milestone
- Career-best overall score569.2228 Fo.G & Smoke 2025
20241 milestone
- First tracked contest The War of Barbeque (ONE MEAT RIBS)
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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | — | — | — |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 100% | 79.1% | 79.1% |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 3, 2026 | Grill Contest Rivergaro (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Rivergaro, PZ | — | 9 (162.8688) | — | — | — |
| May 3, 2026 | Grill Contest Rivergaro (ONE MEAT RIBS) Rivergaro, PZ | — | — | 12 (161.1772) | — | — |
| Sep 20, 2025 | Fo.G & Smoke 2025 Spilamberto | 24 / 24 (569.2228) | 24 (122.2972) | 24 (140) | 23 (145.1656) | 16 (161.7600) |
| Jun 15, 2024 | The War of Barbeque (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Peschiera del Garda | — | 24 (20) | — | — | — |
| Jun 15, 2024 | The War of Barbeque (ONE MEAT RIBS) Peschiera del Garda | — | — | 20 (157.2116) | — | — |