IMAT BBQ KS
Rating
1520
peak 1526
Contests
18
in the data
First seen
2019-04-26
latest 2024-06-07
Best ToY finish
#457
Master 2021
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
4 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
of 18 contests
Avg finish
top 47%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
677.36 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 650.50 (+26.86)
Walk rate
44%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±51.83
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 168.98 · weakest Pork (164.18)
Road miles
1812
mi across 18 mapped stops · furthest 136 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
BOB'S BBQ has finished one call ahead of IMAT BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
Smoked & Furious has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
MAN MEAT BBQ has come out ahead in 14 of their 16 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of SMOKIN ELVISES in 11 of their 14 shared contests.
📅 A September team
Something about September: average finish in the top 18% across 4 contests, versus top 47% the rest of the year.
Teams like this (closest power rating, KS first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 174.2628 | 161.1316 | 168.98 | top 49% |
| Pork Ribs | 17 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 175.4400 | 158.2056 | 168.11 | top 42% |
| Pork | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 170.8228 | 151.9772 | 164.18 | top 64% |
| Brisket | 16 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 176.5600 | 160.5256 | 167.18 | top 47% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| KS | 14 | 0 | top 43% |
| OK | 2 | 0 | top 76% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 2 | 0 | top 47% |
| Medium (20–39) | 7 | 0 | top 46% |
| Large (40+) | 7 | 0 | top 47% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2021 (6 contests)
- Cooks mostly in KS (16 of 18 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (17 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 650.50
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 673.5424 | 673.54 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 689.6228 | 689.62 |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 675.3256 | 673.91 |
| 2021 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 681.7144 | 638.08 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 655.9312 | 655.93 |
| 2019 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 678.1712 | 637.43 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-06-07 | Smoke on the Plains BBQ & Music Fest Derby, KS | 28 / 43 (673.5424) | 23 (170.8228) | 31 (165.0972) | 28 (170.2512) | 25 (167.3712) |
| 2023-06-09 | Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest Derby, KS | 4 / 32 (689.6228) | 8 (174.2628) | 11 (170.2628) | 20 (168.5372) | 1 (176.5600) |
| 2022-10-01 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - SIDES Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 188 / 505 (675.3256) | 323 (164.5372) | 136 (171.9656) | 191 (169.1428) | 152 (169.6800) |
| 2022-06-10 | Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest Derby, KS | 12 / 29 (672.4912) | 19 (166.8228) | 5 (173.1316) | 15 (165.6912) | 13 (166.8456) |
| 2021-10-15 | Harper County Bullseye BBQ Harper, KS | 11 / 16 (675.8396) | 9 (171.4056) | 16 (165.0856) | 11 (168.5256) | 9 (170.8228) |
| 2021-09-16 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 28 / 467 (506.3316) | 147 (169.6800) | 126 (170.8228) | 214 (166.2400) | 273 (161.6800) |
| 2021-06-11 | Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest Derby, KS | 14 / 28 (681.7144) | 15 (172.0000) | 4 (175.4400) | 18 (166.8688) | 20 (167.4056) |
| 2021-06-11 | Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest - One Meat Contest - Ribs Derby, KS | — | — | 3 (169.1200) | — | — |
| 2021-04-23 | 16th Annual HANOR Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ Enid, OK | 33 / 41 (652.9484) | 26 (167.3944) | 16 (168.5600) | 35 (154.7656) | 30 (162.2284) |
| 2021-04-09 | Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS | 61 / 105 (673.5768) | 34 (173.7028) | 96 (158.2056) | 45 (170.8228) | 35 (170.8456) |
| 2020-10-30 | Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS | 74 / 93 (655.9312) | 68 (165.6800) | 40 (169.1428) | 89 (151.9772) | 39 (169.1312) |
| 2019-10-19 | Rock-N-Q on the planes Great Bend, KS | 19 / 28 (646.7196) | 21 (161.6800) | 19 (161.6684) | 24 (158.8456) | 15 (164.5256) |
| 2019-10-18 | Harper County Bullseye BBQ Harper, KS | 11 / 25 (678.1712) | 5 (173.7144) | 3 (175.4056) | 11 (168.5256) | 19 (160.5256) |
| 2019-09-12 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 26 / 468 (508.5256) | 120 (170.2628) | 215 (166.2628) | 340 (159.4056) | 253 (162.7884) |
| 2019-09-06 | Midian Shrine Cowskin Cookoff Wichita, KS | 4 / 16 (677.0628) | 4 (173.7144) | 7 (162.8228) | 8 (166.8228) | 2 (173.7028) |
| 2019-06-07 | Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest Derby, KS | 14 / 39 (664.5024) | 17 (166.8228) | 10 (168.0000) | 29 (159.9540) | 7 (169.7256) |
| 2019-04-26 | 14th Annual HANOR Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ Enid, OK | 28 / 39 (649.5772) | 29 (161.1316) | 14 (166.8228) | 30 (160.5372) | 26 (161.0856) |
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) | #1211 (70 pts) | #1317 (60 pts) | #1231 (60 pts) | #1204 (60 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #722 (207 pts) | #922 (152 pts) | #1094 (127 pts) | #1203 (82 pts) | #616 (282 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #825 (179 pts) | #971 (144 pts) | #787 (239 pts) | #925 (164 pts) | #867 (174 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #457 (399 pts) | #474 (409 pts) | #399 (514 pts) | #492 (379 pts) | #501 (384 pts) |
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #856 (60 pts) | #896 (60 pts) | #913 (60 pts) | #899 (60 pts) | #883 (60 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #527 (629 pts) | #531 (659 pts) | #451 (764 pts) | #684 (494 pts) | #481 (709 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #590 (583 pts) | #385 (918 pts) | #697 (513 pts) | #690 (533 pts) | #604 (608 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #526 (732 pts) | #437 (877 pts) | #528 (757 pts) | #550 (717 pts) | #604 (652 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #719 (526 pts) | #653 (631 pts) | #667 (611 pts) | #1026 (356 pts) | #688 (581 pts) |