Sheats Smoked Meats AL

Power ranking

#1027

of 2982 rated · rankings

Rating

1534

peak 1549

Contests

in the data

First seen

2019-02-22

latest 2024-03-15

Best ToY finish

#420

Master 2018

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

9 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 20 contests

Avg finish

top 48%

overall standings

Best overall

690.1940

Big Buffalo Crossing BBQ Cook-Off

Perfect 180s

Current form

670.39 ▼

last 5 vs career avg 673.25 (-2.86)

Walk rate

95%

contests with a top-10 call

Top-10 streak

best run (overall)

Best single call

179.4400

Pork Ribs · 4th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN

Consistency

±11.70

std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 170.05 · weakest Brisket (166.67)

Road miles

2778

mi across 20 mapped stops · furthest 271 mi

⚔ Compare with another team

Storylines

🎯 The one to beat

HELL ON SQUEALS has finished one call ahead of Sheats Smoked Meats 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

⚔️ A tough matchup

Organizer Portal has come out ahead in 13 of their 13 shared contests.

⚔️ A strong matchup

They've finished ahead of Barking Pig BBQ in 5 of their 7 shared contests.

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By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	19	6	0	2	178.8572	159.9428	170.05	top 42%
Pork Ribs	20	10	2	6	179.4400	153.6688	169.70	top 38%
Pork	19	6	0	1	177.7028	157.6684	167.06	top 52%
Brisket	19	6	0	0	175.4172	142.1484	166.67	top 49%

“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	Avg finish
AL	12	top 50%
TN	4	top 42%
MS	1	top 67%
KY	1	top 56%
GA	1	top 30%

By contest size

Field	Contests	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	2	top 58%
Medium (20–39)	9	top 45%
Large (40+)	8	top 49%

The story so far

Busiest season: 2019 (8 contests)
Cooks mostly in AL (12 of 20 contests)
Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (20 entries)
All-time average overall score: 673.25

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	Category wins	Best overall	Avg overall
2024	2	0	675.8512	675.85
2023	1	0	669.5772	669.58
2022	4	1	687.3600	673.47
2021	3	0	690.1940	678.58
2020	2	0	669.0516	665.03
2019	8	1	686.7772	673.32

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2024-03-15	Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship Lebanon, TN	55 / 93 (675.8512)	53 (170.8228)	42 (169.1200)	7 (177.7028)	82 (158.2056)
2024-03-15	Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship (ONE MEAT RIBS) Lebanon, TN	—	—	9 (174.2628)	—	—
2023-10-05	Poosa Q Montgomery, AL	48 / 73 (669.5772)	33 (169.6800)	62 (161.0972)	61 (163.3828)	8 (175.4172)
2022-11-11	4th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN Gadsden, AL	64 / 91 (668.9940)	19 (174.2856)	1 (179.4400)	30 (173.1200)	91 (142.1484)
2022-10-28	Railyard BBQ Brawl Madison, AL	5 / 10 (676.5028)	6 (165.1084)	2 (173.1316)	3 (173.1428)	7 (165.1200)
2022-09-08	Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ Huntsville, AL	19 / 35 (661.0288)	13 (169.6800)	33 (153.6688)	15 (167.3944)	8 (170.2856)
2022-05-05	Poosa Q Montgomery, AL	9 / 72 (687.3600)	27 (170.8228)	3 (176.5944)	49 (166.2400)	12 (173.7028)
2021-11-12	Biloxi Blues & BBQ Festival Biloxi, MS	12 / 18 (658.7540)	6 (170.8456)	5 (169.6800)	16 (157.6684)	13 (160.5600)
2021-10-15	Big Buffalo Crossing BBQ Cook-Off Munfordville, KY	15 / 27 (690.1940)	17 (171.9656)	16 (169.7028)	9 (174.2628)	14 (174.2628)
2021-09-24	BBQ Boogie & Blues Calhoun, GA	8 / 27 (686.7888)	3 (175.4172)	3 (177.7144)	23 (159.3600)	7 (174.2972)
2020-09-25	TN River BBQ Battle & Music Fest Savannah, TN	30 / 47 (669.0516)	17 (171.4172)	26 (167.4516)	33 (165.0972)	33 (165.0856)
2020-09-18	Smoke on the Falls Gadsden, AL	16 / 28 (661.0172)	14 (167.9772)	18 (161.7028)	22 (159.3484)	8 (171.9888)
2019-09-13	RiverFest Decatur, AL	16 / 37 (669.6112)	13 (170.8112)	1 (178.2972)	20 (163.4056)	29 (157.0972)
2019-07-26	Cotton Pickin BBQ Cook-Off Hartselle, AL	22 / 27 (644.4224)	14 (167.9884)	23 (155.9428)	9 (168.5256)	25 (151.9656)
2019-06-14	Poosa-Q Montgomery, AL	25 / 48 (677.0400)	29 (166.2284)	10 (173.1316)	35 (165.6916)	16 (171.9884)
2019-05-03	The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ Huntsville, AL	27 / 54 (665.0280)	35 (162.8456)	26 (166.2512)	41 (161.0856)	4 (174.8456)
2019-04-19	High on the Hog Festival Winchester, TN	10 / 39 (686.7772)	3 (178.8572)	26 (165.1316)	6 (173.1200)	18 (169.6684)
2019-04-12	Smoke on the Falls Gadsden, AL	9 / 30 (675.3028)	25 (159.9428)	2 (176.5600)	6 (170.2744)	12 (168.5256)
2019-03-08	Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship Nashville, TN	14 / 67 (685.6460)	8 (175.4172)	19 (170.8572)	28 (168.5372)	21 (170.8344)
2019-02-22	Bama Q Capital City Cook-Off Montgomery, AL	8 / 27 (682.7656)	8 (170.8572)	6 (174.2628)	14 (166.8228)	12 (170.8228)

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
2023 ↗	Master	#1255 (60 pts)	#1195 (90 pts)	#693 (285 pts)	#1287 (60 pts)	#1296 (60 pts)
2022 ↗	Master	#692 (250 pts)	#688 (270 pts)	#700 (295 pts)	#616 (320 pts)	#652 (295 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#422 (769 pts)	#361 (879 pts)	#277 (1054 pts)	#427 (794 pts)	#531 (639 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#420 (831 pts)	#358 (961 pts)	#376 (936 pts)	#623 (601 pts)	#397 (891 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#605 (643 pts)	#706 (573 pts)	#543 (743 pts)	#554 (713 pts)	#461 (868 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#2037 (100 pts)	#1508 (185 pts)	#2240 (80 pts)	#2326 (60 pts)	#2345 (60 pts)