A tough matchup
8–0
behind in the head-to-head
Team Meat Coma ahead in 100% of their meetings
Team Meat Coma has come out ahead in 8 of their 8 shared contests.
Justice is Brined
Justice is Brined is a competition barbecue team with 8 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2023. Their best overall finish is 14th of 25 at the Maryland State BBQ Bash (2021). They are ranked #5230 of 6,477 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1457
peak 1457 · rated over 8 contests
Contests
8
in the data
First seen
Aug 9, 2013
latest Oct 13, 2023 · 10.2 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podium
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 8 contests
Avg finish
top 84%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
614.13 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 607.94 (+6.19)
Walk rate
13%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±25.81
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 156.25 · weakest Pork Ribs (145.90)
Road miles
0
across 8 mapped stops
Schedule strength
30%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1540)
Purse competed for
$50K
listed at 4 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 4 state-championship entries
Master avg
607.94 / 720
8 Master contests · 0 GCs
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Justice is Brined, each with one reason worth a look.
121 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5,216 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 13%
- Peak
- 1458
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#5,233 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1457
Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 4 years before Justice is Brined's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#5,223 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1457
Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,222 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1457
They turned up 9 years after Justice is Brined did, first appearing in 2022.
⚔ Compare careers#5,229 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1457
Level with Justice is Brined on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#5,243 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1457
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Meat Coma | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| DRILLING & GRILLING | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| G. Henn BBQ | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| FAT MAXINE'S BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| 3 EYZ BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| FLYING PORKERS | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| PAVONE BROTHERS BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.1084 | 137.6684 | 154.39 | top 79% |
| Pork Ribs | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.2972 | 134.8000 | 145.90 | top 88% |
| Pork | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.4056 | 146.2628 | 156.25 | top 74% |
| Brisket | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 173.1772 | 139.9200 | 151.40 | top 74% |
“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) | 4 | 0 | top 85% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 82% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maryland State BBQ Bash | 5 | 14 | 0 | top 85% | Oct 13, 2023 |
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 8 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
MD
8 of 8 contests
Contests visited
4
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
267
finished ahead 115 times, behind 339
Longest layoff
2.2 yrs
Aug 9, 2019 → Oct 15, 2021
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20231 milestone
- Most recent contest Maryland State BBQ Bash
20214 milestones
- First call Maryland State BBQ Bash
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score655.3828 Maryland State BBQ Bash
- Career-best overall score655.3828 Maryland State BBQ Bash
- Career-best single call (Brisket)173.1772 Maryland State BBQ Bash
20132 milestones
- First tracked contest 12th Annual Maryland State BBQ Bash
- Peak power rating (1490) 12th Annual Maryland State BBQ Bash
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +5.8 | Maryland State BBQ Bash | Oct 15, 2021 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.7 | Maryland State BBQ Bash | Aug 12, 2016 |
| -9.8 | 12th Annual Maryland State BBQ Bash | Aug 9, 2013 |
| -8.6 | Maryland State BBQ Bash | Aug 9, 2019 |
| -5.9 | Maryland State BBQ Bash | Aug 11, 2017 |
| -4.8 | Maryland State BBQ Bash | Oct 14, 2022 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 96% | 86.9% | 86.9% |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 90% | 85% | 85% |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 56% | 91% | 91% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 100% | 78.3% | 78.3% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 81% | 85.3% | 85.3% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 98% | 81.5% | 81.5% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 67% | 85.4% | 85.4% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 83% | 82.1% | 82.1% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 13, 2023 | Maryland State BBQ Bash 🏅 Bel Air, MD | 22 / 23 (625.5084) | 22 (159.3712) | 21 (148.5372) | 17 (167.4056) | 22 (150.1944) |
| Oct 14, 2022 | Maryland State BBQ Bash 🏅 Belair, MD | 27 / 30 (611.7828) | 22 (163.3828) | 30 (134.8000) | 27 (157.6456) | 24 (155.9544) |
| Oct 15, 2021 | Maryland State BBQ Bash 🏅 Belair, MD | 14 / 25 (655.3828) | 23 (151.3828) | 15 (166.2972) | 13 (164.5256) | 3 (173.1772) |
| Aug 9, 2019 | Maryland State BBQ Bash 🏅 Belair, MD | 30 / 30 (563.8168) | 30 (137.6684) | 30 (138.2284) | 29 (148) | 28 (139.9200) |
| Aug 11, 2017 | Maryland State BBQ Bash Bel Air, MD | 38 / 47 (614.1596) | 28 (165.1084) | 45 (137.1200) | 43 (152.4912) | 27 (159.4400) |
| Aug 12, 2016 | Maryland State BBQ Bash Bel Air, MD | 41 / 42 (586.7432) | 42 (145.6228) | 41 (145.1660) | 39 (146.2628) | 36 (149.6916) |
| Aug 8, 2014 | MD State BBQ Bash, Presented by Mars Super Markets Bel Air, MD | 36 / 54 (614.7768) | 26 (160.5600) | 41 (148.5256) | 13 (164.5484) | 47 (141.1428) |
| Aug 9, 2013 | 12th Annual Maryland State BBQ Bash Bel Air, MD | 50 / 60 (591.3712) | 39 (152.0456) | 50 (148.4912) | 42 (149.1428) | 49 (141.6916) |