VERA'S KING-O-MEATS
VERA'S KING-O-MEATS is a competition barbecue team with 2 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record in 2023. Their best overall finish is 204th of 211 at the American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest (2023).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1498
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 11 invitational or side-series contest not counted
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
Sep 27, 2023
latest Sep 27, 2023
Avg finish
top 82%
overall standings
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 167.12 · weakest Pork (158.55)
Road miles
0
across 2 mapped stops
Purse competed for
$114K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
Master avg
653.04 / 720
2 Master contests · 0 GCs
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.7144 | 164.5256 | 167.12 | top 67% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168.5372 | 164.5944 | 166.57 | top 68% |
| Pork | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.8228 | 154.2744 | 158.55 | top 86% |
| Brisket | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.6800 | 159.9312 | 160.81 | top 82% |
“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.
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20235 milestones
- First tracked contest American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score657.0628 American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest
- Career-best overall score657.0628 American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest
- Career-best single call (Chicken)169.7144 American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest
- Most recent contest American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 27, 2023 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest unrated Kansas City, KS | 204 / 211 (649.0172) | 192 (164.5256) | 146 (168.5372) | 211 (154.2744) | 189 (161.6800) |
| Sep 27, 2023 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 329 / 487 (657.0628) | 206 (169.7144) | 321 (164.5944) | 346 (162.8228) | 366 (159.9312) |
An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.