MEAT BEATERS

MEAT BEATERS is a competition barbecue team with 11 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2023. Their best overall finish is 13th of 27 at the Smokin In the Creek BBQ Contest (2021). They are ranked #5145 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#5,145

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1460

peak 1460 · rated over 10 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Sep 6, 2013

latest Sep 27, 2023 · 10.1 years on the trail

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

0% of 11 contests

Avg finish

top 73%

overall standings

Best overall

675.3716 / 720

Master · Smokin In the Creek BBQ Contest

Perfect 180s

Current form

642.07 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 638.04 (+4.02)

Walk rate

27%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

173.1200

Brisket · Smokin In the Creek BBQ Contest

Consistency

±17.03

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 161.42 · weakest Brisket (156.32)

Road miles

1,210

across 11 mapped stops · furthest 896 mi

Schedule strength

63%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1580)

Purse competed for

$217K

listed at 5 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 6 state-championship entries

Master avg

638.04 / 720

10 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (7 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

High-water mark

675.3716 career-best overall

93.8% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 675.3716 at Smokin In the Creek BBQ Contest — 93.8% of a perfect 720.

Master
Oct 15, 2021

A tough matchup

8–0 behind in the head-to-head

GETTIN' BASTED ahead in 100% of their meetings

GETTIN' BASTED has come out ahead in 8 of their 8 shared contests.

The weak link

−5.1 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 5.10 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 10% of the time against 10%.

Brisket avg 156.32
Chicken avg 161.42
1 call in 10 entries

A strong matchup

5–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 83% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Wine & Swine in 5 of their 6 shared contests.

The comeback

3.1 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 3.1 years, then back at 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) (Oct 29, 2016).

last seen Sep 6, 2013
back Oct 29, 2016

Chicken nemesis

8 of 8 shared chicken entries lost

GETTIN' BASTED ahead 100% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, GETTIN' BASTED has out-cooked them in 8 of 8 shared chicken entries.

The metronome

±2.37% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.37% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 88.6% of a perfect score
11 contests

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to MEAT BEATERS, each with one reason worth a look.

130 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

Butts & Guts

#5,161 of the rated field

1459 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1512

2–3 in 5 shared contests (40% to MEAT BEATERS)

These two have cooked 5 of the same contests — Butts & Guts ahead 3–2 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

rated over 9 contests
last seen Sep 30, 2026

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MEAT STREET

#5,133 of the rated field

1460 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1460

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to MEAT BEATERS)

Fewer contests behind them than MEAT BEATERS has cooked, 6 to 11, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 6 contests
last seen Jun 25, 2021

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Hillbilly Hut Boys

#5,134 of the rated field

1460 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1460

2–0 in 2 shared contests (100% to MEAT BEATERS)

They turned up 9 years after MEAT BEATERS did, first appearing in 2022.

rated over 5 contests
last seen Sep 30, 2026

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Hog Whisperers

#5,160 of the rated field

1459 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1459

2–0 in 2 shared contests (100% to MEAT BEATERS)

Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 5 years before MEAT BEATERS's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 5 contests

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STRUGGLETOWN BBQ

#5,136 of the rated field

1460 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1460

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 10 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 10 contests
last seen Jul 7, 2017

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MIKE'S KENTUCKY HURRICANES

#5,120 of the rated field

1460 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1502

Level with MEAT BEATERS on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 10 contests
last seen Jun 12, 2015

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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
GETTIN' BASTED	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
SLAPS BBQ	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
THE SMOKING HILLS	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
Sons of a Brisket	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
HI-TECH SMOKERS	7	4	3	57%	⚔ compare
Splitlog Smokers	7	4	3	57%	⚔ compare
Casual Smokers	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare
UNFAMOUS DAVE'S	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare
LOVE 2 Q	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
ROADKILL BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
Wabash BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
ALL FORKED UP FOR Q	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
GETTIN' SAUCED	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	10	1	166.8684	153.0856	161.42	top 61%
Pork Ribs	10	2	169.1316	150.8000	159.24	top 68%
Pork	10	2	171.9772	149.1200	161.06	top 60%
Brisket	10	1	173.1200	140.4800	156.32	top 69%

“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	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	1	top 68%
Medium (20–39)	2	top 61%
Large (40+)	7	top 78%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
KS	6	top 78%
MO	3	top 64%
WV	1	top 73%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest	3	366	0	top 84%	Sep 27, 2023

More numbers

Busiest season 2021 3 contests

Contests a season 1.4 across 8 seasons in the data

Most contests held in KS 7 of 11 contests · 3 states in all

Contests visited 8 1 of them more than once

Opponents faced 1,474 finished ahead 562 times, behind 2,455

Longest layoff 3.1 yrs Sep 6, 2013 → Oct 29, 2016

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

20231 milestone

Sep 27 Most recent contest American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest

20221 milestone

Oct 1 10th tracked contest American Royal World Series of Barbecue - SIDES

20212 milestones

Oct 15 Career-best overall score675.3716 Smokin In the Creek BBQ Contest
Oct 15 Career-best single call (Brisket)173.1200 Smokin In the Creek BBQ Contest

20171 milestone

Sep 1 First overall past 90% of a perfect score655.9660 38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)

20133 milestones

Sep 6 First tracked contest Pickin' in the Panhandle
Sep 6 First call Pickin' in the Panhandle
Sep 6 Peak power rating (1494) Pickin' in the Panhandle

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+7.1	Smokin In the Creek BBQ Contest	Oct 15, 2021
+1.8	38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)	Sep 1, 2017

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-10	37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)	Oct 29, 2016
-8.1	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST	Sep 29, 2022
-7.3	American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST	Sep 16, 2021
-6.2	Pickin' in the Panhandle	Sep 6, 2013
-5.7	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest	Sep 27, 2023

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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2023	1	0%	top 83%	88.7%	88.7%
2022	2	0%	top 90%	87.1%	87.1%
2021	3	67%	top 65%	93.8%	90%
2019	1	0%	top 67%	89.6%	89.6%
2018	1	0%	top 77%	87.3%	87.3%
2017	1	0%	top 57%	91.1%	91.1%
2016	1	0%	top 91%	84.5%	84.5%
2013	1	100%	top 73%	87.8%	87.8%

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 - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS	405 / 487 (638.7544)	344 (164.0116)	380 (161.1200)	460 (151.9428)	340 (161.6800)
Oct 1, 2022	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - SIDES Kansas City, KS	—	—	—	—	—
Sep 29, 2022	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS	452 / 505 (627.2684)	266 (166.8684)	481 (150.8000)	200 (169.1200)	488 (140.4800)
Oct 15, 2021	Smokin In the Creek BBQ Contest 🏅 Sugar Creek, MO	13 / 27 (675.3716)	19 (161.1428)	9 (169.1316)	9 (171.9772)	6 (173.1200)
Sep 16, 2021	American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS	366 / 467 (634.1488)	409 (153.0856)	391 (155.4060)	177 (167.3828)	323 (158.2744)
Aug 20, 2021	Smokin on The Harbor 🏅 Warsaw, MO	13 / 19 (634.7884)	12 (156.5828)	9 (162.2628)	8 (164)	14 (151.9428)
Sep 12, 2019	40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS	315 / 468 (645.0740)	252 (164.5600)	334 (160.5484)	170 (168)	392 (151.9656)
Oct 5, 2018	Independence Fire & Ice BBQ Independence, MO	43 / 56 (628.5028)	33 (162.2744)	44 (156.5600)	47 (152.5256)	36 (157.1428)
Sep 1, 2017	38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS	230 / 407 (655.9660)	229 (165.1200)	266 (161.7144)	238 (163.9772)	185 (165.1544)
Oct 29, 2016	37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS	507 / 557 (608.6056)	471 (153.7256)	468 (152.5828)	519 (149.1200)	430 (153.1772)
Sep 6, 2013	Pickin' in the Panhandle Inwood, WV	27 / 37 (631.9544)	6 (166.8572)	17 (162.2972)	30 (152.5372)	31 (150.2628)

MEAT BEATERS

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (7 found in their record)

High-water mark

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

The comeback

Chicken nemesis

The metronome

Teams like this (closest power rating)

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

More numbers

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

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

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

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)