A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
BEER TIME BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
BEER TIME BBQ has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
Meat Stroke BBQ
Meat Stroke BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record in 2026. Their best overall finish is 16th of 16 at the Saxonburg BBQ Smokeout (2026). They finished #507 in the 2026 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1460
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Jun 26, 2026
latest Aug 28, 2026
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 93%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±6.77
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 163.26 · weakest Brisket (152.83)
Road miles
580
across 4 mapped stops · furthest 168 mi
Schedule strength
62%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1579)
Purse competed for
$23K
listed at 4 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 4 state-championship entries
Master avg
627.41 / 720
4 Master contests · 0 GCs
Still inside their first twelve months: see what a first season usually looks like.
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #507 (321 pts) | #516 (371 pts) | #589 (321 pts) | #526 (331 pts) | #524 (326 pts) |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.8228 | 154.2400 | 163.26 | top 76% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158.2516 | 154.2288 | 156.39 | top 94% |
| Pork | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159.3828 | 147.8972 | 154.93 | top 92% |
| Brisket | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 156.5716 | 146.8116 | 152.83 | top 94% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 100% |
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 0 | top 91% |
More numbers
Most contests held in
OH
2 of 4 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
4
a different one every time
Opponents faced
83
finished ahead 10 times, behind 110
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20265 milestones
- First tracked contest Grizzly BBQ Brawl
- Peak power rating (1490) Grizzly BBQ Brawl
- Career-best single call (Chicken)166.8228 City of Madison BBQ Party (formerly Madison Ribberfest)
- Career-best overall score635.8976 Saxonburg BBQ Smokeout
- Most recent contest Saxonburg BBQ Smokeout
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.7 | Saxonburg BBQ Smokeout | Aug 28, 2026 |
| -10.8 | Buckeye BBQ Classic | Jul 17, 2026 |
| -9.8 | Grizzly BBQ Brawl | Jun 26, 2026 |
| -8 | City of Madison BBQ Party (formerly Madison Ribberfest) | Aug 21, 2026 |
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)
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 28, 2026 | Saxonburg BBQ Smokeout 🏅 Saxonburg, PA | 16 / 16 (635.8976) | 13 (165.7144) | 16 (154.2288) | 14 (159.3828) | 15 (156.5716) |
| Aug 21, 2026 | City of Madison BBQ Party (formerly Madison Ribberfest) 🏅 Madison, IN | 34 / 39 (628.3656) | 21 (166.8228) | 34 (157.6684) | 38 (147.8972) | 34 (155.9772) |
| Jul 17, 2026 | Buckeye BBQ Classic 🏅 Hillsboro, OH | 29 / 30 (628.4116) | 22 (166.2516) | 29 (155.4172) | 28 (154.8000) | 29 (151.9428) |
| Jun 26, 2026 | Grizzly BBQ Brawl 🏅 Wellington, OH | 35 / 39 (616.9488) | 38 (154.2400) | 36 (158.2516) | 35 (157.6456) | 38 (146.8116) |