Meat Machine BBQ CO
Rating
1543
peak 1548
Contests
24
in the data
First seen
2021-05-07
latest 2023-08-25
Best ToY finish
#130
Master 2022
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
4
11 podiums
Overall top-10s
8
of 24 contests
Avg finish
top 49%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Current form
677.83 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 670.31 (+7.52)
Walk rate
83%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
5
best run (overall)
Consistency
±16.65
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 170.63 · weakest Brisket (164.48)
Road miles
4716
mi across 24 mapped stops · furthest 424 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
Heifers, Butts, & Clucks BBQ has finished one call ahead of Meat Machine BBQ 3 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
3 LIL' MACS BBQ has landed one call behind them 3 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
Bushmaster BBQ has come out ahead in 14 of their 17 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of BRACKEN RACKS BBQ in 11 of their 15 shared contests.
📅 A June team
Something about June: average finish in the top 33% across 7 contests, versus top 49% the rest of the year.
Teams like this (closest power rating, CO first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 22 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 180.0000 🔥 | 158.8000 | 170.63 | top 39% |
| Pork Ribs | 24 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 178.8572 | 156.5028 | 169.67 | top 37% |
| Pork | 22 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 175.4056 | 152.4800 | 165.81 | top 57% |
| Brisket | 22 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 175.4056 | 148.5256 | 164.48 | top 55% |
“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 | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| CO | 14 | 0 | top 38% |
| SD | 3 | 0 | top 71% |
| WY | 3 | 0 | top 57% |
| KS | 1 | 0 | top 79% |
| NE | 1 | 0 | top 78% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 19 | 0 | top 51% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 35% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2022 (11 contests)
- Cooks mostly in CO (16 of 24 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (24 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 670.31
- 1 perfect 180 on the books 🔥
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 | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 689.0628 | 677.83 |
| 2022 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 698.8000 | 676.29 |
| 2021 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 677.6568 | 656.38 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-08-25 | Hill City Wine, Brew & BBQ Fest Hill City, SD | 16 / 26 (669.0280) | 7 (173.1084) | 16 (166.8340) | 23 (159.9656) | 13 (169.1200) |
| 2023-07-29 | Colorado Rib Challenge (ONE MEAT RIBS) Castle Rock, CO | — | — | 4 (170.2628) | — | — |
| 2023-06-30 | Art of Barbeque Sterling, CO | 4 / 35 (689.0512) | 7 (173.7144) | 12 (172.5484) | 14 (170.8112) | 11 (171.9772) |
| 2023-06-16 | Colorado BBQ Challenge Frisco, CO | 6 / 42 (689.0628) | 5 (175.4516) | 7 (173.1200) | 6 (175.4056) | 16 (165.0856) |
| 2023-05-27 | Veterans of Foreign Wars Colorado KCBS Pitmaster BBQ Contest Castle Rock, CO | 23 / 37 (671.8744) | 32 (161.6572) | 7 (175.4288) | 34 (161.6456) | 8 (173.1428) |
| 2023-04-21 | Rod Trowbridge Memorial Cook Flyin BBQ Competition Derby, KS | 22 / 28 (670.1372) | 7 (175.4172) | 16 (170.8228) | 25 (162.2400) | 24 (161.6572) |
| 2022-10-22 | Meat Scream BBQ Competition-Day 2 Westminster, CO | 16 / 31 (670.7656) | 11 (171.9656) | 18 (168.0000) | 24 (166.2400) | 19 (164.5600) |
| 2022-10-21 | Meat Scream BBQ Competition-Day 1 Westminster, CO | 29 / 32 (647.7828) | 7 (171.4056) | 15 (167.9656) | 32 (152.4800) | 30 (155.9316) |
| 2022-10-07 | Smoke & Soul Fest Casper, WY | 13 / 29 (669.5884) | 3 (174.2628) | 16 (164.5600) | 12 (168.5372) | 21 (162.2284) |
| 2022-08-26 | Hill City Wine, Brew & BBQ Fest Hill City, SD | 19 / 28 (677.0284) | 12 (170.8228) | 1 (178.8572) | 24 (165.7028) | 24 (161.6456) |
| 2022-08-05 | Beat the Heat BBQ & Brews Alamosa, CO | 10 / 35 (683.3944) | 17 (167.4172) | 3 (177.7372) | 15 (170.2628) | 16 (167.9772) |
| 2022-07-30 | Colorado Rib Challenge at the Douglas County Fair & Rodeo - One Meat Rib Castle Rock, CO | — | — | 1 (175.4172) | — | — |
| 2022-07-01 | The Art of BBQ Sterling, CO | 4 / 28 (689.6228) | 1 (180.0000) | 9 (168.5372) | 11 (169.6800) | 10 (171.4056) |
| 2022-06-16 | Frisco BBQ Challenge Frisco, CO | 4 / 37 (698.8000) | 1 (178.8572) | 3 (176.0116) | 6 (174.2628) | 8 (169.6684) |
| 2022-06-04 | Greeley Blues Jam (Day 2) Greeley, CO | 3 / 34 (688.4800) | 8 (173.1200) | 8 (172.5716) | 8 (171.9772) | 10 (170.8112) |
| 2022-06-03 | Greeley Blues Jam (Day 1) Greeley, CO | 9 / 33 (673.0628) | 2 (177.1428) | 8 (170.8572) | 15 (166.2400) | 26 (158.8228) |
| 2022-05-06 | Wild West BBQ Cook-Off Lamar, CO | 17 / 33 (664.3996) | 13 (169.6684) | 24 (162.2400) | 15 (166.2284) | 13 (166.2628) |
| 2021-10-02 | Smoke & Soul Fest - Day 2 Casper, WY | 18 / 26 (661.5884) | 7 (173.1200) | 23 (156.5028) | 15 (166.8456) | 17 (165.1200) |
| 2021-10-01 | Smoke & Soul Fest - Day 1 Casper, WY | 15 / 27 (672.9940) | 21 (164.5256) | 14 (167.3828) | 18 (165.6800) | 2 (175.4056) |
| 2021-08-27 | Hill City Wine Brew and BBQ Fest Hill City, SD | 26 / 31 (658.1600) | 26 (166.2628) | 2 (175.4288) | 25 (162.8456) | 30 (153.6228) |
| 2021-08-13 | Milliken BBQ Beef N Bean Day Milliken, CO | 6 / 42 (677.6568) | 23 (166.2512) | 9 (171.4056) | 3 (174.2972) | 16 (165.7028) |
| 2021-06-18 | Central Plains Ribfest Day 1 Holdrege, NE | 31 / 40 (655.9888) | 29 (165.7144) | 33 (159.4172) | 22 (165.1200) | 21 (165.7372) |
| 2021-06-04 | Greeley Blues Jam Greeley, CO | 27 / 33 (633.5772) | 27 (158.8000) | 8 (167.4172) | 29 (153.1200) | 25 (154.2400) |
| 2021-05-07 | Wild West BBQ Cook-Off Lamar, CO | 24 / 35 (634.7084) | 20 (165.1316) | 15 (162.8456) | 24 (158.2056) | 29 (148.5256) |
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 | #337 (619 pts) | #317 (724 pts) | #297 (836 pts) | #449 (464 pts) | #374 (559 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #130 (1378 pts) | #50 (1828 pts) | #59 (1755 pts) | #194 (1073 pts) | #232 (973 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #322 (602 pts) | #364 (557 pts) | #232 (892 pts) | #300 (677 pts) | #290 (702 pts) |