MEATSMACK

MEATSMACK is a competition barbecue team with 25 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2018. Their best overall finish is 10th of 15 at the Heart of Illinois Fair BBQ Cookoff (2013). They are ranked #5879 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#5,879

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1440

peak 1440 · rated over 25 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jun 21, 2013

latest Jul 20, 2018 · 5.1 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#690

Master 2013 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

3 podiums

Overall top-10s

4% of 25 contests

Avg finish

top 68%

overall standings

Best overall

665.0168 / 720

Master · Knights of Columbus

Perfect 180s

Current form

645.37 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 636.63 (+8.74)

Walk rate

40%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

173.7256

Pork Ribs · Route 66 Smoke Out

Consistency

±31.48

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 161.39 · weakest Pork Ribs (160.12)

Road miles

2,394

across 25 mapped stops · furthest 154 mi

Schedule strength

34%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1545)

Master avg

636.63 / 720

25 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (6 found in their record)

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

High-water mark

665.0168 career-best overall

92.4% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 665.0168 at Knights of Columbus — 92.4% of a perfect 720.

Master
Jun 20, 2014

The one to beat

3× one call ahead of them

Silver Bullet Smokers has finished one call ahead of MEATSMACK 3 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

21–1 behind in the head-to-head

QUAU ahead in 95% of their meetings

QUAU has come out ahead in 21 of their 22 shared contests.

A strong matchup

6–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 86% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of NUTHATCH HILL BBQ CO. in 6 of their 7 shared contests.

The comeback

1.8 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 1.8 years, then back at RED, WHITE and BAR-B-Q ( DAY 2) (May 26, 2018).

last seen Jul 22, 2016
back May 26, 2018

Chicken nemesis

16 of 22 shared chicken entries lost

QUAU ahead 73% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, QUAU has out-cooked them in 16 of 22 shared chicken entries.

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
2016 ↗	Master	#941 (353 pts)	#707 (568 pts)	#815 (488 pts)	#1115 (313 pts)	#907 (393 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#1005 (303 pts)	#1089 (293 pts)	#912 (388 pts)	#1101 (303 pts)	#700 (528 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#712 (498 pts)	#722 (523 pts)	#691 (548 pts)	#639 (598 pts)	#496 (758 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#690 (452 pts)	#756 (432 pts)	#595 (557 pts)	#410 (782 pts)	#748 (432 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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

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

HOG CALL BBQ

#5,890 of the rated field

1440 power rating

Contests: 27
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1506

1–3 in 4 shared contests (25% to MEATSMACK)

These two have cooked 4 of the same contests — HOG CALL BBQ ahead 3–1 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

rated over 27 contests
last seen Oct 22, 2021

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Blowin Smoke BBQ

#5,875 of the rated field

1440 power rating

Contests: 21
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 24%
Peak: 1503

They've been 1503 at their best, 63 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 21 contests
last seen Oct 2, 2026

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Ribbed For Your Pleasure

#5,887 of the rated field

1440 power rating

Contests: 18
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 11%
Peak: 1508

Careers of much the same size, 18 contests to 25, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 18 contests
last seen Aug 21, 2026

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Blue Smoke BBQ

#5,892 of the rated field

1440 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 7%
Peak: 1440

15 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 7% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 15 contests
last seen Nov 5, 2025

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2FishQ

#5,869 of the rated field

1440 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1440

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

rated over 14 contests
last seen Aug 14, 2021

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Subtle Smoke

#5,882 of the rated field

1440 power rating

Contests: 48
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 8%
Peak: 1517

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.

rated over 48 contests
last seen Aug 23, 2024

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
QUAU	22	1	21	5%	⚔ compare
Its 5 Oclock Somewhere	16	1	15	6%	⚔ compare
One2BBQ	16	0	16	0%	⚔ compare
SMOKY LINCS	14	5	9	36%	⚔ compare
ALL IN QUE	14	1	13	7%	⚔ compare
CLUCK , OINK & MOO BARBECUE	13	1	12	8%	⚔ compare
FIDDLIN' FATBACK	12	2	10	17%	⚔ compare
RACK MASTERS BBQ	11	4	7	36%	⚔ compare
BOSS HAWG BBQ	11	1	10	9%	⚔ compare
CAPTAIN RON'S BREW-N-QUE	11	1	10	9%	⚔ compare
CHANNABILLY BBQ	11	1	10	9%	⚔ compare
MONSTER-QUE	11	0	11	0%	⚔ compare
THE CHILLY WATER SMOKERS	10	1	9	10%	⚔ compare
JUGS BBQ	10	1	9	10%	⚔ compare
BONEHEAD BBQ	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	25	3	1	173.7028	145.7372	161.39	top 64%
Pork Ribs	25	2	0	173.7256	144.5372	160.12	top 60%
Pork	24	5	2	172.5600	149.6340	160.93	top 62%
Brisket	25	4	0	170.2628	147.4284	160.63	top 53%

“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 67%
Medium (20–39)	10	top 66%
Large (40+)	14	top 69%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
IL	24	0	top 67%
MO	1	0	top 84%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Knights of Columbus	3	11	top 68%	Jun 19, 2015
Up In smoke on the Square	2	31	top 73%	Jun 3, 2016
Route 66 Smoke Out	2	23	top 77%	May 6, 2016
Red, White and BBQ (Day 2)	2	41	top 72%	May 23, 2015
Central Illinois Bragging Rights	2	25	top 63%	Oct 10, 2014
Morton BBQ Throwdown	2	24	top 59%	Jul 25, 2014

More numbers

Busiest season 2015 6 contests

Contests a season 5 across 5 seasons in the data

Most contests held in IL 24 of 25 contests · 2 states in all

Contests visited 18 6 of them more than once

Opponents faced 428 finished ahead 328 times, behind 660

Longest layoff 1.8 yrs Jul 22, 2016 → May 26, 2018

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

20182 milestones

Jul 20 25th tracked contest Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown (JUDGES FULL)
Jul 20 Most recent contest Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown (JUDGES FULL)

20161 milestone

May 6 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)173.7256 Route 66 Smoke Out

20142 milestones

Jun 20 Career-best overall score665.0168 Knights of Columbus
Jul 25 10th tracked contest Morton BBQ Throwdown

20135 milestones

Jun 21 First tracked contest Knights of Columbus
Jun 21 First call Knights of Columbus
Jun 21 Peak power rating (1497) Knights of Columbus
Jul 13 First overall top-10 Heart of Illinois Fair BBQ Cookoff
Jul 13 First overall past 90% of a perfect score655.9428 Heart of Illinois Fair BBQ Cookoff

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+5.3	Knights of Columbus	Jun 20, 2014
+2.3	Morton BBQ Throwdown	Jul 25, 2014
+1.9	Taste of Downtown Danville BBQ Competition	Sep 27, 2013
+1.6	5th Annual Morton BBQ Throwdown	Jul 24, 2015
+1.1	Hog Capital Challenge - JUDGES FULL	Jun 17, 2016

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-11.6	Route 66 Smoke Out	May 6, 2016
-10.7	Knights of Columbus	Jun 19, 2015
-8.9	Smokin on the Lake	May 17, 2014
-8.3	Red, White and BBQ (Day 2)	May 23, 2015
-8.3	Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown (JUDGES FULL)	Jul 20, 2018

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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	Top-10s	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2018	3	0	33%	top 79%	89.7%	88.9%
2016	5	0	60%	top 71%	90.9%	85.8%
2015	6	0	17%	top 72%	90.6%	88.5%
2014	6	0	33%	top 61%	92.4%	90.3%
2013	5	1	60%	top 62%	91.1%	88.4%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Jul 20, 2018	Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown (JUDGES FULL) Peoria, IL	39 / 43 (635.7936)	43 (152.4796)	31 (159.4056)	40 (155.9312)	16 (167.9772)
Jun 15, 2018	Hog Capital Challenge Kewanee, IL	18 / 25 (639.2912)	4 (173.7028)	20 (157.1544)	25 (149.6340)	17 (158.8000)
May 26, 2018	RED, WHITE and BAR-B-Q ( DAY 2) Westmont, IL	45 / 60 (645.6228)	23 (168.5484)	33 (163.4516)	51 (157.6800)	42 (155.9428)
Jul 22, 2016	Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown (Formerly Morton BBQ Throwdown) Peoria, IL	22 / 37 (651.3372)	7 (170.8344)	23 (161.1316)	26 (159.4056)	23 (159.9656)
Jun 17, 2016	Hog Capital Challenge - JUDGES FULL Kewanee, IL	15 / 23 (654.8112)	3 (171.4400)	17 (160.5600)	9 (168.5484)	19 (154.2628)
Jun 3, 2016	Up In smoke on the Square Lincoln, IL	36 / 52 (636.9484)	45 (158.2628)	45 (153.0744)	37 (159.9312)	20 (165.6800)
May 28, 2016	Red, White & BBQ (Day 2) Westmont, IL	34 / 55 (653.0396)	25 (168.5484)	20 (165.6800)	36 (162.8456)	44 (155.9656)
May 6, 2016	Route 66 Smoke Out Dwight, IL	39 / 40 (491.9428)	33 (155.3828)	5 (173.7256)	—	17 (162.8344)
Sep 11, 2015	Windy City BBQ Classic Chicago, IL	35 / 61 (640.4452)	51 (157.0740)	53 (153.6456)	45 (159.4628)	8 (170.2628)
Jul 24, 2015	5th Annual Morton BBQ Throwdown Morton, IL	27 / 47 (640.4796)	40 (154.7884)	18 (164.6056)	32 (156.5600)	17 (164.5256)
Jun 19, 2015	Knights of Columbus Quincy, IL	27 / 28 (636.4224)	25 (160.5256)	18 (163.4400)	23 (158.7768)	25 (153.6800)
Jun 5, 2015	Up In Smoke On The Square Lincoln, IL	31 / 40 (625.4964)	31 (159.3712)	37 (149.0628)	38 (150.2512)	13 (166.8112)
May 23, 2015	Red, White and BBQ (Day 2) Westmont, IL	50 / 58 (629.0288)	38 (162.7884)	57 (144.5372)	35 (163.4400)	38 (158.2632)
May 1, 2015	Route 66 Smoke Out (TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL) Dwight, IL	23 / 40 (652.4224)	25 (162.8340)	20 (166.8572)	29 (158.2056)	17 (164.5256)
Oct 10, 2014	Central Illinois Bragging Rights Arthur, IL	25 / 37 (634.2288)	16 (166.2628)	36 (145.6916)	30 (155.9544)	13 (166.3200)
Jul 25, 2014	Morton BBQ Throwdown Morton, IL	24 / 48 (645.6112)	16 (166.8572)	30 (157.6456)	26 (160.5828)	19 (160.5256)
Jun 20, 2014	Knights of Columbus Quincy, IL	11 / 25 (665.0168)	23 (159.3828)	12 (166.2628)	4 (170.2628)	5 (169.1084)
Jun 13, 2014	Smoke on the Prairie Brimfield, IL	17 / 28 (653.0168)	18 (164.5256)	17 (158.2400)	16 (161.1084)	6 (169.1428)
May 24, 2014	Red, White, And BBQ Westmont, IL	41 / 72 (643.9428)	51 (158.2628)	21 (166.8456)	32 (163.4172)	48 (155.4172)
May 17, 2014	Smokin on the Lake Monroe City, MO	21 / 25 (658.2628)	20 (160.5372)	13 (169.1428)	17 (165.1772)	12 (163.4056)
Oct 11, 2013	Central Illinois Bragging Rights Arthur, IL	31 / 53 (636.9828)	36 (155.9428)	18 (164.5372)	28 (159.4172)	29 (157.0856)
Sep 27, 2013	Taste of Downtown Danville BBQ Competition Danville, IL	13 / 25 (643.4056)	16 (161.7256)	14 (163.3944)	14 (159.4400)	12 (158.8456)
Jul 26, 2013	Morton BBQ Throwdown (TEAMS & JUDGES FULL - May email to be put on waitlist) Morton, IL	31 / 45 (622.7432)	41 (145.7372)	29 (154.8116)	3 (172.5600)	34 (149.6344)
Jul 13, 2013	Heart of Illinois Fair BBQ Cookoff Peoria, IL	10 / 15 (655.9428)	11 (165.1428)	5 (167.4056)	9 (164)	10 (159.3944)
Jun 21, 2013	Knights of Columbus Quincy, IL	20 / 32 (623.4282)	20 (153.7140)	15 (152.5714)	3 (169.7144)	25 (147.4284)

MEATSMACK

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

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

Master avg

Storylines (6 found in their record)

High-water mark

The one to beat

A tough matchup

A strong matchup

The comeback

Chicken nemesis

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Overall rank by season

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, averaged over 5 contests — 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)