⭐ Signature category
Their strongest board is Whole Hog — an average finish of 6.4 across 14 entries.
Mean Genes Cooking Team
Contests
14
Grand championships
1
7.1% strike rate
Average finish
14.9
best: 1st
Power rating
1508
#133 of 343
Career points
166
🎯 Room to make up
Ribs lags behind at 25.2 average — 18.8 places worse than their best category.
📍 Happy hunting ground
7 of their 14 contests came in TN, where they have won 1.
😤 The measuring stick
Grind City Smokers has the edge: 12–1 across 13 shared contests.
📅 First seen
Their earliest result here is Arlington BBQ Burnout on October 21, 2023.
By category
| Category | Entries | Wins | Top 3 | Best | Avg finish | Best finals score | Best prelim score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whole Hog | 14 | 0 | 3 | 2nd | 6.4 | 445.0000 | 600.0000 |
| Pulled Pork | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12th | 25 | — | 583.0000 |
| Ribs | 10 | 0 | 1 | 2nd | 25.2 | 432.0000 | 596.1000 |
Familiar foes
Head-to-head across shared contests, four meetings or more.
| Team | Meetings | Ahead | Behind |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grind City Smokers | 13 | 1 | 12 |
| FATHEAD BBQ | 11 | 3 | 8 |
| Meat Whiskey | 11 | 2 | 9 |
| Poker Porkers | 10 | 2 | 8 |
| Fireside Smokers | 9 | 7 | 2 |
| Old Smokey BBQ | 9 | 5 | 4 |
| Anonymous Swine | 9 | 3 | 6 |
| SmokeMasters BBQ | 9 | 2 | 7 |
| Big Whit & The Boys | 8 | 2 | 6 |
| Busted Knuckle BBQ | 7 | 1 | 6 |
| Will-Be-Que | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| 901 Q | 6 | 2 | 4 |
| Ole Booger Bear's BBQ | 6 | 2 | 4 |
| Swine & Dine | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Delta Swine | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| UPigs BBQ | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| Porkcrastinators | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| HOGFAT | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| Indirect Fire BBQ | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| Killer Grillers | 5 | 2 | 3 |
Contest by contest
| Contest | Date | Where | Finish | Finals score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE GREAT RULEVILLE ROAST | Sep 26, 2026 | Ruleville, MS | 11th | — |
| LAURA FLETCHER COOKING FOR A CURE | Sep 12, 2026 | Blytheville, AR | 14th | — |
| WATERMELON CARNIVAL TRAIN TRACK PORK ATTACK | Aug 1, 2026 | Water Valley, MS | 18th | — |
| SOUTHAVEN SPRINGFEST | Apr 25, 2026 | Southaven, MS | 20th | — |
| PEAVINE FESTIVAL | Apr 18, 2026 | Boyle, MS | 13th | — |
| ATOKA BBQ FEST | Apr 11, 2026 | Atoka, TN | 20th | — |
| Bolivar BBQ Blowout | Oct 25, 2025 | Bolivar, TN | 10th | — |
| Arlington BBQ Burnout | Oct 4, 2025 | Arlington, TN | 20th | — |
| Southaven Springfest | Apr 26, 2025 | Southaven, MS | 15th | — |
| Bolivar BBQ Blowout | Oct 26, 2024 | Bolivar, TN | 10th | — |
| Arlington BBQ Burnout | Oct 19, 2024 | Arlington, TN | 28th | — |
| Smoke on the Mountain | Jul 27, 2024 | Galax, VA | 7th | — |
| Atoka BBQ Fest | Apr 6, 2024 | Atoka, TN | 1st | — |
| Arlington BBQ Burnout | Oct 21, 2023 | Arlington, TN | 22nd | — |