Team of the Year

Team profile

MEAT ME IN ST. LOUIS

  • KCBS
  • 2016–2026

Listed under 2 other spellings in the results: Meat Me in St. Louis, Meat Me In St. Louis.

Contests
123
Grand Championships GC
4
Reserve Grand Championships RGC
4
Overall top 10s
51
Average overall score
680.696
Best overall score
709.68
Seasons active
2016–2026
Sanctioning bodies
KCBS

Strengths by category

How often the team finishes where, call by call. “Typical finish” is the average finish as a share of the field — lower is better.

Chicken

Typical finishTop 35%

Entries
119
Firsts
5
Top 10s
49

Ribs

Typical finishTop 36%

Entries
129
Firsts
8
Top 10s
53

Pork

Typical finishTop 39%

Entries
119
Firsts
2
Top 10s
38

Brisket

Typical finishTop 41%

Entries
121
Firsts
2
Top 10s
39

Season by season

Overall results per year: how many contests, how they finished, and how the scores moved.

Contests enteredby how the team finished
Contests by year for MEAT ME IN ST. LOUIS Stacked bars of overall contests entered each year, 2016 to 2026. Each bar is split into Grand Championships, other top 10 finishes and all other finishes. The busiest year was 2021 with 21 contests. The full numbers are in the table that follows. 0510152025 2016: 1 contest 1 2016 2017: 4 contests, 2 top 10s 4 2017 2018: 5 contests, 1 top 10 5 2018 2019: 7 contests, 3 top 10s 7 2019 2020: 14 contests, 4 top 10s 14 2020 2021: 21 contests, 12 top 10s 21 2021 2022: 17 contests, 1 Grand Championship, 10 top 10s 17 2022 2023: 12 contests, 1 Grand Championship, 3 top 10s 12 2023 2024: 10 contests, 2 top 10s 10 2024 2025: 13 contests, 1 Grand Championship, 6 top 10s 13 2025 2026: 16 contests, 1 Grand Championship, 8 top 10s 16 2026
Overall contests by year for MEAT ME IN ST. LOUIS
YearContestsGrand ChampionshipsOverall top 10sAverage overall score
2016100637.692
2017402662.926
2018501673.744
2019703679.015
20201404641.755
202121012682.996
202217110687.418
20231213686.741
20241002690.671
20251316693.2
20261618693.717
Average overall scoreper season
Average overall score by year for MEAT ME IN ST. LOUIS Line chart of the team’s average overall score in each year it competed. The highest average was 693.717 in 2026. The yearly averages are in the table of the contests chart. 620640660680700720 2016: average overall score 637.692637.7 2016 2017: average overall score 662.926662.9 2017 2018: average overall score 673.744673.7 2018 2019: average overall score 679.015679.0 2019 2020: average overall score 641.755641.8 2020 2021: average overall score 682.996683.0 2021 2022: average overall score 687.418687.4 2022 2023: average overall score 686.741686.7 2023 2024: average overall score 690.671690.7 2024 2025: average overall score 693.2693.2 2025 2026: average overall score 693.717693.7 2026

Recent results

The latest overall finishes on record, newest first.

  • Official: KCBS has certified these scores.
  1. 1stGC

    King of the Corn

    Oct 16, 2026KCBS Street Ottumwa, IA 31 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores (first seen Oct 19).KCBS has certified these scores (first seen Oct 19).
    706.274
  2. 24th

    American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest

    Sep 30, 2026KCBS Kansas City, KS 158 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores (first seen Oct 6).KCBS has certified these scores (first seen Oct 6).
    697.646
  3. 95th

    American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest

    Sep 30, 2026KCBS Kansas City, KS 360 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores (first seen Oct 6).KCBS has certified these scores (first seen Oct 6).
    689.074
  4. 21st

    Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard

    Sep 25, 2026KCBS Murphysboro, IL 71 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    694.789
  5. 3rd

    Trekking for CDH

    Sep 19, 2026KCBS Pierron, IL 27 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    698.812
  6. 7th

    Smoke on the Ohio

    Sep 11, 2026KCBS Mt. Vernon, IN 26 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    693.611
  7. 13th

    Smoke N for the Kids (Day 2)

    Aug 15, 2026KCBS IL 32 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    696.514
  8. 15th

    Smoke N for the Kids (Day 1)

    Aug 14, 2026KCBS IL 26 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    679.886
  9. 8th

    All American BBQ Throwdown

    Jul 31, 2026KCBS Bova VFW 9885 6440 N Hix Rd Westland, MI 45 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    694.777
  10. 53rd

    8th Annual KCBS World Invitational:

    May 24, 2026KCBS James E. Ward Agricultural Center (Wilson County Fairgrounds) 945 E Baddour Pkwy Lebanon, TN 82 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    689.028
  11. 10th

    8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: Wells Cup, Cocktail Ancillary, Dessert Ancillary (Saturday, May 23, 2026)

    May 23, 2026KCBS James E. Ward Agricultural Center (Wilson County Fairgrounds) 945 E Baddour Pkwy Lebanon, TN 117 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    702.8
  12. 10th

    Smokin' in the Creek BBQ Contest

    Apr 24, 2026KCBS MO 28 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    686.8

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