A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
SMOKE THIS ahead in 100% of their meetings
SMOKE THIS has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
SHAWN'S BIG BUTTZ BBQ
SHAWN'S BIG BUTTZ BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2014. Their best overall finish is 14th of 26 at the Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (2013). They finished #1102 in the 2013 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1490
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Jun 7, 2013
latest Jul 25, 2014 · 1.1 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podium
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 63%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±6.25
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 166.55 · weakest Pork Ribs (156.55)
Road miles
85
across 4 mapped stops · furthest 33 mi
Schedule strength
17%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1524)
Master avg
645.93 / 720
4 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 170.8572 | 155.9998 | 162.99 | top 53% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.8572 | 153.1426 | 156.55 | top 73% |
| Pork | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 170.2856 | 163.3828 | 166.55 | top 34% |
| Brisket | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 162.8572 | 157.6800 | 159.83 | top 59% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 54% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 66% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2013
3 contests
Contests a season
2
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
NC
4 of 4 contests
Contests visited
4
a different one every time
Opponents faced
153
finished ahead 82 times, behind 131
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20143 milestones
- Career-best overall score654.7772 WNC BBQ Festival
- Career-best single call (Chicken)170.8572 WNC BBQ Festival
- Most recent contest WNC BBQ Festival
20134 milestones
- First tracked contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- First call Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- Peak power rating (1500) Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score648.3888 WNC Barbeque Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -6.6 | WNC Barbeque Festival | Jul 26, 2013 |
| -1.9 | WNC BBQ Festival | Jul 25, 2014 |
| -1.3 | Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival | Jun 14, 2013 |
| -0.4 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Jun 7, 2013 |
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)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 65% | 90.9% | 90.9% |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33% | top 62% | 90.1% | 89.3% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 25, 2014 | WNC BBQ Festival Maggie Valley, NC | 30 / 46 (654.7772) | 9 (170.8572) | 25 (162.8572) | 29 (163.3828) | 35 (157.6800) |
| Jul 26, 2013 | WNC Barbeque Festival Maggie Valley, NC | 36 / 48 (648.3888) | 21 (167.3944) | 45 (153.6456) | 11 (169.1200) | 35 (158.2288) |
| Jun 14, 2013 | Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival Tryon, NC | 55 / 97 (638.2854) | 62 (157.7142) | 62 (156.5714) | 43 (163.4284) | 48 (160.5714) |
| Jun 7, 2013 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Asheville, NC | 14 / 26 (642.2852) | 22 (155.9998) | 21 (153.1426) | 2 (170.2856) | 10 (162.8572) |