A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
3 EYZ BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
3 EYZ BBQ has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
MCSHIN FOUNDATION ALUMNI BBQ TEAM
MCSHIN FOUNDATION ALUMNI BBQ TEAM is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2015. Their best overall finish is 6th of 45 at the Que & Cruz (2013). They are ranked #3172 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1501
peak 1519 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
Jul 19, 2013
latest May 8, 2015 · 1.8 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
40% of 5 contests
Best top-10 run
2
straight overall top-10s
Avg finish
top 52%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
40%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±16.30
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 161.13 · weakest Brisket (150.61)
Road miles
247
across 5 mapped stops · furthest 66 mi
Schedule strength
13%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1519)
Master avg
623.45 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to MCSHIN FOUNDATION ALUMNI BBQ TEAM, each with one reason worth a look.
113 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3,175 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1509
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,181 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1511
They turned up 12 years after MCSHIN FOUNDATION ALUMNI BBQ TEAM did, first appearing in 2025.
⚔ Compare careers#3,158 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1518
Level with MCSHIN FOUNDATION ALUMNI BBQ TEAM on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#3,166 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1508
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,160 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1502
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,165 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1522
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JAM'N HAMS | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| MAKIN BACON BBQ | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| Rocks Money Pit BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 160.5028 | 150.8228 | 154.02 | top 68% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 165.1200 | 150.8000 | 157.68 | top 47% |
| Pork | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 166.2972 | 154.8572 | 161.13 | top 34% |
| Brisket | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 168 | 138.8456 | 150.61 | top 62% |
“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 32% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 57% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BBQ Jamboree | 2 | 37 | 0 | top 67% | May 8, 2015 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2014
2 contests
Contests a season
1.7
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
VA
5 of 5 contests
Contests visited
4
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
144
finished ahead 109 times, behind 128
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20151 milestone
- Most recent contest BBQ Jamboree
20137 milestones
- First tracked contest Que & Cruz
- First call Que & Cruz
- First overall top-10 Que & Cruz
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score650.7656 Que & Cruz
- Career-best overall score650.7656 Que & Cruz
- Career-best single call (Brisket)168 Que & Cruz
- Peak power rating (1519) Blue Ridge BBQ and Music Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +13 | Que & Cruz | Jul 19, 2013 |
| +6.4 | Blue Ridge BBQ and Music Festival | Aug 23, 2013 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -9.5 | Rockahock's Pickin' and Pullin' Festival | Apr 4, 2014 |
| -8 | BBQ Jamboree | May 9, 2014 |
| -0.7 | BBQ Jamboree | May 8, 2015 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 57% | 87% | 87% |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 79% | 84.8% | 84.3% |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 100% | top 23% | 90.4% | 88.7% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 8, 2015 | BBQ Jamboree Fredericksburg, VA | 37 / 65 (626.1940) | 52 (153.6684) | 20 (163.9656) | 37 (154.8572) | 38 (153.7028) |
| May 9, 2014 | BBQ Jamboree Fredericksburg, VA | 49 / 64 (603.3828) | 50 (150.8228) | 44 (151.4172) | 16 (162.2972) | 59 (138.8456) |
| Apr 4, 2014 | Rockahock's Pickin' and Pullin' Festival Lanexa, VA | 33 / 41 (610.6172) | 21 (160.5028) | 35 (150.8000) | 22 (158.8000) | 41 (140.5144) |
| Aug 23, 2013 | Blue Ridge BBQ and Music Festival Harrisonburg, VA | 9 / 28 (626.2740) | 16 (150.8684) | 9 (157.1200) | 3 (166.2972) | 15 (151.9884) |
| Jul 19, 2013 | Que & Cruz Louisa, VA | 6 / 45 (650.7656) | 33 (154.2400) | 8 (165.1200) | 10 (163.4056) | 3 (168) |