SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ, NY

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

#5097

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1460

peak 1460 · rated over 7 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-08-16

latest 2017-09-15

Best ToY finish

#1425

Master 2015

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 7 contests

Avg finish

top 75%

overall standings

Best overall

617.0400 / 720

Master · Hudson Valley Ribfest

Perfect 180s

Current form

600.17 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 602.48 (-2.31)

Walk rate

29%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

166.2400

Pork · Hudson Valley Ribfest

Consistency

±12.43

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 158.09 · weakest Brisket (142.41)

Road miles

535

mi across 7 mapped stops · furthest 132 mi

Schedule strength

24%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1532)

Master avg

602.48 / 720

7 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (3 found in this team's record)

Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.

A tough matchup

7–0 behind in the head-to-head

BLAZIN' BUTTZ BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

BLAZIN' BUTTZ BBQ has come out ahead in 7 of their 7 shared contests.

The weak link

−15.7 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 15.68 points below their pork, and turns into a call 14% of the time against 29%.

Brisket avg 142.41
Pork avg 158.09
1 calls in 7 entries

The comeback

1.9 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 1.9 years, then back at Smoke on the Water New Jersey State Barbecue Championship (2017-09-15).

last seen 2015-10-09
back 2017-09-15

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

CHEFFIE EFFIE BBQ

#5086 of the rated field

1460 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1460

1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ, NY)

2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ, NY has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 5 contests
last seen 2017-07-28

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BIGHEAD ED'S DO IT GENTLY BBQ

#5110 of the rated field

1460 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1460

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ, NY)

Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 5 contests
last seen 2016-06-10

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Sleeping Beauties of BBQ

#5088 of the rated field

1460 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 71%
Peak: 1505

No shared contest yet.

They've been 1505 at their best, 45 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 7 contests
last seen 2025-08-15

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CHASE'N'SMOKE BBQ TEAM - CO

#5094 of the rated field

1460 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1460

No shared contest yet.

Level with SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ, NY on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 7 contests
last seen 2021-06-04

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Smooth Boar BBQ

#5085 of the rated field

1460 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 14%
Peak: 1504

No shared contest yet.

They've been 1504 at their best, 43 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 7 contests
last seen 2021-03-27

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BRIDGE BUILDER BBQ

#5082 of the rated field

1460 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1460

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 7 contests
last seen 2020-07-31

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
BLAZIN' BUTTZ BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
Chicken Chokers	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
Babylon Grillbillies	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
Dr. Pearl's Medicinal Smoke BBQ Team	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
MOON RIVER BARBEQUE	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	7	0	0	165.7144	145.7144	154.02	top 63%
Pork Ribs	7	0	0	161.7028	139.9656	147.96	top 75%
Pork	7	2	1	166.2400	145.6688	158.09	top 45%
Brisket	7	1	0	165.1200	130.2056	142.41	top 74%

“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 state / province

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
NY	4	0	top 71%
NJ	3	0	top 80%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	2	0	top 77%
Large (40+)	5	0	top 74%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Hudson Valley Ribfest	2	35	0	top 65%	2015-08-14

The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 4.1 yrs 2013-08-16 → 2017-09-15

Busiest season 2015 3 contests

Contests a season 1.8 across 4 seasons in the data

Cooks most in NY 4 of 7 contests · 2 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 6 1 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 7 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls

Strongest meat Pork averages 158.09 · weakest Brisket (142.41)

Walk rate 29% a top-10 call in 2 of 7 contests

Overall top-10 rate 0% 0 of 7 contests

Master average 602.48 out of 720 · 7 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 219 88–235 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 535 7 mapped stops · furthest 132 mi

Schedule strength 1532 average field rating faced — tougher than 24% of rated contests

Longest layoff 1.9 yrs 2015-10-09 → 2017-09-15

Power rating 1460 peak 1460 · #5097 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
Aug 16 First tracked contest Hudson Valley Ribfest
Aug 16 First call Hudson Valley Ribfest
Aug 16 Career-best overall score617.0400 Hudson Valley Ribfest
Aug 16 Career-best single call (Pork)166.2400 Hudson Valley Ribfest
Aug 16 Peak power rating (1495) Hudson Valley Ribfest
2017
Sep 15 Most recent contest Smoke on the Water New Jersey State Barbecue Championship

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

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-9.2	Smoke on the Water New Jersey State Barbecue Championship	2017-09-15
-7.9	8th Annual Smokin at the Maples	2015-08-01
-6.6	Smokin Hot Atlantic City BBQ Championship $15,000	2015-10-09
-6.4	New York City BBQ Cookoff	2014-04-11
-5.1	Hudson Valley Ribfest	2013-08-16

Category scores over time

Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)

Where they finish (overall)

Best vs average (by meat)

How entries end (by meat)

Team of the Year rank by season

Season by season

Season	Contests	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2017	1	0%	top 93%	83.5%	83.5%
2015	3	0%	top 74%	85.4%	82.8%
2014	2	50%	top 70%	84.9%	84.1%
2013	1	100%	top 69%	85.7%	85.7%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2017-09-15	Smoke on the Water New Jersey State Barbecue Championship Atlantic City, NJ	39 / 42 (601.4976)	34 (152.5028)	29 (156.5260)	39 (150.2516)	37 (142.2172)
2015-10-09	Smokin Hot Atlantic City BBQ Championship $15,000 Atlantic City, NJ	37 / 46 (594.6628)	36 (153.1316)	35 (148.5028)	22 (162.8228)	43 (130.2056)
2015-08-14	Hudson Valley Ribfest New Paltz, NY	35 / 57 (614.7312)	41 (151.3828)	19 (161.7028)	20 (157.6684)	46 (143.9772)
2015-08-01	8th Annual Smokin at the Maples Manorville, NY	26 / 32 (578.6056)	19 (151.9428)	28 (145.0740)	22 (145.6688)	28 (135.9200)
2014-10-03	DO AC Smokin' Hot Atlantic City BBQ Championship Atlantic City, NJ	43 / 65 (611.3716)	11 (165.7144)	55 (142.2400)	29 (159.4172)	46 (144.0000)
2014-04-11	New York City BBQ Cookoff Staten Island, NY	27 / 37 (599.4516)	18 (157.7372)	30 (141.7372)	3 (164.5484)	32 (135.4288)
2013-08-16	Hudson Valley Ribfest New Paltz, NY	35 / 51 (617.0400)	44 (145.7144)	48 (139.9656)	10 (166.2400)	6 (165.1200)

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)

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

Year	Series	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2017 ↗	Master	#2212 (60 pts)	#2286 (60 pts)	#2304 (60 pts)	#2260 (60 pts)	#2266 (60 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#1425 (177 pts)	#1378 (207 pts)	#1374 (207 pts)	#1330 (232 pts)	#1473 (177 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#2084 (75 pts)	#1754 (145 pts)	#2161 (75 pts)	#1304 (237 pts)	#2148 (75 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#1970 (75 pts)	#2073 (75 pts)	#2043 (75 pts)	#1560 (150 pts)	#1356 (190 pts)