SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ MO
Rating
1837
peak 1855
Contests
71
in the data
First seen
2014-10-02
latest 2026-06-27
Best ToY finish
#2
Master 2017
Grand champs
10
11 reserve
Category wins
19
57 podiums
Overall top-10s
46
of 71 contests
Avg finish
top 13%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
13 🔥
Current form
698.56 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 682.97 (+15.60)
Walk rate
86%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
18
best run (overall)
Best single call
180.0000 🔥
Consistency
±68.59
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 174.74 · weakest Brisket (172.19)
Road miles
31109
mi across 71 mapped stops · furthest 1411 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
GETTIN' BASTED has finished one call ahead of SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ 3 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
THE BBQ BUS has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
Must B Smokin' Somethin' BBQ Team has come out ahead in 4 of their 5 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of SMOKE THIS BBQ MO in 28 of their 34 shared contests.
🏕️ Happy hunting ground
BBQ Jackpot is their spot: an average finish in the top 4% across 2 visits.
💔 The heartbreaker
Came within 0.6400 points of the Grand Championship at Big Bear Grill & Chill (2019-05-24).
🗡️ Giant slayer
Took the Grand Championship over a 55-team field at BBQ & Fly in on the River.
🐣 Announced themselves early
Finished 5 at their very first tracked contest, Certified BBQ Judging Class (2014-10-02).
Teams like this (closest power rating, MO first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 63 | 33 | 5 | 14 | 180.0000 🔥 | 166.2632 | 174.74 | top 25% |
| Pork Ribs | 68 | 34 | 8 | 17 | 180.0000 🔥 | 156.5372 | 173.05 | top 28% |
| Pork | 63 | 36 | 3 | 13 | 180.0000 🔥 | 165.6800 | 173.85 | top 24% |
| Brisket | 63 | 36 | 3 | 13 | 180.0000 🔥 | 158.8344 | 172.19 | top 30% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| MO | 19 | 5 | top 15% |
| KS | 15 | 0 | top 11% |
| IL | 5 | 2 | top 20% |
| DC | 4 | 0 | top 28% |
| TN | 4 | 0 | top 14% |
| AR | 3 | 1 | top 3% |
| FL | 2 | 0 | top 26% |
| NV | 2 | 0 | top 4% |
| OK | 2 | 1 | top 4% |
| MA | 2 | 0 | top 9% |
| AL | 1 | 0 | top 5% |
| ME | 1 | 1 | top 7% |
| CO | 1 | 0 | top 5% |
| CA | 1 | 0 | top 8% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 5 | 3 | top 11% |
| Medium (20–39) | 21 | 4 | top 18% |
| Large (40+) | 35 | 3 | top 11% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2019 (21 contests)
- Cooks mostly in MO (22 of 71 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (68 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: Big 12 Big Q (NBBQL COMPETITORS SERIES) (2019-03-14)
- Wins it all in 14% of contests
- All-time average overall score: 682.97
- 13 perfect 180s on the books 🔥
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 707.3944 | 698.56 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 703.9884 | 694.03 |
| 2024 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 707.3944 | 696.65 |
| 2023 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 708.5372 | 698.91 |
| 2022 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 699.4288 | 690.24 |
| 2021 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 702.8344 | 692.19 |
| 2020 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 703.3828 | 700.83 |
| 2019 | 21 | 2 | 6 | 703.4056 | 690.66 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 509.0628 | 509.06 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-27 | Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle (ONE MEAT RIBS) Washington, DC | — | — | 21 (167.9772) | — | — |
| 2026-06-26 | Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle Washington, DC | 11 / 31 (695.9432) | 9 (175.4172) | 28 (163.9544) | 4 (177.7144) | 2 (178.8572) |
| 2026-05-24 | 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: Master Series Invitational and the Backyard Series Invitational (Sunday, May 24, 2026) Lebanon, TN | 4 / 82 (707.3944) | 48 (174.2628) | 1 (180.0000) | 40 (173.1316) | 2 (180.0000) |
| 2026-05-23 | 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: Wells Cup, Cocktail Ancillary, Dessert Ancillary (Saturday, May 23, 2026) Lebanon, TN | 49 / 117 (687.3024) | 61 (173.1084) | 25 (175.4056) | 67 (170.2628) | 74 (168.5256) |
| 2026-03-28 | Kickin' It Route 66 Barbecue Challenge (ONE MEAT RIBS) St. Robert, MO | — | — | 3 (177.1544) | — | — |
| 2026-03-27 | Kickin' It Route 66 Barbecue Challenge St. Robert, MO | 10 / 26 (695.9316) | 20 (169.6684) | 11 (173.1200) | 7 (176.5716) | 8 (176.5716) |
| 2026-01-22 | Lakeland Pig Festival Lakeland, FL | 3 / 63 (706.2516) | 17 (175.4172) | 7 (177.7144) | 7 (176.5600) | 7 (176.5600) |
| 2025-11-21 | BBQ Jackpot Las Vegas, NV | 5 / 90 (698.2172) | 15 (175.4172) | 35 (171.9772) | 1 (180.0000) | 39 (170.8228) |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest Kansas City, KS | 47 / 158 (691.9316) | 56 (174.2628) | 72 (172.5832) | 36 (175.4056) | 88 (169.6800) |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest Kansas City, KS | 61 / 401 (693.6684) | 92 (174.2628) | 140 (171.9656) | 9 (178.8800) | 176 (168.5600) |
| 2025-07-26 | Code 3 Spices - Smokin' on Main Collinsville, IL | 19 / 32 (686.1944) | 30 (168.5256) | 24 (170.2744) | 10 (174.2744) | 11 (173.1200) |
| 2025-03-29 | Kickin' It Route 66 Barbecue Challenge (ONE MEAT RIBS) St. Robert, MO | — | — | 1 (180.0000) | — | — |
| 2025-03-28 | Kickin' It Route 66 Barbecue Challenge (Day 1) St. Robert, MO | 4 / 27 (703.9884) | 20 (169.7256) | 1 (180.0000) | 6 (178.8572) | 8 (175.4056) |
| 2025-01-24 | Lakeland Pig Festival Lakeland, FL | 19 / 40 (690.2060) | 10 (174.2860) | 17 (173.1200) | 12 (174.2744) | 26 (168.5256) |
| 2024-12-06 | BBQ Jackpot Las Vegas, NV | 2 / 74 (699.3600) | 13 (176.5600) | 11 (174.2628) | 47 (168.5372) | 1 (180.0000) |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest Kansas City, KS | 11 / 169 (700.5372) | 77 (172.5600) | 15 (177.1544) | 72 (171.9656) | 7 (178.8572) |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest Kansas City, KS | 45 / 444 (694.7884) | 93 (175.4056) | 16 (178.2972) | 70 (174.8456) | 248 (166.2400) |
| 2024-10-04 | Poosa Q Montgomery, AL | 3 / 59 (697.0972) | 11 (175.4172) | 4 (177.1544) | 21 (173.1084) | 23 (171.4172) |
| 2024-09-20 | Smoke on the Water Pine Bluff, AR | 2 / 42 (695.9544) | 8 (175.4056) | 12 (171.4288) | 2 (177.1428) | 15 (171.9772) |
| 2024-09-14 | Trekking for CDH Pierron, IL | 1 / 35 (707.3944) | 5 (177.7144) | 2 (177.7144) | 12 (174.2628) | 5 (177.7028) |
| 2024-09-13 | Buds Blues and BBQ Columbia, MO | 1 / 16 (692.4800) | 3 (175.4056) | 8 (168.5372) | 4 (173.1200) | 2 (175.4172) |
| 2024-07-27 | Code 3 Spices - Smokin' on Main Collinsville, IL | 6 / 34 (692.5372) | 1 (180.0000) | 4 (174.2972) | 18 (167.9772) | 14 (170.2628) |
| 2024-06-22 | Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle Washington, DC | 16 / 36 (689.6684) | 4 (178.2972) | 15 (173.1428) | 30 (166.8228) | 15 (171.4056) |
| 2023-10-27 | Smoke on the Water - Saracen Casino PB Pine Bluff, AR | 1 / 49 (703.3828) | 1 (180.0000) | 14 (174.2744) | 13 (175.4056) | 10 (173.7028) |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest Kansas City, KS | 71 / 487 (689.6228) | 62 (175.4172) | 146 (171.9772) | 68 (174.8456) | 233 (167.3828) |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest Kansas City, KS | 38 / 211 (691.9084) | 167 (167.3828) | 72 (173.1200) | 6 (178.2972) | 62 (173.1084) |
| 2023-09-08 | Anchor City Cook-Off Centralia, MO | 2 / 13 (701.0972) | 3 (175.4056) | 9 (170.8344) | 1 (180.0000) | 3 (174.8572) |
| 2023-04-28 | WashMo BBQ & Bluesfest (JUDGING FULL) Washington, MO | 1 / 37 (708.5372) | 11 (173.1084) | 2 (177.7144) | 3 (178.8572) | 1 (178.8572) |
| 2023-04-28 | WashMo BBQ & Bluesfest (ONE MEAT RIBS) (JUDGING FULL) Washington, MO | — | — | 8 (167.4056) | — | — |
| 2022-10-01 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - SIDES Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - INVITATIONAL CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 18 / 249 (697.6572) | 53 (174.8572) | 2 (178.8572) | 47 (175.4172) | 137 (168.5256) |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 57 / 505 (689.0856) | 36 (177.1428) | 200 (169.1200) | 3 (180.0000) | 306 (162.8228) |
| 2022-06-25 | Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle Washington, DC | 4 / 32 (699.4288) | 4 (178.2972) | 13 (170.2972) | 4 (177.7144) | 8 (173.1200) |
| 2022-04-22 | WashMo BBQ & Bluesfest Washington, MO | 7 / 29 (674.7892) | 18 (166.2632) | 1 (176.0116) | 16 (166.2400) | 14 (166.2744) |
| 2021-10-08 | 32nd Annual Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series)(JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) Lynchburg, TN | 6 / 70 (693.6112) | 20 (173.1084) | 1 (178.8572) | 29 (170.8228) | 29 (170.8228) |
| 2021-09-16 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-INVITATIONAL CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 11 / 185 (698.3316) | 4 (179.4400) | 32 (175.4744) | 6 (178.8572) | 140 (164.5600) |
| 2021-09-16 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 38 / 467 (685.1772) | 40 (174.3316) | 65 (173.7144) | 184 (166.8456) | 105 (170.2856) |
| 2021-06-19 | Central Maine BBQ Cook Off Skowhegan, ME | 1 / 15 (702.8344) | 1 (180.0000) | 2 (176.5600) | 4 (172.5716) | 5 (173.7028) |
| 2021-04-23 | WashMo BBQ & Bluesfest Washington, MO | 18 / 45 (667.3372) | 5 (173.7028) | 19 (169.1200) | 20 (165.6800) | 38 (158.8344) |
| 2021-03-26 | Kickin It Route 66 Barbeque Challenge St. Roberts, MO | 5 / 52 (691.4744) | 12 (175.4400) | 7 (174.8800) | 4 (177.1544) | 40 (164.0000) |
| 2021-03-20 | Firelake BBQ Cook Off-Day 2 Shawnee, OK | 1 / 50 (701.6912) | 5 (177.1428) | 4 (175.4400) | 6 (176.5600) | 12 (172.5484) |
| 2021-03-19 | Firelake BBQ Cook Off-Day 1 Shawnee, OK | 3 / 56 (697.0972) | 14 (174.2628) | 12 (173.7028) | 22 (170.2744) | 2 (178.8572) |
| 2021-03-19 | Firelake BBQ Cook Off - One Meat Contest Ribs Shawnee, OK | — | — | 7 (174.2628) | — | — |
| 2020-11-13 | Second Annual KCBS World Invitational Barbeque Competition Mayetta, KS | 4 / 94 (701.1316) | 3 (178.2972) | 70 (167.4172) | 8 (178.8572) | 11 (176.5600) |
| 2020-10-17 | Columbia Elks Lodge # 594 BBQ Contest Columbia, MO | 1 / 38 (702.8228) | 15 (175.4400) | 5 (174.2744) | 2 (177.7028) | 7 (175.4056) |
| 2020-09-11 | Kickin It Route 66 Barbeque Challenge St. Roberts, MO | 2 / 26 (695.9888) | 11 (171.4400) | 3 (177.7144) | 2 (175.4172) | 8 (171.4172) |
| 2020-08-14 | BBQ & Fly in on the River Excelsior Springs, MO | 1 / 55 (703.3828) | 2 (179.4400) | 25 (170.8228) | 6 (178.8572) | 14 (174.2628) |
| 2019-10-25 | 31st Annual Jack Daniels World Championship Invitational Barbecue(JUDGES FULL)(COMPETITORS SERIES) Lynchburg, TN | 2 / 97 (703.4056) | 8 (176.5944) | 24 (174.8456) | 10 (175.4056) | 8 (176.5600) |
| 2019-10-11 | Anchor City Cook off Centralia, MO | 5 / 25 (685.0284) | 15 (168.5256) | 12 (169.6800) | 8 (170.2628) | 2 (176.5600) |
| 2019-10-04 | Guts Glory Ram BBQ Showdown Lebanon, MO | 5 / 27 (694.7424) | 8 (171.9656) | 6 (173.1084) | 11 (171.9656) | 3 (177.7028) |
| 2019-09-12 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- INVITATIONAL CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 18 / 135 (695.9428) | 42 (174.2628) | 12 (176.5600) | 53 (171.9656) | 39 (173.1544) |
| 2019-09-12 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 12 / 468 (694.8344) | 2 (180.0000) | 44 (174.2972) | 24 (175.4172) | 212 (165.1200) |
| 2019-08-23 | East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival Paola, KS | 2 / 66 (695.4288) | 15 (170.8572) | 1 (177.7144) | 29 (168.5600) | 2 (178.2972) |
| 2019-08-16 | Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest Cape Girardeau, MO | 5 / 45 (692.4796) | 7 (175.4056) | 14 (170.8456) | 8 (173.1084) | 9 (173.1200) |
| 2019-07-27 | Hannibal Bar-B-Q-Festival Hannibal, MO | 3 / 18 (687.9316) | 2 (177.1544) | 2 (173.1316) | 5 (170.2628) | 7 (167.3828) |
| 2019-06-28 | BBQ SmokeDown at Chicagoland Joliet, IL | 7 / 42 (686.7768) | 14 (172.5484) | 8 (170.8228) | 11 (170.8456) | 9 (172.5600) |
| 2019-06-22 | Giant National Capital BBQ Battle Washington, DC | 6 / 31 (690.7540) | 4 (176.0000) | 14 (168.5256) | 9 (171.9656) | 6 (174.2628) |
| 2019-06-14 | 26th Annual Colorado BBQ Challenge Frisco, CO | 3 / 55 (690.7772) | 24 (167.9772) | 2 (178.8572) | 3 (173.1200) | 7 (170.8228) |
| 2019-06-07 | Blues,Brews & Barbecue Beardstown, IL | 1 / 25 (685.0744) | 7 (169.6800) | 10 (164.5372) | 2 (172.5600) | 1 (178.2972) |
| 2019-05-31 | Smokin on the Lake Monroe City, MO | 5 / 25 (682.7656) | 4 (173.7028) | 1 (175.4172) | 11 (166.2628) | 7 (167.3828) |
| 2019-05-24 | Big Bear Grill & Chill Big Bear Lake, CA | 2 / 25 (689.0284) | 5 (170.8228) | 15 (166.2284) | 2 (175.4172) | 2 (176.5600) |
| 2019-05-18 | Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown (DAY 2) CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES Plymouth, MA | 2 / 28 (678.7772) | 4 (175.4172) | 7 (168.5600) | 7 (169.1200) | 7 (165.6800) |
| 2019-05-17 | Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown (DAY 1) CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES Plymouth, MA | 3 / 27 (678.7884) | 3 (174.2628) | 7 (166.8456) | 7 (167.9772) | 3 (169.7028) |
| 2019-05-10 | Grasshopper '19 DeSoto, KS | 6 / 53 (699.3828) | 5 (177.7028) | 18 (171.4172) | 12 (174.8572) | 7 (175.4056) |
| 2019-04-26 | BBQ, Bikes and Blues Washington, MO | 2 / 39 (690.8000) | 1 (180.0000) | 33 (156.5372) | 1 (178.8572) | 7 (175.4056) |
| 2019-04-05 | Blues Brew & BBQ (NBBQL COMPETITOR Series) Springfiled, MO | 2 (689.7372) | 1 (175.4628) | 5 (168.0000) | 2 (176.5600) | 7 (169.7144) |
| 2019-03-14 | Big 12 Big Q (NBBQL COMPETITORS SERIES) Kansas City, MO | 1 / 11 (689.6800) | 2 (176.0000) | 3 (172.5600) | 4 (173.7028) | 5 (167.4172) |
| 2019-02-08 | KCBS World Invitational Barbeque Championship Little Rock, AR | 2 / 92 (701.6684) | 2 (179.4400) | 9 (174.2628) | 2 (178.2972) | 42 (169.6684) |
| 2014-10-02 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | 5 (509.0628) | 4 (173.7028) | 1 (175.4172) | 11 (166.2628) | 7 (167.3828) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #89 (942 pts) | #226 (547 pts) | #92 (1032 pts) | #81 (932 pts) | #85 (947 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #288 (759 pts) | #452 (509 pts) | #269 (954 pts) | #323 (689 pts) | #321 (739 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #150 (1236 pts) | #285 (806 pts) | #265 (946 pts) | #286 (776 pts) | #272 (831 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #227 (928 pts) | #306 (748 pts) | #341 (751 pts) | #255 (853 pts) | #296 (753 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #425 (521 pts) | #522 (416 pts) | #358 (716 pts) | #393 (601 pts) | #549 (381 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #133 (1255 pts) | #156 (1145 pts) | #172 (1111 pts) | #197 (970 pts) | #247 (790 pts) |
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #134 (821 pts) | #249 (491 pts) | #265 (471 pts) | #173 (686 pts) | #278 (426 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #37 (2340 pts) | #31 (2149 pts) | #60 (1950 pts) | #63 (1944 pts) | #40 (2155 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #4 (2755 pts) | #13 (2449 pts) | #3 (2578 pts) | #20 (2325 pts) | #29 (2223 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #2 (2849 pts) | #3 (2711 pts) | #3 (2694 pts) | #2 (2803 pts) | #3 (2690 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #6 (2737 pts) | #14 (2496 pts) | #16 (2404 pts) | #1 🏆 (2754 pts) | #5 (2570 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #6 (2705 pts) | #19 (2354 pts) | #1 🏆 (2755 pts) | #63 (1986 pts) | #9 (2559 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #18 (2682 pts) | #33 (2363 pts) | #44 (2074 pts) | #8 (2583 pts) | #18 (2527 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #54 (2254 pts) | #101 (1767 pts) | #117 (1639 pts) | #45 (2102 pts) | #55 (2129 pts) |