Shane Edd's BBQ

Shane Edd's BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 15 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2022 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 2nd of 24 at the East Helena Smoke Show (2023), and they have finished Reserve Grand Champion once. They are ranked #2264 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#2,264

of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1528

peak 1533 · rated over 13 contests2 invitational or side-series contests not counted

Contests

in the data

First seen

Aug 26, 2022

latest Aug 28, 2026 · 4 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#453

Master 2023 · every season

Grand champs

1 reserve

Category wins

8 podiums

Overall top-10s

20% of 15 contests

Avg finish

top 55%

overall standings

Best overall

701.1084 / 720

Master · East Helena Smoke Show

Perfect 180s

Current form

680.26 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 676.77 (+3.49)

Walk rate

47%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

178.8572

Pork Ribs · Montana Pitmaster Classic

Consistency

±12.65

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs

avg 170.59 · weakest Brisket (166.44)

Road miles

6,714

across 15 mapped stops · furthest 1,453 mi

Schedule strength

52%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1567)

Purse competed for

$145K

listed at 12 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 12 state-championship entries

Master avg

676.77 / 720

15 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (12 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

A multi-meat day

1 contest with 2+ category wins

They've won two or more meats on the same day 1 time — the best of them 2 category wins at East Helena Smoke Show (Aug 5, 2023).

Chicken 1st
Pork Ribs 1st

High-water mark

701.1084 career-best overall

97.4% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 701.1084 at East Helena Smoke Show — 97.4% of a perfect 720.

Master
Aug 5, 2023

Their season

2023 their best year

2023 was the year it came together: 3 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 2 category wins, at an average finish in the top 35%.

3 contests
1 overall top-10
2 category wins
average top 35%

A tough matchup

10–1 behind in the head-to-head

SMELLAQUE ahead in 91% of their meetings

SMELLAQUE has come out ahead in 10 of their 11 shared contests.

The weak link

−4.1 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.15 points below their pork ribs, and turns into a call 7% of the time against 27%.

Brisket avg 166.44
Pork Ribs avg 170.59
1 call in 15 entries

A strong matchup

8–2 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 80% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of BIG BOYZ BBQ in 8 of their 10 shared contests.

Pork Ribs nemesis

7 of 11 shared pork ribs entries lost

SMELLAQUE ahead 64% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, SMELLAQUE has out-cooked them in 7 of 11 shared pork ribs entries.

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Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

Last Best BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.

An August team

Top 39% average finish in August

Something about August: average finish in the top 39% across 7 contests, versus top 55% the rest of the year.

7 August contests
top 55% the rest of the year

The long haul

6,714 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 6,714 miles across 15 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 1,453 miles to 6th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN.

15 mapped stops
furthest 1,453 mi

The metronome

±1.76% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.76% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 94.0% of a perfect score
15 contests

A standing appointment

5 years running at one contest

They've cooked Montana Pitmaster Classic every year from 2022 to 2026 — the contest they never miss.

5 visits in all
best finish 14th

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

Year	Series	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2026 ↗	Master	#514 (316 pts)	#588 (286 pts)	#564 (346 pts)	#517 (341 pts)	#554 (296 pts)
2025 ↗	Master	#875 (120 pts)	#960 (120 pts)	#816 (200 pts)	#935 (120 pts)	#904 (125 pts)
2024 ↗	Master	#458 (428 pts)	#433 (508 pts)	#403 (598 pts)	#416 (513 pts)	#543 (358 pts)
2023 ↗	Master	#453 (434 pts)	#443 (499 pts)	#547 (404 pts)	#449 (464 pts)	#503 (389 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to Shane Edd's BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

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

SMOKIN' WEAD BBQ

#2,262 of the rated field

1528 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 62%
Peak: 1540

Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 8 years before Shane Edd's BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 13 contests

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The Drunken Sailor

#2,256 of the rated field

1529 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 7%
Peak: 1529

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 14 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 14 contests
last seen Nov 5, 2025

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Bazinga BBQ

#2,271 of the rated field

1528 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 18%
Peak: 1536

Careers of much the same size, 11 contests to 15, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 11 contests
last seen Sep 26, 2025

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SHACK'S Q

#2,267 of the rated field

1528 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 20%
Peak: 1528

They were already cooking in 2016, 6 years before Shane Edd's BBQ's first contest.

rated over 9 contests
last seen Apr 6, 2020

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Bill's Back Yard

#2,270 of the rated field

1528 power rating

Contests: 19
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 26%
Peak: 1531

19 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 26% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 19 contests
last seen Oct 11, 2024

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SKY BLUE THIGHS

#2,269 of the rated field

1528 power rating

Contests: 20
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1528

Level with Shane Edd's BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 20 contests
last seen Sep 25, 2026

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
SMELLAQUE	11	1	10	9%	⚔ compare
BIG BOYZ BBQ	10	8	2	80%	⚔ compare
1 Bite BBQ	9	3	6	33%	⚔ compare
Last Best BBQ	8	4	4	50%	⚔ compare
Kick Back BBQ	7	7	0	100%	⚔ compare
Bearded Boar BBQ	7	4	3	57%	⚔ compare
Brinkerhoff BBQ	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare
MONTANA OUTLAW BBQ	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare
Colorado Bulldawg BBQ	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare
Rhythm n QUE	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare
Random Guys Smoking	6	6	0	100%	⚔ compare
Poor Richard's BBQ	6	5	1	83%	⚔ compare
Triple Nines BBQ	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
CHICKEN FRIED BBQ	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
Popping Smoke Barbecue	5	5	0	100%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	15	5	1	3	178.2972	159.3828	169.89	top 52%
Pork Ribs	15	4	2	3	178.8572	158.8228	170.59	top 43%
Pork	15	5	1	2	177.1428	161.6800	169.85	top 51%
Brisket	15	1	0	0	172.5484	155.3716	166.44	top 56%

“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	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	1	top 33%
Medium (20–39)	9	top 49%
Large (40+)	5	top 68%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
MT	9	top 46%
TN	2	top 80%
ID	1	top 68%
AB	1	top 25%
NV	1	top 81%
AZ	1	top 69%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Montana Pitmaster Classic	5	14	0	top 47%	Aug 28, 2026
East Helena Smoke Show	2	2	0	top 21%	Aug 9, 2024

More numbers

Busiest season 2024 6 contests

Contests a season 3 across 5 seasons in the data

Most contests held in MT 9 of 15 contests · 6 states and provinces in all

Contests visited 10 2 of them more than once

Opponents faced 358 finished ahead 253 times, behind 419

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

20262 milestones

Aug 28 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)178.8572 Montana Pitmaster Classic
Aug 28 Most recent contest Montana Pitmaster Classic

20242 milestones

Aug 23 Peak power rating (1533) Montana Pitmaster Classic
Dec 6 10th tracked contest BBQ Jackpot

20236 milestones

Aug 5 First category win (Chicken) East Helena Smoke Show
Aug 5 First overall top-10 East Helena Smoke Show
Aug 5 First overall podium East Helena Smoke Show
Aug 5 First Reserve Championship East Helena Smoke Show
Aug 5 First multi-meat day East Helena Smoke Show
Aug 5 Career-best overall score701.1084 East Helena Smoke Show

20223 milestones

Aug 26 First tracked contest Montana Pitmaster Classic
Aug 26 First call Montana Pitmaster Classic
Aug 26 First overall past 90% of a perfect score673.6576 Montana Pitmaster Classic

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+16.7	East Helena Smoke Show	Aug 5, 2023
+9.4	Small Town Smoke Down	May 30, 2026
+7.8	East Helena Smoke Show	Aug 9, 2024
+7.3	Montana Pitmaster Classic	Aug 28, 2026
+7.2	Montana Pitmaster Classic	Aug 25, 2023

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-6.7	BBQ Jackpot	Dec 6, 2024
-6.5	Montana Pitmaster Classic	Aug 22, 2025
-6.2	Dillon Days Blowin' Smoke BBQ Cook Off	Jul 3, 2026
-3.2	9th Annual Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge	Jan 12, 2024
-1.7	Smoke-N-Wings	Jun 26, 2026

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	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2026	4	1	1	50%	top 51%	96%	95%
2025	1	0	0	0%	top 74%	92.4%	92.4%
2024	6	1	1	33%	top 65%	95.9%	93.4%
2023	3	1	2	67%	top 35%	97.4%	94.6%
2022	1	0	0	100%	top 43%	93.6%	93.6%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Aug 28, 2026	Montana Pitmaster Classic 🏅 Bozeman, MT	14 / 39 (691.3372)	21 (169.6800)	1 (178.8572)	15 (173.1200)	22 (169.6800)
Jul 3, 2026	Dillon Days Blowin' Smoke BBQ Cook Off 🏅 Dillon, MT	20 / 26 (675.8628)	15 (170.8228)	21 (166.2516)	20 (168.5256)	17 (170.2628)
Jun 26, 2026	Smoke-N-Wings 🏅 Blackfoot, ID	21 / 31 (687.3372)	24 (170.8344)	21 (172.5600)	18 (173.1200)	17 (170.8228)
May 30, 2026	Small Town Smoke Down Bassano, AB	6 / 24 (681.1544)	10 (169.7028)	4 (174.8916)	5 (175.4400)	13 (161.1200)
Aug 22, 2025	Montana Pitmaster Classic 🏅 Bozeman, MT	28 / 38 (665.6000)	30 (165.1428)	12 (175.4056)	30 (165.6800)	30 (159.3716)
Dec 6, 2024	BBQ Jackpot 🏅 Las Vegas, NV	60 / 74 (663.8744)	70 (159.3828)	22 (171.9772)	62 (161.6800)	24 (170.8344)
Aug 23, 2024	Montana Pitmaster Classic 🏅 Bozeman, MT	19 / 39 (681.0516)	20 (169.1316)	2 (178.2972)	24 (168.5372)	24 (165.0856)
Aug 9, 2024	East Helena Smoke Show 🏅 East Helena, MT	6 / 18 (678.2968)	2 (172.5828)	11 (162.8800)	1 (177.1428)	11 (165.6912)
May 25, 2024	6th Annual KCBS World Invitational - MASTER SERIES INVITATIONAL unrated Lebanon, TN	50 / 81 (690.1828)	69 (169.6800)	16 (176.5716)	51 (171.9656)	48 (171.9656)
May 24, 2024	6th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN unrated Lebanon, TN	115 / 118 (651.2340)	96 (168.5256)	115 (158.8228)	105 (163.9544)	106 (159.9312)
Jan 12, 2024	9th Annual Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge 🏅 Bullhead City, AZ	40 / 58 (668.5028)	30 (170.8228)	27 (169.6800)	45 (162.2972)	30 (165.7028)
Aug 25, 2023	Montana Pitmaster Classic 🏅 Bozeman, MT	14 / 44 (680.5832)	9 (173.1200)	23 (164.0344)	3 (176.0116)	18 (167.4172)
Aug 5, 2023	East Helena Smoke Show 🏅 East Helena, MT	2 / 24 (701.1084)	1 (178.2972)	1 (178.8572)	6 (171.4056)	5 (172.5484)
Jun 9, 2023	Montana BBQ Cookoff 🏅 Absarokee, MT	23 / 36 (661.7028)	21 (165.1200)	25 (164.0572)	24 (161.6800)	13 (170.8456)
Aug 26, 2022	Montana Pitmaster Classic 🏅 Bozeman, MT	16 / 37 (673.6576)	3 (175.4516)	23 (165.6916)	4 (177.1428)	29 (155.3716)

An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.

Shane Edd's BBQ

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (12 found in their record)

A multi-meat day

High-water mark

Their season

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Pork Ribs nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

An August team

The long haul

The metronome

A standing appointment

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

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

More numbers

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

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

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

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

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