High-water mark
666.1600
career-best overall
92.5% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 666.1600 at Shawnee Great Grillers — 92.5% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Sep 25, 2026
Shell Rock Smokers
Shell Rock Smokers is a competition barbecue team with 12 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2022 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 26th of 26 at the Cruisin' and BBQin' (2026). They are ranked #5389 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1454
peak 1454 · rated over 12 contests
Contests
12
in the data
First seen
Jun 24, 2022
latest Sep 25, 2026 · 4.3 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 12 contests
Avg finish
top 72%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
625.82
last 5 Master vs avg 626.10 (-0.27)
Walk rate
8%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±47.86
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 163.06 · weakest Brisket (155.80)
Road miles
600
across 12 mapped stops · furthest 271 mi
Schedule strength
28%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1538)
Purse competed for
$118K
listed at 12 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 12 state-championship entries
Master avg
626.10 / 720
12 Master contests · 0 GCs
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 | #697 (171 pts) | #705 (206 pts) | #606 (306 pts) | #700 (186 pts) | #838 (120 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #875 (120 pts) | #960 (120 pts) | #1020 (120 pts) | #882 (140 pts) | #920 (120 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #1309 (60 pts) | #1341 (60 pts) | #1404 (60 pts) | #1348 (60 pts) | #1333 (60 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Shell Rock Smokers, each with one reason worth a look.
124 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5,392 of the rated field
- Contests
- 30
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1454
0–5 in 5 shared contests (0% to Shell Rock Smokers)
These two have cooked 5 of the same contests — Three Legged Pig BBQ ahead 5–0 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.
⚔ Head-to-head#5,408 of the rated field
- Contests
- 13
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1453
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 12 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#5,411 of the rated field
- Contests
- 12
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1502
Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 8 years before Shell Rock Smokers's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#5,386 of the rated field
- Contests
- 15
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1454
Careers of much the same size, 15 contests to 12, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,383 of the rated field
- Contests
- 13
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1454
13 contests and no Grand Championship yet.
⚔ Compare careers#5,371 of the rated field
- Contests
- 13
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 8%
- Peak
- 1507
They were already cooking in 2013, 9 years before Shell Rock Smokers's first contest.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SLAPS BBQ | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| KC Rib doctor | 10 | 6 | 4 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| POWER I BBQ | 10 | 1 | 9 | 10% | ⚔ compare |
| This is Nice | 10 | 1 | 9 | 10% | ⚔ compare |
| Velvet Swine | 10 | 1 | 9 | 10% | ⚔ compare |
| BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Hoggy Style BBQ | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Ribs For Her Pleasure | 9 | 6 | 3 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| RIB I'S | 9 | 4 | 5 | 44% | ⚔ compare |
| Big Fork BBQ | 9 | 1 | 8 | 11% | ⚔ compare |
| Stewey Magoos BBQ | 9 | 1 | 8 | 11% | ⚔ compare |
| Broken Bottle BBQ | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| LOVE 2 Q | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| MAD MUTT'S BBQ | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Jurassic Pork | 8 | 2 | 6 | 25% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 173.1428 | 148.5600 | 161.78 | top 64% |
| Pork Ribs | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 176 | 143.8972 | 158.44 | top 70% |
| Pork | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 173.7028 | 154.8228 | 163.06 | top 63% |
| Brisket | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.2744 | 139.3372 | 155.80 | top 70% |
“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 100% |
| Large (40+) | 11 | 0 | top 69% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shawnee Great Grillers | 4 | 31 | 0 | top 64% | Sep 25, 2026 |
| The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | 4 | 71 | 0 | top 56% | Jun 26, 2026 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2026
3 contests
Contests a season
2.4
across 5 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
KS
11 of 12 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
6
2 of them more than once
Opponents faced
489
finished ahead 407 times, behind 864
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20265 milestones
- 10th tracked contest The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
- First call Shawnee Great Grillers
- Career-best overall score666.1600 Shawnee Great Grillers
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)176 Shawnee Great Grillers
- Most recent contest Shawnee Great Grillers
20251 milestone
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score658.1824 The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
20222 milestones
- First tracked contest The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
- Peak power rating (1488) The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +4.7 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | Jun 26, 2026 |
| +4.6 | Shawnee Great Grillers | Sep 26, 2025 |
| +4.5 | Shawnee Great Grillers | Sep 25, 2026 |
| +3.2 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | Jun 27, 2025 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -13.9 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship | Sep 23, 2022 |
| -12 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | Jun 24, 2022 |
| -10.7 | Cruisin' and BBQin' | Jul 31, 2026 |
| -9.5 | Shawnee Great Grillers | Sep 27, 2024 |
| -9.1 | 6th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship | Mar 15, 2024 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33% | top 64% | 92.5% | 83.7% |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 49% | 92.2% | 91.8% |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 82% | 89% | 87.7% |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 68% | 89.7% | 88.9% |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 94% | 85% | 84% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25, 2026 | Shawnee Great Grillers 🏅 Shawnee, KS | 31 / 65 (666.1600) | 18 (172) | 8 (176) | 22 (172.5600) | 64 (145.6000) |
| Jul 31, 2026 | Cruisin' and BBQin' 🏅 Hampton, IA | 26 / 26 (482.2060) | 26 (158.2628) | 17 (167.4404) | 26 (156.5028) | — |
| Jun 26, 2026 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 71 / 157 (658.7200) | 72 (165.6684) | 106 (159.9428) | 94 (162.8344) | 36 (170.2744) |
| Sep 26, 2025 | Shawnee Great Grillers 🏅 Shawnee, KS | 32 / 67 (663.8512) | 30 (167.9656) | 26 (169.1200) | 21 (173.1200) | 62 (153.6456) |
| Jun 27, 2025 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 79 / 159 (658.1824) | 31 (173.1428) | 141 (151.9540) | 25 (173.7028) | 106 (159.3828) |
| Sep 27, 2024 | Shawnee Great Grillers 🏅 Shawnee, KS | 66 / 73 (627.2232) | 55 (161.1200) | 71 (152.5144) | 54 (160.5144) | 60 (153.0744) |
| Jun 21, 2024 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 105 / 172 (640.5144) | 103 (161.0972) | 81 (163.4516) | 143 (154.8228) | 83 (161.1428) |
| Mar 15, 2024 | 6th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship 🏅 Olathe, KS | 54 / 58 (626.0344) | 54 (150.8000) | 54 (152.4800) | 46 (163.9428) | 46 (158.8116) |
| Sep 22, 2023 | Shawnee Great Grillers 🏅 Shawnee, KS | 50 / 73 (645.6000) | 53 (162.2400) | 58 (158.8344) | 63 (155.9656) | 22 (168.5600) |
| Jun 23, 2023 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 114 / 167 (634.7316) | 87 (162.8572) | 158 (145.6572) | 76 (166.2400) | 95 (159.9772) |
| Sep 23, 2022 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship 🏅 Shawnee, KS | 85 / 87 (598.0004) | 73 (157.6688) | 86 (143.8972) | 71 (157.0972) | 85 (139.3372) |
| Jun 24, 2022 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 148 / 164 (611.9544) | 152 (148.5600) | 100 (159.9772) | 115 (159.4172) | 153 (144) |