Sheyenne BBQ MN
Rating
1473
peak 1473 · rated over 22 contests
Contests
35
in the data
First seen
2019-05-10
latest 2026-07-10
Best ToY finish
#339
Master 2025
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
of 35 contests
Avg finish
top 66%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
665.96 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 659.19 (+6.76)
Walk rate
29%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±19.10
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 165.80 · weakest Brisket (162.23)
Road miles
3417
mi across 35 mapped stops · furthest 388 mi
Schedule strength
63%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1557)
Purse competed for
$227K
listed at 26 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 21 state-championship entries
Master avg
659.19 / 720
22 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
BnB BBQ has finished one call ahead of Sheyenne BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
BRAZEN BARREL BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
RUM N' SMOKE BBQ has come out ahead in 20 of their 21 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of Prairie Smoke BBQ in 7 of their 8 shared contests.
😤 Chicken nemesis
Even in their strongest meat, RUM N' SMOKE BBQ has out-cooked them in 16 of 21 shared chicken entries.
Teams like this (closest power rating, MN first)
Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RUM N' SMOKE BBQ | 21 | 1 | 20 | 5% | ⚔ compare |
| SPITFIRE | 19 | 3 | 16 | 16% | ⚔ compare |
| OWENS BBQ | 18 | 1 | 17 | 6% | ⚔ compare |
| Sugar Shack | 15 | 7 | 8 | 47% | ⚔ compare |
| LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY | 15 | 1 | 14 | 7% | ⚔ compare |
| SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | 15 | 0 | 15 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| HOT DADDY'S BBQ | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BURNT TREES BBQ | 13 | 4 | 9 | 31% | ⚔ compare |
| NECTAR OF THE HOGS | 13 | 2 | 11 | 15% | ⚔ compare |
| ACES HIGH BBQ | 13 | 1 | 12 | 8% | ⚔ compare |
| Mr. Dudes BBQ | 13 | 1 | 12 | 8% | ⚔ compare |
| WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ | 13 | 1 | 12 | 8% | ⚔ compare |
| BRAZEN BARREL BBQ | 12 | 5 | 7 | 42% | ⚔ compare |
| Dirty Little Pigs BBQ | 12 | 4 | 8 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| MadChad's BBQ | 12 | 3 | 9 | 25% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 22 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 176.0228 | 150.8228 | 165.80 | top 57% |
| Pork Ribs | 35 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 174.2856 | 139.9656 | 165.16 | top 62% |
| Pork | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 172.5828 | 149.6796 | 165.39 | top 60% |
| Brisket | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 171.4400 | 149.6800 | 162.23 | top 66% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| MN | 11 | 0 | top 74% |
| SD | 6 | 0 | top 61% |
| ND | 3 | 0 | top 50% |
| MB | 1 | 0 | top 25% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 6 | 0 | top 63% |
| Large (40+) | 16 | 0 | top 67% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Original SD BBQ Championships | 4 | 23 | 0 | top 70% | 2026-06-05 |
| ND BBQ Championship | 3 | 6 | 0 | top 50% | 2026-05-01 |
| Minnesota in May | 3 | 26 | 0 | top 65% | 2025-05-09 |
| Minnesota in May (Masters) | 3 | 47 | 0 | top 86% | 2022-05-13 |
| KTD Smokn' Gobbler | 2 | 12 | 0 | top 55% | 2026-07-10 |
| KTD Smokin Gobbler Cook-off | 2 | 34 | 0 | top 98% | 2024-07-12 |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2025 (9 contests)
- Cooks mostly in MN (18 of 35 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (35 entries)
- Average Master overall score: 659.19 / 720
Milestones
- 🚩 2019-05-10 — First tracked contest · Minnesota in May
- 📈 2019-05-10 — Peak power rating (1486) · Minnesota in May
- 📣 2022-07-15 — First call · KTD Smokin Gobbler Cook-off (One Meat Ribs)
- 🎖️ 2025-06-05 — 25th tracked contest · Original SD BBQ Championships (One Meat Ribs)
- ⭐ 2025-08-29 — Career-best overall score (685.6568) · SD BBQ Shootout @ Huset's Speedway
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +17.9 | ND BBQ Championship | 2024-09-27 |
| +13.5 | Blue Bombers BBQ Pit Master Showdown | 2025-06-30 |
| +13 | SD BBQ Shootout @ Huset's Speedway | 2025-08-29 |
| +9.8 | KTD Smokn' Gobbler | 2026-07-10 |
| +6.6 | ND BBQ Championship | 2025-10-03 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -13.8 | Minnesota in May | 2019-05-10 |
| -10.5 | ND BBQ Championship | 2026-05-01 |
| -10.2 | Minnesota in May (Masters) | 2022-05-13 |
| -10.1 | KTD Smokin Gobbler Cook-off | 2024-07-12 |
| -9.9 | Minnesota in May | 2021-05-07 |
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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20% | top 71% | 94.7% | 91.3% |
| 2025 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 56% | top 49% | 95.2% | 93.7% |
| 2024 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 43% | top 65% | 94.8% | 91.5% |
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 71% | 92.1% | 90.9% |
| 2022 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17% | top 81% | 92.5% | 90.3% |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 78% | 89.4% | 89.4% |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 76% | 89.6% | 89.6% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 89% | 86.3% | 86.3% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-10 | KTD Smokn' Gobbler 🏅 Worthington, MN | 12 / 33 (681.6456) | 19 (169.6684) | 15 (170.2628) | 16 (170.2744) | 8 (171.4400) |
| 2026-06-05 | Original SD BBQ Championships 🏅 Huron, SD | 39 / 48 (660.4456) | 20 (170.2628) | 32 (168.5372) | 46 (154.2628) | 24 (167.3828) |
| 2026-06-05 | Original SD BBQ Championships (ONE MEAT RIBS) Huron, SD | — | — | 15 (168.5828) | — | — |
| 2026-05-01 | ND BBQ Championship 🏅 Fargo, ND | 67 / 71 (630.1024) | 68 (155.9312) | 65 (160.5372) | 69 (149.6796) | 41 (163.9544) |
| 2026-05-01 | ND BBQ Championship (ONE MEAT RIBS) Fargo, ND | — | — | 19 (165.1200) | — | — |
| 2025-10-03 | ND BBQ Championship 🏅 Fargo, ND | 20 / 46 (671.9428) | 11 (171.9772) | 32 (163.4172) | 9 (172.5828) | 28 (163.9656) |
| 2025-08-29 | SD BBQ Shootout @ Huset's Speedway 🏅 Brandon, SD | 12 / 44 (685.6568) | 8 (175.4400) | 8 (174.2856) | 21 (170.8456) | 31 (165.0856) |
| 2025-07-11 | KTD Smokn' Gobbler 🏅 Worthington, MN | 19 / 26 (665.6004) | 7 (171.4288) | 19 (165.0972) | 18 (168.0004) | 23 (161.0740) |
| 2025-06-30 | Blue Bombers BBQ Pit Master Showdown Winnipeg, MB | 6 / 24 (680.5600) | 4 (173.1428) | 8 (170.2972) | 7 (171.9656) | 12 (165.1544) |
| 2025-06-06 | Original SD BBQ Championships 🏅 Huron, SD | 27 / 48 (674.7656) | 12 (173.1200) | 31 (165.7028) | 35 (165.1316) | 17 (170.8112) |
| 2025-06-05 | Original SD BBQ Championships (One Meat Ribs) Huron, SD | — | — | 12 (169.7144) | — | — |
| 2025-05-09 | Minnesota in May 🏅 St. Peter, MN | 26 / 58 (681.0860) | 34 (169.1200) | 13 (171.9772) | 37 (169.7144) | 26 (170.2744) |
| 2025-05-09 | Minnesota in May (ONE MEAT RIBS) St. Peter, MN | — | — | 32 (164.5372) | — | — |
| 2025-02-21 | Fire on Ice BBQ Championship 🏅 Onamia, MN | 31 / 42 (663.8968) | 10 (173.1428) | 28 (164.5256) | 40 (157.6684) | 19 (168.5600) |
| 2024-09-27 | ND BBQ Championship 🏅 Fargo, ND | 6 / 47 (682.2856) | 5 (176.0228) | 15 (167.9772) | 14 (169.1428) | 18 (169.1428) |
| 2024-07-12 | KTD Smokin Gobbler Cook-off 🏅 Worthington, MN | 34 / 34 (625.5316) | 34 (150.8228) | 26 (163.9888) | 30 (160.5144) | 34 (150.2056) |
| 2024-07-12 | KTD Smokin Gobbler Cook-off (ONE MEAT RIBS) Worthington, MN | — | — | 9 (171.4400) | — | — |
| 2024-06-07 | Original SD BBQ Championships 🏅 Huron, SD | 23 / 34 (659.3372) | 29 (158.2628) | 12 (173.7028) | 11 (171.4288) | 28 (155.9428) |
| 2024-06-07 | Original SD BBQ Championships (ONE MEAT RIBS) Huron, SD | — | — | 13 (161.1544) | — | — |
| 2024-05-10 | Minnesota in May 🏅 St. Peter, MN | 47 / 58 (668.4684) | 49 (165.7028) | 54 (161.0856) | 21 (172.5600) | 28 (169.1200) |
| 2024-05-10 | Minnesota in May (ONE MEAT RIBS) St. Peter, MN | — | — | 10 (173.1200) | — | — |
| 2023-06-02 | Original SD BBQ Championships 🏅 Huron, SD | 29 / 39 (646.7308) | 37 (152.5140) | 20 (166.2856) | 21 (166.8228) | 26 (161.1084) |
| 2023-06-01 | Original SD BBQ Championships (One Meat Ribs) Huron, SD | — | — | 22 (156.5256) | — | — |
| 2023-05-12 | Minnesota in May 🏅 St. Peter, MN | 40 / 59 (662.8688) | 14 (173.7144) | 52 (159.4172) | 17 (170.9028) | 49 (158.8344) |
| 2023-05-12 | Minnesota in May (One Meat Ribs) St. Peter, MN | — | — | 11 (170.8228) | — | — |
| 2022-07-15 | KTD Smokin Gobbler Cook-off 🏅 Worthington, MN | 38 / 40 (651.3256) | 27 (166.8228) | 38 (158.8000) | 23 (167.4056) | 35 (158.2972) |
| 2022-07-15 | KTD Smokin Gobbler Cook-off (One Meat Ribs) Worthington, MN | — | — | 8 (169.7600) | — | — |
| 2022-06-03 | Original SD BBQ Championship 🏅 Huron, SD | 26 / 46 (666.2852) | 21 (168.5600) | 26 (165.6912) | 30 (163.4856) | 20 (168.5484) |
| 2022-06-02 | Original SD BBQ Championship (One Meat Ribs) Huron, SD | — | — | 24 (159.3828) | — | — |
| 2022-05-13 | Minnesota in May (Masters) 🏅 Cambridge, MN | 54 / 59 (633.6116) | 56 (155.9772) | 40 (163.3944) | 47 (163.4056) | 55 (150.8344) |
| 2022-05-13 | Minnesota in May (One Meat Ribs) Cambridge, MN | — | — | 37 (139.9656) | — | — |
| 2021-05-07 | Minnesota in May 🏅 Cambridge, MN | 47 / 60 (643.9200) | 50 (159.3828) | 11 (169.7028) | 47 (160.5372) | 54 (154.2972) |
| 2021-05-07 | Minnesota in May - One Meat Contest - Ribs Cambridge, MN | — | — | 25 (163.4172) | — | — |
| 2020-08-28 | Minnesota in Mayaugust 🏅 Cambridge, MN | 34 / 45 (645.1432) | 38 (160.5372) | 34 (160.6288) | 18 (168.5600) | 39 (155.4172) |
| 2019-05-10 | Minnesota in May 🏅 | 51 / 57 (621.0512) | 50 (155.9656) | 38 (161.7028) | 51 (153.7028) | 55 (149.6800) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #520 (243 pts) | #606 (233 pts) | #501 (332 pts) | #580 (223 pts) | #507 (278 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #339 (635 pts) | #233 (960 pts) | #302 (859 pts) | #348 (645 pts) | #400 (545 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #517 (363 pts) | #544 (363 pts) | #346 (715 pts) | #521 (383 pts) | #643 (273 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #938 (120 pts) | #857 (175 pts) | #625 (339 pts) | #802 (180 pts) | #989 (120 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #807 (180 pts) | #827 (200 pts) | #549 (438 pts) | #828 (190 pts) | #792 (205 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | — | — | #1595 (54 pts) | — | — |
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #856 (60 pts) | #896 (60 pts) | #913 (60 pts) | #807 (95 pts) | #883 (60 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #1957 (60 pts) | #2049 (60 pts) | #2028 (60 pts) | #2032 (60 pts) | #2012 (60 pts) |