Sheyenne BBQ

Sheyenne BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 37 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2019 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 6th of 24 at the Blue Bombers BBQ Pit Master Showdown (2025). They are ranked #4144 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#4,144

of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1480

peak 1480 · rated over 24 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

May 10, 2019

latest Sep 4, 2026 · 7.3 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#339

Master 2025 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

5% of 37 contests

Avg finish

top 67%

overall standings

Best overall

685.6568 / 720

Master · SD BBQ Shootout @ Huset's Speedway

Perfect 180s

Current form

664.23 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 660.47 (+3.77)

Walk rate

32%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

176.0228

Chicken · ND BBQ Championship

Consistency

±18.91

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 166.11 · weakest Brisket (162.40)

Road miles

3,802

across 37 mapped stops · furthest 383 mi

Schedule strength

68%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1586)

Purse competed for

$243K

listed at 28 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 23 state-championship entries

Master avg

660.47 / 720

24 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (9 found in their record)

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

High-water mark

685.6568 career-best overall

95.2% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 685.6568 at SD BBQ Shootout @ Huset's Speedway — 95.2% of a perfect 720.

Master
Aug 29, 2025

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

BnB BBQ has finished one call ahead of Sheyenne BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2025 their best year

2025 was the year it came together: 9 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 49%.

9 contests
1 overall top-10
0 category wins
average top 49%

A tough matchup

20–1 behind in the head-to-head

RUM N' SMOKE BBQ ahead in 95% of their meetings

RUM N' SMOKE BBQ has come out ahead in 20 of their 21 shared contests.

A strong matchup

7–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 88% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Prairie Smoke BBQ in 7 of their 8 shared contests.

Pork nemesis

20 of 21 shared pork entries lost

RUM N' SMOKE BBQ ahead 95% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, RUM N' SMOKE BBQ has out-cooked them in 20 of 21 shared pork entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

BRAZEN BARREL BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.

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The long haul

3,802 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 3,802 miles across 37 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 383 miles to Blue Bombers BBQ Pit Master Showdown.

37 mapped stops
furthest 383 mi

A standing appointment

4 years running at one contest

They've cooked Original SD BBQ Championships every year from 2023 to 2026 — the contest they never miss.

4 visits in all
best finish 23rd

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	#449 (396 pts)	#482 (406 pts)	#437 (520 pts)	#378 (516 pts)	#450 (416 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	#1955 (60 pts)	#2049 (60 pts)	#2026 (60 pts)	#2029 (60 pts)	#2010 (60 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to Sheyenne BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

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

Squeeze My Slabs

#4,139 of the rated field

1480 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 7%
Peak: 1516

0–4 in 4 shared contests (0% to Sheyenne BBQ)

These two have cooked 4 of the same contests — Squeeze My Slabs ahead 4–0 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

rated over 15 contests
last seen Jun 8, 2024

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The 28th Amendment

#4,141 of the rated field

1480 power rating

Contests: 18
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 11%
Peak: 1480

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 18 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 18 contests
last seen Mar 20, 2026

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SLOWJOE BBQ SWEDEN

#4,156 of the rated field

1480 power rating

Contests: 18
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 22%
Peak: 1525

Their last contest in the data was back in 2022, 4 years before Sheyenne BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 18 contests

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Silence of the Hams

#4,153 of the rated field

1480 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 6%
Peak: 1480

Fewer contests behind them than Sheyenne BBQ has cooked, 17 to 37, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 17 contests
last seen Sep 25, 2026

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SMOKIN' WITH SWAG

#4,128 of the rated field

1480 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 12%
Peak: 1480

17 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 12% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 17 contests
last seen Feb 28, 2020

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CRAZY BONES BBQ

#4,121 of the rated field

1480 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 6%
Peak: 1523

They were already cooking in 2013, 6 years before Sheyenne BBQ's first contest.

rated over 17 contests
last seen Jul 13, 2018

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
SPITFIRE	21	3	18	14%	⚔ compare
RUM N' SMOKE BBQ	21	1	20	5%	⚔ compare
OWENS BBQ	19	1	18	5%	⚔ compare
Sugar Shack	17	7	10	41%	⚔ compare
LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY	16	1	15	6%	⚔ compare
HOT DADDY'S BBQ	16	0	16	0%	⚔ compare
SHIGGIN & GRINNIN	16	0	16	0%	⚔ compare
RUB MY RACK	14	3	11	21%	⚔ compare
Mr. Dudes BBQ	14	1	13	7%	⚔ compare
BURNT TREES BBQ	13	4	9	31%	⚔ compare
Dirty Little Pigs BBQ	13	4	9	31%	⚔ compare
MadChad's BBQ	13	3	10	23%	⚔ compare
SIN CIRCLE BBQ	13	3	10	23%	⚔ compare
NECTAR OF THE HOGS	13	2	11	15%	⚔ compare
SIX BUTT BBQ	13	2	11	15%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	24	5	176.0228	150.8228	166.05	top 58%
Pork Ribs	36	5	174.2856	139.9656	165.14	top 63%
Pork	24	4	175.4172	149.6796	166.11	top 58%
Brisket	24	1	171.4400	149.6800	162.40	top 67%

“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)	8	0	top 66%
Large (40+)	16	0	top 67%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
MN	12	top 75%
SD	7	top 62%
ND	3	top 50%
MB	1	top 25%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Original SD BBQ Championships	4	23	top 70%	Jun 5, 2026
ND BBQ Championship	3	6	top 50%	May 1, 2026
Minnesota in May	3	26	top 65%	May 9, 2025
Minnesota in May (Masters)	3	47	top 86%	May 13, 2022
SD BBQ Shootout @ Huset's Speedway	2	12	top 49%	Sep 4, 2026
KTD Smokn' Gobbler	2	12	top 55%	Jul 10, 2026
KTD Smokin Gobbler Cook-off	2	34	top 98%	Jul 12, 2024

More numbers

Busiest season 2025 9 contests

Contests a season 4.6 across 8 seasons in the data

Most contests held in MN 19 of 37 contests · 4 states and provinces in all

Contests visited 12 7 of them more than once

Most-entered meat Pork Ribs 36 entries · 0 wins · 5 calls

Opponents faced 446 finished ahead 359 times, behind 899

Longest layoff 1.3 yrs May 10, 2019 → Aug 28, 2020

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

20261 milestone

Sep 4 Most recent contest SD BBQ Shootout @ Huset's Speedway

20253 milestones

Jun 5 25th tracked contest Original SD BBQ Championships (One Meat Ribs)
Aug 29 Career-best overall score685.6568 SD BBQ Shootout @ Huset's Speedway
Oct 3 Peak power rating (1490) ND BBQ Championship

20242 milestones

Sep 27 First overall top-10 ND BBQ Championship
Sep 27 Career-best single call (Chicken)176.0228 ND BBQ Championship

20223 milestones

Jun 3 First overall past 90% of a perfect score666.2852 Original SD BBQ Championship
Jul 15 First call KTD Smokin Gobbler Cook-off (One Meat Ribs)
Jul 15 10th tracked contest KTD Smokin Gobbler Cook-off

20191 milestone

May 10 First tracked contest Minnesota in May

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+18.1	ND BBQ Championship	Sep 27, 2024
+13.6	SD BBQ Shootout @ Huset's Speedway	Aug 29, 2025
+13.4	Blue Bombers BBQ Pit Master Showdown	Jun 30, 2025
+10	KTD Smokn' Gobbler	Jul 10, 2026
+6.8	ND BBQ Championship	Oct 3, 2025

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-12.1	Minnesota in May	May 10, 2019
-10.2	ND BBQ Championship	May 1, 2026
-9.6	KTD Smokin Gobbler Cook-off	Jul 12, 2024
-9.1	Minnesota in May (Masters)	May 13, 2022
-9	Minnesota in May	May 7, 2021

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2026	7	0	43%	top 73%	94.8%	92.3%
2025	9	1	56%	top 49%	95.2%	93.7%
2024	7	1	43%	top 65%	94.8%	91.5%
2023	4	0	0%	top 71%	92.1%	90.9%
2022	6	0	17%	top 81%	92.5%	90.3%
2021	2	0	0%	top 78%	89.4%	89.4%
2020	1	0	0%	top 76%	89.6%	89.6%
2019	1	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
Sep 4, 2026	SD BBQ Shootout @ Huset's Speedway 🏅 Brandon, SD	22 / 31 (682.2172)	19 (169.1200)	15 (172)	7 (175.4172)	27 (165.6800)
Aug 28, 2026	MN Masters BBQ 🏅 Pierz, MN	18 / 22 (666.7544)	17 (168.5256)	18 (162.8344)	9 (172.5600)	18 (162.8344)
Jul 10, 2026	KTD Smokn' Gobbler 🏅 Worthington, MN	12 / 33 (681.6456)	19 (169.6684)	—	16 (170.2744)	8 (171.4400)
Jun 5, 2026	Original SD BBQ Championships 🏅 Huron, SD	39 / 48 (660.4456)	20 (170.2628)	32 (168.5372)	46 (154.2628)	24 (167.3828)
Jun 5, 2026	Original SD BBQ Championships (ONE MEAT RIBS) Huron, SD	—	—	15 (168.5828)	—	—
May 1, 2026	ND BBQ Championship 🏅 Fargo, ND	67 / 71 (630.1024)	68 (155.9312)	65 (160.5372)	69 (149.6796)	41 (163.9544)
May 1, 2026	ND BBQ Championship (ONE MEAT RIBS) Fargo, ND	—	—	19 (165.1200)	—	—
Oct 3, 2025	ND BBQ Championship 🏅 Fargo, ND	20 / 46 (671.9428)	11 (171.9772)	32 (163.4172)	9 (172.5828)	28 (163.9656)
Aug 29, 2025	SD BBQ Shootout @ Huset's Speedway 🏅 Brandon, SD	12 / 44 (685.6568)	8 (175.4400)	8 (174.2856)	21 (170.8456)	31 (165.0856)
Jul 11, 2025	KTD Smokn' Gobbler 🏅 Worthington, MN	19 / 26 (665.6004)	7 (171.4288)	19 (165.0972)	18 (168.0004)	23 (161.0740)
Jun 30, 2025	Blue Bombers BBQ Pit Master Showdown Winnipeg, MB	6 / 24 (680.5600)	4 (173.1428)	8 (170.2972)	7 (171.9656)	12 (165.1544)
Jun 6, 2025	Original SD BBQ Championships 🏅 Huron, SD	27 / 48 (674.7656)	12 (173.1200)	31 (165.7028)	35 (165.1316)	17 (170.8112)
Jun 5, 2025	Original SD BBQ Championships (One Meat Ribs) Huron, SD	—	—	12 (169.7144)	—	—
May 9, 2025	Minnesota in May 🏅 St. Peter, MN	26 / 58 (681.0860)	34 (169.1200)	13 (171.9772)	37 (169.7144)	26 (170.2744)
May 9, 2025	Minnesota in May (ONE MEAT RIBS) St. Peter, MN	—	—	32 (164.5372)	—	—
Feb 21, 2025	Fire on Ice BBQ Championship 🏅 Onamia, MN	31 / 42 (663.8968)	10 (173.1428)	28 (164.5256)	40 (157.6684)	19 (168.5600)
Sep 27, 2024	ND BBQ Championship 🏅 Fargo, ND	6 / 47 (682.2856)	5 (176.0228)	15 (167.9772)	14 (169.1428)	18 (169.1428)
Jul 12, 2024	KTD Smokin Gobbler Cook-off 🏅 Worthington, MN	34 / 34 (625.5316)	34 (150.8228)	26 (163.9888)	30 (160.5144)	34 (150.2056)
Jul 12, 2024	KTD Smokin Gobbler Cook-off (ONE MEAT RIBS) Worthington, MN	—	—	9 (171.4400)	—	—
Jun 7, 2024	Original SD BBQ Championships 🏅 Huron, SD	23 / 34 (659.3372)	29 (158.2628)	12 (173.7028)	11 (171.4288)	28 (155.9428)
Jun 7, 2024	Original SD BBQ Championships (ONE MEAT RIBS) Huron, SD	—	—	13 (161.1544)	—	—
May 10, 2024	Minnesota in May 🏅 St. Peter, MN	47 / 58 (668.4684)	49 (165.7028)	54 (161.0856)	21 (172.5600)	28 (169.1200)
May 10, 2024	Minnesota in May (ONE MEAT RIBS) St. Peter, MN	—	—	10 (173.1200)	—	—
Jun 2, 2023	Original SD BBQ Championships 🏅 Huron, SD	29 / 39 (646.7308)	37 (152.5140)	20 (166.2856)	21 (166.8228)	26 (161.1084)
Jun 1, 2023	Original SD BBQ Championships (One Meat Ribs) Huron, SD	—	—	22 (156.5256)	—	—
May 12, 2023	Minnesota in May 🏅 St. Peter, MN	40 / 59 (662.8688)	14 (173.7144)	52 (159.4172)	17 (170.9028)	49 (158.8344)
May 12, 2023	Minnesota in May (One Meat Ribs) St. Peter, MN	—	—	11 (170.8228)	—	—
Jul 15, 2022	KTD Smokin Gobbler Cook-off 🏅 Worthington, MN	38 / 40 (651.3256)	27 (166.8228)	38 (158.8000)	23 (167.4056)	35 (158.2972)
Jul 15, 2022	KTD Smokin Gobbler Cook-off (One Meat Ribs) Worthington, MN	—	—	8 (169.7600)	—	—
Jun 3, 2022	Original SD BBQ Championship 🏅 Huron, SD	26 / 46 (666.2852)	21 (168.5600)	26 (165.6912)	30 (163.4856)	20 (168.5484)
Jun 2, 2022	Original SD BBQ Championship (One Meat Ribs) Huron, SD	—	—	24 (159.3828)	—	—
May 13, 2022	Minnesota in May (Masters) 🏅 Cambridge, MN	54 / 59 (633.6116)	56 (155.9772)	40 (163.3944)	47 (163.4056)	55 (150.8344)
May 13, 2022	Minnesota in May (One Meat Ribs) Cambridge, MN	—	—	37 (139.9656)	—	—
May 7, 2021	Minnesota in May 🏅 Cambridge, MN	47 / 60 (643.9200)	50 (159.3828)	11 (169.7028)	47 (160.5372)	54 (154.2972)
May 7, 2021	Minnesota in May - One Meat Contest - Ribs Cambridge, MN	—	—	25 (163.4172)	—	—
Aug 28, 2020	Minnesota in Mayaugust 🏅 Cambridge, MN	34 / 45 (645.1432)	38 (160.5372)	34 (160.6288)	18 (168.5600)	39 (155.4172)
May 10, 2019	Minnesota in May 🏅	51 / 57 (621.0512)	50 (155.9656)	38 (161.7028)	51 (153.7028)	55 (149.6800)

Sheyenne 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 (9 found in their record)

High-water mark

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

A strong matchup

Pork nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

The long haul

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, averaged over 5 contests — 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)