SHAKIN NOT STIRRED

SHAKIN NOT STIRRED is a competition barbecue team with 11 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2015. Their best overall finish is 5th of 65 at the East Central State BBQ Cook Off Paola Roots Festival (2015). They are ranked #1781 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#1,781

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1548

peak 1548 · rated over 11 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Mar 15, 2013

latest Oct 3, 2015 · 2.6 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#902

Master 2015 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podium

Overall top-10s

9% of 11 contests

Avg finish

top 39%

overall standings

Best overall

685.1200 / 720

Master · 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open

Perfect 180s

Current form

659.70 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 652.04 (+7.66)

Walk rate

64%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

175.4400

Pork Ribs · 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open

Consistency

±17.91

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 167.89 · weakest Pork Ribs (160.97)

Road miles

3,047

across 11 mapped stops · furthest 593 mi

Schedule strength

22%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1530)

State championships

0 🏅

won from 1 state-championship entry

Master avg

652.04 / 720

11 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (9 found in their record)

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

On the rise

+27 rating points in a year

Their power rating has climbed 27 points across 4 contests since Aug 7, 2015 — from 1522 up to 1548.

4 contests since Aug 7, 2015
now 1548

They almost always walk

64% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 7 of 11 contests

A top-10 category call in 64% of their 11 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

685.1200 career-best overall

95.2% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 685.1200 at 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open — 95.2% of a perfect 720.

Master
Oct 3, 2015

A tough matchup

4–0 behind in the head-to-head

JAESTAR BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

JAESTAR BBQ has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.

The weak link

−6.9 points behind their best meat

Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 6.92 points below their pork, and turns into a call 18% of the time against 45%.

Pork Ribs avg 160.97
Pork avg 167.89
2 calls in 11 entries

A strong matchup

4–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of IRWIN'S PIT CREW BBQ in 4 of their 4 shared contests.

Pork nemesis

4 of 4 shared pork entries lost

BURNT FINGER BBQ ahead 100% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, BURNT FINGER BBQ has out-cooked them in 4 of 4 shared pork entries.

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The long haul

3,047 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 3,047 miles across 11 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 593 miles to Conifer Mountain BBQ Challenge.

11 mapped stops
furthest 593 mi

The metronome

±2.49% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.49% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 90.6% of a perfect score
11 contests

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
2015 ↗	Master	#902 (358 pts)	#1109 (288 pts)	#1370 (208 pts)	#824 (438 pts)	#1051 (303 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#1281 (222 pts)	#1468 (197 pts)	#1719 (147 pts)	#1220 (262 pts)	#1510 (182 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#1970 (75 pts)	#2073 (75 pts)	#2043 (75 pts)	#2003 (90 pts)	#2034 (75 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to SHAKIN NOT STIRRED, each with one reason worth a look.

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

TEAM SMOKERBUILDER

#1,777 of the rated field

1549 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 17%
Peak: 1549

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to SHAKIN NOT STIRRED)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team SHAKIN NOT STIRRED has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 12 contests
last seen Jul 7, 2017

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BURN ALL NITE

#1,787 of the rated field

1548 power rating

Contests: 21
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 29%
Peak: 1555

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to SHAKIN NOT STIRRED)

A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 21 contests to 11.

rated over 21 contests
last seen Jun 3, 2016

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K-10 BBQ

#1,784 of the rated field

1548 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 27%
Peak: 1553

Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 11 contests, alongside a 27% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 11 contests
last seen Aug 21, 2026

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Big Mike's Smokehouse

#1,778 of the rated field

1549 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 27%
Peak: 1549

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 11 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 11 contests
last seen Aug 15, 2026

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Slice to Meat You

#1,786 of the rated field

1548 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 30%
Peak: 1548

They turned up 8 years after SHAKIN NOT STIRRED did, first appearing in 2021.

rated over 10 contests
last seen Oct 16, 2026

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WINE COUNTRY BARBECUE

#1,783 of the rated field

1548 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 70%
Peak: 1556

6 straight overall top-10s says this rating is a moving target.

rated over 10 contests
last seen Aug 1, 2026

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
PORK PATROL BBQ	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	11	2	0	169.1428	146.2858	162.12	top 52%
Pork Ribs	11	2	0	175.4400	146.2854	160.97	top 52%
Pork	11	5	1	174.8800	162.8228	167.89	top 26%
Brisket	11	1	0	169.7028	146.7772	161.06	top 44%

“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 61%
Medium (20–39)	2	top 53%
Large (40+)	8	top 33%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
MO	5	top 45%
NE	3	top 44%
CO	2	top 34%
KS	1	top 8%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Ak-Sar-Ben's River City Rodeo & Stock Show	2	18	0	top 35%	Sep 26, 2014
Conifer Mountain BBQ Challenge	2	12	0	top 34%	Aug 15, 2014

More numbers

Busiest season 2015 4 contests

Contests a season 3.7 across 3 seasons in the data

Most contests held in MO 5 of 11 contests · 4 states in all

Contests visited 9 2 of them more than once

Opponents faced 1,107 finished ahead 1,085 times, behind 473

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

20156 milestones

Aug 28 First overall top-10 East Central State BBQ Cook Off Paola Roots Festival
Sep 25 10th tracked contest Aksarben Stock Show & Rodeo
Oct 3 Career-best overall score685.1200 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open
Oct 3 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)175.4400 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open
Oct 3 Peak power rating (1548) 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open
Oct 3 Most recent contest 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open

20133 milestones

Mar 15 First tracked contest NKC MO State BBQ Championship
Aug 16 First call Conifer Mountain BBQ Challenge
Aug 16 First overall past 90% of a perfect score655.3372 Conifer Mountain BBQ Challenge

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+15.2	36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open	Oct 3, 2015
+14.1	East Central State BBQ Cook Off Paola Roots Festival	Aug 28, 2015
+8.5	NKC MO State Championship BBQ	Mar 14, 2014
+7.4	Ak-Sar-Ben's River City Rodeo & Stock Show	Sep 27, 2013
+6.2	Conifer Mountain BBQ Challenge	Aug 15, 2014

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-5.7	NKC MO State BBQ Championship	Mar 15, 2013
-4.6	Missouri's North Star BBQ Championship	Aug 7, 2015
-2.7	Aksarben Stock Show & Rodeo	Sep 25, 2015
-0.3	34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open	Oct 3, 2013

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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2015	4	1	75%	top 36%	95.2%	91.9%
2014	3	0	67%	top 33%	90.9%	90.5%
2013	4	0	50%	top 48%	92.2%	89.3%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Oct 3, 2015	36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open Kansas City, MO	32 / 606 (685.1200)	162 (169.1200)	25 (175.4400)	95 (170.8572)	121 (169.7028)
Sep 25, 2015	Aksarben Stock Show & Rodeo Omaha, NE	11 / 18 (651.8972)	11 (168)	16 (155.3716)	10 (162.8228)	11 (165.7028)
Aug 28, 2015	East Central State BBQ Cook Off Paola Roots Festival Paola, KS	5 / 65 (673.1084)	14 (168.5484)	37 (162.2628)	2 (174.8800)	11 (167.4172)
Aug 7, 2015	Missouri's North Star BBQ Championship Kirksville, MO	18 / 26 (635.8860)	9 (168.0344)	20 (155.9888)	12 (165.0856)	22 (146.7772)
Sep 26, 2014	Ak-Sar-Ben's River City Rodeo & Stock Show Omaha, NE	18 / 47 (652.4912)	25 (163.4056)	34 (156.5372)	7 (169.7028)	18 (162.8456)
Aug 15, 2014	Conifer Mountain BBQ Challenge Conifer, CO	14 / 43 (654.1944)	10 (169.1428)	15 (164.5600)	10 (168.5716)	29 (151.9200)
Mar 14, 2014	NKC MO State Championship BBQ 🏅 N. Kansas City, MO	17 / 61 (648.5032)	15 (165.7372)	29 (159.9544)	23 (162.8572)	25 (159.9544)
Oct 3, 2013	34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO	285 / 535 (635.9200)	333 (158.2744)	359 (154.8456)	39 (172)	389 (150.8000)
Sep 27, 2013	Ak-Sar-Ben's River City Rodeo & Stock Show Omaha, NE	18 / 56 (663.9428)	50 (153.1428)	8 (172.5600)	9 (169.7144)	14 (168.5256)
Aug 16, 2013	Conifer Mountain BBQ Challenge Conifer, CO	12 / 33 (655.3372)	29 (153.6572)	8 (166.8228)	12 (166.2972)	7 (168.5600)
Mar 15, 2013	NKC MO State BBQ Championship N. Kansas City, MO	54 / 79 (615.9994)	69 (146.2858)	68 (146.2854)	22 (163.9998)	32 (159.4284)

SHAKIN NOT STIRRED

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

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (9 found in their record)

On the rise

They almost always walk

High-water mark

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Pork nemesis

The long haul

The metronome

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)