A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
QUAU ahead in 100% of their meetings
QUAU has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
Shantastic BBQ and the Smoked Bird
Shantastic BBQ and the Smoked Bird is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2015. Their best overall finish is 25th of 25 at the Smokin on the Lake (2014). They finished #1830 in the 2014 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1466
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Jul 26, 2013
latest Jul 24, 2015 · 2 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 83%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±56.51
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 159.27 · weakest Pork Ribs (118.12)
Road miles
275
across 4 mapped stops · furthest 137 mi
Schedule strength
24%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1532)
Master avg
584.05 / 720
4 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158.2740 | 145.7028 | 153.99 | top 84% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 156.5488 | 20 | 118.12 | top 85% |
| Pork | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.7256 | 154.2628 | 159.27 | top 75% |
| Brisket | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157.7368 | 147.9428 | 152.68 | top 81% |
“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+) | 3 | 0 | top 78% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morton BBQ Throwdown | 2 | 33 | 0 | top 81% | Jul 25, 2014 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2014
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
IL
3 of 4 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
3
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
102
finished ahead 30 times, behind 130
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20153 milestones
- Career-best overall score626.1828 5th Annual Morton BBQ Throwdown
- Career-best single call (Pork)165.7256 5th Annual Morton BBQ Throwdown
- Most recent contest 5th Annual Morton BBQ Throwdown
20132 milestones
- First tracked contest Morton BBQ Throwdown (TEAMS & JUDGES FULL - May email to be put on waitlist)
- Peak power rating (1493) Morton BBQ Throwdown (TEAMS & JUDGES FULL - May email to be put on waitlist)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -14.4 | Smokin on the Lake | May 17, 2014 |
| -10.2 | Morton BBQ Throwdown | Jul 25, 2014 |
| -7 | Morton BBQ Throwdown (TEAMS & JUDGES FULL - May email to be put on waitlist) | Jul 26, 2013 |
| -2.9 | 5th Annual Morton BBQ Throwdown | Jul 24, 2015 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 70% | 87% | 87% |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 95% | 84.4% | 76% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 73% | 85.5% | 85.5% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 24, 2015 | 5th Annual Morton BBQ Throwdown Morton, IL | 33 / 47 (626.1828) | 36 (155.9656) | 33 (156.5488) | 18 (165.7256) | 45 (147.9428) |
| Jul 25, 2014 | Morton BBQ Throwdown Morton, IL | 43 / 48 (607.8168) | 48 (145.7028) | 37 (154.7884) | 40 (154.2628) | 38 (153.0628) |
| May 17, 2014 | Smokin on the Lake Monroe City, MO | 25 / 25 (486.8228) | 25 (156) | 25 (20) | 25 (158.8456) | 24 (151.9772) |
| Jul 26, 2013 | Morton BBQ Throwdown (TEAMS & JUDGES FULL - May email to be put on waitlist) Morton, IL | 33 / 45 (615.3820) | 27 (158.2740) | 42 (141.1428) | 35 (158.2284) | 24 (157.7368) |