A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
SHIGGIN & GRINNIN ahead in 100% of their meetings
SHIGGIN & GRINNIN has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
DUKE'S BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1461
peak 1461 · rated over 4 contests ⓘ
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
2013-10-03
latest 2015-10-03
Best ToY finish
#1676
Master 2015
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 88%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
603.65
last 4 Master vs avg 603.65 (-0.00)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±21.25
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 158.71 · weakest Pork Ribs (145.13)
Road miles
644
mi across 4 mapped stops · furthest 321 mi
Schedule strength
32%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1543)
Master avg
603.65 / 720
4 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (2 found in this team's record)
Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.
A strong matchup
3–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of Great Aussie BBQ in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.
DUKE'S BBQ has 4 rated contests — short of the five it takes to earn a power ranking — so this rating has barely moved off the 1500 every team starts on and 122 rated teams sit within a point of it. Read the list as the nearest company at a number nobody here has moved far from, not as a verdict on who this team belongs with.
#5071 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1461
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to DUKE'S BBQ)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team DUKE'S BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#5050 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1461
0–3 in 3 shared contests (0% to DUKE'S BBQ)
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#5069 of the rated field
- Contests
- 14
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1461
0–2 in 2 shared contests (0% to DUKE'S BBQ)
14 contests to 4: their number has had years to settle where DUKE'S BBQ's is still finding its level.
⚔ Head-to-head#5073 of the rated field
- Contests
- 19
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 21%
- Peak
- 1508
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to DUKE'S BBQ)
19 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 21% top-10 finishes rather than wins.
⚔ Head-to-head#5062 of the rated field
- Contests
- 18
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1525
0–3 in 3 shared contests (0% to DUKE'S BBQ)
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Head-to-head#5058 of the rated field
- Contests
- 27
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 11%
- Peak
- 1532
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to DUKE'S BBQ)
Level with DUKE'S BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-headBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.8456 | 154.8228 | 158.71 | top 70% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 153.6916 | 131.9660 | 145.13 | top 90% |
| Pork | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.9656 | 146.2856 | 153.57 | top 80% |
| Brisket | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.1200 | 126.2060 | 146.24 | top 74% |
“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.
The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
2 yrs
2013-10-03 → 2015-10-03
Busiest season
2015
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 3 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
MO
3 of 4 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
4
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
4 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 158.71 · weakest Pork Ribs (145.13)
Walk rate
0%
a top-10 call in 0 of 4 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 4 contests
Master average
603.65
out of 720 · 4 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
1,063
152–1,592 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
644
4 mapped stops · furthest 321 mi
Schedule strength
1543
average field rating faced — tougher than 32% of rated contests
Power rating
1461
peak 1461 · #null of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open
- Peak power rating (1486) 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open
- 2015
- Career-best overall score625.0744 8th Annual Big Island BBQ
- Career-best single call (Brisket)165.1200 8th Annual Big Island BBQ
- Most recent contest 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -13.6 | 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open | 2013-10-03 |
| -10.6 | 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open | 2014-10-02 |
| -8.8 | 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open | 2015-10-03 |
| -6.5 | 8th Annual Big Island BBQ | 2015-08-28 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 82% | 86.8% | 86.2% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 91% | 84% | 84% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 96% | 79% | 79% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-10-03 | 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open Kansas City, MO | 512 / 606 (615.9772) | 451 (157.7144) | 492 (153.6916) | 573 (146.2856) | 371 (158.2856) |
| 2015-08-28 | 8th Annual Big Island BBQ Albert Lea, MN | 44 / 55 (625.0744) | 49 (154.8228) | 47 (152.5716) | 51 (152.5600) | 22 (165.1200) |
| 2014-10-02 | 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO | 503 / 552 (604.4572) | 328 (162.8456) | 537 (142.3088) | 276 (163.9656) | 536 (135.3372) |
| 2013-10-03 | 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO | 512 / 535 (569.0864) | 303 (159.4400) | 519 (131.9660) | 435 (151.4744) | 523 (126.2060) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #1676 (120 pts) | #1778 (120 pts) | #1776 (120 pts) | #1790 (120 pts) | #1677 (135 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #2084 (75 pts) | #2167 (75 pts) | #2161 (75 pts) | #2172 (75 pts) | #2148 (75 pts) |