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
DUKE'S BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2015. Their best overall finish is 44th of 55 at the 8th Annual Big Island BBQ (2015). They finished #1676 in the 2015 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1462
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Oct 3, 2013
latest Oct 3, 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 88%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±21.25
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 158.71 · weakest Pork Ribs (145.13)
Road miles
644
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
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 | 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.
By field size and state
More numbers
Busiest season
2015
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
MO
3 of 4 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
4
a different one every time
Opponents faced
1,055
finished ahead 177 times, behind 1,566
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20153 milestones
- 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
20132 milestones
- 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
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -13.6 | 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open | Oct 3, 2013 |
| -10.6 | 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open | Oct 2, 2014 |
| -7.4 | 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open | Oct 3, 2015 |
| -6.6 | 8th Annual Big Island BBQ | Aug 28, 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 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2015 | 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) |
| Aug 28, 2015 | 8th Annual Big Island BBQ Albert Lea, MN | 44 / 55 (625.0744) | 49 (154.8228) | 47 (152.5716) | 51 (152.5600) | 22 (165.1200) |
| Oct 2, 2014 | 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) |
| Oct 3, 2013 | 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) |