A tough matchup
7–0
behind in the head-to-head
SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ has come out ahead in 7 of their 7 shared contests.
BUEHRLE'S BACKYARD BARBECUE
BUEHRLE'S BACKYARD BARBECUE is a competition barbecue team with 10 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2015 and 2016. Their best overall finish is 24th of 30 at the Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (2015). They are ranked #5721 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1445
peak 1445 · rated over 10 contests
Contests
10
in the data
First seen
Apr 3, 2015
latest Aug 19, 2016 · 1.4 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 10 contests
Avg finish
top 79%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
612.24 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 622.56 (-10.31)
Walk rate
10%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±14.49
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 160.61 · weakest Pork Ribs (150.42)
Road miles
1,427
across 10 mapped stops · furthest 176 mi
Schedule strength
42%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1556)
Master avg
622.56 / 720
10 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to BUEHRLE'S BACKYARD BARBECUE, each with one reason worth a look.
95 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5,723 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1445
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to BUEHRLE'S BACKYARD BARBECUE)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team BUEHRLE'S BACKYARD BARBECUE has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#5,725 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 10%
- Peak
- 1445
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 10 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#5,716 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1503
Careers of much the same size, 10 contests to 10, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,709 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1446
Level with BUEHRLE'S BACKYARD BARBECUE on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#5,733 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1445
They turned up 7 years after BUEHRLE'S BACKYARD BARBECUE did, first appearing in 2022.
⚔ Compare careers#5,713 of the rated field
- Contests
- 13
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1446
13 contests and no Grand Championship yet.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| OUTLAW HAWGS BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| HotMess BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BLAZIN' BLUES BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| PITMASTERIQ BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| RURAL ROUTE BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BREWMASTERS BAR-B-QUE | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 170.2744 | 149.6800 | 160.61 | top 65% |
| Pork Ribs | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.1428 | 132.4228 | 150.42 | top 83% |
| Pork | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.1200 | 140.5372 | 155.77 | top 73% |
| Brisket | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.7028 | 142.3088 | 155.76 | top 65% |
“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) | 4 | 0 | top 85% |
| Large (40+) | 6 | 0 | top 75% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest | 2 | 25 | 0 | top 58% | Aug 19, 2016 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2015
7 contests
Contests a season
5
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
MO
9 of 10 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
9
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
332
finished ahead 104 times, behind 357
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20163 milestones
- First call Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest
- 10th tracked contest Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest
- Most recent contest Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest
20154 milestones
- First tracked contest Smokin On Big Creek BBQ Contest Benefiting Operation BBQ Relief (Judges Full)
- Peak power rating (1493) Smokin On Big Creek BBQ Contest Benefiting Operation BBQ Relief (Judges Full)
- Career-best single call (Chicken)170.2744 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- Career-best overall score640.0344 34th Annual Kennett Jaycee Show-Me State BBQ CookOff
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +4.6 | Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest | Aug 19, 2016 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -9.7 | Main Street BBQ & Bluesfest | Apr 15, 2016 |
| -8.7 | BBQ and Fly In on the River | Aug 14, 2015 |
| -8.2 | 8th Annual Wellsville BBQ Cookoff | Jul 10, 2015 |
| -8 | EffingHAM Jam | Jul 22, 2016 |
| -6.9 | Smokin On Big Creek BBQ Contest Benefiting Operation BBQ Relief (Judges Full) | Apr 3, 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33% | top 78% | 88.3% | 85.1% |
| 2015 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 79% | 88.9% | 87.1% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 19, 2016 | Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest Cape Girardeau, MO | 25 / 51 (635.4628) | 8 (167.4284) | 16 (165.1428) | 26 (160.5828) | 48 (142.3088) |
| Jul 22, 2016 | EffingHAM Jam Effingham, IL | 26 / 29 (606.0344) | 24 (154.2400) | 29 (132.4228) | 12 (165.1200) | 22 (154.2516) |
| Apr 15, 2016 | Main Street BBQ & Bluesfest Washington, MO | 51 / 53 (595.9200) | 50 (149.6800) | 51 (144) | 53 (140.5372) | 24 (161.7028) |
| Aug 21, 2015 | Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest Cape Girardeau, MO | 39 / 58 (614.7544) | 12 (167.4056) | 52 (145.0972) | 53 (145.1428) | 28 (157.1088) |
| Aug 14, 2015 | BBQ and Fly In on the River Excelsior Springs, MO | 60 / 67 (609.0516) | 61 (154.2516) | 55 (154.8000) | 48 (157.1428) | 60 (142.8572) |
| Jul 10, 2015 | 8th Annual Wellsville BBQ Cookoff Wellsville, MO | 28 / 31 (630.2168) | 25 (162.3084) | 24 (156.5600) | 29 (150.2628) | 23 (161.0856) |
| May 22, 2015 | 34th Annual Kennett Jaycee Show-Me State BBQ CookOff Kennett, MO | 25 / 32 (640.0344) | 25 (162.2628) | 27 (155.9884) | 26 (160.0572) | 19 (161.7260) |
| May 15, 2015 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour St. Charles, MO | 24 / 30 (622.7772) | 11 (170.2744) | 28 (146.8344) | 25 (155.4284) | 23 (150.2400) |
| Apr 17, 2015 | 7th Annual Main Street BBQ & Bluesfest Washington, MO | 32 / 49 (635.9312) | 31 (163.9656) | 36 (155.9428) | 26 (159.4056) | 29 (156.6172) |
| Apr 3, 2015 | Smokin On Big Creek BBQ Contest Benefiting Operation BBQ Relief (Judges Full) Pleasant Hill, MO | 57 / 71 (635.3940) | 63 (154.2856) | 69 (147.4056) | 44 (164) | 17 (169.7028) |