Shanty Town BBQ

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

#2703

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1513

peak 1518 · rated over 12 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-01-25

latest 2018-01-26

Best ToY finish

#1903

Master 2015

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

5 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 12 contests

Avg finish

top 52%

overall standings

Best overall

678.8344 / 720

Master · When Pigs Fly South

Perfect 180s

1 🔥

Current form

657.26 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 642.95 (+14.31)

Walk rate

58%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

180.0000 🔥

Brisket · When Pigs Fly South

Consistency

±41.53

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 166.68 · weakest Pork Ribs (161.08)

Road miles

289

mi across 12 mapped stops · furthest 87 mi

Schedule strength

31%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1542)

Master avg

642.95 / 720

12 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (8 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.

Perfect scores on the board

1 perfect 180s

1 perfect 180 in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, all in brisket.

Brisket ×1

High-water mark

678.8344 career-best overall

94.3% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 678.8344 at When Pigs Fly South — 94.3% of a perfect 720.

Master
2016-12-02

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

CHUBBY'S BBQ has finished one call ahead of Shanty Town BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2016 their best year

2016 was the year it came together: 3 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 1 category win, at an average finish in the top 36%.

3 contests
1 overall top-10s
1 category wins
average top 36%

A tough matchup

10–0 behind in the head-to-head

SWAMP BOYS ahead in 100% of their meetings

SWAMP BOYS has come out ahead in 10 of their 10 shared contests.

The weak link

−5.6 points behind their best meat

Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 5.60 points below their pork, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 55%.

Pork Ribs avg 161.08
Pork avg 166.68
0 calls in 12 entries

A strong matchup

8–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 89% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Two Crackers Cooking in 8 of their 9 shared contests.

Pork nemesis

6 of 10 shared pork entries lost

SWAMP BOYS ahead 60% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, SWAMP BOYS has out-cooked them in 6 of 10 shared pork entries.

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.

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

2 Live Que

#2708 of the rated field

1513 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1513

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to Shanty Town BBQ)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Shanty Town BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 11 contests
last seen 2025-01-24

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Slowburn BBQ - AR

#2707 of the rated field

1513 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 25%
Peak: 1531

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 12 contests to 12, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 12 contests
last seen 2026-08-14

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Rockin W Smokers

#2711 of the rated field

1513 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 23%
Peak: 1529

No shared contest yet.

13 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 23% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 12 contests
last seen 2026-03-20

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Hot Rods BBQ

#2684 of the rated field

1514 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 25%
Peak: 1531

No shared contest yet.

They turned up 6 years after Shanty Town BBQ did, first appearing in 2019.

rated over 12 contests
last seen 2020-07-31

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BRAZEN BARREL BBQ

#2725 of the rated field

1513 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 8%
Peak: 1522

No shared contest yet.

Level with Shanty Town BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 13 contests
last seen 2026-07-10

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Tender Racks N' Smokin Butts

#2724 of the rated field

1513 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1513

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 13 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 13 contests
last seen 2026-06-26

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
SWAMP BOYS	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
Two Crackers Cooking	9	8	1	89%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN BLUE Q FL	9	4	5	44%	⚔ compare
HOT WACHULA'S	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare
Accutech BBQ	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
SWINOS	7	6	1	86%	⚔ compare
The BBQ Shack	7	6	1	86%	⚔ compare
BIG JOHN'S TEXAS BAR-B-QUE	7	5	2	71%	⚔ compare
Smokin' Slimz	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare
United Pork Smokers	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS	6	6	0	100%	⚔ compare
J-MACK COOKERS	6	3	3	50%	⚔ compare
Uncle Kenny's Take-Away	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
WHISKEY BENT BBQ - FL	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
HOGS GONE WILD BBQ	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	12	0	0	0	171.9772	157.6456	164.60	top 54%
Pork Ribs	12	0	0	0	172.0116	142.2856	161.08	top 56%
Pork	11	6	0	3	176.0000	154.7656	166.68	top 35%
Brisket	12	3	1	2	180.0000 🔥	147.3372	164.49	top 43%

“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 contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	3	0	top 44%
Large (40+)	9	0	top 54%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Lakeland Pig Festival	3	20	top 54%	2016-01-29
Lakeland Pig Festival	2	34	top 64%	2018-01-26
When Pigs Fly South	2	8	top 25%	2016-12-02

The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 5 yrs 2013-01-25 → 2018-01-26

Busiest season 2016 3 contests

Contests a season 2 across 6 seasons in the data

Cooks most in FL 12 of 12 contests

Contests visited 8 3 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 12 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls

Strongest meat Pork averages 166.68 · weakest Pork Ribs (161.08)

Walk rate 58% a top-10 call in 7 of 12 contests

Overall top-10 rate 8% 1 of 12 contests

Master average 642.95 out of 720 · 12 contests · 0 GCs

Perfect 180s 1 every judge at the table handing back a nine

Opponents faced 323 282–316 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 289 12 mapped stops · furthest 87 mi

Schedule strength 1542 average field rating faced — tougher than 31% of rated contests

Power rating 1513 peak 1518 · #2703 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
Jan 25 First tracked contest Lakeland Pig Festival
Jan 25 First call Lakeland Pig Festival
Nov 15 First overall past 90% of a perfect score663.8628 When Pigs Fly South
2014
Nov 7 Peak power rating (1518) When Pigs Fly South
2016
Dec 2 First category win (Brisket) When Pigs Fly South
Dec 2 First overall top-10 When Pigs Fly South
Dec 2 First perfect 180 (Brisket) When Pigs Fly South
Dec 2 10th tracked contest When Pigs Fly South
Dec 2 Career-best overall score678.8344 When Pigs Fly South
2018
Jan 26 Most recent contest Lakeland Pig Festival

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+10.1	When Pigs Fly South	2016-12-02
+8.4	When Pigs Fly South	2014-11-07
+8	When Pigs Fly South	2013-11-15
+7.3	Lakeland Pig Festival	2016-01-29
+3.7	The Tiger Town Pig Festival	2014-01-23

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-12.6	World Food Championships	2015-11-03
-5.7	Lakeland Pig Festival	2015-01-30
-4.6	Lakeland Pig Festival	2017-01-27
-2.4	Lakeland Pig Festival	2013-01-25
-1.2	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	2015-02-20

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)

Season by season

Season	Contests	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2018	1	0	0	0%	top 57%	91.3%	91.3%
2017	1	0	0	0%	top 72%	89%	89%
2016	3	1	1	100%	top 36%	94.3%	92%
2015	3	0	0	33%	top 77%	91.4%	83.9%
2014	2	0	0	50%	top 35%	93.2%	91.8%
2013	2	0	0	100%	top 43%	92.2%	90%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2018-01-26	Lakeland Pig Festival Lakeland, FL	34 / 60 (657.5544)	26 (166.2744)	16 (168.5488)	50 (154.7656)	19 (167.9656)
2017-01-27	Lakeland Pig Festival Lakeland, FL	43 / 60 (641.0520)	50 (157.6456)	53 (148.5604)	20 (166.2744)	19 (168.5716)
2016-12-02	When Pigs Fly South Lakeland, FL	8 / 36 (678.8344)	25 (160.5600)	21 (162.8228)	3 (175.4516)	1 (180.0000)
2016-04-01	* Indian River Twisted Tail BBQ Cookoff (JUDGES REGISTRATION FULL) Vero Beach, FL	13 / 25 (642.7088)	24 (157.6800)	16 (160.0004)	10 (165.0856)	14 (159.9428)
2016-01-29	Lakeland Pig Festival Lakeland, FL	20 / 58 (666.1716)	11 (171.9772)	27 (163.4172)	9 (170.2628)	33 (160.5144)
2015-11-03	World Food Championships Kissimmee, FL	58 / 58 (512.5488)	24 (170.8228)	12 (172.0116)	—	22 (169.7144)
2015-02-20	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Kissimmee, FL	13 / 22 (658.2516)	15 (164.0000)	14 (162.8344)	3 (174.3200)	17 (157.0972)
2015-01-30	Lakeland Pig Festival Lakeland, FL	44 / 62 (640.3660)	36 (166.2400)	41 (160.5488)	27 (166.2400)	53 (147.3372)
2014-11-07	When Pigs Fly South Lakeland, FL	12 / 42 (671.3600)	21 (165.1312)	29 (158.8228)	9 (170.8460)	3 (176.5600)
2014-01-23	The Tiger Town Pig Festival Lakeland, FL	29 / 69 (650.1372)	28 (164.5488)	23 (165.7028)	46 (155.9200)	24 (163.9656)
2013-11-15	When Pigs Fly South Lakeland, FL	14 / 49 (663.8628)	13 (169.1428)	18 (167.3944)	3 (176.0000)	43 (151.3256)
2013-01-25	Lakeland Pig Festival Lakeland, FL	40 / 70 (632.5712)	34 (161.1430)	67 (142.2856)	36 (158.2856)	5 (170.8570)

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	#1903 (107 pts)	#2011 (97 pts)	#1972 (102 pts)	#1368 (222 pts)	#2048 (87 pts)