A tough matchup
4–0
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 4 of their 4 shared contests.
SMOKIN ALONE
SMOKIN ALONE is a competition barbecue team with 9 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2016. Their best overall finish is 13th of 22 at the Hott Butts BBQ Contest (2016). They are ranked #5205 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1458
peak 1458 · rated over 9 contests
Contests
9
in the data
First seen
Aug 22, 2014
latest Aug 19, 2016 · 2 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 9 contests
Avg finish
top 77%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
645.49 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 627.91 (+17.58)
Walk rate
33%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±21.05
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 159.59 · weakest Brisket (149.48)
Road miles
2,664
across 9 mapped stops · furthest 578 mi
Schedule strength
43%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1557)
Master avg
627.91 / 720
9 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 SMOKIN ALONE, each with one reason worth a look.
112 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5,207 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1458
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#5,214 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1458
Careers of much the same size, 10 contests to 9, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,216 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 13%
- Peak
- 1458
They turned up 5 years after SMOKIN ALONE did, first appearing in 2019.
⚔ Compare careers#5,215 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1458
Level with SMOKIN ALONE on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#5,198 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 9%
- Peak
- 1514
They've been 1514 at their best, 55 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Compare careers#5,219 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1458
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 9, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.2628 | 148 | 159.49 | top 69% |
| Pork Ribs | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.1544 | 147.9772 | 159.35 | top 61% |
| Pork | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 171.4172 | 146.8000 | 159.59 | top 62% |
| Brisket | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164.5256 | 132.5372 | 149.48 | top 80% |
“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 71% |
| Large (40+) | 5 | 0 | top 81% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest | 2 | 23 | 0 | top 55% | Aug 19, 2016 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2016
6 contests
Contests a season
3
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
MO
6 of 9 contests · 4 states in all
Contests visited
8
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
309
finished ahead 80 times, behind 306
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20165 milestones
- First call Sixth Annual Bull Moose
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score656.4344 Sixth Annual Bull Moose
- Career-best overall score656.4344 Sixth Annual Bull Moose
- Career-best single call (Pork)171.4172 9th Annual Wellsville BBQ Cookoff
- Most recent contest Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest
20142 milestones
- First tracked contest 22nd Annual Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest
- Peak power rating (1485) 22nd Annual Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +5.4 | Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest | Aug 19, 2016 |
| +2.2 | Hott Butts BBQ Contest | Jun 3, 2016 |
| +1.8 | Sixth Annual Bull Moose | Apr 8, 2016 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -15 | 22nd Annual Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest | Aug 22, 2014 |
| -11.6 | Smokefest | Aug 21, 2015 |
| -10.6 | Flames on the Flint (GBC Qualifier) | Mar 11, 2016 |
| -5.7 | 9th Annual Wellsville BBQ Cookoff | Jul 8, 2016 |
| -5.3 | 35th Annual Kennett Jaycee's Show Me State BBQ Cook off | May 27, 2016 |
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 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 72% | 91.2% | 88.8% |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 80% | 85.4% | 85.2% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 100% | 82.1% | 82.1% |
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 | 23 / 51 (644.4112) | 13 (165.7028) | 14 (165.1544) | 33 (158.2056) | 27 (155.3484) |
| Jul 8, 2016 | 9th Annual Wellsville BBQ Cookoff Wellsville, MO | 23 / 26 (641.0628) | 18 (166.2628) | 21 (157.6912) | 7 (171.4172) | 25 (145.6916) |
| Jun 3, 2016 | Hott Butts BBQ Contest Boonville, MO | 13 / 22 (645.6232) | 11 (164.5600) | 11 (163.3944) | 9 (166.8572) | 18 (150.8116) |
| May 27, 2016 | 35th Annual Kennett Jaycee's Show Me State BBQ Cook off Kennett, MO | 22 / 28 (639.9088) | 12 (165.1544) | 21 (154.8228) | 13 (166.8572) | 23 (153.0744) |
| Apr 8, 2016 | Sixth Annual Bull Moose Somerville, TN | 16 / 27 (656.4344) | 24 (157.6916) | 15 (164.5372) | 10 (169.6800) | 16 (164.5256) |
| Mar 11, 2016 | Flames on the Flint (GBC Qualifier) Bainbridge, GA | 88 / 89 (606.7316) | 73 (161.1428) | 85 (147.9772) | 89 (146.8000) | 80 (150.8116) |
| Aug 21, 2015 | Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest Cape Girardeau, MO | 38 / 58 (614.9260) | 51 (148.5944) | 27 (161.7488) | 44 (151.9656) | 35 (152.6172) |
| Aug 21, 2015 | Smokefest Marshall, MN | 40 / 42 (611.3260) | 37 (158.2972) | 23 (164.5716) | 42 (148.5256) | 42 (139.9316) |
| Aug 22, 2014 | 22nd Annual Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest Cape Girardeau, MO | 52 / 52 (590.7772) | 45 (148) | 34 (154.2400) | 35 (156) | 52 (132.5372) |