A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
S&S BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
S&S BBQ has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
Sunshine
Sunshine is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2015. Their best overall finish is 13th of 22 at the Smokin n a Rollin (2014). They finished #2158 in the 2015 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1467
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
May 3, 2013
latest May 1, 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 84%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
25%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±21.06
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 152.71 · weakest Pork Ribs (146.27)
Road miles
8
across 4 mapped stops
Schedule strength
31%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1542)
Master avg
601.92 / 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)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #2158 (60 pts) | #2209 (60 pts) | #2209 (60 pts) | #2201 (65 pts) | #2214 (60 pts) |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 155.9312 | 143.9998 | 151.26 | top 84% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 161.7372 | 136 | 146.27 | top 82% |
| Pork | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.8572 | 141.6800 | 152.71 | top 75% |
| Brisket | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.7142 | 138.8116 | 151.68 | top 67% |
“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.
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple Blossom Barbecue Contest | 2 | 29 | 0 | top 91% | May 2, 2014 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2014
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
MO
4 of 4 contests
Contests visited
3
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
92
finished ahead 17 times, behind 109
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20151 milestone
- Most recent contest Apple Blossom BBQ Contest
20143 milestones
- First call Smokin n a Rollin
- Career-best overall score629.5768 Smokin n a Rollin
- Career-best single call (Pork)162.8572 Smokin n a Rollin
20132 milestones
- First tracked contest Apple Blossom Barbecue Contest
- Peak power rating (1486) Apple Blossom Barbecue Contest
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +0.3 | Smokin n a Rollin | Jun 6, 2014 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -13.8 | Apple Blossom Barbecue Contest | May 3, 2013 |
| -10.2 | Apple Blossom BBQ Contest | May 1, 2015 |
| -9.1 | Apple Blossom Barbecue Contest | May 2, 2014 |
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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 94% | 85.2% | 85.2% |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 73% | 87.4% | 83.7% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 95% | 81.8% | 81.8% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1, 2015 | Apple Blossom BBQ Contest St. Joseph, MO | 34 / 36 (613.6684) | 35 (154.2400) | 35 (143.4056) | 24 (158.8800) | 25 (157.1428) |
| Jun 6, 2014 | Smokin n a Rollin St. Joseph, MO | 13 / 22 (629.5768) | 13 (155.9312) | 9 (161.7372) | 12 (162.8572) | 15 (149.0512) |
| May 2, 2014 | Apple Blossom Barbecue Contest St. Joseph, MO | 29 / 33 (575.3028) | 26 (150.8684) | 31 (143.9428) | 33 (141.6800) | 29 (138.8116) |
| May 3, 2013 | Apple Blossom Barbecue Contest St. Joseph, MO | 37 / 39 (589.1424) | 39 (143.9998) | 38 (136) | 30 (147.4284) | 17 (161.7142) |