High-water mark
683.9084
career-best overall
95.0% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 683.9084 at American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest — 95.0% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Sep 30, 2026
THE SHED BBQ JOINT
THE SHED BBQ JOINT is a competition barbecue team with 8 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 8th of 18 at the Biloxi Blues & BBQ Festival (2021). They are ranked #3108 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1503
peak 1503 · rated over 5 contests2 invitational or side-series contests not counted
Contests
8
in the data
First seen
Jul 19, 2013
latest Sep 30, 2026 · 13.2 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
3 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
13% of 8 contests
Avg finish
top 69%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
660.34 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 638.33 (+22.01)
Walk rate
25%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±51.18
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 166.67 · weakest Chicken (147.08)
Road miles
2,342
across 8 mapped stops · furthest 777 mi
Schedule strength
51%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1566)
Purse competed for
$122K
listed at 4 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 1 state-championship entry
Master avg
638.33 / 720
7 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 THE SHED BBQ JOINT, each with one reason worth a look.
113 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3,127 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1517
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to THE SHED BBQ JOINT)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team THE SHED BBQ JOINT has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#3,095 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1505
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to THE SHED BBQ JOINT)
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#3,091 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1509
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to THE SHED BBQ JOINT)
Their last contest in the data was back in 2021, 5 years before THE SHED BBQ JOINT's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#3,115 of the rated field
- Contests
- 14
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 7%
- Peak
- 1512
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to THE SHED BBQ JOINT)
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 14 contests to 8.
⚔ Head-to-head#3,100 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1514
Level with THE SHED BBQ JOINT on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#3,088 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1521
They turned up 11 years after THE SHED BBQ JOINT did, first appearing in 2024.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 177.7028 | 20 | 147.08 | top 56% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 169.7028 | 139.9544 | 161.27 | top 68% |
| Pork | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 171.9772 | 157.6688 | 163.31 | top 69% |
| Brisket | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 174.2628 | 154.7888 | 166.67 | top 47% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 2 | 0 | top 69% |
| Large (40+) | 5 | 0 | top 69% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2026
3 contests
Contests a season
2
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
KS
3 of 8 contests · 5 states in all
Contests visited
7
a different one every time
Opponents faced
978
finished ahead 469 times, behind 962
Longest layoff
6.1 yrs
Oct 23, 2015 → Nov 12, 2021
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20263 milestones
- Career-best overall score683.9084 American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest
- Peak power rating (1503) American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest
- Most recent contest American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides
20212 milestones
- First overall top-10 Biloxi Blues & BBQ Festival
- Career-best single call (Chicken)177.7028 Biloxi Blues & BBQ Festival
20151 milestone
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score672.4800 Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY)
20132 milestones
- First tracked contest Smoke on the Mountain - VA State BBQ Championship
- First call Smoke on the Mountain - VA State BBQ Championship
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +9.1 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) | Oct 23, 2015 |
| +6.8 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | Sep 30, 2026 |
| +4.7 | Biloxi Blues & BBQ Festival | Nov 12, 2021 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -13.7 | Smoke on the Mountain - VA State BBQ Championship | Jul 19, 2013 |
| -4 | 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open | Oct 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 69% | 95% | 92.3% |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 44% | 92.5% | 92.5% |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 68% | 93.4% | 90.4% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 94% | 72.1% | 72.1% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sep 30, 2026 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest unrated Kansas City, KS | 154 / 158 (645.5204) | 134 (165.6800) | 152 (160.5144) | 139 (164.5372) | 157 (154.7888) |
| Sep 30, 2026 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest Kansas City, KS | 148 / 360 (683.9084) | 92 (174.2628) | 301 (163.4056) | 138 (171.9772) | 71 (174.2628) |
| Nov 12, 2021 | Biloxi Blues & BBQ Festival 🏅 Biloxi, MS | 8 / 18 (666.1712) | 2 (177.7028) | 12 (161.1200) | 14 (159.9656) | 8 (167.3828) |
| Oct 23, 2015 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) Lynchburg, TN | 39 / 93 (672.4800) | 55 (167.4056) | 62 (165.6800) | 27 (170.8572) | 40 (168.5372) |
| Oct 3, 2015 | 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open Kansas City, MO | 433 / 606 (633.6232) | 109 (171.4172) | 590 (139.9544) | 452 (157.6688) | 244 (164.5828) |
| Oct 2, 2015 | 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Invitational unrated Kansas City, MO | 172 / 187 (647.2796) | 183 (153.0856) | 90 (168.5256) | 168 (159.3828) | 124 (166.2856) |
| Jul 19, 2013 | Smoke on the Mountain - VA State BBQ Championship Galax, VA | 15 / 16 (519.3256) | 15 (20) | 3 (169.7028) | 14 (158.7884) | 3 (170.8344) |
An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.