SHAAZAAM-A-QUE

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

Power ranking

#3259

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1499

peak 1499 · rated over 15 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2017-06-09

latest 2022-05-20

Best ToY finish

#254

Master 2021

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 15 contests

Avg finish

top 57%

overall standings

Best overall

685.0744 / 720

Master · Interstate BBQ Festival - Day 1

Perfect 180s

Current form

668.24 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 651.68 (+16.56)

Walk rate

47%

contests with a top-10 call

Top-10 streak

best run (overall)

Best single call

176.5600

Chicken · American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST

Consistency

±21.22

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 165.88 · weakest Brisket (158.55)

Road miles

2,401

mi across 15 mapped stops · furthest 994 mi

Schedule strength

55%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1570)

Purse competed for

$129K

listed at 9 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 10 state-championship entries

Master avg

651.68 / 720

15 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.

High-water mark

685.0744 career-best overall

95.1% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 685.0744 at Interstate BBQ Festival - Day 1 — 95.1% of a perfect 720.

Master
2021-04-16

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

HARCO LOCO BBQ has finished one call ahead of SHAAZAAM-A-QUE 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2021 their best year

2021 was the year it came together: 7 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 39%.

7 contests
3 overall top-10s
0 category wins
average top 39%

A tough matchup

12–0 behind in the head-to-head

Top Gun Barbecue ahead in 100% of their meetings

Top Gun Barbecue has come out ahead in 12 of their 12 shared contests.

The weak link

−7.3 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 7.33 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 7% of the time against 27%.

Brisket avg 158.55
Chicken avg 165.88
1 calls in 15 entries

A strong matchup

5–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of JUST Q IT in 5 of their 5 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

12 of 12 shared chicken entries lost

Top Gun Barbecue ahead 100% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, Top Gun Barbecue has out-cooked them in 12 of 12 shared chicken entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

PIG PEN BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.

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.

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

FAT MAXINE'S BBQ

#3249 of the rated field

1499 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 33
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 18%
Peak: 1546

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to SHAAZAAM-A-QUE)

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

rated over 33 contests
last seen 2025-10-10

⚔ Head-to-head

CANNONBALL EXPRESS BBQ

#3236 of the rated field

1499 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 11%
Peak: 1504

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to SHAAZAAM-A-QUE)

Fewer contests behind them than SHAAZAAM-A-QUE has cooked, 9 to 15, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 5 contests
last seen 2022-10-21

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WILD HOGS BBQ

#3257 of the rated field

1499 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 110
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 21%
Peak: 1618

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to SHAAZAAM-A-QUE)

They've been 1618 at their best, 119 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 109 contests
last seen 2022-09-29

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Bubba's BBQ Nation

#3256 of the rated field

1499 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 27%
Peak: 1526

No shared contest yet.

15 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 27% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 15 contests
last seen 2026-06-12

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BAR-BEAM-QUE

#3275 of the rated field

1498 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 16
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 13%
Peak: 1498

No shared contest yet.

Level with SHAAZAAM-A-QUE on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 16 contests
last seen 2022-08-19

⚔ Head-to-head

BONES SAUCE & HARMONY

#3244 of the rated field

1499 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1505

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 14 contests to 15, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 14 contests
last seen 2024-04-26

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit	13	2	11	15%	⚔ compare
Top Gun Barbecue	12	0	12	0%	⚔ compare
BOGGS HOG BBQ	11	3	8	27%	⚔ compare
DRILLING & GRILLING	10	2	8	20%	⚔ compare
Rogue Hog BBQ	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
WEEKEND SMOKERS	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare
DANTE'S INFERNO	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare
CRAZY HORSE BBQ	8	5	3	63%	⚔ compare
Zoni-Q	8	3	5	38%	⚔ compare
CHUNKY BBQ	8	3	5	38%	⚔ compare
MANHATTAN JACK'S BBQ	8	2	6	25%	⚔ compare
BAD AZZ MULE BBQ	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
SOUTH BOWIE SMOKE	7	4	3	57%	⚔ compare
HARCO LOCO BBQ	7	4	3	57%	⚔ compare
THE NUT HOUSE	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	15	4	0	176.5600	146.7772	165.88	top 46%
Pork Ribs	15	3	1	173.7144	133.0972	162.56	top 52%
Pork	15	1	0	174.2628	150.7772	164.69	top 52%
Brisket	15	1	0	171.4172	140.5144	158.55	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.

By state / province

Where	Contests	Avg finish
PA	6	top 63%
MD	4	top 44%
DE	3	top 72%
NC	1	top 56%
KS	1	top 30%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	5	0	top 53%
Large (40+)	10	0	top 59%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Twin Valley Fire and Smoke	3	10	top 56%	2021-05-14
York County BBQ Festival	2	18	top 63%	2021-06-18
Historic New Castle Colonial BBQ Competition	2	30	top 80%	2018-06-08

The story so far (18 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 4.9 yrs 2017-06-09 → 2022-05-20

Busiest season 2021 7 contests

Contests a season 2.5 across 6 seasons in the data

Cooks most in PA 6 of 15 contests · 5 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 11 3 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 15 entries · 0 wins · 4 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 165.88 · weakest Brisket (158.55)

Walk rate 47% a top-10 call in 7 of 15 contests

Overall top-10 rate 20% 3 of 15 contests

Best top-10 run 2 straight contests

Master average 651.68 out of 720 · 15 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 737 497–714 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 2,401 15 mapped stops · furthest 994 mi

Schedule strength 1570 average field rating faced — tougher than 55% of rated contests

Purse competed for $128,685 listed at 9 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships 0 from 10 state-championship entries

Longest layoff 1.1 yrs 2019-06-07 → 2020-06-26

Power rating 1499 peak 1499 · #3259 of 6,413 rated

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

2017
Jun 9 First tracked contest Historic New Castle Colonial BBQ Competition
2019
Jun 7 First call Separation Colonial BBQ Competition
Jun 7 First overall past 90% of a perfect score650.1828 Separation Colonial BBQ Competition
2021
Apr 16 Career-best overall score685.0744 Interstate BBQ Festival - Day 1
May 14 First overall top-10 Twin Valley Fire and Smoke
May 14 10th tracked contest Twin Valley Fire and Smoke
Sep 16 Career-best single call (Chicken)176.5600 American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST
2022
May 20 Peak power rating (1499) Kings of Q BBQ Cook-Off and Festival
May 20 Most recent contest Kings of Q BBQ Cook-Off and Festival

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+11.5	Interstate BBQ Festival - Day 1	2021-04-16
+9.7	Dirty Boots BBQ and Meat Contest - Day 1	2021-08-27
+9.3	Twin Valley Fire and Smoke	2021-05-14
+8.2	Dirty Boots BBQ and Meat Contest - Day 2	2021-08-28
+3.3	American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST	2021-09-16

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-10.1	Historic New Castle Colonial BBQ Competition	2017-06-09
-9.1	Smoke in the Grove	2020-07-24
-8.4	York County BBQ Festival	2020-06-26
-7.3	Interstate BBQ Festival - Day 2	2021-04-17
-7.3	Twin Valley Fire and Smoke	2019-05-17

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)

Team of the Year rank by season

Season by season

Season	Contests	Top-10s	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2022	1	0	100%	top 56%	93.4%	93.4%
2021	7	3	71%	top 39%	95.1%	93.2%
2020	2	0	0%	top 83%	88.3%	88%
2019	2	0	50%	top 66%	90.3%	88.7%
2018	2	0	0%	top 71%	88.6%	88.3%
2017	1	0	0%	top 89%	84.6%	84.6%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2022-05-20	Kings of Q BBQ Cook-Off and Festival 🏅 Ayden, NC	18 / 32 (672.4456)	24 (164.5372)	11 (169.7028)	6 (174.2628)	20 (163.9428)
2021-09-16	American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS	138 / 467 (326.8684)	18 (176.5600)	347 (160.5256)	192 (166.8228)	411 (149.6112)
2021-08-28	Dirty Boots BBQ and Meat Contest - Day 2 Boonsboro, MD	8 / 20 (681.6456)	6 (171.9772)	4 (173.7144)	13 (168.5484)	14 (167.4056)
2021-08-27	Dirty Boots BBQ and Meat Contest - Day 1 Boonsboro, MD	8 / 24 (668.5600)	5 (174.8572)	2 (173.1200)	19 (158.3200)	14 (162.2628)
2021-06-18	York County BBQ Festival 🏅 Delta, PA	18 / 41 (665.0056)	11 (171.9772)	34 (155.3828)	16 (167.3828)	9 (170.2628)
2021-05-14	Twin Valley Fire and Smoke 🏅 Morgantown, PA	10 / 46 (661.5880)	17 (165.1084)	7 (170.3084)	16 (164.5256)	22 (161.6456)
2021-04-17	Interstate BBQ Festival - Day 2 🏅 Hagerstown, MD	27 / 34 (662.7084)	25 (166.2744)	24 (165.6800)	25 (164.5256)	25 (166.2284)
2021-04-16	Interstate BBQ Festival - Day 1 🏅 Hagerstown, MD	11 / 47 (685.0744)	10 (172.5716)	13 (170.8228)	14 (170.2628)	16 (171.4172)
2020-07-24	Smoke in the Grove 🏅 Spring Grove, PA	49 / 59 (631.1772)	33 (163.3944)	55 (148.4800)	39 (163.9428)	46 (155.3600)
2020-06-26	York County BBQ Festival 🏅 Delta, PA	44 / 53 (635.8288)	50 (146.7772)	36 (163.3944)	23 (167.3828)	37 (158.2744)
2019-06-07	Separation Colonial BBQ Competition 🏅 New Castle, DE	20 / 36 (650.1828)	9 (169.7028)	11 (169.6800)	17 (164.5600)	32 (146.2400)
2019-05-17	Twin Valley Fire and Smoke 🏅 Morgantown, PA	34 / 44 (626.7204)	30 (158.2516)	26 (159.4172)	13 (168.5372)	41 (140.5144)
2018-06-08	Historic New Castle Colonial BBQ Competition New Castle, DE	30 / 42 (633.4628)	16 (163.9656)	27 (157.6456)	31 (158.2172)	32 (153.6344)
2018-05-18	Twin Valley Fire And Smoke Morgantown, PA	33 / 47 (638.1372)	19 (167.9656)	17 (167.4172)	39 (150.7772)	36 (151.9772)
2017-06-09	Historic New Castle Colonial BBQ Competition New Castle, DE	41 / 46 (609.1316)	39 (154.2856)	46 (133.0972)	24 (162.2972)	30 (159.4516)

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
2022 ↗	Master	#1187 (92 pts)	#1335 (62 pts)	#1087 (127 pts)	#902 (172 pts)	#1246 (82 pts)
2021 ↗	Master	#254 (763 pts)	#232 (853 pts)	#223 (913 pts)	#331 (628 pts)	#312 (648 pts)
2020 ↗	Master	#655 (120 pts)	#696 (120 pts)	#701 (120 pts)	#671 (130 pts)	#681 (120 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#1372 (145 pts)	#1208 (205 pts)	#1259 (190 pts)	#1184 (220 pts)	#1536 (120 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#1524 (120 pts)	#1279 (195 pts)	#1453 (160 pts)	#1610 (120 pts)	#1586 (120 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#2212 (60 pts)	#2286 (60 pts)	#2304 (60 pts)	#2234 (65 pts)	#2266 (60 pts)