SHAAZAAM-A-QUE

SHAAZAAM-A-QUE is a competition barbecue team with 15 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2017 and 2022. Their best overall finish is 8th of 20 at the Dirty Boots BBQ and Meat Contest - Day 2 (2021). They are ranked #3278 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#3,278

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1499

peak 1499 · rated over 15 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jun 9, 2017

latest May 20, 2022 · 4.9 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#254

Master 2021 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podium

Overall top-10s

20% of 15 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

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

Best single call

176.5600

Chicken · American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST

Consistency

±21.22

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 165.88 · weakest Brisket (158.55)

Road miles

2,401

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 🏅

won from 10 state-championship entries

Master avg

651.68 / 720

15 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (9 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

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
Apr 16, 2021

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 call 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.

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Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

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

Boom or bust

±7.80% swing around their own average

Their overall swings ±7.80% of a perfect score around its own average — when it lands they're dangerous, and when it doesn't the weekend is gone by lunch.

averages 88.6% of a perfect score
best 95.1%

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
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)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to SHAAZAAM-A-QUE, each with one reason worth a look.

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

CANNONBALL EXPRESS BBQ

#3,261 of the rated field

1499 power rating

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

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 5 contests
last seen Oct 21, 2022

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WILD HOGS BBQ

#3,271 of the rated field

1499 power rating

Contests: 110
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 21%
Peak: 1620

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

They've been 1620 at their best, 121 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 109 contests
last seen Sep 29, 2022

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Bubba's BBQ Nation

#3,283 of the rated field

1499 power rating

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

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

rated over 15 contests
last seen Jun 12, 2026

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BONES SAUCE & HARMONY

#3,268 of the rated field

1499 power rating

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

14 contests and no Grand Championship yet.

rated over 14 contests
last seen Apr 26, 2024

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Screamin Nite Hog BBQ

#3,257 of the rated field

1499 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 23%
Peak: 1531

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

rated over 13 contests
last seen Aug 30, 2024

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Idle Times

#3,264 of the rated field

1499 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 8%
Peak: 1509

They turned up 6 years after SHAAZAAM-A-QUE did, first appearing in 2023.

rated over 12 contests
last seen May 2, 2025

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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 field size and state

By contest size

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

By state / province (where the contests were held)

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

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Twin Valley Fire and Smoke	3	10	top 56%	May 14, 2021
York County BBQ Festival	2	18	top 63%	Jun 18, 2021
Historic New Castle Colonial BBQ Competition	2	30	top 80%	Jun 8, 2018

More numbers

Busiest season 2021 7 contests

Contests a season 2.5 across 6 seasons in the data

Most contests held in PA 6 of 15 contests · 5 states in all

Contests visited 11 3 of them more than once

Opponents faced 737 finished ahead 497 times, behind 714

Longest layoff 1.1 yrs Jun 7, 2019 → Jun 26, 2020

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

20222 milestones

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

20214 milestones

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

20192 milestones

Jun 7 First call Separation Colonial BBQ Competition
Jun 7 First overall past 90% of a perfect score650.1828 Separation Colonial BBQ Competition

20171 milestone

Jun 9 First tracked contest Historic New Castle Colonial BBQ Competition

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

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

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-10.1	Historic New Castle Colonial BBQ Competition	Jun 9, 2017
-9.1	Smoke in the Grove	Jul 24, 2020
-8.4	York County BBQ Festival	Jun 26, 2020
-7.3	Interstate BBQ Festival - Day 2	Apr 17, 2021
-7.3	Twin Valley Fire and Smoke	May 17, 2019

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	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%	88.5%
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
May 20, 2022	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)
Sep 16, 2021	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)
Aug 28, 2021	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)
Aug 27, 2021	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)
Jun 18, 2021	York County BBQ Festival 🏅 Delta, PA	18 / 41 (665.0056)	11 (171.9772)	34 (155.3828)	16 (167.3828)	9 (170.2628)
May 14, 2021	Twin Valley Fire and Smoke 🏅 Morgantown, PA	10 / 46 (661.5880)	17 (165.1084)	7 (170.3084)	16 (164.5256)	22 (161.6456)
Apr 17, 2021	Interstate BBQ Festival - Day 2 🏅 Hagerstown, MD	27 / 34 (662.7084)	25 (166.2744)	24 (165.6800)	25 (164.5256)	25 (166.2284)
Apr 16, 2021	Interstate BBQ Festival - Day 1 🏅 Hagerstown, MD	11 / 47 (685.0744)	10 (172.5716)	13 (170.8228)	14 (170.2628)	16 (171.4172)
Jul 24, 2020	Smoke in the Grove 🏅 Spring Grove, PA	49 / 59 (631.1772)	33 (163.3944)	55 (148.4800)	39 (163.9428)	46 (155.3600)
Jun 26, 2020	York County BBQ Festival 🏅 Delta, PA	44 / 53 (635.8288)	50 (146.7772)	36 (163.3944)	23 (167.3828)	37 (158.2744)
Jun 7, 2019	Separation Colonial BBQ Competition 🏅 New Castle, DE	20 / 36 (650.1828)	9 (169.7028)	11 (169.6800)	17 (164.5600)	32 (146.2400)
May 17, 2019	Twin Valley Fire and Smoke 🏅 Morgantown, PA	34 / 44 (626.7204)	30 (158.2516)	26 (159.4172)	13 (168.5372)	41 (140.5144)
Jun 8, 2018	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)
May 18, 2018	Twin Valley Fire And Smoke Morgantown, PA	33 / 47 (638.1372)	19 (167.9656)	17 (167.4172)	39 (150.7772)	36 (151.9772)
Jun 9, 2017	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)

SHAAZAAM-A-QUE

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Best top-10 run

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (9 found in their record)

High-water mark

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Chicken nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

Boom or bust

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

More numbers

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

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

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

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

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)