High-water mark
670.2516
career-best overall
93.1% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 670.2516 at 38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) — 93.1% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Sep 1, 2017
BBQ SHOGUN
BBQ SHOGUN is a competition barbecue team with 9 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2022. Their best overall finish is 22nd of 28 at the Atlanta Bar B Q Festival (2016). They are ranked #5482 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “* BBQ SHOGUN”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1452
peak 1452 · rated over 9 contests
Contests
9
in the data
First seen
Oct 2, 2014
latest Sep 29, 2022 · 8 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 80%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
648.91 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 624.60 (+24.31)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±37.23
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 159.65 · weakest Pork (153.67)
Road miles
3,782
across 9 mapped stops · furthest 685 mi
Schedule strength
61%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1577)
State championships
0 🏅
won from 1 state-championship entry
Master avg
624.60 / 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 BBQ SHOGUN, each with one reason worth a look.
101 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5,491 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1451
3–2 in 5 shared contests (60% to BBQ SHOGUN)
These two have cooked 5 of the same contests — BBQ SHOGUN ahead 3–2 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.
⚔ Head-to-head#5,477 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 11%
- Peak
- 1452
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#5,476 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1452
Careers of much the same size, 9 contests to 9, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,481 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1452
Level with BBQ SHOGUN on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#5,478 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1452
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#5,492 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1451
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| CLARK CREW BBQ | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Cool Smoke | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| GETTIN' BASTED | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| One2BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BUTCHER BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BIG POPPA SMOKERS | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| CAVEMAN CUISINE | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| GOOD SMOKE BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| 913 BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 171.4400 | 127.3600 | 159.65 | top 72% |
| Pork Ribs | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.8228 | 143.3484 | 156.28 | top 83% |
| Pork | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 177.1544 | 121.0060 | 153.67 | top 78% |
| Brisket | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.2628 | 138.8116 | 155.00 | top 71% |
“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) | 1 | 0 | top 79% |
| Large (40+) | 8 | 0 | top 80% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) | 2 | 88 | 0 | top 96% | Oct 27, 2017 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2015
3 contests
Contests a season
1.5
across 6 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
KS
3 of 9 contests · 4 states in all
Contests visited
8
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
1,599
finished ahead 607 times, behind 2,184
Longest layoff
4 yrs
Sep 15, 2018 → Sep 29, 2022
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20221 milestone
- Most recent contest American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST
20172 milestones
- Career-best overall score670.2516 38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)
- Career-best single call (Pork)177.1544 38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)
20161 milestone
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score651.2112 Atlanta Bar B Q Festival
20142 milestones
- First tracked contest 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open
- Peak power rating (1487) 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +9.9 | 38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) | Sep 1, 2017 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -13.3 | 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open | Oct 2, 2014 |
| -10.1 | 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open | Oct 3, 2015 |
| -8.8 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) | Oct 23, 2015 |
| -8.4 | Atlanta BarB-Que Festival | Aug 14, 2015 |
| -7 | Atlanta Bar B Q Festival | Aug 12, 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 72% | 90.2% | 90.2% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 75% | 88.7% | 88.7% |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 64% | 93.1% | 90.6% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 79% | 90.4% | 90.4% |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 90% | 87.7% | 85.2% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 98% | 74.4% | 74.4% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 29, 2022 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 364 / 505 (649.6228) | 307 (165.1428) | 367 (162.8228) | 411 (158.8228) | 304 (162.8344) |
| Sep 15, 2018 | 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS | 352 / 467 (638.7544) | 359 (159.4056) | 305 (162.2860) | 407 (153.0856) | 230 (163.9772) |
| Oct 27, 2017 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) Lynchburg, TN | 88 / 95 (634.7196) | 44 (171.4400) | 82 (162.8228) | 93 (145.0856) | 87 (155.3712) |
| Sep 1, 2017 | 38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS | 143 / 407 (670.2516) | 227 (165.1316) | 312 (157.7028) | 15 (177.1544) | 96 (170.2628) |
| Aug 12, 2016 | Atlanta Bar B Q Festival Atlanta, GA | 22 / 28 (651.2112) | 23 (163.3712) | 25 (158.2056) | 22 (165.6800) | 15 (163.9544) |
| Oct 23, 2015 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) Lynchburg, TN | 92 / 93 (608.3884) | 86 (160.5028) | 92 (151.9428) | 87 (157.1312) | 91 (138.8116) |
| Oct 3, 2015 | 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open Kansas City, MO | 556 / 606 (601.5660) | 402 (159.9544) | 489 (153.7144) | 583 (142.8228) | 542 (145.0744) |
| Aug 14, 2015 | Atlanta BarB-Que Festival Atlanta, GA | 38 / 48 (631.2916) | 33 (164.5716) | 40 (153.6572) | 31 (162.2400) | 39 (150.8228) |
| Oct 2, 2014 | 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO | 539 / 552 (535.6344) | 547 (127.3600) | 535 (143.3484) | 546 (121.0060) | 513 (143.9200) |