BBQ SHOGUN

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

Power ranking

#4921

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1464

peak 1464 · rated over 7 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2014-10-02

latest 2022-09-29

Best ToY finish

#1309

Master 2022

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 7 contests

Avg finish

top 76%

overall standings

Best overall

670.2516 / 720

Master · 38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)

Perfect 180s

Current form

642.28 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 625.48 (+16.81)

Walk rate

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

177.1544

Pork · 38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)

Consistency

±41.58

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 157.85 · weakest Pork (154.40)

Road miles

2,707

mi across 7 mapped stops · furthest 685 mi

Schedule strength

40%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1553)

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 1 state-championship entries

Master avg

625.48 / 720

7 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (5 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

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
2017-09-01

A tough matchup

5–0 behind in the head-to-head

BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE ahead in 100% of their meetings

BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.

A strong matchup

4–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 80% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Smoke & Beer BBQ in 4 of their 5 shared contests.

The comeback

4 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 4 years, then back at American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST (2022-09-29).

last seen 2018-09-15
back 2022-09-29

A September team

Top 61% average finish in September

Something about September: average finish in the top 61% across 3 contests, versus top 76% the rest of the year.

3 September contests
top 76% the rest of the year

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.

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

TEMPLE OF THE HOG

#4927 of the rated field

1464 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 14%
Peak: 1509

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to BBQ SHOGUN)

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

rated over 7 contests
last seen 2023-04-21

⚔ Head-to-head

BBQ JUNKIES

#4939 of the rated field

1464 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 18%
Peak: 1464

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to BBQ SHOGUN)

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 10 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 10 contests
last seen 2023-09-27

⚔ Head-to-head

Wine & Swine

#4926 of the rated field

1464 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 21%
Peak: 1516

3–0 in 3 shared contests (100% to BBQ SHOGUN)

A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 14 contests to 7.

rated over 14 contests
last seen 2025-11-05

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GRAY WOLF BBQ

#4936 of the rated field

1464 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 28
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 11%
Peak: 1464

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to BBQ SHOGUN)

28 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 11% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 28 contests
last seen 2025-10-03

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Not Bad BBQ

#4930 of the rated field

1464 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 14%
Peak: 1464

No shared contest yet.

They turned up 11 years after BBQ SHOGUN did, first appearing in 2025.

rated over 7 contests
last seen 2026-08-07

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Jay Miller and the Experience

#4925 of the rated field

1464 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1464

No shared contest yet.

Level with BBQ SHOGUN on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 7 contests
last seen 2025-08-22

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
Smoke & Beer BBQ	5	4	1	80%	⚔ compare
DUSTY ROADS BBQ	5	3	2	60%	⚔ compare
Smoke Me Tender BBQ	5	3	2	60%	⚔ compare
HI-TECH SMOKERS	5	3	2	60%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN ELVISES	5	3	2	60%	⚔ compare
PORK RADIO 810	5	3	2	60%	⚔ compare
Moolicious Intentions	5	3	2	60%	⚔ compare
Splitlog Smokers	5	3	2	60%	⚔ compare
On the Dotte Smokers	5	3	2	60%	⚔ compare
BRR-B-Q	5	3	2	60%	⚔ compare
Brewski and Barbeque	5	3	2	60%	⚔ compare
SMOKE ON WHEELS	5	3	2	60%	⚔ compare
Pork & Boots	5	3	2	60%	⚔ compare
MAD HOGS AND AN ENGLISHMAN	5	3	2	60%	⚔ compare
BBQ CARTEL	5	3	2	60%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	7	165.1428	127.3600	157.85	top 73%
Pork Ribs	7	162.8228	143.3484	155.96	top 81%
Pork	7	177.1544	121.0060	154.40	top 73%
Brisket	7	170.2628	143.9200	157.26	top 64%

“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
KS	3	top 61%
GA	2	top 79%
MO	2	top 95%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	1	0	top 79%
Large (40+)	6	0	top 75%

The story so far (16 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 8 yrs 2014-10-02 → 2022-09-29

Busiest season 2015 2 contests

Contests a season 1.2 across 6 seasons in the data

Cooks most in KS 3 of 7 contests · 3 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 7 0 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 7 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 157.85 · weakest Pork (154.40)

Walk rate 0% a top-10 call in 0 of 7 contests

Overall top-10 rate 0% 0 of 7 contests

Master average 625.48 out of 720 · 7 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 1,522 586–2,020 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 2,707 7 mapped stops · furthest 685 mi

Schedule strength 1553 average field rating faced — tougher than 40% of rated contests

State championships 0 from 1 state-championship entries

Longest layoff 4 yrs 2018-09-15 → 2022-09-29

Power rating 1464 peak 1464 · #4921 of 6,413 rated

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

2014
Oct 2 First tracked contest 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open
Oct 2 Peak power rating (1487) 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open
2016
Aug 12 First overall past 90% of a perfect score651.2112 Atlanta Bar B Q Festival
2017
Sep 1 Career-best overall score670.2516 38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)
Sep 1 Career-best single call (Pork)177.1544 38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)
2022
Sep 29 Most recent contest American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+9.6	38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)	2017-09-01

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-13.3	35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open	2014-10-02
-10.8	36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open	2015-10-03
-8.4	Atlanta BarB-Que Festival	2015-08-14
-7.3	Atlanta Bar B Q Festival	2016-08-12
-3.7	39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)	2018-09-15

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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2022	1	0%	top 72%	90.2%	90.2%
2018	1	0%	top 75%	88.7%	88.7%
2017	1	0%	top 35%	93.1%	93.1%
2016	1	0%	top 79%	90.4%	90.4%
2015	2	0%	top 85%	87.7%	85.6%
2014	1	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
2022-09-29	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)
2018-09-15	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)
2017-09-01	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)
2016-08-12	Atlanta Bar B Q Festival Atlanta, GA	22 / 28 (651.2112)	23 (163.3712)	25 (158.2056)	22 (165.6800)	15 (163.9544)
2015-10-03	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)
2015-08-14	Atlanta BarB-Que Festival Atlanta, GA	38 / 48 (631.2916)	33 (164.5716)	40 (153.6572)	31 (162.2400)	39 (150.8228)
2014-10-02	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)

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	#1309 (60 pts)	#1341 (60 pts)	#1404 (60 pts)	#1348 (60 pts)	#1333 (60 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#1954 (60 pts)	#2012 (60 pts)	#1996 (60 pts)	#2030 (60 pts)	#1990 (60 pts)