A tough matchup
4–0
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 4 of their 4 shared contests.
TOP SHELF BARBEQUE
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1477
peak 1501 · rated over 4 contests ⓘ
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
2016-09-23
latest 2019-09-27
Best ToY finish
#1954
Master 2018
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 70%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
631.05
last 4 Master vs avg 631.05 (+0.00)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±18.25
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 162.27 · weakest Brisket (154.82)
Road miles
0
mi across 4 mapped stops
Schedule strength
5%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1507)
Purse competed for
$6K
listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 4 state-championship entries
Master avg
631.05 / 720
4 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (2 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.
A strong matchup
3–1
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 75% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of This is Nice in 3 of their 4 shared contests.
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.
TOP SHELF BARBEQUE has 4 rated contests — short of the five it takes to earn a power ranking — so this rating has barely moved off the 1500 every team starts on and 140 rated teams sit within a point of it. Read the list as the nearest company at a number nobody here has moved far from, not as a verdict on who this team belongs with.
#4293 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1477
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 4, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#4274 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1503
No shared contest yet.
Level with TOP SHELF BARBEQUE on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#4281 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1477
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 4, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#4303 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1476
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 4, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#4289 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1477
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 4, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#4265 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1477
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 4, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-headBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.7256 | 146.7884 | 157.11 | top 68% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.2972 | 149.7144 | 156.85 | top 67% |
| Pork | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.8456 | 156.0572 | 162.27 | top 57% |
| Brisket | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.3200 | 135.9200 | 154.82 | top 60% |
“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.
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship | 2 | 52 | 0 | top 72% | 2019-09-27 |
| Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship Barbeque | 2 | 70 | 0 | top 67% | 2018-09-21 |
The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
3 yrs
2016-09-23 → 2019-09-27
Busiest season
2019
1 contest
Contests a season
1
across 4 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
KS
4 of 4 contests
Contests visited
2
2 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
4 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Pork
averages 162.27 · weakest Brisket (154.82)
Walk rate
0%
a top-10 call in 0 of 4 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 4 contests
Master average
631.05
out of 720 · 4 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
187
134–294 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
0
4 mapped stops
Schedule strength
1507
average field rating faced — tougher than 5% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$6,175
listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0
from 4 state-championship entries
Longest layoff
1 yrs
2018-09-21 → 2019-09-27
Power rating
1477
peak 1501 · #null of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2016
- First tracked contest Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score648.1028 Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship
- Career-best overall score648.1028 Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship
- Peak power rating (1501) Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship
- 2017
- Career-best single call (Pork)166.8456 Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship Barbeque
- 2019
- Most recent contest Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +1.3 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship | 2016-09-23 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -14.2 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship | 2019-09-27 |
| -6.6 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship Barbeque | 2018-09-21 |
| -3.8 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship Barbeque | 2017-09-22 |
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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 97% | 83.4% | 83.4% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 72% | 88.4% | 88.4% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 63% | 88.8% | 88.8% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 47% | 90% | 90% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-09-27 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship 🏅 Shawnee, KS | 99 / 102 (600.3312) | 95 (146.7884) | 89 (151.3944) | 44 (166.2284) | 100 (135.9200) |
| 2018-09-21 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship Barbeque 🏅 Shawnee, KS | 77 / 107 (636.4232) | 90 (155.3828) | 40 (166.2972) | 72 (159.9544) | 76 (154.7888) |
| 2017-09-22 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship Barbeque 🏅 Shawnee, KS | 70 / 112 (639.3256) | 68 (160.5256) | 98 (149.7144) | 36 (166.8456) | 53 (162.2400) |
| 2016-09-23 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship 🏅 Shawnee, KS | 52 / 111 (648.1028) | 39 (165.7256) | 63 (160.0000) | 93 (156.0572) | 27 (166.3200) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #1955 (60 pts) | #2049 (60 pts) | #2026 (60 pts) | #2029 (60 pts) | #2010 (60 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #1954 (60 pts) | #2012 (60 pts) | #1996 (60 pts) | #2030 (60 pts) | #1990 (60 pts) |