A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
JD'S SMOKIN MISFITS ahead in 100% of their meetings
JD'S SMOKIN MISFITS has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
CAROLINA SHINE
CAROLINA SHINE is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2017 and 2021. Their best overall finish is 24th of 25 at the Currituck Heritage Bulls & BBQ Festival (2019). They are ranked #5419 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1453
peak 1453 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
Sep 15, 2017
latest Nov 5, 2021 · 4.1 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 96%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
20%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±17.11
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 157.90 · weakest Brisket (146.57)
Road miles
0
across 5 mapped stops
Schedule strength
86%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1618)
Purse competed for
$35K
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 3 state-championship entries
Master avg
613.46 / 720
5 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 CAROLINA SHINE, each with one reason worth a look.
122 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5,437 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1453
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,430 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1453
Level with CAROLINA SHINE on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#5,423 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1453
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2017.
⚔ Compare careers#5,416 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1453
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,428 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1453
Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 6 contests, alongside a 17% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Compare careers#5,400 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1454
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159.9772 | 151.4288 | 155.64 | top 91% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.4172 | 138.7888 | 153.34 | top 88% |
| Pork | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 168.5372 | 146.8000 | 157.90 | top 80% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 154.2172 | 138.7656 | 146.57 | top 95% |
“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.
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Currituck Bulls & BBQ | 2 | 25 | 0 | top 96% | Nov 5, 2021 |
| Currituck Heritage Festival | 2 | 24 | 0 | top 96% | Nov 2, 2018 |
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 5 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
NC
5 of 5 contests
Contests visited
3
2 of them more than once
Opponents faced
69
finished ahead 5 times, behind 119
Longest layoff
1.1 yrs
Sep 15, 2017 → Nov 2, 2018
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20211 milestone
- Most recent contest Currituck Bulls & BBQ
20201 milestone
- Career-best overall score631.3148 Currituck Bulls & BBQ
20182 milestones
- First call Currituck Heritage Festival
- Career-best single call (Pork)168.5372 Currituck Heritage Festival
20172 milestones
- First tracked contest Currituck Heritage Festival
- Peak power rating (1489) Currituck Heritage Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11 | Currituck Heritage Festival | Sep 15, 2017 |
| -9.8 | Currituck Heritage Festival | Nov 2, 2018 |
| -9.4 | Currituck Bulls & BBQ | Nov 6, 2020 |
| -8.6 | Currituck Heritage Bulls & BBQ Festival | Nov 1, 2019 |
| -7.9 | Currituck Bulls & BBQ | Nov 5, 2021 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 96% | 86.6% | 86.6% |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 96% | 87.7% | 87.7% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 96% | 86.5% | 86.5% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 96% | 84.3% | 84.3% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 96% | 81% | 81% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 5, 2021 | Currituck Bulls & BBQ 🏅 Powells Point, NC | 25 / 26 (623.3256) | 25 (154.8456) | 25 (160.0344) | 26 (156.4912) | 25 (151.9544) |
| Nov 6, 2020 | Currituck Bulls & BBQ 🏅 Powells Point, NC | 27 / 28 (631.3148) | 26 (159.9772) | 27 (155.9888) | 23 (161.1316) | 27 (154.2172) |
| Nov 1, 2019 | Currituck Heritage Bulls & BBQ Festival 🏅 Powells Point, NC | 24 / 25 (622.7544) | 22 (153.0972) | 12 (167.4172) | 21 (156.5484) | 24 (145.6916) |
| Nov 2, 2018 | Currituck Heritage Festival Currituck, NC | 24 / 25 (606.6632) | 24 (151.4288) | 25 (144.4800) | 10 (168.5372) | 22 (142.2172) |
| Sep 15, 2017 | Currituck Heritage Festival Powells Point, NC | 24 / 25 (583.2232) | 21 (158.8688) | 25 (138.7888) | 24 (146.8000) | 25 (138.7656) |