A tough matchup
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
SHUT YOUR MOUTH BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1458
peak 1458 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2013-02-22
latest 2018-02-23
Best ToY finish
#2548
Master 2018
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 92%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
624.79
last 5 Master vs avg 624.79 (+0.00)
Walk rate
40%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±25.12
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 165.69 · weakest Brisket (149.66)
Road miles
284
mi across 5 mapped stops · furthest 97 mi
Schedule strength
82%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1607)
Master avg
624.79 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (4 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.
The weak link
−16.0
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 16.03 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 20%.
- Brisket avg 149.66
- Chicken avg 165.69
- 0 calls in 5 entries
The comeback
2.3 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 2.3 years, then back at Polar Bear BBQ Challenge (2018-02-23).
- last seen 2015-11-07
- back 2018-02-23
They cook the hard rooms
1607
average field rating faced
A tougher draw than 82% of rated fields
The fields they enter average a 1607 power rating — a tougher draw than 82% of every rated contest in the data.
- 5 rated 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.
113 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5179 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1458
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#5155 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1459
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 5 years after SHUT YOUR MOUTH BBQ did, first appearing in 2018.
⚔ Head-to-head#5154 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1459
No shared contest yet.
Level with SHUT YOUR MOUTH BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#5180 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1458
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#5170 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1458
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#5164 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1458
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2015, 3 years before SHUT YOUR MOUTH BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 169.7142 | 161.1088 | 165.69 | top 65% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.7144 | 130.8344 | 153.48 | top 82% |
| Pork | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 171.4628 | 133.5200 | 155.95 | top 75% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 156.5488 | 139.8972 | 149.66 | top 91% |
“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 | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| MO | 4 | 0 | top 90% |
| IL | 1 | 0 | top 100% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 94% |
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 95% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 88% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MVH BBQ BIVOUAC (POW/MIA Tribute) | 2 | 17 | 0 | top 97% | 2015-11-07 |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
5 yrs
2013-02-22 → 2018-02-23
Busiest season
2015
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 4 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
MO
4 of 5 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
4
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
5 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 165.69 · weakest Brisket (149.66)
Walk rate
40%
a top-10 call in 2 of 5 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 5 contests
Master average
624.79
out of 720 · 5 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
117
15–143 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
284
5 mapped stops · furthest 97 mi
Schedule strength
1607
average field rating faced — tougher than 82% of rated contests
Longest layoff
2.3 yrs
2015-11-07 → 2018-02-23
Power rating
1458
peak 1458 · #5167 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Polar Bear Challenge
- First call Polar Bear Challenge
- Peak power rating (1492) Polar Bear Challenge
- 2015
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score654.2292 MVH BBQ BIVOUAC (POW/MIA Tribute)
- Career-best overall score654.2292 MVH BBQ BIVOUAC (POW/MIA Tribute)
- 2018
- Career-best single call (Pork)171.4628 Polar Bear BBQ Challenge
- Most recent contest Polar Bear BBQ Challenge
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.5 | Casino Queen BBQ Competition | 2014-10-17 |
| -9.8 | MVH BBQ BIVOUAC (Armed Forces Tribute) | 2015-11-06 |
| -8.1 | Polar Bear Challenge | 2013-02-22 |
| -5.8 | MVH BBQ BIVOUAC (POW/MIA Tribute) | 2015-11-07 |
| -5.7 | Polar Bear BBQ Challenge | 2018-02-23 |
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)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 90% | 88.5% | 88.5% |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 97% | 90.9% | 87.2% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 100% | 81.8% | 81.8% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 76% | 89.2% | 89.2% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-02-23 | Polar Bear BBQ Challenge Kingdom City, MO | 26 / 29 (637.0632) | 24 (161.1088) | 25 (152.5716) | 9 (171.4628) | 25 (151.9200) |
| 2015-11-07 | MVH BBQ BIVOUAC (POW/MIA Tribute) St. James, MO | 17 / 18 (654.2292) | 17 (165.1200) | 11 (169.7144) | 16 (162.8460) | 15 (156.5488) |
| 2015-11-06 | MVH BBQ BIVOUAC (Armed Forces Tribute) St. James, MO | 26 / 26 (601.4404) | 21 (163.3944) | 21 (157.1544) | 26 (133.5200) | 24 (147.3716) |
| 2014-10-17 | Casino Queen BBQ Competition Greater St. Louis, IL | 44 / 44 (588.9256) | 21 (169.1312) | 44 (130.8344) | 43 (149.0628) | 44 (139.8972) |
| 2013-02-22 | Polar Bear Challenge Columbia, MO | 35 / 46 (642.2856) | 10 (169.7142) | 37 (157.1426) | 27 (162.8572) | 43 (152.5716) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #2548 (54 pts) | #2500 (59 pts) | #2536 (54 pts) | #1516 (139 pts) | #2540 (54 pts) |