Big Shanks and Smokey Savs
Rating
1489
peak 1511
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
2019-04-06
latest 2020-02-08
Best ToY finish
#746
Master 2020
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 3 contests
Avg finish
top 64%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
633.08
last 3 vs career avg 633.08 (+0.00)
Walk rate
100%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±15.64
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 160.92 · weakest Pork Ribs (155.03)
Road miles
49
mi across 3 mapped stops
Storylines
⚔️ A tough matchup
Big Boy BBQ Australia has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
🐣 Announced themselves early
Finished 4 of 19 at their very first tracked contest, Smokin in the city (2019-04-06).
Teams like this (closest power rating)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 164.6284 | 147.4284 | 157.54 | top 66% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 159.9772 | 151.4172 | 155.03 | top 79% |
| Pork | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 161.1084 | 158.2400 | 159.58 | top 67% |
| Brisket | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 165.1200 | 154.7884 | 160.92 | 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.
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2019 (2 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (3 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 633.08
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 611.8740 | 611.87 |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 649.1312 | 643.68 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-02-08 | Western Australia's Smokin Charity BBQ Governors Cup Perth, 6000 | 11 / 11 (611.8740) | 11 (147.4284) | 10 (151.4172) | 11 (158.2400) | 10 (154.7884) |
| 2019-09-14 | The Chidlow BBQ Festival 2019 Chidlow, 6558 | 12 / 17 (649.1312) | 12 (164.6284) | 14 (159.9772) | 12 (159.4056) | 8 (165.1200) |
| 2019-04-06 | Smokin in the city Perth WA, 6962 | 4 / 19 (638.2284) | 5 (160.5716) | 12 (153.7028) | 6 (161.1084) | 8 (162.8456) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #746 (106 pts) | #779 (106 pts) | #771 (111 pts) | #785 (106 pts) | #759 (111 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #918 (301 pts) | #1011 (276 pts) | #1214 (206 pts) | #1045 (266 pts) | #1035 (276 pts) |