A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
iBQ'n ahead in 100% of their meetings
iBQ'n has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
Shooting Star Farm BBQ
Shooting Star Farm BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 6 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2019 and 2023. Their best overall finish is 35th of 35 at the Rocking BBQ Warsaw (2023). They are ranked #5332 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1455
peak 1455 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
Jun 28, 2019
latest May 19, 2023 · 3.9 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 93%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±25.28
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 163.99 · weakest Chicken (147.49)
Road miles
412
across 6 mapped stops · furthest 140 mi
Schedule strength
78%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1601)
Purse competed for
$23K
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 5 state-championship entries
Master avg
614.46 / 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)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #1255 (60 pts) | #1319 (60 pts) | #1033 (144 pts) | #1287 (60 pts) | #1296 (60 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #917 (120 pts) | #978 (120 pts) | #971 (135 pts) | #898 (140 pts) | #957 (120 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #1471 (120 pts) | #1593 (120 pts) | #1575 (120 pts) | #1150 (230 pts) | #1536 (120 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Shooting Star Farm BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
134 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5,342 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1455
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,326 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1455
They were already cooking in 2013, 6 years before Shooting Star Farm BBQ's first contest.
⚔ Compare careers#5,347 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1455
Level with Shooting Star Farm BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#5,330 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1455
Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 4 years before Shooting Star Farm BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#5,320 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1455
Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 6 years before Shooting Star Farm BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#5,345 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1455
Their last contest in the data was back in 2016, 7 years before Shooting Star Farm BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careersBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.6916 | 142.2056 | 147.49 | top 95% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.2400 | 139.3828 | 153.38 | top 85% |
| Pork | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.3088 | 144.5256 | 163.99 | top 56% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158.8344 | 143.8972 | 151.36 | top 92% |
“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 field size and state
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 95% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 91% |
More numbers
Contests a season
2
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
IN
5 of 6 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
5
a different one every time
Most-entered meat
Pork Ribs
6 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Opponents faced
127
finished ahead 16 times, behind 183
Longest layoff
2 yrs
May 15, 2021 → May 19, 2023
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20231 milestone
- Most recent contest Rocking BBQ Warsaw
20194 milestones
- First tracked contest BBQ SmokeDown at Chicagoland
- Peak power rating (1489) BBQ SmokeDown at Chicagoland
- Career-best overall score639.8860 Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival
- Career-best single call (Pork)170.3088 Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10.9 | BBQ SmokeDown at Chicagoland | Jun 28, 2019 |
| -10.6 | Rocking BBQ Warsaw | May 19, 2023 |
| -10.6 | Rockin' BBQ - Day 1 | May 14, 2021 |
| -7.5 | Rockin' BBQ - Day 2 | May 15, 2021 |
| -5.4 | Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival | Aug 16, 2019 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 100% | 79.3% | 79.3% |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 94% | 88.5% | 87.4% |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 88% | 88.9% | 86.3% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 19, 2023 | Rocking BBQ Warsaw 🏅 Warsaw, IN | 35 / 35 (571.1656) | 35 (143.3600) | 35 (139.3828) | 35 (144.5256) | 35 (143.8972) |
| May 19, 2023 | Rocking BBQ Warsaw (ONE MEAT RIBS) Warsaw, IN | — | — | 19 (162.2284) | — | — |
| May 15, 2021 | Rockin' BBQ - Day 2 🏅 Warsaw, IN | 35 / 39 (636.9596) | 39 (145.6568) | 22 (166.2400) | 21 (169.1200) | 34 (155.9428) |
| May 14, 2021 | Rockin' BBQ - Day 1 🏅 Warsaw, IN | 40 / 41 (621.0396) | 41 (144.5600) | 41 (151.9540) | 27 (165.6912) | 38 (158.8344) |
| Aug 16, 2019 | Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival 🏅 Madsion, IN | 37 / 47 (639.8860) | 36 (161.6916) | 42 (153.6916) | 16 (170.3088) | 41 (154.1940) |
| Jun 28, 2019 | BBQ SmokeDown at Chicagoland 🏅 Joliet, IL | 41 / 42 (603.2572) | 41 (142.2056) | 42 (146.8116) | 12 (170.2972) | 40 (143.9428) |