SHELLBACK BBQ WY
Rating
1522
peak 1522
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2021-05-07
latest 2021-10-02
Best ToY finish
#311
Master 2021
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
2
5 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 43%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
676.26
last 5 vs career avg 676.26 (+0.00)
Walk rate
100%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±2.74
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 173.13 · weakest Brisket (162.83)
Road miles
951
mi across 5 mapped stops · furthest 400 mi
Storylines
⚔️ A tough matchup
MAN MEAT BBQ has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of Happy Burnt Endings in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
🐣 Announced themselves early
Finished 5 of 35 at their very first tracked contest, Wild West BBQ Cook-Off (2021-05-07).
Teams like this (closest power rating, WY first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 179.4400 | 166.2628 | 173.13 | top 32% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 176.5716 | 162.8228 | 171.06 | top 34% |
| Pork | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 174.8456 | 157.1084 | 169.24 | top 35% |
| Brisket | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 168.5256 | 158.2744 | 162.83 | top 63% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| WY | 2 | 0 | top 45% |
| SD | 1 | 0 | top 48% |
| MT | 1 | 0 | top 64% |
| CO | 1 | 0 | top 14% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2021 (5 contests)
- Cooks mostly in WY (2 of 5 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (5 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 676.26
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)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 680.5028 | 676.26 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-10-02 | Smoke & Soul Fest - Day 2 Casper, WY | 11 / 26 (678.2628) | 18 (166.2628) | 2 (176.5716) | 3 (174.8456) | 20 (160.5828) |
| 2021-10-01 | Smoke & Soul Fest - Day 1 Casper, WY | 13 / 27 (675.3368) | 1 (179.4400) | 13 (169.1084) | 11 (167.4056) | 23 (159.3828) |
| 2021-08-27 | Hill City Wine Brew and BBQ Fest Hill City, SD | 15 / 31 (680.5028) | 6 (176.0000) | 13 (171.9656) | 6 (174.2628) | 26 (158.2744) |
| 2021-06-25 | Miles City Cowtown Cook Off Miles City, MT | 16 / 25 (674.1712) | 15 (170.2628) | 17 (162.8228) | 7 (172.5600) | 12 (168.5256) |
| 2021-05-07 | Wild West BBQ Cook-Off Lamar, CO | 5 / 35 (673.0396) | 3 (173.7028) | 1 (174.8456) | 26 (157.1084) | 7 (167.3828) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #311 (619 pts) | #225 (869 pts) | #247 (854 pts) | #278 (734 pts) | #419 (474 pts) |