The one to beat
2×
one call ahead of them
Top Shelf has finished one call ahead of SHCA 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
SHCA
SHCA is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2015 and 2020. Their best overall finish is 38th of 41 at the Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown (JUDGES FULL) (2017).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1456
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Feb 26, 2015
latest Feb 14, 2020 · 5 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 95%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
25%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±27.65
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 150.59 · weakest Pork (139.83)
Road miles
0
across 4 mapped stops
Schedule strength
59%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1575)
State championships
0 🏅
won from 1 state-championship entry
Master avg
587.41 / 720
4 Master contests · 0 GCs
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.4172 | 129.1200 | 149.28 | top 86% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 171.4284 | 136.0228 | 150.59 | top 75% |
| Pork | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 154.2516 | 128.0116 | 139.83 | top 99% |
| Brisket | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 153.2000 | 133.6804 | 147.71 | top 86% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown | 4 | 38 | 0 | top 95% | Feb 14, 2020 |
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
TX
4 of 4 contests
Contests visited
1
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
135
finished ahead 8 times, behind 174
Longest layoff
3 yrs
Feb 16, 2017 → Feb 14, 2020
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20201 milestone
- Most recent contest Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown
20173 milestones
- First call Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown (JUDGES FULL)
- Career-best overall score622.7776 Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown (JUDGES FULL)
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)171.4284 Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown (JUDGES FULL)
20152 milestones
- First tracked contest Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown
- Peak power rating (1486) Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -14.1 | Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown | Feb 26, 2015 |
| -10 | Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown | Feb 25, 2016 |
| -10 | Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown (JUDGES FULL) | Feb 16, 2017 |
| -9.6 | Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown | Feb 14, 2020 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 98% | 79.5% | 79.5% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 93% | 86.5% | 86.5% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 93% | 83.8% | 83.8% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 98% | 76.5% | 76.5% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 14, 2020 | Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown 🏅 Huntsville, TX | 41 / 42 (572.5144) | 41 (147.4400) | 42 (136.0228) | 42 (137.6688) | 38 (151.3828) |
| Feb 16, 2017 | Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown (JUDGES FULL) Huntsville, TX | 38 / 41 (622.7776) | 25 (163.4172) | 10 (171.4284) | 40 (154.2516) | 41 (133.6804) |
| Feb 25, 2016 | Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown Huntsville, TX | 39 / 42 (603.4056) | 36 (157.1544) | 33 (153.6684) | 41 (139.3828) | 35 (153.2000) |
| Feb 26, 2015 | Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown Huntsville, TX | 60 / 61 (550.9492) | 61 (129.1200) | 58 (141.2232) | 61 (128.0116) | 43 (152.5944) |