Shaken-Baken

Shaken-Baken is a competition barbecue team with 3 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2019 and 2023. Their best overall finish is 10th of 51 at the Lakeland Pig Festival (2023). Also listed in KCBS results as “SHAKEN BAKEN”.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Rating

1516

Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 3

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jan 25, 2019

latest Jan 27, 2023 · 4 years on the trail

Overall top-10s

of 3 contests

Avg finish

top 38%

overall standings

Best overall

673.0744 / 720

Backyard · Lakeland Pig Festival

Walk rate

100%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

174.8572

Pork Ribs · Lakeland Pig Festival

Consistency

±22.71

spread of their Backyard (4-meat) overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs

avg 169.12 · weakest Pork (151.95)

Road miles

across 3 mapped stops

Schedule strength

30%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1541)

Purse competed for

$50K

listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings

Backyard (4-meat) avg

645.77 / 720

3 Backyard (4-meat) contests · 0 GCs

This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.

Storylines (4 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

High-water mark

673.0744 career-best overall

93.5% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 673.0744 at Lakeland Pig Festival — 93.5% of a perfect 720.

Backyard
Jan 27, 2023

A tough matchup

3–0 behind in the head-to-head

Barely Sober BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

Barely Sober BBQ has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.

A strong matchup

3–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of SMOKIN ACES BBQ - FL in 3 of their 3 shared contests.

The comeback

3 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 3 years, then back at Lakeland Pig Festival (Jan 27, 2023).

last seen Jan 24, 2020
back Jan 27, 2023

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	3	1	171.9656	166.2400	168.16	top 26%
Pork Ribs	3	2	174.8572	163.9772	169.12	top 23%
Pork	3	0	162.2628	146.2512	151.95	top 72%
Brisket	3	2	170.2856	129.6456	156.54	top 38%

“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
Lakeland Pig Festival	3	10	0	top 38%	Jan 27, 2023

More numbers

Contests a season 1 across 3 seasons in the data

Most contests held in FL 3 of 3 contests

Contests visited 1 1 of them more than once

Opponents faced 225 finished ahead 194 times, behind 120

Longest layoff 3 yrs Jan 24, 2020 → Jan 27, 2023

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

20236 milestones

Jan 27 First overall top-10 Lakeland Pig Festival
Jan 27 First overall past 90% of a perfect score673.0744 Lakeland Pig Festival
Jan 27 Career-best overall score673.0744 Lakeland Pig Festival
Jan 27 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)174.8572 Lakeland Pig Festival
Jan 27 Peak power rating (1516) Lakeland Pig Festival
Jan 27 Most recent contest Lakeland Pig Festival

20192 milestones

Jan 25 First tracked contest Lakeland Pig Festival
Jan 25 First call Lakeland Pig Festival

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Jan 27, 2023	Lakeland Pig Festival 🏅 Lakeland, FL	10 / 51 (673.0744)	19 (166.2628)	7 (174.8572)	30 (162.2628)	8 (169.6916)
Jan 24, 2020	Lakeland Pig Festival 🏅 Lakeland, FL	13 / 53 (646.7540)	17 (166.2400)	20 (163.9772)	43 (146.2512)	4 (170.2856)
Jan 25, 2019	Lakeland Pig Festival 🏅 Lakeland, FL	40 / 58 (617.4740)	5 (171.9656)	10 (168.5372)	44 (147.3256)	53 (129.6456)