SHIG NINJA BBQ AZ
Rating
1616
peak 1617 · rated over 32 contests
Best runs
4
straight top-10s
Contests
33
in the data
First seen
2019-01-18
latest 2026-03-27
Best ToY finish
#76
Master 2017
Grand champs
0
4 reserve
Category wins
1
13 podiums
Overall top-10s
14
of 33 contests
Avg finish
top 35%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
2 🔥
Current form
683.22 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 679.69 (+3.53)
Walk rate
85%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
4
best run (overall)
Consistency
±11.47
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 171.75 · weakest Pork Ribs (168.49)
Road miles
24424
mi across 33 mapped stops · furthest 1860 mi
Schedule strength
44%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1539)
Purse competed for
$392K
listed at 30 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 30 state-championship entries
Master avg
679.69 / 720
32 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
GIRLS CAN GRILL has finished one call ahead of SHIG NINJA BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
The Rusty Pig has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
Meat Candy Q has come out ahead in 10 of their 11 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of All About Smokin Q in 8 of their 10 shared contests.
😤 Chicken nemesis
Even in their strongest meat, LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ has out-cooked them in 11 of 13 shared chicken entries.
Teams like this (closest power rating, AZ first)
Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GIRLS CAN GRILL | 13 | 8 | 5 | 62% | ⚔ compare |
| LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ | 13 | 6 | 7 | 46% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKERS PURGATORY | 12 | 8 | 4 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| STEVO'S BBQ TEAM | 11 | 6 | 5 | 55% | ⚔ compare |
| Bad Boyz BBQ | 11 | 6 | 5 | 55% | ⚔ compare |
| BIG POPPA SMOKERS | 11 | 2 | 9 | 18% | ⚔ compare |
| Meat Candy Q | 11 | 1 | 10 | 9% | ⚔ compare |
| All About Smokin Q | 10 | 8 | 2 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| B' Mackin BBQ | 10 | 4 | 6 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| COW TIPPIN BBQ | 10 | 2 | 8 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| 7 SINS BBQ | 9 | 7 | 2 | 78% | ⚔ compare |
| SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ | 9 | 6 | 3 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| Rhythm n QUE | 8 | 7 | 1 | 88% | ⚔ compare |
| Vegas Grillbillies | 8 | 6 | 2 | 75% | ⚔ compare |
| Your Behind BBQ | 8 | 5 | 3 | 63% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 32 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 177.7028 | 163.3712 | 171.75 | top 38% |
| Pork Ribs | 33 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 178.2972 | 158.2628 | 168.49 | top 46% |
| Pork | 32 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 180.0000 🔥 | 161.1088 | 170.80 | top 37% |
| Brisket | 32 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 180.0000 🔥 | 150.2744 | 168.65 | top 40% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| AZ | 10 | 0 | top 32% |
| CA | 6 | 0 | top 51% |
| MS | 3 | 0 | top 21% |
| OK | 2 | 0 | top 47% |
| CO | 2 | 0 | top 14% |
| UT | 2 | 0 | top 25% |
| FL | 2 | 0 | top 27% |
| KS | 1 | 0 | top 61% |
| TN | 1 | 0 | top 27% |
| TX | 1 | 0 | top 42% |
| GA | 1 | 0 | top 8% |
| AR | 1 | 0 | top 51% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 2 | 0 | top 11% |
| Medium (20–39) | 13 | 0 | top 35% |
| Large (40+) | 17 | 0 | top 37% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Mazatzal Grill Masters BBQ Competition & Testicle Festival | 2 | 7 | 0 | top 34% | 2022-09-30 |
| Roast-N-Boast | 2 | 4 | 0 | top 27% | 2020-10-09 |
| Lakeland Pig Festival | 2 | 3 | 0 | top 27% | 2020-01-24 |
| Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge | 2 | 9 | 0 | top 43% | 2020-01-17 |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2019 (14 contests)
- Cooks mostly in AZ (11 of 33 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (33 entries)
- Average Master overall score: 679.69 / 720
- 2 perfect 180s on the books 🔥
Milestones
- 🚩 2019-01-18 — First tracked contest · Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge
- 📣 2019-01-25 — First call · Lakeland Pig Festival
- 🔥 2019-10-04 — First perfect 180 (Pork) · Roast N Boast
- ⭐ 2019-10-04 — Career-best overall score (693.6572) · Roast N Boast
- 🎖️ 2021-11-05 — 25th tracked contest · Indio California State BBQ Championship & Festival
- 📈 2024-01-12 — Peak power rating (1617) · 9th Annual Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +14.3 | Lakeland Pig Festival | 2019-01-25 |
| +13.4 | Downtown BBQ Showdown | 2019-07-19 |
| +12.7 | Arizona National BBQ Stampede | 2019-12-27 |
| +12.6 | S.T.A.R Brews & Q | 2020-09-05 |
| +12.3 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival | 2019-03-01 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -13.5 | The Tyson Guinea Pig, Matt Dalton Memorial | 2020-02-21 |
| -10 | Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge | 2020-01-17 |
| -5.7 | The Smithfield Guinea Pig (TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL) | 2019-02-15 |
| -3.8 | Meat Inferno | 2024-10-04 |
| -3.8 | Lakeland Pig Festival | 2020-01-24 |
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
How entries end (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 33% | 95.8% | 95.8% |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67% | top 46% | 95.5% | 94.3% |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 35% | 95.7% | 95.6% |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 48% | 95.1% | 95.1% |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 33% | 94.8% | 94.4% |
| 2020 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 75% | top 49% | 96% | 93.4% |
| 2019 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 86% | top 24% | 96.3% | 94.7% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-27 | Q's & Brews Bighorn BBQ Competition 🏅 Lake Havasu City, AZ | 11 / 33 (689.6344) | 15 (172.5600) | 24 (165.0972) | 17 (171.9772) | 2 (180.0000) |
| 2024-10-04 | Meat Inferno 🏅 Edgerton, KS | 23 / 38 (678.2056) | 27 (170.8916) | 28 (168.5372) | 22 (170.8228) | 17 (167.9540) |
| 2024-02-23 | Best in the Southwest 🏅 Yuma, AZ | 14 / 25 (671.8396) | 14 (169.6916) | 18 (167.3712) | 8 (171.4056) | 21 (163.3712) |
| 2024-01-12 | 9th Annual Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge 🏅 Bullhead City, AZ | 12 / 58 (687.3596) | 40 (168.5484) | 25 (170.2628) | 4 (177.7028) | 14 (170.8456) |
| 2023-11-17 | Golden State Battle of Indio 🏅 Indio, CA | 19 / 40 (689.0400) | 36 (168.5256) | 29 (169.6800) | 18 (173.1200) | 3 (177.7144) |
| 2023-11-03 | Downtown Mesa BBQ Classic 🏅 Mesa, AZ | 6 / 26 (687.3944) | 6 (173.7028) | 4 (173.7488) | 9 (169.6800) | 8 (170.2628) |
| 2023-11-03 | Downtown Mesa BBQ Classic (One Meat Ribs) Mesa, AZ | — | — | 6 (168.5832) | — | — |
| 2022-09-30 | 2022 Mazatzal Grill Masters BBQ Competition & Testicle Festival 🏅 Payson, AZ | 10 / 21 (684.5024) | 18 (164.5256) | 10 (169.7256) | 5 (175.4056) | 6 (174.8456) |
| 2021-11-05 | Indio California State BBQ Championship & Festival 🏅 Indio, CA | 14 / 33 (681.0512) | 17 (170.2628) | 15 (168.0000) | 15 (170.8228) | 8 (171.9656) |
| 2021-05-28 | Big Bear Grill & Chill BBQ Championships 🏅 Big Bear Lake, CA | 8 / 27 (675.3368) | 3 (175.4056) | 11 (165.7028) | 6 (173.7028) | 17 (160.5256) |
| 2021-04-09 | Smokin' For Down Syndrome (Formally Bull Moose) 🏅 Collierville, TN | 12 / 44 (682.7424) | 18 (170.2512) | 14 (170.8228) | 8 (175.4056) | 19 (166.2628) |
| 2020-10-09 | Roast-N-Boast 🏅 Columbus, MS | 14 / 36 (683.9428) | 19 (168.5140) | 17 (169.7144) | 7 (173.7372) | 14 (171.9772) |
| 2020-09-19 | The Oklahoma Grand BBQ Championship Day 2 🏅 Shawnee, OK | 24 / 56 (682.8228) | 10 (176.0000) | 53 (161.1428) | 27 (171.4172) | 16 (174.2628) |
| 2020-09-18 | The Oklahoma Grand BBQ Championship Day 1 🏅 Shawnee, OK | 29 / 56 (675.2680) | 6 (174.8456) | 38 (166.2400) | 45 (165.0740) | 33 (169.1084) |
| 2020-09-05 | S.T.A.R Brews & Q 🏅 Lake City, CO | 2 / 19 (691.3940) | 6 (171.9884) | 8 (169.7028) | 3 (173.7028) | 2 (176.0000) |
| 2020-08-14 | Western Legends Heritage and Music Festival 🏅 Kanab, UT | 16 / 42 (680.5256) | 20 (170.8228) | 16 (170.8572) | 3 (176.0000) | 27 (162.8456) |
| 2020-02-21 | The Tyson Guinea Pig, Matt Dalton Memorial 🏅 Coachella, CA | 43 / 50 (647.3144) | 25 (166.8456) | 40 (160.5144) | 40 (161.1088) | 40 (158.8456) |
| 2020-01-24 | Lakeland Pig Festival 🏅 Lakeland, FL | 26 / 53 (669.0172) | 10 (173.1200) | 17 (169.6916) | 34 (164.5256) | 31 (161.6800) |
| 2020-01-17 | Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge 🏅 Bullhead City, AZ | 42 / 59 (647.3372) | 32 (167.3828) | 43 (160.0116) | 12 (169.6684) | 54 (150.2744) |
| 2019-12-27 | Arizona National BBQ Stampede 🏅 Phoenix, AZ | 2 / 44 (692.4912) | 6 (176.5600) | 8 (173.1200) | 5 (176.0000) | 21 (166.8112) |
| 2019-11-15 | McGregor Lions Club Barrels & BBQ Belton, TX | 10 / 24 (667.2792) | 3 (174.2628) | 13 (165.6912) | 14 (164.5140) | 15 (162.8112) |
| 2019-10-04 | Roast N Boast 🏅 Columbus, MS | 4 / 25 (693.6572) | 4 (175.4056) | 12 (170.8572) | 1 (180.0000) | 10 (167.3944) |
| 2019-09-27 | Mazatzal Grill Masters-BBQ Competition & Testicle Festival 🏅 Payson, AZ | 7 / 33 (676.4912) | 5 (174.2628) | 6 (173.1200) | 23 (163.4056) | 19 (165.7028) |
| 2019-09-13 | America's Finest BBQ State Championship (JUDGES FULL) 🏅 San Diego, CA | 11 / 30 (681.0284) | 4 (177.7028) | 5 (174.2972) | 18 (165.0972) | 18 (163.9312) |
| 2019-08-16 | Western Legends Roundup BBQ Cook Off 🏅 Kanab, UT | 2 / 18 (692.5024) | 9 (170.8456) | 3 (173.1428) | 4 (175.4056) | 4 (173.1084) |
| 2019-07-19 | Downtown BBQ Showdown 🏅 Hattiesburg, MS | 2 / 28 (693.1316) | 4 (177.7028) | 7 (170.8572) | 11 (168.5600) | 3 (176.0116) |
| 2019-05-03 | 7th Annual Show Low BBQ Throw down 🏅 Show Low, AZ | 14 / 45 (675.3828) | 12 (173.1084) | 2 (178.2972) | 22 (166.2628) | 26 (157.7144) |
| 2019-04-26 | LuLu's Brew & Que 🏅 Brighton, CO | 7 / 40 (679.9084) | 3 (177.1428) | 23 (163.9772) | 18 (167.9656) | 7 (170.8228) |
| 2019-03-01 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 🏅 Lawrenceville, GA | 5 / 62 (684.4456) | 35 (167.3944) | 5 (174.2628) | 24 (167.3828) | 5 (175.4056) |
| 2019-02-15 | The Smithfield Guinea Pig (TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL) Indian Wells, CA | 32 / 49 (663.3368) | 33 (163.3712) | 44 (158.2628) | 22 (169.1544) | 9 (172.5484) |
| 2019-02-08 | KCBS World Invitational Barbeque Championship 🏅 Little Rock, AR | 47 / 92 (673.6112) | 65 (168.5372) | 76 (162.8456) | 22 (171.4056) | 36 (170.8228) |
| 2019-01-25 | Lakeland Pig Festival 🏅 Lakeland, FL | 3 / 58 (693.1088) | 10 (172.5716) | 17 (170.2744) | 2 (176.5600) | 11 (173.7028) |
| 2019-01-18 | Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge 🏅 Bullhead City, AZ | 9 / 63 (678.8460) | 12 (173.1200) | 26 (165.7144) | 21 (168.5944) | 11 (171.4172) |
Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #699 (128 pts) | #853 (108 pts) | #1007 (63 pts) | #839 (98 pts) | #530 (258 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #384 (556 pts) | #471 (451 pts) | #381 (625 pts) | #341 (661 pts) | #342 (666 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #1093 (113 pts) | #1205 (98 pts) | #1220 (108 pts) | #1159 (108 pts) | #923 (153 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #592 (272 pts) | #561 (322 pts) | #698 (237 pts) | #556 (322 pts) | #779 (182 pts) |
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #78 (1153 pts) | #57 (1298 pts) | #113 (948 pts) | #57 (1273 pts) | #103 (943 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #96 (1838 pts) | #91 (1763 pts) | #131 (1568 pts) | #175 (1370 pts) | #144 (1490 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #161 (1556 pts) | #211 (1311 pts) | #198 (1343 pts) | #91 (1786 pts) | #162 (1534 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #76 (2091 pts) | #110 (1781 pts) | #130 (1696 pts) | #84 (1871 pts) | #104 (1826 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #185 (1578 pts) | #214 (1358 pts) | #363 (1033 pts) | #159 (1538 pts) | #199 (1488 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #409 (921 pts) | #453 (871 pts) | #369 (996 pts) | #477 (821 pts) | #390 (966 pts) |