SHIG NINJA BBQ AZ
Rating
1616
peak 1617
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 vs career 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 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
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
Twin States BBQ has finished one call ahead of SHIG NINJA BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
4 LEGS UP BBQ 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.
Teams like this (closest power rating, AZ first)
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% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2019 (14 contests)
- Cooks mostly in AZ (11 of 33 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (33 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 679.69
- 2 perfect 180s on the books 🔥
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)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 689.6344 | 689.63 |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 687.3596 | 679.13 |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 689.0400 | 688.22 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 684.5024 | 684.50 |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 682.7424 | 679.71 |
| 2020 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 691.3940 | 672.20 |
| 2019 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 693.6572 | 681.80 |
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) |
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 | #605 (128 pts) | #759 (108 pts) | #897 (63 pts) | #729 (98 pts) | #413 (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) |