The heartbreaker
3.4288
points from the title
Came within 3.4288 points of the Grand Championship at Southern Pride Invitational (Competitor's Series) (Jun 14, 2013).
Shake N Bake
Shake N Bake is a competition barbecue team with 7 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2014. Their best overall finish is 2nd of 29 at the Southern Pride Invitational (Competitor's Series) (2013), and they have finished Reserve Grand Champion once. Also listed in KCBS results as “Shake 'n Bake”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1513
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 42 invitational or side-series contests not counted
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
Jun 14, 2013
latest Oct 2, 2014 · 1.3 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
1 reserve
Category wins
1
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
29% of 7 contests
Avg finish
top 47%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
638.83 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 643.12 (-4.29)
Walk rate
43%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±20.85
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 165.21 · weakest Pork Ribs (158.57)
Road miles
3,096
across 7 mapped stops · furthest 1,062 mi
Schedule strength
17%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1525)
Purse competed for
$1,000
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
Master avg
643.12 / 720
6 Master contests · 0 GCs
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Shake N Bake, each with one reason worth a look.
Shake N Bake has 4 rated contests, short of the five a power ranking needs, so its rating is still close to the 1500 every team starts on and 132 rated teams sit within a point of it.
#2,755 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1512
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to Shake N Bake)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Shake N Bake has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#2,757 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1522
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to Shake N Bake)
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#2,746 of the rated field
- Contests
- 13
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 8%
- Peak
- 1517
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to Shake N Bake)
13 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 8% top-10 finishes rather than wins.
⚔ Head-to-head#2,751 of the rated field
- Contests
- 38
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 29%
- Peak
- 1609
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to Shake N Bake)
They've been 1609 at their best, 96 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#2,715 of the rated field
- Contests
- 58
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 28%
- Peak
- 1632
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to Shake N Bake)
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Head-to-head#2,722 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1513
Level with Shake N Bake on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careersBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 171.4172 | 147.9884 | 159.03 | top 64% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.8228 | 150.2172 | 158.57 | top 63% |
| Pork | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 173.1428 | 154.2512 | 165.21 | top 35% |
| Brisket | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 173.1426 | 150.2056 | 162.35 | top 43% |
“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 field size and state
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 0 | top 26% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 68% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2014
3 contests
Contests a season
2.3
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
MO
4 of 7 contests · 4 states in all
Contests visited
6
a different one every time
Most-entered meat
Pork Ribs
7 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Opponents faced
670
finished ahead 426 times, behind 431
Longest layoff
11.8 yrs
Oct 2, 2014 → Jul 31, 2026
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20261 milestone
- Most recent contest All American BBQ Throwdown (ONE MEAT RIBS)
20142 milestones
- Career-best single call (Pork)173.1428 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open
- Peak power rating (1513) 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open
20138 milestones
- First tracked contest Southern Pride Invitational (Competitor's Series)
- First call Southern Pride Invitational (Competitor's Series)
- First category win (Brisket) Southern Pride Invitational (Competitor's Series)
- First overall top-10 Southern Pride Invitational (Competitor's Series)
- First overall podium Southern Pride Invitational (Competitor's Series)
- First Reserve Championship Southern Pride Invitational (Competitor's Series)
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score664.5710 Southern Pride Invitational (Competitor's Series)
- Career-best overall score664.5710 Southern Pride Invitational (Competitor's Series)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +6.5 | Bucksaw Band & BBQ | Sep 13, 2013 |
| +5.6 | Smokin' on the River | Jul 19, 2013 |
| +5.3 | 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open | Oct 2, 2014 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -4.9 | Hudson Valley Ribfest | Aug 16, 2014 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 68% | 91.9% | 87.9% |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 100% | top 26% | 92.3% | 90.7% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2026 | All American BBQ Throwdown (ONE MEAT RIBS) Westland, MI | — | — | 15 (170.8228) | — | — |
| Oct 2, 2014 | 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Invitational unrated Kansas City, MO | 161 / 165 (625.0400) | 151 (158.2972) | 162 (152.5144) | 154 (154.2512) | 139 (159.9772) |
| Oct 2, 2014 | 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO | 213 / 552 (661.6344) | 413 (158.8116) | 241 (165.6800) | 64 (173.1428) | 227 (164) |
| Aug 16, 2014 | Hudson Valley Ribfest New Paltz, NY | 40 / 60 (612.3768) | 50 (147.9884) | 44 (150.2172) | 13 (163.9656) | 41 (150.2056) |
| Sep 13, 2013 | Bucksaw Band & BBQ Clinton, MO | 8 / 23 (631.8168) | 16 (153.6572) | 16 (151.3828) | 3 (167.4056) | 7 (159.3712) |
| Jul 19, 2013 | Smokin' on the River Glasgow, MO | 13 / 36 (663.2684) | 7 (171.4172) | 21 (160.5372) | 19 (163.9312) | 10 (167.3828) |
| Jun 14, 2013 | Southern Pride Invitational (Competitor's Series) unrated Marion, IL | 2 / 29 (664.5710) | 13 (164) | 15 (158.8570) | 5 (168.5714) | 1 (173.1426) |
An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.