The one to beat
2×
one call ahead of them
SWINOS has finished one call ahead of The BBQ Shack 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
The BBQ Shack
The BBQ Shack is a competition barbecue team with 8 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2017. Their best overall finish is 20th of 35 at the When Pigs Fly South (2015). They are ranked #5045 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1462
peak 1501 · rated over 8 contests
Contests
8
in the data
First seen
Jan 25, 2013
latest Jan 27, 2017 · 4 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 8 contests
Avg finish
top 71%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
602.03 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 616.37 (-14.34)
Walk rate
25%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±42.10
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 160.54 · weakest Pork Ribs (157.02)
Road miles
26
across 8 mapped stops
Schedule strength
23%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1532)
Master avg
616.37 / 720
8 Master contests · 0 GCs
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to The BBQ Shack, each with one reason worth a look.
129 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5,033 of the rated field
- Contests
- 13
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 15%
- Peak
- 1462
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#5,037 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1462
Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,039 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1507
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Compare careers#5,025 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1462
Level with The BBQ Shack on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#5,059 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1461
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#5,044 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1462
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Two Crackers Cooking | 8 | 5 | 3 | 63% | ⚔ compare |
| SWAMP BOYS | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| United Pork Smokers | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SWINOS | 7 | 2 | 5 | 29% | ⚔ compare |
| BIG JOHN'S TEXAS BAR-B-QUE | 7 | 2 | 5 | 29% | ⚔ compare |
| Shanty Town BBQ | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN BLUE Q FL | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| Smokin' Slimz | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| HOT WACHULA'S | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| KATHLEEN ROADKILL | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| Butts on the Barbie | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| HOGS GONE WILD BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| J-MACK COOKERS | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| Accutech BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Kick Yo' Butt BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.9772 | 140.4684 | 158.89 | top 64% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 171.9656 | 147.9084 | 157.02 | top 63% |
| Pork | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 172.5600 | 150.8000 | 160.54 | top 55% |
| Brisket | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 169.1200 | 150.2400 | 159.54 | top 54% |
“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) | 1 | 0 | top 57% |
| Large (40+) | 7 | 0 | top 73% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeland Pig Festival | 3 | 35 | 0 | top 77% | Jan 29, 2016 |
| When Pigs Fly South | 2 | 20 | 0 | top 54% | Nov 6, 2015 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2015
2 contests
Contests a season
1.6
across 5 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
FL
8 of 8 contests
Contests visited
5
2 of them more than once
Opponents faced
231
finished ahead 128 times, behind 308
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20171 milestone
- Most recent contest Lakeland Pig Festival
20151 milestone
- Career-best single call (Pork)172.5600 Lakeland Pig Festival
20135 milestones
- First tracked contest Lakeland Pig Festival
- First call When Pigs Fly South
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score648.4456 When Pigs Fly South
- Career-best overall score648.4456 When Pigs Fly South
- Peak power rating (1501) When Pigs Fly South
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +0.6 | When Pigs Fly South | Nov 15, 2013 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.7 | Lakeland Pig Festival | Jan 30, 2015 |
| -10.6 | When Pigs Fly South | Nov 7, 2014 |
| -7.4 | Lakeland Pig Festival | Jan 29, 2016 |
| -5.3 | Lakeland Pig Festival | Jan 27, 2017 |
| -2.6 | The Tiger Town Pig Festival | Jan 23, 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 80% | 88.1% | 88.1% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 83% | 86.5% | 86.5% |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 77% | 87.8% | 79.2% |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 75% | 88.2% | 86.7% |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 51% | 90.1% | 89.3% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 27, 2017 | Lakeland Pig Festival Lakeland, FL | 48 / 60 (634.0684) | 35 (166.2516) | 54 (147.9084) | 42 (160.5484) | 34 (159.3600) |
| Jan 29, 2016 | Lakeland Pig Festival Lakeland, FL | 48 / 58 (622.6972) | 45 (159.9772) | 50 (152.5256) | 40 (159.9544) | 51 (150.2400) |
| Nov 6, 2015 | When Pigs Fly South Lakeland, FL | 20 / 35 (631.9316) | 15 (162.8572) | 27 (153.6916) | 14 (162.2400) | 25 (153.1428) |
| Jan 30, 2015 | Lakeland Pig Festival Lakeland, FL | 60 / 62 (507.9428) | 28 (167.9772) | — | 4 (172.5600) | 25 (167.4056) |
| Nov 7, 2014 | When Pigs Fly South Lakeland, FL | 37 / 42 (613.5084) | 41 (140.4684) | 34 (152.5372) | 20 (165.1200) | 29 (155.3828) |
| Jan 23, 2014 | The Tiger Town Pig Festival Lakeland, FL | 43 / 69 (635.2344) | 59 (153.0744) | 30 (162.2400) | 55 (150.8000) | 14 (169.1200) |
| Nov 15, 2013 | When Pigs Fly South Lakeland, FL | 25 / 49 (648.4456) | 35 (155.3944) | 9 (171.9656) | 45 (151.9656) | 7 (169.1200) |
| Jan 25, 2013 | Lakeland Pig Festival Lakeland, FL | 35 / 70 (637.1434) | 23 (165.1428) | 33 (158.2858) | 26 (161.1430) | 48 (152.5718) |