High-water mark
679.9428
career-best overall
94.4% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 679.9428 at World Barbecue Championship — 94.4% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Nov 11, 2016
The Shed
The Shed is a competition barbecue team with 7 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2016. Their best overall finish is 14th of 40 at the Great Southern Tailgate Cook-off (2014). They are ranked #3135 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1502
peak 1505 · rated over 6 contests
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
Mar 8, 2013
latest Nov 11, 2016 · 3.7 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
1 podium
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 7 contests
Avg finish
top 57%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
638.62 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 642.00 (-3.37)
Walk rate
86%
contests with a top-10 call
Best single call
177.7028
Consistency
±55.11
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 168.26 · weakest Pork (146.10)
Road miles
5,065
across 7 mapped stops · furthest 1,621 mi
Schedule strength
40%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1553)
Master avg
642.00 / 720
6 Master contests · 0 GCs
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to The Shed, each with one reason worth a look.
116 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3,128 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1515
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,143 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1506
Level with The Shed on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#3,138 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1505
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Compare careers#3,123 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1503
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,142 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1511
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,127 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1517
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 174.8572 | 161.0740 | 168.26 | top 51% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 174.2860 | 156.5144 | 166.20 | top 47% |
| Pork | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 173.7028 | 20 | 146.10 | top 48% |
| Brisket | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 177.7028 | 153.6228 | 167.15 | 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) | 2 | 0 | top 88% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 42% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Great Southern Tailgate Cook-off | 2 | 14 | 0 | top 39% | Aug 22, 2014 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2014
3 contests
Contests a season
1.8
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
AL
3 of 7 contests · 4 states in all
Contests visited
5
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
219
finished ahead 139 times, behind 129
Longest layoff
1.7 yrs
Mar 6, 2015 → Nov 11, 2016
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20162 milestones
- Career-best overall score679.9428 World Barbecue Championship
- Most recent contest World Barbecue Championship
20142 milestones
- First category win (Brisket) World Food Championships - World Barbecue Championships (Competitiors Series)
- Career-best single call (Brisket)177.7028 World Food Championships - World Barbecue Championships (Competitiors Series)
20134 milestones
- First tracked contest BBQ Championship & Hog Wild Festival
- First call BBQ Championship & Hog Wild Festival
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score658.8568 BBQ Championship & Hog Wild Festival
- Peak power rating (1505) Great Southern Tailgate Cook-off
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +8.1 | World Barbecue Championship | Nov 11, 2016 |
| +6.6 | Great Southern Tailgate Cook-off | Aug 22, 2014 |
| +2.8 | Great Southern Tailgate Cook-off | Aug 23, 2013 |
| +1.9 | BBQ Championship & Hog Wild Festival | Mar 8, 2013 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.6 | BBQ Throw Down 2014 @ Windcreek | Mar 27, 2014 |
| -4.5 | "Come to Compete, Come to Learn" NBBQA Championship | Mar 6, 2015 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 42% | 94.4% | 94.4% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 76% | 92.4% | 92.4% |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100% | top 68% | 93.1% | 82.6% |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 45% | 91.5% | 91.4% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 11, 2016 | World Barbecue Championship Orange Beach, AL | 37 / 89 (679.9428) | 12 (174.8572) | 49 (166.2972) | 11 (173.7028) | 61 (165.0856) |
| Mar 6, 2015 | "Come to Compete, Come to Learn" NBBQA Championship Nashville, TN | 19 / 25 (665.5660) | 20 (167.9772) | 4 (174.2860) | 11 (169.6800) | 24 (153.6228) |
| Nov 13, 2014 | World Food Championships - World Barbecue Championships (Competitiors Series) Las Vegas, NV | — | — | 24 (167.4172) | 14 (168.5716) | 1 (177.7028) |
| Aug 22, 2014 | Great Southern Tailgate Cook-off Amelia Island, FL | 14 / 40 (670.1484) | 37 (161.0740) | 15 (166.8344) | 14 (169.1200) | 7 (173.1200) |
| Mar 27, 2014 | BBQ Throw Down 2014 @ Windcreek Atmore, AL | 21 / 21 (519.8972) | 6 (172.5484) | 18 (156.5144) | 21 (20) | 8 (170.8344) |
| Aug 23, 2013 | Great Southern Tailgate Cook-off Amelia Island, FL | 19 / 44 (657.5656) | 21 (165.6800) | 4 (172.0228) | 41 (150.1828) | 8 (169.6800) |
| Mar 8, 2013 | BBQ Championship & Hog Wild Festival Mobile, AL | 26 / 56 (658.8568) | 23 (167.4284) | 37 (160) | 9 (171.4286) | 34 (159.9998) |