Great Shepherd BBQ CO
Rating
1457
peak 1457 · rated over 9 contests
Contests
9
in the data
First seen
2025-03-21
latest 2026-07-24
Best ToY finish
#379
Master 2026
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 9 contests
Avg finish
top 74%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
656.91 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 647.39 (+9.53)
Walk rate
22%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±25.91
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 164.62 · weakest Brisket (159.23)
Road miles
3180
mi across 9 mapped stops · furthest 670 mi
Schedule strength
55%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1550)
Purse competed for
$79K
listed at 9 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 7 state-championship entries
Master avg
647.39 / 720
7 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
303.83 / 360
1 Backyard contest · 0 GCs
Master and Backyard overall scores sit on different scales (Master is out of 720, Backyard out of 360), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
Buns Out BBQ KC has finished one call ahead of Great Shepherd BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
⚔️ A tough matchup
Brinkerhoff BBQ has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
😤 Chicken nemesis
Even in their strongest meat, Brinkerhoff BBQ has out-cooked them in 5 of 5 shared chicken entries.
Teams like this (closest power rating, CO first)
Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brinkerhoff BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| ROCKET BOYS PYRO BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN' BOXERS BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Monarchbbq | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 178.2972 | 151.9428 | 164.62 | top 65% |
| Pork Ribs | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 173.1544 | 146.8344 | 160.75 | top 70% |
| Pork | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.8344 | 150.2400 | 159.72 | top 76% |
| Brisket | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 173.7028 | 135.9316 | 159.23 | top 61% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| WY | 3 | 0 | top 79% |
| KS | 2 | 0 | top 37% |
| CO | 2 | 0 | top 91% |
| MO | 2 | 0 | top 100% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 7 | 0 | top 84% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 7% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albany County Fair Smokin' BBQ Cook-Off | 2 | 22 | 0 | top 83% | 2026-07-24 |
| Wild West BBQ Cook-Off | 2 | 22 | 0 | top 91% | 2026-04-24 |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2025 (5 contests)
- Cooks mostly in WY (3 of 9 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (8 entries)
- Average Master overall score: 647.39 / 720
- Average Backyard overall score: 303.83 / 360
Milestones
- 🚩 2025-03-21 — First tracked contest · American Royal World Series of Barbecue Steak Cook-Off
- 📈 2025-03-21 — Peak power rating (1487) · American Royal World Series of Barbecue Steak Cook-Off
- 📣 2026-06-26 — First call · The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
- ⭐ 2026-06-26 — Career-best overall score (693.1432) · The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +17.1 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | 2026-06-26 |
| +0.5 | Smokin in the Valley | 2026-04-03 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -13.8 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue Backyard Contest | 2025-03-21 |
| -13 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue Steak Cook-Off | 2025-03-21 |
| -11.6 | Wild West BBQ Cook-Off | 2025-04-25 |
| -7.3 | Albany County Fair Smokin' BBQ Cook-Off | 2026-07-24 |
| -6.5 | Albany County Fair Smokin' BBQ Cook-Off | 2025-07-25 |
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 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 59% | 96.3% | 92.1% |
| 2025 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 89% | 88.9% | 86.3% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-24 | Albany County Fair Smokin' BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Laramie, WY | 26 / 32 (659.8744) | 23 (167.9772) | 28 (162.2516) | 31 (157.0856) | 9 (172.5600) |
| 2026-06-26 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 11 / 157 (693.1432) | 4 (178.2972) | 21 (173.1544) | 64 (167.9888) | 15 (173.7028) |
| 2026-04-24 | Wild West BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Lamar, CO | 22 / 27 (633.5888) | 12 (168.5600) | 26 (146.8344) | 24 (155.9544) | 16 (162.2400) |
| 2026-04-03 | Smokin in the Valley 🏅 Linn Valley, KS | 21 / 31 (666.1144) | 15 (170.8228) | 21 (161.6572) | 11 (170.8344) | 21 (162.8000) |
| 2025-08-15 | Pepsi Wyoming State BBQ Championships and Bluegrass Festival 🏅 Worland, WY | 19 / 27 (631.8512) | 26 (151.9428) | 17 (163.9656) | 21 (159.4056) | 17 (156.5372) |
| 2025-07-25 | Albany County Fair Smokin' BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Laramie, WY | 22 / 26 (639.8976) | 16 (167.9888) | 19 (164.5372) | 24 (156.5372) | 25 (150.8344) |
| 2025-04-25 | Wild West BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Lamar, CO | 30 / 30 (607.2460) | 29 (155.3944) | 18 (165.6800) | 30 (150.2400) | 30 (135.9316) |
| 2025-03-21 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue Backyard Contest Kansas City, MO | 33 / 33 (303.8284) | 32 (155.9428) | 32 (147.8856) | — | — |
| 2025-03-21 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue Steak Cook-Off Kansas City, MO | 14 (162.2512) | — | — | — | — |
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 | #379 (399 pts) | #277 (604 pts) | #492 (339 pts) | #411 (379 pts) | #323 (494 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Backyard | #407 (58 pts) | #406 (58 pts) | #413 (58 pts) | — | — |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #689 (203 pts) | #758 (203 pts) | #698 (263 pts) | #769 (183 pts) | #732 (198 pts) |