Great Shepherd BBQ CO
Rating
1465
peak 1465
Contests
8
in the data
First seen
2025-03-21
latest 2026-06-26
Best ToY finish
#384
Master 2026
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 8 contests
Avg finish
top 73%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
652.92 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 542.24 (+110.68)
Walk rate
13%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±183.54
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 164.14 · weakest Brisket (157.01)
Road miles
2586
mi across 8 mapped stops · furthest 770 mi
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 4 of their 4 shared contests.
Teams like this (closest power rating, CO first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 178.2972 | 151.9428 | 164.14 | top 64% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 173.1544 | 146.8344 | 160.53 | top 67% |
| Pork | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.8344 | 150.2400 | 160.16 | top 73% |
| Brisket | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 173.7028 | 135.9316 | 157.01 | top 66% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| KS | 2 | 0 | top 37% |
| CO | 2 | 0 | top 91% |
| WY | 2 | 0 | top 77% |
| MO | 2 | 0 | top 100% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 6 | 0 | top 84% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 7% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2025 (5 contests)
- Cooks mostly in KS (2 of 8 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (7 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 542.24
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 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 693.1432 | 664.28 |
| 2025 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 639.8976 | 469.01 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) | — | — | — | — |
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 | #384 (273 pts) | #282 (433 pts) | #569 (208 pts) | #447 (243 pts) | #390 (283 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) |