SHARK BITE BBQ

SHARK BITE BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 9 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2024. Their best overall finish is 18th of 22 at the Great Miller Lite Chili and BBQ Cookoff (GBC Qualifier) (2014). They are ranked #5345 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “SHARKBITE BBQ”.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#5,345

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1455

peak 1455 · rated over 9 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Oct 3, 2014

latest Oct 4, 2024 · 10 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#655

Master 2020 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

0% of 9 contests

Avg finish

top 77%

overall standings

Best overall

677.6000 / 720

Master · Poosa Q

Perfect 180s

Current form

663.63 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 657.62 (+6.01)

Walk rate

11%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

175.4056

Chicken · Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival

Consistency

±13.32

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs

avg 166.01 · weakest Brisket (159.23)

Road miles

1,075

across 9 mapped stops · furthest 197 mi

Schedule strength

70%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1588)

Purse competed for

$204K

listed at 8 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 6 state-championship entries

Master avg

657.62 / 720

8 Master contests · 0 GCs

Backyard (3-meat) avg

489.04 / 540

1 Backyard (3-meat) contest · 0 GCs

These overall scores sit on different scales (Master out of 720, Backyard (3-meat) out of 540), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.

This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.

Storylines (8 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

High-water mark

677.6000 career-best overall

94.1% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 677.6000 at Poosa Q — 94.1% of a perfect 720.

Master
May 5, 2022

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

ELITE BBQ SMOKERS has finished one call ahead of SHARK BITE BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

7–0 behind in the head-to-head

HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ has come out ahead in 7 of their 7 shared contests.

The weak link

−6.8 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 6.78 points below their pork ribs, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 0%.

Brisket avg 159.23
Pork Ribs avg 166.01
0 calls in 8 entries

A strong matchup

3–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 75% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of CLAUDE'S Q in 3 of their 4 shared contests.

The comeback

5.9 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 5.9 years, then back at Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival (Sep 5, 2020).

last seen Oct 3, 2014
back Sep 5, 2020

Pork Ribs nemesis

5 of 7 shared pork ribs entries lost

HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ ahead 71% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ has out-cooked them in 5 of 7 shared pork ribs entries.

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The metronome

±1.76% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.76% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 91.3% of a perfect score
9 contests

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Year	Series	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2024 ↗	Master	#1182 (60 pts)	#1242 (60 pts)	#1317 (60 pts)	#1231 (60 pts)	#1204 (60 pts)
2022 ↗	Master	#1269 (70 pts)	#1341 (60 pts)	#1404 (60 pts)	#996 (135 pts)	#1103 (115 pts)
2021 ↗	Master	#995 (116 pts)	#1051 (116 pts)	#1084 (116 pts)	#762 (186 pts)	#1027 (116 pts)
2020 ↗	Master	#655 (120 pts)	#666 (130 pts)	#701 (120 pts)	#706 (120 pts)	#681 (120 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#2040 (82 pts)	#2110 (87 pts)	#1929 (117 pts)	#2007 (107 pts)	#2589 (67 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to SHARK BITE BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

132 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

HOGZILLA NORTH CAROLINA

#5,353 of the rated field

1455 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1455

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 10 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 10 contests
last seen Nov 6, 2015

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BORDER BBQ

#5,348 of the rated field

1455 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1455

Their last contest in the data was back in 2015, 9 years before SHARK BITE BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 10 contests

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Main Street BBQ

#5,341 of the rated field

1455 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1455

Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 9, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 8 contests
last seen Aug 10, 2018

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Dewey Smokem & Howe

#5,356 of the rated field

1455 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1455

Level with SHARK BITE BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 11 contests
last seen Sep 25, 2026

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Meat Your Maker

#5,363 of the rated field

1455 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1455

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 11 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 11 contests
last seen Aug 7, 2026

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Nutty Cocks BBQ

#5,332 of the rated field

1455 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 9%
Peak: 1455

They turned up 7 years after SHARK BITE BBQ did, first appearing in 2021.

rated over 11 contests
last seen Jun 26, 2026

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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
ELITE BBQ SMOKERS	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
Organizer Portal	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
Stewbabys BBQ	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
LEE LA Q	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
Under the Radar	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
ATLANTA BBQ STORE	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
Hickory Hangover	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
Smoke Central BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
Poppa Pig	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	9	0	175.4056	158.8000	165.80	top 73%
Pork Ribs	9	0	171.9772	161.6572	166.01	top 66%
Pork	9	1	173.1200	157.0856	165.55	top 62%
Brisket	8	0	173.1200	137.5772	159.23	top 72%

“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 87%
Large (40+)	6	0	top 71%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
GA	5	0	top 77%
AL	4	0	top 76%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Poosa Q	3	27	0	top 74%	Oct 4, 2024

More numbers

Busiest season 2023 2 contests

Contests a season 1.5 across 6 seasons in the data

Most contests held in GA 5 of 9 contests · 2 states in all

Contests visited 7 1 of them more than once

Opponents faced 398 finished ahead 149 times, behind 529

Longest layoff 5.9 yrs Oct 3, 2014 → Sep 5, 2020

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

20241 milestone

Oct 4 Most recent contest Poosa Q

20222 milestones

May 5 Career-best overall score677.6000 Poosa Q
May 13 First call Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off

20201 milestone

Sep 5 Career-best single call (Chicken)175.4056 Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival

20143 milestones

Oct 3 First tracked contest Great Miller Lite Chili and BBQ Cookoff (GBC Qualifier)
Oct 3 First overall past 90% of a perfect score651.2688 Great Miller Lite Chili and BBQ Cookoff (GBC Qualifier)
Oct 3 Peak power rating (1493) Great Miller Lite Chili and BBQ Cookoff (GBC Qualifier)

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+6.6	Poosa Q	May 5, 2022
+1.9	Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off	May 13, 2022

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-10.1	Poosa Q	Oct 5, 2023
-8.9	Brasstown Valley BBQ Throwdown (TEAMS & JUDGES FULL)	Feb 5, 2021
-8.6	Poosa Q	Oct 4, 2024
-8.5	Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival	Sep 5, 2020
-7.5	Great Miller Lite Chili and BBQ Cookoff (GBC Qualifier)	Oct 3, 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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2024	1	0%	top 93%	90.1%	90.1%
2023	2	0%	top 87%	90.6%	90.6%
2022	2	50%	top 46%	94.1%	94%
2021	2	0%	top 76%	92.1%	90.2%
2020	1	0%	top 94%	91.1%	91.1%
2014	1	0%	top 82%	90.5%	90.5%

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Oct 4, 2024	Poosa Q 🏅 Montgomery, AL	55 / 59 (648.4000)	44 (166.2400)	50 (163.4172)	54 (161.0856)	55 (157.6572)
Oct 5, 2023	Poosa Q 🏅 Montgomery, AL	67 / 73 (652.3768)	55 (165.0856)	35 (169.6800)	72 (157.0856)	63 (160.5256)
Aug 11, 2023	Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE) Glencoe, AL	29 / 35 (489.0400)	34 (158.8000)	22 (164.5716)	18 (165.6684)	—
May 13, 2022	Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off 🏅 Waynesboro, GA	23 / 42 (676.4228)	27 (167.3828)	31 (163.9544)	10 (173.1200)	14 (171.9656)
May 5, 2022	Poosa Q 🏅 Montgomery, AL	27 / 72 (677.6000)	44 (167.4056)	22 (171.9772)	52 (165.0972)	15 (173.1200)
Mar 5, 2021	Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 🏅 Lawrenceville, GA	45 / 81 (663.3488)	60 (162.2400)	49 (163.9888)	27 (169.1200)	40 (168)
Feb 5, 2021	Brasstown Valley BBQ Throwdown (TEAMS & JUDGES FULL) Young Harris, GA	30 / 31 (635.7716)	28 (163.3944)	27 (165.1200)	11 (169.6800)	31 (137.5772)
Sep 5, 2020	Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival 🏅 Augusta, GA	51 / 54 (655.7828)	23 (175.4056)	50 (161.6572)	50 (162.7884)	53 (155.9316)
Oct 3, 2014	Great Miller Lite Chili and BBQ Cookoff (GBC Qualifier) Conyers, GA	18 / 22 (651.2688)	17 (166.2628)	11 (169.6800)	13 (166.2744)	21 (149.0516)

SHARK BITE BBQ

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Backyard (3-meat) avg

Storylines (8 found in their record)

High-water mark

The one to beat

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

The comeback

Pork Ribs nemesis

The metronome

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

More numbers

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

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

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)