SHARK BITE BBQ AL
Rating
1474
peak 1504
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2022-05-05
latest 2024-10-04
Best ToY finish
#1182
Master 2024
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 72%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
628.77
last 5 vs career avg 628.77 (+0.00)
Walk rate
20%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±70.88
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 166.72 · weakest Pork (164.41)
Road miles
584
mi across 5 mapped stops · furthest 237 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
ELITE BBQ SMOKERS has finished one call ahead of SHARK BITE BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
⚔️ A tough matchup
BAMA BOYS BBQ has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
Teams like this (closest power rating, AL first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.4056 | 158.8000 | 164.98 | top 74% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 171.9772 | 163.4172 | 166.72 | top 60% |
| Pork | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 173.1200 | 157.0856 | 164.41 | top 68% |
| Brisket | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 173.1200 | 157.6572 | 165.82 | top 58% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| AL | 4 | 0 | top 76% |
| GA | 1 | 0 | top 55% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 83% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 69% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2023 (2 contests)
- Cooks mostly in AL (4 of 5 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (5 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 628.77
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 648.4000 | 648.40 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 652.3768 | 570.71 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 677.6000 | 677.01 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-10-04 | Poosa Q Montgomery, AL | 55 / 59 (648.4000) | 44 (166.2400) | 50 (163.4172) | 54 (161.0856) | 55 (157.6572) |
| 2023-10-05 | Poosa Q Montgomery, AL | 67 / 73 (652.3768) | 55 (165.0856) | 35 (169.6800) | 72 (157.0856) | 63 (160.5256) |
| 2023-08-11 | Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE) Glencoe, AL | 29 / 35 (489.0400) | 34 (158.8000) | 22 (164.5716) | 18 (165.6684) | — |
| 2022-05-13 | Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off Waynesboro, GA | 23 / 42 (676.4228) | 27 (167.3828) | 31 (163.9544) | 10 (173.1200) | 14 (171.9656) |
| 2022-05-05 | Poosa Q Montgomery, AL | 27 / 72 (677.6000) | 44 (167.4056) | 22 (171.9772) | 52 (165.0972) | 15 (173.1200) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) |