A tough matchup
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
HOME COOKIN' BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
HOME COOKIN' BBQ has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
Shu-B-Que
Shu-B-Que is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2021 and 2024. Their best overall finish is 15th of 19 at the Didsbury Lions BBQ (2022). They are ranked #5390 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1454
peak 1454 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
Sep 3, 2021
latest Jul 27, 2024 · 2.9 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 83%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
40%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±33.34
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 160.35 · weakest Pork Ribs (149.57)
Road miles
77
across 5 mapped stops
Schedule strength
13%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1518)
Master avg
620.27 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
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 | #1169 (63 pts) | #1196 (73 pts) | #1271 (73 pts) | #1162 (78 pts) | #1480 (58 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #1255 (60 pts) | #1092 (115 pts) | #1432 (60 pts) | #825 (175 pts) | #1194 (85 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #1175 (94 pts) | #1107 (119 pts) | #1359 (74 pts) | #1155 (109 pts) | #994 (129 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #1029 (110 pts) | #961 (125 pts) | #1092 (115 pts) | #1091 (105 pts) | #892 (140 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Shu-B-Que, each with one reason worth a look.
124 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5,393 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1454
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,400 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1454
Their last contest in the data was back in 2020, 4 years before Shu-B-Que's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#5,380 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1454
They were already cooking in 2013, 8 years before Shu-B-Que's first contest.
⚔ Compare careers#5,376 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1454
Level with Shu-B-Que on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#5,379 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1454
Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 5 years before Shu-B-Que's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#5,383 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1454
Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 6 years before Shu-B-Que's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hogparts School of Smokecraft and Brew'ery | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| HOME COOKIN' BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Kreiser Barbecue | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| MOTLEY QUE | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Fire BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 169.1428 | 149.7260 | 160.35 | top 66% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.8344 | 141.6800 | 149.57 | top 91% |
| Pork | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 174.2972 | 131.3372 | 157.00 | top 66% |
| Brisket | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 162.8344 | 134.8344 | 153.35 | top 70% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 79% |
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 0 | top 91% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 63% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Didsbury Lions BBQ | 3 | 15 | 0 | top 84% | Jul 27, 2024 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2021
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
AB
5 of 5 contests
Contests visited
3
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
79
finished ahead 26 times, behind 125
Longest layoff
1 yrs
Aug 27, 2022 → Sep 2, 2023
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20241 milestone
- Most recent contest Didsbury Lions BBQ
20233 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score655.3828 Barbeque on the Bow Festival
- Career-best overall score655.3828 Barbeque on the Bow Festival
- Career-best single call (Pork)174.2972 Barbeque on the Bow Festival
20221 milestone
- First call Didsbury Lions BBQ
20212 milestones
- First tracked contest Didsbury Lions BBQ
- Peak power rating (1487) Didsbury Lions BBQ
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -15 | BBQ on the Bow | Sep 4, 2021 |
| -12.9 | Didsbury Lions BBQ | Sep 3, 2021 |
| -7.1 | Didsbury Lions BBQ | Jul 27, 2024 |
| -6.4 | Didsbury Lions BBQ | Aug 27, 2022 |
| -4.8 | Barbeque on the Bow Festival | Sep 2, 2023 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 82% | 89.8% | 89.8% |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 63% | 91% | 91% |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 79% | 88.8% | 88.8% |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 96% | 81.4% | 80.6% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 27, 2024 | Didsbury Lions BBQ Didsbury, AB | 23 / 28 (646.2292) | 21 (162.8688) | 21 (162.8344) | 20 (164.5716) | 24 (155.9544) |
| Sep 2, 2023 | Barbeque on the Bow Festival Calgary, AB | 25 / 40 (655.3828) | 14 (169.1428) | 37 (149.1200) | 6 (174.2972) | 20 (162.8228) |
| Aug 27, 2022 | Didsbury Lions BBQ Didsbury, AB | 15 / 19 (639.3600) | 10 (161.7372) | 19 (151.3828) | 12 (163.4056) | 9 (162.8344) |
| Sep 4, 2021 | BBQ on the Bow Didsbury, AB | 29 / 29 (586.1716) | 23 (158.2628) | 28 (141.6800) | 25 (151.3944) | 28 (134.8344) |
| Sep 3, 2021 | Didsbury Lions BBQ Didsbury, AB | 24 / 26 (574.1948) | 23 (149.7260) | 23 (142.8344) | 25 (131.3372) | 18 (150.2972) |