High-water mark
674.7312
career-best overall
93.7% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 674.7312 at 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST — 93.7% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Sep 12, 2019
THE SHED BBQ
THE SHED BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 14 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2023. Their best overall finish is 7th of 30 at the Smoke on the Mountain - VA State BBQ Championship (2014). They are ranked #1760 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1550
peak 1550 · rated over 11 contests
Contests
14
in the data
First seen
Jul 18, 2014
latest Sep 27, 2023 · 9.2 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
7% of 14 contests
Avg finish
top 41%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
659.41 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 660.51 (-1.11)
Walk rate
36%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±18.73
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 168.34 · weakest Pork Ribs (161.31)
Road miles
4,589
across 14 mapped stops · furthest 1,070 mi
Schedule strength
59%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1575)
Purse competed for
$212K
listed at 4 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 4 state-championship entries
Master avg
660.51 / 720
11 Master contests · 0 GCs
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to THE SHED BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
57 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#1,751 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 13%
- Peak
- 1553
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to THE SHED BBQ)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team THE SHED BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#1,755 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 43%
- Peak
- 1550
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to THE SHED BBQ)
Fewer contests behind them than THE SHED BBQ has cooked, 7 to 14, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.
⚔ Head-to-head#1,749 of the rated field
- Contests
- 37
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1555
2–1 in 3 shared contests (67% to THE SHED BBQ)
Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 37 contests, alongside a 14% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Head-to-head#1,762 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 2
- Top-10s
- 91%
- Peak
- 1559
They turned up 7 years after THE SHED BBQ did, first appearing in 2021.
⚔ Compare careers#1,753 of the rated field
- Contests
- 12
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 42%
- Peak
- 1564
Their last contest in the data was back in 2015, 8 years before THE SHED BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#1,759 of the rated field
- Contests
- 14
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1550
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 13 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOARS NIGHT OUT | 9 | 3 | 6 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| THE SMOKING HILLS | 8 | 3 | 5 | 38% | ⚔ compare |
| GETTIN' SAUCED | 8 | 1 | 7 | 13% | ⚔ compare |
| DUSTY ROADS BBQ | 7 | 7 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| DIXIE MOON | 7 | 7 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| Brewski and Barbeque | 7 | 7 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| Smoke & Beer BBQ | 7 | 7 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| Bare Bones BBQ Team | 7 | 7 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| BIG GUNS BBQ | 7 | 7 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| CONSIDER IT Q'D | 7 | 7 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| RED OAK BBQ | 7 | 6 | 1 | 86% | ⚔ compare |
| Smoke Me Tender BBQ | 7 | 6 | 1 | 86% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN ELVISES | 7 | 6 | 1 | 86% | ⚔ compare |
| BLACKOUT BBQ | 7 | 6 | 1 | 86% | ⚔ compare |
| PORK RADIO 810 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 86% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 175.4056 | 153.6112 | 164.23 | top 55% |
| Pork Ribs | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 175.4288 | 146.7772 | 161.31 | top 66% |
| Pork | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 179.4400 | 158.2516 | 168.34 | top 39% |
| Brisket | 11 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 178.2972 | 137.6688 | 166.64 | top 36% |
“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) | 1 | 0 | top 23% |
| Large (40+) | 10 | 0 | top 42% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 3 | 112 | 0 | top 42% | Sep 27, 2023 |
| 'Que at the View | 2 | 11 | 0 | top 39% | Apr 8, 2016 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2023
2 contests
Contests a season
1.6
across 9 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
KS
8 of 14 contests · 6 states in all
Contests visited
8
2 of them more than once
Opponents faced
1,767
finished ahead 2,108 times, behind 1,549
Longest layoff
2 yrs
Sep 12, 2019 → Sep 16, 2021
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20232 milestones
- Peak power rating (1550) American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest
- Most recent contest American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides
20221 milestone
- Career-best single call (Pork)179.4400 American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST
20211 milestone
- 10th tracked contest American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST
20191 milestone
- Career-best overall score674.7312 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST
20151 milestone
- First category win (Brisket) World Food Championships
20144 milestones
- First tracked contest Smoke on the Mountain - VA State BBQ Championship
- First call Smoke on the Mountain - VA State BBQ Championship
- First overall top-10 Smoke on the Mountain - VA State BBQ Championship
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score664.5148 Smoke on the Mountain - VA State BBQ Championship
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +11.9 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST | Sep 12, 2019 |
| +11.3 | 'Que at the View | Apr 8, 2016 |
| +10.3 | Smoke on the Mountain - VA State BBQ Championship | Jul 18, 2014 |
| +8.4 | 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) | Sep 15, 2018 |
| +8.3 | 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) | Oct 29, 2016 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -6.4 | World Food Championships | Nov 3, 2015 |
| -3.6 | 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open | Oct 2, 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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 51% | 93.4% | 93.4% |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 51% | 92.6% | 92.6% |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 24% | 88.6% | 88.6% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 10% | 92.8% | 92.8% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 31% | 93.6% | 93.6% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 28% | 93.6% | 93.1% |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100% | top 67% | 92.8% | 91.8% |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50% | top 45% | 92.3% | 90.7% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 27, 2023 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sep 27, 2023 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 249 / 487 (672.4344) | 71 (175.4056) | 388 (159.9660) | 172 (170.8228) | 262 (166.2400) |
| Oct 1, 2022 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - SIDES Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sep 29, 2022 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 257 / 505 (666.7544) | 460 (154.8000) | 52 (175.4288) | 8 (179.4400) | 405 (157.0856) |
| Sep 16, 2021 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 112 / 467 (478.2056) | 383 (156.5256) | 445 (146.7772) | 147 (168.5256) | 446 (137.6688) |
| Sep 12, 2019 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 47 / 468 (501.0856) | 223 (166.2284) | 115 (170.2628) | 199 (167.3828) | 104 (170.8572) |
| Sep 15, 2018 | 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS | 145 / 467 (673.6116) | 86 (173.1200) | 228 (166.2516) | 199 (166.2400) | 154 (168) |
| Nov 8, 2017 | World Barbecue Championship Orange Beach, AL | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oct 29, 2016 | 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS | 175 / 557 (666.2972) | 317 (162.8688) | 253 (165.7256) | 143 (169.1428) | 142 (168.5600) |
| Apr 8, 2016 | 'Que at the View Gulfport, MS | 11 / 43 (674.1712) | 32 (162.8228) | 27 (167.3828) | 6 (172.5600) | 11 (171.4056) |
| Nov 3, 2015 | World Food Championships Kissimmee, FL | 47 / 58 (653.4968) | 57 (153.6112) | 57 (159.3484) | 46 (162.2400) | 1 (178.2972) |
| Apr 3, 2015 | 'Que at the View Gulfport, MS | 21 / 40 (668.4684) | 11 (171.4172) | 35 (155.3484) | 21 (168) | 6 (173.7028) |
| Oct 2, 2014 | 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO | 363 / 552 (641.6804) | 359 (161.6800) | 432 (155.4516) | 407 (158.2516) | 179 (166.2972) |
| Jul 18, 2014 | Smoke on the Mountain - VA State BBQ Championship Galax, VA | 7 / 30 (664.5148) | 9 (168.0116) | 29 (152.4916) | 8 (169.1200) | 2 (174.8916) |