High-water mark
665.0400
career-best overall
92.4% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 665.0400 at The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship — 92.4% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Jun 24, 2022
Shorthorn BBQ
Shorthorn BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 20 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2023. Their best overall finish is 27th of 185 at The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle (2018). They are ranked #3899 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1485
peak 1525 · rated over 20 contests
Contests
20
in the data
First seen
Jun 21, 2013
latest Sep 22, 2023 · 10.3 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 20 contests
Avg finish
top 56%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
641.02 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 639.82 (+1.21)
Walk rate
30%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±16.72
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 164.18 · weakest Pork Ribs (157.96)
Road miles
1,286
across 20 mapped stops · furthest 538 mi
Schedule strength
22%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1530)
Purse competed for
$109K
listed at 10 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 19 state-championship entries
Master avg
639.82 / 720
20 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #1255 (60 pts) | #1319 (60 pts) | #1432 (60 pts) | #1287 (60 pts) | #1296 (60 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #845 (173 pts) | #819 (203 pts) | #951 (173 pts) | #815 (198 pts) | #871 (173 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #1954 (60 pts) | #1949 (70 pts) | #1498 (145 pts) | #2030 (60 pts) | #1990 (60 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Shorthorn BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
153 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3,923 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1502
2–0 in 2 shared contests (100% to Shorthorn BBQ)
2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Shorthorn BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#3,926 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1504
2–2 in 4 shared contests (50% to Shorthorn BBQ)
Fewer contests behind them than Shorthorn BBQ has cooked, 7 to 20, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.
⚔ Head-to-head#3,921 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1510
4–0 in 4 shared contests (100% to Shorthorn BBQ)
Level with Shorthorn BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#3,890 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1485
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to Shorthorn BBQ)
Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 4 years before Shorthorn BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#3,889 of the rated field
- Contests
- 21
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 10%
- Peak
- 1506
21 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 10% top-10 finishes rather than wins.
⚔ Compare careers#3,906 of the rated field
- Contests
- 25
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 4%
- Peak
- 1521
They've been 1521 at their best, 36 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE | 16 | 1 | 15 | 6% | ⚔ compare |
| KC Rib doctor | 15 | 10 | 5 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| PASSIONS OF THE PIT | 15 | 7 | 8 | 47% | ⚔ compare |
| 913 BBQ | 15 | 0 | 15 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| DUNN UP BBQ | 14 | 12 | 2 | 86% | ⚔ compare |
| Big Fork BBQ | 14 | 8 | 6 | 57% | ⚔ compare |
| Smoke 'Em If You Got 'Em | 14 | 5 | 9 | 36% | ⚔ compare |
| This is Nice | 13 | 11 | 2 | 85% | ⚔ compare |
| Sloppy Seconds | 13 | 7 | 6 | 54% | ⚔ compare |
| Hoggy Style BBQ | 13 | 2 | 11 | 15% | ⚔ compare |
| Four Men and A Pig | 13 | 0 | 13 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Mad Cow Angry Beaver | 12 | 9 | 3 | 75% | ⚔ compare |
| POWER I BBQ | 12 | 6 | 6 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| RIB I'S | 12 | 6 | 6 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| Velvet Swine | 12 | 6 | 6 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 175.4172 | 143.4056 | 164.18 | top 47% |
| Pork Ribs | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 176.0116 | 118.6172 | 157.96 | top 59% |
| Pork | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 174.2628 | 144.5714 | 159.19 | top 62% |
| Brisket | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 171.4172 | 134.2284 | 158.49 | top 53% |
“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 97% |
| Large (40+) | 17 | 0 | top 48% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship | 4 | 49 | 0 | top 40% | Jun 24, 2016 |
| The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | 3 | 57 | 0 | top 55% | Jun 23, 2023 |
| Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship | 2 | 58 | 0 | top 62% | Sep 23, 2022 |
| Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship Barbeque | 2 | 74 | 0 | top 68% | Sep 21, 2018 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2022
6 contests
Contests a season
2
across 10 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
KS
18 of 20 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
13
4 of them more than once
Opponents faced
766
finished ahead 1,324 times, behind 1,115
Longest layoff
2 yrs
Jun 21, 2019 → Jun 25, 2021
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20232 milestones
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)176.0116 The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
- Most recent contest Shawnee Great Grillers
20221 milestone
- Career-best overall score665.0400 The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
20191 milestone
- 10th tracked contest Qlathe BBQ Championship
20181 milestone
- Peak power rating (1525) The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle
20171 milestone
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score651.9544 Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship
20132 milestones
- First tracked contest Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
- First call Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +11.2 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle | Jun 22, 2018 |
| +8.8 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | Jun 24, 2022 |
| +8.6 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship | Jun 23, 2017 |
| +7.6 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | Jun 21, 2013 |
| +6.9 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | Jun 23, 2023 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -13.2 | Greeley Blues Jam (Day 1) | Jun 3, 2022 |
| -12.8 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship | Jun 25, 2021 |
| -11.2 | Border War Barbeque | Oct 21, 2022 |
| -9.3 | Smokin' in the Creek BBQ Contest (JUDGE'S FULL) | Apr 22, 2022 |
| -7 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship Barbeque | Sep 21, 2018 |
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 | 50% | top 40% | 92.1% | 92.1% |
| 2022 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17% | top 77% | 92.4% | 87.6% |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 90% | 84.7% | 84.7% |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 49% | 90.1% | 90% |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 42% | 91.6% | 90.1% |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 45% | 90.5% | 89.5% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 54% | 87.5% | 87.5% |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 50% | 89.6% | 88.9% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 33% | 89% | 89% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 27% | 89.4% | 89.4% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 22, 2023 | Shawnee Great Grillers 🏅 Shawnee, KS | 34 / 73 (663.2568) | 43 (165.1200) | 38 (166.2400) | 39 (166.2284) | 32 (165.6684) |
| Jun 23, 2023 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 57 / 167 (662.2860) | 53 (167.4400) | 8 (176.0116) | 131 (157.6800) | 85 (161.1544) |
| Oct 21, 2022 | Border War Barbeque 🏅 Osawatomie, KS | 30 / 30 (604.8456) | 19 (168.5256) | 30 (118.6172) | 23 (162.8572) | 27 (154.8456) |
| Sep 23, 2022 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship 🏅 Shawnee, KS | 62 / 87 (637.6344) | 9 (175.4172) | 74 (154.2056) | 81 (152.0344) | 60 (155.9772) |
| Aug 26, 2022 | East Central State BBQ Cook-Off-Paola Roots Festival 🏅 Paola, KS | 31 / 45 (637.0856) | 16 (171.4056) | 41 (150.8228) | 43 (152.0116) | 23 (162.8456) |
| Jun 24, 2022 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 45 / 164 (665.0400) | 129 (157.0972) | 64 (165.6800) | 18 (174.2628) | 38 (168) |
| Jun 3, 2022 | Greeley Blues Jam (Day 1) 🏅 Greeley, CO | 33 / 33 (611.2004) | 30 (163.3828) | 32 (150.2172) | 22 (161.1316) | 33 (136.4688) |
| Apr 22, 2022 | Smokin' in the Creek BBQ Contest (JUDGE'S FULL) 🏅 Sugar Creek, MO | 32 / 35 (628.9600) | 29 (157.0628) | 29 (160.5028) | 32 (156.5600) | 30 (154.8344) |
| Jun 25, 2021 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 130 / 145 (610.1604) | 15 (170.8688) | 137 (144.5488) | 86 (160.5144) | 142 (134.2284) |
| Jun 21, 2019 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 75 / 183 (648.5600) | 114 (158.3088) | 103 (157.7028) | 96 (161.1428) | 18 (171.4056) |
| Mar 15, 2019 | Qlathe BBQ Championship 🏅 Olathe, KS | 36 / 64 (647.9312) | 8 (174.8572) | 49 (156.4912) | 35 (161.7256) | 51 (154.8572) |
| Sep 21, 2018 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship Barbeque 🏅 Shawnee, KS | 74 / 107 (637.5888) | 23 (169.7028) | 9 (174.8572) | 102 (145.0744) | 97 (147.9544) |
| Jun 22, 2018 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle Lenexa, KS | 27 / 185 (659.3948) | 95 (158.8344) | 70 (162.8688) | 50 (166.2744) | 8 (171.4172) |
| Sep 22, 2017 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship Barbeque 🏅 Shawnee, KS | 75 / 112 (636.3540) | 43 (163.9656) | 61 (162.2284) | 92 (156.5372) | 87 (153.6228) |
| Jun 23, 2017 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 42 / 184 (651.9544) | 56 (163.3944) | 67 (162.2744) | 72 (162.8800) | 54 (163.4056) |
| Jun 24, 2016 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 98 / 183 (630.2052) | 175 (143.4056) | 55 (164.5600) | 111 (157.6912) | 47 (164.5484) |
| Sep 25, 2015 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship 🏅 Shawnee, KS | 58 / 112 (645.0512) | 77 (157.1084) | 44 (165.1200) | 16 (170.8916) | 84 (151.9312) |
| Jun 26, 2015 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 87 / 183 (634.7772) | 115 (157.7028) | 151 (150.2172) | 66 (163.4056) | 49 (163.4516) |
| Jun 27, 2014 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 60 / 184 (640.5944) | 43 (166.2512) | 82 (160.0116) | 139 (150.2972) | 42 (164.0344) |
| Jun 21, 2013 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 49 / 183 (643.4284) | 4 (173.7144) | 112 (155.9998) | 159 (144.5714) | 16 (169.1428) |