SHUT THE FRONT DOOR BBQ

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

#1092

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1595

peak 1595 · rated over 18 contests ⓘ

Best runs

straight top-10s

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-03-15

latest 2016-09-09

Best ToY finish

#285

Master 2013

Grand champs

2 reserve

Category wins

12 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 20 contests

Avg finish

top 34%

overall standings

Best overall

691.9312 / 720

Master · Oak Grove BBQ & Lemonade Festival

Perfect 180s

Current form

675.04 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 666.39 (+8.65)

Walk rate

75%

contests with a top-10 call

Top-10 streak

best run (overall)

Best single call

179.4400

Chicken · Sam's Club National BBQ Tour

Consistency

±14.15

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 170.10 · weakest Brisket (162.11)

Road miles

828

mi across 20 mapped stops · furthest 452 mi

Schedule strength

32%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1542)

Purse competed for

$8K

listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 2 state-championship entries

Master avg

666.39 / 720

19 Master contests · 1 GC

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Storylines (16 found in this team's record)

Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.

The heartbreaker

1.1428 points from the title

Came within 1.1428 points of the Grand Championship at Oak Grove BBQ & Lemonade Festival (2015-09-25).

On the rise

+26 rating points in a year

Their power rating has climbed 26 points across 5 contests since 2015-09-11 — from 1569 up to 1595.

5 contests since 2015-09-11
now 1595

Giant slayer

52 teams beaten in one weekend

Took the Grand Championship over a 52-team field at Platte City BBQ Cook-Off.

2013-05-10

Happy hunting ground

Top 10% average finish here

Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out is their spot: an average finish in the top 10% across 2 visits.

2 visits
best finish 3rd
average top 10%

They almost always walk

75% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 15 of 20 contests

A top-10 category call in 75% of their 20 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

691.9312 career-best overall

96.1% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 691.9312 at Oak Grove BBQ & Lemonade Festival — 96.1% of a perfect 720.

Master
2015-09-25

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

Theslabs.com has finished one call ahead of SHUT THE FRONT DOOR BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

8–2 behind in the head-to-head

BURNT FINGER BBQ ahead in 80% of their meetings

BURNT FINGER BBQ has come out ahead in 8 of their 10 shared contests.

The weak link

−8.0 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 7.98 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 16% of the time against 58%.

Brisket avg 162.11
Chicken avg 170.10
3 calls in 19 entries

The drought

17 contests since the last title

Their last Grand Championship came at Platte City BBQ Cook-Off on 2013-05-10 — 17 contests and 13.3 years ago.

last GC 2013-05-10
13.3 years ago

A strong matchup

6–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of GONNA GET MESSY in 6 of their 6 shared contests.

The comeback

5.8 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 5.8 years, then back at Hoosier BBQ Classic Day 1 (2022-06-17).

last seen 2016-09-09
back 2022-06-17

Chicken nemesis

7 of 7 shared chicken entries lost

THUMP & STRUM BBQ ahead 100% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, THUMP & STRUM BBQ has out-cooked them in 7 of 7 shared chicken entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

BAPTIZED IN SMOKE has landed one call behind them 2 times.

An April team

Top 22% average finish in April

Something about April: average finish in the top 22% across 3 contests, versus top 34% the rest of the year.

3 April contests
top 34% the rest of the year

The metronome

±1.97% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.97% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 92.6% of a perfect score
20 contests

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.

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

SOCIAL SMOKERS BBQ SQUAD

#1094 of the rated field

1595 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 59
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 24%
Peak: 1674

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to SHUT THE FRONT DOOR BBQ)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team SHUT THE FRONT DOOR BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 58 contests
last seen 2025-11-05

⚔ Head-to-head

PORKY MCBEEF AND THE CLUCKERS

#1096 of the rated field

1595 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 117
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 37%
Peak: 1743

2–0 in 2 shared contests (100% to SHUT THE FRONT DOOR BBQ)

They've been 1743 at their best, 148 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 114 contests
last seen 2026-08-21

⚔ Head-to-head

CHICKEN BUTT BBQ UTAH

#1088 of the rated field

1596 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 19
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 32%
Peak: 1596

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 19 contests to 20, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 18 contests
last seen 2015-10-24

⚔ Head-to-head

The Smoking J's

#1089 of the rated field

1595 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 23
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 43%
Peak: 1597

No shared contest yet.

Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 23 contests, alongside a 43% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 22 contests
last seen 2020-01-24

⚔ Head-to-head

DIXIE BOYS BBQ

#1095 of the rated field

1595 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 24
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 29%
Peak: 1595

No shared contest yet.

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.

rated over 24 contests
last seen 2016-04-08

⚔ Head-to-head

Perth BBQ School Varsity

#1090 of the rated field

1595 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 100%
Peak: 1595

No shared contest yet.

12 straight overall top-10s says this rating is a moving target.

rated over 12 contests
last seen 2022-09-09

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
JAESTAR BBQ	10	3	7	30%	⚔ compare
BURNT FINGER BBQ	10	2	8	20%	⚔ compare
DIRT ROAD BBQ	10	2	8	20%	⚔ compare
Three Brothers Different Mothers	8	4	4	50%	⚔ compare
Sons of a Brisket	8	4	4	50%	⚔ compare
TRUEBUD BBQ	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
2 SONS AND THE BIG GUY	7	6	1	86%	⚔ compare
PARK AVENUE PORK	7	5	2	71%	⚔ compare
50 SHADES OF QUE	7	3	4	43%	⚔ compare
SMOKE THIS BBQ MO	7	3	4	43%	⚔ compare
THUMP & STRUM BBQ	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
GONNA GET MESSY	6	6	0	100%	⚔ compare
BAPTIZED IN SMOKE	6	4	2	67%	⚔ compare
Theslabs.com	6	3	3	50%	⚔ compare
SWEET BEAVER BBQ	6	3	3	50%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	19	11	2	3	179.4400	162.8568	170.10	top 28%
Pork Ribs	19	8	1	4	176.5716	153.1088	167.84	top 31%
Pork	19	9	1	4	178.2972	151.9772	166.33	top 39%
Brisket	19	3	0	1	174.2628	147.9656	162.11	top 50%

“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
MO	17	1	top 34%
KS	2	0	top 42%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	2	0	top 31%
Medium (20–39)	7	0	top 47%
Large (40+)	10	1	top 26%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	3	17	top 62%	2016-09-09
Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out	2	3	top 10%	2015-09-18
Holy Smoke BBQ Contest	2	8	top 30%	2014-08-22
The Best Dam BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake	2	2	top 12%	2014-04-11

The story so far (20 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 3.5 yrs 2013-03-15 → 2016-09-09

Busiest season 2013 8 contests · 1 GC

Contests a season 4 across 5 seasons in the data

Cooks most in MO 17 of 20 contests · 3 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 14 4 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 19 entries · 2 wins · 11 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 170.10 · weakest Brisket (162.11)

Walk rate 75% a top-10 call in 15 of 20 contests

Overall top-10 rate 45% 9 of 20 contests

Wins it all 5% 1 Grand Championship · 2 reserve

First title 2013-05-10 Platte City BBQ Cook-Off

Best top-10 run 3 straight contests

Master average 666.39 out of 720 · 19 contests · 1 GC

Opponents faced 853 876–498 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 828 20 mapped stops · furthest 452 mi

Schedule strength 1542 average field rating faced — tougher than 32% of rated contests

Purse competed for $7,500 listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships 0 from 2 state-championship entries

Longest layoff 5.8 yrs 2016-09-09 → 2022-06-17

Power rating 1595 peak 1595 · #1092 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
Mar 15 First tracked contest NKC MO State BBQ Championship
Mar 15 First call NKC MO State BBQ Championship
Mar 15 First category win (Chicken) NKC MO State BBQ Championship
Mar 15 First overall past 90% of a perfect score651.4286 NKC MO State BBQ Championship
Apr 12 First overall top-10 The Best Dam BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake
Apr 12 First overall podium The Best Dam BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake
Apr 12 First Reserve Championship The Best Dam BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake
May 10 First Grand Championship Platte City BBQ Cook-Off
May 10 Biggest field won (52 teams) Platte City BBQ Cook-Off
2014
Apr 11 10th tracked contest The Best Dam BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake
Sep 12 Career-best single call (Chicken)179.4400 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
2015
Sep 25 Career-best overall score691.9312 Oak Grove BBQ & Lemonade Festival
2016
Apr 8 Peak power rating (1595) The Best Damn BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake
2022
Jun 17 Most recent contest Hoosier BBQ Classic Day 1

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+15.1	The Best Dam BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake	2013-04-12
+15	Platte City BBQ Cook-Off	2013-05-10
+12.4	Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out	2015-09-18
+12.1	Oak Grove BBQ & Lemonade Festival	2015-09-25
+10.9	Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out	2014-09-19

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-4.4	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	2014-09-12
-2.6	NKC MO State Championship BBQ	2014-03-14
-1.8	BBQ at the Races Kansas Speedway	2013-08-17
-1.5	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	2015-09-11

Category scores over time

Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)

Where they finish (overall)

Best vs average (by meat)

How entries end (by meat)

Team of the Year rank by season

Season by season

Season	Contests	GCs	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2022	1	0	0	0	0%	—	—	—
2016	2	0	0	0	50%	top 51%	92.3%	92.2%
2015	3	0	2	1	100%	top 27%	96.1%	94.8%
2014	6	0	3	2	83%	top 40%	95.5%	92.2%
2013	8	1	4	1	75%	top 29%	94.3%	92%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2022-06-17	Hoosier BBQ Classic Day 1 🏅 Franklin, IN	—	—	—	—	—
2016-09-09	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Kansas City, MO	18 / 30 (662.8804)	6 (173.7260)	11 (168.6060)	30 (151.9772)	7 (168.5712)
2016-04-08	The Best Damn BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake Smithville, MO	22 / 53 (664.5604)	31 (163.4172)	30 (162.8688)	11 (171.4400)	23 (166.8344)
2015-09-25	Oak Grove BBQ & Lemonade Festival Oak Grove, MO	2 / 16 (691.9312)	7 (166.8228)	3 (175.4056)	1 (178.2972)	6 (171.4056)
2015-09-18	Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out Kearney, MO	3 / 41 (689.6572)	10 (170.8572)	8 (172.5600)	4 (171.9772)	2 (174.2628)
2015-09-11	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour N. Kansas City, MO	17 / 28 (666.1828)	3 (177.7028)	13 (167.3828)	28 (154.8572)	20 (166.2400)
2014-10-18	Sons of the American Legion Red White & Blue II BBQ Contest Smithville, MO	9 / 18 (672.5260)	7 (170.8572)	7 (170.8688)	5 (169.7144)	12 (161.0856)
2014-09-19	Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out Kearney, MO	6 / 49 (687.9200)	16 (171.9656)	1 (176.5716)	11 (172.5600)	19 (166.8228)
2014-09-12	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour N. Kansas City, MO	20 / 30 (662.2056)	1 (179.4400)	13 (169.1428)	24 (158.8228)	28 (154.8000)
2014-08-22	Holy Smoke BBQ Contest Liberty, MO	10 / 29 (663.9888)	13 (167.4172)	6 (167.4172)	7 (166.2972)	11 (162.8572)
2014-04-11	The Best Dam BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake Smithville, MO	11 / 54 (663.9660)	24 (164.5716)	4 (172.5716)	22 (163.9772)	20 (162.8456)
2014-03-14	NKC MO State Championship BBQ 🏅 N. Kansas City, MO	34 / 61 (634.1944)	20 (164.0000)	42 (153.1088)	22 (163.3828)	38 (153.7028)
2013-10-03	34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO	216 / 535 (645.5884)	84 (169.6800)	157 (164.5828)	344 (157.0856)	331 (154.2400)
2013-10-03	34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Invitational unrated Kansas City, MO	93 / 174 (660.5716)	98 (165.1428)	24 (172.0228)	147 (155.9544)	65 (167.4516)
2013-08-23	Holy Smoke BBQ Contest Liberty, MO	8 / 31 (661.6456)	4 (171.4056)	3 (168.5600)	3 (173.7144)	19 (147.9656)
2013-08-17	BBQ at the Races Kansas Speedway Kansas City, KS	18 / 31 (661.0172)	5 (173.1316)	25 (158.2400)	9 (172.5600)	25 (157.0856)
2013-06-14	Sunflower Barbecue Topeka, KS	9 / 34 (664.5710)	21 (162.8568)	13 (165.1428)	2 (177.1430)	18 (159.4284)
2013-05-10	Platte City BBQ Cook-Off Platte City, MO	1 / 52 (678.8568)	4 (172.5714)	2 (173.7144)	10 (168.5712)	19 (163.9998)
2013-04-12	The Best Dam BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake Smithville, MO	2 / 48 (677.7144)	7 (170.2858)	15 (166.2858)	2 (173.7142)	16 (167.4286)
2013-03-15	NKC MO State BBQ Championship N. Kansas City, MO	18 / 79 (651.4286)	1 (176.0000)	24 (164.0002)	39 (158.2856)	54 (153.1428)

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

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
2016 ↗	Master	#1557 (165 pts)	#1345 (230 pts)	#1512 (185 pts)	#1536 (185 pts)	#1339 (230 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#643 (569 pts)	#726 (509 pts)	#769 (484 pts)	#713 (529 pts)	#744 (494 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#512 (746 pts)	#452 (841 pts)	#349 (1031 pts)	#545 (711 pts)	#655 (566 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#285 (1069 pts)	#234 (1169 pts)	#349 (884 pts)	#246 (1129 pts)	#603 (534 pts)