SHUT THE FRONT DOOR BBQ

SHUT THE FRONT DOOR BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 20 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2016. They have won 1 Grand Championship, at the Platte City BBQ Cook-Off (2013), and finished Reserve Grand Champion twice. They are ranked #1095 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#1,095

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1595

peak 1595 · rated over 18 contests1 invitational or side-series contest not counted

Contests

in the data

First seen

Mar 15, 2013

latest Sep 9, 2016 · 3.5 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#285

Master 2013 · every season

Grand champs

2 reserve · wins it all 5% of the time

Category wins

12 podiums

Overall top-10s

45% of 20 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

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

Best single call

179.4400

Chicken · Sam's Club National BBQ Tour

Consistency

±14.15

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 170.10 · weakest Brisket (162.11)

Road miles

828

across 20 mapped stops · furthest 452 mi

Schedule strength

32%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1543)

Purse competed for

$7,500

listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 2 state-championship entries

Master avg

666.39 / 720

19 Master contests · 1 GC

Storylines (16 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

The heartbreaker

1.1428 points from the title

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

On the rise

+26 rating points in a year

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

5 contests since Sep 11, 2015
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.

May 10, 2013

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
Sep 25, 2015

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.

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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 May 10, 2013 — 17 contests and 13.4 years ago.

last GC May 10, 2013
13.4 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 (Jun 17, 2022).

last seen Sep 9, 2016
back Jun 17, 2022

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

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
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 (1,031 pts)	#545 (711 pts)	#655 (566 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#285 (1,069 pts)	#234 (1,169 pts)	#349 (884 pts)	#246 (1,129 pts)	#603 (534 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to SHUT THE FRONT DOOR BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

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

NICKLE BOYS BBQ

#1,089 of the rated field

1596 power rating

Contests: 59
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 24%
Peak: 1617

2–3 in 5 shared contests (40% to SHUT THE FRONT DOOR BBQ)

These two have cooked 5 of the same contests — NICKLE BOYS BBQ ahead 3–2 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

rated over 58 contests
last seen Jun 24, 2022

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GRINDERS BBQ KANSAS CITY

#1,088 of the rated field

1596 power rating

Contests: 118
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 15%
Peak: 1640

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

They've been 1640 at their best, 44 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 117 contests
last seen Sep 30, 2026

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BRIGBOYS BBQ TEAM

#1,099 of the rated field

1595 power rating

Contests: 21
GCs: 4
Top-10s: 67%
Peak: 1595

Careers of much the same size, 21 contests to 20, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 16 contests
last seen May 11, 2019

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The Smoking J's

#1,091 of the rated field

1596 power rating

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

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

rated over 22 contests
last seen Jan 24, 2020

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DIXIE BOYS BBQ

#1,100 of the rated field

1595 power rating

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

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

rated over 24 contests
last seen Apr 8, 2016

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Backroads BBQ

#1,090 of the rated field

1596 power rating

Contests: 27
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 33%
Peak: 1596

Level with SHUT THE FRONT DOOR BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 26 contests
last seen Sep 27, 2024

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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	9	5	4	56%	⚔ 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 field size and state

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%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
MO	17	1	top 34%
KS	2	0	top 42%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	3	17	top 62%	Sep 9, 2016
Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out	2	3	top 10%	Sep 18, 2015
Holy Smoke BBQ Contest	2	8	top 30%	Aug 22, 2014
The Best Dam BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake	2	2	top 12%	Apr 11, 2014

More numbers

Busiest season 2013 8 contests · 1 GC

Contests a season 4 across 5 seasons in the data

Most contests held in MO 17 of 20 contests · 3 states in all

Contests visited 14 4 of them more than once

First title May 10, 2013 Platte City BBQ Cook-Off

Opponents faced 848 finished ahead 876 times, behind 498

Longest layoff 5.8 yrs Sep 9, 2016 → Jun 17, 2022

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

20221 milestone

Jun 17 Most recent contest Hoosier BBQ Classic Day 1

20161 milestone

Sep 9 Peak power rating (1595) Sam's Club National BBQ Tour

20151 milestone

Sep 25 Career-best overall score691.9312 Oak Grove BBQ & Lemonade Festival

20142 milestones

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

20139 milestones

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

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

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

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-4.4	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	Sep 12, 2014
-2.6	NKC MO State Championship BBQ	Mar 14, 2014
-1.9	BBQ at the Races Kansas Speedway	Aug 17, 2013
-1.5	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	Sep 11, 2015

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)
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
Jun 17, 2022	Hoosier BBQ Classic Day 1 🏅 Franklin, IN	—	—	—	—	—
Sep 9, 2016	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)
Apr 8, 2016	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)
Sep 25, 2015	Oak Grove BBQ & Lemonade Festival Oak Grove, MO	2 / 16 (691.9312)	7 (166.8228)	3 (175.4056)	1 (178.2972)	6 (171.4056)
Sep 18, 2015	Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out Kearney, MO	3 / 41 (689.6572)	10 (170.8572)	8 (172.5600)	4 (171.9772)	2 (174.2628)
Sep 11, 2015	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)
Oct 18, 2014	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)
Sep 19, 2014	Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out Kearney, MO	6 / 49 (687.9200)	16 (171.9656)	1 (176.5716)	11 (172.5600)	19 (166.8228)
Sep 12, 2014	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)
Aug 22, 2014	Holy Smoke BBQ Contest Liberty, MO	10 / 29 (663.9888)	13 (167.4172)	6 (167.4172)	7 (166.2972)	11 (162.8572)
Apr 11, 2014	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)
Mar 14, 2014	NKC MO State Championship BBQ 🏅 N. Kansas City, MO	34 / 61 (634.1944)	20 (164)	42 (153.1088)	22 (163.3828)	38 (153.7028)
Oct 3, 2013	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)
Oct 3, 2013	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)
Aug 23, 2013	Holy Smoke BBQ Contest Liberty, MO	8 / 31 (661.6456)	4 (171.4056)	3 (168.5600)	3 (173.7144)	19 (147.9656)
Aug 17, 2013	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)
Jun 14, 2013	Sunflower Barbecue Topeka, KS	9 / 34 (664.5710)	21 (162.8568)	13 (165.1428)	2 (177.1430)	18 (159.4284)
May 10, 2013	Platte City BBQ Cook-Off Platte City, MO	1 / 52 (678.8568)	4 (172.5714)	2 (173.7144)	10 (168.5712)	19 (163.9998)
Apr 12, 2013	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)
Mar 15, 2013	NKC MO State BBQ Championship N. Kansas City, MO	18 / 79 (651.4286)	1 (176)	24 (164.0002)	39 (158.2856)	54 (153.1428)

An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.

SHUT THE FRONT DOOR BBQ

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Best top-10 run

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (16 found in their record)

The heartbreaker

On the rise

Giant slayer

Happy hunting ground

They almost always walk

High-water mark

The one to beat

A tough matchup

The weak link

The drought

A strong matchup

The comeback

Chicken nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

An April team

The metronome

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

More numbers

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

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

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

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

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