SHADY CREW

SHADY CREW is a competition barbecue team with 34 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2020. Their best overall finish is 2nd of 65 at the New Jersey State Barbecue Championship (2014), and they have finished Reserve Grand Champion once. They are ranked #1434 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#1,434

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1569

peak 1614 · rated over 34 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

May 10, 2013

latest Oct 17, 2020 · 7.4 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#387

Master 2014 · every season

Grand champs

1 reserve

Category wins

8 podiums

Overall top-10s

12% of 34 contests

Avg finish

top 40%

overall standings

Best overall

667.3828 / 720

Master · New Jersey State Barbecue Championship

Perfect 180s

Current form

638.86 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 640.56 (-1.70)

Walk rate

74%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

177.7144

Brisket · Historic New Castle Colonial BBQ Competition

Consistency

±15.20

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Brisket

avg 162.00 · weakest Pork Ribs (158.35)

Road miles

2,671

across 34 mapped stops · furthest 140 mi

Schedule strength

33%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1544)

Purse competed for

$22K

listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 4 state-championship entries

Master avg

640.56 / 720

34 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (14 found in their record)

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

The heartbreaker

2.9260 points from the title

Came within 2.9260 points of the Grand Championship at New Jersey State Barbecue Championship (Jul 11, 2014).

Happy hunting ground

Top 20% average finish here

DO AC Smokin' Hot Atlantic City BBQ Championship is their spot: an average finish in the top 20% across 2 visits.

2 visits
best finish 7th
average top 20%

They almost always walk

74% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 25 of 34 contests

A top-10 category call in 74% of their 34 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

667.3828 career-best overall

92.7% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 667.3828 at New Jersey State Barbecue Championship — 92.7% of a perfect 720.

Master
Jul 11, 2014

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

WE RIB U LONG TIME has finished one call ahead of SHADY CREW 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2013 their best year

2013 was the year it came together: 5 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 1 category win, at an average finish in the top 24%.

5 contests
2 overall top-10s
1 category win
average top 24%

A tough matchup

19–4 behind in the head-to-head

THE BBQ GURU ahead in 83% of their meetings

THE BBQ GURU has come out ahead in 19 of their 23 shared contests.

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A strong matchup

14–2 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 88% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Fire Ants BBQ in 14 of their 16 shared contests.

Brisket nemesis

18 of 28 shared brisket entries lost

Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit ahead 64% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit has out-cooked them in 18 of 28 shared brisket entries.

Announced themselves early

4th at their very first contest

Finished 4 of 58 at their very first tracked contest, Green Lane Fire CO's (May 10, 2013).

May 10, 2013
58-team field

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

SLOWER LOWER BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.

An August team

Top 24% average finish in August

Something about August: average finish in the top 24% across 3 contests, versus top 40% the rest of the year.

3 August contests
top 40% the rest of the year

The metronome

±2.11% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.11% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 89.0% of a perfect score
34 contests

A standing appointment

7 years running at one contest

They've cooked New Jersey State Barbecue Championship every year from 2013 to 2019 — the contest they never miss.

7 visits in all
best finish 2nd

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
2020 ↗	Master	#655 (120 pts)	#696 (120 pts)	#701 (120 pts)	#553 (180 pts)	#474 (245 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#1955 (60 pts)	#2049 (60 pts)	#2026 (60 pts)	#2029 (60 pts)	#1423 (145 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#813 (400 pts)	#816 (415 pts)	#647 (570 pts)	#823 (415 pts)	#625 (585 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#1064 (300 pts)	#1161 (285 pts)	#1506 (180 pts)	#1160 (290 pts)	#588 (670 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#1170 (255 pts)	#1137 (295 pts)	#1307 (240 pts)	#1008 (365 pts)	#981 (355 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#564 (655 pts)	#661 (580 pts)	#502 (775 pts)	#541 (720 pts)	#623 (605 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#387 (973 pts)	#487 (793 pts)	#382 (983 pts)	#460 (838 pts)	#324 (1,103 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#460 (669 pts)	#528 (614 pts)	#691 (479 pts)	#383 (819 pts)	#613 (529 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to SHADY CREW, each with one reason worth a look.

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

SMOKIN' HOT PIGGIES

#1,431 of the rated field

1569 power rating

Contests: 23
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 22%
Peak: 1573

5–3 in 8 shared contests (63% to SHADY CREW)

These two have cooked 8 of the same contests — SHADY CREW ahead 5–3 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

rated over 23 contests
last seen Jul 9, 2021

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STILL WORKIN' ON IT BBQ

#1,437 of the rated field

1569 power rating

Contests: 35
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 9%
Peak: 1587

Careers of much the same size, 35 contests to 34, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 35 contests
last seen Aug 21, 2026

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SMOKIN' R'S 2.0

#1,429 of the rated field

1570 power rating

Contests: 38
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 24%
Peak: 1616

They've been 1616 at their best, 47 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 38 contests
last seen Oct 11, 2019

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SWEET DREAMS BBQ

#1,432 of the rated field

1569 power rating

Contests: 27
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 30%
Peak: 1569

Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 3 years before SHADY CREW's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 27 contests

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LIBERTY BBQ

#1,428 of the rated field

1570 power rating

Contests: 23
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 30%
Peak: 1589

23 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 30% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 23 contests
last seen Oct 28, 2022

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SMOKEY BEAR'S BBQ NEBRASKA

#1,433 of the rated field

1569 power rating

Contests: 22
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 23%
Peak: 1569

Level with SHADY CREW on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 22 contests
last seen Oct 26, 2018

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit	28	10	18	36%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN' TEX BBQ	23	11	12	48%	⚔ compare
THE BBQ GURU	23	4	19	17%	⚔ compare
SMOKOPOLIS BBQ	21	7	14	33%	⚔ compare
LOCAL SMOKE BBQ	20	9	11	45%	⚔ compare
PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ	19	9	10	47%	⚔ compare
BRISKET BURNERS	19	7	12	37%	⚔ compare
FINN'S FINEST BBQ	19	6	13	32%	⚔ compare
BEERBEQUE	18	6	12	33%	⚔ compare
PIGHEADED BBQ	18	6	12	33%	⚔ compare
Hot Rod's BBQ	17	12	5	71%	⚔ compare
Dr. Pearl's Medicinal Smoke BBQ Team	17	6	11	35%	⚔ compare
Fire Ants BBQ	16	14	2	88%	⚔ compare
SLOWER LOWER BBQ	16	12	4	75%	⚔ compare
WE RIB U LONG TIME	16	12	4	75%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	34	7	0	1	175.4172	137.6228	159.16	top 53%
Pork Ribs	34	7	1	1	172.6172	139.9884	158.35	top 46%
Pork	34	9	2	2	173.1200	146.8228	161.05	top 41%
Brisket	34	10	2	4	177.7144	146.2172	162.00	top 33%

“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)	2	0	top 63%
Large (40+)	32	0	top 38%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
NJ	18	top 36%
PA	10	top 43%
DE	6	top 46%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
New Jersey State Barbecue Championship	7	2	top 32%	Jul 12, 2019
Que by the Sea	6	11	top 34%	Sep 22, 2018
New Holland Summer Fest	3	7	top 24%	Aug 28, 2015
Historic New Castle Colonial BBQ Competition	2	18	top 65%	Jun 8, 2018
DO AC Smokin' Hot Atlantic City BBQ Championship	2	7	top 20%	Oct 3, 2014

More numbers

Busiest season 2015 7 contests

Contests a season 4.3 across 8 seasons in the data

Most contests held in NJ 18 of 34 contests · 3 states in all

Contests visited 19 5 of them more than once

Opponents faced 600 finished ahead 1,257 times, behind 700

Longest layoff 1.3 yrs Jul 12, 2019 → Oct 16, 2020

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

20201 milestone

Oct 17 Most recent contest Red White & Que: Day 2 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES

20173 milestones

Jun 9 Career-best single call (Brisket)177.7144 Historic New Castle Colonial BBQ Competition
Sep 22 25th tracked contest Que by the Sea
Sep 22 Peak power rating (1614) Que by the Sea

20144 milestones

Jul 11 First overall podium New Jersey State Barbecue Championship
Jul 11 First Reserve Championship New Jersey State Barbecue Championship
Jul 11 Career-best overall score667.3828 New Jersey State Barbecue Championship
Aug 22 10th tracked contest New Holland Summer Fest

20135 milestones

May 10 First tracked contest Green Lane Fire CO's
May 10 First call Green Lane Fire CO's
May 10 First category win (Pork) Green Lane Fire CO's
May 10 First overall top-10 Green Lane Fire CO's
Aug 23 First overall past 90% of a perfect score657.0856 New Holland Summer Fest

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+14.4	Green Lane Fire CO's	May 10, 2013
+13.7	New Jersey State Barbecue Championship	Jul 11, 2014
+12.7	New Holland Summer Fest	Aug 23, 2013
+10.9	Delaware's Triple Threat BBQ Festival at the Fair	Apr 11, 2014
+10.8	DO AC Smokin' Hot Atlantic City BBQ Championship	Oct 3, 2014

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-13.8	Historic New Castle Colonial BBQ Competition	Jun 8, 2018
-9.3	Smoke in the Grove	Jul 27, 2018
-8.9	Smoke in the Valley BBQ Competition & Festival	May 8, 2015
-7.6	Red White & Que: Day 2 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES	Oct 17, 2020
-6.3	Smoke in the Valley BBQ Competition	May 9, 2014

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2020	2	0	0	50%	top 75%	89.4%	88.7%
2019	1	0	0	100%	top 53%	88.4%	88.4%
2018	6	0	1	33%	top 63%	89.4%	87.9%
2017	3	0	1	100%	top 33%	91.5%	90.6%
2016	3	0	0	67%	top 42%	89.9%	88.8%
2015	7	0	1	71%	top 35%	92.1%	89.8%
2014	7	2	1	86%	top 26%	92.7%	89.4%
2013	5	2	1	100%	top 24%	91.3%	87.8%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Oct 17, 2020	Red White & Que: Day 2 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Jackson, NJ	31 / 40 (634.1372)	39 (153.6916)	29 (156.5028)	34 (153.6800)	10 (170.2628)
Oct 16, 2020	Red White & Que: Day 1 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Jackson, NJ	27 / 37 (643.3828)	31 (160)	32 (150.8344)	13 (168.5600)	15 (163.9884)
Jul 12, 2019	New Jersey State Barbecue Championship 🏅 North Wildwood, NJ	34 / 64 (636.4460)	50 (154.2172)	26 (159.4060)	41 (154.2628)	9 (168.5600)
Oct 19, 2018	Boo-B-Que Rehoboth Beach, DE	43 / 73 (643.2568)	57 (155.3828)	36 (161.6684)	24 (166.2628)	43 (159.9428)
Oct 5, 2018	Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship 🏅 Harrisburg, PA	27 / 42 (637.0628)	19 (164.5716)	31 (155.9656)	27 (158.2628)	30 (158.2628)
Sep 22, 2018	Que by the Sea Seaside Heights, NJ	19 / 43 (643.3372)	20 (162.8228)	9 (164.5600)	15 (164.5716)	30 (151.3828)
Jul 27, 2018	Smoke in the Grove Spring Grove, PA	44 / 54 (626.8000)	52 (146.2284)	13 (167.9772)	35 (158.8572)	45 (153.7372)
Jul 14, 2018	New Jersey State Barbecue Championship North Wildwood, NJ	23 / 64 (636.4800)	30 (157.7256)	55 (145.6572)	37 (157.0628)	1 (176.0344)
Jun 8, 2018	Historic New Castle Colonial BBQ Competition New Castle, DE	38 / 42 (608.9372)	42 (137.6228)	12 (165.6916)	29 (159.4056)	38 (146.2172)
Sep 22, 2017	Que by the Sea Seaside Heights, NJ	14 / 43 (658.7888)	7 (172)	33 (155.9544)	26 (157.1200)	1 (173.7144)
Jul 7, 2017	New Jersey State Barbecue Championship North Wildwood, NJ	19 / 67 (641.6228)	36 (158.8228)	38 (150.8228)	9 (165.6800)	12 (166.2972)
Jun 9, 2017	Historic New Castle Colonial BBQ Competition New Castle, DE	18 / 46 (656.5032)	26 (160.5028)	29 (154.2860)	20 (164)	2 (177.7144)
Sep 17, 2016	Que by the Sea Seaside Heights, NJ	14 / 44 (647.4172)	6 (170.8572)	39 (144.5600)	7 (166.2856)	8 (165.7144)
Jul 8, 2016	New Jersey State Barbecue Championship North Wildwood, NJ	26 / 65 (627.2796)	27 (158.8112)	51 (147.3944)	24 (157.6684)	12 (163.4056)
Jun 10, 2016	The Historic New Castle Colonial BBQ Competition at Battery Park New Castle, DE	21 / 39 (643.9084)	28 (156)	13 (165.1084)	10 (166.2628)	22 (156.5372)
Oct 9, 2015	Smokin Hot Atlantic City BBQ Championship $15,000 Atlantic City, NJ	16 / 46 (651.2684)	16 (166.2400)	9 (166.8344)	30 (155.3712)	13 (162.8228)
Sep 19, 2015	Que by the Sea Seaside Heights, NJ	12 / 41 (643.8744)	27 (155.9772)	23 (155.9200)	1 (170.2972)	14 (161.6800)
Aug 28, 2015	New Holland Summer Fest New Holland, PA	20 / 70 (650.1372)	6 (172.5600)	28 (162.8344)	27 (161.1200)	41 (153.6228)
Jul 10, 2015	New Jersey State Barbecue Championship North Wildwood, NJ	19 / 65 (645.7144)	47 (155.4172)	6 (168.5828)	27 (158.8572)	17 (162.8572)
Jun 5, 2015	Que for the Troops Levittown, PA	17 / 54 (662.7656)	36 (161.6800)	21 (165.6912)	12 (171.9656)	21 (163.4288)
May 8, 2015	Smoke in the Valley BBQ Competition & Festival Green Lane, PA	41 / 57 (615.3144)	49 (151.4172)	38 (153.1316)	37 (153.0972)	23 (157.6684)
Apr 10, 2015	Triple Threat BBQ Beer and Music Festival Harrington, DE	19 / 99 (656.4912)	64 (155.3712)	5 (172.5828)	23 (164)	30 (164.5372)
Oct 3, 2014	DO AC Smokin' Hot Atlantic City BBQ Championship Atlantic City, NJ	7 / 65 (661.0516)	32 (159.3944)	7 (167.4056)	12 (165.7144)	6 (168.5372)
Sep 20, 2014	Que by the Sea Seaside Heights, NJ	11 / 48 (644.5028)	8 (166.2744)	29 (154.2628)	10 (164.5600)	16 (159.4056)
Aug 22, 2014	New Holland Summer Fest New Holland, PA	24 / 70 (641.6228)	39 (157.1084)	16 (163.9888)	62 (147.3828)	4 (173.1428)
Jul 11, 2014	New Jersey State Barbecue Championship North Wildwood, NJ	2 / 65 (667.3828)	3 (175.4172)	1 (172.6172)	38 (151.3828)	2 (167.9656)
Jun 6, 2014	Que for the Troops Levittown, PA	20 / 65 (637.5312)	27 (160.5140)	9 (162.8344)	39 (155.3484)	22 (158.8344)
May 9, 2014	Smoke in the Valley BBQ Competition Green Lane, PA	36 / 54 (607.3028)	36 (152.5028)	45 (139.9884)	20 (159.3828)	23 (155.4288)
Apr 11, 2014	Delaware's Triple Threat BBQ Festival at the Fair Harrington, DE	16 / 109 (646.1600)	77 (153.0972)	50 (155.4056)	4 (173.1200)	16 (164.5372)
Oct 5, 2013	DO AC Smokin' Hot Atlantic City BBQ Championship Atlantic City, NJ	24 / 85 (633.0512)	35 (160.5256)	53 (150.8572)	9 (165.7256)	29 (155.9428)
Sep 21, 2013	Que by the Sea Seaside Heights, NJ	20 / 49 (613.6224)	34 (149.1084)	21 (151.4172)	5 (161.6912)	21 (151.4056)
Aug 23, 2013	New Holland Summer Fest New Holland, PA	7 / 71 (657.0856)	5 (170.2628)	15 (164)	23 (160.5256)	13 (162.2972)
Jul 12, 2013	New Jersey State Barbecue Championship North Wildwood, NJ	23 / 65 (613.6344)	29 (154.2744)	25 (153.0972)	48 (146.8228)	10 (159.4400)
May 10, 2013	Green Lane Fire CO's Green Lane, PA	4 / 58 (645.1430)	6 (165.1428)	18 (156.0002)	1 (171.4286)	28 (152.5714)

SHADY CREW

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

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 (14 found in their record)

The heartbreaker

Happy hunting ground

They almost always walk

High-water mark

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

A strong matchup

Brisket nemesis

Announced themselves early

Looking over their shoulder

An August team

The metronome

A standing appointment

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, averaged over 5 contests — 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)