SHADY CREW

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

Power ranking

#1457

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1567

peak 1612 · rated over 34 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-05-10

latest 2020-10-17

Best ToY finish

#387

Master 2014

Grand champs

1 reserve

Category wins

8 podiums

Overall top-10s

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

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Brisket

avg 162.00 · weakest Pork Ribs (158.35)

Road miles

2,671

mi across 34 mapped stops · furthest 140 mi

Schedule strength

32%

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

Purse competed for

$22K

listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 4 state-championship entries

Master avg

640.56 / 720

34 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (14 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

2.9260 points from the title

Came within 2.9260 points of the Grand Championship at New Jersey State Barbecue Championship (2014-07-11).

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
2014-07-11

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 wins
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.

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 (2013-05-10).

2013-05-10
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

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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.

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

BIKER BBQ

#1455 of the rated field

1568 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 27
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 15%
Peak: 1585

7–2 in 9 shared contests (78% to SHADY CREW)

These two have cooked 9 of the same contests — SHADY CREW ahead 7–2 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

rated over 27 contests
last seen 2018-09-22

⚔ Head-to-head

Dirty Little Pigs BBQ

#1459 of the rated field

1567 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 32
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 22%
Peak: 1571

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 32 contests to 34, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 32 contests
last seen 2026-08-28

⚔ Head-to-head

KUDZU Q

#1456 of the rated field

1568 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 23
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 22%
Peak: 1568

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 23 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 23 contests
last seen 2017-08-04

⚔ Head-to-head

309 BBQ

#1464 of the rated field

1567 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 24
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 71%
Peak: 1613

No shared contest yet.

Their rating is built on 2 Grand Championships in 24 contests, alongside a 71% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 21 contests
last seen 2026-08-28

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Bearded Boar BBQ

#1454 of the rated field

1568 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 19
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 47%
Peak: 1580

No shared contest yet.

They turned up 9 years after SHADY CREW did, first appearing in 2022.

rated over 19 contests
last seen 2026-07-03

⚔ Head-to-head

Big Boy BBQ Australia

#1463 of the rated field

1567 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 18
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 61%
Peak: 1570

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 18 contests
last seen 2020-02-08

⚔ Head-to-head

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
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
Hot Rod's 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 state / province

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

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	2	0	top 63%
Large (40+)	32	0	top 38%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
New Jersey State Barbecue Championship	7	2	top 32%	2019-07-12
*Que by the Sea	6	11	top 34%	2018-09-22
New Holland Summer Fest	3	7	top 24%	2015-08-28
Historic New Castle Colonial BBQ Competition	2	18	top 65%	2018-06-08
DO AC Smokin' Hot Atlantic City BBQ Championship	2	7	top 20%	2014-10-03

The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 7.4 yrs 2013-05-10 → 2020-10-17

Busiest season 2015 7 contests

Contests a season 4.3 across 8 seasons in the data

Cooks most in NJ 18 of 34 contests · 3 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 19 5 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 34 entries · 0 wins · 7 calls

Strongest meat Brisket averages 162.00 · weakest Pork Ribs (158.35)

Walk rate 74% a top-10 call in 25 of 34 contests

Overall top-10 rate 12% 4 of 34 contests

Master average 640.56 out of 720 · 34 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 622 1,257–711 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 2,671 34 mapped stops · furthest 140 mi

Schedule strength 1543 average field rating faced — tougher than 32% of rated contests

Purse competed for $22,020 listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships 0 from 4 state-championship entries

Longest layoff 1.3 yrs 2019-07-12 → 2020-10-16

Power rating 1567 peak 1612 · #1457 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
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
2014
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
2017
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 (1612) *Que by the Sea
2020
Oct 17 Most recent contest Red White & Que: Day 2 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+14.4	Green Lane Fire CO's	2013-05-10
+13.8	New Jersey State Barbecue Championship	2014-07-11
+11.1	Delaware's Triple Threat BBQ Festival at the Fair	2014-04-11
+10.9	DO AC Smokin' Hot Atlantic City BBQ Championship	2014-10-03
+8.6	New Holland Summer Fest	2013-08-23

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-13.8	Historic New Castle Colonial BBQ Competition	2018-06-08
-9.3	Smoke in the Grove	2018-07-27
-8.8	Smoke in the Valley BBQ Competition & Festival	2015-05-08
-7.6	Red White & Que: Day 2 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES	2020-10-17
-6.1	Smoke in the Valley BBQ Competition	2014-05-09

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	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
2020-10-17	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)
2020-10-16	Red White & Que: Day 1 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Jackson, NJ	27 / 37 (643.3828)	31 (160.0000)	32 (150.8344)	13 (168.5600)	15 (163.9884)
2019-07-12	New Jersey State Barbecue Championship 🏅 North Wildwood, NJ	34 / 64 (636.4460)	50 (154.2172)	26 (159.4060)	41 (154.2628)	9 (168.5600)
2018-10-19	Boo-B-Que Rehoboth Beach, DE	43 / 73 (643.2568)	57 (155.3828)	36 (161.6684)	24 (166.2628)	43 (159.9428)
2018-10-05	Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship 🏅 Harrisburg, PA	27 / 42 (637.0628)	19 (164.5716)	31 (155.9656)	27 (158.2628)	30 (158.2628)
2018-09-22	*Que by the Sea Seaside Heights, NJ	19 / 43 (643.3372)	20 (162.8228)	9 (164.5600)	15 (164.5716)	30 (151.3828)
2018-07-27	Smoke in the Grove Spring Grove, PA	44 / 54 (626.8000)	52 (146.2284)	13 (167.9772)	35 (158.8572)	45 (153.7372)
2018-07-14	New Jersey State Barbecue Championship North Wildwood, NJ	23 / 64 (636.4800)	30 (157.7256)	55 (145.6572)	37 (157.0628)	1 (176.0344)
2018-06-08	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)
2017-09-22	*Que by the Sea Seaside Heights, NJ	14 / 43 (658.7888)	7 (172.0000)	33 (155.9544)	26 (157.1200)	1 (173.7144)
2017-07-07	New Jersey State Barbecue Championship North Wildwood, NJ	19 / 67 (641.6228)	36 (158.8228)	38 (150.8228)	9 (165.6800)	12 (166.2972)
2017-06-09	Historic New Castle Colonial BBQ Competition New Castle, DE	18 / 46 (656.5032)	26 (160.5028)	29 (154.2860)	20 (164.0000)	2 (177.7144)
2016-09-17	* Que by the Sea Seaside Heights, NJ	14 / 44 (647.4172)	6 (170.8572)	39 (144.5600)	7 (166.2856)	8 (165.7144)
2016-07-08	New Jersey State Barbecue Championship North Wildwood, NJ	26 / 65 (627.2796)	27 (158.8112)	51 (147.3944)	24 (157.6684)	12 (163.4056)
2016-06-10	The Historic New Castle Colonial BBQ Competition at Battery Park New Castle, DE	21 / 39 (643.9084)	28 (156.0000)	13 (165.1084)	10 (166.2628)	22 (156.5372)
2015-10-09	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)
2015-09-19	Que by the Sea Seaside Heights, NJ	12 / 41 (643.8744)	27 (155.9772)	23 (155.9200)	1 (170.2972)	14 (161.6800)
2015-08-28	New Holland Summer Fest New Holland, PA	20 / 70 (650.1372)	6 (172.5600)	28 (162.8344)	27 (161.1200)	41 (153.6228)
2015-07-10	New Jersey State Barbecue Championship North Wildwood, NJ	19 / 65 (645.7144)	47 (155.4172)	6 (168.5828)	27 (158.8572)	17 (162.8572)
2015-06-05	Que for the Troops Levittown, PA	17 / 54 (662.7656)	36 (161.6800)	21 (165.6912)	12 (171.9656)	21 (163.4288)
2015-05-08	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)
2015-04-10	Triple Threat BBQ Beer and Music Festival Harrington, DE	19 / 99 (656.4912)	64 (155.3712)	5 (172.5828)	23 (164.0000)	30 (164.5372)
2014-10-03	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)
2014-09-20	Que by the Sea Seaside Heights, NJ	11 / 48 (644.5028)	8 (166.2744)	29 (154.2628)	10 (164.5600)	16 (159.4056)
2014-08-22	New Holland Summer Fest New Holland, PA	24 / 70 (641.6228)	39 (157.1084)	16 (163.9888)	62 (147.3828)	4 (173.1428)
2014-07-11	New Jersey State Barbecue Championship North Wildwood, NJ	2 / 65 (667.3828)	3 (175.4172)	1 (172.6172)	38 (151.3828)	2 (167.9656)
2014-06-06	Que for the Troops Levittown, PA	20 / 65 (637.5312)	27 (160.5140)	9 (162.8344)	39 (155.3484)	22 (158.8344)
2014-05-09	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)
2014-04-11	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)
2013-10-05	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)
2013-09-21	Que by the Sea Seaside Heights, NJ	20 / 49 (613.6224)	34 (149.1084)	21 (151.4172)	5 (161.6912)	21 (151.4056)
2013-08-23	New Holland Summer Fest New Holland, PA	7 / 71 (657.0856)	5 (170.2628)	15 (164.0000)	23 (160.5256)	13 (162.2972)
2013-07-12	New Jersey State Barbecue Championship North Wildwood, NJ	23 / 65 (613.6344)	29 (154.2744)	25 (153.0972)	48 (146.8228)	10 (159.4400)
2013-05-10	Green Lane Fire CO's Green Lane, PA	4 / 58 (645.1430)	6 (165.1428)	18 (156.0002)	1 (171.4286)	28 (152.5714)

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
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 (1103 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#460 (669 pts)	#528 (614 pts)	#691 (479 pts)	#383 (819 pts)	#613 (529 pts)