High-water mark
662.8564
career-best overall
92.1% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 662.8564 at Smokin' on the River — 92.1% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Jun 14, 2013
BARK SHARK BBQ
BARK SHARK BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 10 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2015. Their best overall finish is 18th of 37 at the Smokin' on the Water (2013). They are ranked #5799 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1443
peak 1506 · rated over 10 contests
Contests
10
in the data
First seen
Apr 5, 2013
latest Jun 19, 2015 · 2.2 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podium
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 10 contests
Avg finish
top 72%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
591.90 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 614.16 (-22.26)
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±41.87
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 161.20 · weakest Brisket (152.55)
Road miles
1,218
across 10 mapped stops · furthest 457 mi
Schedule strength
11%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1516)
Master avg
614.16 / 720
10 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to BARK SHARK BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
74 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5,796 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1501
1–2 in 3 shared contests (33% to BARK SHARK BBQ)
These two have cooked 3 of the same contests — DBL-D BARBEQUE.COM ahead 2–1 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.
⚔ Head-to-head#5,801 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1443
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 10 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#5,792 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1503
Careers of much the same size, 10 contests to 10, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,790 of the rated field
- Contests
- 12
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 8%
- Peak
- 1443
12 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 8% top-10 finishes rather than wins.
⚔ Compare careers#5,800 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1443
Level with BARK SHARK BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#5,804 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1442
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YELLOW RIVER BBQ | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| THUNDER HOG BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Extra Mile BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BIG JT'S SMOKIN BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| WeQ4U | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| ACME BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| HOOSIER FAVORITE BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| SQUEALERS AWARD WINNING BARBEQUE | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| RIB RUNNERS | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 172 | 138.1944 | 157.01 | top 61% |
| Pork Ribs | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 170.8572 | 137.6344 | 159.52 | top 53% |
| Pork | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 172.5714 | 149.6684 | 161.20 | top 52% |
| Brisket | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 167.9656 | 133.0288 | 152.55 | top 68% |
“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) | 4 | 0 | top 77% |
| Large (40+) | 6 | 0 | top 69% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2013
8 contests
Contests a season
5
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
IN
8 of 10 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
10
a different one every time
Opponents faced
280
finished ahead 124 times, behind 300
Longest layoff
1.6 yrs
Sep 20, 2013 → Apr 10, 2015
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20152 milestones
- 10th tracked contest Peak City Pigfest
- Most recent contest Peak City Pigfest
20136 milestones
- First tracked contest 1st Annual Parkinson's Smoke Out
- First call 1st Annual Parkinson's Smoke Out
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score662.8564 Smokin' on the River
- Career-best overall score662.8564 Smokin' on the River
- Career-best single call (Pork)172.5714 Smokin' on the River
- Peak power rating (1506) Smokin' on the River
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +4.4 | Smokin' on the River | Jun 14, 2013 |
| +1 | Smokin' on the Water | May 4, 2013 |
| +0.4 | 1st Annual Parkinson's Smoke Out | Apr 5, 2013 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -13 | Thunder in the Park | Aug 31, 2013 |
| -11 | Marshall County | Sep 20, 2013 |
| -9.7 | Wine, Brew & Bar-B-Que Too! | Jul 19, 2013 |
| -8.7 | Madison Ribberfest: Barbeque & Blues | Aug 16, 2013 |
| -7.3 | Smoke on the Square: In Memory of David Harness | Jun 28, 2013 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 82% | 87.4% | 87.2% |
| 2013 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 63% | top 70% | 92.1% | 84.8% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 19, 2015 | Peak City Pigfest Apex, NC | 36 / 45 (629.0972) | 45 (145.1200) | 37 (151.3944) | 15 (166.8456) | 17 (165.7372) |
| Apr 10, 2015 | Bib's Camel City Cookoff (formerly Jammin' Pig) Winston-Salem, NC | 43 / 51 (626.8116) | 49 (144.5600) | 11 (170.8572) | 31 (162.2628) | 47 (149.1316) |
| Sep 20, 2013 | Marshall County Plymouth, IN | 25 / 27 (594.0688) | 26 (138.1944) | 10 (166.8572) | 24 (149.6684) | 24 (139.3488) |
| Aug 31, 2013 | Thunder in the Park Connersville, IN | 26 / 27 (501.6456) | 8 (169.1428) | 14 (164.5372) | — | 7 (167.9656) |
| Aug 16, 2013 | Madison Ribberfest: Barbeque & Blues Madison, IN | 48 / 60 (607.8972) | 52 (153.0972) | 49 (150.7884) | 53 (150.2972) | 41 (153.7144) |
| Jul 19, 2013 | Wine, Brew & Bar-B-Que Too! New Palestine, IN | 47 / 57 (609.5316) | 6 (172) | 53 (137.6344) | 11 (166.8684) | 56 (133.0288) |
| Jun 28, 2013 | Smoke on the Square: In Memory of David Harness Franklin, IN | 23 / 32 (627.4282) | 16 (162.2856) | 23 (152.5714) | 24 (156.5712) | 21 (156) |
| Jun 14, 2013 | Smokin' on the River Jeffersonville, IN | 20 / 52 (662.8564) | 27 (163.4284) | 26 (163.4284) | 7 (172.5714) | 27 (163.4282) |
| May 4, 2013 | Smokin' on the Water Liberty, IN | 18 / 37 (643.9998) | 22 (157.7142) | 13 (166.2858) | 24 (159.4286) | 19 (160.5712) |
| Apr 5, 2013 | 1st Annual Parkinson's Smoke Out Evansville, IN | 25 / 50 (638.2852) | 14 (164.5712) | 3 (170.8570) | 12 (166.2858) | 50 (136.5712) |