Q Shanty

Q Shanty is a competition barbecue team with 56 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2015 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 2nd of 30 at the Connecticut Barbecue Challenge (2024), and they have finished Reserve Grand Champion once. They are ranked #1359 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

⚔ Compare with another team

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#1,359

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1575

peak 1583 · rated over 45 contests1 invitational or side-series contest not counted

Contests

in the data

First seen

May 2, 2015

latest Aug 15, 2026 · 11.3 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#388

Master 2026 · every season

Grand champs

1 reserve

Category wins

19 podiums

Overall top-10s

14% of 56 contests

Avg finish

top 54%

overall standings

Best overall

701.7032 / 720

Master · Connecticut Barbecue Challenge

Perfect 180s

1 🔥

Current form

680.85 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 656.49 (+24.36)

Walk rate

68%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

180 🔥

Pork · Kora Kares for Kids

Consistency

±24.27

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 166.14 · weakest Brisket (159.96)

Road miles

4,745

across 56 mapped stops · furthest 206 mi

Schedule strength

52%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1568)

Purse competed for

$185K

listed at 30 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 27 state-championship entries

Master avg

656.49 / 720

45 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (15 found in their record)

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

The heartbreaker

2.8568 points from the title

Came within 2.8568 points of the Grand Championship at Connecticut Barbecue Challenge (Jul 12, 2024).

Perfect scores on the board

1 perfect 180

1 perfect 180 in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, all in pork.

Pork ×1

They almost always walk

68% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 38 of 56 contests

A top-10 category call in 68% of their 56 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

701.7032 career-best overall

97.5% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 701.7032 at Connecticut Barbecue Challenge — 97.5% of a perfect 720.

Master
Jul 12, 2024

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

Inclusive BBQ Events has finished one call ahead of Q Shanty 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2024 their best year

2024 was the year it came together: 8 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 2 category wins, at an average finish in the top 30%.

8 contests
2 overall top-10s
2 category wins
average top 30%

A tough matchup

40–4 behind in the head-to-head

SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA ahead in 91% of their meetings

SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA has come out ahead in 40 of their 44 shared contests.

Show 8 more storylines

The weak link

−6.2 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 6.18 points below their pork, and turns into a call 15% of the time against 41%.

Brisket avg 159.96
Pork avg 166.14
7 calls in 46 entries

A strong matchup

9–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Pray For Me BBQ in 9 of their 9 shared contests.

The comeback

1.8 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 1.8 years, then back at Granite State BBQ Championship (Jun 12, 2021).

last seen Aug 24, 2019
back Jun 12, 2021

Pork nemesis

28 of 44 shared pork entries lost

SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA ahead 64% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA has out-cooked them in 28 of 44 shared pork entries.

Looking over their shoulder

3× one call behind them

T-BONE BBQ MA has landed one call behind them 3 times.

An August team

Top 45% average finish in August

Something about August: average finish in the top 45% across 10 contests, versus top 54% the rest of the year.

10 August contests
top 54% the rest of the year

The long haul

4,745 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 4,745 miles across 56 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 206 miles to Central Maine BBQ Cook Off.

56 mapped stops
furthest 206 mi

A standing appointment

4 years running at one contest

They've cooked Ridgefield Gone Country BBQ Festival every year from 2015 to 2018 — the contest they never miss.

4 visits in all
best finish 4th

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
2026 ↗	Master	#388 (511 pts)	#309 (736 pts)	#449 (519 pts)	#408 (501 pts)	#345 (611 pts)
2025 ↗	Master	#479 (401 pts)	#607 (306 pts)	#459 (506 pts)	#361 (626 pts)	#516 (371 pts)
2022 ↗	Master	#697 (246 pts)	#747 (241 pts)	#623 (351 pts)	#551 (371 pts)	#910 (156 pts)
2021 ↗	Master	#419 (439 pts)	#463 (419 pts)	#367 (564 pts)	#375 (534 pts)	#431 (459 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#905 (305 pts)	#1182 (215 pts)	#767 (425 pts)	#858 (365 pts)	#881 (345 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#690 (490 pts)	#883 (370 pts)	#640 (575 pts)	#696 (525 pts)	#826 (410 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#1005 (330 pts)	#778 (510 pts)	#591 (680 pts)	#585 (685 pts)	#1122 (295 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#1133 (275 pts)	#1153 (290 pts)	#1073 (320 pts)	#1062 (335 pts)	#1078 (310 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#936 (338 pts)	#858 (423 pts)	#869 (413 pts)	#907 (398 pts)	#997 (333 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to Q Shanty, each with one reason worth a look.

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

WALLY BBQ

#1,352 of the rated field

1576 power rating

Contests: 31
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 35%
Peak: 1576

2–2 in 4 shared contests (50% to Q Shanty)

These two have cooked 4 of the same contests — honours even — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

rated over 31 contests
last seen Sep 7, 2019

⚔ Head-to-head

HOOS SMOKIN

#1,360 of the rated field

1575 power rating

Contests: 49
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 24%
Peak: 1665

They've been 1665 at their best, 90 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 49 contests
last seen Apr 24, 2026

⚔ Compare careers

CLUCK , OINK & MOO BARBECUE

#1,361 of the rated field

1575 power rating

Contests: 34
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 32%
Peak: 1601

Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 8 years before Q Shanty's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 34 contests

⚔ Compare careers

BARK BROTHERS BBQ

#1,351 of the rated field

1576 power rating

Contests: 33
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 24%
Peak: 1579

Fewer contests behind them than Q Shanty has cooked, 33 to 56, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 32 contests
last seen Jun 29, 2018

⚔ Compare careers

AWESOME Q

#1,357 of the rated field

1575 power rating

Contests: 20
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 30%
Peak: 1581

Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 20 contests, alongside a 30% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 19 contests
last seen Sep 1, 2018

⚔ Compare careers

RANCH 13 BBQ

#1,358 of the rated field

1575 power rating

Contests: 19
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 47%
Peak: 1580

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

rated over 19 contests
last seen Dec 11, 2015

⚔ Compare careers

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA	44	4	40	9%	⚔ compare
PADDY MCQ'S	38	6	32	16%	⚔ compare
ELJEFE SMOKE	33	10	23	30%	⚔ compare
FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY	31	4	27	13%	⚔ compare
INSANE SWINE BBQ	25	0	25	0%	⚔ compare
FIRE DOWN BELOW	24	1	23	4%	⚔ compare
FOUR SMOKING GUYS	23	4	19	17%	⚔ compare
ACK-QUE	22	10	12	45%	⚔ compare
HUMPHREY'S BBQ	22	9	13	41%	⚔ compare
A MAZIE Q	19	3	16	16%	⚔ compare
Rogue Hog BBQ	19	2	17	11%	⚔ compare
Let It Smoke Barbecue	18	11	7	61%	⚔ compare
Smokin Aces	18	2	16	11%	⚔ compare
CIDER BOYS BBQ	17	11	6	65%	⚔ compare
Mullen It Over BBQ	16	10	6	63%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	48	12	0	4	178.8800	139.9772	165.53	top 52%
Pork Ribs	54	21	1	7	178.8572	149.1544	165.97	top 46%
Pork	46	19	4	6	180 🔥	147.3372	166.14	top 45%
Brisket	46	7	0	2	176.5944	136.4916	159.96	top 61%

“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	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	2	top 71%
Medium (20–39)	32	top 54%
Large (40+)	12	top 52%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
MA	15	top 51%
CT	11	top 53%
ME	10	top 48%
NY	4	top 64%
RI	3	top 79%
NH	3	top 55%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Massachusetts in May (Day 2)	4	6	top 45%	May 17, 2025
Ridgefield Gone Country BBQ Festival	4	4	top 59%	May 5, 2018
Kora Kares for Kids	3	11	top 44%	Aug 15, 2026
Connecticut Barbecue Challenge	3	2	top 40%	Jul 18, 2026
Sun BBQ Fest	3	18	top 53%	Jun 2, 2018
Granite State BBQ Championship	2	23	top 69%	Jun 12, 2021
Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown (DAY 2) CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES	2	18	top 67%	May 18, 2019
Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown (DAY 2) CAMPGROUND BBQ SEREIES	2	11	top 66%	Apr 21, 2018
Hudson Valley Ribfest	2	33	top 60%	Aug 18, 2017

More numbers

Busiest season 2026 9 contests

Contests a season 5.1 across 11 seasons in the data

Most contests held in MA 19 of 56 contests · 6 states in all

Contests visited 30 9 of them more than once

Most-entered meat Pork Ribs 54 entries · 1 win · 21 calls

Opponents faced 478 finished ahead 765 times, behind 864

Longest layoff 1.8 yrs Aug 24, 2019 → Jun 12, 2021

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

20263 milestones

May 16 50th tracked contest Mass in May (ONE MEAT RIBS)
Jul 18 Peak power rating (1583) Connecticut Barbecue Challenge
Aug 15 Most recent contest Kora Kares for Kids

20244 milestones

Jul 12 First overall podium Connecticut Barbecue Challenge
Jul 12 First Reserve Championship Connecticut Barbecue Challenge
Jul 12 Career-best overall score701.7032 Connecticut Barbecue Challenge
Aug 17 First perfect 180 (Pork) Kora Kares for Kids

20211 milestone

Sep 25 25th tracked contest Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown

20181 milestone

May 5 First overall top-10 Ridgefield Gone Country BBQ Festival

20173 milestones

May 6 10th tracked contest Ridgefield Gone Country BBQ Festival
Jun 3 First overall past 90% of a perfect score654.8800 Sun BBQ Fest
Jun 10 First category win (Pork Ribs) Granite State BBQ Championship

20152 milestones

May 2 First tracked contest Ridgefield Gone Country BBQ Festival
May 2 First call Ridgefield Gone Country BBQ Festival

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+18.7	Ridgefield Gone Country BBQ Festival	May 5, 2018
+15.3	Connecticut Barbecue Challenge	Jul 12, 2024
+13.3	Mass in May (Day 2)	May 16, 2026
+11.9	Kora Kare for Kids Ride-In & BBQ Competition	Aug 24, 2019
+11.9	Weekend of Giving	Oct 26, 2024

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-8.9	Connecticut Barbecue Challenge	Jul 12, 2025
-8.4	Wakefield Rotary Campus Cook Off	Jul 17, 2015
-8.3	Smokin' at the Ball Park BBQ Fest	Jun 20, 2015
-7.4	Ridgefield Gone Country BBQ Festival	Apr 30, 2016
-7.1	Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown (DAY 2) CAMPGROUND BBQ SEREIES	Apr 21, 2018

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)
2026	9	1	0	56%	top 52%	96.9%	94.2%
2025	6	1	1	67%	top 50%	94.9%	93.4%
2024	8	2	2	88%	top 30%	97.5%	95%
2023	5	0	0	80%	top 54%	95.2%	91.8%
2022	3	1	0	100%	top 36%	93.8%	92.5%
2021	4	1	0	100%	top 53%	95%	92.1%
2019	3	1	0	100%	top 54%	92%	90.1%
2018	4	1	1	50%	top 43%	93.7%	91%
2017	5	0	1	80%	top 60%	91%	88.7%
2016	4	0	0	25%	top 77%	89.8%	86.8%
2015	5	0	0	20%	top 78%	88.4%	86.9%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Aug 15, 2026	Kora Kares for Kids 🏅 Hiram, ME	36 / 51 (670.7200)	9 (176.5716)	35 (166.2400)	37 (165.6684)	43 (162.2400)
Aug 15, 2026	Kora Kares for Kids (ONE MEAT RIBS) Hiram, ME	—	—	20 (169.7028)	—	—
Aug 8, 2026	Trillium BBQ Throwdown 🏅 Canton, MA	14 / 25 (675.9196)	14 (169.1428)	17 (165.6684)	8 (173.1200)	13 (167.9884)
Jul 18, 2026	Connecticut Barbecue Challenge 🏅 Somers, CT	14 / 36 (680.4800)	19 (169.6684)	24 (165.6800)	24 (168.5372)	2 (176.5944)
May 16, 2026	Mass in May (Day 2) 🏅 Wrentham, MA	3 / 31 (697.7256)	6 (176)	12 (170.8800)	3 (176.5600)	5 (174.2856)
May 16, 2026	Mass in May (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Wrentham, MA	—	3 (177.1428)	—	—	—
May 16, 2026	Mass in May (ONE MEAT RIBS) Wrentham, MA	—	—	15 (165.0972)	—	—
May 2, 2026	Grand American Barbecue New York State Championship Open (OPEN FORMAT) 🏅 New Paltz, NY	24 / 59 (679.4172)	12 (174.8800)	25 (170.2856)	50 (165.0972)	28 (169.1544)
May 1, 2026	Grand American Barbecue World Championship Invitational (COMPETITOR SERIES) unrated New Paltz, NY	41 / 43 (664.9828)	31 (170.2628)	39 (164.5256)	39 (165.0972)	32 (165.0972)
Aug 16, 2025	Kora Kares for Kids 🏅 Hiram, ME	13 / 40 (683.3372)	3 (177.7144)	9 (173.1200)	18 (167.9772)	24 (164.5256)
Aug 16, 2025	Kora Kares for Kids (ONE MEAT RIBS) Hiram, ME	—	—	30 (161.6800)	—	—
Jul 12, 2025	Connecticut Barbecue Challenge 🏅 Somers, CT	22 / 30 (662.7084)	19 (163.4056)	15 (168.5372)	19 (166.2284)	19 (164.5372)
May 17, 2025	Massachusetts in May (Day 2) 🏅 Wrentham, MA	15 / 29 (672.5828)	26 (161.7028)	8 (172.5944)	12 (170.8456)	13 (167.4400)
May 16, 2025	Massachusetts in May (Day 1) 🏅 Wrentham, MA	6 / 27 (680.6172)	14 (166.3200)	12 (169.1428)	1 (178.2972)	13 (166.8572)
Apr 12, 2025	Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2) 🏅 Bristol, CT	25 / 35 (662.7432)	26 (167.3944)	22 (166.2400)	9 (173.7144)	32 (155.3944)
Oct 26, 2024	Weekend of Giving 🏅 Wrentham, MA	3 / 25 (690.2284)	3 (176)	6 (168.5484)	9 (170.8228)	3 (174.8572)
Oct 25, 2024	Weekend of Giving (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Wrentham, MA	—	7 (172.5944)	—	—	—
Oct 25, 2024	Weekend of Giving (ONE MEAT RIBS) Wrentham, MA	—	—	11 (167.4056)	—	—
Aug 17, 2024	Kora Kares for Kids 🏅 Hiram, ME	11 / 39 (679.9200)	27 (166.8344)	15 (167.9772)	1 (180)	20 (165.1084)
Aug 17, 2024	Kora Kares for Kids (ONE MEAT RIBS) Hiram, ME	—	—	3 (178.8572)	—	—
Jul 12, 2024	Connecticut Barbecue Challenge 🏅 Somers, CT	2 / 30 (701.7032)	4 (177.7028)	4 (176.0116)	3 (177.1544)	9 (170.8344)
May 18, 2024	Massachusetts in May (Day 2) 🏅 Wrentham, MA	19 / 31 (674.8800)	26 (161.1428)	3 (176)	15 (169.1200)	16 (168.6172)
May 17, 2024	Massachusetts in May (Day 1) 🏅 Wrentham, MA	13 / 30 (671.8860)	14 (167.9772)	22 (165.6800)	1 (177.7144)	21 (160.5144)
Aug 19, 2023	Kora Shriners BBQ Competition 🏅 Hiram, ME	11 / 46 (685.1432)	3 (178.8800)	3 (175.4172)	30 (164.0116)	21 (166.8344)
Aug 19, 2023	Kora Shriners BBQ Competition (ONE MEAT RIBS) Hiram, ME	—	—	4 (170.2856)	—	—
May 20, 2023	Somerset Sizzle 🏅 Somerset, MA	16 / 24 (656.5144)	4 (173.1428)	18 (161.7028)	11 (168.5828)	23 (153.0860)
May 6, 2023	HOGS 4 HEROES 🏅 Jamestown, RI	35 / 50 (641.5888)	34 (161.6572)	35 (160.5372)	23 (164)	36 (155.3944)
Apr 15, 2023	Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT RIBS) Bristol, CT	—	—	7 (170.8344)	—	—
Aug 27, 2022	Kora Shriner's BBQ Competition 🏅 Hiram, ME	14 / 31 (656.4800)	25 (164.0344)	13 (164.5256)	4 (169.6800)	17 (158.2400)
Aug 27, 2022	Kora Shriner's BBQ Competition (ONE MEAT RIBS) Hiram, ME	—	—	10 (167.9656)	—	—
Jun 4, 2022	Granite State BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Merrimack, NH	10 / 37 (675.3140)	5 (173.1316)	3 (176)	7 (171.9884)	29 (154.1940)
Sep 25, 2021	Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown 🏅 Southwick, MA	11 / 26 (653.6344)	11 (165.1428)	22 (153.1088)	7 (170.8228)	10 (164.5600)
Aug 20, 2021	Kora Kare For Kids Shriner's Ride-In and BBQ Competition 🏅 Hiram, ME	12 / 26 (669.6344)	17 (163.9656)	2 (175.4516)	17 (165.6800)	15 (164.5372)
Jun 19, 2021	Central Maine BBQ Cook Off 🏅 Skowhegan, ME	8 / 15 (683.9428)	10 (169.1200)	4 (173.1200)	6 (172)	8 (169.7028)
Jun 12, 2021	Granite State BBQ Championship 🏅 Hancock, NH	23 / 32 (646.2744)	18 (165.1544)	29 (149.6800)	10 (167.4400)	17 (164)
Aug 24, 2019	Kora Kare for Kids Ride-In & BBQ Competition 🏅 Hiram, ME	10 / 36 (662.1596)	20 (160.5484)	15 (165.1084)	4 (173.1200)	14 (163.3828)
May 18, 2019	Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown (DAY 2) CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Plymouth, MA	18 / 28 (645.0400)	24 (154.8228)	5 (169.1428)	15 (159.3944)	12 (161.6800)
May 17, 2019	Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown (DAY 1) CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Plymouth, MA	19 / 27 (638.1600)	21 (161.1772)	9 (165.7028)	27 (147.3372)	13 (163.9428)
Jun 2, 2018	Sun BBQ Fest Uncasville, CT	18 / 59 (661.1660)	22 (167.4400)	18 (167.9656)	17 (168.6172)	30 (157.1432)
May 5, 2018	Ridgefield Gone Country BBQ Festival Ridgefield, CT	4 / 40 (674.8112)	25 (161.6684)	2 (174.8800)	18 (165.1200)	4 (173.1428)
Apr 21, 2018	Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown (DAY 2) CAMPGROUND BBQ SEREIES Plymouth, MA	22 / 25 (633.0400)	12 (166.8800)	22 (158.2400)	24 (147.9428)	19 (159.9772)
Apr 20, 2018	Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown (DAY1) CAMPGROUND BBQ SEREIES Plymouth, MA	11 / 25 (651.3828)	11 (160)	7 (166.2400)	1 (175.4628)	23 (149.6800)
Oct 14, 2017	Bay State BBQ Championship Monson, MA	20 / 30 (655.4176)	18 (166.8572)	9 (168.5944)	4 (172.5944)	29 (147.3716)
Aug 18, 2017	Hudson Valley Ribfest New Paltz, NY	33 / 59 (630.7316)	12 (169.1544)	32 (157.6800)	38 (157.1200)	47 (146.7772)
Jun 10, 2017	Granite State BBQ Championship Hancock, NH	23 / 35 (642.1948)	17 (163.3944)	1 (173.7372)	6 (168.5716)	34 (136.4916)
Jun 3, 2017	Sun BBQ Fest Uncasville, CT	34 / 73 (654.8800)	43 (158.8572)	44 (159.4400)	5 (174.8800)	36 (161.7028)
May 6, 2017	Ridgefield Gone Country BBQ Festival Ridgefield, CT	25 / 38 (610.7320)	10 (162.8344)	10 (162.8228)	28 (148.5372)	35 (136.5376)
Jul 22, 2016	Rotary Club of Wakefield Rhode Island Kingston, RI	26 / 34 (637.0284)	29 (155.3484)	26 (158.2400)	19 (161.1200)	14 (162.3200)
Jul 16, 2016	Smokin at the Ballpark BBQ Fest Old Orchard Beach, ME	16 / 26 (646.8228)	13 (162.8456)	15 (162.8572)	10 (164)	20 (157.1200)
Jun 11, 2016	Sun BBQ Fest Uncasville, CT	57 / 69 (617.0860)	65 (150.8456)	56 (153.6916)	47 (158.2972)	46 (154.2516)
Apr 30, 2016	Ridgefield Gone Country BBQ Festival Ridgefield, CT	34 / 39 (598.2284)	37 (139.9772)	17 (161.7256)	28 (151.9884)	33 (144.5372)
Sep 12, 2015	Harvard Fall Festival BBQ Contest Harvard, MA	27 / 37 (627.3600)	11 (166.2856)	30 (149.1544)	22 (157.6800)	24 (154.2400)
Aug 14, 2015	Hudson Valley Ribfest New Paltz, NY	36 / 57 (613.6684)	43 (149.1312)	31 (156.5944)	18 (158.2628)	35 (149.6800)
Jul 17, 2015	Wakefield Rotary Campus Cook Off Kingston, RI	33 / 37 (626.1596)	24 (160.5828)	25 (162.2628)	35 (153.6456)	36 (149.6684)
Jun 20, 2015	Smokin' at the Ball Park BBQ Fest Old Orchard Beach, ME	16 / 18 (636.4916)	13 (161.6800)	13 (155.4288)	14 (160.5600)	15 (158.8228)
May 2, 2015	Ridgefield Gone Country BBQ Festival Ridgefield, CT	22 / 30 (626.1484)	23 (158.2512)	10 (164.5716)	22 (158.2400)	28 (145.0856)

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

Q Shanty

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 (15 found in their record)

The heartbreaker

Perfect scores on the board

They almost always walk

High-water mark

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

The comeback

Pork nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

An August team

The long haul

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)