A tough matchup
6–0
behind in the head-to-head
SMOKE THIS ahead in 100% of their meetings
SMOKE THIS has come out ahead in 6 of their 6 shared contests.
HIT THE PIT BBQ CO.
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1455
peak 1455 · rated over 6 contests ⓘ
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
2013-06-07
latest 2016-07-22
Best ToY finish
#1156
Master 2013
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 82%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
630.84 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 631.80 (-0.95)
Walk rate
17%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±12.18
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 162.28 · weakest Brisket (154.71)
Road miles
630
mi across 6 mapped stops · furthest 239 mi
Schedule strength
30%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1540)
Master avg
631.80 / 720
6 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (2 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 weak link
−7.6
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 7.57 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 0%.
- Brisket avg 154.71
- Chicken avg 162.28
- 0 calls in 6 entries
Teams like this (closest power rating)
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.
126 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5297 of the rated field
- Contests
- 30
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 10%
- Peak
- 1455
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to HIT THE PIT BBQ CO.)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team HIT THE PIT BBQ CO. has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#5312 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 67%
- Peak
- 1455
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#5314 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1455
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 6 years after HIT THE PIT BBQ CO. did, first appearing in 2019.
⚔ Head-to-head#5293 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1455
No shared contest yet.
Level with HIT THE PIT BBQ CO. on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#5304 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1455
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#5296 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1455
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMOKE THIS | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| TWO OLD MEN AND A GRILL | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.1544 | 157.6800 | 162.28 | top 67% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 164.0000 | 146.8228 | 158.55 | top 63% |
| Pork | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158.8228 | 152.5144 | 156.26 | top 86% |
| Brisket | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.0856 | 141.6116 | 154.71 | top 74% |
“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 contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 70% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 88% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WNC BBQ Festival- | 2 | 39 | 0 | top 88% | 2016-07-22 |
| Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | 2 | 18 | 0 | top 70% | 2014-06-13 |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
3.1 yrs
2013-06-07 → 2016-07-22
Busiest season
2013
3 contests
Contests a season
1.5
across 4 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
NC
6 of 6 contests
Contests visited
4
2 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
6 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 162.28 · weakest Brisket (154.71)
Walk rate
17%
a top-10 call in 1 of 6 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 6 contests
Master average
631.80
out of 720 · 6 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
168
41–210 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
630
6 mapped stops · furthest 239 mi
Schedule strength
1540
average field rating faced — tougher than 30% of rated contests
Longest layoff
1.1 yrs
2014-06-13 → 2015-07-24
Power rating
1455
peak 1455 · #5299 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- First call Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- Peak power rating (1495) Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- Career-best single call (Chicken)165.1544 WNC Barbeque Festival
- 2015
- Career-best overall score643.8056 WNC BBQ Festival
- 2016
- Most recent contest WNC BBQ Festival-
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.4 | Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down | 2013-10-11 |
| -9.8 | WNC Barbeque Festival | 2013-07-26 |
| -9.5 | WNC BBQ Festival- | 2016-07-22 |
| -5.5 | WNC BBQ Festival | 2015-07-24 |
| -5.5 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | 2013-06-07 |
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)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 96% | 87.5% | 87.5% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 80% | 89.4% | 89.4% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 70% | 88.8% | 88.8% |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33% | top 82% | 88.4% | 86.9% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-07-22 | WNC BBQ Festival- Maggie Valley, NC | 47 / 49 (630.1256) | 46 (157.6800) | 44 (157.1200) | 46 (157.0856) | 42 (158.2400) |
| 2015-07-24 | WNC BBQ Festival Maggie Valley, NC | 39 / 49 (643.8056) | 37 (163.9428) | 35 (160.5372) | 44 (158.2400) | 31 (161.0856) |
| 2014-06-13 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Asheville, NC | 21 / 30 (639.3372) | 18 (164.0228) | 11 (162.2744) | 30 (152.5144) | 18 (160.5256) |
| 2013-10-11 | Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down Rocky Mount, NC | 50 / 55 (606.1944) | 31 (161.1428) | 50 (146.8228) | 42 (156.6172) | 50 (141.6116) |
| 2013-07-26 | WNC Barbeque Festival Maggie Valley, NC | 41 / 48 (634.7428) | 28 (165.1544) | 27 (160.5600) | 37 (158.8228) | 44 (150.2056) |
| 2013-06-07 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Asheville, NC | 18 / 26 (636.5710) | 15 (161.7140) | 9 (164.0000) | 20 (154.2856) | 14 (156.5714) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #1156 (234 pts) | #1162 (249 pts) | #1078 (284 pts) | #1235 (224 pts) | #1136 (254 pts) |