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.
HIT THE PIT BBQ CO. is a competition barbecue team with 6 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2016. Their best overall finish is 18th of 26 at the Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (2013). They are ranked #5335 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1455
peak 1455 · rated over 6 contests
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
Jun 7, 2013
latest Jul 22, 2016 · 3.1 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
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
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 162.28 · weakest Brisket (154.71)
Road miles
630
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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #1156 (234 pts) | #1162 (249 pts) | #1078 (284 pts) | #1235 (224 pts) | #1136 (254 pts) |
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to HIT THE PIT BBQ CO., each with one reason worth a look.
136 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5,326 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#5,344 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 67%
- Peak
- 1455
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,351 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1455
They turned up 6 years after HIT THE PIT BBQ CO. did, first appearing in 2019.
⚔ Compare careers#5,339 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1455
Level with HIT THE PIT BBQ CO. on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#5,323 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1456
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,331 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1455
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar 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 | 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 field size and state
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 70% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 88% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WNC BBQ Festival- | 2 | 39 | 0 | top 88% | Jul 22, 2016 |
| Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | 2 | 18 | 0 | top 70% | Jun 13, 2014 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2013
3 contests
Contests a season
1.5
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
NC
6 of 6 contests
Contests visited
4
2 of them more than once
Opponents faced
168
finished ahead 41 times, behind 210
Longest layoff
1.1 yrs
Jun 13, 2014 → Jul 24, 2015
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20161 milestone
- Most recent contest WNC BBQ Festival-
20151 milestone
- Career-best overall score643.8056 WNC BBQ Festival
20134 milestones
- 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
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.4 | Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down | Oct 11, 2013 |
| -9.8 | WNC Barbeque Festival | Jul 26, 2013 |
| -9.5 | WNC BBQ Festival- | Jul 22, 2016 |
| -5.5 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Jun 7, 2013 |
| -5.5 | WNC BBQ Festival | Jul 24, 2015 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 22, 2016 | WNC BBQ Festival- Maggie Valley, NC | 47 / 49 (630.1256) | 46 (157.6800) | 44 (157.1200) | 46 (157.0856) | 42 (158.2400) |
| Jul 24, 2015 | WNC BBQ Festival Maggie Valley, NC | 39 / 49 (643.8056) | 37 (163.9428) | 35 (160.5372) | 44 (158.2400) | 31 (161.0856) |
| Jun 13, 2014 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Asheville, NC | 21 / 30 (639.3372) | 18 (164.0228) | 11 (162.2744) | 30 (152.5144) | 18 (160.5256) |
| Oct 11, 2013 | Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down Rocky Mount, NC | 50 / 55 (606.1944) | 31 (161.1428) | 50 (146.8228) | 42 (156.6172) | 50 (141.6116) |
| Jul 26, 2013 | WNC Barbeque Festival Maggie Valley, NC | 41 / 48 (634.7428) | 28 (165.1544) | 27 (160.5600) | 37 (158.8228) | 44 (150.2056) |
| Jun 7, 2013 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Asheville, NC | 18 / 26 (636.5710) | 15 (161.7140) | 9 (164) | 20 (154.2856) | 14 (156.5714) |