On the rise
+37
rating points in a year
Their power rating has climbed 37 points across 5 contests since May 10, 2013 — from 1515 up to 1551.
- 5 contests since May 10, 2013
- now 1551
PIEDMONT PIT BBQ
PIEDMONT PIT BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2014. Their best overall finish is 3rd of 29 at the Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (2013). They are ranked #1724 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1551
peak 1551 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
May 10, 2013
latest May 9, 2014 · 1 year on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
2
4 podiums
Overall top-10s
4
80% of 5 contests
Best top-10 run
4
straight overall top-10s
Avg finish
top 18%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
80%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±12.94
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 165.60 · weakest Pork (155.51)
Road miles
302
across 5 mapped stops · furthest 77 mi
Schedule strength
9%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1513)
Master avg
646.46 / 720
5 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 PIEDMONT PIT BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
67 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#1,727 of the rated field
- Contests
- 25
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 16%
- Peak
- 1581
1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to PIEDMONT PIT BBQ)
2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team PIEDMONT PIT BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#1,732 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 60%
- Peak
- 1551
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#1,728 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 83%
- Peak
- 1551
They turned up 10 years after PIEDMONT PIT BBQ did, first appearing in 2023.
⚔ Compare careers#1,721 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 2
- Top-10s
- 67%
- Peak
- 1551
Their rating is built on 2 Grand Championships in 6 contests, alongside a 67% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Compare careers#1,722 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1551
Level with PIEDMONT PIT BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#1,715 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 50%
- Peak
- 1553
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 5, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Serial Griller | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 174.3200 | 158.8572 | 165.60 | top 20% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 173.7144 | 145.1428 | 160.67 | top 30% |
| Pork | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159.9428 | 149.7138 | 155.51 | top 60% |
| Brisket | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 172.0116 | 150.2628 | 164.67 | top 24% |
“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 14% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 21% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BBQ Jamboree | 2 | 4 | 0 | top 23% | May 9, 2014 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2013
3 contests
Contests a season
2.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
VA
5 of 5 contests
Contests visited
4
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
145
finished ahead 181 times, behind 40
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20142 milestones
- Peak power rating (1551) BBQ Jamboree
- Most recent contest BBQ Jamboree
20139 milestones
- First tracked contest BBQ Jamboree
- First call BBQ Jamboree
- First overall top-10 BBQ Jamboree
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score649.1422 BBQ Jamboree
- First category win (Chicken) Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- First overall podium Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- First multi-meat day Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- Career-best overall score666.7884 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- Career-best single call (Chicken)174.3200 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +14.5 | BBQ Jamboree | May 10, 2013 |
| +13.5 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Aug 23, 2013 |
| +10.6 | Chesapeake Jubilee BBQ Cook-off | May 17, 2013 |
| +10.1 | Rockahock's Pickin' and Pullin' Festival | Apr 4, 2014 |
| +2.4 | BBQ Jamboree | May 9, 2014 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50% | top 28% | 90.5% | 89.1% |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 100% | top 12% | 92.6% | 90.3% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 9, 2014 | BBQ Jamboree Fredericksburg, VA | 25 / 64 (631.3028) | 23 (158.8572) | 15 (162.2400) | 26 (159.9428) | 38 (150.2628) |
| Apr 4, 2014 | Rockahock's Pickin' and Pullin' Festival Lanexa, VA | 7 / 41 (651.3720) | 12 (164.5600) | 13 (159.9888) | 30 (154.8116) | 2 (172.0116) |
| Aug 23, 2013 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Richmond, VA | 3 / 29 (666.7884) | 1 (174.3200) | 1 (173.7144) | 22 (154.2284) | 12 (164.5256) |
| May 17, 2013 | Chesapeake Jubilee BBQ Cook-off Chesapeake, VA | 6 / 34 (633.7142) | 7 (163.4286) | 24 (145.1428) | 15 (158.8572) | 3 (166.2856) |
| May 10, 2013 | BBQ Jamboree Fredericksburg, VA | 4 / 60 (649.1422) | 7 (166.8570) | 12 (162.2858) | 41 (149.7138) | 4 (170.2856) |