TEAM PIT

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

#6309

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1396

peak 1396 · rated over 13 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-08-16

latest 2018-09-14

Best ToY finish

#1200

Master 2014

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 13 contests

Avg finish

top 88%

overall standings

Best overall

654.8228 / 720

Master · KTD Smokin' Gobbler Cook-Off

Perfect 180s

Current form

588.93 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 607.06 (-18.14)

Walk rate

38%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

170.8800

Chicken · Smokefest

Consistency

±44.74

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 161.35 · weakest Pork Ribs (149.78)

Road miles

1,017

mi across 13 mapped stops · furthest 155 mi

Schedule strength

32%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1542)

Master avg

607.06 / 720

13 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (4 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.

A tough matchup

12–0 behind in the head-to-head

SPITFIRE ahead in 100% of their meetings

SPITFIRE has come out ahead in 12 of their 12 shared contests.

The weak link

−11.6 points behind their best meat

Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 11.57 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 23%.

Pork Ribs avg 149.78
Chicken avg 161.35
0 calls in 13 entries

A strong matchup

4–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of PAPA BEAR BAR-B-QUE in 4 of their 4 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

10 of 12 shared chicken entries lost

SPITFIRE ahead 83% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, SPITFIRE has out-cooked them in 10 of 12 shared chicken 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.

Northwest Smokehouse

#6312 of the rated field

1396 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 8%
Peak: 1396

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 12 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 12 contests
last seen 2024-05-25

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NOTHING BUTT SMOKE PSCA

#6313 of the rated field

1396 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1396

No shared contest yet.

Their last contest in the data was back in 2015, 3 years before TEAM PIT's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 12 contests

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CHERRY LANE SMOKERS

#6311 of the rated field

1396 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1396

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 11 contests to 13, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 11 contests
last seen 2018-07-06

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PEPPER PAPPY BBQ CO

#6308 of the rated field

1396 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 16
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 6%
Peak: 1396

No shared contest yet.

16 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 6% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 16 contests
last seen 2020-01-17

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OLD HENRY'S BBQ

#6306 of the rated field

1396 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1396

No shared contest yet.

They turned up 7 years after TEAM PIT did, first appearing in 2020.

rated over 17 contests
last seen 2026-05-08

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BBQ Blokes

#6310 of the rated field

1396 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 18
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 11%
Peak: 1396

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 18 contests
last seen 2026-07-24

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
SPITFIRE	12	0	12	0%	⚔ compare
SONS OF BUTCHERS	11	0	11	0%	⚔ compare
Eggspert BBQ	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
Good Ol Boys BBQ	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
SHIGGIN & GRINNIN	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
SMOKEY AND HIS BANDITS	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
MUSTANG SALLY BBQ	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
TRUE SMOKE BBQ	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
MYASSIS SMOKIN	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
CITY SLICKERS BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
ROLLIN' SMOKE BBQ SD	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
Hogline	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
F n G BBQ	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
QUETOPIA	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
PIG APPROVED BBQ	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	13	3	170.8800	147.9768	161.35	top 66%
Pork Ribs	13	0	158.2972	142.8572	149.78	top 91%
Pork	12	2	170.2628	142.8456	156.02	top 76%
Brisket	13	1	166.2972	133.6000	151.91	top 79%

“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 state / province

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
MN	12	0	top 89%
SD	1	0	top 83%

By contest size

Field	Contests	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	1	top 94%
Medium (20–39)	9	top 87%
Large (40+)	3	top 90%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
KTD Smokin ' Gobbler Cook-Off	4	18	top 90%	2018-09-14
Smoke on the Waterfall	2	15	top 93%	2016-06-24
Smokefest	2	26	top 84%	2014-08-15

The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 5.1 yrs 2013-08-16 → 2018-09-14

Busiest season 2014 5 contests

Contests a season 2.2 across 6 seasons in the data

Cooks most in MN 12 of 13 contests · 2 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 8 3 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 13 entries · 0 wins · 3 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 161.35 · weakest Pork Ribs (149.78)

Walk rate 38% a top-10 call in 5 of 13 contests

Overall top-10 rate 0% 0 of 13 contests

Master average 607.06 out of 720 · 13 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 205 51–362 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 1,017 13 mapped stops · furthest 155 mi

Schedule strength 1542 average field rating faced — tougher than 32% of rated contests

Longest layoff 1.2 yrs 2016-06-24 → 2017-09-15

Power rating 1396 peak 1396 · #6309 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
Aug 16 First tracked contest Smokefest
Aug 16 Peak power rating (1489) Smokefest
2014
Jul 11 First call The Madelia Blazin' Barbeque Blast
Aug 15 Career-best single call (Chicken)170.8800 Smokefest
2015
Sep 18 First overall past 90% of a perfect score654.8228 KTD Smokin' Gobbler Cook-Off
Sep 18 10th tracked contest KTD Smokin' Gobbler Cook-Off
Sep 18 Career-best overall score654.8228 KTD Smokin' Gobbler Cook-Off
2018
Sep 14 Most recent contest KTD Smokin ' Gobbler Cook-Off

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

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-12.8	6th Annual Big Island BBQ	2013-08-23
-11.1	KTD Smokin' Gobbler Cook-off	2013-09-13
-10.9	Smokefest	2013-08-16
-10.1	Bend of the River CookOut	2014-06-27
-9.4	The Madelia Blazin' Barbeque Blast	2014-07-11

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)

Team of the Year rank by season

Season by season

Season	Contests	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2018	1	0%	top 100%	64.1%	64.1%
2017	1	0%	top 100%	81.6%	81.6%
2016	1	0%	top 92%	86.3%	86.3%
2015	2	100%	top 81%	90.9%	88.4%
2014	5	60%	top 84%	88.4%	86.6%
2013	3	0%	top 91%	86.3%	84.8%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2018-09-14	KTD Smokin ' Gobbler Cook-Off Worthington, MN	25 / 25 (461.7028)	15 (166.2628)	25 (149.1428)	—	24 (146.2972)
2017-09-15	KTD Smokin ' Gobbler Cook-Off Worthington, MN	27 / 27 (587.7944)	22 (163.4172)	27 (143.4172)	27 (147.3600)	27 (133.6000)
2016-06-24	Smoke on the Waterfall Redwoodfalls, MN	24 / 26 (621.5540)	22 (161.6800)	24 (154.2284)	26 (142.8456)	11 (162.8000)
2015-09-18	KTD Smokin' Gobbler Cook-Off Worthington, MN	18 / 26 (654.8228)	9 (170.8572)	23 (158.2972)	22 (159.3712)	15 (166.2972)
2015-07-10	Smoke on the Waterfall REDWOOD FALLS, MN	15 / 16 (618.7656)	16 (149.7028)	16 (145.0972)	7 (164.5828)	10 (159.3828)
2014-09-12	King Turkey Day Smokin' Gobbler Cook-Off Worthington, MN	25 / 36 (636.4344)	34 (151.9656)	23 (156.5488)	10 (170.2628)	26 (157.6572)
2014-08-15	Smokefest Marshall, MN	26 / 32 (627.3600)	8 (170.8800)	29 (151.3944)	27 (155.9656)	27 (149.1200)
2014-07-11	The Madelia Blazin' Barbeque Blast Madelia, MN	24 / 26 (612.4572)	6 (169.7028)	24 (147.9544)	24 (149.1428)	23 (145.6572)
2014-06-27	Bend of the River CookOut Mankato, MN	46 / 50 (620.4000)	22 (166.8228)	46 (148.5256)	49 (151.3944)	44 (153.6572)
2014-06-06	SD BBQ Championships Huron, SD	35 / 42 (619.3376)	28 (160.0232)	37 (146.3088)	37 (152.4800)	22 (160.5256)
2013-09-13	KTD Smokin' Gobbler Cook-off Worthington, MN	36 / 39 (621.5884)	36 (155.4056)	36 (154.2972)	28 (159.3828)	33 (152.5028)
2013-08-23	6th Annual Big Island BBQ Albert Lea, MN	47 / 50 (600.4684)	46 (147.9768)	46 (149.0972)	34 (160.0228)	46 (143.3716)
2013-08-16	Smokefest Marshall, MN	27 / 31 (609.1428)	18 (162.8800)	30 (142.8572)	18 (159.4056)	31 (144.0000)

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
2018 ↗	Master	#2584 (50 pts)	#1819 (100 pts)	#2575 (50 pts)	—	#2527 (55 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#2935 (52 pts)	#2244 (67 pts)	#2926 (52 pts)	#2917 (52 pts)	#2914 (52 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#1200 (241 pts)	#818 (446 pts)	#1240 (251 pts)	#1057 (316 pts)	#1191 (261 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#1293 (195 pts)	#1220 (230 pts)	#1391 (195 pts)	#1215 (230 pts)	#1339 (195 pts)