A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
BUTCHER BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
BUTCHER BBQ has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
WEST TEXAS PIT MASTERS
WEST TEXAS PIT MASTERS is a competition barbecue team with 3 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record in 2013. Their best overall finish is 26th of 59 at the Best of the Basin Barbeque Championship (2013). They finished #531 in the 2017 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1496
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 21 invitational or side-series contest not counted
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
Mar 22, 2013
latest Oct 3, 2013
Avg finish
top 62%
overall standings
Best overall
648.5944 / 720
Walk rate
33%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±16.24
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 161.55 · weakest Brisket (149.51)
Road miles
646
across 3 mapped stops · furthest 646 mi
Master avg
626.10 / 720
3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #986 (120 pts) | #1051 (120 pts) | #876 (190 pts) | #1046 (120 pts) | #1021 (120 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #1149 (227 pts) | #1149 (242 pts) | #975 (332 pts) | #1154 (242 pts) | #1170 (237 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #531 (730 pts) | #599 (665 pts) | #569 (705 pts) | #476 (820 pts) | #595 (660 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #622 (625 pts) | #579 (700 pts) | #833 (470 pts) | #549 (745 pts) | #804 (470 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #891 (365 pts) | #1099 (290 pts) | #907 (390 pts) | #943 (380 pts) | #942 (365 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #2048 (81 pts) | #2773 (56 pts) | #1964 (111 pts) | #2775 (56 pts) | #2009 (101 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #1471 (150 pts) | #1885 (105 pts) | #1863 (110 pts) | #1510 (160 pts) | #1436 (170 pts) |
Overall rank by season
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 173.7372 | 144.5710 | 161.55 | top 39% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158.2858 | 149.1544 | 153.90 | top 66% |
| Pork | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 169.7142 | 151.3712 | 161.14 | top 52% |
| Brisket | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158.2628 | 138.2856 | 149.51 | top 73% |
“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.
More numbers
Most contests held in
MO
2 of 3 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
3
a different one every time
Opponents faced
607
finished ahead 230 times, behind 535
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20136 milestones
- First tracked contest Best of the Basin Barbeque Championship
- First call Best of the Basin Barbeque Championship
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score648.5944 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Invitational
- Career-best overall score648.5944 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Invitational
- Career-best single call (Chicken)173.7372 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Invitational
- Most recent contest 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2013 | 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO | 389 / 535 (618.8344) | 150 (166.3316) | 438 (149.1544) | 438 (151.3712) | 370 (151.9772) |
| Oct 3, 2013 | 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Invitational unrated Kansas City, MO | 123 / 174 (648.5944) | 18 (173.7372) | 155 (154.2744) | 109 (162.3200) | 129 (158.2628) |
| Mar 22, 2013 | Best of the Basin Barbeque Championship Midland, TX | 26 / 59 (610.8566) | 46 (144.5710) | 16 (158.2858) | 7 (169.7142) | 44 (138.2856) |
An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.