A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
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THE PIT CREW BBQ OF AZ has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
HOT & SMOKIN 5B
HOT & SMOKIN 5B is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2017. Their best overall finish is 29th of 65 at the Bakersfield's Biggest Baddest BBQ Championship (2013). They finished #1471 in the 2013 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1470
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
May 17, 2013
latest Mar 31, 2017 · 3.9 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 78%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±12.61
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 157.43 · weakest Pork (145.41)
Road miles
387
across 4 mapped stops · furthest 86 mi
Schedule strength
22%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1531)
Master avg
600.53 / 720
4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #2212 (60 pts) | #2286 (60 pts) | #2304 (60 pts) | #2260 (60 pts) | #2266 (60 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #2158 (60 pts) | #2209 (60 pts) | #2209 (60 pts) | #2225 (60 pts) | #2214 (60 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #1471 (150 pts) | #1551 (150 pts) | #1571 (150 pts) | #1560 (150 pts) | #1356 (190 pts) |
Overall rank by season
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 152.5718 | 143.3716 | 148.98 | top 83% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 151.4516 | 146.2400 | 148.71 | top 85% |
| Pork | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 153.1426 | 137.1084 | 145.41 | top 83% |
| Brisket | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.2972 | 150.2628 | 157.43 | top 50% |
“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
Busiest season
2013
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
CA
4 of 4 contests
Contests visited
4
a different one every time
Opponents faced
207
finished ahead 64 times, behind 226
Longest layoff
1.9 yrs
May 15, 2015 → Mar 31, 2017
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20171 milestone
- Most recent contest 6th Annual Santa Anita Winners Circle BBQ Championship
20134 milestones
- First tracked contest Bakersfield's Biggest Baddest BBQ Championship
- Career-best overall score613.7146 Bakersfield's Biggest Baddest BBQ Championship
- Peak power rating (1502) Bakersfield's Biggest Baddest BBQ Championship
- Career-best single call (Brisket)162.2972 Dana Point State BBQ Championship
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +2.4 | Bakersfield's Biggest Baddest BBQ Championship | May 17, 2013 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.7 | Bakersfield's Biggest, Baddest BBQ Championship | May 15, 2015 |
| -11 | 6th Annual Santa Anita Winners Circle BBQ Championship | Mar 31, 2017 |
| -8.4 | Dana Point State BBQ Championship | Oct 4, 2013 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 95% | 81.2% | 81.2% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 94% | 82.2% | 82.2% |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 62% | 85.2% | 85.1% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2017 | 6th Annual Santa Anita Winners Circle BBQ Championship Arcadia, CA | 73 / 77 (584.5032) | 73 (143.3716) | 71 (151.4516) | 77 (139.4172) | 65 (150.2628) |
| May 15, 2015 | Bakersfield's Biggest, Baddest BBQ Championship Bakersfield, CA | 50 / 53 (591.8968) | 45 (148.5484) | 50 (146.2400) | 52 (137.1084) | 26 (160) |
| Oct 4, 2013 | Dana Point State BBQ Championship Dana Point, CA | 78 / 99 (611.9884) | 85 (151.4172) | 91 (146.2856) | 78 (151.9884) | 39 (162.2972) |
| May 17, 2013 | Bakersfield's Biggest Baddest BBQ Championship Bakersfield, CA | 29 / 65 (613.7146) | 44 (152.5718) | 41 (150.8572) | 37 (153.1426) | 17 (157.1430) |