PIT 9 BBQ

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

Power ranking

#5606

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1447

peak 1447 · rated over 10 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-06-15

latest 2017-05-12

Best ToY finish

#1471

Master 2013

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 10 contests

Avg finish

top 75%

overall standings

Best overall

645.0516 / 720

Master · 8th Annual Big Island BBQ

Perfect 180s

Current form

630.62

last 5 Master vs avg 630.23 (+0.39)

Walk rate

20%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

174.2628

Pork · 8th Annual Big Island BBQ

Consistency

±13.61

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs

avg 161.07 · weakest Brisket (152.52)

Road miles

725

mi across 10 mapped stops · furthest 49 mi

Schedule strength

25%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1534)

Master avg

630.23 / 720

10 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (6 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

10–0 behind in the head-to-head

SHIGGIN & GRINNIN ahead in 100% of their meetings

SHIGGIN & GRINNIN has come out ahead in 10 of their 10 shared contests.

The weak link

−8.5 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 8.55 points below their pork ribs, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 10%.

Brisket avg 152.52
Pork Ribs avg 161.07
0 calls in 10 entries

A strong matchup

5–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of 3 THIRDS BBQ in 5 of their 5 shared contests.

Pork Ribs nemesis

9 of 10 shared pork ribs entries lost

SHIGGIN & GRINNIN ahead 90% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, SHIGGIN & GRINNIN has out-cooked them in 9 of 10 shared pork ribs entries.

An August team

Top 65% average finish in August

Something about August: average finish in the top 65% across 4 contests, versus top 75% the rest of the year.

4 August contests
top 75% the rest of the year

The metronome

±1.89% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.89% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 87.5% of a perfect score
10 contests

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.

103 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

Howlin BBQ

#5593 of the rated field

1448 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1448

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 10 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 10 contests
last seen 2016-06-03

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LTS BBQ

#5600 of the rated field

1448 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1448

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 11 contests to 10, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 11 contests
last seen 2021-07-16

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BS Grilling

#5614 of the rated field

1447 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1447

No shared contest yet.

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.

rated over 11 contests
last seen 2019-06-29

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BENTWOOD SMOKERS

#5625 of the rated field

1447 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1447

No shared contest yet.

12 contests and no Grand Championship yet.

rated over 12 contests
last seen 2018-04-20

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SMOKI BROS. BBQ

#5624 of the rated field

1447 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1447

No shared contest yet.

Level with PIT 9 BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 12 contests
last seen 2017-09-22

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Aussie Davo

#5598 of the rated field

1448 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 75%
Peak: 1448

No shared contest yet.

4 straight overall top-10s says this rating is a moving target.

rated over 8 contests
last seen 2026-08-01

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
SHIGGIN & GRINNIN	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
GRUMPY OLD MEN BBQ	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare
CASE OF RIBS	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
NECTAR OF THE HOGS	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
TRUE SMOKE BBQ	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
NAGAN FOR MORE BBQ	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
SPITFIRE	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
MYASSIS SMOKIN	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
BLACK DOG BBQ IA	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
THE SMOKING HILLS	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
Subtle Smoke	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
BARK 'N BONES BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
Smokin Bros BBQ	6	3	3	50%	⚔ compare
PIG APPROVED BBQ	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
FULL BOAR BBQ	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	10	0	169.7600	151.4286	159.87	top 66%
Pork Ribs	10	1	169.1428	149.1088	161.07	top 56%
Pork	10	1	174.2628	146.2854	156.76	top 75%
Brisket	10	0	164.5256	139.8972	152.52	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 contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	1	0	top 76%
Large (40+)	9	0	top 75%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Minnesota in May	2	48	0	top 79%	2017-05-12
Minnesota in May	2	43	0	top 81%	2016-05-13

The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 3.9 yrs 2013-06-15 → 2017-05-12

Busiest season 2016 3 contests

Contests a season 2 across 5 seasons in the data

Cooks most in MN 10 of 10 contests

Contests visited 8 2 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 10 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls

Strongest meat Pork Ribs averages 161.07 · weakest Brisket (152.52)

Walk rate 20% a top-10 call in 2 of 10 contests

Overall top-10 rate 0% 0 of 10 contests

Master average 630.23 out of 720 · 10 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 262 136–423 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 725 10 mapped stops · furthest 49 mi

Schedule strength 1534 average field rating faced — tougher than 25% of rated contests

Power rating 1447 peak 1447 · #5606 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
Jun 15 First tracked contest Treasure Island International BBQ Championship
Jun 15 Peak power rating (1487) Treasure Island International BBQ Championship
2015
May 15 First call Minnesota in May
Aug 28 Career-best overall score645.0516 8th Annual Big Island BBQ
Aug 28 Career-best single call (Pork)174.2628 8th Annual Big Island BBQ
2017
May 12 10th tracked contest Minnesota in May
May 12 Most recent contest Minnesota in May

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+1.6	8th Annual Big Island BBQ	2015-08-28

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-13.5	Treasure Island International BBQ Championship	2013-06-15
-10.1	Minnesota in May	2016-05-13
-7.2	Minnesota in May	2015-05-15
-5.8	Minnesota in May	2014-05-16
-5.3	Big Island BBQ	2014-08-22

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)
2017	1	0%	top 77%	87%	87%
2016	3	0%	top 77%	88.6%	87.1%
2015	2	100%	top 68%	89.6%	89.3%
2014	2	0%	top 75%	88.9%	87.9%
2013	2	0%	top 77%	89.5%	86.3%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2017-05-12	Minnesota in May Falcon Heights, MN	55 / 71 (626.2176)	48 (158.8800)	67 (149.1088)	53 (158.2400)	42 (159.9888)
2016-08-26	9th Annual Big Island BBQ Albert Lea, MN	32 / 48 (637.5996)	17 (169.7600)	23 (164.5372)	45 (149.0740)	35 (154.2284)
2016-06-17	Treasure Island BBQ/ Steak Food Fest Red Wing, MN	26 / 34 (619.7940)	29 (154.2400)	22 (160.5028)	22 (159.3828)	26 (145.6684)
2016-05-13	Minnesota in May Falcon Heights, MN	63 / 71 (624.4576)	24 (167.9656)	51 (158.3204)	51 (158.2744)	69 (139.8972)
2015-08-28	8th Annual Big Island BBQ Albert Lea, MN	31 / 55 (645.0516)	29 (163.9772)	38 (158.8344)	4 (174.2628)	47 (147.9772)
2015-05-15	Minnesota in May St. Paul, MN	48 / 60 (640.4800)	32 (162.8572)	10 (168.5944)	50 (156.5256)	54 (152.5028)
2014-08-22	Big Island BBQ Albert Lea, MN	41 / 54 (640.4112)	48 (155.9428)	14 (169.1200)	36 (161.7028)	41 (153.6456)
2014-05-16	Minnesota in May Falcon Heights, MN	43 / 58 (625.0624)	44 (155.4400)	29 (158.2856)	57 (146.8112)	26 (164.5256)
2013-08-23	6th Annual Big Island BBQ Albert Lea, MN	30 / 50 (644.3996)	39 (158.2512)	15 (169.1428)	43 (157.0628)	23 (159.9428)
2013-06-15	Treasure Island International BBQ Championship Welch, MN	64 / 68 (598.8568)	61 (151.4286)	58 (154.2858)	67 (146.2854)	65 (146.8570)

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
2017 ↗	Master	#2212 (60 pts)	#2286 (60 pts)	#2304 (60 pts)	#2260 (60 pts)	#2266 (60 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#1932 (119 pts)	#1864 (124 pts)	#1805 (134 pts)	#1808 (134 pts)	#1985 (119 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#1676 (120 pts)	#1778 (120 pts)	#1412 (195 pts)	#1195 (270 pts)	#1763 (120 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#1589 (150 pts)	#1666 (150 pts)	#1416 (205 pts)	#1668 (150 pts)	#1664 (150 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#1471 (150 pts)	#1551 (150 pts)	#1367 (200 pts)	#1560 (150 pts)	#1468 (160 pts)