The one to beat
2×
one call ahead of them
RIVERSIDE BARBEQUE COMPANY has finished one call ahead of PIT FIENDS 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
PIT FIENDS
PIT FIENDS is a competition barbecue team with 7 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2015. Their best overall finish is 15th of 21 at the Riverside Blues & BBQ Festival (2013). They are ranked #6062 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1431
peak 1431 · rated over 7 contests
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
Sep 14, 2013
latest Sep 12, 2015 · 2 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podium
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 7 contests
Avg finish
top 90%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
590.70 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 594.63 (-3.93)
Walk rate
14%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±22.75
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 157.53 · weakest Brisket (142.16)
Road miles
555
across 7 mapped stops · furthest 114 mi
Schedule strength
29%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1539)
Master avg
594.63 / 720
7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #1452 (171 pts) | #1213 (251 pts) | #1535 (171 pts) | #1502 (181 pts) | #1501 (171 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #1867 (115 pts) | #1953 (115 pts) | #1462 (195 pts) | #1859 (130 pts) | #1770 (140 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #1860 (96 pts) | #1171 (246 pts) | #2517 (66 pts) | #1505 (161 pts) | #2029 (76 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to PIT FIENDS, each with one reason worth a look.
60 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#6,065 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1431
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#6,055 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1503
They've been 1503 at their best, 71 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Compare careers#6,067 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1431
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Compare careers#6,071 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1431
Level with PIT FIENDS on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#6,061 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1431
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#6,072 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1431
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| CIDER BOYS BBQ | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| Rogue Hog BBQ | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| Smokin' Bulldogs | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| Smokin Aces | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| INSANE SWINE BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| STUBBORN BULL BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| QUE AND A HALF MEN | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| FIRE DOWN BELOW | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Pork Butt Paradise | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 170.8572 | 135.9428 | 157.53 | top 60% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.1316 | 129.6572 | 143.19 | top 88% |
| Pork | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 165.1428 | 137.1428 | 151.75 | top 74% |
| Brisket | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 154.2400 | 131.3372 | 142.16 | top 90% |
“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) | 5 | 0 | top 89% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 94% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harvard Fall Festival BBQ Contest | 2 | 37 | 0 | top 99% | Sep 12, 2015 |
| Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | 2 | 25 | 0 | top 95% | Aug 14, 2015 |
| Riverside Blues & BBQ Festival | 2 | 15 | 0 | top 78% | Oct 10, 2014 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2015
3 contests
Contests a season
2.3
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
MA
4 of 7 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
4
3 of them more than once
Opponents faced
117
finished ahead 19 times, behind 204
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20151 milestone
- Most recent contest Harvard Fall Festival BBQ Contest
20135 milestones
- First tracked contest Harvard Fall Festival BBQ Contest
- Peak power rating (1485) Harvard Fall Festival BBQ Contest
- First call Riverside Blues & BBQ Festival
- Career-best overall score626.7316 Riverside Blues & BBQ Festival
- Career-best single call (Chicken)170.8572 Riverside Blues & BBQ Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -14.7 | Harvard Fall Festival BBQ Contest | Sep 14, 2013 |
| -11.8 | Harvard Fall Festival BBQ Contest | Sep 12, 2015 |
| -10.7 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Aug 8, 2014 |
| -9.3 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Aug 14, 2015 |
| -9.3 | Monadnock Up in Smoke BBQ Fest | May 29, 2015 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 95% | 84% | 81.8% |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 89% | 85.5% | 82.4% |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 85% | 87% | 84% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12, 2015 | Harvard Fall Festival BBQ Contest Harvard, MA | 37 / 37 (559.7488) | 26 (154.2628) | 37 (133.6000) | 36 (140.5488) | 37 (131.3372) |
| Aug 14, 2015 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Scarborough, ME | 25 / 26 (604.9600) | 19 (163.9656) | 26 (141.6344) | 23 (151.4172) | 25 (147.9428) |
| May 29, 2015 | Monadnock Up in Smoke BBQ Fest Swanzey, NH | 44 / 49 (602.7884) | 15 (168.6056) | 48 (139.3372) | 33 (155.4284) | 46 (139.4172) |
| Oct 10, 2014 | Riverside Blues & BBQ Festival Greenfield, MA | 23 / 27 (615.8396) | 23 (149.0972) | 20 (155.9312) | 20 (156.5712) | 18 (154.2400) |
| Aug 8, 2014 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Scarborough, ME | 26 / 28 (570.1828) | 28 (135.9428) | 12 (161.1316) | 28 (137.1428) | 25 (135.9656) |
| Oct 11, 2013 | Riverside Blues & BBQ Festival Greenfield, MA | 15 / 21 (626.7316) | 2 (170.8572) | 21 (141.0400) | 6 (165.1428) | 19 (149.6916) |
| Sep 14, 2013 | Harvard Fall Festival BBQ Contest Harvard, MA | 41 / 42 (582.1832) | 22 (160) | 42 (129.6572) | 27 (156.0116) | 38 (136.5144) |