The one to beat
3×
one call ahead of them
SMOKIN JERKS has finished one call ahead of Dirty Pickle Pit Masters 3 times — their closest competition in the data.
Dirty Pickle Pit Masters
Dirty Pickle Pit Masters is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2015. Their best overall finish is 14th of 16 at the 1st Annual Hill City Wine, Brew & BBQ (2013). They are ranked #5463 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1452
peak 1452 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
Jul 6, 2013
latest Aug 11, 2015 · 2.1 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 88%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
20%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±32.47
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 150.74 · weakest Pork Ribs (137.79)
Road miles
665
across 5 mapped stops · furthest 290 mi
Schedule strength
23%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1531)
Master avg
578.56 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Dirty Pickle Pit Masters, each with one reason worth a look.
105 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5,480 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1452
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,455 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1452
Level with Dirty Pickle Pit Masters on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#5,465 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1452
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,468 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1452
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,454 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1452
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Compare careers#5,474 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1452
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMOKIN JERKS | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| JO-BAWB'S BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.3428 | 142.8572 | 150.16 | top 79% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 152.5600 | 117.7140 | 137.79 | top 89% |
| Pork | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 160.5828 | 136.5714 | 150.74 | top 73% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159.4172 | 123.3260 | 139.86 | top 82% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 88% |
| Medium (20–39) | 4 | 0 | top 88% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana State BBQ Championship at Montana Fair | 2 | 21 | 0 | top 90% | Aug 11, 2015 |
| Montana BBQ Cook-Off | 2 | 19 | 0 | top 85% | Jul 5, 2014 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2014
2 contests
Contests a season
1.7
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
MT
4 of 5 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
3
2 of them more than once
Opponents faced
68
finished ahead 14 times, behind 95
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20153 milestones
- Career-best overall score619.9544 Montana State BBQ Championship at Montana Fair
- Career-best single call (Chicken)162.3428 Montana State BBQ Championship at Montana Fair
- Most recent contest Montana State BBQ Championship at Montana Fair
20133 milestones
- First tracked contest Montana BBQ Cook-Off
- Peak power rating (1489) Montana BBQ Cook-Off
- First call 1st Annual Hill City Wine, Brew & BBQ
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.5 | Montana State BBQ Championship at Montana Fair | Aug 12, 2014 |
| -10.9 | Montana BBQ Cook-Off | Jul 6, 2013 |
| -9.8 | 1st Annual Hill City Wine, Brew & BBQ | Aug 23, 2013 |
| -8.9 | Montana BBQ Cook-Off | Jul 5, 2014 |
| -6.8 | Montana State BBQ Championship at Montana Fair | Aug 11, 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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 84% | 86.1% | 86.1% |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 90% | 83.2% | 81.5% |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 87% | 80% | 76.3% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 11, 2015 | Montana State BBQ Championship at Montana Fair Billings, MT | 21 / 25 (619.9544) | 15 (162.3428) | 25 (137.6116) | 17 (160.5828) | 14 (159.4172) |
| Aug 12, 2014 | Montana State BBQ Championship at Montana Fair Billings, MT | 25 / 26 (574.7428) | 24 (149.7028) | 23 (135.9428) | 24 (143.3944) | 20 (145.7028) |
| Jul 5, 2014 | Montana BBQ Cook-Off Absarokee, MT | 21 / 25 (599.3484) | 24 (145.6684) | 17 (152.5600) | 18 (156) | 22 (145.1200) |
| Aug 23, 2013 | 1st Annual Hill City Wine, Brew & BBQ Hill City, SD | 14 / 16 (575.8748) | 13 (150.2516) | 14 (145.1316) | 10 (157.1656) | 16 (123.3260) |
| Jul 6, 2013 | Montana BBQ Cook-Off Absarokee, MT | 19 / 22 (522.8568) | 14 (142.8572) | 22 (117.7140) | 15 (136.5714) | 20 (125.7142) |