PRAIRIE DOG PIT CREW

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

Power ranking

#3022

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1505

peak 1505 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-06-21

latest 2014-08-22

Best ToY finish

#1064

Master 2014

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

3 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 5 contests

Avg finish

top 53%

overall standings

Best overall

675.3488 / 720

Master · Bootleggin' BBQ

Perfect 180s

Current form

653.43

last 5 Master vs avg 653.43 (-0.00)

Walk rate

80%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

174.2860

Pork Ribs · Bootleggin' BBQ

Consistency

±14.84

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 165.36 · weakest Pork Ribs (160.56)

Road miles

308

mi across 5 mapped stops · furthest 58 mi

Schedule strength

19%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1527)

Master avg

653.43 / 720

5 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (4 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.

High-water mark

675.3488 career-best overall

93.8% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 675.3488 at Bootleggin' BBQ — 93.8% of a perfect 720.

Master
2014-08-22

A tough matchup

5–0 behind in the head-to-head

BURNIN BOBS BUTTS N BONES ahead in 100% of their meetings

BURNIN BOBS BUTTS N BONES has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.

The weak link

−4.8 points behind their best meat

Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.80 points below their pork, and turns into a call 60% of the time against 40%.

Pork Ribs avg 160.56
Pork avg 165.36
3 calls in 5 entries

A strong matchup

3–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of BRACKEN RACKS BBQ in 3 of their 3 shared contests.

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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

GOLDEN TOAD

#3021 of the rated field

1505 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 20%
Peak: 1528

1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to PRAIRIE DOG PIT CREW)

2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team PRAIRIE DOG PIT CREW has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 10 contests
last seen 2022-05-06

⚔ Head-to-head

Fat Tiger BBQ Team

#3015 of the rated field

1505 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1508

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 5 contests
last seen 2026-05-29

⚔ Head-to-head

SMOKIN MEDICINE

#3010 of the rated field

1505 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1507

No shared contest yet.

Level with PRAIRIE DOG PIT CREW on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 5 contests
last seen 2022-06-24

⚔ Head-to-head

Porky's Revenge

#3001 of the rated field

1505 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 60%
Peak: 1505

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 5 contests
last seen 2019-10-18

⚔ Head-to-head

SWEET BLAQ ASH

#3007 of the rated field

1505 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 20%
Peak: 1508

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 5 contests
last seen 2013-10-18

⚔ Head-to-head

CODE 3 BBQ

#3019 of the rated field

1505 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1510

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 5 contests
last seen 2013-05-17

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
G "QUE"	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
BURNIN BOBS BUTTS N BONES	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	5	2	1	172.5828	152.0000	164.45	top 51%
Pork Ribs	5	3	1	174.2860	150.8000	160.56	top 52%
Pork	5	2	0	169.6800	157.6800	165.36	top 50%
Brisket	5	1	1	170.2856	155.3828	163.06	top 52%

“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	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	2	top 45%
Medium (20–39)	2	top 64%
Large (40+)	1	top 45%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Bootleggin' BBQ	2	6	0	top 45%	2014-08-22

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

On the trail 1.2 yrs 2013-06-21 → 2014-08-22

Busiest season 2014 3 contests

Contests a season 2.5 across 2 seasons in the data

Cooks most in CO 5 of 5 contests

Contests visited 4 1 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 5 entries · 0 wins · 2 calls

Strongest meat Pork averages 165.36 · weakest Pork Ribs (160.56)

Walk rate 80% a top-10 call in 4 of 5 contests

Overall top-10 rate 40% 2 of 5 contests

Master average 653.43 out of 720 · 5 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 96 67–69 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 308 5 mapped stops · furthest 58 mi

Schedule strength 1527 average field rating faced — tougher than 19% of rated contests

Power rating 1505 peak 1505 · #3022 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
Jun 21 First tracked contest South Park Kick Ass BBQ Competition
Jun 21 First call South Park Kick Ass BBQ Competition
Aug 23 First overall top-10 Bootleggin' BBQ
Aug 23 First overall past 90% of a perfect score662.8344 Bootleggin' BBQ
2014
Aug 22 Career-best overall score675.3488 Bootleggin' BBQ
Aug 22 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)174.2860 Bootleggin' BBQ
Aug 22 Peak power rating (1505) Bootleggin' BBQ
Aug 22 Most recent contest Bootleggin' BBQ

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+6.7	Bootleggin' BBQ	2013-08-23
+2.7	21st Colorado BBQ Challenge	2014-06-13
+1.2	Bootleggin' BBQ	2014-08-22

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-3.6	South Park Kick Ass BBQ Competition	2013-06-21
-2.2	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	2014-04-18

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)

Season by season

Season	Contests	GCs	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2014	3	0	1	0	67%	top 54%	93.8%	91.3%
2013	2	0	1	0	100%	top 51%	92.1%	89.9%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2014-08-22	Bootleggin' BBQ Garden City, CO	9 / 17 (675.3488)	9 (168.5484)	2 (174.2860)	11 (167.9888)	13 (164.5256)
2014-06-13	21st Colorado BBQ Challenge Frisco, CO	25 / 55 (647.3144)	17 (166.8344)	43 (150.8000)	24 (162.8572)	17 (166.8228)
2014-04-18	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Denver, CO	19 / 30 (650.2056)	3 (172.5828)	10 (164.5600)	21 (157.6800)	24 (155.3828)
2013-08-23	Bootleggin' BBQ Garden City, CO	6 / 16 (662.8344)	11 (162.2972)	9 (160.5716)	5 (169.6800)	3 (170.2856)
2013-06-21	South Park Kick Ass BBQ Competition Fairplay, CO	15 / 23 (631.4288)	21 (152.0000)	19 (152.5718)	9 (168.5712)	12 (158.2858)

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
2014 ↗	Master	#1064 (287 pts)	#779 (472 pts)	#819 (447 pts)	#1204 (267 pts)	#1137 (277 pts)