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
- Aug 22, 2014
PRAIRIE DOG PIT CREW
PRAIRIE DOG PIT CREW is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2014. Their best overall finish is 6th of 16 at the Bootleggin' BBQ (2013). They are ranked #3036 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1505
peak 1505 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
Jun 21, 2013
latest Aug 22, 2014 · 1.2 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
3 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
40% of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 53%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
80%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±14.84
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 165.36 · weakest Pork Ribs (160.56)
Road miles
308
across 5 mapped stops · furthest 58 mi
Schedule strength
19%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1526)
Master avg
653.43 / 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)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #1064 (287 pts) | #779 (472 pts) | #819 (447 pts) | #1204 (267 pts) | #1137 (277 pts) |
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to PRAIRIE DOG PIT CREW, each with one reason worth a look.
106 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3,034 of the rated field
- 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.
⚔ Head-to-head#3,031 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1508
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,022 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1507
Level with PRAIRIE DOG PIT CREW on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#3,019 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 60%
- Peak
- 1505
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Compare careers#3,023 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1508
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,033 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1510
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G "QUE" | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| BURNIN BOBS BUTTS N BONES | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 172.5828 | 152 | 164.45 | top 51% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 174.2860 | 150.8000 | 160.56 | top 52% |
| Pork | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 169.6800 | 157.6800 | 165.36 | top 50% |
| Brisket | 5 | 1 | 0 | 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 field size and state
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 2 | 0 | top 45% |
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 64% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 45% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bootleggin' BBQ | 2 | 6 | 0 | top 45% | Aug 22, 2014 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2014
3 contests
Contests a season
2.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
CO
5 of 5 contests
Contests visited
4
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
96
finished ahead 67 times, behind 69
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20144 milestones
- Career-best overall score675.3488 Bootleggin' BBQ
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)174.2860 Bootleggin' BBQ
- Peak power rating (1505) Bootleggin' BBQ
- Most recent contest Bootleggin' BBQ
20134 milestones
- First tracked contest South Park Kick Ass BBQ Competition
- First call South Park Kick Ass BBQ Competition
- First overall top-10 Bootleggin' BBQ
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score662.8344 Bootleggin' BBQ
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +6.7 | Bootleggin' BBQ | Aug 23, 2013 |
| +2.7 | 21st Colorado BBQ Challenge | Jun 13, 2014 |
| +1.2 | Bootleggin' BBQ | Aug 22, 2014 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -3.6 | South Park Kick Ass BBQ Competition | Jun 21, 2013 |
| -2.2 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Apr 18, 2014 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 22, 2014 | Bootleggin' BBQ Garden City, CO | 9 / 17 (675.3488) | 9 (168.5484) | 2 (174.2860) | 11 (167.9888) | 13 (164.5256) |
| Jun 13, 2014 | 21st Colorado BBQ Challenge Frisco, CO | 25 / 55 (647.3144) | 17 (166.8344) | 43 (150.8000) | 24 (162.8572) | 17 (166.8228) |
| Apr 18, 2014 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Denver, CO | 19 / 30 (650.2056) | 3 (172.5828) | 10 (164.5600) | 21 (157.6800) | 24 (155.3828) |
| Aug 23, 2013 | Bootleggin' BBQ Garden City, CO | 6 / 16 (662.8344) | 11 (162.2972) | 9 (160.5716) | 5 (169.6800) | 3 (170.2856) |
| Jun 21, 2013 | South Park Kick Ass BBQ Competition Fairplay, CO | 15 / 23 (631.4288) | 21 (152) | 19 (152.5718) | 9 (168.5712) | 12 (158.2858) |