High-water mark
671.3372
career-best overall
93.2% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 671.3372 at Liberty 4th Fest BBQ Contest — 93.2% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2014-07-03
TMS PITMASTERS
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1494
peak 1494 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2013-10-03
latest 2015-10-03
Best ToY finish
#1582
Master 2014
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 56%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
557.30 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 562.97 (-5.66)
Walk rate
40%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±180.58
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 164.22 · weakest Pork Ribs (156.66)
Road miles
56
mi across 5 mapped stops
Schedule strength
33%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1543)
Master avg
562.97 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
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.
A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
BURNT FINGER BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
BURNT FINGER BBQ has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
The weak link
−7.6
points behind their best meat
Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 7.57 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 20%.
- Pork Ribs avg 156.66
- Chicken avg 164.22
- 0 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 FOUNTAIN CITY BARBEQUE in 3 of their 3 shared 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.
121 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3436 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 11%
- Peak
- 1494
1–2 in 3 shared contests (33% to TMS PITMASTERS)
These two have cooked 3 of the same contests — Three Little Pigs ahead 2–1 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.
⚔ Head-to-head#3451 of the rated field
- Contests
- 25
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 8%
- Peak
- 1531
2–1 in 3 shared contests (67% to TMS PITMASTERS)
They've been 1531 at their best, 37 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#3437 of the rated field
- Contests
- 27
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 4%
- Peak
- 1543
1–2 in 3 shared contests (33% to TMS PITMASTERS)
27 contests to 5: their number has had years to settle where TMS PITMASTERS's is still finding its level.
⚔ Head-to-head#3445 of the rated field
- Contests
- 42
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1547
1–2 in 3 shared contests (33% to TMS PITMASTERS)
42 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 17% top-10 finishes rather than wins.
⚔ Head-to-head#3450 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1494
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 8 years after TMS PITMASTERS did, first appearing in 2021.
⚔ Head-to-head#3446 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1494
No shared contest yet.
Level with TMS PITMASTERS on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BEER & BUTTS QUE | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| S&S BBQ | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 173.7600 | 149.1544 | 164.22 | top 49% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164.5256 | 143.3716 | 156.66 | top 73% |
| Pork | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 171.9772 | 146.8228 | 163.63 | top 46% |
| Brisket | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 168.5944 | 148.5372 | 158.37 | top 55% |
“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) | 2 | 0 | top 50% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 61% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty 4th Fest BBQ Contest | 2 | 8 | 0 | top 50% | 2015-07-03 |
The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
2 yrs
2013-10-03 → 2015-10-03
Busiest season
2015
2 contests
Contests a season
1.7
across 3 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
MO
5 of 5 contests
Contests visited
4
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
5 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 164.22 · weakest Pork Ribs (156.66)
Walk rate
40%
a top-10 call in 2 of 5 contests
Overall top-10 rate
20%
1 of 5 contests
Master average
562.97
out of 720 · 5 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
1,044
587–1,158 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
56
5 mapped stops
Schedule strength
1543
average field rating faced — tougher than 33% of rated contests
Power rating
1494
peak 1494 · #3443 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open
- 2014
- First call Liberty 4th Fest BBQ Contest
- First overall top-10 Liberty 4th Fest BBQ Contest
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score671.3372 Liberty 4th Fest BBQ Contest
- Career-best overall score671.3372 Liberty 4th Fest BBQ Contest
- Peak power rating (1499) Liberty 4th Fest BBQ Contest
- 2015
- Career-best single call (Chicken)173.7600 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open
- Most recent contest 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +10.6 | Liberty 4th Fest BBQ Contest | 2014-07-03 |
| +3.3 | 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open | 2015-10-03 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.2 | 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open | 2013-10-03 |
| -4.8 | Liberty 4th Fest BBQ Contest | 2015-07-03 |
| -3.6 | 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open | 2014-10-02 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 50% | 89.5% | 56.1% |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50% | top 47% | 93.2% | 91.1% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 88% | 82.1% | 82.1% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-10-03 | 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open Kansas City, MO | 161 / 606 (163.4056) | 58 (173.7600) | 359 (161.7028) | 218 (166.8228) | 233 (165.1200) |
| 2015-07-03 | Liberty 4th Fest BBQ Contest Liberty, MO | 20 / 27 (644.4684) | 8 (168.5256) | 24 (154.8572) | 17 (163.4172) | 19 (157.6684) |
| 2014-10-02 | 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO | 372 / 552 (639.8968) | 318 (163.4284) | 376 (158.8228) | 153 (169.1084) | 484 (148.5372) |
| 2014-07-03 | Liberty 4th Fest BBQ Contest Liberty, MO | 8 / 31 (671.3372) | 19 (166.2400) | 18 (164.5256) | 4 (171.9772) | 3 (168.5944) |
| 2013-10-03 | 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO | 472 / 535 (591.2800) | 464 (149.1544) | 478 (143.3716) | 481 (146.8228) | 376 (151.9312) |
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 | #1582 (151 pts) | #2113 (86 pts) | #2073 (91 pts) | #1429 (206 pts) | #1281 (231 pts) |