Their season
2013
their best year
2013 was the year it came together: 3 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 57%.
- 3 contests
- 0 overall top-10s
- 0 category wins
- average top 57%
8-BIT BBQ
8-BIT BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 8 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2017. Their best overall finish is 27th of 51 at the 21st Annual Platte City BBQ Cook-off At Basswood Resort (2016). They are ranked #4656 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “8 Bit BBQ”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1470
peak 1470 · rated over 8 contests
Contests
8
in the data
First seen
May 10, 2013
latest May 19, 2017 · 4 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 8 contests
Avg finish
top 68%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
636.31 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 636.90 (-0.59)
Walk rate
25%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±13.54
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 166.13 · weakest Brisket (152.03)
Road miles
148
across 8 mapped stops
Schedule strength
25%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1534)
Master avg
636.90 / 720
8 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 8-BIT BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
143 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4,676 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 13%
- Peak
- 1500
They've been 1500 at their best, 31 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Compare careers#4,636 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1470
Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,661 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 13%
- Peak
- 1506
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Compare careers#4,660 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1470
Level with 8-BIT BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#4,679 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 11%
- Peak
- 1469
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#4,638 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1470
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VALLEY OAKS STEAK COMPANY | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| THUMP & STRUM BBQ | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| DIRT ROAD BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| R BUTTS R SMOKIN | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| 50 SHADES OF QUE | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| WHISKEY,WOMEN & WIBS | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 171.4172 | 160.5256 | 166.13 | top 41% |
| Pork Ribs | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 171.4288 | 143.9200 | 158.62 | top 60% |
| Pork | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.7600 | 151.4056 | 160.13 | top 65% |
| Brisket | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 160.5144 | 141.7142 | 152.03 | top 80% |
“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.
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Platte City BBQ Cook-Off | 2 | 27 | 0 | top 70% | May 16, 2014 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2013
3 contests
Contests a season
1.6
across 5 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
MO
8 of 8 contests
Contests visited
7
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
333
finished ahead 154 times, behind 330
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20171 milestone
- Most recent contest 22nd Annual Platte City BBQ Cook Off at Basswood Resort
20161 milestone
- Career-best overall score652.4460 21st Annual Platte City BBQ Cook-off At Basswood Resort
20135 milestones
- First tracked contest Platte City BBQ Cook-Off
- First call Platte City BBQ Cook-Off
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)171.4288 Platte City BBQ Cook-Off
- Peak power rating (1500) Platte City BBQ Cook-Off
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score648.5372 Blue Springs Barbeque Blaze-Off
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +2.5 | 21st Annual Platte City BBQ Cook-off At Basswood Resort | May 13, 2016 |
| +1.8 | Blue Springs Barbeque Blaze-Off | Sep 6, 2013 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.2 | Platte City BBQ Cook-Off | May 16, 2014 |
| -9.9 | Independence Fire & Ice BBQ | Sep 9, 2016 |
| -6.2 | SMOKIN on the Summit | Jun 7, 2013 |
| -5.4 | 22nd Annual Platte City BBQ Cook Off at Basswood Resort | May 19, 2017 |
| -1.6 | 20th Annual Platte City BBQ Cook-Off | May 15, 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 78% | 89.2% | 89.2% |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 73% | 90.6% | 88.4% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 63% | 90.1% | 90.1% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 88% | 85.8% | 85.8% |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33% | top 57% | 90.1% | 88.6% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 19, 2017 | 22nd Annual Platte City BBQ Cook Off at Basswood Resort Platte City, MO | 46 / 59 (642.2056) | 28 (167.4284) | 46 (160.5600) | 50 (158.2628) | 47 (155.9544) |
| Sep 9, 2016 | Independence Fire & Ice BBQ Independence, MO | 70 / 76 (620.9256) | 41 (165.0856) | 73 (143.9200) | 73 (151.4056) | 51 (160.5144) |
| May 13, 2016 | 21st Annual Platte City BBQ Cook-off At Basswood Resort Platte City, MO | 27 / 51 (652.4460) | 18 (166.8228) | 9 (169.1200) | 24 (165.0972) | 43 (151.4060) |
| May 15, 2015 | 20th Annual Platte City BBQ Cook-Off Platte City, MO | 32 / 51 (648.4456) | 18 (169.1544) | 29 (162.2512) | 19 (165.6800) | 44 (151.3600) |
| May 16, 2014 | Platte City BBQ Cook-Off Platte City, MO | 44 / 50 (617.5308) | 33 (160.5256) | 48 (148.5484) | 39 (159.3712) | 47 (149.0856) |
| Sep 6, 2013 | Blue Springs Barbeque Blaze-Off Blue Springs, MO | 35 / 72 (648.5372) | 13 (171.4172) | 43 (158.8572) | 24 (169.7600) | 60 (148.5028) |
| Jun 7, 2013 | SMOKIN on the Summit Lees Summit, MO | 57 / 81 (621.1426) | 22 (165.1428) | 58 (154.2858) | 41 (159.9998) | 72 (141.7142) |
| May 10, 2013 | Platte City BBQ Cook-Off Platte City, MO | 27 / 52 (644.0002) | 23 (163.4286) | 4 (171.4288) | 50 (151.4284) | 31 (157.7144) |