PETE'S PIG PIT POSSE

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

Power ranking

#4980

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1463

peak 1463 · rated over 12 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2014-08-15

latest 2019-08-16

Best ToY finish

#1266

Master 2018

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 12 contests

Avg finish

top 72%

overall standings

Best overall

655.8860 / 720

Master · BBQ and Fly In on the River

Perfect 180s

Current form

638.40 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 632.23 (+6.16)

Walk rate

25%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

172.6172

Brisket · *BBQ and Fly In on the River(JUDGES FULL)

Consistency

±19.44

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs

avg 161.41 · weakest Chicken (155.26)

Road miles

272

mi across 12 mapped stops

Schedule strength

57%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1572)

Purse competed for

$10K

listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 1 state-championship entries

Master avg

632.23 / 720

12 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (6 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.

Their season

2018 their best year

2018 was the year it came together: 4 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 62%.

4 contests
0 overall top-10s
0 category wins
average top 62%

A tough matchup

10–0 behind in the head-to-head

Sons of a Brisket ahead in 100% of their meetings

Sons of a Brisket has come out ahead in 10 of their 10 shared contests.

The weak link

−6.2 points behind their best meat

Chicken is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 6.15 points below their pork ribs, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 17%.

Chicken avg 155.26
Pork Ribs avg 161.41
0 calls in 12 entries

A strong matchup

4–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 80% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Smokin' The Rite Way in 4 of their 5 shared contests.

Pork Ribs nemesis

8 of 10 shared pork ribs entries lost

ALL FORKED UP FOR Q ahead 80% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, ALL FORKED UP FOR Q has out-cooked them in 8 of 10 shared pork ribs entries.

A standing appointment

4 years running at one contest

They've cooked BBQ and Fly In on the River every year from 2016 to 2019 — the contest they never miss.

5 visits in all
best finish 34th

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CAN'T STOP THE SMOKE

#4977 of the rated field

1463 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1505

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to PETE'S PIG PIT POSSE)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team PETE'S PIG PIT POSSE has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 15 contests
last seen 2016-10-29

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A BBQ TEAM - MO

#4989 of the rated field

1462 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 32
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 3%
Peak: 1506

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to PETE'S PIG PIT POSSE)

They've been 1506 at their best, 44 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 32 contests
last seen 2025-11-05

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J & J BBQ

#4995 of the rated field

1462 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 17%
Peak: 1462

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 12 contests to 12, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 12 contests
last seen 2024-05-31

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Pharr Moore BBQ

#4969 of the rated field

1463 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1463

No shared contest yet.

Level with PETE'S PIG PIT POSSE on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 11 contests
last seen 2023-09-22

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Casey's BBQ & Smokehouse

#5009 of the rated field

1462 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 9%
Peak: 1462

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 11 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 11 contests
last seen 2018-08-24

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Two Drummer's Q-Crew

#5000 of the rated field

1462 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1462

No shared contest yet.

They turned up 5 years after PETE'S PIG PIT POSSE did, first appearing in 2019.

rated over 10 contests
last seen 2023-01-13

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
ALL FORKED UP FOR Q	10	1	9	10%	⚔ compare
Sons of a Brisket	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
SLAPS BBQ	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
Theslabs.com	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
NICKLE BOYS BBQ	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
BURNT FINGER BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
DIRT ROAD BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
VALLEY OAKS STEAK COMPANY	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
The Boys in Que	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
SMOKE THIS BBQ MO	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
POLITICAL PORK	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
SMOOTH SMOKE	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
GETTIN' SAUCED	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
Smokin' The Rite Way	5	4	1	80%	⚔ compare
T'S SMOKIN PIT	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	12	0	164.5600	144.5712	155.26	top 77%
Pork Ribs	12	2	170.8456	150.2516	161.41	top 59%
Pork	12	0	169.1084	141.6684	158.93	top 68%
Brisket	12	1	172.6172	146.2512	156.63	top 67%

“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 77%
Large (40+)	10	0	top 71%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
BBQ and Fly In on the River	5	34	0	top 76%	2019-08-16

The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 5 yrs 2014-08-15 → 2019-08-16

Busiest season 2018 4 contests

Contests a season 2 across 6 seasons in the data

Cooks most in MO 12 of 12 contests

Contests visited 8 1 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 12 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls

Strongest meat Pork Ribs averages 161.41 · weakest Chicken (155.26)

Walk rate 25% a top-10 call in 3 of 12 contests

Overall top-10 rate 0% 0 of 12 contests

Master average 632.23 out of 720 · 12 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 369 191–468 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 272 12 mapped stops

Schedule strength 1572 average field rating faced — tougher than 57% of rated contests

Purse competed for $10,000 listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships 0 from 1 state-championship entries

Longest layoff 1.2 yrs 2014-08-15 → 2015-10-23

Power rating 1463 peak 1463 · #4980 of 6,413 rated

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

2014
Aug 15 First tracked contest BBQ and Fly In on the River
Aug 15 Peak power rating (1488) BBQ and Fly In on the River
2015
Oct 23 First call Fountains Blaze off & Senior Q
2016
Jun 3 First overall past 90% of a perfect score652.5484 Smokin' on the Summit BBQ
Aug 19 Career-best overall score655.8860 BBQ and Fly In on the River
2018
Aug 17 10th tracked contest *BBQ and Fly In on the River(JUDGES FULL)
Aug 17 Career-best single call (Brisket)172.6172 *BBQ and Fly In on the River(JUDGES FULL)
2019
Aug 16 Most recent contest BBQ and Fly In on the River

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+5.8	*Independence Fire & Ice BBQ	2018-10-05
+3.5	Smokin' on the Summit BBQ	2016-06-03
+0.9	BBQ and Fly In on the River	2016-08-19
+0.8	*BBQ and Fly In on the River(JUDGES FULL)	2018-08-17

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-12.3	BBQ and Fly In on the River	2014-08-15
-10.5	Smokin' On The Summit	2017-06-02
-8.6	Smokin On Big Creek BBQ Contest Benefiting Operation BBQ Relief(TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL)	2017-03-31
-5.9	BBQ and Fly In on the River	2019-08-16
-5.1	Fountains Blaze off & Senior Q	2015-10-23

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)

Team of the Year rank by season

Season by season

Season	Contests	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2019	1	0%	top 87%	85.2%	85.2%
2018	4	25%	top 62%	90.5%	89.5%
2017	3	0%	top 84%	88.2%	85.8%
2016	2	50%	top 53%	91.1%	90.9%
2015	1	100%	top 77%	88.4%	88.4%
2014	1	0%	top 94%	82.8%	82.8%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2019-08-16	BBQ and Fly In on the River 🏅 Excelsior Springs, MO	59 / 68 (613.5428)	51 (163.3944)	53 (159.9772)	68 (141.6684)	62 (148.5028)
2018-10-05	*Independence Fire & Ice BBQ Independence, MO	25 / 56 (650.0796)	27 (163.9428)	30 (163.9656)	19 (169.1084)	42 (153.0628)
2018-08-17	*BBQ and Fly In on the River(JUDGES FULL) Excelsior Springs, MO	37 / 57 (651.3712)	50 (150.7884)	31 (162.8228)	30 (165.1428)	10 (172.6172)
2018-07-27	*Racing for the BBQ Lee's Summit, MO	41 / 66 (632.4916)	34 (163.4056)	50 (151.3944)	29 (164.0344)	45 (153.6572)
2018-03-23	*Smokin On Big Creek Pleasant Hill, MO	30 / 39 (644.5028)	35 (148.5372)	13 (168.5944)	18 (166.8456)	25 (160.5256)
2017-08-18	BBQ and Fly In on the River Excelsior Springs, MO	48 / 65 (634.7888)	35 (164.5600)	46 (160.0228)	62 (147.9544)	37 (162.2516)
2017-06-02	Smokin' On The Summit Lee's Summit, MO	59 / 65 (605.6568)	61 (144.5712)	55 (150.2516)	37 (164.5828)	58 (146.2512)
2017-03-31	Smokin On Big Creek BBQ Contest Benefiting Operation BBQ Relief(TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL) Pleasant Hill, MO	52 / 59 (613.0288)	57 (147.9772)	50 (157.1316)	45 (157.7028)	45 (150.2172)
2016-08-19	BBQ and Fly In on the River Excelsior Springs, MO	34 / 56 (655.8860)	43 (161.7144)	23 (170.8344)	49 (159.3828)	27 (163.9544)
2016-06-03	Smokin' on the Summit BBQ Lee's Summit, MO	30 / 67 (652.5484)	43 (157.1772)	10 (170.8456)	42 (161.1428)	28 (163.3828)
2015-10-23	Fountains Blaze off & Senior Q Independence, MO	17 / 22 (636.4456)	20 (147.9772)	8 (169.7144)	15 (162.8112)	18 (155.9428)
2014-08-15	BBQ and Fly In on the River Excelsior Springs, MO	48 / 51 (596.4684)	48 (149.0856)	42 (151.3944)	48 (146.8228)	46 (149.1656)

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
2019 ↗	Master	#1955 (60 pts)	#2049 (60 pts)	#2026 (60 pts)	#2029 (60 pts)	#2010 (60 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#1266 (180 pts)	#1319 (180 pts)	#1173 (240 pts)	#1140 (245 pts)	#1330 (180 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#1722 (120 pts)	#1802 (120 pts)	#1822 (120 pts)	#1799 (120 pts)	#1794 (120 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#2274 (60 pts)	#2353 (60 pts)	#2292 (70 pts)	#2326 (60 pts)	#2345 (60 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#2084 (75 pts)	#2167 (75 pts)	#2161 (75 pts)	#2172 (75 pts)	#2148 (75 pts)