LEFLER'S PIT CREW

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

Power ranking

#5524

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1450

peak 1450 · rated over 8 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2014-04-03

latest 2018-09-07

Best ToY finish

#2084

Master 2014

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 8 contests

Avg finish

top 83%

overall standings

Best overall

650.6400 / 720

Master · *Smoke On The Ohio(JUDGES FULL)

Perfect 180s

Current form

632.22 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 633.10 (-0.88)

Walk rate

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

167.4400

Pork · *Smoke On The Ohio(JUDGES FULL)

Consistency

±11.08

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 161.61 · weakest Brisket (155.11)

Road miles

234

mi across 8 mapped stops · furthest 40 mi

Schedule strength

55%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1570)

Master avg

633.10 / 720

8 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (7 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.

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

Z SMOKE has finished one call ahead of LEFLER'S PIT CREW 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

8–0 behind in the head-to-head

SON SEEKERS BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

SON SEEKERS BBQ has come out ahead in 8 of their 8 shared contests.

The weak link

−6.5 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 6.51 points below their pork, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 0%.

Brisket avg 155.11
Pork avg 161.61
0 calls in 8 entries

A strong matchup

3–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Up in Smoke in 3 of their 3 shared contests.

Pork nemesis

7 of 8 shared pork entries lost

SON SEEKERS BBQ ahead 88% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, SON SEEKERS BBQ has out-cooked them in 7 of 8 shared pork entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

JAY'S SMOKIN REDNECK BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.

The metronome

±1.54% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.54% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 87.9% of a perfect score
8 contests

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

SWEET LIPS BBQ

#5543 of the rated field

1449 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1500

1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to LEFLER'S PIT CREW)

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

rated over 14 contests
last seen 2017-10-06

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LITTLE BOB'S BBQ

#5503 of the rated field

1450 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 27
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 4%
Peak: 1505

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to LEFLER'S PIT CREW)

They've been 1505 at their best, 55 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 27 contests
last seen 2017-07-21

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Avon Purple Cobra's

#5504 of the rated field

1450 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1450

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 8 contests
last seen 2026-07-31

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Boar on the Floor

#5528 of the rated field

1450 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1450

No shared contest yet.

They turned up 5 years after LEFLER'S PIT CREW did, first appearing in 2019.

rated over 8 contests
last seen 2025-10-17

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Barr's BQ

#5511 of the rated field

1450 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1450

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 8 contests
last seen 2024-08-16

⚔ Head-to-head

BRISKETBONE BBQ

#5537 of the rated field

1449 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1449

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 8 contests
last seen 2024-08-16

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
SON SEEKERS BBQ	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
HOBBIE BAR-B-Q	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
Z SMOKE	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
BLUE CHIP BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
Pappy Q	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
OWENSBORO PORK PULLERS	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
OLE MAN LARRY'S BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
A-1 TAX SERVICE INC	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	8	165.0972	152.5140	159.32	top 82%
Pork Ribs	8	166.3200	136.5260	157.06	top 71%
Pork	8	167.4400	155.3600	161.61	top 76%
Brisket	8	161.1544	142.2288	155.11	top 79%

“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 state / province

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
IN	4	0	top 80%
KY	4	0	top 85%

By contest size

Field	Contests	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	1	top 100%
Medium (20–39)	5	top 79%
Large (40+)	2	top 84%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
*Smoke On The Ohio(JUDGES FULL)	2	17	0	top 73%	2018-09-07

The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 4.4 yrs 2014-04-03 → 2018-09-07

Busiest season 2017 2 contests

Contests a season 1.6 across 5 seasons in the data

Cooks most in IN 4 of 8 contests · 2 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 7 1 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 8 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls

Strongest meat Pork averages 161.61 · weakest Brisket (155.11)

Walk rate 0% a top-10 call in 0 of 8 contests

Overall top-10 rate 0% 0 of 8 contests

Master average 633.10 out of 720 · 8 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 157 51–232 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 234 8 mapped stops · furthest 40 mi

Schedule strength 1570 average field rating faced — tougher than 55% of rated contests

Longest layoff 1.5 yrs 2014-04-03 → 2015-09-18

Power rating 1450 peak 1450 · #5524 of 6,413 rated

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

2014
Apr 3 First tracked contest 2nd Annual Parkinson's Smoke Out
Apr 3 Peak power rating (1490) 2nd Annual Parkinson's Smoke Out
2017
Sep 8 Career-best single call (Pork)167.4400 *Smoke On The Ohio(JUDGES FULL)
2018
Sep 7 First overall past 90% of a perfect score650.6400 *Smoke On The Ohio(JUDGES FULL)
Sep 7 Career-best overall score650.6400 *Smoke On The Ohio(JUDGES FULL)
Sep 7 Most recent contest *Smoke On The Ohio(JUDGES FULL)

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+2.1	*Smoke On The Ohio(JUDGES FULL)	2018-09-07

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-11.8	Nebo Fall Festival BBQ	2015-09-18
-10.2	2nd Annual Parkinson's Smoke Out	2014-04-03
-7.6	*Smoke On The Ohio(JUDGES FULL)	2017-09-08
-6.3	Grillin N Chillin BBQ	2015-09-25
-6.1	Smokin' for Garrett	2016-05-20

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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2018	1	0%	top 61%	90.4%	90.4%
2017	2	0%	top 84%	86.3%	86%
2016	2	0%	top 84%	88.9%	88.4%
2015	2	0%	top 89%	89.7%	88.7%
2014	1	0%	top 88%	87%	87%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2018-09-07	*Smoke On The Ohio(JUDGES FULL) Mt.Vernon, IN	17 / 28 (650.6400)	16 (165.0972)	13 (165.0972)	25 (159.9312)	19 (160.5144)
2017-09-22	Grilling & Chillin BBQ Owensboro, KY	34 / 42 (621.5776)	22 (163.9656)	27 (160.0232)	39 (155.3600)	41 (142.2288)
2017-09-08	*Smoke On The Ohio(JUDGES FULL) Mt.Vernon, IN	25 / 29 (616.5148)	25 (155.9888)	28 (136.5260)	12 (167.4400)	21 (156.5600)
2016-09-23	Grillin and Chillin Owensboro, KY	32 / 39 (639.8172)	33 (160.5372)	30 (159.9428)	30 (162.8228)	32 (156.5144)
2016-05-20	Smokin' for Garrett Boonville, IN	30 / 35 (632.5372)	30 (160.5256)	31 (150.3088)	23 (165.1656)	28 (156.5372)
2015-09-25	Grillin N Chillin BBQ Owensboro, KY	30 / 38 (631.2684)	36 (155.3712)	27 (157.7144)	31 (158.8000)	22 (159.3828)
2015-09-18	Nebo Fall Festival BBQ Nebo, KY	16 / 16 (646.1828)	16 (160.5256)	16 (160.5600)	14 (163.9428)	14 (161.1544)
2014-04-03	2nd Annual Parkinson's Smoke Out Evansville, IN	56 / 64 (626.2400)	63 (152.5140)	17 (166.3200)	46 (159.4400)	56 (147.9660)

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	#2084 (75 pts)	#2167 (75 pts)	#1939 (115 pts)	#2172 (75 pts)	#2148 (75 pts)