LEFLER'S PIT CREW

LEFLER'S PIT CREW is a competition barbecue team with 8 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2018. Their best overall finish is 16th of 16 at the Nebo Fall Festival BBQ (2015). They are ranked #5554 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#5,554

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1450

peak 1450 · rated over 8 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Apr 3, 2014

latest Sep 7, 2018 · 4.4 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#2084

Master 2014 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

0% 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

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 161.61 · weakest Brisket (155.11)

Road miles

234

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

Storylines (7 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

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

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

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to LEFLER'S PIT CREW, each with one reason worth a look.

116 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

#5,578 of the rated field

1449 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 Oct 6, 2017

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BUTTS-N-RACKS

#5,567 of the rated field

1450 power rating

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

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 Sep 11, 2026

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Avon Purple Cobra's

#5,538 of the rated field

1450 power rating

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

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 Jul 31, 2026

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Barr's BQ

#5,561 of the rated field

1450 power rating

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

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2014.

rated over 8 contests
last seen Aug 16, 2024

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Beer Bones BBQ

#5,571 of the rated field

1450 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 13%
Peak: 1450

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 Mar 22, 2024

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2 B SMOKIN

#5,555 of the rated field

1450 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 11%
Peak: 1450

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 Mar 17, 2023

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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 field size and state

By contest size

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

By state / province (where the contests were held)

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

Repeat visits (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%	Sep 7, 2018

More numbers

Busiest season 2017 2 contests

Contests a season 1.6 across 5 seasons in the data

Most contests held in IN 4 of 8 contests · 2 states in all

Contests visited 7 1 of them more than once

Opponents faced 156 finished ahead 51 times, behind 232

Longest layoff 1.5 yrs Apr 3, 2014 → Sep 18, 2015

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

20183 milestones

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)

20171 milestone

Sep 8 Career-best single call (Pork)167.4400 Smoke On The Ohio (JUDGES FULL)

20142 milestones

Apr 3 First tracked contest 2nd Annual Parkinson's Smoke Out
Apr 3 Peak power rating (1490) 2nd Annual Parkinson's Smoke Out

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+2.1	Smoke On The Ohio (JUDGES FULL)	Sep 7, 2018

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-11.8	Nebo Fall Festival BBQ	Sep 18, 2015
-10.2	2nd Annual Parkinson's Smoke Out	Apr 3, 2014
-7.5	Smoke On The Ohio (JUDGES FULL)	Sep 8, 2017
-6.3	Grillin N Chillin BBQ	Sep 25, 2015
-6.1	Smokin' for Garrett	May 20, 2016

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	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
Sep 7, 2018	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)
Sep 22, 2017	Grilling & Chillin BBQ Owensboro, KY	34 / 42 (621.5776)	22 (163.9656)	27 (160.0232)	39 (155.3600)	41 (142.2288)
Sep 8, 2017	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)
Sep 23, 2016	Grillin and Chillin Owensboro, KY	32 / 39 (639.8172)	33 (160.5372)	30 (159.9428)	30 (162.8228)	32 (156.5144)
May 20, 2016	Smokin' for Garrett Boonville, IN	30 / 35 (632.5372)	30 (160.5256)	31 (150.3088)	23 (165.1656)	28 (156.5372)
Sep 25, 2015	Grillin N Chillin BBQ Owensboro, KY	30 / 38 (631.2684)	36 (155.3712)	27 (157.7144)	31 (158.8000)	22 (159.3828)
Sep 18, 2015	Nebo Fall Festival BBQ Nebo, KY	16 / 16 (646.1828)	16 (160.5256)	16 (160.5600)	14 (163.9428)	14 (161.1544)
Apr 3, 2014	2nd Annual Parkinson's Smoke Out Evansville, IN	56 / 64 (626.2400)	63 (152.5140)	17 (166.3200)	46 (159.4400)	56 (147.9660)

LEFLER'S PIT CREW

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Master avg

Storylines (7 found in their record)

The one to beat

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Pork nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

The metronome

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)

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

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

More numbers

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

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

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

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

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)