WANNA B A PITMASTER

WANNA B A PITMASTER is a competition barbecue team with 18 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2021. Their best overall finish is 4th of 37 at the Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival (GBC QUALIFIER) (2017). They are ranked #3330 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#3,330

of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1497

peak 1508 · rated over 18 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Aug 14, 2014

latest Aug 20, 2021 · 7 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#505

Master 2020 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

7 podiums

Overall top-10s

17% of 18 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 58%

overall standings

Best overall

689.0628 / 720

Master · Hawgin On Lanier

Perfect 180s

Current form

674.55 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 665.31 (+9.24)

Walk rate

50%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

178.2972

Pork · Hawgin On Lanier

Consistency

±13.78

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 167.09 · weakest Pork Ribs (165.46)

Road miles

808

across 18 mapped stops · furthest 141 mi

Schedule strength

54%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1569)

Purse competed for

$60K

listed at 6 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 7 state-championship entries

Master avg

665.31 / 720

18 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (7 found in their record)

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

High-water mark

689.0628 career-best overall

95.7% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 689.0628 at Hawgin On Lanier — 95.7% of a perfect 720.

Master
Jul 31, 2020

A tough matchup

12–2 behind in the head-to-head

ATLANTA BBQ STORE ahead in 86% of their meetings

ATLANTA BBQ STORE has come out ahead in 12 of their 14 shared contests.

A strong matchup

7–3 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 70% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of CHOO CHOO TRAIN BBQ in 7 of their 10 shared contests.

Pork nemesis

9 of 13 shared pork entries lost

Bald Hawg BBQ ahead 69% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, Bald Hawg BBQ has out-cooked them in 9 of 13 shared pork entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

QMEISTERS has landed one call behind them 2 times.

A September team

Top 43% average finish in September

Something about September: average finish in the top 43% across 3 contests, versus top 58% the rest of the year.

3 September contests
top 58% the rest of the year

The metronome

±1.91% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.91% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 92.4% of a perfect score
18 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
2021 ↗	Master	#811 (161 pts)	#597 (286 pts)	#901 (156 pts)	#709 (216 pts)	#730 (216 pts)
2020 ↗	Master	#505 (195 pts)	#622 (155 pts)	#678 (130 pts)	#329 (375 pts)	#584 (175 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#1088 (231 pts)	#1139 (231 pts)	#961 (306 pts)	#1280 (186 pts)	#872 (351 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#1491 (128 pts)	#1443 (158 pts)	#1730 (118 pts)	#1486 (148 pts)	#1532 (133 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#948 (365 pts)	#914 (425 pts)	#1144 (295 pts)	#1006 (360 pts)	#1424 (195 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#1090 (288 pts)	#1106 (308 pts)	#1252 (258 pts)	#1048 (343 pts)	#1034 (333 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#1491 (161 pts)	#1625 (151 pts)	#962 (361 pts)	#1089 (306 pts)	#1271 (231 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#2700 (60 pts)	#1870 (130 pts)	#2719 (60 pts)	#2099 (90 pts)	#2630 (65 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to WANNA B A PITMASTER, each with one reason worth a look.

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

RJ'S BACKYARD COOKERS

#3,323 of the rated field

1497 power rating

Contests: 18
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 6%
Peak: 1497

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 18 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 18 contests
last seen Jun 17, 2022

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82'S BBQ CREW

#3,322 of the rated field

1497 power rating

Contests: 16
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 13%
Peak: 1507

Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 4 years before WANNA B A PITMASTER's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 16 contests

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PIG PUSHERS BBQ & CATERING

#3,343 of the rated field

1497 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1510

Fewer contests behind them than WANNA B A PITMASTER has cooked, 12 to 18, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 12 contests
last seen May 12, 2017

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IN THE KEY OF QUE

#3,332 of the rated field

1497 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 9%
Peak: 1505

Level with WANNA B A PITMASTER on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 11 contests
last seen May 6, 2016

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Hoochie Que

#3,340 of the rated field

1497 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1502

They turned up 8 years after WANNA B A PITMASTER did, first appearing in 2022.

rated over 10 contests
last seen May 9, 2025

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KCKing BBQ

#3,349 of the rated field

1496 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 18%
Peak: 1525

Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 11 contests, alongside a 18% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 10 contests
last seen Apr 8, 2022

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
ATLANTA BBQ STORE	14	2	12	14%	⚔ compare
TUFF DAWG GRILLERS	13	9	4	69%	⚔ compare
Bald Hawg BBQ	13	2	11	15%	⚔ compare
QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N	12	2	10	17%	⚔ compare
FYC BARBEQUE	11	2	9	18%	⚔ compare
CHOO CHOO TRAIN BBQ	10	7	3	70%	⚔ compare
HOOTIE-Q	10	6	4	60%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS	10	3	7	30%	⚔ compare
STOKED & SMOKED BARBECUE TEAM GA	10	1	9	10%	⚔ compare
Angry Jack BBQ	10	1	9	10%	⚔ compare
ROAST BEAST BBQ	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
SWINE AND SHINE BBQ	9	3	6	33%	⚔ compare
CHATTAHOOCHEE QUE	9	2	7	22%	⚔ compare
J & B'S BBQ	9	2	7	22%	⚔ compare
THE PIT CREW GA	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	18	3	0	1	177.7028	152.5028	167.08	top 53%
Pork Ribs	18	2	1	2	175.4172	154.2516	165.46	top 58%
Pork	18	5	0	3	178.2972	153.6344	167.09	top 48%
Brisket	18	4	0	1	173.7144	154.7772	165.67	top 53%

“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	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	11	0	top 57%
Large (40+)	7	0	top 60%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Rock'n Ribville	3	8	top 43%	Sep 21, 2018
Sip & Swine BBQ Festival	2	35	top 62%	Mar 1, 2019
Classic City BBQ Fest & Tailgate Show (GBC Qualifier)	2	26	top 70%	Aug 14, 2015

More numbers

Busiest season 2016 4 contests

Contests a season 2.3 across 8 seasons in the data

Most contests held in GA 18 of 18 contests

Contests visited 14 3 of them more than once

Opponents faced 376 finished ahead 333 times, behind 495

Longest layoff 1 yrs Aug 14, 2014 → Aug 14, 2015

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

20211 milestone

Aug 20 Most recent contest Pigs & Peaches BBQ Festival

20202 milestones

Jul 31 Career-best overall score689.0628 Hawgin On Lanier
Jul 31 Career-best single call (Pork)178.2972 Hawgin On Lanier

20181 milestone

Mar 2 10th tracked contest Sip & Swine BBQ Festival

20172 milestones

Aug 25 First overall top-10 Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival (GBC QUALIFIER)
Sep 15 Peak power rating (1508) Rock'n Ribville (GBC QUALIFIER)

20153 milestones

Aug 14 First call Classic City BBQ Fest & Tailgate Show (GBC Qualifier)
Aug 14 First category win (Pork Ribs) Classic City BBQ Fest & Tailgate Show (GBC Qualifier)
Aug 14 First overall past 90% of a perfect score655.8516 Classic City BBQ Fest & Tailgate Show (GBC Qualifier)

20141 milestone

Aug 14 First tracked contest Classic City BBQ Fest & Tailgate Show (GBC Qualifier)

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+16.5	Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival (GBC QUALIFIER)	Aug 25, 2017
+12.7	Rock'n Ribville (GBC QUALIFIER)	Sep 15, 2017
+12.2	Hawgin On Lanier	Jul 31, 2020
+7.1	Rock'n Ribville (GBC Qualifier)	Sep 16, 2016
+1.1	Boss Hog State Championship Cook-OFF	May 14, 2021

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-8.5	Sip & Swine BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier)	Mar 4, 2016
-6	Hawgin On Lanier	Aug 2, 2019
-5.7	Classic City BBQ Fest & Tailgate Show (GBC Qualifier)	Aug 14, 2014
-5.5	Classic City BBQ Fest (GBC Qualifier)	Aug 19, 2016
-5.5	Roarin' Lions Smokin' BBQ (GBC Qualifier)	Nov 4, 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	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2021	2	0	0	100%	top 59%	93.2%	93.1%
2020	2	1	0	50%	top 47%	95.7%	94.7%
2019	3	0	0	33%	top 56%	92.8%	92.6%
2018	2	0	0	0%	top 69%	91.1%	90.9%
2017	2	2	0	100%	top 16%	95.7%	95.4%
2016	4	0	0	25%	top 72%	94.4%	91.2%
2015	2	0	1	100%	top 66%	91.5%	91.3%
2014	1	0	0	0%	top 74%	89.7%	89.7%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Aug 20, 2021	Pigs & Peaches BBQ Festival 🏅 Kennesaw, GA	16 / 26 (669.6800)	20 (163.3944)	16 (165.1428)	7 (170.8916)	8 (170.2512)
May 14, 2021	Boss Hog State Championship Cook-OFF 🏅 Waynesboro, GA	24 / 42 (671.3140)	4 (174.2856)	25 (165.0856)	25 (165.1200)	23 (166.8228)
Oct 9, 2020	The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival 🏅 Lyons, GA	28 / 37 (674.1828)	27 (168.5256)	33 (161.6800)	14 (172)	14 (171.9772)
Jul 31, 2020	Hawgin On Lanier 🏅 Cumming, GA	10 / 55 (689.0628)	18 (172.5600)	23 (169.6800)	2 (178.2972)	26 (168.5256)
Aug 2, 2019	Hawgin On Lanier 🏅 Gainesville, GA	30 / 45 (668.4912)	21 (170.8800)	28 (167.3828)	27 (167.4400)	38 (162.7884)
May 31, 2019	Smokin' Bike Fest 🏅 Peachtree City, GA	14 / 31 (666.1600)	19 (165.0856)	13 (168.5372)	23 (161.1200)	3 (171.4172)
Mar 1, 2019	Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 🏅 Lawrenceville, GA	35 / 62 (666.1488)	24 (169.6800)	11 (171.9772)	29 (166.2516)	49 (158.2400)
Sep 21, 2018	Rock'n Ribville Lawrenceville, GA	23 / 33 (655.8172)	17 (168.5256)	28 (160.5144)	19 (165.6916)	22 (161.0856)
Mar 2, 2018	Sip & Swine BBQ Festival Lawrenceville, GA	40 / 59 (652.4344)	45 (160.5256)	40 (161.6800)	26 (167.3944)	35 (162.8344)
Sep 15, 2017	Rock'n Ribville (GBC QUALIFIER) Lawrenceville, GA	8 / 39 (684.5144)	7 (174.8456)	3 (175.4172)	12 (170.2744)	21 (163.9772)
Aug 25, 2017	Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival (GBC QUALIFIER) Kennesaw, GA	4 / 37 (689.0280)	2 (177.7028)	25 (165.6684)	3 (175.4056)	14 (170.2512)
Nov 4, 2016	Roarin' Lions Smokin' BBQ (GBC Qualifier) Winder, GA	27 / 33 (656.4344)	11 (171.4172)	28 (162.8344)	31 (157.0972)	23 (165.0856)
Sep 16, 2016	Rock'n Ribville (GBC Qualifier) Lawrenceville, GA	15 / 39 (679.3488)	27 (162.8000)	21 (167.3944)	7 (175.4400)	9 (173.7144)
Aug 19, 2016	Classic City BBQ Fest (GBC Qualifier) Athens, GA	32 / 39 (647.2228)	34 (161.0856)	29 (165.6800)	25 (165.6800)	36 (154.7772)
Mar 4, 2016	Sip & Swine BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier) Lawrenceville, GA	51 / 59 (644.9480)	59 (152.5028)	31 (166.2628)	47 (159.9656)	27 (166.2168)
Nov 6, 2015	Flags are Flying Winder, GA	14 / 21 (658.7428)	16 (162.2628)	19 (155.3828)	2 (172.5600)	8 (168.5372)
Aug 14, 2015	Classic City BBQ Fest & Tailgate Show (GBC Qualifier) Athens, GA	26 / 40 (655.8516)	29 (163.4172)	1 (173.7144)	38 (153.6344)	19 (165.0856)
Aug 14, 2014	Classic City BBQ Fest & Tailgate Show (GBC Qualifier) Athens, GA	26 / 35 (646.1144)	11 (167.9656)	32 (154.2516)	19 (163.3828)	24 (160.5144)

WANNA B A PITMASTER

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Best top-10 run

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (7 found in their record)

High-water mark

A tough matchup

A strong matchup

Pork nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

A September team

The metronome

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Overall rank by season

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

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)