High-water mark
667.9544
career-best overall
92.8% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 667.9544 at Show Low BBQ Throwdown — 92.8% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- May 1, 2015
MONEY PIT BBQ
MONEY PIT BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2015 and 2016. Their best overall finish is 11th of 35 at the Show Low BBQ Throwdown (2015). They are ranked #3393 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1496
peak 1510 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
Feb 20, 2015
latest Nov 4, 2016 · 1.7 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podium
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 59%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
60%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±9.79
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 164.78 · weakest Brisket (159.04)
Road miles
733
across 5 mapped stops · furthest 312 mi
Schedule strength
38%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1550)
Master avg
651.78 / 720
5 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 MONEY PIT BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
118 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3,418 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1500
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,419 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1495
Level with MONEY PIT BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#3,408 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1516
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,401 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1495
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2015.
⚔ Compare careers#3,402 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1501
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,390 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1504
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 171.9656 | 154.2172 | 164.78 | top 57% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 173.1200 | 154.2628 | 163.62 | top 52% |
| Pork | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 177.7372 | 153.0744 | 164.34 | top 49% |
| Brisket | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 169.1084 | 154.7772 | 159.04 | top 65% |
“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) | 4 | 0 | top 62% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 51% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2016
3 contests
Contests a season
2.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
AZ
4 of 5 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
5
a different one every time
Opponents faced
120
finished ahead 79 times, behind 107
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20161 milestone
- Most recent contest World BBQ Festival
20156 milestones
- First tracked contest The Pig (Guinea Pig) Competitor's Series
- First call The Pig (Guinea Pig) Competitor's Series
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score649.4856 The Pig (Guinea Pig) Competitor's Series
- Career-best overall score667.9544 Show Low BBQ Throwdown
- Career-best single call (Pork)177.7372 Show Low BBQ Throwdown
- Peak power rating (1510) Show Low BBQ Throwdown
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +7.6 | Show Low BBQ Throwdown | May 1, 2015 |
| +2.1 | The Pig (Guinea Pig) Competitor's Series | Feb 20, 2015 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -6.2 | World BBQ Festival | Nov 4, 2016 |
| -4.2 | The Queen Creek BBQ Battle | Feb 19, 2016 |
| -3.8 | 4th Annual BBQ Throwdown | May 6, 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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33% | top 72% | 91.2% | 89.9% |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 41% | 92.8% | 91.5% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 4, 2016 | World BBQ Festival Peoria, AZ | 25 / 31 (645.6804) | 13 (170.8684) | 14 (163.9660) | 29 (153.1544) | 23 (157.6916) |
| May 6, 2016 | 4th Annual BBQ Throwdown Show Low, AZ | 26 / 39 (656.4000) | 37 (154.2172) | 9 (173.1200) | 4 (173.1428) | 31 (155.9200) |
| Feb 19, 2016 | The Queen Creek BBQ Battle Queen Creek, AZ | 25 / 37 (639.3712) | 23 (162.8456) | 31 (154.2628) | 18 (164.5828) | 26 (157.6800) |
| May 1, 2015 | Show Low BBQ Throwdown Show Low, AZ | 11 / 35 (667.9544) | 25 (164.0116) | 28 (157.0972) | 2 (177.7372) | 9 (169.1084) |
| Feb 20, 2015 | The Pig (Guinea Pig) Competitor's Series Rancho Mirage, CA | 25 / 49 (649.4856) | 7 (171.9656) | 13 (169.6684) | 42 (153.0744) | 38 (154.7772) |