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
- 2015-05-01
MONEY PIT BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1495
peak 1510 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2015-02-20
latest 2016-11-04
Best ToY finish
#1506
Master 2016
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 59%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
651.78
last 5 Master vs avg 651.78 (+0.00)
Walk rate
60%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±9.79
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 164.78 · weakest Brisket (159.04)
Road miles
733
mi 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
Storylines (4 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.
A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
The weak link
−5.7
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 5.75 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 20% of the time against 20%.
- Brisket avg 159.04
- Chicken avg 164.78
- 1 calls in 5 entries
A strong matchup
3–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of DIFFERENT SMOKES BBQ in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.
123 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3388 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1496
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3406 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1495
No shared contest yet.
Level with MONEY PIT BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#3404 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1516
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3402 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1495
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3396 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1495
No shared contest yet.
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2015.
⚔ Head-to-head#3403 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1501
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-headBy 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 state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| AZ | 4 | 0 | top 62% |
| CA | 1 | 0 | top 51% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 4 | 0 | top 62% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 51% |
The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
1.7 yrs
2015-02-20 → 2016-11-04
Busiest season
2016
3 contests
Contests a season
2.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
AZ
4 of 5 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
5
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
5 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 164.78 · weakest Brisket (159.04)
Walk rate
60%
a top-10 call in 3 of 5 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 5 contests
Master average
651.78
out of 720 · 5 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
120
79–107 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
733
5 mapped stops · furthest 312 mi
Schedule strength
1550
average field rating faced — tougher than 38% of rated contests
Power rating
1495
peak 1510 · #3391 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2015
- 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
- 2016
- Most recent contest World BBQ Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +7.6 | Show Low BBQ Throwdown | 2015-05-01 |
| +2.1 | The Pig (Guinea Pig) Competitor's Series | 2015-02-20 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -6.2 | World BBQ Festival | 2016-11-04 |
| -4.3 | *The Queen Creek BBQ Battle | 2016-02-19 |
| -3.8 | 4th Annual BBQ Throwdown | 2016-05-06 |
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 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-11-04 | World BBQ Festival Peoria, AZ | 25 / 31 (645.6804) | 13 (170.8684) | 14 (163.9660) | 29 (153.1544) | 23 (157.6916) |
| 2016-05-06 | 4th Annual BBQ Throwdown Show Low, AZ | 26 / 39 (656.4000) | 37 (154.2172) | 9 (173.1200) | 4 (173.1428) | 31 (155.9200) |
| 2016-02-19 | *The Queen Creek BBQ Battle Queen Creek, AZ | 25 / 37 (639.3712) | 23 (162.8456) | 31 (154.2628) | 18 (164.5828) | 26 (157.6800) |
| 2015-05-01 | Show Low BBQ Throwdown Show Low, AZ | 11 / 35 (667.9544) | 25 (164.0116) | 28 (157.0972) | 2 (177.7372) | 9 (169.1084) |
| 2015-02-20 | 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) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #1506 (176 pts) | #1290 (246 pts) | #1084 (316 pts) | #1014 (361 pts) | #1481 (186 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #1616 (130 pts) | #2209 (60 pts) | #2209 (60 pts) | #1215 (260 pts) | #1629 (145 pts) |