The comeback
2 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 2 years, then back at Twin Valley Fire And Smoke (May 18, 2018).
- last seen Jun 4, 2016
- back May 18, 2018
HAPPY BBQ PIT CREW
HAPPY BBQ PIT CREW is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2015 and 2018. Their best overall finish is 7th of 12 at the BBQ by the Sea (2016). They finished #1364 in the 2016 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1493
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Aug 1, 2015
latest May 18, 2018 · 2.8 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
25% of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 62%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±4.80
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 162.82 · weakest Chicken (158.09)
Road miles
4,682
across 4 mapped stops · furthest 3,736 mi
Schedule strength
23%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1532)
Master avg
638.56 / 720
4 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.8456 | 152.5028 | 158.09 | top 69% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 167.9772 | 146.2172 | 158.69 | top 61% |
| Pork | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 170.2628 | 157.1200 | 162.82 | top 47% |
| Brisket | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 165.7144 | 150.1828 | 158.96 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 58% |
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 50% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 70% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2016
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
PA
1 of 4 contests · 3 states and provinces in all
Contests visited
4
a different one every time
Opponents faced
133
finished ahead 51 times, behind 95
Longest layoff
2 yrs
Jun 4, 2016 → May 18, 2018
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20181 milestone
- Most recent contest Twin Valley Fire And Smoke
20162 milestones
- Career-best single call (Pork)170.2628 Tony Stone Low & Slow BBQ Competition
- First overall top-10 BBQ by the Sea
20154 milestones
- First tracked contest Smoke in the North
- First call Smoke in the North
- Career-best overall score643.2796 Smoke in the North
- Peak power rating (1501) Smoke in the North
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +1.2 | Smoke in the North | Aug 1, 2015 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -7.4 | Tony Stone Low & Slow BBQ Competition | May 14, 2016 |
| -0.5 | Twin Valley Fire And Smoke | May 18, 2018 |
| -0.2 | BBQ by the Sea | Jun 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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 64% | 89.3% | 89.3% |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50% | top 67% | 88.2% | 88% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 50% | 89.3% | 89.3% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 18, 2018 | Twin Valley Fire And Smoke Morgantown, PA | 30 / 47 (643.2344) | 21 (166.8456) | 14 (167.9772) | 33 (158.2288) | 42 (150.1828) |
| Jun 4, 2016 | BBQ by the Sea Kerteminde, Denmark | 7 / 12 (632.4684) | 11 (152.5028) | 4 (164.0228) | 7 (157.1200) | 6 (158.8228) |
| May 14, 2016 | Tony Stone Low & Slow BBQ Competition Hoofddorp Netherlands, NL | 49 / 65 (635.2572) | 57 (153.0628) | 64 (146.2172) | 16 (170.2628) | 18 (165.7144) |
| Aug 1, 2015 | Smoke in the North Gunnilse/Gothenburg | 13 / 26 (643.2796) | 14 (159.9428) | 21 (156.5600) | 9 (165.6684) | 12 (161.1084) |