A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
CROOKED PIGS ahead in 100% of their meetings
CROOKED PIGS has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
PREHISTORIC PIT
PREHISTORIC PIT is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2015 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 21st of 25 at the Rockn & BBQ Brew Festival (2018). They finished #1894 in the 2018 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1459
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Mar 27, 2015
latest Sep 13, 2019 · 4.5 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 90%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
25%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±23.95
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 156.56 · weakest Pork (152.52)
Road miles
359
across 4 mapped stops · furthest 329 mi
Schedule strength
24%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1533)
Purse competed for
$10K
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 1 state-championship entry
Master avg
617.89 / 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)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #1955 (60 pts) | #1976 (70 pts) | #1765 (105 pts) | #2529 (55 pts) | #1536 (120 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #1894 (70 pts) | #1529 (135 pts) | #1931 (75 pts) | #1870 (90 pts) | #1963 (65 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #2922 (53 pts) | #2908 (53 pts) | #2912 (53 pts) | #2908 (53 pts) | #2155 (78 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #2779 (55 pts) | #2779 (55 pts) | #2785 (55 pts) | #2171 (70 pts) | #2141 (70 pts) |
Overall rank by season
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 165.0856 | 141.2000 | 155.12 | top 75% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.7028 | 144.0344 | 153.69 | top 80% |
| Pork | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.2856 | 143.8400 | 152.52 | top 82% |
| Brisket | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.2972 | 146.2400 | 156.56 | top 69% |
“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
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
ID
3 of 4 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
4
a different one every time
Opponents faced
78
finished ahead 11 times, behind 93
Longest layoff
2.5 yrs
Mar 27, 2015 → Sep 15, 2017
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20193 milestones
- Career-best overall score643.2456 Bands brews & BBQ
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)169.7028 Bands brews & BBQ
- Most recent contest Bands brews & BBQ
20181 milestone
- First call Rockn & BBQ Brew Festival
20152 milestones
- First tracked contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- Peak power rating (1488) Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.8 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Mar 27, 2015 |
| -11.1 | Bands brews & BBQ | Sep 13, 2019 |
| -9.5 | Rock'n Brews & BBQ Festival | Sep 15, 2017 |
| -9.1 | Rockn & BBQ Brew Festival | Sep 7, 2018 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 92% | 89.3% | 89.3% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 84% | 88% | 88% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 89% | 85.3% | 85.3% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 93% | 80.6% | 80.6% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 13, 2019 | Bands brews & BBQ 🏅 Boise, ID | 23 / 25 (643.2456) | 21 (163.4056) | 14 (169.7028) | 24 (143.8400) | 11 (166.2972) |
| Sep 7, 2018 | Rockn & BBQ Brew Festival Boise, ID | 21 / 25 (633.5884) | 9 (165.0856) | 20 (152.5256) | 17 (162.2856) | 22 (153.6916) |
| Sep 15, 2017 | Rock'n Brews & BBQ Festival Boise, ID | 25 / 28 (614.1484) | 25 (150.8000) | 26 (148.5028) | 25 (154.8456) | 20 (160) |
| Mar 27, 2015 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Reno, NV | 28 / 30 (580.5828) | 27 (141.2000) | 27 (144.0344) | 22 (149.1084) | 22 (146.2400) |