High-water mark
677.6800
career-best overall
94.1% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 677.6800 at Porktober Que — 94.1% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Sep 23, 2016
PAPA'S SMOKE PIT
PAPA'S SMOKE PIT is a competition barbecue team with 8 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2016 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 3rd of 16 at the D'Iberville BBQ Throw Down Festival (2019). They are ranked #3970 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “Papas Smoke Pit”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1484
peak 1502 · rated over 8 contests
Contests
8
in the data
First seen
Apr 8, 2016
latest May 24, 2019 · 3.1 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
13% of 8 contests
Avg finish
top 64%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
623.57 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 638.71 (-15.13)
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±53.21
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 168.13 · weakest Pork Ribs (162.69)
Road miles
1,212
across 8 mapped stops · furthest 290 mi
Schedule strength
54%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1569)
Purse competed for
$27K
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 3 state-championship entries
Master avg
638.71 / 720
8 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 PAPA'S SMOKE PIT, each with one reason worth a look.
154 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3,952 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1505
Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,965 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1484
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#3,987 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1514
Level with PAPA'S SMOKE PIT on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#3,964 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 11%
- Peak
- 1484
They turned up 8 years after PAPA'S SMOKE PIT did, first appearing in 2024.
⚔ Compare careers#4,000 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1483
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#3,990 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1501
Careers of much the same size, 9 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BAYOU BOOGIE BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 172.5828 | 161.6684 | 168.13 | top 45% |
| Pork Ribs | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 169.1772 | 151.9428 | 162.69 | top 62% |
| Pork | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 172.5600 | 154.2512 | 163.01 | top 63% |
| Brisket | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 171.9656 | 161.0972 | 165.25 | top 55% |
“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 19% |
| Medium (20–39) | 4 | 0 | top 57% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 90% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hammond BBQ | 2 | 48 | 0 | top 95% | Mar 22, 2019 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2019
3 contests
Contests a season
2.7
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
MS
4 of 8 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
7
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
259
finished ahead 93 times, behind 248
Longest layoff
1.8 yrs
Apr 28, 2017 → Feb 22, 2019
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20194 milestones
- First overall top-10 D'Iberville BBQ Throw Down Festival
- First overall podium D'Iberville BBQ Throw Down Festival
- Peak power rating (1502) D'Iberville BBQ Throw Down Festival
- Most recent contest Hog Wild BBQ Cook off, Kids Que and Family Festival
20165 milestones
- First tracked contest 'Que at the View
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score666.7884 Cotton Pickin BBQ Cook-Off
- Career-best single call (Chicken)172.5828 Cotton Pickin BBQ Cook-Off
- First call Porktober Que
- Career-best overall score677.6800 Porktober Que
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +13.4 | D'Iberville BBQ Throw Down Festival | Feb 22, 2019 |
| +7.8 | Porktober Que | Sep 23, 2016 |
| +0.5 | Cotton Pickin BBQ Cook-Off | Jul 29, 2016 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -13 | Hammond BBQ | Mar 22, 2019 |
| -8.5 | Hammond BBQ | Mar 24, 2017 |
| -6.9 | 'Que at the View | Apr 8, 2016 |
| -5.4 | Hog Wild BBQ Cook off, Kids Que and Family Festival | May 24, 2019 |
| -4.2 | Hog Wild BBQ Cookoff and Family Festival | Apr 28, 2017 |
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 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 67% | top 58% | 93.1% | 84.4% |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 80% | 90.1% | 89.9% |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33% | top 61% | 94.1% | 92.2% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 24, 2019 | Hog Wild BBQ Cook off, Kids Que and Family Festival 🏅 Brookhaven, MS | 14 / 26 (652.5368) | 3 (171.4056) | 18 (159.4516) | 23 (154.2512) | 9 (167.4284) |
| Mar 22, 2019 | Hammond BBQ 🏅 Hammond, LA | 48 / 48 (501.0856) | 18 (170.8800) | 25 (166.8228) | — | 39 (163.3828) |
| Feb 22, 2019 | D'Iberville BBQ Throw Down Festival 🏅 Diberville, MS | 3 / 16 (670.2400) | 8 (164) | 4 (164.5372) | 3 (172.5600) | 4 (169.1428) |
| Apr 28, 2017 | Hog Wild BBQ Cookoff and Family Festival Brookhaven, MS | 19 / 27 (649.0400) | 6 (172.0116) | 22 (158.8228) | 23 (155.9656) | 20 (162.2400) |
| Mar 24, 2017 | Hammond BBQ Hammond, LA | 49 / 55 (644.9712) | 45 (161.6684) | 52 (151.9428) | 33 (166.2628) | 31 (165.0972) |
| Sep 23, 2016 | Porktober Que Dothan, AL | 14 / 36 (677.6800) | 19 (168.5256) | 14 (169.1772) | 18 (168.0116) | 7 (171.9656) |
| Jul 29, 2016 | Cotton Pickin BBQ Cook-Off Hartselle, AL | 21 / 33 (666.7884) | 12 (172.5828) | 27 (163.3828) | 15 (169.7256) | 27 (161.0972) |
| Apr 8, 2016 | 'Que at the View Gulfport, MS | 35 / 43 (647.3256) | 30 (163.9312) | 23 (167.4172) | 39 (154.2972) | 30 (161.6800) |