A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
SLAPS BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
SLAPS BBQ has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
PITS UP
PITS UP is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2016 and 2017. Their best overall finish is 33rd of 40 at the Laurie Hillbilly BBQ (2017). They finished #1722 in the 2017 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1471
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Jul 15, 2016
latest Aug 4, 2017 · 1.1 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 84%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±13.72
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 157.82 · weakest Brisket (152.96)
Road miles
275
across 4 mapped stops · furthest 264 mi
Schedule strength
61%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1578)
Master avg
622.15 / 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 | 161.6800 | 150.7772 | 157.10 | top 79% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.0968 | 154.2400 | 157.82 | top 70% |
| Pork | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164.6056 | 144.5144 | 154.27 | top 81% |
| Brisket | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159.4056 | 139.3600 | 152.96 | top 77% |
“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
2
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
NE
3 of 4 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
4
a different one every time
Opponents faced
147
finished ahead 34 times, behind 163
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20173 milestones
- Career-best overall score639.9312 Laurie Hillbilly BBQ
- Career-best single call (Pork)164.6056 Laurie Hillbilly BBQ
- Most recent contest Laurie Hillbilly BBQ
20162 milestones
- First tracked contest RiverFest Red White and Que
- Peak power rating (1492) RiverFest Red White and Que
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -9.7 | Riverfest Community Festival | Jul 21, 2017 |
| -8.1 | RiverFest Red White and Que | Jul 15, 2016 |
| -6.5 | Laurie Hillbilly BBQ | Aug 4, 2017 |
| -4.4 | 24th Annual State BBQ Championship of Nebraska | Aug 5, 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 87% | 88.9% | 86.3% |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 80% | 87.1% | 86.6% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 4, 2017 | Laurie Hillbilly BBQ Laurie, MO | 33 / 40 (639.9312) | 30 (161.6800) | 37 (154.2400) | 24 (164.6056) | 32 (159.4056) |
| Jul 21, 2017 | Riverfest Community Festival Bellevue, NE | 42 / 46 (602.1140) | 36 (157.1428) | 25 (161.0968) | 46 (144.5144) | 42 (139.3600) |
| Aug 5, 2016 | 24th Annual State BBQ Championship of Nebraska Omaha, NE | 55 / 70 (627.3372) | 54 (158.8116) | 41 (160) | 59 (151.9884) | 45 (156.5372) |
| Jul 15, 2016 | RiverFest Red White and Que Bellevue, NE | 37 / 45 (619.2116) | 39 (150.7772) | 34 (155.9316) | 35 (155.9656) | 32 (156.5372) |