On the rise
+49
rating points in a year
Their power rating has climbed 49 points across 6 contests since 2017-03-10 — from 1492 up to 1541.
- 6 contests since 2017-03-10
- now 1541
PITTMAN BARBEQUE
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1541
peak 1541 · rated over 6 contests ⓘ
Best runs
3
straight top-10s
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
2017-03-10
latest 2017-09-01
Best ToY finish
#539
Master 2017
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
2
4 podiums
Overall top-10s
3
of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 37%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
679.90 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 670.64 (+9.26)
Walk rate
67%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
3
best run (overall)
Consistency
±21.58
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 169.88 · weakest Pork Ribs (163.10)
Road miles
1,849
mi across 6 mapped stops · furthest 491 mi
Schedule strength
51%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1565)
Master avg
670.64 / 720
6 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (7 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.
High-water mark
685.6112
career-best overall
95.2% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 685.6112 at *Casa Grab, Root & Growl — 95.2% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2017-08-11
The one to beat
2×
one call ahead of them
THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ has finished one call ahead of PITTMAN BARBEQUE 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
A tough matchup
5–1
behind in the head-to-head
BOOMERANG BBQ ahead in 83% of their meetings
BOOMERANG BBQ has come out ahead in 5 of their 6 shared contests.
The weak link
−6.8
points behind their best meat
Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 6.78 points below their pork, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 50%.
- Pork Ribs avg 163.10
- Pork avg 169.88
- 0 calls in 6 entries
A strong matchup
3–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of SMOKED OUT BBQ in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
An August team
Top 21%
average finish in August
Something about August: average finish in the top 21% across 3 contests, versus top 37% the rest of the year.
- 3 August contests
- top 37% the rest of the year
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.
52 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#1925 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1541
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 9 contests to 6.
⚔ Head-to-head#1927 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 29%
- Peak
- 1541
No shared contest yet.
Level with PITTMAN BARBEQUE on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#1930 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1541
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 7 years after PITTMAN BARBEQUE did, first appearing in 2024.
⚔ Head-to-head#1932 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 60%
- Peak
- 1541
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#1926 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1541
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#1921 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 10%
- Peak
- 1541
No shared contest yet.
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 10 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOOMERANG BBQ | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 176.5600 | 155.9428 | 169.02 | top 39% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 172.5600 | 157.6456 | 163.10 | top 64% |
| Pork | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 178.8572 | 157.0740 | 169.88 | top 36% |
| Brisket | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 178.8572 | 151.9428 | 168.64 | top 37% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| KS | 2 | 0 | top 38% |
| TX | 2 | 0 | top 46% |
| OK | 1 | 0 | top 40% |
| CO | 1 | 0 | top 11% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 60% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 25% |
The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
0.5 yrs
2017-03-10 → 2017-09-01
Busiest season
2017
6 contests
Cooks most in
KS
2 of 6 contests · 4 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
6
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
6 entries · 0 wins · 2 calls
Strongest meat
Pork
averages 169.88 · weakest Pork Ribs (163.10)
Walk rate
67%
a top-10 call in 4 of 6 contests
Overall top-10 rate
50%
3 of 6 contests
Best top-10 run
3
straight contests
Master average
670.64
out of 720 · 6 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
539
364–223 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
1,849
6 mapped stops · furthest 491 mi
Schedule strength
1565
average field rating faced — tougher than 51% of rated contests
Power rating
1541
peak 1541 · #1923 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2017
- First tracked contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- First call Dodge City Days National Beef Smokin' Saddles BBQ Contest
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score679.3376 Dodge City Days National Beef Smokin' Saddles BBQ Contest
- First category win (Brisket) San Luis Valley Beat the Heat BBQ
- First overall top-10 San Luis Valley Beat the Heat BBQ
- Career-best overall score685.6112 *Casa Grab, Root & Growl
- Career-best single call (Pork)178.8572 *Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship
- Peak power rating (1541) 38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)
- Most recent contest 38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +15.3 | San Luis Valley Beat the Heat BBQ | 2017-08-04 |
| +12.8 | *Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship | 2017-08-25 |
| +8.4 | Dodge City Days National Beef Smokin' Saddles BBQ Contest | 2017-07-28 |
| +8.1 | *Casa Grab, Root & Growl | 2017-08-11 |
| +4.3 | 38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) | 2017-09-01 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -7.6 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | 2017-03-10 |
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)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 67% | top 37% | 95.2% | 93.1% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-09-01 | 38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS | 170 / 407 (667.2684) | 58 (174.2628) | 277 (161.0856) | 200 (166.2400) | 181 (165.6800) |
| 2017-08-25 | *Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship Lubbock, TX | 5 / 44 (682.2172) | 10 (170.8572) | 34 (157.6456) | 1 (178.8572) | 2 (174.8572) |
| 2017-08-11 | *Casa Grab, Root & Growl Woodward, OK | 10 / 25 (685.6112) | 6 (176.5600) | 17 (165.1084) | 3 (176.5600) | 16 (167.3828) |
| 2017-08-04 | San Luis Valley Beat the Heat BBQ Alamosa, CO | 5 / 44 (685.0516) | 16 (170.2744) | 30 (162.8000) | 6 (173.1200) | 1 (178.8572) |
| 2017-07-28 | Dodge City Days National Beef Smokin' Saddles BBQ Contest Dodge City, KS | 15 / 43 (679.3376) | 27 (166.2516) | 14 (172.5600) | 25 (167.4060) | 10 (173.1200) |
| 2017-03-10 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour White Settlement, TX | 24 / 30 (624.3540) | 23 (155.9428) | 21 (159.3944) | 24 (157.0740) | 25 (151.9428) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #539 (725 pts) | #686 (590 pts) | #852 (460 pts) | #447 (865 pts) | #444 (890 pts) |