ELI'S PIT CREW

ELI'S PIT CREW is a competition barbecue team with 18 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2018. Their best overall finish is 6th of 25 at the Smoking in the Golden Valley (2018). They are ranked #2964 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#2,964

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1507

peak 1509 · rated over 18 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Sep 13, 2014

latest Sep 28, 2018 · 4 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#893

Master 2018 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

4 podiums

Overall top-10s

17% of 18 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 64%

overall standings

Best overall

685.6572 / 720

Master · Red White Blue and Que Presented by Lucas Oil Speedway

Perfect 180s

1 🔥

Current form

656.67

last 5 Master vs avg 656.30 (+0.37)

Walk rate

44%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

180 🔥

Chicken · Red White Blue and Que Presented by Lucas Oil Speedway

Consistency

±19.96

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 170.11 · weakest Pork (161.36)

Road miles

1,283

across 18 mapped stops · furthest 84 mi

Schedule strength

80%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1604)

Master avg

656.30 / 720

18 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (9 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

Perfect scores on the board

1 perfect 180

1 perfect 180 in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, all in chicken.

Chicken ×1

High-water mark

685.6572 career-best overall

95.2% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 685.6572 at Red White Blue and Que Presented by Lucas Oil Speedway — 95.2% of a perfect 720.

Master
Jul 8, 2017

Their season

2017 their best year

2017 was the year it came together: 5 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 2 category wins, at an average finish in the top 39%.

5 contests
2 overall top-10s
2 category wins
average top 39%

A tough matchup

17–0 behind in the head-to-head

GETTIN' BASTED ahead in 100% of their meetings

GETTIN' BASTED has come out ahead in 17 of their 17 shared contests.

The weak link

−8.8 points behind their best meat

Pork is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 8.76 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 6% of the time against 44%.

Pork avg 161.36
Chicken avg 170.11
1 call in 18 entries

A strong matchup

5–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of BLOWN AWAY BBQ in 5 of their 5 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

13 of 17 shared chicken entries lost

GETTIN' BASTED ahead 76% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, GETTIN' BASTED has out-cooked them in 13 of 17 shared chicken entries.

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They cook the hard rooms

1604 average field rating faced

A tougher draw than 80% of rated fields

The fields they enter average a 1604 power rating — a tougher draw than 80% of every rated contest in the data.

18 rated contests

A standing appointment

5 years running at one contest

They've cooked Table Rock Boats and Bones every year from 2014 to 2018 — the contest they never miss.

5 visits in all
best finish 21st

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
2018 ↗	Master	#893 (339 pts)	#688 (524 pts)	#746 (484 pts)	#848 (399 pts)	#899 (359 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#1238 (226 pts)	#967 (396 pts)	#1395 (211 pts)	#1621 (156 pts)	#1355 (216 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to ELI'S PIT CREW, each with one reason worth a look.

118 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

JOHNSON'S BREW N BBQ

#2,943 of the rated field

1507 power rating

Contests: 19
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 5%
Peak: 1514

Careers of much the same size, 19 contests to 18, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 18 contests
last seen Apr 6, 2020

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CARVER'S Q

#2,969 of the rated field

1507 power rating

Contests: 19
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 16%
Peak: 1521

19 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 16% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 19 contests
last seen Jul 13, 2024

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HASHTAG BBQ

#2,950 of the rated field

1507 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 41%
Peak: 1507

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 17 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 17 contests
last seen Aug 1, 2026

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SMOKEY BEAR'S BBQ

#2,949 of the rated field

1507 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 6%
Peak: 1513

Level with ELI'S PIT CREW on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 17 contests
last seen Oct 29, 2016

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WOODSHED BBQ

#2,938 of the rated field

1507 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1508

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 17 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 17 contests
last seen Oct 29, 2016

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Smokin' Good Times

#2,940 of the rated field

1507 power rating

Contests: 16
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 19%
Peak: 1532

Careers of much the same size, 16 contests to 18, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 16 contests
last seen Aug 17, 2024

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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
GETTIN' BASTED	17	0	17	0%	⚔ compare
COUNTRYSIDE BBQ PRO SHOP	11	2	9	18%	⚔ compare
THE SMOKING HILLS	11	0	11	0%	⚔ compare
SMOOTH SMOKE	10	1	9	10%	⚔ compare
CAVEMAN CUISINE	10	1	9	10%	⚔ compare
SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
BRICKHEAD BBQ	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
TAILGATE GUYS BBQ	9	6	3	67%	⚔ compare
YELLOW JACKET BBQ	9	4	5	44%	⚔ compare
DIRT ROAD BBQ	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
Smokin in the Ozarks	8	4	4	50%	⚔ compare
Z-QUE	8	4	4	50%	⚔ compare
MOKAN MEATHEADS	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
AMERICAN FIRE BBQ	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
THE BOAR OF DIRECTORS	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	18	8	2	3	180 🔥	156	170.11	top 43%
Pork Ribs	18	2	0	0	174.8572	152.5144	163.31	top 61%
Pork	18	1	0	0	171.9656	147.9088	161.36	top 69%
Brisket	18	4	1	1	175.4172	146.8456	161.52	top 60%

“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	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	2	top 94%
Medium (20–39)	9	top 59%
Large (40+)	7	top 62%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
MO	15	top 61%
OK	2	top 96%
AR	1	top 49%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Table Rock Boats and Bones	5	21	0	top 69%	Sep 22, 2018
Smoking in the Golden Valley	2	6	0	top 33%	Sep 28, 2018

More numbers

Busiest season 2018 6 contests

Contests a season 3.6 across 5 seasons in the data

Most contests held in MO 15 of 18 contests · 3 states in all

Contests visited 13 2 of them more than once

Opponents faced 327 finished ahead 247 times, behind 471

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

20182 milestones

Jun 29 Peak power rating (1509) Freedom Fest BBQ Cook-Off
Sep 28 Most recent contest Smoking in the Golden Valley

20174 milestones

Apr 21 First overall top-10 Rock'n N Ribs BBQ Festival
Jul 8 First perfect 180 (Chicken) Red White Blue and Que Presented by Lucas Oil Speedway
Jul 8 10th tracked contest Red White Blue and Que Presented by Lucas Oil Speedway
Jul 8 Career-best overall score685.6572 Red White Blue and Que Presented by Lucas Oil Speedway

20162 milestones

Sep 2 First call Rockin Apples Festival
Sep 2 First category win (Chicken) Rockin Apples Festival

20151 milestone

Mar 21 First overall past 90% of a perfect score651.2572 2nd Annual Smokin At The Run Shootout

20141 milestone

Sep 13 First tracked contest Table Rock Boats and Bones

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+12.9	Rock'n N Ribs BBQ Festival	Apr 21, 2017
+11.9	Red White Blue and Que Presented by Lucas Oil Speedway	Jul 8, 2017
+11.6	Smoking in the Golden Valley	Sep 28, 2018
+6.5	Smoking in the Golden Valley	Sep 29, 2017
+6.4	Table Rock Boats and Bones	Sep 17, 2016

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-11.5	Table Rock Boats and Bones	Sep 13, 2014
-9.4	Route 66 Barbeque Throwdown (JUDGES FULL)	Aug 10, 2018
-9.3	3rd Annual Smokin At The Run	Mar 20, 2015
-9.1	Smokin' Summer Kick-off	Jun 5, 2015
-8.5	2nd Annual Smokin At The Run Shootout	Mar 21, 2015

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	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2018	6	1	0	33%	top 65%	92.5%	91.3%
2017	5	2	2	80%	top 39%	95.2%	93.7%
2016	2	0	1	100%	top 53%	94%	93.6%
2015	4	0	0	0%	top 93%	90.5%	88%
2014	1	0	0	0%	top 97%	85.7%	85.7%

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Sep 28, 2018	Smoking in the Golden Valley Clinton, MO	6 / 25 (665.6576)	9 (166.8344)	14 (161.6916)	10 (164.5716)	4 (172.5600)
Sep 22, 2018	Table Rock Boats and Bones Kimberling, MO	21 / 35 (662.7888)	11 (170.2628)	15 (167.4516)	20 (162.2516)	23 (162.8228)
Aug 10, 2018	Route 66 Barbeque Throwdown (JUDGES FULL) Springfield, MO	18 / 19 (639.2232)	7 (173.1200)	4 (168.5600)	19 (147.9088)	18 (149.6344)
Aug 4, 2018	Red White Blue and Que Presented by Lucas Oil Speedway Wheatland, MO	32 / 37 (651.8400)	25 (166.2628)	27 (165.1316)	23 (165.0856)	34 (155.3600)
Jun 29, 2018	Freedom Fest BBQ Cook-Off Willard, MO	30 / 52 (663.8512)	26 (169.6800)	47 (155.3712)	15 (171.9656)	19 (166.8344)
May 25, 2018	Shepherd's Smokin Summer Kick Off Branson, MO	33 / 50 (659.3260)	12 (173.1200)	31 (162.8572)	35 (161.6916)	31 (161.6572)
Sep 29, 2017	Smoking in the Golden Valley Clinton, MO	12 / 29 (671.4060)	6 (173.1772)	18 (164.5372)	24 (158.2744)	1 (175.4172)
Sep 16, 2017	Table Rock Boats and Bones Kimberling, MO	25 / 47 (671.2912)	6 (176)	8 (174.8572)	43 (154.1940)	26 (166.2400)
Jul 8, 2017	Red White Blue and Que Presented by Lucas Oil Speedway Wheatland, MO	10 / 31 (685.6572)	1 (180)	19 (165.7144)	17 (169.1200)	10 (170.8228)
Apr 21, 2017	Rock'n N Ribs BBQ Festival Springfield, MO	10 / 55 (680.5144)	2 (177.1428)	12 (168.5488)	18 (167.3828)	15 (167.4400)
Apr 1, 2017	Smoke on the Border Gravette Chambers of Commerce Gravette, AR	18 / 37 (663.2800)	14 (171.4172)	12 (169.1200)	27 (162.8000)	20 (159.9428)
Sep 17, 2016	Table Rock Boats and Bones Kimberling City, MO	21 / 43 (670.2056)	8 (175.4172)	27 (165.1544)	20 (167.9656)	32 (161.6684)
Sep 2, 2016	Rockin Apples Festival Appleton City, MO	13 / 23 (677.1200)	1 (179.4400)	14 (166.2744)	18 (162.8228)	8 (168.5828)
Sep 19, 2015	Table Rock Boats and Bones Kimberling City, MO	28 / 33 (624.4228)	27 (156)	24 (161.6456)	33 (148.5372)	21 (158.2400)
Jun 5, 2015	Smokin' Summer Kick-off Branson, MO	16 / 17 (633.5200)	14 (165.6800)	16 (152.5144)	11 (162.8000)	16 (152.5256)
Mar 21, 2015	2nd Annual Smokin At The Run Shootout Miami, OK	79 / 82 (651.2572)	71 (167.3828)	75 (159.9544)	73 (164.5256)	75 (159.3944)
Mar 20, 2015	3rd Annual Smokin At The Run Miami, OK	84 / 87 (625.0516)	76 (164.5944)	75 (157.1088)	86 (151.9884)	81 (151.3600)
Sep 13, 2014	Table Rock Boats and Bones Kimberling City, MO	33 / 34 (616.9712)	31 (156.5372)	32 (153.0628)	23 (160.5256)	32 (146.8456)

ELI'S PIT CREW

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Best top-10 run

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Master avg

Storylines (9 found in their record)

Perfect scores on the board

High-water mark

Their season

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Chicken nemesis

They cook the hard rooms

A standing appointment

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

More numbers

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

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

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)