RUSTY PIT COOKERS
RUSTY PIT COOKERS is a competition barbecue team with 2 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2017 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 10th of 30 at the Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (2017). They finished #1666 in the 2017 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1500
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 2
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
Mar 10, 2017
latest Feb 1, 2019 · 1.9 years on the trail
Overall top-10s
1
of 2 contests
Avg finish
top 54%
overall standings
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 164.87 · weakest Chicken (151.63)
Road miles
230
across 2 mapped stops · furthest 115 mi
Purse competed for
$15K
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
Master avg
633.31 / 720
2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #1666 (130 pts) | #1945 (115 pts) | #1622 (160 pts) | #1937 (115 pts) | #1794 (120 pts) |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.3828 | 135.8860 | 151.63 | top 70% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 166.8684 | 162.8688 | 164.87 | top 31% |
| Pork | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164.6400 | 150.7540 | 157.70 | top 59% |
| Brisket | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.2972 | 155.9200 | 159.11 | top 47% |
“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.
More numbers
Opponents faced
153
finished ahead 51 times, behind 103
Longest layoff
1.9 yrs
Mar 10, 2017 → Feb 1, 2019
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20191 milestone
- Most recent contest Humble Rodeo and BBQ
20176 milestones
- First tracked contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- First call Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- First overall top-10 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score661.1884 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- Career-best overall score661.1884 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- Career-best single call (Chicken)167.3828 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 1, 2019 | Humble Rodeo and BBQ 🏅 Humble, TX | 95 / 126 (605.4288) | 123 (135.8860) | 48 (162.8688) | 94 (150.7540) | 69 (155.9200) |
| Mar 10, 2017 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour White Settlement, TX | 10 / 30 (661.1884) | 13 (167.3828) | 7 (166.8684) | 13 (164.6400) | 12 (162.2972) |