A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
PIT FIRE SMOKERS
PIT FIRE SMOKERS is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2018 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 29th of 30 at the Milliken BBQ Beef N Bean Day (2019). They finished #1617 in the 2019 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1459
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Apr 28, 2018
latest Aug 9, 2019 · 1.3 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 94%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±86.72
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 153.31 · weakest Pork Ribs (129.24)
Road miles
56
across 4 mapped stops
Schedule strength
58%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1573)
Purse competed for
$20K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 2 state-championship entries
Master avg
530.15 / 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 | 151.9888 | 131.3600 | 139.82 | top 96% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 149.1544 | 102.7204 | 129.24 | top 98% |
| Pork | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164.6172 | 141.6800 | 153.31 | top 81% |
| Brisket | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.2400 | 136.0004 | 146.11 | top 85% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 97% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 93% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LuLu's Brew & Que | 2 | 38 | 0 | top 98% | Apr 26, 2019 |
More numbers
Contests a season
2
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
CO
4 of 4 contests
Contests visited
3
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
84
finished ahead 11 times, behind 143
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20192 milestones
- Career-best single call (Pork)164.6172 LuLu's Brew & Que
- Most recent contest Milliken BBQ Beef N Bean Day
20183 milestones
- First tracked contest LuLu's Brew & Que
- Peak power rating (1488) LuLu's Brew & Que
- Career-best overall score617.0060 Meat Scream BBQ Competition at Halloween Harvest Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.6 | LuLu's Brew & Que | Apr 26, 2019 |
| -11.6 | LuLu's Brew & Que | Apr 28, 2018 |
| -9.8 | Milliken BBQ Beef N Bean Day | Aug 9, 2019 |
| -7.5 | Meat Scream BBQ Competition at Halloween Harvest Festival | Oct 19, 2018 |
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 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 98% | 79.4% | 66.5% |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 89% | 85.7% | 80.7% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 9, 2019 | Milliken BBQ Beef N Bean Day 🏅 Milliken, CO | 29 / 30 (386.6292) | 28 (141.7028) | 30 (102.7204) | — | 28 (142.2060) |
| Apr 26, 2019 | LuLu's Brew & Que 🏅 Brighton, CO | 40 / 40 (571.3836) | 40 (134.2400) | 40 (136.5260) | 24 (164.6172) | 40 (136.0004) |
| Oct 19, 2018 | Meat Scream BBQ Competition at Halloween Harvest Festival Westminster, CO | 40 / 48 (617.0060) | 44 (151.9888) | 45 (149.1544) | 40 (153.6228) | 24 (162.2400) |
| Apr 28, 2018 | LuLu's Brew & Que Brighton, CO | 38 / 40 (545.5772) | 40 (131.3600) | 39 (128.5484) | 40 (141.6800) | 39 (143.9888) |