Pikes Pits BBQ

Pikes Pits BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 19 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2018 and 2022. Their best overall finish is 4th of 53 at the Hudson Valley Ribfest (2019). They are ranked #4831 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “Pike's Pits BBQ” and “PikeÃ¯Â¿Â½s Pits BBQ”.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#4,831

of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1466

peak 1466 · rated over 19 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jun 9, 2018

latest Oct 1, 2022 · 4.3 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#521

Master 2019 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

3 podiums

Overall top-10s

5% of 19 contests

Avg finish

top 71%

overall standings

Best overall

677.1660 / 720

Master · Hudson Valley Ribfest

Perfect 180s

Current form

647.96 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 633.42 (+14.54)

Walk rate

47%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

177.7028

Brisket · Kora Kare for Kids Ride-In & BBQ Competition

Consistency

±31.23

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 164.16 · weakest Brisket (149.79)

Road miles

2,263

across 19 mapped stops · furthest 158 mi

Schedule strength

71%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1590)

Purse competed for

$95K

listed at 12 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 13 state-championship entries

Master avg

633.42 / 720

19 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (9 found in their record)

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

High-water mark

677.1660 career-best overall

94.1% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 677.1660 at Hudson Valley Ribfest — 94.1% of a perfect 720.

Master
Aug 16, 2019

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

ELJEFE SMOKE has finished one call ahead of Pikes Pits BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

17–0 behind in the head-to-head

SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA ahead in 100% of their meetings

SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA has come out ahead in 17 of their 17 shared contests.

The weak link

−14.4 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 14.37 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 11% of the time against 21%.

Brisket avg 149.79
Chicken avg 164.16
2 calls in 19 entries

A strong matchup

6–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 86% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of HOKIE POKIE Q in 6 of their 7 shared contests.

The comeback

1.9 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 1.9 years, then back at Kora Kare For Kids Shriner's Ride-In and BBQ Competition (Aug 20, 2021).

last seen Oct 4, 2019
back Aug 20, 2021

Chicken nemesis

14 of 17 shared chicken entries lost

SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA ahead 82% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA has out-cooked them in 14 of 17 shared chicken entries.

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Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

Pig Data BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.

An August team

Top 57% average finish in August

Something about August: average finish in the top 57% across 5 contests, versus top 71% the rest of the year.

5 August contests
top 71% the rest of the year

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
2021 ↗	Master	#687 (212 pts)	#504 (377 pts)	#925 (147 pts)	#627 (262 pts)	#867 (152 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#521 (633 pts)	#398 (823 pts)	#654 (523 pts)	#607 (558 pts)	#416 (803 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to Pikes Pits BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

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

A SIMPLE PIG

#4,817 of the rated field

1467 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 7%
Peak: 1467

5–0 in 5 shared contests (100% to Pikes Pits BBQ)

These two have cooked 5 of the same contests — Pikes Pits BBQ ahead 5–0 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

rated over 14 contests
last seen Aug 15, 2026

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BIG L'S SWEET HEAT

#4,846 of the rated field

1466 power rating

Contests: 26
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 15%
Peak: 1466

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 26 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 26 contests
last seen May 19, 2017

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PIG PICKERS

#4,823 of the rated field

1466 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1511

Their last contest in the data was back in 2016, 6 years before Pikes Pits BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 13 contests

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STINKY D'S BBQ

#4,822 of the rated field

1467 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 8%
Peak: 1467

Fewer contests behind them than Pikes Pits BBQ has cooked, 12 to 19, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 12 contests
last seen Jun 21, 2019

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GREAT WHITE BBQ

#4,816 of the rated field

1467 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1503

12 contests and no Grand Championship yet.

rated over 12 contests
last seen May 17, 2019

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BUCKSHOT MALONE'S PIG SHACK

#4,818 of the rated field

1467 power rating

Contests: 41
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 7%
Peak: 1528

They were already cooking in 2013, 5 years before Pikes Pits BBQ's first contest.

rated over 32 contests
last seen Jun 12, 2026

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
INSANE SWINE BBQ	17	1	16	6%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA	17	0	17	0%	⚔ compare
A MAZIE Q	16	1	15	6%	⚔ compare
PADDY MCQ'S	15	1	14	7%	⚔ compare
Rogue Hog BBQ	15	1	14	7%	⚔ compare
MILLER'S BACKYARD BBQ	14	1	13	7%	⚔ compare
FOUR SMOKING GUYS	14	0	14	0%	⚔ compare
ACK-QUE	13	1	12	8%	⚔ compare
FIRE DOWN BELOW	13	0	13	0%	⚔ compare
BIG RAZ BBQ	13	0	13	0%	⚔ compare
FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY	12	0	12	0%	⚔ compare
CIDER BOYS BBQ	10	3	7	30%	⚔ compare
ELJEFE SMOKE	10	2	8	20%	⚔ compare
T-BONE BBQ MA	10	1	9	10%	⚔ compare
Smokin Aces	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	19	4	0	2	176	147.3256	164.16	top 55%
Pork Ribs	19	3	0	0	173.1544	146.8116	157.68	top 71%
Pork	19	2	0	0	173.1200	144.5028	161.78	top 59%
Brisket	19	2	1	1	177.7028	20	149.79	top 69%

“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)	1	top 94%
Medium (20–39)	14	top 73%
Large (40+)	4	top 59%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
MA	6	top 77%
ME	4	top 70%
NH	3	top 74%
NY	2	top 42%
CT	2	top 78%
NJ	1	top 88%
RI	1	top 56%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Granite State BBQ Championship	2	27	0	top 82%	Jun 8, 2019

More numbers

Busiest season 2019 8 contests

Contests a season 4.8 across 4 seasons in the data

Most contests held in MA 6 of 19 contests · 7 states in all

Contests visited 18 1 of them more than once

Opponents faced 273 finished ahead 203 times, behind 449

Longest layoff 1.9 yrs Oct 4, 2019 → Aug 20, 2021

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

20221 milestone

Oct 1 Most recent contest Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES

20195 milestones

Aug 10 10th tracked contest Thrillin' & Grillin' Maine State Championship BBQ Festival @ aquaboggan Waterpark
Aug 16 First overall top-10 Hudson Valley Ribfest
Aug 16 Career-best overall score677.1660 Hudson Valley Ribfest
Aug 24 First category win (Brisket) Kora Kare for Kids Ride-In & BBQ Competition
Aug 24 Career-best single call (Brisket)177.7028 Kora Kare for Kids Ride-In & BBQ Competition

20184 milestones

Jun 9 First tracked contest Granite State BBQ Championship
Jun 9 First call Granite State BBQ Championship
Jun 9 First overall past 90% of a perfect score648.5144 Granite State BBQ Championship
Jun 9 Peak power rating (1497) Granite State BBQ Championship

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+17.7	Hudson Valley Ribfest	Aug 16, 2019
+6.4	Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown	Sep 25, 2021
+3.9	Kora Kare for Kids Ride-In & BBQ Competition	Aug 24, 2019
+3.2	Ocean Sate BBQ Championship-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES	Sep 28, 2019
+1.5	Kora Kare For Kids Shriner's Ride-In and BBQ Competition	Aug 20, 2021

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-12	Riverside Blues, Brews & BBQ Festival	Oct 5, 2018
-8.9	New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 1-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES	Apr 22, 2022
-7.2	Granite State BBQ Championship	Jun 8, 2019
-6.7	Thrillin & Grillin at Aquaboggan Water park	Aug 11, 2018
-6.6	Back to BAYsics Primitive Contest-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES ( DAY 2)	Oct 13, 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	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2022	3	0	0	33%	top 68%	90.9%	89.6%
2021	2	0	0	100%	top 54%	91%	90.6%
2019	8	1	1	38%	top 66%	94.1%	88.9%
2018	6	0	0	50%	top 85%	90.1%	85.1%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Oct 1, 2022	Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Southwick, MA	19 / 33 (654.6740)	14 (169.1316)	23 (163.3828)	31 (152.4912)	10 (169.6684)
Jun 4, 2022	Granite State BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Merrimack, NH	22 / 37 (649.0172)	24 (160.5372)	16 (165.1428)	12 (168.5600)	28 (154.7772)
Apr 22, 2022	New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 1-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Blairstown, NJ	42 / 48 (631.2916)	15 (170.8344)	45 (154.2400)	43 (155.4172)	43 (150.8000)
Sep 25, 2021	Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown 🏅 Southwick, MA	12 / 26 (649.5544)	10 (165.6800)	18 (158.2400)	5 (173.1200)	19 (152.5144)
Aug 20, 2021	Kora Kare For Kids Shriner's Ride-In and BBQ Competition 🏅 Hiram, ME	16 / 26 (655.2796)	2 (176)	23 (157.0856)	18 (163.9656)	21 (158.2284)
Oct 4, 2019	Riverside Blues, Brews & BBQ 🏅 Greenfield, MA	21 / 26 (627.7832)	20 (158.8000)	25 (151.9660)	14 (164.5372)	21 (152.4800)
Sep 28, 2019	Ocean Sate BBQ Championship-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Hope Valley, RI	20 / 36 (648.4800)	27 (158.8456)	25 (160.5144)	20 (163.4172)	12 (165.7028)
Aug 24, 2019	Kora Kare for Kids Ride-In & BBQ Competition 🏅 Hiram, ME	20 / 36 (649.1196)	12 (165.1200)	30 (153.6912)	28 (152.6056)	1 (177.7028)
Aug 16, 2019	Hudson Valley Ribfest 🏅 New Paltz, NY	4 / 53 (677.1660)	3 (174.8800)	5 (173.1544)	19 (163.9888)	13 (165.1428)
Aug 10, 2019	Thrillin' & Grillin' Maine State Championship BBQ Festival @ aquaboggan Waterpark 🏅 Saco, ME	22 / 28 (629.5428)	14 (169.1200)	25 (152.5140)	20 (158.2860)	24 (149.6228)
Jun 8, 2019	Granite State BBQ Championship 🏅 Hancock, NH	27 / 29 (627.2228)	28 (147.3256)	25 (156.5372)	20 (162.2628)	19 (161.0972)
Jun 1, 2019	Sun BBQFest 🏅 Uncasville, CT	43 / 61 (640.9716)	7 (173.7144)	55 (146.8116)	28 (165.0856)	47 (155.3600)
May 4, 2019	Ridgefield Gone Country BBQ Festival 🏅 Ridgefield, CT	25 / 29 (617.4740)	22 (160.5256)	18 (157.6456)	27 (144.5028)	23 (154.8000)
Oct 13, 2018	Back to BAYsics Primitive Contest-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES ( DAY 2) Monson, MA	17 / 18 (644.4688)	16 (161.6800)	5 (171.4400)	17 (158.2056)	17 (153.1432)
Oct 12, 2018	Bay State BBQ Championship- CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1) Monson, MA	22 / 26 (635.3600)	19 (162.8688)	24 (154.2400)	12 (167.4056)	23 (150.8456)
Oct 5, 2018	Riverside Blues, Brews & BBQ Festival Greenfield, MA	31 / 31 (518.3544)	18 (165.7600)	10 (166.2628)	16 (166.3316)	31 (20)
Aug 11, 2018	Thrillin & Grillin at Aquaboggan Water park Saco, ME	25 / 30 (621.0856)	19 (158.8456)	25 (151.4288)	20 (161.1428)	25 (149.6684)
Jul 6, 2018	I Love Barbecue & Music Festival Lake Placid, NY	30 / 39 (609.6228)	24 (157.7144)	28 (150.2628)	11 (161.1084)	35 (140.5372)
Jun 9, 2018	Granite State BBQ Championship Hancock, NH	29 / 41 (648.5144)	34 (161.7028)	39 (151.4288)	9 (171.4400)	23 (163.9428)

Pikes Pits BBQ

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (9 found in their record)

High-water mark

The one to beat

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

The comeback

Chicken nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

An August team

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)