A tough matchup
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
Petie's Smokin Pits BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
Petie's Smokin Pits BBQ has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
#bixbymafia
#bixbymafia is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2017 and 2021. Their best overall finish is 25th of 27 at the Festival of the Pig - Oklahoma BBQ Championship (2019). They are ranked #4878 of 6,485 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “Bixby Mafia”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1465
peak 1465 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
May 5, 2017
latest May 7, 2021 · 4 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 83%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
20%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±142.60
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 158.11 · weakest Brisket (148.39)
Road miles
189
across 5 mapped stops · furthest 70 mi
Schedule strength
53%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1568)
Purse competed for
$34K
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 3 state-championship entries
Master avg
549.00 / 720
5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #2579 (52 pts) | #1940 (77 pts) | #2578 (52 pts) | #2572 (52 pts) | #2573 (52 pts) |
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to #bixbymafia, each with one reason worth a look.
131 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4,865 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1465
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,870 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1465
Level with #bixbymafia on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#4,864 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1465
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2017.
⚔ Compare careers#4,877 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1502
They've been 1502 at their best, 36 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Compare careers#4,884 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1465
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,885 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1515
Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 4 years before #bixbymafia's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Petie's Smokin Pits BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BUTCHER BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Three Hog Night Smokers | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BUFFALO'S BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| DIVINE SWINE | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN DAN | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.1200 | 145.6228 | 158.11 | top 76% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 173.1544 | 108.3088 | 149.41 | top 72% |
| Pork | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.6800 | 142.2856 | 154.38 | top 77% |
| Brisket | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 155.4056 | 137.1084 | 148.39 | top 83% |
“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 93% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 80% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bixby BBQ'n Blues Festival | 2 | 61 | 0 | top 94% | May 4, 2018 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2019
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
OK
4 of 5 contests
Contests visited
4
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
166
finished ahead 46 times, behind 221
Longest layoff
1.9 yrs
Jun 22, 2019 → May 7, 2021
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20212 milestones
- Career-best overall score644.4916 Bixby Rotary BBQ'N Blues Festival
- Most recent contest Bixby Rotary BBQ'N Blues Festival
20192 milestones
- First call Bixby BBQ'n Blues Festival
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)173.1544 Bixby BBQ'n Blues Festival
20172 milestones
- First tracked contest Bixby BBQ'n Blues Festival (JUDGES FULL)
- Peak power rating (1486) Bixby BBQ'n Blues Festival (JUDGES FULL)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +1 | Bixby Rotary BBQ'N Blues Festival | May 7, 2021 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -14.2 | Bixby BBQ'n Blues Festival (JUDGES FULL) | May 5, 2017 |
| -10.6 | Bixby BBQ'n Blues Festival | May 4, 2018 |
| -8 | Festival of the Pig - Oklahoma BBQ Championship | Jun 22, 2019 |
| -3 | Bixby BBQ'n Blues Festival | May 3, 2019 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 62% | 89.5% | 89.5% |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 82% | 86.9% | 85.8% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 90% | 83.2% | 83.2% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 99% | 36.9% | 36.9% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 7, 2021 | Bixby Rotary BBQ'N Blues Festival 🏅 Bixby, OK | 33 / 53 (644.4916) | 31 (165.1200) | 35 (162.2860) | 37 (161.6800) | 34 (155.4056) |
| Jun 22, 2019 | Festival of the Pig - Oklahoma BBQ Championship 🏅 Oklahoma City, OK | 25 / 27 (610.1944) | 20 (162.8572) | 25 (154.2400) | 27 (142.2856) | 25 (150.8116) |
| May 3, 2019 | Bixby BBQ'n Blues Festival 🏅 | 40 / 56 (625.5772) | 54 (145.6228) | 7 (173.1544) | 40 (156.5600) | 44 (150.2400) |
| May 4, 2018 | Bixby BBQ'n Blues Festival Bixby, OK | 61 / 68 (599.3028) | 50 (158.8460) | 61 (149.0856) | 55 (154.2628) | 67 (137.1084) |
| May 5, 2017 | Bixby BBQ'n Blues Festival (JUDGES FULL) Bixby, OK | 67 / 68 (265.4288) | — | 67 (108.3088) | 44 (157.1200) | — |