The Pit Pals
The Pit Pals is a competition barbecue team with 2 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2022 and 2023. Their best overall finish is 15th of 28 at the Westmont Red White & BBQ Backyard BBQ Cook-Off 2022 (BACKYARD ONLY) (2022).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1488
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 2
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
May 28, 2022
latest May 27, 2023 · 1 year on the trail
Avg finish
top 71%
overall standings
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 158.54 · weakest Pork (135.95)
Road miles
0
across 2 mapped stops
Purse competed for
$7,325
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
Backyard avg
313.62 / 360
1 Backyard contest · 0 GCs
Backyard (3-meat) avg
449.03 / 540
1 Backyard (3-meat) contest · 0 GCs
These overall scores sit on different scales (Backyard out of 360, Backyard (3-meat) out of 540), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.
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 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158.8228 | 158.2516 | 158.54 | top 64% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 155.3716 | 154.2512 | 154.81 | top 74% |
| Pork | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 135.9544 | 135.9544 | 135.95 | top 100% |
“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.
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20233 milestones
- Career-best overall score449.0284 Westmont Red White & BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Career-best single call (Chicken)158.8228 Westmont Red White & BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Most recent contest Westmont Red White & BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY)
20221 milestone
- First tracked contest Westmont Red White & BBQ Backyard BBQ Cook-Off 2022 (BACKYARD ONLY)
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 27, 2023 | Westmont Red White & BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY) Westmont, IL | 30 / 34 (449.0284) | 25 (158.8228) | 25 (154.2512) | 34 (135.9544) | — |
| May 28, 2022 | Westmont Red White & BBQ Backyard BBQ Cook-Off 2022 (BACKYARD ONLY) Westmont, IL | 15 / 28 (313.6232) | 15 (158.2516) | 21 (155.3716) | — | — |