High-water mark
671.3484
career-best overall
93.2% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 671.3484 at Biggest Buck and Best Rack — 93.2% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Oct 4, 2013
Pit4aking
Pit4aking is a competition barbecue team with 7 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2021. Their best overall finish is 6th of 22 at the Biggest Buck and Best Rack (2013). They are ranked #2884 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “PIT 4 A KING”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1509
peak 1521 · rated over 7 contests
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
Apr 26, 2013
latest Oct 1, 2021 · 8.4 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
29% of 7 contests
Best top-10 run
2
straight overall top-10s
Avg finish
top 49%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
647.79 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 649.30 (-1.52)
Walk rate
43%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±12.86
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 164.55 · weakest Pork (158.67)
Road miles
962
across 7 mapped stops · furthest 253 mi
Schedule strength
47%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1561)
Purse competed for
$129K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 3 state-championship entries
Master avg
649.30 / 720
7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #609 (513 pts) | #708 (463 pts) | #795 (413 pts) | #825 (398 pts) | #408 (763 pts) |
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Pit4aking, each with one reason worth a look.
101 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2,881 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1521
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to Pit4aking)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Pit4aking has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#2,869 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 29%
- Peak
- 1513
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#2,870 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 25%
- Peak
- 1518
Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 8 contests, alongside a 25% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Compare careers#2,882 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1511
Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 3 years before Pit4aking's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#2,885 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1509
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Compare careers#2,893 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1508
Level with Pit4aking on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GETTIN' BASTED | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| CAVEMAN CUISINE | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| FIRE DANCER BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 174.2972 | 149.1200 | 164.55 | top 48% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 168.5372 | 153.1428 | 161.61 | top 58% |
| Pork | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 161.1312 | 155.9540 | 158.67 | top 67% |
| Brisket | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 175.4284 | 158.2284 | 164.47 | top 44% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 33% |
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 0 | top 46% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 57% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2013
4 contests
Contests a season
2.3
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
AR
4 of 7 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
7
a different one every time
Opponents faced
785
finished ahead 325 times, behind 755
Longest layoff
5.9 yrs
Oct 4, 2013 → Sep 12, 2019
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20211 milestone
- Most recent contest Go Hog Wild BBQ Cook-Off
20138 milestones
- First tracked contest Smokin' in the Ozarks
- First call Smokin' in the Ozarks
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score658.8566 Smokin' in the Ozarks
- Career-best single call (Brisket)175.4284 Smokin' in the Ozarks
- First category win (Brisket) Community Fisrt Bank BBQ Competition (TEAM SPOTS STILL AVAILABLE)
- First overall top-10 Community Fisrt Bank BBQ Competition (TEAM SPOTS STILL AVAILABLE)
- Career-best overall score671.3484 Biggest Buck and Best Rack
- Peak power rating (1521) Biggest Buck and Best Rack
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +9 | Biggest Buck and Best Rack | Oct 4, 2013 |
| +8.2 | Community Fisrt Bank BBQ Competition (TEAM SPOTS STILL AVAILABLE) | Sep 27, 2013 |
| +4.8 | Smokin' in the Ozarks | Apr 26, 2013 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -8 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST | Sep 12, 2019 |
| -2.3 | Go Hog Wild BBQ Cook-Off | Oct 1, 2021 |
| -1.7 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST | Sep 16, 2021 |
| -1.3 | Bikes Blues & BBQ | Sep 20, 2013 |
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 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 57% | 89.9% | 58.8% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 72% | 89.1% | 89.1% |
| 2013 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 75% | top 40% | 93.2% | 90.4% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2021 | Go Hog Wild BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Sheridan, AR | 22 / 30 (647.2912) | 15 (170.2744) | 22 (162.8344) | 25 (155.9540) | 25 (158.2284) |
| Sep 16, 2021 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 187 / 467 (149.0512) | 41 (174.2972) | 364 (158.2400) | 356 (157.7028) | 281 (161.6340) |
| Sep 12, 2019 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 338 / 468 (641.6336) | 411 (154.7884) | 178 (167.3940) | 319 (161.1312) | 326 (158.3200) |
| Oct 4, 2013 | Biggest Buck and Best Rack Alma, AR | 6 / 22 (671.3484) | 7 (169.7028) | 8 (168.5372) | 16 (159.9656) | 6 (173.1428) |
| Sep 27, 2013 | Community Fisrt Bank BBQ Competition (TEAM SPOTS STILL AVAILABLE) Appleton City, MO | 6 / 18 (626.7884) | 13 (149.1200) | 8 (156.5600) | 6 (156.5484) | 1 (164.5600) |
| Sep 20, 2013 | Bikes Blues & BBQ Fayetteville, AR | 29 / 49 (647.3256) | 29 (163.9428) | 29 (164.5600) | 36 (158.8456) | 28 (159.9772) |
| Apr 26, 2013 | Smokin' in the Ozarks Rogers, AR | 13 / 34 (658.8566) | 10 (169.7142) | 26 (153.1428) | 22 (160.5712) | 2 (175.4284) |