High-water mark
664.5256
career-best overall
92.3% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 664.5256 at Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship — 92.3% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Oct 7, 2016
Pits and Giggles
Pits and Giggles is a competition barbecue team with 7 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2015 and 2021. Their best overall finish is 14th of 47 at the Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship (2016). They are ranked #3772 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1488
peak 1510 · rated over 7 contests
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
Apr 10, 2015
latest Jul 30, 2021 · 6.3 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 7 contests
Avg finish
top 64%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
640.33 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 639.06 (+1.27)
Walk rate
71%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±13.18
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 167.58 · weakest Brisket (153.09)
Road miles
740
across 7 mapped stops · furthest 267 mi
Schedule strength
53%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1568)
Purse competed for
$45K
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 3 state-championship entries
Master avg
639.06 / 720
7 Master contests · 0 GCs
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Pits and Giggles, each with one reason worth a look.
124 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3,757 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 10%
- Peak
- 1488
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to Pits and Giggles)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Pits and Giggles has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#3,788 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1508
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to Pits and Giggles)
Their last contest in the data was back in 2015, 6 years before Pits and Giggles's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#3,784 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 29%
- Peak
- 1505
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,781 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1509
They turned up 6 years after Pits and Giggles did, first appearing in 2021.
⚔ Compare careers#3,769 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1510
Level with Pits and Giggles on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#3,765 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1488
Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 4 years before Pits and Giggles'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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REDNECK SMOKE CLUB | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| Smokestack Redemption | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| BAR-B-QUE MAYHAM | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| 3 EYZ BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| DRILLING & GRILLING | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| LO' -N- SLO' BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 168.5372 | 142.7996 | 161.12 | top 54% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 165.1088 | 146.7884 | 157.27 | top 64% |
| Pork | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 173.7256 | 151.9428 | 167.58 | top 25% |
| Brisket | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.2628 | 127.3260 | 153.09 | top 65% |
“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 68% |
| Large (40+) | 6 | 0 | top 63% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke in the Grove | 2 | 41 | 0 | top 83% | Jul 30, 2021 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2019
2 contests
Contests a season
1.4
across 5 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
PA
4 of 7 contests · 4 states in all
Contests visited
6
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
329
finished ahead 155 times, behind 295
Longest layoff
2.2 yrs
Jun 1, 2019 → Jul 30, 2021
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20211 milestone
- Most recent contest Smoke in the Grove
20172 milestones
- First category win (Pork) Smoke in the Grove (JUDGES FULL)
- Career-best single call (Pork)173.7256 Smoke in the Grove (JUDGES FULL)
20163 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score664.5256 Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship
- Career-best overall score664.5256 Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship
- Peak power rating (1510) Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship
20152 milestones
- First tracked contest Triple Threat BBQ Beer and Music Festival
- First call Smoke in the Park
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +9.7 | Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship | Oct 7, 2016 |
| +2.6 | Triple Threat BBQ Beer and Music Festival | Apr 10, 2015 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.3 | Smoke in the Grove | Jul 30, 2021 |
| -7.2 | Smoke in the Grove (JUDGES FULL) | Jul 28, 2017 |
| -3.1 | Mid Atlantic BBQ Expo | Mar 8, 2019 |
| -2.2 | Smoke in the Park | Sep 25, 2015 |
| -0.6 | Sun BBQFest | Jun 1, 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 85% | 89.3% | 89.3% |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 67% | 89.6% | 88.6% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100% | top 80% | 85.9% | 85.9% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 30% | 92.3% | 92.3% |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 58% | 88.4% | 88.3% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 30, 2021 | Smoke in the Grove 🏅 Spring Grove, PA | 46 / 54 (642.6972) | 39 (163.9660) | 41 (161.6684) | 23 (166.2972) | 48 (150.7656) |
| Jun 1, 2019 | Sun BBQFest 🏅 Uncasville, CT | 38 / 61 (645.0052) | 36 (161.6684) | 42 (155.4172) | 9 (172.5484) | 46 (155.3712) |
| Mar 8, 2019 | Mid Atlantic BBQ Expo Atlantic City, NJ | 47 / 66 (631.2912) | 60 (142.7996) | 19 (165.1088) | 10 (169.7028) | 46 (153.6800) |
| Jul 28, 2017 | Smoke in the Grove (JUDGES FULL) Spring Grove, PA | 41 / 51 (618.1260) | 15 (168.5372) | 45 (148.5372) | 1 (173.7256) | 51 (127.3260) |
| Oct 7, 2016 | Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship 🏅 Harrisburg, PA | 14 / 47 (664.5256) | 16 (168) | 32 (158.8228) | 3 (172.0228) | 13 (165.6800) |
| Sep 25, 2015 | Smoke in the Park Lemoyne, PA | 23 / 34 (635.3260) | 10 (166.3088) | 10 (164.5372) | 27 (151.9428) | 24 (152.5372) |
| Apr 10, 2015 | Triple Threat BBQ Beer and Music Festival Harrington, DE | 48 / 99 (636.4684) | 62 (156.5828) | 88 (146.7884) | 13 (166.8344) | 22 (166.2628) |