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Pit Master Matt

Pit Master Matt is a competition barbecue team with 13 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2022 and 2026. They have won 2 Grand Championships, most recently at the New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2) (2026). They are ranked #1136 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#1,136
of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1592
peak 1592 · rated over 13 contests

Contests

13
in the data

First seen

Oct 22, 2022
latest Apr 18, 2026 · 3.5 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#122
Backyard 2026 · every season

Grand champs

2
0 reserve · wins it all 15% of the time

Category wins

2
5 podiums

Overall top-10s

11
85% of 13 contests

Best top-10 run

9
straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 28%
overall standings

Best overall

348.5256 / 360
Backyard · New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2)

Perfect 180s

0

Current form

335.70 ▲
last 5 Backyard vs avg 321.60 (+14.10)

Walk rate

100%
contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

177.7028
Chicken · Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2)

Consistency

±45.80
spread of their Backyard overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken
avg 170.68 · weakest Pork Ribs (164.04)

Road miles

520
across 13 mapped stops · furthest 126 mi

Schedule strength

64%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1581)

Purse competed for

$47K
listed at 12 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

2 🏅
won from 13 state-championship entries

Backyard avg

321.60 / 360
13 Backyard contests · 2 GCs

This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.

Storylines (15 found in their record)

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

On the rise

+36 rating points in a year

Their power rating has climbed 36 points across 6 contests since May 2, 2025 — from 1555 up to 1592.

  • 6 contests since May 2, 2025
  • now 1592

They almost always walk

100% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 13 of 13 contests

A top-10 category call in 100% of their 13 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

State champions

2 state championships won

They've taken 2 state championships from 13 entries at contests carrying the title.

  • 13 state-championship entries

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

CHUNKY BBQ has finished one call ahead of Pit Master Matt 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

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A tough matchup

8–0 behind in the head-to-head

BOGGS HOG BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

BOGGS HOG BBQ has come out ahead in 8 of their 8 shared contests.

The weak link

−6.6 points behind their best meat

Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 6.64 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 77% of the time against 92%.

  • Pork Ribs avg 164.04
  • Chicken avg 170.68
  • 10 calls in 13 entries

A strong matchup

11–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 92% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of TRUCKERS CHOICE BBQ in 11 of their 12 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

6 of 8 shared chicken entries lost

FIRE & SHINE BBQ ahead 75% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, FIRE & SHINE BBQ has out-cooked them in 6 of 8 shared chicken entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

Leaning Jowler BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.

Boom or bust

±12.72% swing around their own average

Their overall swings ±12.72% of a perfect score around its own average — when it lands they're dangerous, and when it doesn't the weekend is gone by lunch.

  • averages 89.3% of a perfect score
  • best 96.8%

An April team

Top 15% average finish in April

Something about April: average finish in the top 15% across 4 contests, versus top 28% the rest of the year.

  • 4 April contests
  • top 28% the rest of the year

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

YearSeriesOverallChickenRibsPorkBrisket
2026 ↗ Backyard #122 (388 pts) #152 (298 pts) #144 (353 pts) — —
2025 ↗ Backyard #178 (267 pts) #162 (322 pts) #193 (262 pts) — —
2024 ↗ Backyard #130 (439 pts) #95 (644 pts) #142 (394 pts) — —
2023 ↗ Backyard — #117 (542 pts) #129 (512 pts) — —

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to Pit Master Matt, each with one reason worth a look.

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

Backwooder BBQ
#1,137 of the rated field
1592 power rating
Contests
40
GCs
1
Top-10s
40%
Peak
1605
3–2 in 5 shared contests (60% to Pit Master Matt)

These two have cooked 5 of the same contests — Pit Master Matt ahead 3–2 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

  • rated over 40 contests
  • last seen Oct 2, 2026
⚔ Head-to-head
CAN'T SMOKE THIS
#1,134 of the rated field
1592 power rating
Contests
15
GCs
1
Top-10s
33%
Peak
1592

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 15 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

  • rated over 15 contests
  • last seen Aug 26, 2016
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333BBQ
#1,140 of the rated field
1591 power rating
Contests
12
GCs
1
Top-10s
83%
Peak
1591

Careers of much the same size, 12 contests to 13, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

  • rated over 11 contests
  • last seen Jun 19, 2026
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MAN VS QUE
#1,138 of the rated field
1591 power rating
Contests
18
GCs
0
Top-10s
28%
Peak
1600

Their last contest in the data was back in 2016, 10 years before Pit Master Matt's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

  • rated over 17 contests
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BBQ RANGERS BELGIUM
#1,139 of the rated field
1591 power rating
Contests
24
GCs
0
Top-10s
33%
Peak
1591

24 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 33% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

  • rated over 22 contests
  • last seen Sep 17, 2022
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B.S. BARBEQUE
#1,133 of the rated field
1592 power rating
Contests
26
GCs
2
Top-10s
31%
Peak
1620

They were already cooking in 2013, 9 years before Pit Master Matt's first contest.

  • rated over 25 contests
  • last seen Sep 1, 2023
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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

OpponentMeetingsAheadBehindWin rate
Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit 13 4 9 31% ⚔ compare
TRUCKERS CHOICE BBQ 12 11 1 92% ⚔ compare
Grandpa Val's BBQ 12 6 5 50% ⚔ compare
BIG BOB'S SMOKIN QUE 11 10 1 91% ⚔ compare
Leaning Jowler BBQ 11 5 6 45% ⚔ compare
DIG'N N PIG'N 10 7 3 70% ⚔ compare
STICKS & STONES BBQ 10 6 3 60% ⚔ compare
Beefy Bros BBQ 10 6 4 60% ⚔ compare
PADDY MCQ'S 9 5 4 56% ⚔ compare
Rough Cut Q 9 3 6 33% ⚔ compare
Yardogs BBQ 9 3 6 33% ⚔ compare
Capt. Blue BBQ 9 2 7 22% ⚔ compare
Let It Smoke Barbecue 8 8 0 100% ⚔ compare
SMOAKWOOD 8 7 1 88% ⚔ compare
Buckeye Blue Smoke BBQ 8 6 2 75% ⚔ compare

By meat

CategoryEntriesCallsWinsPodiumsBestWorstAverageAvg finish
Chicken 12 11 1 4 177.7028 163.9428 170.68 top 18%
Pork Ribs 13 10 1 1 173.1200 151.3372 164.04 top 29%

“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

FieldContestsGCsAvg finish
Small (<20 teams)10top 32%
Medium (20–39)122top 27%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

WhereContestsGCsAvg finish
NJ122top 27%
DE10top 32%

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

ContestVisitsBestGCsAvg finishLast visit
New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2) 6 1 2 top 18% Apr 18, 2026
Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) 3 5 0 top 28% Oct 25, 2025
Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) 2 7 0 top 30% Oct 19, 2024

More numbers

Busiest season 2025 4 contests
Contests a season 2.6 across 5 seasons in the data
Most contests held in NJ 12 of 13 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited 5 3 of them more than once
Most-entered meat Pork Ribs 13 entries · 1 win · 10 calls
First title Apr 22, 2023 New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2)
Opponents faced 165 finished ahead 367 times, behind 176

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

20263 milestones
  1. Career-best overall score348.5256 New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2)
  2. Peak power rating (1592) New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2)
  3. Most recent contest New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2)
20251 milestone
  1. 10th tracked contest Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1)
20241 milestone
  1. Career-best single call (Chicken)177.7028 Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2)
20237 milestones
  1. First category win (Pork Ribs) New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2)
  2. First overall top-10 New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2)
  3. First overall podium New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2)
  4. First Grand Championship New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2)
  5. First state championship New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2)
  6. First overall past 90% of a perfect score342.7884 New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2)
  7. Biggest field won (30 teams) New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2)
20222 milestones
  1. First tracked contest Red White & Que: Day 2 - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES
  2. First call Red White & Que: Day 2 - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

SwingContestDate
+18.3New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2)Apr 22, 2023
+15.2New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2)Apr 18, 2026
+11.3Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1)Oct 24, 2025
+10New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2)Apr 20, 2024
+9.8Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2)Oct 21, 2023

📉 Toughest weekends

SwingContestDate
-8.1Red White & Que: Day 2 - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIESOct 22, 2022

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

SeasonContestsGCsTop-10sCategory winsWalk rateAvg finishBest overall (% of perfect)Avg overall (% of perfect)
20262120 100% top 19% 96.8% 94.6%
20254030 100% top 27% 94.7% 91.5%
20243031 100% top 26% 94.9% 93.5%
20233131 100% top 20% 95.2% 93.3%
20221000 100% top 78% 45.9% 45.9%

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

DateEventOverallChickenRibsPorkBrisket
Apr 18, 2026 New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2) 🏅 Blairstown, NJ 1 / 26 (348.5256) 4 (175.4056) 4 (173.1200) — —
Apr 17, 2026 New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1) 🏅 Blairstown, NJ 9 / 26 (332.5144) 11 (163.9428) 5 (168.5716) — —
Oct 25, 2025 Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) 🏅 Jackson, NJ 14 / 32 (329.6228) 9 (166.2400) 15 (163.3828) — —
Oct 24, 2025 Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) 🏅 Jackson, NJ 5 / 31 (341.0972) 4 (171.9772) 5 (169.1200) — —
May 3, 2025 New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2) 🏅 Blairstown, NJ 7 / 34 (326.7428) 3 (173.1200) 8 (153.6228) — —
May 2, 2025 New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1) 🏅 Blairstown, NJ 9 / 33 (319.8628) 4 (168.5256) 11 (151.3372) — —
Oct 19, 2024 Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) 🏅 Columbia, NJ 7 / 26 (341.6456) 1 (177.7028) 13 (163.9428) — —
Oct 18, 2024 Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) 🏅 Columbia, NJ 9 / 28 (330.1944) 8 (165.0972) 9 (165.0972) — —
Apr 20, 2024 New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2) 🏅 Blairstown, NJ 5 / 27 (337.6572) 2 (171.4172) 5 (166.2400) — —
Oct 21, 2023 Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) 🏅 Jackson, NJ 7 / 29 (337.0972) 5 (173.1428) 9 (163.9544) — —
May 6, 2023 Delaware Bay-B-Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) 🏅 Lincoln, DE 6 / 19 (327.9428) 5 (169.6800) 9 (158.2628) — —
Apr 22, 2023 New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) 🏅 Blairstown, NJ 1 / 30 (342.7884) 3 (171.9656) 1 (170.8228) — —
Oct 22, 2022 Red White & Que: Day 2 - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Jackson, NJ 21 / 27 (165.0972) — 10 (165.0972) — —

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