The one to beat
2×
one call ahead of them
Low Rent Bbq has finished one call ahead of Pit Snipe BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
Pit Snipe BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1484
peak 1484 · rated over 7 contests ⓘ
Contests
8
in the data
First seen
2018-09-07
latest 2019-10-18
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
2
3 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 8 contests
Avg finish
top 65%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
645.21 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 634.05 (+11.16)
Walk rate
38%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±18.55
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 162.00 · weakest Brisket (153.37)
Road miles
321
mi across 7 mapped stops · furthest 96 mi
Schedule strength
76%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1598)
Purse competed for
$55K
listed at 7 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 6 state-championship entries
Master avg
634.05 / 720
7 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (5 found in this team's record)
Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.
A tough matchup
7–0
behind in the head-to-head
QUE U ahead in 100% of their meetings
QUE U has come out ahead in 7 of their 7 shared contests.
The weak link
−8.6
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 8.63 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 14% of the time against 25%.
- Brisket avg 153.37
- Chicken avg 162.00
- 1 calls in 7 entries
Chicken nemesis
6 of 7
shared chicken entries lost
QUE U ahead 86% of the time
Even in their strongest meat, QUE U has out-cooked them in 6 of 7 shared chicken entries.
Looking over their shoulder
2×
one call behind them
SMOKE FREAKS has landed one call behind them 2 times.
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.
130 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3967 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 11%
- Peak
- 1501
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to Pit Snipe BBQ)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Pit Snipe BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#3965 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 10%
- Peak
- 1484
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to Pit Snipe BBQ)
Careers of much the same size, 10 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3957 of the rated field
- Contests
- 13
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1484
2–2 in 4 shared contests (50% to Pit Snipe BBQ)
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 13 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#3952 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 29%
- Peak
- 1484
No shared contest yet.
Level with Pit Snipe BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#3961 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1509
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3986 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1483
No shared contest yet.
They were already cooking in 2013, 5 years before Pit Snipe BBQ's first contest.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 43RD PARALLEL BBQ | 7 | 2 | 5 | 29% | ⚔ compare |
| QUE U | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Smokin Highwaymen | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BIG "E" BBQ | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Littles BBQ Co | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| WICKED SMOKE BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| CRASH TEST SMOKERS | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| TOPPGATOR BBQ | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| PURPLE SHADOW | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| Second Hand Smoke SLV | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| CHEFS GONE GRILLIN | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| PORKRASTINATORS | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 175.4400 | 147.9316 | 162.00 | top 56% |
| Pork Ribs | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 177.7144 | 145.1088 | 160.91 | top 57% |
| Pork | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 173.1544 | 142.8116 | 161.61 | top 50% |
| Brisket | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 178.2972 | 141.6804 | 153.37 | top 70% |
“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 state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| WI | 7 | 0 | top 71% |
| IL | 1 | 0 | top 21% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 6 | 0 | top 67% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 57% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puckaway Pigfest | 2 | 25 | 0 | top 74% | 2019-09-06 |
The story so far (16 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
1.1 yrs
2018-09-07 → 2019-10-18
Busiest season
2019
6 contests
Contests a season
2.7
across 3 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
WI
7 of 8 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
7
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
8 entries · 0 wins · 2 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 162.00 · weakest Brisket (153.37)
Walk rate
38%
a top-10 call in 3 of 8 contests
Overall top-10 rate
13%
1 of 8 contests
Master average
634.05
out of 720 · 7 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
147
112–181 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
321
7 mapped stops · furthest 96 mi
Schedule strength
1598
average field rating faced — tougher than 76% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$54,625
listed at 7 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0
from 6 state-championship entries
Power rating
1484
peak 1484 · #3971 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- First tracked contest Saluting With Smoke (COMPETITORS SERIES)
- First call Saluting With Smoke (COMPETITORS SERIES)
- First category win (Pork Ribs) Saluting With Smoke (COMPETITORS SERIES)
- First overall top-10 Saluting With Smoke (COMPETITORS SERIES)
- 2018
- Peak power rating (1492) Puckaway Pigfest
- 2019
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score652.5492 Masters In May Day 1
- Career-best overall score652.5492 Masters In May Day 1
- Career-best single call (Brisket)178.2972 Best of the Midwest
- Most recent contest Best of the Midwest
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +3.9 | Best of the Midwest | 2019-10-18 |
| +1.3 | Masters In May Day 1 | 2019-05-03 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -8.1 | Puckaway Pigfest | 2018-09-07 |
| -7.9 | The Great Wisconsin Tune Up BBQ Contest | 2019-04-26 |
| -2.8 | Puckaway Pigfest | 2019-09-06 |
| -1.6 | Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-Heat 2 | 2019-07-13 |
| -1.2 | Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-Heat 1 | 2019-07-12 |
Category scores over time
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100% | top 21% | — | — |
| 2019 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 33% | top 70% | 90.6% | 88.7% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 81% | 84.1% | 84.1% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-10-18 | Best of the Midwest 🏅 Union Grove, WI | 26 / 52 (650.2748) | 44 (153.7144) | 50 (145.1088) | 5 (173.1544) | 1 (178.2972) |
| 2019-09-06 | Puckaway Pigfest 🏅 Montello, WI | 26 / 39 (633.6232) | 33 (156.0000) | 32 (154.2516) | 23 (159.3600) | 14 (164.0116) |
| 2019-07-13 | Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-Heat 2 🏅 Green Bay, WI | 27 / 36 (647.3720) | 24 (164.5944) | 12 (167.4172) | 14 (166.8344) | 34 (148.5260) |
| 2019-07-12 | Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-Heat 1 🏅 Green Bay, WI | 27 / 37 (642.2404) | 18 (164.0000) | 22 (165.7260) | 11 (168.5828) | 35 (143.9316) |
| 2019-05-03 | Masters In May Day 1 🏅 Bancroft, WI | 27 / 42 (652.5492) | 2 (175.4400) | 26 (164.5832) | 23 (165.7144) | 40 (146.8116) |
| 2019-04-26 | The Great Wisconsin Tune Up BBQ Contest 🏅 Manawa, WI | 23 / 26 (606.6976) | 15 (162.2628) | 12 (159.9428) | 24 (142.8116) | 25 (141.6804) |
| 2018-09-07 | Puckaway Pigfest Montello, WI | 25 / 31 (605.6004) | 29 (147.9316) | 23 (152.5372) | 20 (154.8228) | 22 (150.3088) |
| Saluting With Smoke (COMPETITORS SERIES) unrated Yorkville, IL | 8 / 38 (501.1204) | 4 (172.0228) | 1 (177.7144) | — | — |