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
Pit Snipe BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 8 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2018 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 8th of 38 at the Saluting With Smoke (COMPETITORS SERIES) (). They are ranked #3985 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1484
peak 1484 · rated over 7 contests1 invitational or side-series contest not counted
Contests
8
in the data
First seen
Sep 7, 2018
latest Oct 18, 2019 · 1.1 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
2
3 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
13% 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
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 162.00 · weakest Brisket (153.37)
Road miles
321
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 🏅
won from 6 state-championship entries
Master avg
634.05 / 720
7 Master contests · 0 GCs
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Pit Snipe BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
155 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3,993 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#3,983 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#3,976 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#3,975 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 29%
- Peak
- 1484
Level with Pit Snipe BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#3,995 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1511
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,969 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1484
They were already cooking in 2013, 5 years before Pit Snipe BBQ's first contest.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar 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 field size and state
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 6 | 0 | top 67% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 57% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puckaway Pigfest | 2 | 25 | 0 | top 74% | Sep 6, 2019 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2019
6 contests
Contests a season
2.7
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
WI
7 of 8 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
7
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
147
finished ahead 112 times, behind 181
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20193 milestones
- 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
20181 milestone
- Peak power rating (1492) Puckaway Pigfest
—5 milestones
- 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)
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score501.1204 Saluting With Smoke (COMPETITORS SERIES)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +3.9 | Best of the Midwest | Oct 18, 2019 |
| +1.3 | Masters In May Day 1 | May 3, 2019 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -8.1 | Puckaway Pigfest | Sep 7, 2018 |
| -7.9 | The Great Wisconsin Tune Up BBQ Contest | Apr 26, 2019 |
| -2.7 | Puckaway Pigfest | Sep 6, 2019 |
| -1.6 | Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-Heat 2 | Jul 13, 2019 |
| -1.2 | Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-Heat 1 | Jul 12, 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100% | top 21% | 92.8% | 92.8% |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 18, 2019 | Best of the Midwest 🏅 Union Grove, WI | 26 / 52 (650.2748) | 44 (153.7144) | 50 (145.1088) | 5 (173.1544) | 1 (178.2972) |
| Sep 6, 2019 | Puckaway Pigfest 🏅 Montello, WI | 26 / 39 (633.6232) | 33 (156) | 32 (154.2516) | 23 (159.3600) | 14 (164.0116) |
| Jul 13, 2019 | 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) |
| Jul 12, 2019 | Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-Heat 1 🏅 Green Bay, WI | 27 / 37 (642.2404) | 18 (164) | 22 (165.7260) | 11 (168.5828) | 35 (143.9316) |
| May 3, 2019 | Masters In May Day 1 🏅 Bancroft, WI | 27 / 42 (652.5492) | 2 (175.4400) | 26 (164.5832) | 23 (165.7144) | 40 (146.8116) |
| Apr 26, 2019 | 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) |
| Sep 7, 2018 | 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) | — | — |
An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.