High-water mark
662.9492
career-best overall
92.1% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 662.9492 at Bands brews & BBQ — 92.1% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Sep 13, 2019
Pit Stop BBQ
Pit Stop BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2017 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 16th of 25 at the Rockn & BBQ Brew Festival (2018). They finished #1065 in the 2026 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1474
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Aug 25, 2017
latest Jul 17, 2026 · 8.9 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 80%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
25%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±83.71
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 161.55 · weakest Pork Ribs (129.16)
Road miles
2,488
across 4 mapped stops · furthest 1,829 mi
Schedule strength
42%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1556)
Purse competed for
$17K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 2 state-championship entries
Master avg
608.55 / 720
4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #1065 (60 pts) | #1101 (75 pts) | #1203 (60 pts) | #1111 (60 pts) | #1071 (70 pts) |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.7260 | 147.9428 | 160.56 | top 71% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 170.3200 | 20 | 129.16 | top 78% |
| Pork | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 170.8800 | 148.5256 | 161.55 | top 71% |
| Brisket | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.7372 | 147.4400 | 157.28 | top 76% |
“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
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
ID
2 of 4 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
4
a different one every time
Opponents faced
98
finished ahead 21 times, behind 86
Longest layoff
6.8 yrs
Sep 13, 2019 → Jul 17, 2026
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20261 milestone
- Most recent contest Chillin & Grillin in the Glades
20192 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score662.9492 Bands brews & BBQ
- Career-best overall score662.9492 Bands brews & BBQ
20182 milestones
- First call Rockn & BBQ Brew Festival
- Career-best single call (Pork)170.8800 Rockn & BBQ Brew Festival
20172 milestones
- First tracked contest Hill City Wine Brew & BBQ
- Peak power rating (1487) Hill City Wine Brew & BBQ
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.8 | Hill City Wine Brew & BBQ | Aug 25, 2017 |
| -6.6 | Chillin & Grillin in the Glades | Jul 17, 2026 |
| -3.7 | Bands brews & BBQ | Sep 13, 2019 |
| -2.9 | Rockn & BBQ Brew Festival | Sep 7, 2018 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 89% | 91.6% | 91.6% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 68% | 92.1% | 92.1% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 64% | 89.9% | 89.9% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 100% | 64.4% | 64.4% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 17, 2026 | Chillin & Grillin in the Glades 🏅 Wise, VA | 31 / 35 (659.8400) | 22 (169.1200) | 29 (167.4172) | 34 (158.2056) | 23 (165.0972) |
| Sep 13, 2019 | Bands brews & BBQ 🏅 Boise, ID | 17 / 25 (662.9492) | 11 (169.7260) | 24 (158.8916) | 15 (168.5944) | 12 (165.7372) |
| Sep 7, 2018 | Rockn & BBQ Brew Festival Boise, ID | 16 / 25 (647.4860) | 20 (155.4400) | 8 (170.3200) | 7 (170.8800) | 23 (150.8460) |
| Aug 25, 2017 | Hill City Wine Brew & BBQ Hill City, SD | 26 / 26 (463.9084) | 25 (147.9428) | 26 (20) | 26 (148.5256) | 26 (147.4400) |