The heartbreaker
2.7884
points from the title
Came within 2.7884 points of the Grand Championship at Smokin in the Bogs (Aug 30, 2019).
Pistol Petes
Pistol Petes is a competition barbecue team with 2 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2017 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 2nd of 38 at the Smokin in the Bogs (2019), and they have finished Reserve Grand Champion once. Also listed in KCBS results as “PISTOL PET'E'S” and “Pistol Pete's”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1511
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 2
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
Sep 1, 2017
latest Aug 30, 2019 · 2 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
1 reserve
Category wins
0
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 2 contests
Avg finish
top 42%
overall standings
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 160.95 · weakest Brisket (144.53)
Road miles
0
across 2 mapped stops
Purse competed for
$7,150
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
Master avg
606.50 / 720
2 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
333.71 / 360
1 Backyard contest · 0 GCs
These overall scores sit on different scales (Master out of 720, Backyard out of 360), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 168.0116 | 155.4172 | 160.95 | top 57% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 165.7028 | 141.6456 | 152.35 | top 63% |
| Pork | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.7372 | 152.0228 | 158.88 | top 64% |
| Brisket | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 152 | 137.0516 | 144.53 | top 90% |
“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.
More numbers
Opponents faced
62
finished ahead 47 times, behind 24
Longest layoff
2 yrs
Sep 1, 2017 → Aug 30, 2019
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20198 milestones
- First call Smokin in the Bogs
- First overall top-10 Smokin in the Bogs
- First overall podium Smokin in the Bogs
- First Reserve Championship Smokin in the Bogs
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score333.7144 Smokin in the Bogs
- Career-best overall score614.8000 Smokin in the Bogs
- Career-best single call (Chicken)168.0116 Smokin in the Bogs
- Most recent contest Smokin in the Bogs
20171 milestone
- First tracked contest 7th Annual Smokin' In The Bogs
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30, 2019 | Smokin in the Bogs 🏅 Warrens, WI | 2 / 38 (333.7144) | 2 (168.0116) | 2 (165.7028) | 20 (165.7372) | 33 (152) |
| Sep 1, 2017 | 7th Annual Smokin' In The Bogs Warrens, WI | 23 / 29 (598.2056) | 23 (159.4284) | 24 (149.7028) | 22 (152.0228) | 27 (137.0516) |