A tough matchup
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
TINY E BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
TINY E BBQ has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
Pitfaced BBQ
Pitfaced BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2015 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 32nd of 46 at the Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL) (2017). They are ranked #4580 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1472
peak 1472 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
Sep 4, 2015
latest Aug 30, 2019 · 4 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 74%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±6.81
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 161.47 · weakest Pork (152.30)
Road miles
1
across 5 mapped stops
Schedule strength
28%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1539)
Purse competed for
$11K
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 1 state-championship entry
Master avg
631.77 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Pitfaced BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
137 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4,562 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1472
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,594 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1471
They turned up 10 years after Pitfaced BBQ did, first appearing in 2025.
⚔ Compare careers#4,563 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1472
Level with Pitfaced BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#4,569 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1472
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,592 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1507
They've been 1507 at their best, 36 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Compare careers#4,568 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1501
They've been 1501 at their best, 30 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMOKIN PENDEJOS | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| BIG JOHN'S TEXAS BAR-B-QUE | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| ELLIS COUNTY BBQ | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| OTAKU SMOKE N BREW | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| TINY E BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Texas-car-b-que | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| 3 Grate Minds BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.9772 | 149.6456 | 158.03 | top 70% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.2744 | 154.2400 | 159.97 | top 67% |
| Pork | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159.3828 | 142.2628 | 152.30 | top 83% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 171.4056 | 156.5372 | 161.47 | top 51% |
“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.
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival | 3 | 32 | 0 | top 78% | Aug 30, 2019 |
| City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival | 2 | 35 | 0 | top 68% | Sep 3, 2016 |
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 5 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
TX
5 of 5 contests
Contests visited
2
2 of them more than once
Opponents faced
183
finished ahead 77 times, behind 224
Longest layoff
1 yrs
Sep 4, 2015 → Sep 3, 2016
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20191 milestone
- Most recent contest Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival
20181 milestone
- Career-best single call (Brisket)171.4056 Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival
20161 milestone
- Career-best overall score643.8744 City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival
20152 milestones
- First tracked contest City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival
- Peak power rating (1493) City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -7.8 | Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival | Aug 30, 2019 |
| -7 | Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival | Aug 31, 2018 |
| -6.9 | City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival | Sep 4, 2015 |
| -5.5 | Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL) | Sep 2, 2017 |
| -1.3 | City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival | Sep 3, 2016 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 84% | 87% | 87% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 81% | 87.5% | 87.5% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 70% | 86.7% | 86.7% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 60% | 89.4% | 89.4% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 76% | 88% | 88% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30, 2019 | Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival 🏅 Bedford, TX | 49 / 58 (626.6628) | 55 (149.6456) | 47 (161.0972) | 44 (159.3828) | 46 (156.5372) |
| Aug 31, 2018 | Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival Bedford, TX | 60 / 74 (630.1484) | 47 (161.1544) | 66 (154.2400) | 74 (143.3484) | 14 (171.4056) |
| Sep 2, 2017 | Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL) Bedford, TX | 32 / 46 (624.5032) | 30 (157.6800) | 16 (166.2744) | 44 (142.2628) | 25 (158.2860) |
| Sep 3, 2016 | City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival Bedford, TX | 35 / 58 (643.8744) | 31 (163.9772) | 26 (163.9544) | 43 (157.7028) | 38 (158.2400) |
| Sep 4, 2015 | City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival Bedford, TX | 53 / 70 (633.6456) | 50 (157.7028) | 58 (154.2628) | 49 (158.8228) | 26 (162.8572) |