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
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1472
peak 1472 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2015-09-04
latest 2019-08-30
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 74%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
631.77
last 5 Master vs avg 631.77 (+0.00)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±6.81
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 161.47 · weakest Pork (152.30)
Road miles
1
mi across 5 mapped stops
Schedule strength
28%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1539)
Purse competed for
$11K
listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 1 state-championship entries
Master avg
631.77 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (3 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.
The weak link
−9.2
points behind their best meat
Pork is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 9.16 points below their brisket, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 0%.
- Pork avg 152.30
- Brisket avg 161.47
- 0 calls in 5 entries
A strong matchup
4–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of SMOKIN GOOD BBQ in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
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.
129 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4525 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1472
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#4558 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1471
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 10 years after Pitfaced BBQ did, first appearing in 2025.
⚔ Head-to-head#4529 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1472
No shared contest yet.
Level with Pitfaced BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#4533 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1472
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#4566 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1507
No shared contest yet.
They've been 1507 at their best, 36 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#4534 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1507
No shared contest yet.
They've been 1507 at their best, 36 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival | 3 | 32 | 0 | top 78% | 2019-08-30 |
| City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival | 2 | 35 | 0 | top 68% | 2016-09-03 |
The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
4 yrs
2015-09-04 → 2019-08-30
Busiest season
2019
1 contest
Contests a season
1
across 5 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
TX
5 of 5 contests
Contests visited
2
2 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
5 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Brisket
averages 161.47 · weakest Pork (152.30)
Walk rate
0%
a top-10 call in 0 of 5 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 5 contests
Master average
631.77
out of 720 · 5 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
185
77–224 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
1
5 mapped stops
Schedule strength
1539
average field rating faced — tougher than 28% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$11,000
listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0
from 1 state-championship entries
Longest layoff
1 yrs
2015-09-04 → 2016-09-03
Power rating
1472
peak 1472 · #4545 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2015
- First tracked contest City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival
- Peak power rating (1493) City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival
- 2016
- Career-best overall score643.8744 City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival
- 2018
- Career-best single call (Brisket)171.4056 *Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival
- 2019
- Most recent contest Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -7.7 | Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival | 2019-08-30 |
| -7 | *Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival | 2018-08-31 |
| -6.9 | City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival | 2015-09-04 |
| -5.5 | *Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL) | 2017-09-02 |
| -1.3 | City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival | 2016-09-03 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-08-30 | Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival 🏅 Bedford, TX | 49 / 58 (626.6628) | 55 (149.6456) | 47 (161.0972) | 44 (159.3828) | 46 (156.5372) |
| 2018-08-31 | *Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival Bedford, TX | 60 / 74 (630.1484) | 47 (161.1544) | 66 (154.2400) | 74 (143.3484) | 14 (171.4056) |
| 2017-09-02 | *Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL) Bedford, TX | 32 / 46 (624.5032) | 30 (157.6800) | 16 (166.2744) | 44 (142.2628) | 25 (158.2860) |
| 2016-09-03 | City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival Bedford, TX | 35 / 58 (643.8744) | 31 (163.9772) | 26 (163.9544) | 43 (157.7028) | 38 (158.2400) |
| 2015-09-04 | City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival Bedford, TX | 53 / 70 (633.6456) | 50 (157.7028) | 58 (154.2628) | 49 (158.8228) | 26 (162.8572) |