A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
ONE MAN PITS ahead in 100% of their meetings
ONE MAN PITS has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
Blue Bird BBQ
Blue Bird BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2015 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 12th of 24 at the 4th Annual Southern Sate BBQ Cook-off (2019). They finished #1722 in the 2017 Master Series Team of the Year standings. Also listed in KCBS results as “BLUEBIRD BBQ”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1483
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Jun 27, 2015
latest May 24, 2019 · 3.9 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 71%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
25%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±149.80
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 162.99 · weakest Brisket (152.24)
Road miles
1,658
across 4 mapped stops · furthest 1,565 mi
Schedule strength
27%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1537)
Master avg
554.61 / 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #1722 (120 pts) | #1745 (130 pts) | #1716 (140 pts) | #1743 (130 pts) | #1794 (120 pts) |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.0972 | 158.8112 | 161.30 | top 54% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.3828 | 143.3716 | 157.87 | top 66% |
| Pork | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 171.9884 | 149.7372 | 162.99 | top 52% |
| Brisket | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157.0740 | 146.8228 | 152.24 | top 82% |
“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) | 2 | 0 | top 75% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 66% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2017
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
TX
3 of 4 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
4
a different one every time
Opponents faced
209
finished ahead 71 times, behind 149
Longest layoff
2.3 yrs
Feb 16, 2017 → May 24, 2019
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20193 milestones
- First call 4th Annual Southern Sate BBQ Cook-off
- Career-best single call (Pork)171.9884 4th Annual Southern Sate BBQ Cook-off
- Most recent contest 4th Annual Southern Sate BBQ Cook-off
20172 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score658.1368 Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown (JUDGES FULL)
- Career-best overall score658.1368 Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown (JUDGES FULL)
20152 milestones
- First tracked contest Green Mountain BBQ Championship
- Peak power rating (1486) Green Mountain BBQ Championship
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +2.3 | 4th Annual Southern Sate BBQ Cook-off | May 24, 2019 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -14.3 | Green Mountain BBQ Championship | Jun 27, 2015 |
| -3.9 | Humble Rodeo & BBQ ( WFC Qualifier) | Feb 3, 2017 |
| -1.5 | Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown (JUDGES FULL) | Feb 16, 2017 |
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 | 100% | top 50% | 90% | 90% |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 66% | 91.4% | 88.5% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 100% | 41.2% | 41.2% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 24, 2019 | 4th Annual Southern Sate BBQ Cook-off Conroe, TX | 12 / 24 (647.9544) | 14 (160) | 13 (162.8572) | 4 (171.9884) | 21 (153.1088) |
| Feb 16, 2017 | Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown (JUDGES FULL) Huntsville, TX | 27 / 41 (658.1368) | 23 (165.0972) | 21 (167.3828) | 23 (168.5828) | 33 (157.0740) |
| Feb 3, 2017 | Humble Rodeo & BBQ ( WFC Qualifier) Humble, TX | 91 / 136 (615.7712) | 64 (158.8112) | 127 (143.3716) | 54 (161.6456) | 86 (151.9428) |
| Jun 27, 2015 | Green Mountain BBQ Championship Waterbury, VT | 23 / 23 (296.5600) | — | — | 22 (149.7372) | 22 (146.8228) |