A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
Bad Azz BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
Bad Azz BBQ has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
Pit Monsters
Pit Monsters is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2018. Their best overall finish is 12th of 16 at the Smoke on the Water (Day 2) (2018). They are ranked #5157 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1459
peak 1459 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
Aug 17, 2013
latest Jun 23, 2018 · 4.8 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 82%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
60%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±16.51
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 159.77 · weakest Chicken (150.15)
Road miles
2,787
across 5 mapped stops · furthest 1,353 mi
Schedule strength
19%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1527)
Master avg
620.85 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Pit Monsters, each with one reason worth a look.
125 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5,146 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1460
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,139 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1460
Level with Pit Monsters on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#5,160 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1459
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,172 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1459
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,150 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1506
They've been 1506 at their best, 46 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Compare careers#5,147 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 50%
- Peak
- 1460
They turned up 9 years after Pit Monsters did, first appearing in 2022.
⚔ Compare careersBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159.4400 | 136 | 150.15 | top 90% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 169.7600 | 145.6684 | 159.54 | top 53% |
| Pork | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 170.8228 | 145.1772 | 159.77 | top 61% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159.4056 | 139.3828 | 151.39 | top 80% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 2 | 0 | top 88% |
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 0 | top 79% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2014
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
ON
1 of 5 contests · 2 states and provinces in all
Contests visited
5
a different one every time
Opponents faced
62
finished ahead 19 times, behind 79
Longest layoff
2.9 yrs
Aug 16, 2014 → Jun 24, 2017
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20182 milestones
- Career-best overall score638.3200 Smoke on the Water (Day 2)
- Most recent contest Smoke on the Water (Day 2)
20142 milestones
- First call Grill Billies BBQ Show Down
- Career-best single call (Pork)170.8228 Winnipeg Barbeque and Blues Festival
20132 milestones
- First tracked contest Winnipeg Barbeque And Blues Festival
- Peak power rating (1489) Winnipeg Barbeque And Blues Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -15.5 | Grill Billies BBQ Show Down | Jun 13, 2014 |
| -10.9 | Winnipeg Barbeque And Blues Festival | Aug 17, 2013 |
| -8.4 | Winnipeg Barbeque and Blues Festival | Aug 16, 2014 |
| -3 | Smoke on the Water (Day 2) | Jun 23, 2018 |
| -2.9 | Triple B Festival Day 2 | Jun 24, 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 75% | 88.7% | 88.7% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 71% | 88.6% | 88.6% |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 90% | 86.8% | 85% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 85% | 84% | 84% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 23, 2018 | Smoke on the Water (Day 2) Kenora, Ontaro | 12 / 16 (638.3200) | 15 (150.8456) | 5 (169.7600) | 12 (160.5828) | 14 (157.1316) |
| Jun 24, 2017 | Triple B Festival Day 2 Kenora, ON | 15 / 21 (637.7144) | 17 (159.4400) | 12 (158.8916) | 17 (159.9772) | 12 (159.4056) |
| Aug 16, 2014 | Winnipeg Barbeque and Blues Festival Winnipeg Manitoba Canada | 21 / 26 (624.9828) | 23 (149.6800) | 23 (145.6684) | 4 (170.8228) | 16 (158.8116) |
| Jun 13, 2014 | Grill Billies BBQ Show Down Niverville Manitoba Canada | 14 / 14 (598.7772) | 12 (154.7884) | 6 (159.4288) | 13 (145.1772) | 14 (139.3828) |
| Aug 17, 2013 | Winnipeg Barbeque And Blues Festival Winnipeg, Manitoba, CA | 22 / 26 (604.4572) | 26 (136) | 12 (163.9312) | 11 (162.2972) | 25 (142.2288) |