Robin's Pit Crew

Robin's Pit Crew is a competition barbecue team with 8 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2018. Their best overall finish is 19th of 60 at the Hog Happnin' (2015). They are ranked #5313 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#5,313

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1456

peak 1456 · rated over 8 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

May 10, 2013

latest May 4, 2018 · 5 years on the trail

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

0% of 8 contests

Avg finish

top 78%

overall standings

Best overall

670.2744 / 720

Master · Hog Happnin'

Perfect 180s

Current form

600.70 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 614.56 (-13.86)

Walk rate

13%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

173.1544

Pork Ribs · Hog Happnin'

Consistency

±48.72

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 161.13 · weakest Pork Ribs (142.19)

Road miles

330

across 8 mapped stops · furthest 53 mi

Schedule strength

50%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1564)

Master avg

614.56 / 720

8 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (5 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

High-water mark

670.2744 career-best overall

93.1% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 670.2744 at Hog Happnin' — 93.1% of a perfect 720.

Master
Nov 6, 2015

A tough matchup

8–0 behind in the head-to-head

THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA ahead in 100% of their meetings

THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA has come out ahead in 8 of their 8 shared contests.

The weak link

−18.9 points behind their best meat

Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 18.95 points below their pork, and turns into a call 13% of the time against 0%.

Pork Ribs avg 142.19
Pork avg 161.13
1 call in 8 entries

The comeback

2 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 2 years, then back at Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge (May 8, 2015).

last seen May 10, 2013
back May 8, 2015

Pork nemesis

8 of 8 shared pork entries lost

THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA ahead 100% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA has out-cooked them in 8 of 8 shared pork entries.

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to Robin's Pit Crew, each with one reason worth a look.

122 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

TUMBLIN DICE

#5,327 of the rated field

1455 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1455

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to Robin's Pit Crew)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Robin's Pit Crew has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 5 contests
last seen Sep 15, 2017

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BOBO'S QUE

#5,326 of the rated field

1455 power rating

Contests: 30
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1455

2–2 in 4 shared contests (50% to Robin's Pit Crew)

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 30 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 30 contests
last seen Sep 21, 2018

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CHOCK FULL OF BARBEQUE

#5,315 of the rated field

1456 power rating

Contests: 43
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 7%
Peak: 1508

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to Robin's Pit Crew)

43 contests to 8: their number has had years to settle where Robin's Pit Crew's is still finding its level.

rated over 43 contests
last seen Mar 27, 2026

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Bourbon Barrel Barbecue

#5,311 of the rated field

1456 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1456

They turned up 11 years after Robin's Pit Crew did, first appearing in 2024.

rated over 8 contests
last seen Sep 25, 2026

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WOTS SMOKERS

#5,297 of the rated field

1456 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1456

Level with Robin's Pit Crew on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 8 contests
last seen Aug 16, 2024

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RUBBING BUTTS BBQ

#5,328 of the rated field

1455 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 11%
Peak: 1518

They've been 1518 at their best, 63 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 8 contests
last seen Jul 9, 2021

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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
SAUCED! BBQ TEAM	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
PICKIN' PORKERS	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
MUTTLEY CREW BBQ	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
WHO CARES BBQ	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
K & D SMOKERS	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
EB'S BAR-B-QUE	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
REDNECK SCIENTIFIC	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN SKULLIES	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
TOO SAUCED	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
BAYOU POKER SMOKERS	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
SMOKING BUTT HEADS	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
CHECKERED PIG	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
BALONEY JOE'S BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	8	0	170.2744	137.6684	154.62	top 82%
Pork Ribs	8	1	173.1544	20	142.19	top 68%
Pork	8	0	168.5944	154.8228	161.13	top 67%
Brisket	8	0	170.8572	145.6344	156.62	top 68%

“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	Avg finish	Last visit
Jiggy With the Piggy	2	53	top 75%	May 4, 2018
Hog Happnin'	2	19	top 65%	Nov 4, 2016
Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge	2	41	top 79%	May 8, 2015

More numbers

Busiest season 2016 3 contests

Contests a season 1.6 across 5 seasons in the data

Most contests held in NC 8 of 8 contests

Contests visited 5 3 of them more than once

Opponents faced 225 finished ahead 114 times, behind 382

Longest layoff 2 yrs May 10, 2013 → May 8, 2015

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

20181 milestone

May 4 Most recent contest Jiggy With the Piggy

20154 milestones

Nov 6 First call Hog Happnin'
Nov 6 First overall past 90% of a perfect score670.2744 Hog Happnin'
Nov 6 Career-best overall score670.2744 Hog Happnin'
Nov 6 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)173.1544 Hog Happnin'

20132 milestones

May 10 First tracked contest Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge
May 10 Peak power rating (1494) Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+9.9	Hog Happnin'	Nov 6, 2015

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-11.3	Hog Happnin'	Nov 4, 2016
-10.1	Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge	May 8, 2015
-9.8	Pigs & Pedals	Aug 5, 2016
-8.5	Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic	Sep 15, 2017
-6.3	Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge	May 10, 2013

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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2018	1	0%	top 80%	89.3%	89.3%
2017	1	0%	top 90%	87.6%	87.6%
2016	3	0%	top 87%	88.8%	80.1%
2015	2	50%	top 60%	93.1%	89.5%
2013	1	0%	top 71%	86.7%	86.7%

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
May 4, 2018	Jiggy With the Piggy Kannapolis, NC	56 / 70 (642.6744)	65 (154.2516)	61 (154.2056)	29 (165.6800)	26 (168.5372)
Sep 15, 2017	Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic Salisbury, NC	57 / 63 (630.7884)	56 (157.1200)	45 (161.1200)	53 (157.7028)	49 (154.8456)
Nov 4, 2016	Hog Happnin' Shelby, NC	55 / 56 (497.7260)	53 (154.2516)	55 (20)	27 (168.5944)	50 (154.8800)
Aug 5, 2016	Pigs & Pedals Asheboro, NC	44 / 47 (592.9828)	46 (137.6684)	44 (150.2056)	31 (159.4400)	41 (145.6688)
May 6, 2016	Jiggy With the Piggy Kannapolis, NC	53 / 76 (639.3144)	51 (161.6912)	29 (166.8344)	68 (154.8228)	55 (155.9660)
Nov 6, 2015	Hog Happnin' Shelby, NC	19 / 60 (670.2744)	22 (170.2744)	6 (173.1544)	58 (155.9884)	17 (170.8572)
May 8, 2015	Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge Kannapolis, NC	65 / 74 (618.7316)	57 (161.1200)	65 (153.7028)	61 (158.2744)	69 (145.6344)
May 10, 2013	Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge Kannapolis, NC	41 / 58 (623.9996)	57 (140.5712)	33 (158.2858)	18 (168.5714)	34 (156.5712)

Robin's Pit Crew

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Master avg

Storylines (5 found in their record)

High-water mark

A tough matchup

The weak link

The comeback

Pork nemesis

Teams like this (closest power rating)

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

By meat

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

More numbers

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

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

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)