A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
Bad Boyz BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
Bad Boyz BBQ has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
Weekend Pit Masters
Weekend Pit Masters is a competition barbecue team with 6 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2021. Their best overall finish is 16th of 40 at the Bliss, Brews & Que (2015). They are ranked #3527 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “Weekend Pitmasters”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1493
peak 1493 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
Oct 10, 2014
latest Aug 20, 2021 · 6.9 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 61%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
17%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±18.17
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 160.33 · weakest Brisket (152.76)
Road miles
290
across 6 mapped stops · furthest 193 mi
Schedule strength
26%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1536)
Purse competed for
$9,310
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 1 state-championship entry
Master avg
622.29 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Weekend Pit Masters, each with one reason worth a look.
136 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3,550 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1492
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,513 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1493
They turned up 9 years after Weekend Pit Masters did, first appearing in 2023.
⚔ Compare careers#3,511 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1503
Level with Weekend Pit Masters on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#3,530 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1507
Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 4 years before Weekend Pit Masters's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#3,548 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1507
Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 4 years before Weekend Pit Masters's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#3,534 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1492
Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 4 years before Weekend Pit Masters's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careersBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.0968 | 145.1544 | 154.71 | top 71% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 175.4400 | 149.7600 | 160.33 | top 55% |
| Pork | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.2284 | 137.7144 | 154.49 | top 57% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 156.5144 | 147.9428 | 152.76 | top 62% |
“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 68% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 56% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bliss Brews & Que | 3 | 16 | 0 | top 59% | Oct 7, 2016 |
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 6 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
TX
6 of 6 contests
Contests visited
3
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
145
finished ahead 74 times, behind 106
Longest layoff
4 yrs
Aug 25, 2017 → Aug 20, 2021
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20211 milestone
- Most recent contest Raider Red Meat BBQ & Ribeye Championship
20173 milestones
- First call Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship
- Career-best overall score637.5544 Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)175.4400 Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship
20151 milestone
- Peak power rating (1499) Bliss, Brews & Que
20131 milestone
- First tracked contest Bliss Brews & Que
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +5.2 | Bliss, Brews & Que | Oct 9, 2015 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -6.4 | Bliss, Brews & Que | Oct 10, 2014 |
| -4.5 | Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship | Aug 25, 2017 |
| -1.8 | Bliss Brews & Que | Oct 7, 2016 |
| -0.1 | Raider Red Meat BBQ & Ribeye Championship | Aug 20, 2021 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 60% | 87.7% | 87.7% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 68% | 88.5% | 88.5% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 63% | 86.3% | 86.3% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 40% | 87.9% | 87.9% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 73% | 81.6% | 81.6% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 20, 2021 | Raider Red Meat BBQ & Ribeye Championship 🏅 Lubbock, TX | 26 / 43 (631.7828) | 33 (152.5144) | 18 (165.0972) | 16 (166.2284) | 34 (147.9428) |
| Aug 25, 2017 | Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship Lubbock, TX | 30 / 44 (637.5544) | 34 (159.3600) | 6 (175.4400) | 39 (146.2400) | 32 (156.5144) |
| Oct 7, 2016 | Bliss Brews & Que Ft. Bliss, TX | 20 / 32 (621.6348) | 26 (151.4288) | 22 (156.5488) | 11 (163.4056) | 22 (150.2516) |
| Oct 9, 2015 | Bliss, Brews & Que Fort Bliss, TX | 16 / 40 (633.0168) | 11 (165.0968) | 23 (154.8000) | 16 (158.8800) | 19 (154.2400) |
| Oct 10, 2014 | Bliss, Brews & Que Fort Bliss, TX | 19 / 26 (587.4744) | 24 (145.1544) | 24 (149.7600) | 22 (137.7144) | 11 (154.8456) |
| Oct 11, 2013 | Bliss Brews & Que Fort Bliss, TX | — | — | — | — | — |