Pit Pirates BBQ KS
Rating
1511
peak 1514
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2024-08-16
latest 2025-11-05
Best ToY finish
#683
Master 2025
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 51%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
682.05
last 4 vs career avg 682.05 (+0.00)
Walk rate
40%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±8.76
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 174.56 · weakest Brisket (167.11)
Road miles
944
mi across 5 mapped stops · furthest 729 mi
Storylines
⚔️ A tough matchup
Rollin' Smoke BBQ Texas has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of POPPA PIG AND PORKCHOP in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
🐣 Announced themselves early
Finished 5 of 41 at their very first tracked contest, Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championships (2024-08-16).
Teams like this (closest power rating, KS first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 176.5944 | 158.2284 | 169.84 | top 53% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 178.8572 | 165.0972 | 172.10 | top 42% |
| Pork | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 178.8572 | 171.4056 | 174.56 | top 26% |
| Brisket | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 172.5600 | 157.6688 | 167.11 | top 56% |
“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 state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| KS | 2 | 0 | top 65% |
| NM | 1 | 0 | top 63% |
| TX | 1 | 0 | top 12% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 63% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 47% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2025 (4 contests)
- Cooks mostly in KS (3 of 5 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (5 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 682.05
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 679.9320 | 677.23 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 696.5256 | 696.53 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest Kansas City, KS | 111 / 158 (678.7316) | 70 (173.1316) | 140 (165.0972) | 68 (171.9656) | 101 (168.5372) |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest Kansas City, KS | 239 / 401 (673.0168) | 362 (158.2284) | 274 (166.2284) | 56 (176.0000) | 99 (172.5600) |
| 2025-05-02 | The All American Comeback BBQ, Bourbon, & Bands Ruidoso Downs, NM | 19 / 30 (679.9320) | 20 (171.4172) | 14 (171.9888) | 4 (178.8572) | 30 (157.6688) |
| 2024-08-16 | Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championships Lubbock, TX | 5 / 41 (696.5256) | 4 (176.5944) | 1 (178.3200) | 13 (171.4056) | 15 (169.6684) |
Team of the Year standings (rank per category by season — year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #683 (205 pts) | #769 (200 pts) | #763 (230 pts) | #557 (325 pts) | #793 (175 pts) |