Richmond County Pit Bros

Richmond County Pit Bros is a competition barbecue team with 6 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2017. Their best overall finish is 4th of 37 at the New York City BBQ Cookoff (2014). They are ranked #2128 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#2,128

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1534

peak 1539 · rated over 6 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Apr 19, 2013

latest Apr 7, 2017 · 4 years on the trail

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

2 podiums

Overall top-10s

50% of 6 contests

Avg finish

top 34%

overall standings

Best overall

644.0460 / 720

Master · New York City BBQ Cookoff

Perfect 180s

Current form

629.03 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 631.05 (-2.02)

Walk rate

67%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

172.0228

Chicken · New York City BBQ Cookoff

Consistency

±10.59

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 162.58 · weakest Brisket (154.18)

Road miles

187

across 6 mapped stops · furthest 46 mi

Schedule strength

13%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1518)

Master avg

631.05 / 720

6 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (6 found in their record)

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

Signature meat

33% chicken entries won

2 wins from 6 entries

When chicken is on the table, watch out — they've won it in 33% of their entries (2 of 6).

best 172.0228
average 162.58
3 calls

Happy hunting ground

Top 19% average finish here

New York City BBQ Cookoff is their spot: an average finish in the top 19% across 2 visits.

2 visits
best finish 4th
average top 19%

A tough matchup

4–1 behind in the head-to-head

BLAZIN' BUTTZ BBQ ahead in 80% of their meetings

BLAZIN' BUTTZ BBQ has come out ahead in 4 of their 5 shared contests.

The weak link

−8.4 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 8.40 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 17% of the time against 50%.

Brisket avg 154.18
Chicken avg 162.58
1 call in 6 entries

A strong matchup

3–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of RITSI DREW BBQ in 3 of their 3 shared contests.

The comeback

2 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 2 years, then back at NYC BBQ Cookoff (Apr 7, 2017).

last seen Apr 10, 2015
back Apr 7, 2017

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to Richmond County Pit Bros, each with one reason worth a look.

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

MUST B SMOKIN' SOMETHING

#2,126 of the rated field

1534 power rating

Contests: 21
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 19%
Peak: 1558

0–2 in 2 shared contests (0% to Richmond County Pit Bros)

2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Richmond County Pit Bros has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 21 contests
last seen Jun 1, 2018

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CLUB CARBONCITO

#2,135 of the rated field

1533 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 67%
Peak: 1533

Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 6 contests
last seen Mar 14, 2025

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SMOKE N DUDES

#2,134 of the rated field

1533 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 17%
Peak: 1537

Level with Richmond County Pit Bros on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 6 contests
last seen Aug 27, 2021

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Butts A Blaze

#2,121 of the rated field

1534 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 33%
Peak: 1534

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.

rated over 6 contests
last seen Jun 14, 2019

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Belen Grill and Chill

#2,123 of the rated field

1534 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 44%
Peak: 1534

Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 9 contests, alongside a 44% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 7 contests
last seen Mar 21, 2026

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Transformer BBQ

#2,141 of the rated field

1533 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 50%
Peak: 1540

Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 7 contests
last seen May 17, 2025

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
Chicken Chokers	5	3	2	60%	⚔ compare
Dr. Pearl's Medicinal Smoke BBQ Team	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
RIBS WITHIN	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
BLAZIN' BUTTZ BBQ	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	6	3	2	2	172.0228	147.9656	162.58	top 29%
Pork Ribs	6	2	0	0	164	153.1544	159.63	top 34%
Pork	6	1	0	0	164	147.4284	154.65	top 51%
Brisket	6	1	0	0	160	148.5710	154.18	top 43%

“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)	3	0	top 21%
Large (40+)	3	0	top 47%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
NY	4	0	top 32%
PA	2	0	top 37%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
New York City BBQ Cookoff	2	4	0	top 19%	Apr 10, 2015
Que for the Troops	2	19	0	top 37%	Jun 6, 2014

More numbers

Busiest season 2014 2 contests

Contests a season 1.5 across 4 seasons in the data

Most contests held in NY 4 of 6 contests · 2 states in all

Contests visited 4 2 of them more than once

Opponents faced 166 finished ahead 166 times, behind 84

Longest layoff 2 yrs Apr 10, 2015 → Apr 7, 2017

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

20171 milestone

Apr 7 Most recent contest NYC BBQ Cookoff

20151 milestone

Apr 10 Peak power rating (1539) New York City BBQ Cookoff

20143 milestones

Apr 11 First category win (Chicken) New York City BBQ Cookoff
Apr 11 Career-best overall score644.0460 New York City BBQ Cookoff
Apr 11 Career-best single call (Chicken)172.0228 New York City BBQ Cookoff

20133 milestones

Apr 19 First tracked contest New York City BBQ Cookoff
Apr 19 First call New York City BBQ Cookoff
Apr 19 First overall top-10 New York City BBQ Cookoff

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+13.3	New York City BBQ Cookoff	Apr 11, 2014
+8.8	New York City BBQ Cookoff	Apr 19, 2013
+7.5	New York City BBQ Cookoff	Apr 10, 2015
+6	Que for the Troops	Jun 6, 2014
+3	Que for the Troops	May 31, 2013

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-4.9	NYC BBQ Cookoff	Apr 7, 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	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2017	1	0	0	0%	top 67%	85.5%	85.5%
2015	1	1	1	100%	top 27%	87.2%	87.2%
2014	2	1	1	50%	top 22%	89.5%	89%
2013	2	1	0	100%	top 33%	89%	87.6%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Apr 7, 2017	NYC BBQ Cookoff Staten Island, NY	29 / 43 (615.3256)	35 (147.9656)	13 (163.4400)	33 (149.0972)	27 (154.8228)
Apr 10, 2015	New York City BBQ Cookoff Staten Island, NY	9 / 33 (628.0800)	1 (168.0344)	5 (163.4744)	21 (147.4284)	13 (149.1428)
Jun 6, 2014	Que for the Troops Levittown, PA	21 / 65 (637.1200)	11 (166.3200)	39 (153.1544)	24 (161.0856)	27 (156.5600)
Apr 11, 2014	New York City BBQ Cookoff Staten Island, NY	4 / 37 (644.0460)	1 (172.0228)	14 (158.3088)	19 (153.7144)	8 (160)
May 31, 2013	Que for the Troops Levittown, PA	19 / 46 (620.5708)	25 (155.4284)	8 (164)	28 (152.5714)	26 (148.5710)
Apr 19, 2013	New York City BBQ Cookoff Staten Island, NY	8 / 33 (641.1430)	5 (165.7144)	15 (155.4288)	5 (164)	12 (155.9998)

Richmond County Pit Bros

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 (6 found in their record)

Signature meat

Happy hunting ground

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

The comeback

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

By state / province (where the contests were held)

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)