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
Richmond County Pit Bros
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1533
peak 1538 · rated over 6 contests ⓘ
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
2013-04-19
latest 2017-04-07
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
2
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
3
of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 34%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
629.03 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 631.05 (-2.02)
Walk rate
67%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±10.59
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 162.58 · weakest Brisket (154.18)
Road miles
187
mi across 6 mapped stops · furthest 46 mi
Schedule strength
12%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1518)
Master avg
631.05 / 720
6 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (6 found in this team's record)
Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.
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 calls 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 CARMEL STREET PIT CREW 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 (2017-04-07).
- last seen 2015-04-10
- back 2017-04-07
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.
75 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2116 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1533
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to Richmond County Pit Bros)
One contest 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.
⚔ Head-to-head#2106 of the rated field
- Contests
- 21
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1565
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to Richmond County Pit Bros)
They've been 1565 at their best, 32 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#2122 of the rated field
- Contests
- 21
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 19%
- Peak
- 1558
0–2 in 2 shared contests (0% to Richmond County Pit Bros)
21 contests to 6: their number has had years to settle where Richmond County Pit Bros's is still finding its level.
⚔ Head-to-head#2103 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 67%
- Peak
- 1534
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 5 years after Richmond County Pit Bros did, first appearing in 2018.
⚔ Head-to-head#2125 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1533
No shared contest yet.
Level with Richmond County Pit Bros on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#2101 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 71%
- Peak
- 1534
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar 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 | 164.0000 | 153.1544 | 159.63 | top 34% |
| Pork | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 164.0000 | 147.4284 | 154.65 | top 51% |
| Brisket | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 160.0000 | 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 state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| NY | 4 | 0 | top 32% |
| PA | 2 | 0 | top 37% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 0 | top 21% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 47% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring 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% | 2015-04-10 |
| Que for the Troops | 2 | 19 | 0 | top 37% | 2014-06-06 |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
4 yrs
2013-04-19 → 2017-04-07
Busiest season
2014
2 contests
Contests a season
1.5
across 4 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
NY
4 of 6 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
4
2 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
6 entries · 2 wins · 3 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 162.58 · weakest Brisket (154.18)
Walk rate
67%
a top-10 call in 4 of 6 contests
Overall top-10 rate
50%
3 of 6 contests
Master average
631.05
out of 720 · 6 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
168
166–84 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
187
6 mapped stops · furthest 46 mi
Schedule strength
1518
average field rating faced — tougher than 12% of rated contests
Longest layoff
2 yrs
2015-04-10 → 2017-04-07
Power rating
1533
peak 1538 · #2110 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest New York City BBQ Cookoff
- First call New York City BBQ Cookoff
- First overall top-10 New York City BBQ Cookoff
- 2014
- First category win (Chicken) New York City BBQ Cookoff
- Career-best overall score644.0460 New York City BBQ Cookoff
- Career-best single call (Chicken)172.0228 New York City BBQ Cookoff
- 2015
- Peak power rating (1538) New York City BBQ Cookoff
- 2017
- Most recent contest NYC BBQ Cookoff
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +13.2 | New York City BBQ Cookoff | 2014-04-11 |
| +8.8 | New York City BBQ Cookoff | 2013-04-19 |
| +7.4 | New York City BBQ Cookoff | 2015-04-10 |
| +5.9 | Que for the Troops | 2014-06-06 |
| +3 | Que for the Troops | 2013-05-31 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -5 | NYC BBQ Cookoff | 2017-04-07 |
Category scores over time
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 67% | 85.5% | 85.5% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100% | top 27% | 87.2% | 87.2% |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 50% | top 22% | 89.5% | 89% |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-04-07 | NYC BBQ Cookoff Staten Island, NY | 29 / 43 (615.3256) | 35 (147.9656) | 13 (163.4400) | 33 (149.0972) | 27 (154.8228) |
| 2015-04-10 | New York City BBQ Cookoff Staten Island, NY | 9 / 33 (628.0800) | 1 (168.0344) | 5 (163.4744) | 21 (147.4284) | 13 (149.1428) |
| 2014-06-06 | Que for the Troops Levittown, PA | 21 / 65 (637.1200) | 11 (166.3200) | 39 (153.1544) | 24 (161.0856) | 27 (156.5600) |
| 2014-04-11 | New York City BBQ Cookoff Staten Island, NY | 4 / 37 (644.0460) | 1 (172.0228) | 14 (158.3088) | 19 (153.7144) | 8 (160.0000) |
| 2013-05-31 | Que for the Troops Levittown, PA | 19 / 46 (620.5708) | 25 (155.4284) | 8 (164.0000) | 28 (152.5714) | 26 (148.5710) |
| 2013-04-19 | New York City BBQ Cookoff Staten Island, NY | 8 / 33 (641.1430) | 5 (165.7144) | 15 (155.4288) | 5 (164.0000) | 12 (155.9998) |