ARGO PITMASTERS
ARGO PITMASTERS is a competition barbecue team with 3 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2015 and 2016. Their best overall finish is 9th of 12 at the Illinois BBQ Fest at Hillcrest Event Center (2016).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1484
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 3
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
Jul 25, 2015
latest Nov 11, 2016 · 1.3 years on the trail
Overall top-10s
1
of 3 contests
Avg finish
top 80%
overall standings
Walk rate
67%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±26.83
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 163.40 · weakest Brisket (143.74)
Road miles
786
across 3 mapped stops · furthest 783 mi
Schedule strength
68%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1586)
Master avg
619.64 / 720
3 Master contests · 0 GCs
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 172 | 157.6800 | 163.40 | top 59% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 160.5372 | 151.3944 | 155.38 | top 83% |
| Pork | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 172 | 144.5600 | 157.11 | top 57% |
| Brisket | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 150.1944 | 133.1088 | 143.74 | top 93% |
“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 | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Illinois BBQ Fest at Hillcrest Event Center | 2 | 9 | 0 | top 81% | Aug 20, 2016 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2016
2 contests
Contests a season
1.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
IL
2 of 3 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
2
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
111
finished ahead 25 times, behind 88
Longest layoff
1.1 yrs
Jul 25, 2015 → Aug 20, 2016
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20165 milestones
- First overall top-10 Illinois BBQ Fest at Hillcrest Event Center
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score652.4688 World Barbecue Championship
- Career-best overall score652.4688 World Barbecue Championship
- Career-best single call (Chicken)172 World Barbecue Championship
- Most recent contest World Barbecue Championship
20153 milestones
- First tracked contest Illinois BBQ Fest at Hillcrest Event Center
- First call Illinois BBQ Fest at Hillcrest Event Center
- Peak power rating (1491) Illinois BBQ Fest at Hillcrest Event Center
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 11, 2016 | World Barbecue Championship Orange Beach, AL | 69 / 89 (652.4688) | 32 (172) | 76 (160.5372) | 15 (172) | 84 (147.9316) |
| Aug 20, 2016 | Illinois BBQ Fest at Hillcrest Event Center Orion, IL | 9 / 12 (619.7140) | 9 (160.5256) | 11 (154.2172) | 9 (154.7768) | 10 (150.1944) |
| Jul 25, 2015 | Illinois BBQ Fest at Hillcrest Event Center Orion, IL | 13 / 15 (586.7432) | 10 (157.6800) | 11 (151.3944) | 12 (144.5600) | 15 (133.1088) |