A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
BUNCH OF SWINES ahead in 100% of their meetings
BUNCH OF SWINES has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
The Pitmasters
The Pitmasters is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2016. Their best overall finish is 31st of 32 at the Lehigh Valley QueFest (2014).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1467
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Sep 26, 2014
latest Sep 24, 2016 · 2 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 82%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±26.60
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 152.27 · weakest Brisket (146.58)
Road miles
3,818
across 4 mapped stops · furthest 3,810 mi
Schedule strength
17%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1524)
Master avg
599.85 / 720
4 Master contests · 0 GCs
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.2972 | 135.3600 | 152.27 | top 67% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 160.0116 | 142.3200 | 149.85 | top 78% |
| Pork | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157.1772 | 142.8112 | 151.14 | top 76% |
| Brisket | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164.5828 | 136.5828 | 146.58 | top 72% |
“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) | 1 | 0 | top 97% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 76% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2014
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
DE
1 of 4 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
4
a different one every time
Opponents faced
161
finished ahead 47 times, behind 172
Longest layoff
1 yrs
Sep 25, 2015 → Sep 24, 2016
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20161 milestone
- Most recent contest 3rd Ruhrpott BBQ 2016
20152 milestones
- Career-best overall score636.5716 2nd Ruhrpott BBQ 2015
- Career-best single call (Chicken)166.2972 2nd Ruhrpott BBQ 2015
20142 milestones
- First tracked contest Lehigh Valley QueFest
- Peak power rating (1487) Lehigh Valley QueFest
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +0.1 | 2nd Ruhrpott BBQ 2015 | Sep 25, 2015 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.8 | Lehigh Valley QueFest | Sep 26, 2014 |
| -10.5 | 3rd Ruhrpott BBQ 2016 | Sep 24, 2016 |
| -9.9 | Ruhrpott BBQ | Oct 10, 2014 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 90% | 83.8% | 83.8% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 55% | 88.4% | 88.4% |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 91% | 83% | 80.5% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 24, 2016 | 3rd Ruhrpott BBQ 2016 Waltrop NRW, DE | 60 / 67 (603.4744) | 65 (145.1200) | 37 (160.0116) | 41 (157.1772) | 63 (141.1656) |
| Sep 25, 2015 | 2nd Ruhrpott BBQ 2015 Herten, NRW | 37 / 67 (636.5716) | 23 (166.2972) | 51 (150.2516) | 46 (155.4400) | 15 (164.5828) |
| Oct 10, 2014 | Ruhrpott BBQ Gelsenkirchen, Germany, EU | 49 / 58 (597.7600) | 24 (162.3200) | 52 (142.3200) | 45 (149.1200) | 47 (144) |
| Sep 26, 2014 | Lehigh Valley QueFest Allentown, PA | 31 / 32 (561.5884) | 30 (135.3600) | 29 (146.8344) | 31 (142.8112) | 29 (136.5828) |