High-water mark
671.9776
career-best overall
93.3% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 671.9776 at 11th Annual WildBlue BBQ — 93.3% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Jul 17, 2015
SMOKIN IN THE PITS
SMOKIN IN THE PITS is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2016. Their best overall finish is 17th of 48 at the 11th Annual WildBlue BBQ (2015).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1494
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Aug 23, 2013
latest Aug 19, 2016 · 3 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 65%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±15.87
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 164.13 · weakest Brisket (158.68)
Road miles
57
across 4 mapped stops
Schedule strength
54%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1569)
Master avg
649.48 / 720
4 Master contests · 0 GCs
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.8572 | 161.1544 | 164.13 | top 62% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.2516 | 156.5256 | 162.82 | top 61% |
| Pork | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 171.4400 | 145.0972 | 163.85 | top 50% |
| Brisket | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 172.0116 | 151.3828 | 158.68 | top 64% |
“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 75% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 35% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flint Hills Beef Fest BBQ | 2 | 18 | 0 | top 75% | Aug 19, 2016 |
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
KS
4 of 4 contests
Contests visited
3
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
99
finished ahead 52 times, behind 76
Longest layoff
1.1 yrs
Jul 17, 2015 → Aug 19, 2016
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20161 milestone
- Most recent contest Flint Hills Beef Fest BBQ
20154 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score671.9776 11th Annual WildBlue BBQ
- Career-best overall score671.9776 11th Annual WildBlue BBQ
- Career-best single call (Brisket)172.0116 11th Annual WildBlue BBQ
- Peak power rating (1498) 11th Annual WildBlue BBQ
20132 milestones
- First tracked contest Flinthills Beef Fest BBQ
- First call Flinthills Beef Fest BBQ
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +8.5 | 11th Annual WildBlue BBQ | Jul 17, 2015 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -5.9 | Flinthills Beef Fest BBQ | Aug 23, 2013 |
| -5 | Flint Hills Beef Fest BBQ | Aug 22, 2014 |
| -3.3 | Flint Hills Beef Fest BBQ | Aug 19, 2016 |
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 79% | 90.9% | 90.9% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 35% | 93.3% | 93.3% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 72% | 87.3% | 87.3% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 73% | 89.4% | 89.4% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 19, 2016 | Flint Hills Beef Fest BBQ Emporia, KS | 26 / 33 (654.1600) | 18 (166.8572) | 22 (164.5256) | 15 (169.6800) | 29 (153.0972) |
| Jul 17, 2015 | 11th Annual WildBlue BBQ Burlington, KS | 17 / 48 (671.9776) | 37 (162.2744) | 22 (166.2516) | 11 (171.4400) | 10 (172.0116) |
| Aug 22, 2014 | Flint Hills Beef Fest BBQ Emporia, KS | 18 / 25 (628.4572) | 15 (161.1544) | 12 (163.9656) | 24 (145.0972) | 14 (158.2400) |
| Aug 23, 2013 | Flinthills Beef Fest BBQ Emporia, KS | 19 / 26 (643.3372) | 15 (166.2516) | 22 (156.5256) | 9 (169.1772) | 24 (151.3828) |