A tough matchup
8–0
behind in the head-to-head
Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit ahead in 100% of their meetings
Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit has come out ahead in 8 of their 8 shared contests.
The Stu Pit
The Stu Pit is a competition barbecue team with 8 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2023. Their best overall finish is 38th of 64 at the New Jersey State Barbecue Championship (2023). They are ranked #5876 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “The Stu-Pit”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1440
peak 1440 · rated over 8 contests
Contests
8
in the data
First seen
Jul 12, 2013
latest Jul 14, 2023 · 10 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 8 contests
Avg finish
top 82%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
584.06 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 584.94 (-0.88)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±26.07
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 150.97 · weakest Brisket (142.32)
Road miles
128
across 8 mapped stops
Schedule strength
22%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1530)
Purse competed for
$26K
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 2 state-championship entries
Master avg
584.94 / 720
8 Master contests · 0 GCs
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to The Stu Pit, each with one reason worth a look.
91 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5,868 of the rated field
- Contests
- 13
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1440
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to The Stu Pit)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team The Stu Pit has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#5,878 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1440
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#5,884 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1440
Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,874 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1440
Their last contest in the data was back in 2016, 7 years before The Stu Pit's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#5,888 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1440
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Compare careers#5,861 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 11%
- Peak
- 1508
Level with The Stu Pit on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| LOCAL SMOKE BBQ | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SIR-PORK'S-ALOT BBQ | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN' TEX BBQ | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BIG BAD WOLVES | 6 | 6 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| Tom Tom Bob A Que | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| B'S QUE | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| Palm tree smokehouse | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| Nice Racks | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| THE BBQ GURU | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKOPOLIS BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Hot Rod's BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Team BoyBQ | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| Bar B Q Dat | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.2400 | 135.9428 | 150.97 | top 70% |
| Pork Ribs | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 153.1316 | 136.5600 | 145.18 | top 79% |
| Pork | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.3828 | 130.8000 | 146.47 | top 77% |
| Brisket | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.0856 | 130.7656 | 142.32 | top 76% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Jersey State Barbecue Championship | 5 | 38 | 0 | top 75% | Jul 14, 2023 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2015
2 contests
Contests a season
1.1
across 7 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
NJ
8 of 8 contests
Contests visited
4
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
240
finished ahead 93 times, behind 394
Longest layoff
2.7 yrs
Jul 8, 2016 → Mar 8, 2019
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20233 milestones
- Career-best overall score641.4968 New Jersey State Barbecue Championship
- Career-best single call (Pork)167.3828 New Jersey State Barbecue Championship
- Most recent contest New Jersey State Barbecue Championship
20132 milestones
- First tracked contest New Jersey State Barbecue Championship
- Peak power rating (1491) New Jersey State Barbecue Championship
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +0.8 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship | Jul 14, 2023 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10.1 | Smokin Hot Atlantic City BBQ Championship $15,000 | Oct 9, 2015 |
| -9.7 | Mid Atlantic BBQ Expo | Mar 8, 2019 |
| -9.1 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship | Jul 10, 2015 |
| -8.9 | New Jersey State BBQ Championship | Jul 9, 2021 |
| -8.8 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship | Jul 12, 2013 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 59% | 89.1% | 89.1% |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 88% | 79.8% | 79.8% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 97% | 75.5% | 75.5% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 83% | 80.9% | 80.9% |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 87% | 82.3% | 81.3% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 72% | 82.8% | 82.8% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 78% | 79.3% | 79.3% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 14, 2023 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship 🏅 North Wildwood, NJ | 38 / 64 (641.4968) | 38 (162.2400) | 55 (150.7884) | 21 (167.3828) | 30 (161.0856) |
| Jul 9, 2021 | New Jersey State BBQ Championship 🏅 North Wildwood, NJ | 52 / 59 (574.7540) | 46 (151.4056) | 46 (147.9428) | 58 (130.8000) | 48 (144.6056) |
| Mar 8, 2019 | Mid Atlantic BBQ Expo Atlantic City, NJ | 64 / 66 (543.7484) | 64 (135.9428) | 64 (138.1944) | 65 (138.8456) | 65 (130.7656) |
| Jul 8, 2016 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship North Wildwood, NJ | 54 / 65 (582.6744) | 41 (153.0856) | 55 (143.3944) | 33 (154.2400) | 59 (131.9544) |
| Oct 9, 2015 | Smokin Hot Atlantic City BBQ Championship $15,000 Atlantic City, NJ | 42 / 46 (577.6340) | 37 (149.1200) | 42 (136.5600) | 40 (145.1428) | 28 (146.8112) |
| Jul 10, 2015 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship North Wildwood, NJ | 54 / 65 (592.4688) | 30 (161.0972) | 57 (144.5256) | 59 (144.5716) | 48 (142.2744) |
| Jul 11, 2014 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship North Wildwood, NJ | 47 / 65 (595.9316) | 30 (156) | 32 (153.1316) | 56 (144) | 48 (142.8000) |
| Jul 12, 2013 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship North Wildwood, NJ | 51 / 65 (570.7888) | 57 (138.8800) | 39 (146.8688) | 49 (146.8000) | 55 (138.2400) |