Pitts BBQ
Pitts BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 3 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record in 2025. Their best overall finish is 15th of 25 at the Covington World's Oldest Barbeque Festival (2025).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1494
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 21 invitational or side-series contest not counted
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
May 30, 2025
latest Oct 3, 2025
Avg finish
top 80%
overall standings
Walk rate
33%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 165.10 · weakest Brisket (146.23)
Road miles
294
across 3 mapped stops · furthest 98 mi
Purse competed for
$28K
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
Master avg
646.70 / 720
2 Master contests · 0 GCs
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 172.5484 | 144.5028 | 161.68 | top 63% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168 | 154.7772 | 163.01 | top 76% |
| Pork | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.1316 | 161.0856 | 165.10 | top 65% |
| Brisket | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 153.0972 | 139.3716 | 146.23 | top 92% |
“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.
More numbers
Most contests held in
TN
3 of 3 contests
Contests visited
3
a different one every time
Opponents faced
76
finished ahead 15 times, behind 68
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20256 milestones
- First tracked contest Covington World's Oldest Barbeque Festival
- First call Hub City BBQ Fest (formerly TN River BBQ Fest)
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score654.7312 Hub City BBQ Fest (formerly TN River BBQ Fest)
- Career-best overall score654.7312 Hub City BBQ Fest (formerly TN River BBQ Fest)
- Career-best single call (Chicken)172.5484 Hub City BBQ Fest (formerly TN River BBQ Fest)
- Most recent contest Hub City BBQ Fest (formerly TN River BBQ Fest)
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2025 | Hub City BBQ Fest (formerly TN River BBQ Fest) 🏅 Jackson, TN | 21 / 25 (654.7312) | 9 (172.5484) | 19 (168) | 20 (161.0856) | 22 (153.0972) |
| Jun 13, 2025 | Robertson County Fair Assoc. Barbeque Throwdown (COMPETITOR SERIES) unrated Springfield, TN | 35 / 36 (468.4116) | 35 (144.5028) | 33 (154.7772) | 20 (169.1316) | — |
| May 30, 2025 | Covington World's Oldest Barbeque Festival 🏅 Covington, TN | 15 / 25 (638.6744) | 14 (167.9772) | 15 (166.2400) | 15 (165.0856) | 24 (139.3716) |
An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.