Pitts BBQ TN
Rating
1479
peak 1479 · rated over 3 contests
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
2025-05-30
latest 2025-10-03
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 3 contests
Avg finish
top 80%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
33%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 165.10 · weakest Brisket (146.23)
Road miles
294
mi across 3 mapped stops · furthest 98 mi
Schedule strength
54%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1549)
Purse competed for
$28K
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 2 state-championship entries
Master avg
646.70 / 720
2 Master contests · 0 GCs
Teams like this (closest power rating, TN first)
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 | 168.0000 | 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.
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2025 (3 contests)
- Cooks mostly in TN (3 of 3 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (3 entries)
- Average Master overall score: 646.70 / 720
Milestones
- 🚩 2025-05-30 — First tracked contest · Covington World's Oldest Barbeque Festival
- 📈 2025-05-30 — Peak power rating (1499) · Covington World's Oldest Barbeque Festival
- 📣 2025-10-03 — First call · Hub City BBQ Fest (formerly TN River BBQ Fest)
- ⭐ 2025-10-03 — Career-best overall score (654.7312) · Hub City BBQ Fest (formerly TN River BBQ Fest)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -14.7 | Robertson County Fair Assoc. Barbeque Throwdown (COMPETITOR SERIES) | 2025-06-13 |
| -5.7 | Hub City BBQ Fest (formerly TN River BBQ Fest) | 2025-10-03 |
| -1 | Covington World's Oldest Barbeque Festival | 2025-05-30 |
Category scores over time
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33% | top 80% | 90.9% | 89.8% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-03 | Hub City BBQ Fest (formerly TN River BBQ Fest) 🏅 Jackson, TN | 21 / 25 (654.7312) | 9 (172.5484) | 19 (168.0000) | 20 (161.0856) | 22 (153.0972) |
| 2025-06-13 | Robertson County Fair Assoc. Barbeque Throwdown (COMPETITOR SERIES) Springfield, TN | 35 / 36 (468.4116) | 35 (144.5028) | 33 (154.7772) | 20 (169.1316) | — |
| 2025-05-30 | Covington World's Oldest Barbeque Festival 🏅 Covington, TN | 15 / 25 (638.6744) | 14 (167.9772) | 15 (166.2400) | 15 (165.0856) | 24 (139.3716) |