PIT PALS

PIT PALS is a competition barbecue team with 3 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2024 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 4th of 19 at the Big Creek BBQ Bash (BACKYARD ONLY) (2024). Also listed in KCBS results as “PITPALS”.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Rating

1526

Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 3

Contests

in the data

First seen

Oct 4, 2024

latest Oct 2, 2026 · 2 years on the trail

Overall top-10s

of 3 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s, still running

Avg finish

top 30%

overall standings

Best overall

346.2400 / 360

Backyard · Big Creek BBQ Bash (BACKYARD ONLY)

Walk rate

100%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

174.2628

Chicken · Big Creek BBQ Bash (BACKYARD ONLY)

Consistency

±3.06

spread of their Backyard overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 172.55 · weakest Pork Ribs (170.26)

Road miles

across 3 mapped stops

Schedule strength

25%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1534)

Purse competed for

$9,350

listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings

Backyard avg

342.82 / 360

3 Backyard contests · 0 GCs

This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.

Storylines (2 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

High-water mark

346.2400 career-best overall

96.2% of a perfect 360

Their best day on record: 346.2400 at Big Creek BBQ Bash (BACKYARD ONLY) — 96.2% of a perfect 360.

Backyard
Oct 4, 2024

Announced themselves early

4th at their very first contest

Finished 4 of 19 at their very first tracked contest, Big Creek BBQ Bash (BACKYARD ONLY) (Oct 4, 2024).

Oct 4, 2024
19-team field

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	3	3	0	0	174.2628	170.2744	172.55	top 46%
Pork Ribs	3	3	0	0	171.9772	168.5372	170.26	top 42%

“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
Big Creek BBQ Bash (BACKYARD ONLY)	3	4	0	top 30%	Oct 2, 2026

More numbers

Contests a season 1 across 3 seasons in the data

Most contests held in MO 3 of 3 contests

Contests visited 1 1 of them more than once

Opponents faced 44 finished ahead 40 times, behind 14

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

20262 milestones

Oct 2 Peak power rating (1526) Big Creek BBQ Bash (BACKYARD ONLY)
Oct 2 Most recent contest Big Creek BBQ Bash (BACKYARD ONLY)

20246 milestones

Oct 4 First tracked contest Big Creek BBQ Bash (BACKYARD ONLY)
Oct 4 First call Big Creek BBQ Bash (BACKYARD ONLY)
Oct 4 First overall top-10 Big Creek BBQ Bash (BACKYARD ONLY)
Oct 4 First overall past 90% of a perfect score346.2400 Big Creek BBQ Bash (BACKYARD ONLY)
Oct 4 Career-best overall score346.2400 Big Creek BBQ Bash (BACKYARD ONLY)
Oct 4 Career-best single call (Chicken)174.2628 Big Creek BBQ Bash (BACKYARD ONLY)

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Oct 2, 2026	Big Creek BBQ Bash (BACKYARD ONLY) Pleasant Hill, MO	5 / 15 (338.8116)	10 (170.2744)	7 (168.5372)	—	—
Oct 3, 2025	Big Creek BBQ Bash (BACKYARD ONLY) Pleasant Hill, MO	8 / 23 (343.3944)	9 (173.1200)	10 (170.2744)	—	—
Oct 4, 2024	Big Creek BBQ Bash (BACKYARD ONLY) Pleasant Hill, MO	4 / 19 (346.2400)	6 (174.2628)	7 (171.9772)	—	—