A tough matchup
7–0
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 7 of their 7 shared contests.
PAPPY PETE'S BBQ
PAPPY PETE'S BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 10 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2016 and 2025. Their best overall finish is 5th of 10 at the Steel City Smokeout (2024). They are ranked #6007 of 6,477 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1433
peak 1433 · rated over 10 contests
Contests
10
in the data
First seen
Apr 8, 2016
latest Oct 3, 2025 · 9.5 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
10% of 10 contests
Avg finish
top 82%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
640.16 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 619.15 (+21.02)
Walk rate
10%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±24.01
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 159.05 · weakest Brisket (151.22)
Road miles
298
across 10 mapped stops · furthest 101 mi
Schedule strength
43%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1556)
Purse competed for
$41K
listed at 5 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 5 state-championship entries
Master avg
619.15 / 720
10 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #1440 (55 pts) | #1199 (65 pts) | #1535 (55 pts) | #1451 (55 pts) | #1453 (55 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #693 (220 pts) | #755 (210 pts) | #852 (180 pts) | #682 (245 pts) | #685 (245 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #938 (120 pts) | #1011 (120 pts) | #1012 (150 pts) | #935 (135 pts) | #970 (125 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #2533 (55 pts) | #2012 (60 pts) | #1996 (60 pts) | #2534 (55 pts) | #1963 (65 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #2814 (57 pts) | #2827 (57 pts) | #2830 (57 pts) | #2821 (57 pts) | #2813 (57 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #1385 (198 pts) | #1357 (228 pts) | #1483 (193 pts) | #1405 (223 pts) | #1464 (193 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to PAPPY PETE'S BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
63 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#6,016 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1433
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 10 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#5,998 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1434
Their last contest in the data was back in 2021, 4 years before PAPPY PETE'S BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#6,004 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1500
Careers of much the same size, 11 contests to 10, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#6,010 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1433
Level with PAPPY PETE'S BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#6,012 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 11%
- Peak
- 1433
They turned up 9 years after PAPPY PETE'S BBQ did, first appearing in 2025.
⚔ Compare careers#5,999 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1434
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| WEEKEND SMOKERS | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| 4 BOXERS Q | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| DIG'N N PIG'N | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 165.1316 | 151.3712 | 159.05 | top 74% |
| Pork Ribs | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 166.8112 | 125.0972 | 152.29 | top 82% |
| Pork | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 167.9772 | 143.9772 | 156.59 | top 75% |
| Brisket | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 164 | 139.3944 | 151.22 | top 79% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 50% |
| Medium (20–39) | 7 | 0 | top 87% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 80% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pit at the Park | 3 | 19 | 0 | top 92% | Aug 3, 2018 |
| New Holland Summer Fest | 2 | 30 | 0 | top 79% | Aug 23, 2024 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2016
3 contests
Contests a season
1.7
across 6 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
PA
8 of 10 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
7
2 of them more than once
Opponents faced
237
finished ahead 55 times, behind 321
Longest layoff
4.8 yrs
Aug 3, 2018 → May 19, 2023
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20252 milestones
- 10th tracked contest Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship
- Most recent contest Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship
20245 milestones
- First call Steel City Smokeout
- First overall top-10 Steel City Smokeout
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score649.5776 Steel City Smokeout
- Career-best overall score649.5776 Steel City Smokeout
- Career-best single call (Pork)167.9772 Steel City Smokeout
20162 milestones
- First tracked contest Triple Threat BBQ, Beer and Music Festval
- Peak power rating (1489) Triple Threat BBQ, Beer and Music Festval
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +3.5 | Steel City Smokeout | Jul 19, 2024 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10.9 | Pit at the Park | Aug 4, 2017 |
| -10.7 | Triple Threat BBQ, Beer and Music Festval | Apr 8, 2016 |
| -8.9 | New Holland Summer Fest | Aug 23, 2024 |
| -8.8 | Pit at the Park | Aug 3, 2018 |
| -8.8 | The Historic New Castle Colonial BBQ Competition at Battery Park | Jun 10, 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 93% | 89% | 89% |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50% | top 70% | 90.2% | 88.2% |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 68% | 89.7% | 89.5% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 96% | 82% | 82% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 97% | 84.1% | 84.1% |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 86% | 85.7% | 83.1% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2025 | Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship 🏅 Harrisburg, PA | 28 / 30 (640.9720) | 23 (165.1316) | 27 (158.8116) | 25 (162.2400) | 29 (154.7888) |
| Aug 23, 2024 | New Holland Summer Fest 🏅 New Holland, PA | 34 / 38 (620.9372) | 33 (159.9544) | 23 (164.5372) | 32 (157.0512) | 38 (139.3944) |
| Jul 19, 2024 | Steel City Smokeout 🏅 Bethlehem, PA | 5 / 10 (649.5776) | 6 (163.9544) | 10 (153.6460) | 4 (167.9772) | 4 (164) |
| Aug 25, 2023 | New Holland Summer Fest 🏅 New Holland, PA | 30 / 44 (643.2000) | 27 (165.0856) | 30 (160.5144) | 22 (162.2400) | 33 (155.3600) |
| May 19, 2023 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke 🏅 Morgantown, PA | 25 / 37 (646.1368) | 26 (161.1084) | 19 (166.8112) | 31 (157.6800) | 24 (160.5372) |
| Aug 3, 2018 | Pit at the Park Macungie, PA | 24 / 25 (590.6744) | 23 (153.6456) | 23 (148.5144) | 24 (143.9772) | 22 (144.5372) |
| Aug 4, 2017 | Pit at the Park Macungie, PA | 31 / 32 (605.5196) | 31 (151.3712) | 27 (150.8112) | 31 (147.3600) | 25 (155.9772) |
| Aug 5, 2016 | Pit at the Park Macungie, PA | 19 / 23 (617.0056) | 13 (158.8456) | 20 (149.6572) | 14 (163.4172) | 20 (145.0856) |
| Jun 10, 2016 | The Historic New Castle Colonial BBQ Competition at Battery Park New Castle, DE | 33 / 39 (598.7432) | 27 (156.5484) | 36 (144.5372) | 37 (149.6800) | 30 (147.9776) |
| Apr 8, 2016 | Triple Threat BBQ, Beer and Music Festval Harrington, DE | 69 / 75 (578.7200) | 53 (154.8340) | 74 (125.0972) | 48 (154.2400) | 60 (144.5488) |