T'S SMOKIN PIT KS
Rating
1477
peak 1477
Contests
22
in the data
First seen
2019-05-31
latest 2025-09-26
Best ToY finish
#370
Master 2014
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 22 contests
Avg finish
top 61%
overall standings
Best overall
678.2400
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
656.19
last 5 vs career avg 656.11 (+0.07)
Walk rate
32%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±13.73
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 168.32 · weakest Brisket (161.85)
Road miles
681
mi across 22 mapped stops · furthest 41 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
33 Smokers has finished one call ahead of T'S SMOKIN PIT 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
⚔️ A tough matchup
SLAPS BBQ has come out ahead in 12 of their 12 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of Overland Pig Committee in 6 of their 6 shared contests.
📅 A September team
Something about September: average finish in the top 53% across 12 contests, versus top 61% the rest of the year.
Teams like this (closest power rating, KS first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 22 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 178.8800 | 157.6800 | 168.32 | top 47% |
| Pork Ribs | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 175.4056 | 147.9428 | 163.91 | top 58% |
| Pork | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.8572 | 147.9200 | 162.03 | top 69% |
| Brisket | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 173.1316 | 148.4916 | 161.85 | top 61% |
“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 state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| KS | 13 | 0 | top 52% |
| MO | 9 | 0 | top 73% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 75% |
| Medium (20–39) | 11 | 0 | top 70% |
| Large (40+) | 10 | 0 | top 49% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2021 (5 contests)
- Cooks mostly in KS (13 of 22 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (22 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 656.11
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 669.5772 | 662.42 |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 658.6972 | 652.03 |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 676.5604 | 667.12 |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 674.7772 | 655.69 |
| 2021 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 678.2400 | 647.83 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 659.2804 | 659.28 |
| 2019 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 671.9084 | 657.35 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-26 | Shawnee Great Grillers Shawnee, KS | 26 / 67 (669.5772) | 18 (173.1200) | 29 (168.5372) | 34 (166.2628) | 41 (161.6572) |
| 2025-09-19 | 37th Annual Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out Kearney, MO | 25 / 30 (655.2688) | 24 (163.3944) | 27 (157.0628) | 24 (161.6800) | 8 (173.1316) |
| 2024-09-27 | Shawnee Great Grillers Shawnee, KS | 35 / 73 (658.6972) | 35 (168.5372) | 40 (164.5372) | 66 (153.6456) | 12 (171.9772) |
| 2024-09-20 | 36th Annual Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out Kearney, MO | 24 / 32 (646.0800) | 18 (169.6916) | 20 (165.0856) | 25 (162.8112) | 31 (148.4916) |
| 2024-05-31 | McLouth BBQ Blowout 33rd Annual McLouth, KS | 26 / 35 (651.3144) | 10 (172.0000) | 21 (165.1316) | 26 (163.4056) | 32 (150.7772) |
| 2023-09-22 | Shawnee Great Grillers Shawnee, KS | 31 / 73 (666.1600) | 12 (175.4172) | 53 (161.1200) | 32 (168.5256) | 40 (161.0972) |
| 2023-09-15 | 35th Annual Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out Kearney, MO | 18 / 26 (658.6396) | 18 (166.2516) | 15 (168.5256) | 22 (158.7768) | 20 (165.0856) |
| 2023-06-02 | McLouth BBQ Blowout 32nd Annual McLouth, KS | 7 / 36 (676.5604) | 1 (175.4516) | 7 (172.0116) | 19 (166.8228) | 20 (162.2744) |
| 2022-09-23 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship Shawnee, KS | 19 / 87 (674.7772) | 5 (176.5944) | 46 (163.3944) | 38 (165.6684) | 19 (169.1200) |
| 2022-09-16 | 34th Annual Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out Kearney, MO | 24 / 33 (659.8400) | 22 (163.9544) | 23 (162.8228) | 24 (164.5256) | 21 (168.5372) |
| 2022-06-03 | McLouth BBQ Blowout 31st Annual McLouth, KS | 25 / 30 (632.4460) | 27 (157.6800) | 14 (167.9888) | 30 (149.1084) | 23 (157.6688) |
| 2021-09-24 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship (TEAM & JUDGES ARE FULL-WAITLIST ONLY) Shawnee, KS | 16 / 86 (678.2400) | 16 (171.4400) | 8 (175.4056) | 18 (170.8572) | 44 (160.5372) |
| 2021-09-17 | Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out Kearney, MO | 12 / 16 (651.8284) | 8 (163.3944) | 12 (159.9656) | 13 (164.5372) | 11 (163.9312) |
| 2021-08-20 | BBQ & Fly in on the River - Day 1 Excelsior Springs, MO | 31 / 40 (636.9372) | 31 (165.1084) | 33 (159.3944) | 34 (158.8000) | 35 (153.6344) |
| 2021-06-18 | Knights Of Columbus BBQ Smoke Off 4 Life Kansas City, KS | 33 / 37 (627.7712) | 29 (163.3828) | 36 (147.9428) | 35 (147.9200) | 17 (168.5256) |
| 2021-06-04 | Mclouth BBQ Blowout 29th Annual Mclouth, KS | 35 / 42 (644.3536) | 11 (170.8456) | 40 (151.9084) | 31 (163.9656) | 34 (157.6340) |
| 2020-08-14 | BBQ & Fly in on the River Excelsior Springs, MO | 43 / 55 (659.2804) | 44 (165.1088) | 15 (172.5716) | 51 (159.3484) | 36 (162.2516) |
| 2019-09-27 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship Shawnee, KS | 22 / 102 (671.9084) | 2 (178.8800) | 15 (171.9772) | 65 (160.5256) | 49 (160.5256) |
| 2019-09-20 | Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out Kearney, MO | 21 / 31 (645.4976) | 13 (167.3944) | 26 (158.2288) | 20 (163.9428) | 27 (155.9316) |
| 2019-08-16 | BBQ and Fly In on the River Excelsior Springs, MO | 42 / 68 (662.7656) | 22 (170.8572) | 54 (158.8000) | 20 (169.7028) | 38 (163.4056) |
| 2019-06-14 | Knights Of Columbus BBQ Smoke Off 4 Life Kansas City, KS | 31 / 38 (644.9596) | 33 (159.9428) | 11 (170.2856) | 35 (154.8000) | 25 (159.9312) |
| 2019-05-31 | McLouth BBQ Blowout 28th Annual McLouth, KS | 14 / 25 (661.6108) | 15 (164.5256) | 15 (163.4056) | 12 (169.1084) | 12 (164.5712) |
Team of the Year standings (rank per category by season — year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #942 (115 pts) | #866 (155 pts) | #1085 (115 pts) | #935 (120 pts) | #705 (210 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #751 (182 pts) | #637 (287 pts) | #775 (222 pts) | #810 (177 pts) | #688 (242 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #561 (311 pts) | #447 (496 pts) | #644 (326 pts) | #727 (216 pts) | #743 (221 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #760 (208 pts) | #628 (313 pts) | #793 (238 pts) | #875 (178 pts) | #756 (233 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #464 (391 pts) | #406 (491 pts) | #464 (441 pts) | #496 (376 pts) | #491 (391 pts) |
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #856 (60 pts) | #896 (60 pts) | #774 (110 pts) | #899 (60 pts) | #883 (60 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #788 (376 pts) | #570 (611 pts) | #738 (456 pts) | #806 (401 pts) | #878 (351 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #720 (467 pts) | #804 (422 pts) | #844 (412 pts) | #750 (472 pts) | #753 (467 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #703 (536 pts) | #813 (486 pts) | #773 (521 pts) | #684 (606 pts) | #612 (646 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #630 (612 pts) | #605 (672 pts) | #503 (822 pts) | #722 (552 pts) | #629 (637 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #639 (573 pts) | #613 (628 pts) | #753 (503 pts) | #755 (493 pts) | #579 (653 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #370 (1001 pts) | #411 (916 pts) | #439 (891 pts) | #353 (1041 pts) | #388 (971 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #432 (707 pts) | #513 (632 pts) | #369 (832 pts) | #388 (817 pts) | #462 (692 pts) |