T'S SMOKIN PIT KS
Rating
1477
peak 1477 · rated over 22 contests
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 / 720
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
656.19
last 5 Master vs avg 656.11 (+0.07)
Walk rate
32%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±13.73
std dev of Master 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
Schedule strength
34%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1529)
Purse competed for
$120K
listed at 20 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 22 state-championship entries
Master avg
656.11 / 720
22 Master contests · 0 GCs
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 KC Rib doctor in 6 of their 6 shared contests.
😤 Chicken nemesis
Even in their strongest meat, SLAPS BBQ has out-cooked them in 11 of 12 shared chicken entries.
📅 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)
Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SLAPS BBQ | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| KEEP CALM & SAUCE ON | 10 | 1 | 9 | 10% | ⚔ compare |
| PORKY MCBEEF AND THE CLUCKERS | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| IHC BBQ | 9 | 4 | 5 | 44% | ⚔ compare |
| Rub Me Tender Rub Me Sweet | 8 | 3 | 5 | 38% | ⚔ compare |
| S&S BBQ | 8 | 2 | 6 | 25% | ⚔ compare |
| PIG NEWTON | 8 | 1 | 7 | 13% | ⚔ compare |
| Wabash BBQ | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| KC SMOKE DAWGS | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| 913 BBQ | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Bocephus BBQ | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| Pine Tar BBQ | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| Fat&Dumb BBQ | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| GRILLAS | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| LOVE 2 Q | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
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% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shawnee Great Grillers | 3 | 26 | 0 | top 43% | 2025-09-26 |
| Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship | 3 | 16 | 0 | top 21% | 2022-09-23 |
| Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out | 2 | 12 | 0 | top 71% | 2021-09-17 |
| Knights Of Columbus BBQ Smoke Off 4 Life | 2 | 31 | 0 | top 85% | 2021-06-18 |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2021 (5 contests)
- Cooks mostly in KS (13 of 22 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (22 entries)
- Average Master overall score: 656.11 / 720
Milestones
- 🚩 2019-05-31 — First tracked contest · McLouth BBQ Blowout 28th Annual
- 📈 2019-05-31 — Peak power rating (1499) · McLouth BBQ Blowout 28th Annual
- 📣 2019-09-27 — First call · Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship
- ⭐ 2021-09-24 — Career-best overall score (678.2400) · Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship (TEAM & JUDGES ARE FULL-WAITLIST ONLY)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +12.9 | McLouth BBQ Blowout 32nd Annual | 2023-06-02 |
| +12.6 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship (TEAM & JUDGES ARE FULL-WAITLIST ONLY) | 2021-09-24 |
| +11.5 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship | 2022-09-23 |
| +10.1 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship | 2019-09-27 |
| +6.3 | Shawnee Great Grillers | 2025-09-26 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -9.7 | Mclouth BBQ Blowout 29th Annual | 2021-06-04 |
| -9.6 | Knights Of Columbus BBQ Smoke Off 4 Life | 2021-06-18 |
| -8.9 | Knights Of Columbus BBQ Smoke Off 4 Life | 2019-06-14 |
| -8.1 | McLouth BBQ Blowout 31st Annual | 2022-06-03 |
| -7.4 | 37th Annual Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out | 2025-09-19 |
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)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 61% | 93% | 92% |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33% | top 66% | 91.5% | 90.6% |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 33% | top 44% | 94% | 92.7% |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33% | top 59% | 93.7% | 91.1% |
| 2021 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40% | top 69% | 94.2% | 90% |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 78% | 91.6% | 91.6% |
| 2019 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20% | top 58% | 93.3% | 91.3% |
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) |
Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)
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) |