Kalamazoo Pit Posse MI
Rating
1452
peak 1452
Contests
9
in the data
First seen
2019-05-24
latest 2025-09-19
Best ToY finish
#571
Master 2013
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 9 contests
Avg finish
top 74%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
657.00 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 648.87 (+8.13)
Walk rate
67%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±15.15
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 166.69 · weakest Pork (159.39)
Road miles
1219
mi across 9 mapped stops · furthest 228 mi
Storylines
⚔️ A tough matchup
iBQ'n has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
Teams like this (closest power rating, MI first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 176.0000 | 155.9428 | 166.69 | top 54% |
| Pork Ribs | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 173.1428 | 148.5144 | 162.13 | top 60% |
| Pork | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 170.2628 | 151.4172 | 159.39 | top 69% |
| Brisket | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.1200 | 146.7772 | 161.89 | top 62% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| MI | 6 | 0 | top 74% |
| IL | 2 | 0 | top 74% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 89% |
| Medium (20–39) | 5 | 0 | top 71% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 74% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2019 (4 contests)
- Cooks mostly in MI (7 of 9 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (9 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 648.87
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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 669.6228 | 669.62 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 650.6740 | 650.67 |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 659.8512 | 648.70 |
| 2019 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 667.3144 | 643.31 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-19 | September Fest Coldwater, MI | 15 / 26 (669.6228) | 21 (161.6800) | 4 (173.1428) | 15 (167.3828) | 13 (167.4172) |
| 2024-09-13 | September Fest Coldwater, MI | 16 / 18 (650.6740) | 6 (172.0000) | 9 (166.2628) | 17 (151.9200) | 14 (160.4912) |
| 2021-09-10 | Silver Lake Sand Dunes BBQ Competition Mears, MI | 19 / 25 (637.5544) | 17 (164.5600) | 14 (163.9772) | 15 (162.2400) | 23 (146.7772) |
| 2021-07-16 | Bordertown BBQ Brawl Sault Ste Marie, MI | 18 / 27 (659.8512) | 5 (176.0000) | 16 (159.9428) | 19 (157.0628) | 12 (166.8456) |
| 2021-07-16 | Bordertown BBQ Brawl - One Meat Rib Contest Sault Ste Marie, MI | — | — | 3 (171.9884) | — | — |
| 2019-09-20 | Rumble on the River Presented by TheBBQSuperStore.com Grand Haven, MI | 19 / 28 (667.3144) | 21 (165.6800) | 25 (162.2516) | 9 (170.2628) | 16 (169.1200) |
| 2019-07-19 | Bordertown BBQ Brawl Sault Ste Marie, MI | 24 / 28 (642.7772) | 7 (171.4056) | 27 (153.6916) | 26 (151.4172) | 13 (166.2628) |
| 2019-05-25 | Red, White, and BBQ- Day 2 Westmont, IL | 40 / 48 (622.1484) | 19 (166.2512) | 44 (148.5144) | 36 (153.6800) | 39 (153.7028) |
| 2019-05-24 | Red, White, and BBQ Day 1 Westmont, IL | 26 / 40 (641.0172) | 36 (155.9428) | 26 (159.4172) | 28 (161.1316) | 19 (164.5256) |
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 | #1001 (101 pts) | #1175 (71 pts) | #814 (201 pts) | #1055 (101 pts) | #1007 (111 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #1067 (88 pts) | #871 (158 pts) | #990 (128 pts) | #1136 (83 pts) | #1055 (98 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #793 (167 pts) | #629 (267 pts) | #787 (202 pts) | #772 (182 pts) | #806 (177 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #757 (433 pts) | #364 (953 pts) | #871 (393 pts) | #863 (383 pts) | #608 (603 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #677 (571 pts) | #477 (811 pts) | #897 (436 pts) | #884 (441 pts) | #594 (661 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #1110 (262 pts) | #1512 (177 pts) | #943 (372 pts) | #828 (437 pts) | #1266 (232 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #804 (423 pts) | #820 (443 pts) | #620 (618 pts) | #804 (463 pts) | #959 (348 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #571 (544 pts) | #883 (364 pts) | #691 (479 pts) | #412 (779 pts) | #557 (574 pts) |