High-water mark
669.1428
career-best overall
92.9% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 669.1428 at McLouth BBQ Blowout 22nd Annual — 92.9% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- May 31, 2013
Papa Bear's Hickory Pit
Papa Bear's Hickory Pit is a competition barbecue team with 3 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2014. Their best overall finish is 6th of 37 at the McLouth BBQ Blowout 22nd Annual (2013).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1525
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 3
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
May 31, 2013
latest Oct 10, 2014 · 1.4 years on the trail
Overall top-10s
2
of 3 contests
Avg finish
top 26%
overall standings
Walk rate
100%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±6.31
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 169.13 · weakest Chicken (160.37)
Road miles
30
across 3 mapped stops
Schedule strength
6%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1509)
Master avg
660.32 / 720
3 Master contests · 0 GCs
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.1200 | 159.9884 | 160.37 | top 57% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 171.4286 | 159.9772 | 165.89 | top 32% |
| Pork | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 171.9888 | 167.4284 | 169.13 | top 20% |
| Brisket | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 170.2858 | 157.6684 | 164.93 | top 28% |
“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.
More numbers
Busiest season
2013
2 contests
Contests a season
1.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
KS
3 of 3 contests
Contests visited
3
a different one every time
Opponents faced
92
finished ahead 85 times, behind 28
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20143 milestones
- Career-best single call (Pork)171.9888 Smoke on the Water at Lake Shawnee
- Peak power rating (1525) Smoke on the Water at Lake Shawnee
- Most recent contest Smoke on the Water at Lake Shawnee
20135 milestones
- First tracked contest McLouth BBQ Blowout 22nd Annual
- First call McLouth BBQ Blowout 22nd Annual
- First overall top-10 McLouth BBQ Blowout 22nd Annual
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score669.1428 McLouth BBQ Blowout 22nd Annual
- Career-best overall score669.1428 McLouth BBQ Blowout 22nd Annual
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 10, 2014 | Smoke on the Water at Lake Shawnee Topeka, KS | 10 / 37 (657.0400) | 23 (161.1200) | 15 (166.2628) | 5 (171.9888) | 14 (157.6684) |
| Oct 11, 2013 | Smoke on the Water Topeka, KS | 15 / 43 (654.7772) | 21 (159.9884) | 18 (159.9772) | 9 (167.9772) | 9 (166.8344) |
| May 31, 2013 | McLouth BBQ Blowout 22nd Annual McLouth, KS | 6 / 37 (669.1428) | 22 (160) | 5 (171.4286) | 10 (167.4284) | 9 (170.2858) |