The heartbreaker
0.5828
points from the title
Came within 0.5828 points of the Grand Championship at Stover Rock Island Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) (Oct 10, 2026).
10 In The Pit BBQ
10 In The Pit BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 10 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record in 2026. Their best overall finish is 2nd of 10 at the Stover Rock Island Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) (2026), and they have finished Reserve Grand Champion once. They are ranked #1809 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1547
peak 1547 · rated over 8 contests
Contests
10
in the data
First seen
Mar 20, 2026
latest Oct 10, 2026
Grand champs
0
1 reserve
Category wins
0
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
6
60% of 10 contests
Best top-10 run
2
straight overall top-10s, still running
Avg finish
top 35%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
340.41
last 5 Backyard vs avg 340.67 (-0.26)
Walk rate
90%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±6.31
spread of their Backyard overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 172.26 · weakest Pork Ribs (169.50)
Road miles
582
across 10 mapped stops · furthest 187 mi
Schedule strength
58%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1573)
Purse competed for
$46K
listed at 10 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 4 state-championship entries
Backyard avg
340.67 / 360
8 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here. Still inside their first twelve months: see what a first season usually looks like.
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to 10 In The Pit BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
67 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#1,812 of the rated field
- Contests
- 81
- GCs
- 2
- Top-10s
- 19%
- Peak
- 1624
0–0 in 1 shared contest (0% to 10 In The Pit BBQ)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team 10 In The Pit BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#1,804 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1548
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#1,814 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 25%
- Peak
- 1547
Their last contest in the data was back in 2014, 12 years before 10 In The Pit BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#1,799 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 2
- Top-10s
- 60%
- Peak
- 1552
Careers of much the same size, 10 contests to 10, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#1,816 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1547
They were already cooking in 2015, 11 years before 10 In The Pit BBQ's first contest.
⚔ Compare careers#1,806 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1547
Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 9 contests, alongside a 33% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Reds Backyard BBQ | 7 | 3 | 4 | 43% | ⚔ compare |
| Poppin Smoke BBQ | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Too Sauced BBQ | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| Smoked By The Brooks | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| SadieQ | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| Smoke N Poke BBQ | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 8 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 177.7028 | 166.8228 | 172.26 | top 33% |
| Pork Ribs | 9 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 178.2972 | 160.5144 | 169.50 | top 32% |
“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) | 3 | 0 | top 48% |
| Medium (20–39) | 4 | 0 | top 29% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 24% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smokin on the Osage BBQ Contest (Day 2) | 2 | 10 | 0 | top 36% | Jul 18, 2026 |
| Cameron Elks BBQ Cook-Off (MASTERS and BACKYARD 1) | 2 | 7 | 0 | top 33% | Jul 10, 2026 |
More numbers
Most contests held in
MO
9 of 10 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
6
2 of them more than once
Most-entered meat
Pork Ribs
9 entries · 0 wins · 6 calls
Opponents faced
183
finished ahead 188 times, behind 109
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
202611 milestones
- First tracked contest American Royal World Series of Barbecue Backyard Contest
- First call American Royal World Series of Barbecue Backyard Contest
- First overall top-10 American Royal World Series of Barbecue Backyard Contest
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score346.8228 American Royal World Series of Barbecue Backyard Contest
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)178.2972 West Bottoms Backyard Barbeque (ONE MEAT RIBS)
- First overall podium Stover Rock Island Festival (BACKYARD ONLY)
- First Reserve Championship Stover Rock Island Festival (BACKYARD ONLY)
- 10th tracked contest Stover Rock Island Festival (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Career-best overall score351.9656 Stover Rock Island Festival (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Peak power rating (1547) Stover Rock Island Festival (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Most recent contest Stover Rock Island Festival (BACKYARD ONLY)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +13.5 | Stover Rock Island Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) | Oct 10, 2026 |
| +12.1 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue Backyard Contest | Mar 20, 2026 |
| +11.9 | Iowa State BBQ Championship | Apr 3, 2026 |
| +9.6 | Cameron Elks BBQ Cook-Off (MASTERS and BACKYARD 1) | Jul 10, 2026 |
| +5.7 | Smokin on the Osage BBQ Contest (Day 2) | Jul 18, 2026 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -9.1 | West Bottoms Backyard Barbeque (BACKYARD ONLY) | May 15, 2026 |
| -1.5 | Smokin on the Osage BBQ Contest (Day 1) | Jul 17, 2026 |
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)
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 10, 2026 | Stover Rock Island Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Stover, MO | 2 / 10 (351.9656) | 2 (177.7028) | 4 (174.2628) | — | — |
| Jul 18, 2026 | Smokin on the Osage BBQ Contest (Day 2) 🏅 Osceola, MO | 10 / 32 (339.3600) | 4 (175.4172) | 11 (163.9428) | — | — |
| Jul 17, 2026 | Smokin on the Osage BBQ Contest (Day 1) 🏅 Osceola, MO | 13 / 32 (333.6344) | 4 (173.1200) | 13 (160.5144) | — | — |
| Jul 10, 2026 | Cameron Elks BBQ Cook-Off (MASTERS and BACKYARD 1) 🏅 Cameron, MO | 8 / 37 (337.7144) | 10 (169.6800) | 8 (168.0344) | — | — |
| Jul 10, 2026 | Cameron Elks BBQ Cook-Off (BACKYARD 2) Cameron, MO | 7 / 16 (339.3828) | 12 (166.8228) | 4 (172.5600) | — | — |
| Jul 10, 2026 | Cameron Elks BBQ Cook-Off (ONE MEAT RIBS) Cameron, MO | — | — | — | — | — |
| May 15, 2026 | West Bottoms Backyard Barbeque (BACKYARD ONLY) Kansas City, MO | 13 / 16 (331.9428) | 10 (169.6912) | 13 (162.2516) | — | — |
| May 15, 2026 | West Bottoms Backyard Barbeque (ONE MEAT RIBS) Kansas City, MO | — | — | 2 (178.2972) | — | — |
| Apr 3, 2026 | Iowa State BBQ Championship 🏅 Altoona, IA | 10 / 42 (344.5372) | 14 (171.9772) | 6 (172.5600) | — | — |
| Mar 20, 2026 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue Backyard Contest Kansas City, MO | 7 / 33 (346.8228) | 7 (173.7028) | 6 (173.1200) | — | — |