They almost always walk
89%
of contests with a top-10 call
A call in 8 of 9 contests
A top-10 category call in 89% of their 9 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.
10 In The Pit BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1534
peak 1534 · rated over 7 contests ⓘ
Contests
9
in the data
First seen
2026-03-20
latest 2026-07-18
Best ToY finish
#65
Backyard 2026
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
5
of 9 contests
Avg finish
top 38%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
336.41 ▼
last 5 Backyard vs avg 339.06 (-2.65)
Walk rate
89%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
2
best run (overall)
Consistency
±4.96
std dev of Backyard overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 171.49 · weakest Pork Ribs (169.12)
Road miles
535
mi across 9 mapped stops · furthest 184 mi
Schedule strength
60%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1575)
Purse competed for
$42K
listed at 9 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 4 state-championship entries
Backyard avg
339.06 / 360
7 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.
Storylines (6 found in this team's record)
Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.
High-water mark
346.8228
career-best overall
96.3% of a perfect 360
Their best day on record: 346.8228 at American Royal World Series of Barbecue Backyard Contest — 96.3% of a perfect 360.
- Backyard
- 2026-03-20
A tough matchup
7–0
behind in the head-to-head
Poppin Smoke BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
Poppin Smoke BBQ has come out ahead in 7 of their 7 shared contests.
A strong matchup
3–1
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 75% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of Chester's Twisted Que in 3 of their 4 shared contests.
Looking over their shoulder
2×
one call behind them
East Bow Que has landed one call behind them 2 times.
The metronome
±1.38%
swing around their own average
Their overall lands within ±1.38% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.
- averages 94.2% of a perfect score
- 9 contests
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.
71 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2097 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1539
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% 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#2095 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 22%
- Peak
- 1547
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 9 contests to 9, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#2098 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 44%
- Peak
- 1534
No shared contest yet.
Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 9 contests, alongside a 44% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Head-to-head#2115 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 50%
- Peak
- 1540
No shared contest yet.
They were already cooking in 2013, 13 years before 10 In The Pit BBQ's first contest.
⚔ Head-to-head#2113 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1542
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 7 years before 10 In The Pit BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#2102 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 29%
- Peak
- 1537
No shared contest yet.
Level with 10 In The Pit BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poppin Smoke BBQ | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Big Reds Backyard BBQ | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| Too Sauced BBQ | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| Smoked By The Brooks | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 175.4172 | 166.8228 | 171.49 | top 35% |
| Pork Ribs | 9 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 178.2972 | 160.5144 | 169.12 | top 36% |
| Pork | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Brisket | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| MO | 6 | 0 | top 40% |
| IA | 1 | 0 | top 24% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 2 | 0 | top 63% |
| Medium (20–39) | 4 | 0 | top 29% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 24% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring 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% | 2026-07-18 |
| Cameron Elks BBQ Cook-Off (BACKYARD 2) | 2 | 7 | 0 | top 33% | 2026-07-10 |
The story so far (16 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
0.3 yrs
2026-03-20 → 2026-07-18
Busiest season
2026
9 contests
Cooks most in
MO
8 of 9 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
5
2 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Pork Ribs
9 entries · 0 wins · 5 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 171.49 · weakest Pork Ribs (169.12)
Walk rate
89%
a top-10 call in 8 of 9 contests
Overall top-10 rate
56%
5 of 9 contests
Best top-10 run
2
straight contests
Backyard average
339.06
out of 360 · 7 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
183
180–108 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
535
9 mapped stops · furthest 184 mi
Schedule strength
1575
average field rating faced — tougher than 60% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$41,550
listed at 9 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0
from 4 state-championship entries
Power rating
1534
peak 1534 · #2101 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2026
- 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 overall 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)
- Peak power rating (1534) Smokin on the Osage BBQ Contest (Day 2)
- Most recent contest Smokin on the Osage BBQ Contest (Day 2)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +12.1 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue Backyard Contest | 2026-03-20 |
| +11.9 | Iowa State BBQ Championship | 2026-04-03 |
| +9.6 | Cameron Elks BBQ Cook-Off (MASTERS and BACKYARD 1) | 2026-07-10 |
| +5.8 | Smokin on the Osage BBQ Contest (Day 2) | 2026-07-18 |
| +4.9 | Cameron Elks BBQ Cook-Off (BACKYARD 2) | 2026-07-10 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -9.1 | West Bottoms Backyard Barbeque (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2026-05-15 |
| -1.5 | Smokin on the Osage BBQ Contest (Day 1) | 2026-07-17 |
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)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 89% | top 38% | 96.3% | 94.2% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-18 | Smokin on the Osage BBQ Contest (Day 2) 🏅 Osceola, MO | 10 / 32 (339.3600) | 4 (175.4172) | 11 (163.9428) | — | — |
| 2026-07-17 | Smokin on the Osage BBQ Contest (Day 1) 🏅 Osceola, MO | 13 / 32 (333.6344) | 4 (173.1200) | 13 (160.5144) | — | — |
| 2026-07-10 | Cameron Elks BBQ Cook-Off (BACKYARD 2) Cameron, MO | 7 / 16 (339.3828) | 12 (166.8228) | 4 (172.5600) | — | — |
| 2026-07-10 | Cameron Elks BBQ Cook-Off (MASTERS and BACKYARD 1) 🏅 Cameron, MO | 8 / 37 (337.7144) | 10 (169.6800) | 8 (168.0344) | — | — |
| 2026-07-10 | Cameron Elks BBQ Cook-Off (ONE MEAT RIBS) Cameron, MO | — | — | 16 (170.8344) | — | — |
| 2026-05-15 | West Bottoms Backyard Barbeque (BACKYARD ONLY) Kansas City, MO | 13 / 16 (331.9428) | 10 (169.6912) | 13 (162.2516) | — | — |
| 2026-05-15 | West Bottoms Backyard Barbeque (ONE MEAT RIBS) Kansas City, MO | — | — | 2 (178.2972) | — | — |
| 2026-04-03 | Iowa State BBQ Championship 🏅 Altoona, IA | 10 / 42 (344.5372) | 14 (171.9772) | 6 (172.5600) | — | — |
| 2026-03-20 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue Backyard Contest Kansas City, MO | 7 / 33 (346.8228) | 7 (173.7028) | 6 (173.1200) | — | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Backyard | #65 (694 pts) | #56 (773 pts) | #58 (784 pts) | — | — |
| 2026 ↗ | Master | — | — | #981 (91 pts) | — | — |